المَناياdeaths تَجوسُroam through كُلَّall البِلادِthe lands
المَنايا تَجوسُ كُلَّ البِلادِ
وَالمَناياand deaths تُفنيannihilate جَميعَall العِبادِhumankind
وَالمَنايا تُفني جَميعَ العِبادِ
Death roams through every land,
Death prowls all the lands
and death destroys all humankind.
And death destroys all the slaves
لَتَنالَنَّwill surely overtake مِنfrom قُرونٍgenerations أَراهاI see them
لَتَنالَنَّ مِن قُرونٍ أَراها
مِثلَlike ماwhat نِلنَthey overtook مِنfrom ثَمودٍThamud وَعادِand Ad
مِثلَ ما نِلنَ مِن ثَمودٍ وَعادِ
It will surely claim generations I see,
It will take from generations I see
just as it claimed Thamud and Ad.
As it took from Thamud and Aad
هُنَّthey أَفنَينَdestroyed مَنthose who مَضىpassed away مِنof نِزارٍNizar
هُنَّ أَفنَينَ مَن مَضى مِن نِزارٍ
هُنَّthey أَفنَينَdestroyed مَنthose who مَضىpassed away مِنof إِيادِIyad
هُنَّ أَفنَينَ مَن مَضى مِن إِيادِ
It destroyed those of Nizar who passed away;
They destroyed those past of Nizar
it destroyed those of Iyad who passed away.
They destroyed those past of Iyad
هَلhave ...? تَذَكَّرتَyou remembered مَنthose who خَلاpassed away مِنof بَنيthe sons of ساSasan (first part)
هَل تَذَكَّرتَ مَن خَلا مِن بَني سا
سانَSasan (completion) أَربابِlords of فارِسٍPersia وَالسَوادِand the Sawad
سانَ أَربابِ فارِسٍ وَالسَوادِ
Have you remembered the departed among the sons of
Do you remember those who passed of Bani Assa
Sasan, lords of Persia and the Sawad?
Masters of Persia and the plains
هَلhave ...? تَذَكَّرتَyou remembered مَنthose who مَضىpassed away مِنof بَنيthe sons of الأَصal-Asfar (first part)
هَل تَذَكَّرتَ مَن مَضى مِن بَني الأَص
فَرِal-Asfar (completion) أَهلِdwellers in القِبابِthe domes كَالأَوطادِlike stakes
فَرِ أَهلِ القِبابِ كَالأَوطادِ
Have you remembered the departed among the sons of
Do you remember those who passed of Bani Al-Asfar
al-Asfar, dwellers in domes like stakes?
The people of domes like pegs
أَينَwhere أَينَwhere النَبِيُّthe Prophet صَلّىmay bless عَلَيهِupon him الGod (first part)
أَينَ أَينَ النَبِيُّ صَلّى عَلَيهِ ال
لَهُGod (completion) مِنas a مُهتَدٍrightly guided man رَشيدٍdiscerning وَهادِand a guide
لَهُ مِن مُهتَدٍ رَشيدٍ وَهادِ
Where, where is the Prophet—may he be blessed by
Where, where is the Prophet, peace be upon him
God—a rightly guided, discerning man and guide?
Who has guided, righteous guides
أَينَwhere داوُودُDavid أَينَwhere أَينَwhere سُلَيماSolomon (first part)
أَينَ داوُودُ أَينَ أَينَ سُلَيما
نُSolomon (completion) المَنيعُunassailable الأَعراضِhonors وَالأَجنادِand armies
نُ المَنيعُ الأَعراضِ وَالأَجنادِ
Where is David? Where, where is
Where is David, where, where is Solomon
Solomon, unassailable in honor and armies,
The formidable, honorable and armies
راكِبُrider of الريحِthe wind قاهِرُsubduer of الجِنِّthe jinn وَالإِنand humankind (first part)
راكِبُ الريحِ قاهِرُ الجِنِّ وَالإِن
سِhumankind (completion) بِسُلطانِهِby his power مُذِلُّhumbler of الأَعاديthe foes
سِ بِسُلطانِهِ مُذِلُّ الأَعادي
rider of the wind, subduer of jinn and
Rider of the wind, subduer of jinn and mankind
humankind by his power, humbler of foes?
