عَزَّexalted is الَّذيHe who بِالمَوتِthrough death رَدَّrendered غَنِيَّناour rich man
عَزَّ الَّذي بِالمَوتِ رَدَّ غَنِيَّنا
كَفَقيرِناlike our poor man وَمُقيمَناand our settled man كَالراحِلِlike the traveler
كَفَقيرِنا وَمُقيمَنا كَالراحِلِ
Exalted is He who, through death, made our rich man
Like our poor man, and our settled man like the traveler.
ماhow أَسرَعَswift التَغيِيرَthe change إِنif مَرِهَbecame bleary-eyed without kohl الفَلاthe desert
ما أَسرَعَ التَغيِيرَ إِن مَرِهَ الفَلا
بِسَرابِهِwith its mirage فَاللَيلُthen night إِثمِدُantimony kohl كاحِلِa kohl-applier
بِسَرابِهِ فَاللَيلُ إِثمِدُ كاحِلِ
How swift is change! If the desert grows bleary-eyed
With its mirage, then night is an eye-painter's kohl.
أَعياproved beyond reach الخَلاصُdeliverance مِنَfrom السَقامِsickness وَصورَةُand the form of الthe
أَعيا الخَلاصُ مِنَ السَقامِ وَصورَةُ ال
قَمَرِmoon المُنيرِthe radiant إِلىto هِلالٍa crescent ناحِلِgaunt
قَمَرِ المُنيرِ إِلى هِلالٍ ناحِلِ
Escape from sickness is beyond reach, and the form of the
Radiant moon dwindles to a gaunt crescent.
أَعَجِبتَdid you marvel لِلطِفلِat the child الوَليدِthe newborn بِمَهدِهِin his cradle
أَعَجِبتَ لِلطِفلِ الوَليدِ بِمَهدِهِ
لَمdid not يَخطُtake a step كَيفَhow سَرىjourneyed by night بِغَيرِwithout رَواحِلِmounts
لَم يَخطُ كَيفَ سَرى بِغَيرِ رَواحِلِ
Did you marvel at the newborn child in his cradle?
He had not taken a step—how did he journey by night without mounts?
قَدindeed عاشَhe lived يَومَيهِhis two days وَعُمِّرَand was granted life ثالِثاًa third day
قَد عاشَ يَومَيهِ وَعُمِّرَ ثالِثاً
ثُمَّthen اِستَراحَhe rested مِنَfrom المَدىthe span المُتَماحِلِlong-drawn-out
ثُمَّ اِستَراحَ مِنَ المَدى المُتَماحِلِ
He lived his two days and was granted life for a third,
Then found rest from life's long-drawn-out span.
كَمhow many سارَtraveled مِنof سَنَةٍa year أَبوهُhis father فَياso, oh! لَهُfor him
كَم سارَ مِن سَنَةٍ أَبوهُ فَيا لَهُ
قَطَعَhe crossed المَسافَةَthe distance فيin ثَلاثِthree مَراحِلِstages
قَطَعَ المَسافَةَ في ثَلاثِ مَراحِلِ
How many years his father traveled—yet marvel at him:
He crossed the distance in three stages.
رُفِعَتwere raised لَهُfor him لُجَجُdeep waters of البِحارِthe seas فَعامَهاand so he swam across them
رُفِعَت لَهُ لُجَجُ البِحارِ فَعامَها
وَنَجاand he escaped وَأَصبَحَand became سالِماًsafe بِالساحِلِat the shore
وَنَجا وَأَصبَحَ سالِماً بِالساحِلِ
The seas' deep waters were raised before him, and he swam across them,
And he escaped, and found himself safe upon the shore.
Sol 6.1