كُلُّevery اِمرِئٍperson فَكَماso just as يَدينُhe deals يُدانُhe is dealt with
كُلُّ اِمرِئٍ فَكَما يَدينُ يُدانُ
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who لَمnot يَخلُis empty مِنهُof Him مَكانُa place
سُبحانَ مَن لَم يَخلُ مِنهُ مَكانُ
Every person—as he deals, so is he dealt with.
Glory to Him: no place is devoid of Him.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who يُعطيgrants المُنىwishes بِخَواطِرٍin response to thoughts
سُبحانَ مَن يُعطي المُنى بِخَواطِرٍ
فيwithin النَفسِthe soul لَمnot يَنطِقhas spoken بِهِنَّof them لِسانُa tongue
في النَفسِ لَم يَنطِق بِهِنَّ لِسانُ
Glory to Him who grants wishes in response to thoughts
within the soul, which no tongue has voiced.
سُبحانُglory be to مَنHim who لاno شَيءَthing يَحجُبُveils عِلمَهُHis knowledge
سُبحانُ مَن لا شَيءَ يَحجُبُ عِلمَهُ
فَالسِرُّfor the secret أَجمَعُall of it عِندَهُbefore Him إِعلانُopen disclosure
فَالسِرُّ أَجمَعُ عِندَهُ إِعلانُ
Glory to Him whose knowledge nothing can veil.
For every secret is open before Him.
سُبحانُglory be to مَنHim who هُوَHe لاnot يَزالُceases مُسَبِّحاًglorifying
سُبحانُ مَن هُوَ لا يَزالُ مُسَبِّحاً
أَبَداًforever وَلَيسَand is not لِغَيرِهِfor any other than Him السُبحانُglorification
أَبَداً وَلَيسَ لِغَيرِهِ السُبحانُ
Glory to Him who never ceases to glorify,
forever; glorification belongs to none but Him.
سُبحانُglory be to مَنHim who تَجريproceed قَضاياهُHis decrees عَلىaccording to
سُبحانُ مَن تَجري قَضاياهُ عَلى
ماwhat شاءَHe wills مِنهاof them غائِبٌunseen وَعِيانُand manifest
ما شاءَ مِنها غائِبٌ وَعِيانُ
Glory to Him whose decrees unfold according to
what He wills of them, unseen and manifest alike.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who هُوَHe لاnot يَزالُceases وَرِزقُهُand His provision
سُبحانَ مَن هُوَ لا يَزالُ وَرِزقُهُ
لِلعالَمينَfor all beings بِهِby Him عَلَيهِupon Him ضَمانُa guarantee
لِلعالَمينَ بِهِ عَلَيهِ ضَمانُ
Glory to Him who never ceases to be, and whose provision
for all beings is guaranteed by Him, incumbent upon Him.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who فيin ذِكرِهِHis remembrance طُرُقُpaths الرِضىfavor
سُبحانَ مَن في ذِكرِهِ طُرُقُ الرِضى
مِنهُfrom Him وَفيهِand in it الرَوحُrelief وَالرَيحانُand sweet basil
مِنهُ وَفيهِ الرَوحُ وَالرَيحانُ
Glory to Him, in whose remembrance lie paths to favor
from Him, and in it are relief and sweet basil.
مَلِكٌa King عَزيزٌmighty لاnot يُفارِقُdeparts عِزُّهُHis might
مَلِكٌ عَزيزٌ لا يُفارِقُ عِزُّهُ
يُعصىis disobeyed وَيُرجىand is hoped for عِندَهُwith Him الغُفرانُforgiveness
يُعصى وَيُرجى عِندَهُ الغُفرانُ
A mighty King whose might never leaves Him.
He is disobeyed, yet forgiveness is hoped for from Him.
