قُلsay لِأَهلِto the dwellers of القُبورِthe graves كَيفَhow وَجَدتُمyou found
قُل لِأَهلِ القُبورِ كَيفَ وَجَدتُم
طَعمَthe taste of مُرِّthe bitterness of البِلىdecay وَثِقلَand the weight of التُرابِthe earth
طَعمَ مُرِّ البِلى وَثِقلَ التُرابِ
Say to the dwellers of the graves: How did you find
Say to the people of the graves, how did you find
the bitter taste of decay and the weight of earth?
The bitter taste of decay and the heaviness of dust?
فيin بُيوتٍhouses سُقوفُهاtheir roofs اللَبنُmud bricks فيهاwithin them
في بُيوتٍ سُقوفُها اللَبنُ فيها
أَسكَنَlodged المَوتُdeath جَوفَهاtheir interiors أَحبابيmy loved ones
أَسكَنَ المَوتُ جَوفَها أَحبابي
In houses whose roofs are mud brick, where
In houses whose roofs were of clay,
death has lodged my loved ones in their depths.
Death dwelled in their insides, my loved ones.
وَأَتاهاand came to them البِلىdecay فَمَرَّthen passed عَلَيهاover them
وَأَتاها البِلى فَمَرَّ عَلَيها
فَأَبَتso they refused أَنto تَسيغَallow رَدَّthe return of الجَوابِthe answer
فَأَبَت أَن تَسيغَ رَدَّ الجَوابِ
And decay came to them, then passed over them,
And decay came upon them, passing over them,
so they refused to let an answer come forth.
So they refused to respond pleasantly.
أَكَلَate الدودُthe worms مِنfrom وُجوهٍfaces حِسانٍbeautiful
أَكَلَ الدودُ مِن وُجوهٍ حِسانٍ
لَمdid not تَزَلcease فيin غَضارَةٍfreshness وَشَبابِand youth
لَم تَزَل في غَضارَةٍ وَشَبابِ
Worms fed upon beautiful faces
The worms ate from beautiful faces
that had always been fresh and youthful.
That did not cease to be blooming and youthful.
بَدَّدَscattered المَوتُdeath شَملَهُمtheir company فَتَنادَواso they called to one another
بَدَّدَ المَوتُ شَملَهُم فَتَنادَوا
بِنَزالٍwith a call to descend إِلىto بُيوتٍhouses خَرابِruined
بِنَزالٍ إِلى بُيوتٍ خَرابِ
Death scattered their company, so they called to one another
Death scattered their gathering, so they called out
to descend into ruined houses.
To dwellings reduced to ruins.
فَلَهُso to Him الحَمدُpraise إِذsince قَضاهُHe decreed it عَلَيناupon us
فَلَهُ الحَمدُ إِذ قَضاهُ عَلَينا
مُنزِلِthe One who sends down القَطرِrain مِنfrom مُتونِthe backs of السَحابِthe clouds
مُنزِلِ القَطرِ مِن مُتونِ السَحابِ
So praise be to Him, since He decreed it upon us,
So to Him is praise, when He decreed upon us
the One who sends down rain from the backs of clouds.
The Sender down of rain from the clouds' undersides.
Sol 6.1