آَلَيتُI swore لاnot أَبكيI weep عَلىover هالِكٍone who has died
آَلَيتُ لا أَبكي عَلى هالِكٍ
بَعدَafter رَسولِthe Messenger of اللَهِGod خَيرُthe best of الأَنامِcreation
بَعدَ رَسولِ اللَهِ خَيرُ الأَنامِ
I swore not to weep for anyone who dies
I vowed I would not weep over a perished one
After God's Messenger, the best of creation;
After the Messenger of God, the best of mankind,
بِعدَafter الَّذيthe one who كانَwas لَناfor us هادِياًa guide
بِعدَ الَّذي كانَ لَنا هادِياً
مِنout of حَيرَةٍconfusion كانَتexisted وَبَدرَand the full moon of الظَلامdarkness
مِن حَيرَةٍ كانَت وَبَدرَ الظَلام
After the one who was our guide
After the one who had been our guide
Out of the confusion that prevailed, and a full moon in the darkness.
From a confusion that was and the darkness of night.
ياO مُبلِغِbearer of الأَخبارِthe tidings عَنfrom رَبِّهِhis Lord
يا مُبلِغِ الأَخبارِ عَن رَبِّهِ
فيناamong us وَياand O مُحييَone who enlivens لَيلَthe night of التَمامfull length
فينا وَيا مُحييَ لَيلَ التَمام
O bearer of tidings from his Lord
O you who conveyed to us news from his Lord
Among us, and O you who kept vigil through the longest night,
Among us, and O you who completed the night of perfection,
وَهادِيَand guide of الناسِthe people إِلىto رُشدِهمtheir right course
وَهادِيَ الناسِ إِلى رُشدِهم
وَشارِعَand prescriber of الحِلَّthe lawful لَهُمfor them وَالحَرامand the forbidden
وَشارِعَ الحِلَّ لَهُم وَالحَرام
And guide of people to their right course,
And guided people to righteousness,
And you who prescribed for them the lawful and the forbidden:
And legislated the lawful and unlawful for them.
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who اِستَنقَذتناyou rescued us بَعدَماafter
أَنتَ الَّذي اِستَنقَذتنا بَعدَما
كُناwe were عَلىon مَهواةِa plunging drop جُرفٍa cliff قيامstanding
كُنا عَلى مَهواةِ جُرفٍ قيام
You are the one who rescued us after
You are the one who saved us after
We were standing at a cliff's plunging edge.
We were on the brink of a precipice.
فَاِستَأثَرَthen took sole possession اللَهُGod بِهِof him إِذwhen وَفىhe completed
فَاِستَأثَرَ اللَهُ بِهِ إِذ وَفى
أَيامَهُhis days عِندَat حُضورِthe arrival of الحَمامdeath
أَيامَهُ عِندَ حُضورِ الحَمام
Then God took him to Himself when he had completed
So God took him when he fulfilled
His days, at the coming of death.
His days at the advent of the doves.
وَأَيُّand what قَومٍpeople أَدرَكواthey attained غِبطَةًhappiness
وَأَيُّ قَومٍ أَدرَكوا غِبطَةً
دامَتlasted لَهُمfor them مِنamong آلِthe descendants of حامٍHam وَسامand Shem
دامَت لَهُم مِن آلِ حامٍ وَسام
And what people ever attained happiness
And which people attained bliss
That lasted for them, among the descendants of Ham and Shem?
That lasted for them from the House of Ham and Shem?
Sol 6.1