سُبحانَGlory be to رَبِّكَyour Lord ماnot أَراكَI see you تَتوبُyou repent
سُبحانَ رَبِّكَ ما أَراكَ تَتوبُ
وَالرَأسُand the head مِنكَof yours بِشَيبِهِwith its gray hair مَخضوبُdyed
وَالرَأسُ مِنكَ بِشَيبِهِ مَخضوبُ
Glory be to your Lord! I do not see you repent,
Glory to your Lord, how long will you refuse to repent
Though your head is dyed with gray hair.
While your head is sprinkled with gray hair
سُبحانَGlory be to رَبِّكَyour Lord ذيpossessor of الجَلالِmajesty أَماdo you not تَرىsee
سُبحانَ رَبِّكَ ذي الجَلالِ أَما تَرى
نُوَبَcalamities الزَمانِof time عَلَيكَupon you كَيفَhow تَنوبُbefall
نُوَبَ الزَمانِ عَلَيكَ كَيفَ تَنوبُ
Glory be to your Lord of Majesty! Do you not see
Glory to your Lord of Majesty, do you not see
How time's calamities befall you?
How the vicissitudes of time assail you continuously
سُبحانَGlory be to رَبِّكَyour Lord كَيفَhow يَغلِبُكَoverpowers you الهَوىdesire
سُبحانَ رَبِّكَ كَيفَ يَغلِبُكَ الهَوى
سُبحانَهُGlory be to Him إِنَّindeed الهَوىdesire لَغَلوبُsurely overpowering
سُبحانَهُ إِنَّ الهَوى لَغَلوبُ
Glory be to your Lord! How does desire overpower you?
Glory to your Lord, how does desire conquer you
Glory be to Him! Desire is indeed overpowering.
Glory to Him, verily desire is easily conquered
سُبحانَGlory be to رَبِّكَyour Lord ماnot تَزالُyou cease وَفيكَand in you عَنregarding
سُبحانَ رَبِّكَ ما تَزالُ وَفيكَ عَن
إِصلاحِreforming نَفسِكَyourself فَترَةٌlassitude وَنُكوبُand aversion
إِصلاحِ نَفسِكَ فَترَةٌ وَنُكوبُ
Glory be to your Lord! You still harbor, toward
Glory to your Lord, you persist in neglecting
Reforming yourself, lassitude and aversion.
Reforming yourself, sinking into languor and grief
سُبحانَGlory be to رَبِّكَyour Lord كَيفَhow يَلتَذُّtakes pleasure اِمرُؤٌa man
سُبحانَ رَبِّكَ كَيفَ يَلتَذُّ اِمرُؤٌ
بِالعَيشِin life وَهوَwhile he بِنَفسِهِfor his own life مَطلوبُpursued
بِالعَيشِ وَهوَ بِنَفسِهِ مَطلوبُ
Glory be to your Lord! How can a man take pleasure
Glory to your Lord, how can a man delight
In life, while he is pursued for his very life?
In living when he himself is wanted dead or alive
Sol 6.1