وَبَينَماAnd while المَرءُthe man أَمسَyesterday ناعِماًat ease جَذِلاًjoyful
وَبَينَما المَرءُ أَمسَ ناعِماً جَذِلاً
فيamong أَهلِهِhis family مُعجَباًdelighted بِالعَيشِwith life ذاpossessing أَنَقِpleasure
في أَهلِهِ مُعجَباً بِالعَيشِ ذا أَنَقِ
And while a man was only yesterday at ease and full of joy,
among his family, delighted with life and fond of its pleasures,
غِرّاًunaware أُتيحَbefell لَهُhim مِنfrom حَينِهِhis appointed end عَرَضٌan event
غِرّاً أُتيحَ لَهُ مِن حَينِهِ عَرَضٌ
فَماso he did not تَلَبَّثَlinger حَتّىuntil ماتَhe died كَالصَعِقِas if struck down
فَما تَلَبَّثَ حَتّى ماتَ كَالصَعِقِ
unaware, an event from his appointed end befell him;
he scarcely lingered before he died, as if struck down.
ثُمَّتَthen أَضحىhe became ضُحىًby morning مِنafter غِبِّthe passing of ثالِثَةٍa third day
ثُمَّتَ أَضحى ضُحىً مِن غِبِّ ثالِثَةٍ
مُقَنَّعاًshrouded غَيرَwithout ذيpossessing روحٍspirit وَلاnor رَمَقِa trace of life
مُقَنَّعاً غَيرَ ذي روحٍ وَلا رَمَقِ
Then, by the morning of the third day, he lay
shrouded, with neither spirit nor a trace of life.
يُبكىhe is wept over عَلَيهِfor him وَأَدنوهُand they brought him near لِمُظلِمَةٍto a dark pit
يُبكى عَلَيهِ وَأَدنوهُ لِمُظلِمَةٍ
تُعلىare heaped up جَوانِبُهاits sides بِالتُربِwith earth وَالفِلَقِand clods
تُعلى جَوانِبُها بِالتُربِ وَالفِلَقِ
They weep for him and bring him to a dark pit
whose sides are heaped with earth and clods.
فَماso he did not تَزَوَّدَtake as provision مِمّاfrom what كانَhe had يَجمَعُهُbeen gathering
فَما تَزَوَّدَ مِمّا كانَ يَجمَعُهُ
إِلّاexcept حَنوطاًburial perfume وَماand what واراهُcovered him مِنof خِرَقِcloths
إِلّا حَنوطاً وَما واراهُ مِن خِرَقِ
Of all he used to gather, he took no provision
except burial perfume and the cloths that covered him,
وَغَيرَand besides نَفحَةِa waft of أَعوادٍwooden sticks تُشَبُّkindled لَهُfor him
وَغَيرَ نَفحَةِ أَعوادٍ تُشَبُّ لَهُ
وَقَلَّand how little ذَلِكَthat مِنof زادٍprovision لِمُنطَلِقِfor one departing
وَقَلَّ ذَلِكَ مِن زادٍ لِمُنطَلِقِ
and a waft from sticks kindled for him;
how little provision that is for one departing.
أَستَغفِرُI ask forgiveness of اللَهَGod أَعماليmy deeds الَّتيwhich سَلَفَتhave passed
أَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ أَعمالي الَّتي سَلَفَت
مِنfor عَثرَةٍa misstep إِنif يُعاقِبنيHe punishes me بِهاfor it أَبِقِI flee
مِن عَثرَةٍ إِن يُعاقِبني بِها أَبِقِ
I ask God to forgive my past deeds
and my missteps; if He punishes me for them, I flee.
بِأَيِّماin whichever بَلدَةٍland كانَتwas مَنِيَّتُهُhis death
بِأَيِّما بَلدَةٍ كانَت مَنِيَّتُهُ
إِنif لاhe does not يَسِرطائِعاًgo willingly فيtoward قَصدِهاits destination يُسَقِhe is driven
إِن لا يَسِرطائِعاً في قَصدِها يُسَقِ
In whichever land his death is destined,
if he does not go toward it willingly, he is driven there.
Sol 6