With his power, humiliator of enemies
أَينَwhere نُمرودُNimrod وَاِبنُهُand his son أَينَwhere قاروQarun (first part)
أَينَ نُمرودُ وَاِبنُهُ أَينَ قارو
نُQarun (completion) وَهامانُand Haman ذوpossessor of الأَوتادِthe stakes
نُ وَهامانُ ذو الأَوتادِ
Where are Nimrod and his son? Where are
Where is Nimrod and his son, where is Karun
Qarun and Haman, lord of the stakes?
And Haman of stakes
إِنَّindeed فيin ذِكرِناour remembrance لَهُمof them لِاِعتِباراًsurely a lesson
إِنَّ في ذِكرِنا لَهُم لِاِعتِباراً
وَدَليلاًand a sign عَلىtoward سَبيلِthe path of الرَشادِright guidance
وَدَليلاً عَلى سَبيلِ الرَشادِ
Indeed, in our remembrance of them is a lesson,
Verily in remembering them is a lesson
and a sign pointing to the path of right guidance.
And evidence of the path of guidance
وَرَدواthey came to drink كُلُّهُمall of them حِياضَthe watering pools of المَنياdeath
وَرَدوا كُلُّهُم حِياضَ المَنيا
ثُمَّthen لَمnot يَصدِرواthey departed عَنِfrom الإيرادِbeing brought to water
ثُمَّ لَم يَصدِروا عَنِ الإيرادِ
They all came to death's pools,
They all entered the basin of death
then never came back from that watering.
Then did not leave the revenue
أَيُّهاO you المُزمِعُone resolved on الرَحيلَdeparture عَنِfrom الدُنthe world (first part)
أَيُّها المُزمِعُ الرَحيلَ عَنِ الدُن
ياworld (completion) تَزَوَّدtake provisions لِذاكَfor that مِنfrom خَيرِthe best زادِprovisions
يا تَزَوَّد لِذاكَ مِن خَيرِ زادِ
O you resolved to depart from
O you who are leaving the world
the world, take the best provisions for that journey.
Take provision of the best provision
لَتَنالَنَّكَwill surely overtake you اللَياليthe nights وَشيكاًsoon
لَتَنالَنَّكَ اللَيالي وَشيكاً
بِالمَناياwith deaths فَكُنso be عَلىin اِستِعدادِreadiness
بِالمَنايا فَكُن عَلى اِستِعدادِ
The nights will surely overtake you soon
The nights will take you soon
with death, so be prepared.
With death so be prepared
أَتَناسَيتَhave you feigned forgetting أَمor نَسيتَyou forgot المَناياdeaths
أَتَناسَيتَ أَم نَسيتَ المَنايا
أَنَسيتَhave you forgotten الفِراقَparting لِلأَولادِfrom the children
أَنَسيتَ الفِراقَ لِلأَولادِ
Have you feigned forgetting, or have you forgotten death?
Did you forget or forget death
Have you forgotten parting from your children?
Did you forget the separation of children
أَنَسيتَhave you forgotten القُبورَthe graves إِذwhen أَنتَyou فيهاin them
أَنَسيتَ القُبورَ إِذ أَنتَ فيها
بَينَamid ذُلٍّabasement وَوَحشَةٍand desolation وَاِنفِرادِand solitude
بَينَ ذُلٍّ وَوَحشَةٍ وَاِنفِرادِ
Have you forgotten the graves, when you are in them,
Did you forget the graves while you are in them
amid abasement, desolation, and solitude?
Between humiliation, loneliness and solitude
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومُthe day of السِباقِthe race وَإِذand when أَنyou (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومُ السِباقِ وَإِذ أَن
تَyou (completion) تُنادىyou are called فَماyet not تُجيبُyou answer المُناديthe caller
تَ تُنادى فَما تُجيبُ المُنادي
What a day—the day of the race! And when
What day is the day of the race and you
you are called, yet do not answer the caller!
Are called but do not answer the caller
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومُthe day of الفِراقِparting وَإِذand when نَفsoul (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومُ الفِراقِ وَإِذ نَف
سُكَyour soul (completion) تَرقىrises عَنِaway from الحَشاthe inward parts وَالفُؤادِand the heart
سُكَ تَرقى عَنِ الحَشا وَالفُؤادِ
What a day—the day of parting! And when
What day is the day we part and your
your soul rises from your inward parts and heart!
