لَقَدindeed جاءَcame قَومٌpeople يَدَّعونَthey claim فَضيلَةًvirtue
لَقَد جاءَ قَومٌ يَدَّعونَ فَضيلَةً
وَكُلُّهُمُand each of them يَبغيseeks لِمُهجَتِهِfor his soul نَفعاbenefit
وَكُلُّهُمُ يَبغي لِمُهجَتِهِ نَفعا
Indeed, people have come claiming virtue,
And each of them seeks benefit for his own soul.
وَماand not اِنخَفَضواthey lowered themselves كَيin order to يَرفَعوكُمthey might raise you وَإِنَّماbut rather
وَما اِنخَفَضوا كَي يَرفَعوكُم وَإِنَّما
رأواthey saw خَفضَكُمyour abasement طولَthroughout الحَياةِlife لَهُمfor them رَفعاelevation
رأوا خَفضَكُم طولَ الحَياةِ لَهُم رَفعا
They did not lower themselves to raise you; rather,
They saw your lifelong abasement as their own elevation.
وَماand not ثَبَّتواthey established مِنany شاهِدٍevidence يُهتَدىone is guided بِهِby it
وَما ثَبَّتوا مِن شاهِدٍ يُهتَدى بِهِ
فَإِنso if لَزَمواthey persist in دَعواهُمُtheir claim فَاِلزَمواthen persist in الدَفعاrefutation
فَإِن لَزَموا دَعواهُمُ فَاِلزَموا الدَفعا
And they have established no evidence by which one may be guided;
So if they persist in their claim, persist in refuting it.
نَدينُwe profess faith بِأَنَّin the belief that اللَهَGod وِترٌOne, without a counterpart وَخَوفُهُand fear of Him
نَدينُ بِأَنَّ اللَهَ وِترٌ وَخَوفُهُ
رَشادٌright guidance فَصَلّواso pray الوَتَرَthe odd-numbered prayer فيin الدَهرِtime وَالشَفَعاand the even-numbered prayer
رَشادٌ فَصَلّوا الوَتَرَ في الدَهرِ وَالشَفَعا
We believe that God is One, and fear of Him
Is right guidance; so offer odd and even prayers throughout life.
وَدُنياكُمُand your world الدارُthe abode الَّتيthat ماnot تَضَمَّنَتhas sheltered
وَدُنياكُمُ الدارُ الَّتي ما تَضَمَّنَت
زَكيّاًa virtuous person فَلاso do not تَبكواweep أَثافِيَّهاits hearthstones السُفعاblackened
زَكيّاً فَلا تَبكوا أَثافِيَّها السُفعا
And your world is the abode that has never sheltered
A virtuous person; so do not weep over its blackened hearthstones.
Sol 6.1