الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God ماthere is no فيin الأَرضِthe earth وادِعَةٌa creature at ease
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ ما في الأَرضِ وادِعَةٌ
كُلُّall البَرِيَّةِcreation فيin هَمٍّworry وَتَعذيبِand torment
كُلُّ البَرِيَّةِ في هَمٍّ وَتَعذيبِ
Praise be to God: no creature on earth is at ease.
All creation is beset by worry and torment.
جاءَcame النَبِيُّthe Prophet بِحَقٍّwith truth كَيso that يُهَذِّبَكُمhe might refine you
جاءَ النَبِيُّ بِحَقٍّ كَي يُهَذِّبَكُم
فَهَلso, has ...? أَحَسَّbecome aware لَكُمof yours طَبعٌa disposition بِتَهذيبِof refinement
فَهَل أَحَسَّ لَكُم طَبعٌ بِتَهذيبِ
The Prophet came with truth to refine you.
Has your nature, then, felt any refinement?
عَودٌan experienced elder يُصَدِّقُbelieves أَوor غِرٌّa naïve man يُكَذِّبُdisbelieves أَوor
عَودٌ يُصَدِّقُ أَو غِرٌّ يُكَذِّبُ أَو
مُرَدَّدٌone wavering بَينَbetween تَصديقٍbelief وَتَكذيبِand disbelief
مُرَدَّدٌ بَينَ تَصديقٍ وَتَكذيبِ
An experienced elder believes, or a naïve man disbelieves, or
One wavering between belief and disbelief.
وَلَوand if عَلِمتُمyou knew بِداءِof the affliction الذِئبِof the wolf مِنfrom سَغَبٍhunger
وَلَو عَلِمتُم بِداءِ الذِئبِ مِن سَغَبٍ
إِذاًthen لَسامَحتُمُyou would be generous بِالشَاةِwith the sheep لِلذيبِto the wolf
إِذاً لَسامَحتُمُ بِالشَاةِ لِلذيبِ
And if you knew the wolf's affliction from hunger,
Then you would freely give the sheep to the wolf.
Sol 6.1