فَكِّرواReflect فيon الأُمورِmatters يُكشَفwill be revealed لَكُمto you بَعsome (begins بَعْضُ)
فَكِّروا في الأُمورِ يُكشَف لَكُم بَع
ضُsome (completes بَعْضُ) الَّذيwhat تَجهَلونَyou do not know بِالتَفكيرِthrough reflection
ضُ الَّذي تَجهَلونَ بِالتَفكيرِ
Reflect on matters; you will be shown some
of what you do not know, through reflection.
لَوif دَرىhad known الطائِرُthe bird المُوَكِّرُnest-building بِالعُقبىof the outcome
لَو دَرى الطائِرُ المُوَكِّرُ بِالعُقبى
أَبىit would have refused أَنto يَهُمَّthink بِالتَوكيرِof nesting
أَبى أَن يَهُمَّ بِالتَوكيرِ
Had the nesting bird known the outcome,
it would have refused to think of nesting.
حَرَقَburned الهِندُthe Indians مَنwhoever يَموتُdies فَماso did not زاthey added to him (begins زادوه)
حَرَقَ الهِندُ مَن يَموتُ فَما زا
دوهُthey added to him (completes زادوه) فيin رَوحَةٍan evening journey وَلاnor تَبكيرِearly-morning departure
دوهُ في رَوحَةٍ وَلا تَبكيرِ
The Indians burned whoever died, yet did not
add anything to his journey, at evening or dawn.
وَاِستَراحواand they found relief مِنfrom ضَغطَةِthe crushing pressure of القَبرِthe grave ميتاًdead
وَاِستَراحوا مِن ضَغطَةِ القَبرِ ميتاً
وَسُؤالٍand questioning لِمَنكَرٍby Munkar وَنَكيرِand Nakir
وَسُؤالٍ لِمَنكَرٍ وَنَكيرِ
And in death they were spared the grave's crushing grip,
and questioning by Munkar and Nakir.
لاneither ذُكورٌmales وَلاnor إِناثٌfemales مِنَin العاthe world (begins العالَمِ)
لا ذُكورٌ وَلا إِناثٌ مِنَ العا
لَمِthe world (completes العالَمِ) يُهدىis guided لِلرُشدِto right judgment بِالتَذكيرِby admonition
لَمِ يُهدى لِلرُشدِ بِالتَذكيرِ
Neither males nor females in the world
are guided to right judgment by admonition.
Sol 6.1