الناسُpeople لِلأَرضِof the earth أَتباعٌfollowers إِذاwhen بَخِلَتit is miserly
الناسُ لِلأَرضِ أَتباعٌ إِذا بَخِلَت
ضَنّواthey are miserly وَإِنand if هِيَit جادَتgives generously مَرَّةًonce جادواthey give generously
ضَنّوا وَإِن هِيَ جادَت مَرَّةً جادوا
People follow the earth: when it is miserly,
they are miserly; and if it is once generous, they are generous.
تَماجَدَthey boasted to one another القَومُthe people وَالأَلبابُand discerning minds مُخبِرَةٌare declaring
تَماجَدَ القَومُ وَالأَلبابُ مُخبِرَةٌ
أَنthat لَيسَthere are no فيin هَذِهِthese الأَجيالِgenerations أَمجادُillustrious people
أَن لَيسَ في هَذِهِ الأَجيالِ أَمجادُ
People boast to one another of glory, though discerning minds declare
that in these generations there are no illustrious people.
وَالمُلكُand sovereignty لِلَّهِbelongs to God وَالدُنِّياand the world بِهاin it غِيَرٌchanges of fortune
وَالمُلكُ لِلَّهِ وَالدُنِّيا بِها غِيَرٌ
خَيرٌgood وَشَرٌّand evil وَإِعدامٌand destitution وَإِنجادُand aid
خَيرٌ وَشَرٌّ وَإِعدامٌ وَإِنجادُ
And sovereignty belongs to God, and the world has its vicissitudes:
good and evil, destitution and relief.
وَالناسُand people شُتّىdiverse وَلَمand not يَجمَعُهُمُunites them غَرَضٌan aim
وَالناسُ شُتّى وَلَم يَجمَعُهُمُ غَرَضٌ
شَدٌّbinding وَحَلٌّand unbinding وَإِتِهامٌand journeying to Tihama وَإِنجادُand journeying to Najd
شَدٌّ وَحَلٌّ وَإِتِهامٌ وَإِنجادُ
And people are diverse, united by no common aim:
binding and unbinding, journeying to Tihama and to Najd.
ياO لَيلُnight ضِدّانِtwo opposites قَومٌsome people فيin الدُجىthe darkness سُهُرٌwakeful
يا لَيلُ ضِدّانِ قَومٌ في الدُجى سُهُرٌ
تَهَجَّدوكَthey kept vigil through you وَقَومٌand other people فيكَwithin you هُجّادُasleep
تَهَجَّدوكَ وَقَومٌ فيكَ هُجّادُ
O night, two opposites: some people, wakeful in the darkness,
keep vigil through you, while others within you are asleep.
أَنجُدhelp أَخاكَyour brother عَلىin خَيرٍa good deed يَهُمُّhe intends بِهِto undertake it
أَنجُد أَخاكَ عَلى خَيرٍ يَهُمُّ بِهِ
فَالمُؤمِنونَfor the believers لَدىin matters of الخَيراتِgood deeds أَنجادُhelpers
فَالمُؤمِنونَ لَدى الخَيراتِ أَنجادُ
Help your brother in a good deed he intends to undertake,
for believers are helpers in good deeds.
Sol 6.1