نَمُوتُwe die عَلىfor الدّنْياthis world فَنَحْياand so we live بِلاwithout دِينِfaith
نَمُوتُ عَلى الدّنْيا فَنَحْيا بِلا دِينِ
هَوىًdesire لِهَوَانٍto humiliation قَادَنَاhas led us وَلِتَوْهِينِand to weakening
هَوىً لِهَوَانٍ قَادَنَا وَلِتَوْهِينِ
We die for this world, and so live without faith.
We die for this world, so we live without faith,
Desire has led us to humiliation and weakness.
Led by desire into degradation and disgrace.
وَهَلْand is...? هِيَit إِلاexcept لِلْمَساكِينِfor the wretched وَيْحَناalas for us
وَهَلْ هِيَ إِلا لِلْمَساكِينِ وَيْحَنا
مَسَاكِينَwretches فيهَاin it يَرْتَعُونَthey graze إلَىuntil حينِa time
مَسَاكِينَ فيهَا يَرْتَعُونَ إلَى حينِ
And is it for any but the wretched? Alas for us—
Alas for us! This world is for the downtrodden.
wretches who graze in it for a time.
The wretched ones graze here for a little while.
فَماthen what بَالُناis the matter with us لاnot نَتَّقِيwe fear اللَّهَGod رَبَّناour Lord
فَما بَالُنا لا نَتَّقِي اللَّهَ رَبَّنا
وَنَدْعُوهُand we call upon Him فيfor تَحْسينِimproving عُقْبىthe final outcome وَتَحْصينِand protection
وَنَدْعُوهُ في تَحْسينِ عُقْبى وَتَحْصينِ
Why, then, do we not fear God, our Lord,
Why do we not fear God, our Lord,
and call upon Him for a better final outcome and protection?
And call on Him to improve our fate and fortify our state?
Sol 6.1