أَهلَdwellers القُبورِthe graves عَلَيكُمُupon you مِنّيfrom me السَلامpeace
أَهلَ القُبورِ عَلَيكُمُ مِنّي السَلام
إِنّيindeed I أُكَلِّمُكُمspeak to you وَلَيسَand there is no بِكُمin you كَلامspeech
إِنّي أُكَلِّمُكُم وَلَيسَ بِكُم كَلام
O dwellers of the graves, peace be upon you from me.
O dwellers of the graves, peace be upon you from me
I speak to you, but you have no speech.
I speak to you though you cannot speak
لاdo not تَحسَبواthink أَنَّthat الأَحِبَّةَthe loved ones لَمdid not يَسُغbe palatable
لا تَحسَبوا أَنَّ الأَحِبَّةَ لَم يَسُغ
مِنfrom بَعدِكُمafter you لَهُمُfor them الشَرابُthe drink وَلاnor الطَعامthe food
مِن بَعدِكُم لَهُمُ الشَرابُ وَلا الطَعام
Do not think that your loved ones could no longer enjoy
Think not beloved ones failed to pine
Drink or food after you were gone.
For you, with neither food nor drink
كَلّاno indeed لَقَدcertainly رَفَضوكُمُabandoned you وَاِستَبدَلواand took replacements
كَلّا لَقَد رَفَضوكُمُ وَاِستَبدَلوا
بِكُمُin your place وَفَرَّقَand severed ذاتَthe bond بَينِكُمُbetween you الحِمامdeath
بِكُمُ وَفَرَّقَ ذاتَ بَينِكُمُ الحِمام
No! They have cast you aside and taken others
Nay, they discarded and replaced you
In your place; death has severed the bond between you.
And the dove parted them from you
وَالخَلقُand mankind كُلُّهُمُall of them كَذاكَlike that فَكُلُّso everyone مَنwho
وَالخَلقُ كُلُّهُمُ كَذاكَ فَكُلُّ مَن
قَدalready ماتَdied لَيسَthere is no لَهُfor him عَلىupon حَيٍّa living person ذِمامa claim to loyalty
قَد ماتَ لَيسَ لَهُ عَلى حَيٍّ ذِمام
And all mankind is thus; so everyone who
Thus all people alike, so whoever
Has died has no claim upon the living.
Has died, has no claim on the living
ساءَلتُI questioned أَجداثَthe tombs المُلوكِof the kings فَأَخبَرَتso they told
ساءَلتُ أَجداثَ المُلوكِ فَأَخبَرَت
نيme أَنَّهُمthat they فيهِنَّwithin them أَعضاءٌlimbs وَهامand skulls
ني أَنَّهُم فيهِنَّ أَعضاءٌ وَهام
I questioned the tombs of kings, and they told
I asked the graves of kings, and they told me
Me that within them the kings are limbs and skulls.
That in them are but bones and worm
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مِنof أَجسادِهِمtheir bodies تِلكَthose الَّتيwhich
لَم يَبقَ مِن أَجسادِهِم تِلكَ الَّتي
غُدِيَتwere nourished بِأَنعَمِwith the most luxurious عيشَةٍliving إِلّاexcept العِظامthe bones
غُدِيَت بِأَنعَمِ عيشَةٍ إِلّا العِظام
Nothing remains of those bodies of theirs that
Naught remains of those bodies
Were nourished in the most luxurious life, save bones.
That lived in ease except the bones
لِلَّهِto God (in admiration) ماwhat وارىhas concealed التُرابُthe dust مِنَof الأُلىthose who
لِلَّهِ ما وارى التُرابُ مِنَ الأُلى
كانواthey were الكِرامَthe noble هُمُthey themselves إِذاwhenever ذُكِرَwere mentioned الكِرامthe noble
كانوا الكِرامَ هُمُ إِذا ذُكِرَ الكِرام
God! What men the dust has hidden—
By Allah, what the dust covers of loved ones
They were the noble ones whenever the noble were named.
Were the generous when the generous are mentioned
لِلَّهِto God (in admiration) ماwhat وارىhas concealed التُرابُthe dust مِنَof الأُلىthose who
لِلَّهِ ما وارى التُرابُ مِنَ الأُلى
كانواthey lived وَجارُهُمُand their neighbor مَنيعٌsecure لاnot يُضامis wronged
كانوا وَجارُهُمُ مَنيعٌ لا يُضام
God! What men the dust has hidden—
By Allah, what the dust covers of loved ones
They lived with their neighbor secure, never wronged.
Were those whose neighbor was unharmed
أَفناهُمُdestroyed them مَنthe one who لَمhas not يَزَلceased يُفنيto destroy المُلوthe kings (continued)
أَفناهُمُ مَن لَم يَزَل يُفني المُلو
كَcompletion of 'kings' وَلِلفَناءِand for perishing وَلِلبَلىand for decay خُلِقَwas created الأَنامmankind
كَ وَلِلفَناءِ وَلِلبَلى خُلِقَ الأَنام
He who never ceases to destroy kings has destroyed them;
Destroyed them He Who destroys kings
And mankind was created to perish and decay.
And for destruction and decay humans were created
ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions نَسيتُI forgot دارَthe home إِقامَتيof my residence
يا صاحِبَيَّ نَسيتُ دارَ إِقامَتي
وَعَمَرتُand I built up داراًa house لَيسَthere is no ليfor me فيهاin it مُقامlasting residence
وَعَمَرتُ داراً لَيسَ لي فيها مُقام
O my two companions, I have forgotten my abiding home,
My friend, I forgot the house of my stay
And built up a house that is no lasting home for me.
And inhabited a house wherein I have no stay
دارٌa house يُريدُintends الدَهرُTime نُقلَةَthe departure أَهلِهاof its inhabitants
دارٌ يُريدُ الدَهرُ نُقلَةَ أَهلِها
وَكَأَنَّهُمand as though they عَمّاabout what يُرادُis intended بِهِمfor them نِيامasleep
وَكَأَنَّهُم عَمّا يُرادُ بِهِم نِيام
A house whose inhabitants Time intends to send away,
A house whose people fate desires to move
And they seem asleep to what is intended for them.
As if they know not what is intended for them
ماnever نِلتُI attained مِنهاfrom it لَذَّةًa pleasure إِلّاexcept وَقَدand already
ما نِلتُ مِنها لَذَّةً إِلّا وَقَد
أَبَتِrefused الحَوادِثُmisfortunes أَنthat يَكونَthere be لَهاfor it دَوامpermanence
أَبَتِ الحَوادِثُ أَن يَكونَ لَها دَوام
Never have I tasted a pleasure in it without
I gained no pleasure from it but what
Misfortunes refusing to let it last.
Events refused to let last
Sol 6.1