أُريدI desire مِنfrom الدُنياthis world ثَلاثاًthree things وَإِنَّهاand indeed they are
أُريد مِن الدُنيا ثَلاثاً وَإِنَّها
لغايَةُtruly the utmost مَطلوبٍwhat is sought لِمَنfor whoever هُوَhe طالِبُa seeker
لغايَةُ مَطلوبٍ لِمَن هُوَ طالِبُ
I desire three things from this world, and indeed they are
the utmost that any seeker could desire:
تِلاوَةُrecitation قُرآنٍof the Qur’an وَنَفسٌand a soul عَفيفَةٌchaste
تِلاوَةُ قُرآنٍ وَنَفسٌ عَفيفَةٌ
وإكثارُand multiplying أعمالٍdeeds عَلَيهاin them أُواظِبُI persevere
وإكثارُ أعمالٍ عَلَيها أُواظِبُ
recitation of the Qur’an and a chaste soul,
and an abundance of deeds in which I persevere.
Sol 6.1