Soul ascends from the guts and heart
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومُthe day of الفِراقِparting وَإِذand when أَنyou (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومُ الفِراقِ وَإِذ أَن
تَyou (completion) مِنَfrom النَزعِdeath's agony فيin أَشَدِّthe fiercest الجِهادِstruggle
تَ مِنَ النَزعِ في أَشَدِّ الجِهادِ
What a day—the day of parting! And when
What day is the day we part and you
you are in the fiercest struggle of death's agony!
Are in the throes of mighty struggle
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومُthe day of الصُراخِscreaming وَإِذand when يَلslap (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومُ الصُراخِ وَإِذ يَل
طِمنَthey slap (completion) حُرَّthe tender parts of الوُجوهِthe faces وَالأَجيادِand necks
طِمنَ حُرَّ الوُجوهِ وَالأَجيادِ
What a day—the day of screaming! And when
What day is the day of screaming and heated
they slap their tender faces and necks,
Faces of the noble and brave scream
باكِياتٍweeping عَلَيكَover you يَندُبنَthey lament شَجواًin grief
باكِياتٍ عَلَيكَ يَندُبنَ شَجواً
خافِقاتِthrobbing القُلوبِhearts وَالأَكبادِand livers
خافِقاتِ القُلوبِ وَالأَكبادِ
weeping over you, lamenting in grief,
Crying over you, lamenting with yearning
their hearts and livers throbbing!
Beating hearts and livers
يَتَجاوَبنَthey answer one another بِالرَنينِwith wailing وَيَذرِفand shed (first part)
يَتَجاوَبنَ بِالرَنينِ وَيَذرِف
نَthey (feminine plural ending) دُموعاًtears تَفيضُpour forth فَيضَthe outpouring of المَزادِwaterskins
نَ دُموعاً تَفيضُ فَيضَ المَزادِ
They answer one another with wailing, and
Responding with moaning and shedding
shed tears that pour like water from waterskins.
Tears pouring like a flood
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday نَسيتُI forgot يَومَthe day of التَلاقيmeeting
أَيُّ يَومٍ نَسيتُ يَومَ التَلاقي
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday نَسيتُI forgot يَومَthe day of التَنادِmutual calling
أَيُّ يَومٍ نَسيتُ يَومَ التَنادِ
What a day I have forgotten—the Day of Meeting!
What day did I forget the day of meeting
What a day I have forgotten—the Day of Mutual Calling!
What day did I forget the day of calling
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومُthe day of الوُقوفِstanding إِلىbefore اللَGod (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومُ الوُقوفِ إِلى اللَ
هِGod (completion) وَيَومُand the day of الحِسابِreckoning وَالإِشهادِand summoning witnesses
هِ وَيَومُ الحِسابِ وَالإِشهادِ
What a day—the day of standing before
What day is the day of standing before God
God, and the day of reckoning and summoning witnesses!
And the day of Reckoning and testimony
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومَthe day of المَمَرِّpassing عَلىover الناthe fire (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومَ المَمَرِّ عَلى النا
رِfire (completion) وَأَهوالَهاand its terrors العِظَمِimmense الشِدادِsevere
رِ وَأَهوالَها العِظَمِ الشِدادِ
What a day—the day of passing over
What day is the day of passing over Hell
the fire and its immense, dreadful terrors!
And its great, mighty horrors
أَيُّwhat a يَومٍday يَومُthe day of الخَلاصِdeliverance مِنَfrom الناthe fire (first part)
أَيُّ يَومٍ يَومُ الخَلاصِ مِنَ النا
رِfire (completion) وَهَولِand the terror of العَذابِtorment وَالأَصفادِand fetters
رِ وَهَولِ العَذابِ وَالأَصفادِ
What a day—the day of deliverance from
What day is the day of salvation from the Fire
the fire, the terror of torment, and fetters!
