فَكِّرواReflect فيon الأُمورِmatters يُكشَفis revealed لَكُمto you بَعsome (opening fragment)
فَكِّروا في الأُمورِ يُكشَف لَكُم بَع
ضُsome (ending fragment) الَّذيthat which تَجهَلونَyou do not know بِالتَفكيرِthrough reflection
ضُ الَّذي تَجهَلونَ بِالتَفكيرِ
Reflect on matters; some will be revealed to you
of what you do not know, through reflection.
لَوif دَرىknew الطائِرُthe bird المُوَكِّرُthe nesting one بِالعُقبىof the consequences
لَو دَرى الطائِرُ المُوَكِّرُ بِالعُقبى
أَبىwould refuse أَنto يَهُمَّbegin بِالتَوكيرِnest-building
أَبى أَن يَهُمَّ بِالتَوكيرِ
If the nesting bird knew the consequences,
it would refuse even to begin building a nest.
حَرَقَburned الهِندُthe Indians مَنwhoever يَموتُdies فَماand so not زاadded (opening fragment)
حَرَقَ الهِندُ مَن يَموتُ فَما زا
دوهُadded to him (ending fragment) فيin رَوحَةٍan evening journey وَلاnor تَبكيرِan early departure
دوهُ في رَوحَةٍ وَلا تَبكيرِ
The Indians burn those who die, yet they add
nothing to their evening or early journey.
وَاِستَراحواand they found relief مِنfrom ضَغطَةِthe pressure القَبرِof the grave ميتاًas a dead person
وَاِستَراحوا مِن ضَغطَةِ القَبرِ ميتاً
وَسُؤالٍand questioning لِمَنكَرٍby Munkar وَنَكيرِand Nakir
وَسُؤالٍ لِمَنكَرٍ وَنَكيرِ
And the dead are spared the pressure of the grave
and questioning by Munkar and Nakir.
لاno ذُكورٌmales وَلاnor إِناثٌfemales مِنَin العاthe world (opening fragment)
لا ذُكورٌ وَلا إِناثٌ مِنَ العا
لَمِthe world (ending fragment) يُهدىis guided لِلرُشدِto right guidance بِالتَذكيرِthrough admonition
لَمِ يُهدى لِلرُشدِ بِالتَذكيرِ
Neither males nor females in the
world are guided to wisdom by admonition.
Sol 6