أَياO أَرضُearth فَوقَكِupon you أَهلُthe people of الذُنوبِsins
أَيا أَرضُ فَوقَكِ أَهلُ الذُنوبِ
فَهَلso does بِكِwithin you مِنfrom ذاكَthat هَمٌّworry وَبثand grief
فَهَل بِكِ مِن ذاكَ هَمٌّ وَبث
O earth, upon you are the people of sin;
So does that cause you worry and grief?
وَقَدand indeed زَعَمواthey have claimed النارَthe fire مَبعوثَةًsent forth
وَقَد زَعَموا النارَ مَبعوثَةً
تُهَذِّبُpurges مِمَّنfrom those who عَلَيكِare upon you الخَبَثthe dross
تُهَذِّبُ مِمَّن عَلَيكِ الخَبَث
And they have claimed that fire is sent forth
To purge the dross from those upon you.
وَسِيّانِand both are alike ماضٍone who has passed قَصيرُshort المَدىthe span
وَسِيّانِ ماضٍ قَصيرُ المَدى
وَآخَرُand another باقٍremaining طَويلُlong اللَبَثthe stay
وَآخَرُ باقٍ طَويلُ اللَبَث
And alike are one who has passed, whose span was brief,
And another who remains, whose stay is long.
وَخَلقُكِand your creation مِنfrom رَبِّناour Lord حِكمَةٌwisdom
وَخَلقُكِ مِن رَبِّنا حِكمَةٌ
لَقَدindeed جُلَّis exalted عَنabove لَعِبٍplay أَوor عَبَثfutility
لَقَد جُلَّ عَن لَعِبٍ أَو عَبَث
And your creation by our Lord is wisdom;
He is indeed exalted above play or futility.
وَهَلand does يَحفِلُcare الجِسمُthe body فيin رَمسِهِits grave
وَهَل يَحفِلُ الجِسمُ في رَمسِهِ
إِذاwhen جاءَهُcomes to it حافِرٌa digger فَاِنتَبَثthen digs up
إِذا جاءَهُ حافِرٌ فَاِنتَبَث
And does the body in its grave care
When a digger comes to it and digs it up?
Sol 6.1