تَبارَكَblessed is He ذوthe Possessor of العُلاexaltation وَالكِبرِياءِand majesty
تَبارَكَ ذو العُلا وَالكِبرِياءِ
تَفَرَّدَHe stands alone بِالجَلالِin glory وَبِالبَقاءِand in everlastingness
تَفَرَّدَ بِالجَلالِ وَبِالبَقاءِ
Blessed is the Possessor of exaltation and majesty.
Blessed is He of might and glory
He stands alone in glory and everlastingness.
Alone with majesty and eternity
وَسَوّىand He made equal المَوتَdeath بَينَamong الخَلقِcreation طُرّاًall without exception
وَسَوّى المَوتَ بَينَ الخَلقِ طُرّاً
وَكُلُّهُمُand all of them رَهائِنُhostages لِلفَناءِto perishing
وَكُلُّهُمُ رَهائِنُ لِلفَناءِ
And He has made death equal among all creation.
He ordained death equally for all
And all of them are hostages to perishing.
And all are hostage to mortality
وَدُنياناand our world وَإِنand though مِلناwe inclined إِلَيهاtoward it
وَدُنيانا وَإِن مِلنا إِلَيها
وَطالَand lasted long بِهاin it المَتاعُenjoyment إِلىtoward اِنقِضاءِan end
وَطالَ بِها المَتاعُ إِلى اِنقِضاءِ
And our world—though we incline toward it,
This world, though we incline to it
And enjoyment in it lasts long—must come to an end.
Its pleasures last only to destruction
أَلاtake heed إِنَّindeed الرُكونَreliance عَلىin غُرورٍdelusion
أَلا إِنَّ الرُكونَ عَلى غُرورٍ
إِلىon دارِthe abode of الفَناءِperishing مِنَa part of الفَناءِperishing
إِلى دارِ الفَناءِ مِنَ الفَناءِ
Know that relying, while deluded,
Beware complacency in vanities
On the abode of perishing is itself perishing.
The road to annihilation leads but to annihilation
وَقاطِنُهاand its dweller سَريعُswift الظَعنِdeparture عَنهاfrom it
وَقاطِنُها سَريعُ الظَعنِ عَنها
وَإِنand even if كانَhe is الحَريصَthe eager one عَلىfor الثواءِremaining
وَإِن كانَ الحَريصَ عَلى الثواءِ
And its dweller is swift to depart from it,
And one who dwells in it soon departs it
Even if he is eager to remain.
Though the greedy clings to settlement
Sol 6.1