عَصرُa time of شِتاءٍwinter وَعَصرُand a time of قَيظٍsummer heat
عَصرُ شِتاءٍ وَعَصرُ قَيظٍ
وَعيدُand the feast of فِطرٍfast-breaking وَعيدُand the feast of نَحرِsacrifice
وَعيدُ فِطرٍ وَعيدُ نَحرِ
A time of winter and a time of summer heat,
And the feast of fast-breaking and the feast of sacrifice,
وَيَومُand a day of نُعمىbliss وَيَومُand a day of بُؤسٍmisery
وَيَومُ نُعمى وَيَومُ بُؤسٍ
وَنَحنُand we فيin خُدعَةٍdeception وَسِحرِand enchantment
وَنَحنُ في خُدعَةٍ وَسِحرِ
And a day of bliss and a day of misery,
And we are amid deception and enchantment.
كَأَنَّناas though we وَالزَمانُwhile time يَمضيpasses
كَأَنَّنا وَالزَمانُ يَمضي
رَكبُpassengers سَفينٍships بِلُجِّin the deep waters of بَحرِa sea
رَكبُ سَفينٍ بِلُجِّ بَحرِ
As though we, while time passes,
Were passengers aboard ships on the deep sea.
ياO طِفلُchild حَلَّتhave descended بِكَupon you الرَزاياthe calamities
يا طِفلُ حَلَّت بِكَ الرَزايا
فَأَنتَso you are مِنهاbecause of them صَريمُone cut down سَحرِdawn
فَأَنتَ مِنها صَريمُ سَحرِ
O child, calamities have descended upon you,
So they have left you cut down at dawn.
بِأَيِّfor what ذَنبٍsin أُخِذتَyou were taken فيناamong us
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ أُخِذتَ فينا
لَمdid not تَجنِyou commit a wrong إِلّاexcept كَذَنبِlike the wrong of صُحرِṢuḥr
لَم تَجنِ إِلّا كَذَنبِ صُحرِ
For what sin were you taken from our midst?
You committed no wrong save a wrong like Ṣuḥr's.
Sol 6.1