تَعالىis exalted الواحِدُthe One الصَمدُthe Self-Sufficient الجَليلُthe Majestic
تَعالى الواحِدُ الصَمدُ الجَليلُ
وَحَشىand far be it أَنthat يَكونَthere should be لَهُfor Him عَديلُan equal
وَحَشى أَن يَكونَ لَهُ عَديلُ
Exalted is the One, the Self-Sufficient, the Majestic,
And far be it that He should have an equal.
هُوَHe المَلِكُthe King العَزيزُthe Mighty وَكُلُّand every شَيءٍthing
هُوَ المَلِكُ العَزيزُ وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ
سِواهُother than Him فَهُوَthen it is مُنتَقَصٌdeficient ذَليلُlowly
سِواهُ فَهُوَ مُنتَقَصٌ ذَليلُ
He is the King, the Mighty, and everything
Other than Him is deficient and lowly.
وَماand there is no مِنany مَذهَبٍpath إِلّاexcept إِلَيهِto Him
وَما مِن مَذهَبٍ إِلّا إِلَيهِ
وَإِنَّand indeed سَبيلَهُHis way لَهُوَindeed it is السَبيلُthe way
وَإِنَّ سَبيلَهُ لَهُوَ السَبيلُ
And there is no path but to Him,
And indeed His way is truly the way.
وَإِنَّand indeed لَهُHe has لَمَنّاindeed bounty لَيسَis not يُحصىcounted
وَإِنَّ لَهُ لَمَنّا لَيسَ يُحصى
وَإِنَّand indeed عَطائَهُHis giving لَهُوَindeed it is الجَزيلُabundant
وَإِنَّ عَطائَهُ لَهُوَ الجَزيلُ
And indeed His bounty cannot be counted,
And indeed His giving is truly abundant.
وَكُلُّand all قَضائِهِHis decrees عَدلٌjust عَلَيناupon us
وَكُلُّ قَضائِهِ عَدلٌ عَلَينا
وَكُلُّand all بَلائِهِHis trials حَسَنٌgood جَميلُbeautiful
وَكُلُّ بَلائِهِ حَسَنٌ جَميلُ
And all His decrees upon us are just,
And all His trials are good and beautiful.
وَكُلُّand every مُفَوَّهٍeloquent speaker أَثنىhas praised عَلَيهِupon Him
وَكُلُّ مُفَوَّهٍ أَثنى عَلَيهِ
لِيَبلُغَهُto reach Him فَمُنحَسِرٌthen spent كَليلُweary
لِيَبلُغَهُ فَمُنحَسِرٌ كَليلُ
And every eloquent speaker who has praised Him
In seeking to reach Him is left spent and weary.
أَياO مَنyou who قَدindeed تَهاوَنَmade light بِالمَناياof death
أَيا مَن قَد تَهاوَنَ بِالمَنايا
وَمَنand you who قَدindeed غَرَّهُdeceived him الأَمَلُhope الطَويلُlong
وَمَن قَد غَرَّهُ الأَمَلُ الطَويلُ
O you who have made light of death,
And you whom long hope has deceived,
أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَyou see أَنَّماthat ... is only الدُنياthe world غُرورٌdeception
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّما الدُنيا غُرورٌ
وَأَنَّand that مُقامَناour stay فيهاin it قَليلُbrief
وَأَنَّ مُقامَنا فيها قَليلُ
Have you not seen that this world is but deception,
And that our stay in it is brief?
Sol 6.1