تزودtake provisions منfrom الدنياthis world فإنكfor you are indeed راحلdeparting
تزود من الدنيا فإنك راحل
وبادرand hasten فإنfor indeed الموتdeath لاno شكdoubt نازلdescending
وبادر فإن الموت لا شك نازل
Take provision from this world, for you are departing;
Take provisions from this world, for you are departing.
and hasten, for death, without a doubt, is descending.
And hasten, for death will descend without a doubt.
نجاتكyour deliverance فيin الدنياthis world غرورdelusion وحسرةand regret
نجاتك في الدنيا غرور وحسرة
وحزنكand your sorrow فيin الدنياthis world محالabsurd وباطلand vain
وحزنك في الدنيا محال وباطل
Your deliverance in this world is delusion and bitter regret,
Your deliverance in this world is delusion and regret.
and your sorrow in this world is absurd and vain.
And your sorrow in this world is absurd and vain.
ألاbehold إنماonly الدنياthis world كمنزلlike the lodging of راكبa rider
ألا إنما الدنيا كمنزل راكب
أراحhe rested عشياin the evening وهوand he فيin الصبحthe morning راحلdeparting
أراح عشيا وهو في الصبح راحل
Behold, this world is only like a rider’s lodging:
Behold, this world is only like a rider's lodging:
he halts there at evening, then at dawn moves on.
He rested in the evening, and in the morning he departs.
ولوand if يعلمknows الإنسانthe human being ماwhat يلتقيhe encounters غداtomorrow
ولو يعلم الإنسان ما يلتقي غدا
بدارin the abode of البقاeternity ماnot غداhe would become للشرfor evil فاعلa doer
بدار البقا ما غدا للشر فاعل
If only humankind knew what they would meet tomorrow
And if man knew what he would encounter tomorrow
in the Abode Everlasting, they would not go forth to do evil.
In the abode of eternity, he would not become a doer of evil.
ألاbehold إنماonly الدنياthis world كفخlike a trap مطوقencircled
ألا إنما الدنيا كفخ مطوق
محبةlove ليشتاقوكso that they may long for you فيهin it آكلa devourer
محبة ليشتاقوك فيه آكل
Behold, this world is only like a trap fitted with a noose—
Behold, this world is only like a trap encircled
love, so they may long for you within it, with food as bait.
With love, so that they may long for you; within it is a devourer.
Sol 6.1