إِنif شِئتَyou wish تُرزَقَto be granted الدُنياthis world وَنِعمَتَهاand its bounty
إِن شِئتَ تُرزَقَ الدُنيا وَنِعمَتَها
فَخَلِّthen forsake دُنياكَyour world تَظفَرyou will attain بِالَّذيthat which شيتاyou wished
فَخَلِّ دُنياكَ تَظفَر بِالَّذي شيتا
If you wish to be granted this world and its bounty,
then forsake your world; you will attain what you wished.
أَنشَأتَyou began تَطلُبُasking مِنهاfrom it غَيرَnot مُسعِفَةٍgiving aid
أَنشَأتَ تَطلُبُ مِنها غَيرَ مُسعِفَةٍ
وَماyet not لَهاfor its sake أَيُّهاO الإِنسانُhuman أُنشيتاyou were created
وَما لَها أَيُّها الإِنسانُ أُنشيتا
You began asking of it, though it offers no aid,
yet not for its sake, O human, were you created.
فَاِخشَso fear المَليكَthe Sovereign وَلاand do not توجَدbe found عَلىin رَهَبٍdread
فَاِخشَ المَليكَ وَلا توجَد عَلى رَهَبٍ
إِنif أَنتَyou بِالجِنِّby the jinn فيin الظَلماءِthe darkness خُشيّتاyou are frightened
إِن أَنتَ بِالجِنِّ في الظَلماءِ خُشيّتا
So fear the Sovereign, and do not be found in dread,
if you are frightened by jinn in the darkness.
فَإِنَّماfor merely تِلكَthose أَخبارٌtales مُلَفَّقَةٌfabricated
فَإِنَّما تِلكَ أَخبارٌ مُلَفَّقَةٌ
لِخُدعَةِto deceive الغافِلِthe heedless الحَشويِّthe credulous literalist حوشيتاmay you be exempted
لِخُدعَةِ الغافِلِ الحَشويِّ حوشيتا
For those are merely fabricated tales,
to dupe the heedless literalist—far be that from you!
Sol 6.1