تَبّاًruin لِدُنياto a world ساحِرَهbewitching
تَبّاً لِدُنيا ساحِرَه
مِنَat الأَمانيthe hopes ساخِرَهmocking
مِنَ الأَماني ساخِرَه
A curse on a bewitching world,
Woe to the bewitching world
That mocks hopes,
Full of mocking desires,
وَأَنفُسٍand souls قَدindeed جَهِلَتdid not know
وَأَنفُسٍ قَد جَهِلَت
أَنَّthat النُفوسَthe souls عابِرَهpassing
أَنَّ النُفوسَ عابِرَه
And on souls that have not known
And souls that are ignorant
That souls are passing through.
That souls are only passing through.
أَماdo you not تَرىsee الدُنياthe world بِهاthrough them
أَما تَرى الدُنيا بِها
كَيفَhow تَبَدَّتappeared عامِرَهflourishing
كَيفَ تَبَدَّت عامِرَه
Do you not see the world, through them,
Do you not see that the world
How it has appeared so flourishing?
Has become fully inhabited?
طوبىblessedness لِعَينِfor an eye لَبِسَتput on
طوبى لِعَينِ لَبِسَت
ثوبَthe robe الدَياجيnight's darkness ساهِرهkeeping vigil
ثوبَ الدَياجي ساهِره
Blessed is an eye that has donned
Blessed are the eyes that don
The robe of night's darkness, keeping vigil,
The clothes of wakefulness at night
بِدَمعَةٍwith a tear فيon خَدِّهاits cheek
بِدَمعَةٍ في خَدِّها
وَبِخُشوعٍand with humble awe عائِرَهtearful
وَبِخُشوعٍ عائِرَه
With a tear upon its cheek,
With a teardrop on their cheek
And tearful in humble awe.
And devotion passing by.
تِلكَthose الوُجوهُthe faces الناضِرَهradiant
تِلكَ الوُجوهُ الناضِرَه
إِلىtoward الإِلَهِGod ناضِرَهradiant
إِلى الإِلَهِ ناضِرَه
Those radiant faces,
Those radiant faces
Radiant toward God,
Turning radiantly to God,
كَرَّتُهاtheir return مُربِحَةٌprofitable
كَرَّتُها مُربِحَةٌ
لَيسَتis not كَأُخرىlike another خاسِرهunprofitable
لَيسَت كَأُخرى خاسِره
Their return brings profit,
Profitably circling,
Unlike another that brings loss.
Not like others who lose.
تِلكَthose الوُجوهُthe faces الباسِرَهscowling
تِلكَ الوُجوهُ الباسِرَه
حَلَّتdescended عَلَيهاupon them الفاقِرَهthe crushing calamity
حَلَّت عَلَيها الفاقِرَه
Those scowling faces—
Those cheerful faces
The crushing calamity has befallen them.
That poverty has descended upon.
لَهاfor them قُلوبٌhearts تثَبَتَتgrew steadfast
لَها قُلوبٌ تثَبَتَت
وَهيَwhile they لِخَوفٍfrom fear طائِرَهtaking flight
وَهيَ لِخَوفٍ طائِرَه
They have hearts that have grown steadfast,
They have steadfast hearts
While they take flight in fear.
Though they are startled by fear.
إِنif جَهِلَتdid not know مَعادَهاtheir return
إِن جَهِلَت مَعادَها
فَالمَوتُthen death بابُthe gate الآخِرهthe Hereafter
فَالمَوتُ بابُ الآخِره
If they are ignorant of their return,
If they do not know their fate,
Then death is the gate to the Hereafter.
Then death is the final door.
مَوعِظَةٌan admonition ماnot عَدِمَتlacked
مَوعِظَةٌ ما عَدِمَت
إِلّاexcept القُلوبَthe hearts الحاضِرَهattentive
إِلّا القُلوبَ الحاضِرَه
An admonition lacking nothing
Advice is never lacking
Except attentive hearts.
Except to heedless hearts.
Sol 6.1