يُسَمّونَthey name بِالجَهلِin ignorance عَبدَservant of الرَحيمِthe Merciful
يُسَمّونَ بِالجَهلِ عَبدَ الرَحيمِ
وَعَبدَand servant of العَزيزِthe Almighty وَعَبدَand servant of الصَمَدthe Eternal Refuge
وَعَبدَ العَزيزِ وَعَبدَ الصَمَد
In ignorance they give the names Abd al-Rahim,
They ignorantly name him Abdel Raheem,
and Abd al-Aziz, and Abd al-Samad;
Abdel Aziz, and Abdel Samad.
وَماand not بَلَغواhave attained أَنto يَكونواbe لَهُHis
وَما بَلَغوا أَن يَكونوا لَهُ
عَبيداًservants وَذَلِكَand that أَقصىthe utmost الأَمَدgoal
عَبيداً وَذَلِكَ أَقصى الأَمَد
yet they have not attained to being His
They could never become his servants—
servants—and that is the utmost goal.
that is the farthest hope.
وَلَكِنَّهُbut He خالِقُthe Creator of العالَمينَthe worlds
وَلَكِنَّهُ خالِقُ العالَمينَ
ذائِبِliquid أَجزائِهِمtheir parts وَالجَمَدand the solid
ذائِبِ أَجزائِهِم وَالجَمَد
Yet He is the Creator of the worlds,
Yet He is the Creator of both worlds,
of their parts, liquid and solid.
Melter of their bodies and bones.
تَعَمَّدهُseek Him يُغنِكَHe will spare you بِالهَديthrough guidance أَنto
تَعَمَّدهُ يُغنِكَ بِالهَدي أَن
تُدَرِّسَstudy closely مُغَنيَّهُمtheir Mughni وَالعُمَدand al-Umad
تُدَرِّسَ مُغَنيَّهُم وَالعُمَد
Seek Him; through guidance He will spare you from
Purposely He guides you with wisdom so
studying their Mughni and al-Umad.
you teach His praisers and pillars.
إِذاif كانَwas ماwhat نالَنيbefell me بِالقَضاءِby decree
إِذا كانَ ما نالَني بِالقَضاءِ
فَمِنthen from سوءِthe badness of رَأيِيَmy judgment طولَthe length of الكَمَدgrief
فَمِن سوءِ رَأيِيَ طولَ الكَمَد
If what befell me was by decree,
If what befell me was by destiny,
then prolonged grief comes of my poor judgment.
it was because of my poor judgment and prolonged gloom.
وَلمand not يَبقَremains فيin الأَمرِthe matter مِنany حيلَةٍmeans
وَلم يَبقَ في الأَمرِ مِن حيلَةٍ
فَيُقصَرَso it may be shortened مِنfrom عُمُرٍa lifespan أَوor يُمَدّbe prolonged
فَيُقصَرَ مِن عُمُرٍ أَو يُمَدّ
And no means remains in the matter
And no trick remained
to shorten a lifespan or prolong it.
to shorten a lifetime or extend it.
وَإِنَّand indeed ثُمَوداًThamud أَتَتbefell بَحَرهُمtheir sea
وَإِنَّ ثُمَوداً أَتَت بَحَرهُم
خُطوبٌcalamities فَماso not تَرَكَتleft مِنany ثَمَدscant water
خُطوبٌ فَما تَرَكَت مِن ثَمَد
Indeed, Thamud—their sea was assailed
Indeed calamity came to Thamud.
by calamities, leaving not even a little water.
It left no withered corpses or ruins.
رَأَيتُI saw الفَتىthe youth شَبَّgrew حَتّىuntil اِنتَهىhe reached his prime
رَأَيتُ الفَتى شَبَّ حَتّى اِنتَهى
وَماand not زالَceased يَفنىwasting away إِلىuntil أَنthat هَمَدhe became still
وَما زالَ يَفنى إِلى أَن هَمَد
I saw the youth grow until he reached his prime,
I saw a young man grow up
and keep wasting away until he lay still,
until he withered away and died.
كَمِصباحِlike a lamp of لَيلٍnight بَداappeared يَستَنيرُshining
كَمِصباحِ لَيلٍ بَدا يَستَنيرُ
ثُمَّthen تَناقَصَdwindled حَتّىuntil خَمَدwent out
ثُمَّ تَناقَصَ حَتّى خَمَد
like a lamp at night that appeared aglow,
Like a lamp in the night that shone
then dwindled until it went out.
then gradually dimmed until extinguished.
وَلَولاand were it not for الَّذيthe One whose بانَbecame clear حُّكمِهِHis judgment
وَلَولا الَّذي بانَ حُّكمِهِ
لَقُلناwe would say طَويلُlong زَمانٍtime سَمَدendured
لَقُلنا طَويلُ زَمانٍ سَمَد
And were it not for Him whose judgment is clear,
If not for the One whose judgment was clear,
we would say: 'Time has long endured.'
we'd say, "Time is endless."
إِذاwhen طَفِئَتare extinguished فيin الثَرىthe earth أَعيُنٌeyes
إِذا طَفِئَت في الثَرى أَعيُنٌ
فَقَدthen indeed أَمِنَتthey are safe مِنfrom عَماًblindness أَوor رَمَدeye inflammation
فَقَد أَمِنَت مِن عَماً أَو رَمَد
When eyes are extinguished in the earth,
When eyes are shut in the earth,
they are safe from blindness or inflammation.
they're safe from blindness or discharge.
Sol 6.1