أَحسِنhow fine بِهَذاthis الشَرعِlaw مِنas مِلَّةٍa creed
أَحسِن بِهَذا الشَرعِ مِن مِلَّةٍ
يَثبُتُit endures لاnot يُنسَخُit is abrogated فيماamid what نُسِخwas abrogated
يَثبُتُ لا يُنسَخُ فيما نُسِخ
How fine a creed this law is!
It endures, unrevoked amid what has been revoked.
جاءَتcame أَعاجيبُwonders فَوَيحٌso alas لَناfor us
جاءَت أَعاجيبُ فَوَيحٌ لَنا
كَأَنَّناas though we فيin عالَمٍa world قَدindeed مُسِخwas transformed
كَأَنَّنا في عالَمٍ قَد مُسِخ
Wonders have come—alas for us!
As though we lived in a world transformed.
وَالجُسمُand the body كَالثَوبِlike a garment عَلىupon رَوحِهِits soul
وَالجُسمُ كَالثَوبِ عَلى رَوحِهِ
يُنزِعُis taken off أَنlest يُخلِقَit wear out أَوor يَتَّسِخgrow soiled
يُنزِعُ أَن يُخلِقَ أَو يَتَّسِخ
The body is like a garment upon its soul,
Taken off before it wears out or grows soiled.
وَالنَجلُand the child إِنwhether بَرّاًdutiful وَإِنor whether فاجِراًwicked
وَالنَجلُ إِن بَرّاً وَإِن فاجِراً
كَالغُصنِlike a branch مِنfrom أَصلِthe stock أَبيهِof his father فُسِخwas severed
كَالغُصنِ مِن أَصلِ أَبيهِ فُسِخ
And the child, whether dutiful or wicked,
Is severed like a branch from its father’s stock.
Sol 6