أَعوذُI seek refuge بِرَبِّيَin my Lord مِنfrom سُخطِهِHis wrath
أَعوذُ بِرَبِّيَ مِن سُخطِهِ
وَتَفريطِand the negligence of نَفسيmy soul وَإِفراطِهاand its excess
وَتَفريطِ نَفسي وَإِفراطِها
I seek refuge in my Lord from His wrath,
and from my soul's negligence and excess.
تَدينُsubmit المُلوكُthe kings وَإِنand even if عُظِّمَتthey are exalted
تَدينُ المُلوكُ وَإِن عُظِّمَت
لِماto what شاءَHe wills مِنfrom خَلفِbehind أَفراطِهاtheir forerunners
لِما شاءَ مِن خَلفِ أَفراطِها
Kings submit, however exalted,
to what He wills, in their forerunners' wake.
وَتَجريand run their course المَقاديرُthe decrees مِنهُfrom Him عَلىupon
وَتَجري المَقاديرُ مِنهُ عَلى
عِظامِthe great ones of النُجومِthe stars وَأَشراطِهاand their lesser ones
عِظامِ النُجومِ وَأَشراطِها
And decrees from Him run their course upon
the great stars and their lesser ones.
وَماand not دَفَعَتhave warded off حُكَماءُthe sages among الرِجالِmen
وَما دَفَعَت حُكَماءُ الرِجالِ
حَتفاًdeath بِحِكمَةِwith the wisdom of بُقراطِهاtheir Hippocrates
حَتفاً بِحِكمَةِ بُقراطِها
Nor have the sages among men warded off
death with the wisdom of their Hippocrates.
وَلَكِنand yet يَجيءُcomes قَضاءٌa decree يُريshows
وَلَكِن يَجيءُ قَضاءٌ يُري
كَyou أَخاa man of غَيِّهاtheir folly مِثلَlike سُقراطِهاtheir Socrates
كَ أَخا غَيِّها مِثلَ سُقراطِها
Yet a decree comes that shows
you one of their fools as the equal of their Socrates.
فَلاso let not تَبخَلَنَّbe stingy يَدٌa hand كَزَّةٌclenched; miserly
فَلا تَبخَلَنَّ يَدٌ كَزَّةٌ
عَلىtoward المُستَميحِthe seeker of alms بِقيراطِهاwith its qirat (small unit of value)
عَلى المُستَميحِ بِقيراطِها
So let no clenched hand withhold
its qirat from the seeker of alms.
Sol 6.1