أَهلَO dwellers of القُبورِthe graves أَتَيتُكُمI have come to you أَتَحَسَّسُseeking tidings
أَهلَ القُبورِ أَتَيتُكُم أَتَحَسَّسُ
فَإِذاand behold جَماعَتُكُمyour company أَصَمُّdeaf وَأَخرَسُand mute
فَإِذا جَماعَتُكُم أَصَمُّ وَأَخرَسُ
O dwellers of the graves, I have come to you seeking tidings.
And behold, your company is deaf and mute.
إِنَّindeed اِمرَأًa man ذَكَرَremembered المَعادَthe Resurrection فَخافَهُand so feared it
إِنَّ اِمرَأً ذَكَرَ المَعادَ فَخافَهُ
لَأَحَظُsurely more fortunate مِمَّنthan one who لَمdid not يَخَفهُfear it وَأَكيَسُand wiser
لَأَحَظُ مِمَّن لَم يَخَفهُ وَأَكيَسُ
Indeed, a man who remembers the Resurrection and fears it
is surely more fortunate and wiser than one who does not fear it.
ياO أَيُّهاyou الرَجُلُthe man الحَريصُgreedy أَماdo you not تَرىsee
يا أَيُّها الرَجُلُ الحَريصُ أَما تَرى
أَعلامَthe landmarks of عُمرِكَyour life كُلَّevery يَومٍday تَدرُسُfade away
أَعلامَ عُمرِكَ كُلَّ يَومٍ تَدرُسُ
O greedy man, do you not see
the landmarks of your life fading every day?
بِكَover you لاno أَباfather لَكَfor you مُذsince خُلِقتَyou were created مُوَكِّلاًappointed
بِكَ لا أَبا لَكَ مُذ خُلِقتَ مُوَكِّلاً
مَلَكٌan angel يَعُدُّcounts عَلَيكَagainst you ماwhat تَتَنَفَّسُyou breathe
مَلَكٌ يَعُدُّ عَلَيكَ ما تَتَنَفَّسُ
Assigned to you—may you have no father!—since you were created
is an angel who counts against you every breath you take.
فَإِذاthen when اِنقَضىhas ended الأَجَلُthe allotted term الَّذيwhich أُجِّلتَهُyou were allotted it
فَإِذا اِنقَضى الأَجَلُ الَّذي أُجِّلتَهُ
وَمَضىand passed فَماthen there is no لَكَfor you بَعدَafter ذَلِكَthat مَحبِسُstay
وَمَضى فَما لَكَ بَعدَ ذَلِكَ مَحبِسُ
Then, when the term allotted you has ended
and passed, you have no further stay beyond that.
Sol 6.1