ياO لِلمَناياfor deaths وَياand O لِلبَينِfor parting وَالحَينِand doom
يا لِلمَنايا وَيا لِلبَينِ وَالحَينِ
كُلُّevery اِجتِماعٍgathering مِنَof الدُنياthe world إِلىto بَينِparting
كُلُّ اِجتِماعٍ مِنَ الدُنيا إِلى بَينِ
Alas for deaths, alas for parting and doom!
O death, O separation, O the present moment!
Every gathering in this world ends in parting.
Every gathering in this world leads to parting.
يُبليwears out الزَمانُtime حَديثاًsomething new بَعدَafter بَهجَتِهِits splendor
يُبلي الزَمانُ حَديثاً بَعدَ بَهجَتِهِ
وَالدَهرُand time يَقطَعُsevers ماwhat بَينَbetween القَريبَينِthe two close ones
وَالدَهرُ يَقطَعُ ما بَينَ القَريبَينِ
Time wears out what is new after its splendor,
Time makes new tales fade after their joy,
And time severs the bond between two who are close.
And fate severs what is between the near ones.
لَقَدindeed رَأَيتَyou have seen يَدَthe hand الدُنياof the world مُفَرَّقَةًdividing
لَقَد رَأَيتَ يَدَ الدُنيا مُفَرَّقَةً
لاdo not تَأمَنَنَّever trust يَدَthe hand الدُنياof the world عَلىwith اِثنَينِtwo
لا تَأمَنَنَّ يَدَ الدُنيا عَلى اِثنَينِ
You have indeed seen the world's hand dividing;
You have seen the hand of life dispersed,
Never trust the world's hand with two people.
Do not trust the hand of life over two.
الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God حَمداًpraise دائِماًunceasing أَبَداًforever
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ حَمداً دائِماً أَبَداً
لَقَدindeed تَزَيَّنَadorned themselves أَهلُthe people of الحِرصِgreed بِالشينِwith disgrace
لَقَد تَزَيَّنَ أَهلُ الحِرصِ بِالشينِ
Praise be to God—unceasing praise forever.
Praise be to Allah, praise everlasting forever,
The greedy have indeed adorned themselves with disgrace.
Those obsessed with greed are adorned with disgrace.
لاno زَينَadornment إِلّاexcept لِراضٍfor one content عَنwith تَقَلُّلِهِhis living on little
لا زَينَ إِلّا لِراضٍ عَن تَقَلُّلِهِ
إِنَّindeed القُنوعَcontentment لَثَوبُsurely the robe of العِزِّdignity وَالزَينِand beauty
إِنَّ القُنوعَ لَثَوبُ العِزِّ وَالزَينِ
There is no adornment except for one content with living on little.
There is no ornament but for one content with his humility,
Indeed, contentment is the robe of dignity and beauty.
Indeed, contentment is the garb of honor and beauty.
الدارُthe home لَوif كُنتَyou were تَدريyou know ياO أَخاbrother of مَرَحٍmerriment
الدارُ لَو كُنتَ تَدري يا أَخا مَرَحٍ
دارٌa home أَمامَكَahead of you فيهاin it قُرَّةُdelight of العَينِthe eye
دارٌ أَمامَكَ فيها قُرَّةُ العَينِ
The home—if you knew, O brother of merriment—
If you but knew, O carefree brother, of the abode before you
Is a home ahead of you, where the eye finds delight.
An abode in which is the delight of the eye.
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen نَحنُwe فيin الأَيّامِthe days نَحسُبُهاwe count them
حَتّى مَتى نَحنُ في الأَيّامِ نَحسُبُها
وَإِنَّماand only نَحنُwe فيهاin them بَينَbetween يَومَينِtwo days
وَإِنَّما نَحنُ فيها بَينَ يَومَينِ
How long shall we live through the days, counting them,
How long do we count the days while in them,
Yet in them we are only between two days:
When we are only between two days?
يَومٌa day تَوَلّىhas passed وَيَومٌand a day نَحنُwe نَأمَلُهُwe hope for it
يَومٌ تَوَلّى وَيَومٌ نَحنُ نَأمَلُهُ
لَعَلَّهُperhaps it is أَجلَبُmore conducive اليَومَينِof the two days لِلحَينِto doom
لَعَلَّهُ أَجلَبُ اليَومَينِ لِلحَينِ
A day that has passed, and a day we hope for;
One day has passed and one day we hope for,
Perhaps it is the likelier of the two days to bring doom.
Perhaps it will bring the two closer to the present.
Sol 6.1