لِلَّهِ دَرُّ ذَوي العُقولِ المُشعِباتِ

لِلَّهِ دَرُّ ذَوي العُقولِ المُشعِباتِ

أَخَذوا جَميعاً في حَديثِ التُرُّهاتِ

أَخَذوا جَميعاً في حَديثِ التُرُّهاتِ

God bless those with branching minds!

Praise be to God, Lord of insightful minds

They have all taken to talking nonsense.

They have all begun talking nonsense

وَأَما وَرَبِّ المَسجِدَينِ كِلَيهِما

وَأَما وَرَبِّ المَسجِدَينِ كِلَيهِما

وَأَما وَرَبِّ مِنىً وَرَبِّ الراقِصاتِ

وَأَما وَرَبِّ مِنىً وَرَبِّ الراقِصاتِ

And indeed, by the Lord of the two mosques, both of them,

By the Lord of the Two Holy Mosques and everything between them

And indeed, by the Lord of Mina and the Lord of the swift-stepping camels,

By the Lord of Mina, the whirling dancers

وَأَما وَرَبِّ البَيتِ ذي الأَستارِ وَالـ

وَأَما وَرَبِّ البَيتِ ذي الأَستارِ وَالـ

ـمَسعى وَزَمزَمَ وَالهَدايا المُشعَراتِ

ـمَسعى وَزَمزَمَ وَالهَدايا المُشعَراتِ

And indeed, by the Lord of the House with its curtains, and of

By the Lord of the House with curtains and pilgrims

the ritual running-place, Zamzam, and the marked sacrificial offerings,

Circling as-Safa and as-Marwah and rushing pilgrims

إِنَّ الَّذي خُلِقَت لَهُ الدُنيا وَما

إِنَّ الَّذي خُلِقَت لَهُ الدُنيا وَما

فيها لَنازِلَةٌ تَجِلُّ عَنِ الصِفاتِ

فيها لَنازِلَةٌ تَجِلُّ عَنِ الصِفاتِ

Indeed, that for which the world was created, and all

Indeed, He for whom the world and everything in it was created

within it, is surely a calamity beyond description.

Is far above any attributes

فَليَنظُرِ الرَجُلُ اللَبيبُ لِنَفسِهِ

فَليَنظُرِ الرَجُلُ اللَبيبُ لِنَفسِهِ

فَجَميعُ ما هُوَ كائِنٌ لا بُدَّ آتِ

فَجَميعُ ما هُوَ كائِنٌ لا بُدَّ آتِ

So let the discerning man take thought for himself;

So let the wise man look after himself

For all that is to be must inevitably come.

For everything to come is surely coming

عِش ما بَدا لَكَ أَن تَعيشَ بِغَبطَةٍ

عِش ما بَدا لَكَ أَن تَعيشَ بِغَبطَةٍ

ما أَقرَبَ المَحيا الطَويلِ مِنَ المَماتِ

ما أَقرَبَ المَحيا الطَويلِ مِنَ المَماتِ

Live as long as you wish to live in bliss;

Live happily as long as you live

How close a long life is to death!

For the long life is so near death

فَتَجافَ عَن دارِ الغُرورِ وَعَن دَوا

فَتَجافَ عَن دارِ الغُرورِ وَعَن دَوا

عيها وَكُن مُتَوَقِّعاً لِلحادِثاتِ

عيها وَكُن مُتَوَقِّعاً لِلحادِثاتِ

So turn away from the abode of delusion and from its

Turn away from the house of deceit

enticements, and be watchful for calamities.

And its patrons, and expect misfortunes

أَينَ المُلوكُ ذَوُو المَنابِرِ وَالدَسا

أَينَ المُلوكُ ذَوُو المَنابِرِ وَالدَسا

كِرِ وَالعَساكِرِ وَالقُصورِ المُشرِفاتِ

كِرِ وَالعَساكِرِ وَالقُصورِ المُشرِفاتِ

Where are the kings, masters of pulpits and

Where are the kings with pulpits, armies,

estates, armies, and towering palaces,

And lofty palaces?