مَلِكٌa King لَهُto Him ظَهرُthe outer face of الفَضاءِthe expanse وَبَطنُهُand its depths
مَلِكٌ لَهُ ظَهرُ الفَضاءِ وَبَطنُهُ
لَمnot تُبلِhave worn away جِدَّةَthe freshness of مُلكِهِHis dominion الأَزمانُthe ages
لَم تُبلِ جِدَّةَ مُلكِهِ الأَزمانُ
A King to whom belong the expanse's surface and its depths.
The ages have not worn away the freshness of His dominion.
مَلِكٌa King هُوَHe المَلِكُthe King الَّذيwho مِنfrom حِلمِهِHis forbearance
مَلِكٌ هُوَ المَلِكُ الَّذي مِن حِلمِهِ
يُعصىis disobeyed بِحُسنِwith the goodness of بَلائِهِHis beneficence وَيُخانُand is betrayed
يُعصى بِحُسنِ بَلائِهِ وَيُخانُ
A King—He is the King who, in His forbearance,
is disobeyed despite His gracious favors, and betrayed.
يَبلىwears away لِكُلِّfor every مُسَلعَنٍpotentate (uncertain reading) سُلطانُهُhis authority
يَبلى لِكُلِّ مُسَلعَنٍ سُلطانُهُ
وَاللَهُand God لاnot يَبلىwears away لَهُfor Him سُلطانُauthority
وَاللَهُ لا يَبلى لَهُ سُلطانُ
Every potentate's authority wears away,
but God's authority never wears away.
كَمhow often يَستَصِمُّfeign deafness الغافِلونَthe heedless وَقَدthough already دُعواthey were called
كَم يَستَصِمُّ الغافِلونَ وَقَد دُعوا
وَغَداand came in the morning وَراحَand came in the evening عَلَيهِمُupon them الحَدَثانُtime's vicissitudes
وَغَدا وَراحَ عَلَيهِمُ الحَدَثانُ
How often the heedless feign deafness, though they have been called,
and time's vicissitudes have visited them morning and evening.
أَبشِرrejoice بِعَونِin the aid of اللَهِGod إِنif تَكُyou are مُحسِناًdoing good
أَبشِر بِعَونِ اللَهِ إِن تَكُ مُحسِناً
فَالمَرءُfor a person يُحسِنُdoes good طَرفَةًfor an instant فَيُعانُand so is aided
فَالمَرءُ يُحسِنُ طَرفَةً فَيُعانُ
Rejoice in God's aid if you do good,
for a person does good for an instant, and is then aided.
فَنِيَvanished التَعَزُّزُpride عَنfrom مُلوكٍkings أَصبَحَتhave become
فَنِيَ التَعَزُّزُ عَن مُلوكٍ أَصبَحَت
فيin ذِلَّةٍabasement وَهُمُand they الأَعِزَّةَthe mighty كانواonce were
في ذِلَّةٍ وَهُمُ الأَعِزَّةَ كانوا
Pride has vanished from kings who have fallen
into abasement, though they once were mighty.
أَأُسَرُّam I to rejoice? فيin الدُنياthis world بِكُلِّat every زِيادَةٍincrease
أَأُسَرُّ في الدُنيا بِكُلِّ زِيادَةٍ
وَزِيادَتيand my increase فيهاin it هِيَit النُقصانُdecrease
وَزِيادَتي فيها هِيَ النُقصانُ
Am I to rejoice in every increase in this world,
when my increase in it is decrease?
وَيحَalas for اِبنَthe son of آدَمَAdam كَيفَhow تَرقُدُsleeps عَينُهُhis eye
وَيحَ اِبنَ آدَمَ كَيفَ تَرقُدُ عَينُهُ
عَنaway from رَبِّهِhis Lord وَلَعَلَّهُand perhaps He غَضبانُangry
عَن رَبِّهِ وَلَعَلَّهُ غَضبانُ
Alas for Adam's son! How can his eye sleep,
heedless of his Lord, when He may be angry?
