ماwhatever; that which خمرintoxicates or clouds العقلthe mind; reason فهوthen it is خمرwine; an intoxicant
ما خمر العقل فهو خمر
والخمرand wine عندin the judgment of; to اللبيبthe discerning, intelligent person جمرburning embers; fire
والخمر عند اللبيب جمر
Whatever intoxicates the mind is wine;
and wine, to the discerning, is fire.
جماعthe sum and compendium إثمof sin غَولٌa ghoul; a deadly destroyer لوفدٍto a company that gathers
جماع إثم غَولٌ لوفدٍ
بأسaffliction; violence وبؤسand misery ضرharm; adversity وضرّand injury; hurt
بأس وبؤس ضر وضرّ
The sum of sin, a ghoul to every company:
affliction and misery, harm and hurt.
ياO, vocative particle شاربdrinker; one who drinks الخمرwine مستسراًsecretly; while hiding it
يا شارب الخمر مستسراً
ماthere is no; nothing is دونapart from or concealed from ربِّthe Lord of العبادall people; God's servants سرّsecret
ما دون ربِّ العباد سرّ
O you who drink wine in secret,
no secret is hidden from the Lord of all people.
لاdo not تسدلdraw or let down like a curtain السرّsecrecy; the secret ماthere is no علىover; covering منone who; whoever
لا تسدل السرّ ما على من
يعصيdisobeys إلهthe God of السَّماءheaven سترveil; concealing cover
يعصي إله السَّماء ستر
Do not draw secrecy down like a curtain: over one who
disobeys the God of heaven, there is no veil.
واذكرand remember إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle reinforcing “when” الحياةlife ولَّتturned away; departed
واذكر إذا ما الحياة ولَّت
وحانand drew near موتdeath وتمَّand came to an end عمرa lifetime
وحان موت وتمَّ عمر
Remember when life turns away,
when death draws near and a lifetime ends;
وجاءand came موتdeath وجاءand came قبرthe grave
وجاء موت وجاء قبر
وجاءand came بعثresurrection from the dead وجاءand came حشرthe gathering for Judgment
وجاء بعث وجاء حشر
when death comes and the grave comes,
when resurrection comes and the gathering comes,
واجتمعand assembled الناسُall people فيon; in صعيدٍan open, level plain
واجتمع الناسُ في صعيدٍ
والنَّهيُand the prohibition نهيis an absolute prohibition والأمرand the command أمرis an absolute command
والنَّهيُ نهي والأمر أمر
and all people assemble on one open plain;
when prohibition is absolute, and command is absolute;
والنارand the Fire of Hell قدalready; indeed سُعِّرتwas fiercely kindled وقالتand it said
والنار قد سُعِّرت وقالت
هلis there? منany; some مزيدmore فقيلthen it was said فقيلthen it was said again صبرendurance; endure patiently
هل من مزيد فقيل فقيل صبر
when the Fire has been fiercely kindled and says,
“Is there any more?” Then it is said—said again: “Endure.”
هناكthere; at that final reckoning تلقىyou will encounter or taste لذيذthe sweetness; what seemed pleasurable ماof what قدalready; indeed
هناك تلقى لذيذ ما قد
جنيتyou reaped; earned by your deeds منof; through الإثموهوsin—and it is مرّbitter; grievous
جنيت من الإثموهو مرّ
There you will taste the sweetness of what you have
reaped in sin—yet it is bitter.
أيُّwhat; what kind of مقامrefuge; place to stand إنif لمnot يكنthere is; exists منfrom
أيُّ مقام إن لم يكن من
غافرthe Forgiver; God who grants pardon كلِّevery; all of الذُّنوبsins غفرforgiveness; pardon
غافر كلِّ الذُّنوب غفر
What refuge remains, if there comes no
forgiveness from the Forgiver of every sin?
Sol 5.6