أَتَطمَعُDo you hope أَنto تُخَلِّدَlive forever لاno أَباfather لَكfor you
أَتَطمَعُ أَن تُخَلِّدَ لا أَبا لَك
أَمِنتَDo you feel safe مِنَfrom المَنِيَّةِdeath أَنthat تَبالَكovertake you (apparently intended: تَنالَك)
أَمِنتَ مِنَ المَنِيَّةِ أَن تَبالَك
Do you hope to live forever? May you be fatherless!
Do you feel safe from death overtaking you?
أَماTruly وَاللَهِby God إِنَّindeed لَهاit has رَسولاًa messenger
أَما وَاللَهِ إِنَّ لَها رَسولاً
وَأُقسِمُand I swear لَوif أَتاكَhe came to you لَماsurely not أَقالَكhe would spare you
وَأُقسِمُ لَو أَتاكَ لَما أَقالَك
Indeed, by God, death has a messenger,
and I swear, if he came to you, he would grant you no reprieve.
تَنَظَّرAwait حَيثُwherever كُنتَyou are قُدومَthe arrival of مَوتٍdeath
تَنَظَّر حَيثُ كُنتَ قُدومَ مَوتٍ
يُشَتِّتُscatters بَعدَafter جَمعِهِمُtheir gathering عِيالَكyour family
يُشَتِّتُ بَعدَ جَمعِهِمُ عِيالَك
Wherever you are, await the coming of death,
which scatters your family after they were gathered together.
كَأَنّيas though I بِالتُرابِwith the earth عَلَيكَover you رَدماًheaped up
كَأَنّي بِالتُرابِ عَلَيكَ رَدماً
وَبِالباكينَand with the mourners يَقتَسِمونَthey divide among themselves مالَكyour wealth
وَبِالباكينَ يَقتَسِمونَ مالَك
I can almost see the earth heaped over you,
and the mourners dividing up your wealth.
أَلاTake heed فَاِخرُجso leave مِنَfrom الدُنياthis world جَميعاًentirely
أَلا فَاِخرُج مِنَ الدُنيا جَميعاً
وَزَجِّand make do مِنَfrom المَعاشِlivelihood بِماwith whatever زَجاwas readily available لَكto you
وَزَجِّ مِنَ المَعاشِ بِما زَجا لَك
So renounce this world entirely,
and make do with whatever livelihood comes your way.
فَلَستَfor you are not مُخَلِّفاًleaving behind فيamong الناسِpeople شَيئاًanything
فَلَستَ مُخَلِّفاً في الناسِ شَيئاً
وَلاnor مُتَزَوِّداًtaking provisions إِلّاexcept فِعالَكyour deeds
وَلا مُتَزَوِّداً إِلّا فِعالَك
For you will leave nothing behind among people,
nor take any provision with you, except your deeds.
Sol 6.1