And horror of punishment and shackles
كَمhow many وَكَمand how many فيin القُبورِthe graves مِنof أَهلِpossessors of مُلكٍsovereignty
كَم وَكَم في القُبورِ مِن أَهلِ مُلكٍ
كَمhow many وَكَمand how many فيin القُبورِthe graves مِنof قُوّادِcommanders
كَم وَكَم في القُبورِ مِن قُوّادِ
How many, how many rulers lie in the graves!
How many in graves were people of kingship
How many, how many commanders lie in the graves!
How many in graves were commanders
كَمhow many وَكَمand how many فيin القُبورِthe graves مِنof أَهلِpeople of دُنياworldly life
كَم وَكَم في القُبورِ مِن أَهلِ دُنيا
كَمhow many وَكَمand how many فيin القُبورِthe graves مِنof زُهّادِascetics
كَم وَكَم في القُبورِ مِن زُهّادِ
How many, how many worldly people lie in the graves!
How many in graves were people of world
How many, how many ascetics lie in the graves!
How many in graves were ascetics
لَوif بَذَلتُI offered النُصحَcounsel الصَحيحَsound لِنَفسيto myself
لَو بَذَلتُ النُصحَ الصَحيحَ لِنَفسي
لَمwould not تَذُقtaste مُقلَتايَmy two eyes طَعمَthe taste of الرُقادِsleep
لَم تَذُق مُقلَتايَ طَعمَ الرُقادِ
If I offered myself sound counsel,
If I had given sincere advice to myself
my eyes would not taste sleep.
My worries would not have tasted sleep
لَوif بَذَلتُI offered النُصحَcounsel الصَحيحَsound لِنَفسيto myself
لَو بَذَلتُ النُصحَ الصَحيحَ لِنَفسي
هِمتُI would wander أُخرىthe remainder of الزَمانِtime فيin كُلِّevery وادِvalley
هِمتُ أُخرى الزَمانِ في كُلِّ وادِ
If I offered myself sound counsel,
If I had given sincere advice to myself
I would wander every valley for the rest of time.
I would have busied the times in every valley
بُؤسَwoe ليto me بُؤسَwoe مَيِّتاًdead يَومَon the day أَبكىI am mourned
بُؤسَ لي بُؤسَ مَيِّتاً يَومَ أَبكى
بَينَamong أَهليmy family وَحاضِرِand those present among العُوّادِthe visitors
بَينَ أَهلي وَحاضِرِ العُوّادِ
Woe to me, woe—dead, on the day I am mourned
Wretched am I, wretched dead, the day I weep
among my family and the visitors in attendance.
Among my family and attending condolers
كَيفَhow أَلهوI amuse myself وَكيفَand how أَسلوI find solace وَأَنسىand forget الthe
كَيفَ أَلهو وَكيفَ أَسلو وَأَنسى ال
مَوتَdeath وَالمَوتُand death رائِحٌsetting out in the evening بيwith me وَغادِand setting out in the morning
مَوتَ وَالمَوتُ رائِحٌ بي وَغادِ
How can I amuse myself, how find solace and forget
How can I be heedless and forget
death, when death bears me along, evening and morning?
Death and death is coming to take me
أَيُّهاO you الواصِليone who keeps ties with me سَتَرفُضُyou will cast off وَصليmy bond
أَيُّها الواصِلي سَتَرفُضُ وَصلي
عَنكَfrom you لَوif قَدalready أُذِقتَyou were made to taste طَعمَthe taste of اِفتِقاديmy absence
عَنكَ لَو قَد أُذِقتَ طَعمَ اِفتِقادي
O you who keep ties with me, you will cast off my bond
O you who have arrived, your arrival would refuse me
from yourself, if you are made to taste losing me.
If you had tasted the flavor of my longing
ياO طَويلَlong in الرُقادِsleep لَوif كُنتَyou were تَدريyou know
يا طَويلَ الرُقادِ لَو كُنتَ تَدري
كُنتَyou would be مَيتَdead to الرُفادِunclear as written; likely 'sleep' حَيَّalive to السُهادِsleeplessness
كُنتَ مَيتَ الرُفادِ حَيَّ السُهادِ
O long sleeper, if you only knew,
O long sleeper, if only you knew
you would be dead to [sleep?], alive to sleeplessness.
You would be dead of rhinestones, living praise
Sol 6.1