نَفَضتُI shook off عَنّيfrom me تُراباًdust وَهوَand it is ليto me نَسَبٌkin
نَفَضتُ عَنّي تُراباً وَهوَ لي نَسَبٌ
وَذاكَand that يُحسَبُis reckoned مِنamong قَطعِsevering الفَتىthe young man الرَحِماkinship ties
وَذاكَ يُحسَبُ مِن قَطعِ الفَتى الرَحِما
I shook dust off myself, though it is kin to me;
And that is reckoned as a young man's severing of kinship ties.
ياO هونَlightness ماwhat أَوعَدَthreatened اللَهُGod العِبادَthe servants بِهِwith it
يا هونَ ما أَوعَدَ اللَهُ العِبادَ بِهِ
إِنif صارَbecame جِسمِيَmy body فيin تَحريقِهِits burning فَحَماcharcoal
إِن صارَ جِسمِيَ في تَحريقِهِ فَحَما
How light would be the punishment God has threatened His servants with,
If my body turned to charcoal in its burning!
وَإِنَّماbut rather هُوَit is تَخليدٌeternal continuance بِلاwithout أَمَدٍan end
وَإِنَّما هُوَ تَخليدٌ بِلا أَمَدٍ
تَمضيpass الدُهورُthe ages وَصاليand the one burning in النارِthe fire ماnot رُحِماwas shown mercy
تَمضي الدُهورُ وَصالي النارِ ما رُحِما
But it is an eternity without end:
Ages pass, and he who burns in the fire is shown no mercy.
Sol 6.1