وَالمُلهِياتُ فَمَن لَها وَالغادِيا

وَالمُلهِياتُ فَمَن لَها وَالغادِيا

تُ الرائِحاتُ مِنَ الجِيادِ الصافِناتِ

تُ الرائِحاتُ مِنَ الجِيادِ الصافِناتِ

and diversions—who has them now?—and those going out at dawn

And the entertainers - who needs them now?

and returning at evening, among the fine steeds poised at rest?

The horses swift as the wind - where are they heading?

هُم بَينَ أَطباقِ التُرابِ فَنادِهِم

هُم بَينَ أَطباقِ التُرابِ فَنادِهِم

أَهلَ الدِيارِ الخالِياتِ الخاوِياتِ

أَهلَ الدِيارِ الخالِياتِ الخاوِياتِ

They lie between layers of earth; so call to them:

They lie between layers of dust - call them!

O inhabitants of empty, desolate dwellings!

O people of the empty, deserted ruins

هَل فيكُمُ مِن مُخبِرٍ حَيثُ اِستَقَر

هَل فيكُمُ مِن مُخبِرٍ حَيثُ اِستَقَر

رَ قَرارُ أَرواحِ العِظامِ البالِياتِ

رَ قَرارُ أَرواحِ العِظامِ البالِياتِ

Is there anyone among you who can tell where lies

Is there anyone among you who can tell us

the resting place of the spirits of the decaying bones?

Where the spirits of the wasted bones have settled?

فَلَقَلَّ ما لَبِثَ العَوائِدُ بَعدَكُم

فَلَقَلَّ ما لَبِثَ العَوائِدُ بَعدَكُم

وَلَقَلَّ ما ذَرَفَت عُيونُ الباكِياتِ

وَلَقَلَّ ما ذَرَفَت عُيونُ الباكِياتِ

For the visiting women lingered only briefly after you,

Soon after you, few shall return

and the weeping women's eyes shed only a few tears.

And few shall shed tears

وَالدَهرُ لا يُبقي عَلى نَكَباتِهِ

وَالدَهرُ لا يُبقي عَلى نَكَباتِهِ

صُمَّ الجِبالِ الراسِياتِ الشامِخاتِ

صُمَّ الجِبالِ الراسِياتِ الشامِخاتِ

And time, amid its calamities, does not spare

Time spares none in its afflictions

the solid, firmly rooted, towering mountains.

Not even mountains firm and towering

مَن كانَ يَخشى اللَهَ أَصبَحَ رَحمَةً

مَن كانَ يَخشى اللَهَ أَصبَحَ رَحمَةً

لِلمُؤمِنينَ وَرَحمَةً لِلمُؤمِناتِ

لِلمُؤمِنينَ وَرَحمَةً لِلمُؤمِناتِ

Whoever fears God becomes a mercy

Whoever fears God will be a mercy

to believing men, and a mercy to believing women.

To all believers, men and women

وَإِذا أَرَدتَ ذَخيرَةً تَبقى فَنا

وَإِذا أَرَدتَ ذَخيرَةً تَبقى فَنا

فِس في اِدِّخارِ الباقِياتِ الصالِحاتِ

فِس في اِدِّخارِ الباقِياتِ الصالِحاتِ

And if you desire a treasure that endures, then

If you want lasting treasures

vie in storing up lasting righteous deeds.

Strive to build up good deeds

وَخَفِ القِيامَةَ ما اِستَطَعتَ فَإِنَّما

وَخَفِ القِيامَةَ ما اِستَطَعتَ فَإِنَّما

يَومُ القِيامَةَ يَومُ كَشفِ المُخبَآتِ

يَومُ القِيامَةَ يَومُ كَشفِ المُخبَآتِ

And fear the Resurrection as much as you can, for indeed

Fear the Day of Resurrection as best you can

the Day of Resurrection is the day when hidden things are laid bare.

For it is the day when all secrets are tested