وَيحَalas for اِبنِthe son of آدَمَAdam كَيفَhow تَغفُلُis heedless نَفسُهُhis soul
وَيحَ اِبنِ آدَمَ كَيفَ تَغفُلُ نَفسُهُ
وَلَهُand he has بِيَومِconcerning the day of حِسابِهِhis reckoning اِستيقانُcertainty
وَلَهُ بِيَومِ حِسابِهِ اِستيقانُ
Alas for Adam's son! How can his soul be heedless,
when he is certain of the day of his reckoning?
يَومُthe day of اِنشِقاقِthe splitting open of الأَرضِthe earth عَنto reveal أَهلِthe people of البِلىdecay
يَومُ اِنشِقاقِ الأَرضِ عَن أَهلِ البِلى
فيهاwithin it وَيَبدوand appears الخُخطُwrath (apparent typo) وَالرِضوانُand divine favor
فيها وَيَبدو الخُخطُ وَالرِضوانُ
The day the earth splits open to reveal the people of decay
within it, and wrath and divine favor become manifest.
يَومُthe day of القِيامَةِresurrection يَومَthe day when يُظلِمُgrows dark فيهِon it ظُلbeginning of 'wrongdoing'
يَومُ القِيامَةِ يَومَ يُظلِمُ فيهِ ظُل
مُcompletion of 'wrongdoing' الظالِمينَthe wrongdoers وَيُشرِقُand shines الإِحسانُgoodness
مُ الظالِمينَ وَيُشرِقُ الإِحسانُ
The Day of Resurrection, the day on which the wrongdoing
of wrongdoers darkens, and goodness shines.
ياO عامِرَbuilder of الدُنياthis world لِيَسكُنَهاto dwell in it وَلَيand is not (beginning)
يا عامِرَ الدُنيا لِيَسكُنَها وَلَي
سَتcompletion of 'is not' بِالَّتيthe one that (emphatic) يَبقىremain لَهاfor it سُكَّنُinhabitants
سَت بِالَّتي يَبقى لَها سُكَّنُ
O you who build up this world to dwell in it—yet it is not
a place whose inhabitants endure.
تَفنىyou perish وَتَفنىand perishes الأَرضُthe earth بَعدَكَafter you مِثلَماjust as
تَفنى وَتَفنى الأَرضُ بَعدَكَ مِثلَما
يَفنىvanishes المَناخُthe campsite وَيَرحَلُand depart الرُكبانُthe riders
يَفنى المَناخُ وَيَرحَلُ الرُكبانُ
You perish, and the earth perishes after you, just as
the campsite vanishes and the riders depart.
أَهلَO people of القُبورِthe graves نَسيتُكُمI have forgotten you all وَكَذاكُمُand likewise (addressing you all) الthe
أَهلَ القُبورِ نَسيتُكُم وَكَذاكُمُ ال
إِنسانُhuman being مِنهُfrom him السَهوُheedlessness وَالنِسيانُand forgetfulness
إِنسانُ مِنهُ السَهوُ وَالنِسيانُ
O people of the graves, I have forgotten you; such is the
human being: heedlessness and forgetfulness come from him.
أَهلَO people of البِلىdecay أَنتُمyou all مُعَسكَرُa camp of وَحشَةٍdesolation
أَهلَ البِلى أَنتُم مُعَسكَرُ وَحشَةٍ
حَيثُwhere اِستَقَرَّhas settled البُعدُremoteness وَالهِجرانُand estrangement
حَيثُ اِستَقَرَّ البُعدُ وَالهِجرانُ
O people of decay, you are a camp of desolation,
where remoteness and estrangement have settled.
الصِدقُtruthfulness شَيءٌa thing لاnot يَقومُupholds بِهِwith it اِمرُؤٌa person
الصِدقُ شَيءٌ لا يَقومُ بِهِ اِمرُؤٌ
إِلّاunless وَحَشوُand the contents of فُؤادِهِhis heart الإيمانُfaith
إِلّا وَحَشوُ فُؤادِهِ الإيمانُ
Truthfulness is something no person upholds
unless faith fills his heart.
Sol 6.1