أَلاbehold إِلىto اللَهِGod تَصيرُreturn الأُمورall affairs
أَلا إِلى اللَهِ تَصيرُ الأُمور
ماnot أَنتِyou ياO دُنيايَmy world إِلّاbut غُرورdelusion
ما أَنتِ يا دُنيايَ إِلّا غُرور
Behold, to God all affairs return.
You, my world, are nothing but delusion.
إِنَّindeed امرَأًa man يَصفوis serene لَهُfor him عَيشُهُhis life
إِنَّ امرَأً يَصفو لَهُ عَيشُهُ
لَغافِلٌsurely heedless عَمّاof what تَجِنُّconceal القُبورthe graves
لَغافِلٌ عَمّا تَجِنُّ القُبور
Indeed, a man whose life is serene
Is surely heedless of what the graves conceal.
نَحنُwe بَنوsons of الأَرضِthe earth وَسُكّانُهاand its inhabitants
نَحنُ بَنو الأَرضِ وَسُكّانُها
مِنهاfrom it خُلِقناwe were created وَإِلَيهاand to it نَحورwe return
مِنها خُلِقنا وَإِلَيها نَحور
We are the earth's sons and its inhabitants;
From it we were created, and to it we return.
لاno وَالَّذيby Him who أَمسَيتُI have become عَبداًa servant لَهُto Him
لا وَالَّذي أَمسَيتُ عَبداً لَهُ
ماnot دامَhas lasted فيin الدُنياthis world لِعَبدٍfor a servant سُرورjoy
ما دامَ في الدُنيا لِعَبدٍ سُرور
No, by Him whose servant I have become,
No servant's joy has ever lasted in this world.
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen أَنتَyou حَريصٌeager عَلىfor
حَتّى مَتى أَنتَ حَريصٌ عَلى
كَثيرِmuch of ماwhat يَكفيكَsuffices you مِنهُof it اليَسيرa little
كَثيرِ ما يَكفيكَ مِنهُ اليَسير
How long will you keep craving
Abundance, when a little of it would suffice you?
إِذاif عَرَفتَyou know اللَهَGod فَاقنَعthen be content بِهِwith Him
إِذا عَرَفتَ اللَهَ فَاقنَع بِهِ
فَعِندَكَfor you have الحَظُّthe share الجَزيلُrich الكَثيرabundant
فَعِندَكَ الحَظُّ الجَزيلُ الكَثير
If you know God, be content with Him;
For yours is a rich and abundant share.
تَبارَكَblessed is اللَهُGod وَسُبحانَهُand glory be to Him
تَبارَكَ اللَهُ وَسُبحانَهُ
مَنwhoever جَهِلَdoes not know اللَهَGod فَذاكَthen that one الفَقيرthe poor one
مَن جَهِلَ اللَهَ فَذاكَ الفَقير
Blessed is God, and glory be to Him.
Whoever does not know God—that is the poor one.
Sol 6.1