ماhow أَقرَبَnear المَوتَdeath جَدّاvery
ما أَقرَبَ المَوتَ جَدّا
أَتاكَit has come to you يَشتَدُّit rushes شَدّاa swift rush
أَتاكَ يَشتَدُّ شَدّا
How very near death is!
How near is death, so near!
It has come to you, rushing swiftly.
It comes to you with all its force.
ياO مَنone who يُراحُis visited in the evening عَلَيهِupon him
يا مَن يُراحُ عَلَيهِ
بِالمَوتِwith death طَوراًat times وَيُغدىand is visited in the morning
بِالمَوتِ طَوراً وَيُغدى
O you who are visited in the evening
O you, who takes comfort
By death, at times, and in the morning—
In death at times, and rises at dawn.
هَلquestion marker تَستَطيعُyou are able لِماfor what قَدalready
هَل تَستَطيعُ لِما قَد
مَضىhas passed مِنَof العَيشِlife رَدّاa return
مَضى مِنَ العَيشِ رَدّا
Can you, for what has already
Can you make up for the life
Passed of life, bring about a return?
That has passed, and get it back?
الغَيُّerror أَوضَحُclearer مِنthan أَنthat
الغَيُّ أَوضَحُ مِن أَن
يَراهُhe sees it ذوone possessed of العَقلِreason رُشداright guidance
يَراهُ ذو العَقلِ رُشدا
Error is too obvious for
Wisdom is clearer than
A person of reason to see it as right guidance.
The wise can see it.
سامِحtreat leniently أُمورَكَyour affairs رِفقاًwith gentleness
سامِح أُمورَكَ رِفقاً
وَاجعَلand make مَعاشَكَyour way of life قَصداmoderate
وَاجعَل مَعاشَكَ قَصدا
Treat your affairs gently,
Be gentle with your affairs,
And keep your way of life moderate.
And make your life balanced.
مِنpart of حَزمِprudence رَأيِكَyour judgment أَلّاnot to
مِن حَزمِ رَأيِكَ أَلّا
تَكونَyou be لِلمالِto wealth عَبداa slave
تَكونَ لِلمالِ عَبدا
It is part of your sound judgment not to
With the wisdom of your opinion, do not
Be a slave to wealth.
Become a slave to money.
ماwhatever تَأتِهِyou do it مِنof جَميلٍa good deed
ما تَأتِهِ مِن جَميلٍ
يُكسِبكَearns you أَجراًa reward وَحَمداand praise
يُكسِبكَ أَجراً وَحَمدا
Whatever good deed you perform
Any good that comes to you
Earns you reward and praise.
Will bring you reward and praise.
تَموتُyou die فَرداًalone وَتَأتيand you come
تَموتُ فَرداً وَتَأتي
يَومَthe Day القِيامَةِof Resurrection فَرداalone
يَومَ القِيامَةِ فَردا
You die alone, and you will come
You will die alone and come
On the Day of Resurrection, alone.
On Judgement Day alone.
طوبىblessedness لِعَبدٍfor a servant تَقيٍّpious
طوبى لِعَبدٍ تَقيٍّ
لَمdid not يَألُspare فيin الخَيرِgood جُهداeffort
لَم يَألُ في الخَيرِ جُهدا
Blessed is a pious servant
Happy is the pious servant
Who has spared no effort in doing good.
Who does not tire of doing good.
Sol 6.1