لَنعمَindeed, excellent is اليومُthe day يومُthe day of السبتSaturday حقاًtruly
لَنعمَ اليومُ يومُ السبت حقاً
لصيدٍfor hunting إنif أردتyou wish بلاwithout امتراءِdoubt
لصيدٍ إن أردت بلا امتراءِ
Truly, Saturday is an excellent day
Truly, Saturday is an excellent day
for hunting, if you wish, without a doubt.
for hunting, if you wish, without a doubt.
وفيand on الأحدِSunday البناءُbuilding فإنfor indeed فيهon it
وفي الأحدِ البناءُ فإن فيه
بداbegan الرحمنُthe All-Merciful فيin خلقcreating السماءِheaven
بدا الرحمنُ في خلق السماءِ
And Sunday is for building, for on that day
And Sunday is for building, for on it
the All-Merciful began creating the heavens.
the All-Merciful began creating heaven.
وفيand on الإثنينMonday إنif سافرتyou travel فيهon it
وفي الإثنين إن سافرت فيه
تَنبأforetell بالنجاحof success وبالنجاءِand of deliverance
تَنبأ بالنجاح وبالنجاءِ
And if you travel on Monday,
And on Monday, if you travel on it,
you will receive tidings of success and safe deliverance.
foretell success and deliverance.
وإنand if رمتyou seek الحجامةcupping فالثلاثاthen Tuesday
وإن رمت الحجامة فالثلاثا
فذاكfor that اليومday مهراقُa time for shedding الدماءِblood
فذاك اليوم مهراقُ الدماءِ
And if you seek cupping, then Tuesday—
And if you seek cupping, then Tuesday—
that is the day for the shedding of blood.
for that is the day for shedding blood.
وإنand if رامseeks امرؤٌa man يوماًone day دواءًa remedy
وإن رام امرؤٌ يوماً دواءً
فنعمthen excellent is اليومُthe day يومthe day of الأربعاءِWednesday
فنعم اليومُ يوم الأربعاءِ
And if a person should one day seek a remedy,
And if a man seeks a remedy one day,
how excellent a day is Wednesday!
then Wednesday is an excellent day.
وفيand on يومِthe day of الخميسِThursday قضاءaccomplishment خيرٍof good
وفي يومِ الخميسِ قضاء خيرٍ
ففيهfor on it اللهGod يأذنpermits بالقضاءِaccomplishment
ففيه الله يأذن بالقضاءِ
And on Thursday, some good may be accomplished,
And Thursday is for accomplishing good,
for on it God grants leave for its accomplishment.
for on it God permits its accomplishment.
ويومand the day of الجمعةFriday التنعيمُpleasure فيهon it
ويوم الجمعة التنعيمُ فيه
وتزويجand marrying الرجالِmen معwith النساءِwomen
وتزويج الرجالِ مع النساءِ
And Friday is a day for ease and enjoyment,
And Friday is for pleasure,
and for joining men and women in marriage.
and for marrying men to women.
Sol 6.1