الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God ماnot فيon الأَرضِthe earth وادِعَةٌa creature at ease
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ ما في الأَرضِ وادِعَةٌ
كُلُّall البَرِيَّةِcreation فيin هَمٍّdistress وَتَعذيبِand torment
كُلُّ البَرِيَّةِ في هَمٍّ وَتَعذيبِ
Praise be to God: no creature on earth is at ease.
All creation is in distress and torment.
جاءَcame النَبِيُّthe Prophet بِحَقٍّwith truth كَيin order to يُهَذِّبَكُمrefine you
جاءَ النَبِيُّ بِحَقٍّ كَي يُهَذِّبَكُم
فَهَلso has? أَحَسَّfelt لَكُمof yours طَبعٌa natural disposition بِتَهذيبِof refinement
فَهَل أَحَسَّ لَكُم طَبعٌ بِتَهذيبِ
The Prophet came with truth to refine you.
So has your nature felt any refinement?
عَودٌan experienced elder يُصَدِّقُbelieves أَوor غِرٌّa naïve person يُكَذِّبُdisbelieves أَوor
عَودٌ يُصَدِّقُ أَو غِرٌّ يُكَذِّبُ أَو
مُرَدَّدٌone wavering بَينَbetween تَصديقٍbelief وَتَكذيبِand disbelief
مُرَدَّدٌ بَينَ تَصديقٍ وَتَكذيبِ
An experienced man believes, or a naïve one disbelieves, or
one wavers between belief and disbelief.
وَلَوand if عَلِمتُمyou knew بِداءِof the affliction الذِئبِof the wolf مِنfrom سَغَبٍhunger
وَلَو عَلِمتُم بِداءِ الذِئبِ مِن سَغَبٍ
إِذاًthen لَسامَحتُمُyou would have given freely بِالشَاةِwith the sheep لِلذيبِto the wolf
إِذاً لَسامَحتُمُ بِالشَاةِ لِلذيبِ
And had you known how hunger afflicts the wolf,
then you would have freely given the sheep to the wolf.
Sol 6.1