ليسis not دينreligion اللَهGod بالحبلa rope
ليس دين اللَه بالحبل
فانتبهso awaken ياO راقدsleeping المقلthe eyes
فانتبه يا راقد المقل
God's religion is not a rope.
Religion is not by outward show,
So awaken, O you whose eyes are asleep.
So wake, O sleeper of sorrow!
ياO جهولutterly ignorant القلبthe heart فارغهwith it empty
يا جهول القلب فارغه
أنتyou بعدafter اليومtoday فيin شغلpreoccupation
أنت بعد اليوم في شغل
O ignorant, empty-hearted one,
O ignorant heart empty of wisdom -
After today, you will have much to occupy you.
After this day for you is toil.
عشتyou lived فيin شكdoubt وفيand in ريبmisgivings
عشت في شك وفي ريب
غارقاًdrowning فيin لجةdeep sea الأملhope
غارقاً في لجة الأمل
You have lived in doubt and misgivings,
I lived in doubt and suspicion,
Drowning in the deep sea of hope.
Drowning in the mud of hope.
لستyou are not تدريaware بالمماتof death ولاnor
لست تدري بالممات ولا
بالذيof that which يفجاstrikes unexpectedly منof الأجلthe appointed end
بالذي يفجا من الأجل
You know nothing of death, nor
You know not of death, nor of
Of the appointed end that takes you unawares,
What the appointed time will bring.
والذيand that which بعدهafter it (syntax unclear) المماتdeath منof الthe (continued)
والذي بعده الممات من ال
هولterror والأفزاعand frights والوجلand dread
هول والأفزاع والوجل
And what follows death [wording uncertain]: the
And what comes after death is -
Terror, frights, and dread;
Horror, dread, and trembling.
ضمهits constriction القبرthe grave وفتنتهand its trial
ضمه القبر وفتنته
ظلمdarknesses تغشاكenvelop you كالظللlike canopies
ظلم تغشاك كالظلل
The grave's constriction and its trial,
The grave will confine you and test you -
Darkness enveloping you like canopies;
Darkness will cover you like shade.
ونكيرand Nakir القبرthe grave منكرهits Munkar
ونكير القبر منكره
بهماthrough the two of them زيغwavering الذيthe one who دخلentered
بهما زيغ الذي دخل
And the grave's Nakir and Munkar—
The two angels will question you -
Those two make whoever enters falter.
With them strays the one who enters.
ووإذاand when (duplicated conjunction) ماever (emphasis) المرءthe person يسألis questioned عنabout
ووإذا ما المرء يسأل عن
علمهhis knowledge والقولand speech والعملand deeds
علمه والقول والعمل
And whenever a person is questioned about
And when a man is asked about
His knowledge, speech, and deeds,
His knowledge, words, and deeds,
يومday بعثresurrection الخلقcreation محشرهمtheir gathering
يوم بعث الخلق محشرهم
للإلهto God الحقthe True خيرbest وليprotector
للإله الحق خير ولي
On the day creation is raised, at their gathering
On the day all creation rises
Before the true God, the best Protector,
For God, the Best Guardian -
فيجازيهمthen He recompenses them بماfor what عملواthey did
فيجازيهم بما عملوا
منof خفىhidden بطالidle; worthless وجليand manifest
من خفى بطال وجلي
Then He recompenses them for what they have done,
He will reward them for their acts
Hidden, idle, and manifest alike.
Done secretly or openly.
فجزاءthus the recompense الظالمthe wrongdoer الخطلthe foolish
فجزاء الظالم الخطل
الغويthe wayward الغرورdelusion بالمهلby the respite
الغوي الغرور بالمهل
Thus the recompense of the foolish wrongdoer,
So the wrongdoer, the misguided, the arrogant -
The wayward one, deluded by respite,
Their recompense is destruction.
ليسis not إلاexcept النارthe Fire يسكنهاhe dwells in it
ليس إلا النار يسكنها
فيin عذابtorment غيرnot متقلpassing away (uncertain reading)
في عذاب غير متقل
Is only the Fire, where he shall dwell,
Nothing awaits them but the Fire,
In torment that never passes away [uncertain reading].
In torment that knows no end.
وجزاءand the recompense المحسنthe doer of good الوجلthe fearful
وجزاء المحسن الوجل
التقيthe devout الصالحrighteous العملdeeds
التقي الصالح العمل
And the recompense of the fearful doer of good,
While the reward of the reverent,
The devout one, righteous in deeds,
The righteous, and good of deeds -
جنةGarden الفردوسFirdaws ينزلهاhe settles in it
جنة الفردوس ينزلها
فيin نعيمbliss دائمeverlasting خضلlush; luxuriant
في نعيم دائم خضل
Is the Garden of Firdaws, where he shall dwell,
Is Paradise of Immortality,
In everlasting, luxuriant bliss.
In lasting bliss and shade.
ينظرhe gazes upon الرحمنthe All-Merciful يشهدهhe beholds Him
ينظر الرحمن يشهده
ويجاورand he dwells beside خاتمthe Seal الرسلthe messengers
ويجاور خاتم الرسل
He gazes upon the All-Merciful, beholding Him,
There he looks upon the Merciful,
And dwells beside the Seal of the Messengers,
And dwells with the Seal of Messengers -
أحمدAhmad المختارthe Chosen One شافعناour intercessor
أحمد المختار شافعنا
وأميرand the Commander المؤمنينthe faithful علىAli (apparently intended)
وأمير المؤمنين على
Ahmad, the Chosen One, our intercessor,
Ahmad the Chosen, our Intercessor,
And the Commander of the Faithful, Ali.
And the Prince of Believers, Ali.
Sol 6.1