اِيأَسgive up hope مِنَin الناسِpeople وَاِرجُand hope in الواحِدَthe One الصَمَداthe Eternal Refuge
اِيأَس مِنَ الناسِ وَاِرجُ الواحِدَ الصَمَدا
فَإِنَّهُfor indeed He هُوَHe أَعلىgreatest مِنَّةًin bounty وَيَداand generosity of hand
فَإِنَّهُ هُوَ أَعلى مِنَّةً وَيَدا
Give up hope in people, and hope in the One, the Eternal Refuge;
for He is greatest in bounty and most generous of hand.
إِنif كانَis مَنone who نالَhas gained سُلطاناًpower فَسادَand thereby ruled بِهِthrough it
إِن كانَ مَن نالَ سُلطاناً فَسادَ بِهِ
مُستَيقِناًcertain أَنَّهُthat it يَبقىwill remain لَهُhis أَبَداforever
مُستَيقِناً أَنَّهُ يَبقى لَهُ أَبَدا
If one who has gained power and thereby come to rule
is certain that it will remain his forever,
فَقُلthen say لَهُto him تِهswagger فَقَدfor indeed أُعطيتَyou have been granted مَنزِلَةًa station
فَقُل لَهُ تِه فَقَد أُعطيتَ مَنزِلَةً
لَمdid not يُعطِهاgrant it اللَهُGod فيin تَدبيرِهِHis ordering أَحَداanyone
لَم يُعطِها اللَهُ في تَدبيرِهِ أَحَدا
then tell him: 'Swagger, for you have been granted a station
that God, in His ordering of things, has granted to no one.'
أَوor لاnot فَوَيحَكَthen woe to you لاdo not تَلعَبtoy بِنَفسِكَwith your own life إِذsince
أَو لا فَوَيحَكَ لا تَلعَب بِنَفسِكَ إِذ
لَمnot تَدرِyou know فيin اليَومِthe present day ماwhat يُقضىwill be decreed عَلَيكَfor you غَداtomorrow
لَم تَدرِ في اليَومِ ما يُقضى عَلَيكَ غَدا
Otherwise, woe to you! Do not toy with your own life, since
you do not know today what will be decreed for you tomorrow.
Sol 6.1