ياO راكِبَrider of الغَيِّerror غَيرَnot مُتَّئِدِdeliberate
يا راكِبَ الغَيِّ غَيرَ مُتَّئِدِ
شَتّانَhow far apart بَينَbetween الضَلالِmisguidance وَالرَشَدِand right guidance
شَتّانَ بَينَ الضَلالِ وَالرَشَدِ
O rider of error, acting without deliberation,
O rider of folly, not guided aright
How far apart are misguidance and right guidance!
How vast the difference 'twixt misguidance and right
حَسبُكَenough for you ماwhat قَدalready أَتَيتَyou have done مُعتَمِداًdeliberately
حَسبُكَ ما قَد أَتَيتَ مُعتَمِداً
فَاِستَغفِرِso seek forgiveness from اللَهَGod ثُمَّthen لاdo not تَعُدِreturn
فَاِستَغفِرِ اللَهَ ثُمَّ لا تَعُدِ
Let what you have already done deliberately suffice;
Suffice you what you have done, misled
So ask God for forgiveness, then do not return to it.
So seek God's forgiveness, then sin no more
ياO ذاyou الَّذيwho نَقصُهُhis decrease زِيادَتُهُhis increase
يا ذا الَّذي نَقصُهُ زِيادَتُهُ
إِنif كُنتَyou were لَمdid not تَنتَقِصyou diminish فَلَمthen did not تَزِدِyou increase
إِن كُنتَ لَم تَنتَقِص فَلَم تَزِدِ
O you whose decrease is your increase,
O you whose increase is but decrease!
If you have not diminished, then you have not increased.
If you but lessen not, you shall not increase
عَجِبتُI marveled مِنat آمِلٍone who hopes وَواعِظُهُand his admonisher الthe
عَجِبتُ مِن آمِلٍ وَواعِظُهُ ال
مَوتُdeath فَلَمyet did not يَتَّعِظhe takes heed وَلَمand did not يَكَدِhe comes close
مَوتُ فَلَم يَتَّعِظ وَلَم يَكَدِ
I marveled at one who hopes, though his admonisher is
I wonder at one hopeful, his warner Death
death—yet he took no warning, nor even came close.
Yet heeds not, nor strives as he ought
ماhow أَسرَعَswift اللَيلَthe night وَالنَهارَand the day بِساwith hours (beginning)
ما أَسرَعَ اللَيلَ وَالنَهارَ بِسا
عاتٍhours (ending) قِصارٍshort تَأتيcome عَلىupon الأَمَدِthe allotted span
عاتٍ قِصارٍ تَأتي عَلى الأَمَدِ
How swiftly night and day pass, with
How swift are night and day with moments brief
short hours that consume the allotted span!
That come upon hopes however long drawn
لَيَجرِيَنَّwill surely befall البَلىdecay عَلَيناupon us بِماjust as
لَيَجرِيَنَّ البَلى عَلَينا بِما
كانَhad جَرىbefallen قَبلَناbefore us عَلىupon لُبَدِLubad
كانَ جَرى قَبلَنا عَلى لُبَدِ
Decay will surely befall us just as
Old age shall surely beset us with what
it befell Lubad before our time.
Befell those before on the aged earth
ياO مَوتُDeath ياO مَوتُDeath كَمhow many أَخيa brother of ثِقَةٍtrust
يا مَوتُ يا مَوتُ كَم أَخي ثِقَةٍ
كَلَّفَنيcharged me غَمضَclosing عَينِهِhis eye بِيَديwith my hand
كَلَّفَني غَمضَ عَينِهِ بِيَدي
O Death, O Death, how many a trusted brother
O Death, O Death, how many a trusted friend
has made me close his eyes with my own hand!
Has charged me, closing his eyes by my hand
ياO مَوتُDeath ياO مَوتُDeath كَمhow much أَضَفتَyou added إِلىto الthe
يا مَوتُ يا مَوتُ كَم أَضَفتَ إِلى ال
قِلَّةِscarcity مِنof ثَروَةٍwealth وَمِنand of كَبِدِa liver
قِلَّةِ مِن ثَروَةٍ وَمِن كَبِدِ
O Death, O Death, how much have you added to
O Death, O Death, how much have you added
scarcity—of wealth and of livers!
To paucity of wealth and of heart grieved
ياO مَوتُDeath ياO مَوتُDeath كَمhow many لِوَخزِكَfrom your piercing مِنof
يا مَوتُ يا مَوتُ كَم لِوَخزِكَ مِن
قَلبٍa heart جَريحٍwounded يَدمىbleeds وَمِنand of كَبِدِa liver
قَلبٍ جَريحٍ يَدمى وَمِن كَبِدِ
O Death, O Death, how many suffer your piercing—
O Death, O Death, how many a wounded heart
wounded hearts that bleed, and livers!
Bleeds and how many a liver pained by your sting
ياO مَوتُDeath ياO مَوتُDeath صَبَّحَتناgreeted us at dawn بِكَwith you الthe
يا مَوتُ يا مَوتُ صَبَّحَتنا بِكَ ال
شَمسُsun وَمَسَّتand greeted at dusk كَواكِبُstars الأَسَدِLeo (the Lion)
شَمسُ وَمَسَّت كَواكِبُ الأَسَدِ
O Death, O Death, you were brought to us at dawn by the
O Death, O Death, the sun rose upon us by you
sun, and at dusk by the stars of Leo.
And stars of Leo set 'neath your embrace
ياO مَوتُDeath ياO مَوتُDeath لاnot أَراكَI see you مِنَamong الthe
يا مَوتُ يا مَوتُ لا أَراكَ مِنَ ال
خَلقِcreation جَميعاًall تُبقيyou spare عَلىupon أَحَدِanyone
خَلقِ جَميعاً تُبقي عَلى أَحَدِ
O Death, O Death, I do not see you, among
O Death, O Death, I see none in creation
all creation, sparing anyone.
You spare, leaving on earth anyone
الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God دائِماًalways أَبَداًforever
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ دائِماً أَبَداً
قَدmay يَصِفُdescribes القَصدَmoderation غَيرَnot مُقتَصِدِmoderate
قَد يَصِفُ القَصدَ غَيرَ مُقتَصِدِ
Praise be to God, always and forever.
Praise be to God, for ever and aye
One who is not moderate may describe moderation.
The rightly guided may miss the right way
مَنwhoever يَستَنِرseeks light بِالهُدىthrough guidance يُنِرهُillumines him وَمَنand whoever
مَن يَستَنِر بِالهُدى يُنِرهُ وَمَن
يَبغِseeks إِلىtoward اللَهِGod مَطلَباًa way يَجِدِfinds
يَبغِ إِلى اللَهِ مَطلَباً يَجِدِ
Whoever seeks light through guidance will be illumined; and whoever
Whoso seeks light, is lit up by its glow
seeks a way to God will find it.
Whoso longs for God, shall find and shall know
Sol 6.1