أَمِنَis it from المَوتِdeath أَجزَعُI recoil in fear
أَمِنَ المَوتِ أَجزَعُ
وَهوَand it لاno بُدَّescape يَفجَعُbrings grief
وَهوَ لا بُدَّ يَفجَعُ
Do I recoil in fear from death,
though it must inevitably bring grief,
وَفيand in الخُلدِeverlasting life أَطمَعُI hope
وَفي الخُلدِ أَطمَعُ
وَعلىand in القُربِthe near future أَقلَعُI depart
وَعلى القُربِ أَقلَعُ
and hope for everlasting life,
though I shall soon depart?
البَقاlasting existence غَيرَnot حاصِلٍattainable
البَقا غَيرَ حاصِلٍ
وَالفَناand perishing لَيسَis not يَدفَعُaverted
وَالفَنا لَيسَ يَدفَعُ
Lasting life cannot be had,
and passing away cannot be averted.
ماthere is no مِنَfrom المَوتِdeath مَهرَبٌescape
ما مِنَ المَوتِ مَهرَبٌ
لاno وَلاnor الحَذَرُcaution يَنجَعُavails
لا وَلا الحَذَرُ يَنجَعُ
There is no escape from death,
no, nor does caution avail.
إِنَّindeed كَأسَthe cup مَنِيَّتيof my death
إِنَّ كَأسَ مَنِيَّتي
مُرُّهُits bitterness سَوفَshall أَجرَعُI swallow
مُرُّهُ سَوفَ أَجرَعُ
Surely the cup of my death—
I shall drink its bitterness.
وَأَموتُand I die وَأَنقَضيand pass away
وَأَموتُ وَأَنقَضي
وَعلىand upon النَعشِthe bier أَرفَعُI am lifted
وَعلى النَعشِ أَرفَعُ
And I shall die and pass away,
and be lifted upon the bier.
وَأَصيرُand I come to be بِمَدفَنٍin a burial place
وَأَصيرُ بِمَدفَنٍ
لِلمَخوفاتِfor terrors مَجمَعُa gathering place
لِلمَخوفاتِ مَجمَعُ
And I shall come to lie in a grave,
a gathering place of terrors.
وَهوَand it is لِلمَرءِfor a person رَوضَةٌa garden
وَهوَ لِلمَرءِ رَوضَةٌ
أَوor مَضيقٌa narrow place وَبَلقَعُand a barren waste
أَو مَضيقٌ وَبَلقَعُ
For a person it is a garden,
or a narrow place and barren waste.
فَإِذاso if لاno مَحيصَescape عَنfrom
فَإِذا لا مَحيصَ عَن
هَذِهِthis كَيفَwhy أَفزَعُshould I fear
هَذِهِ كَيفَ أَفزَعُ
So, if there is no escape from
this, why should I fear?
قُلsay لِمَنto one who كانَwas عُمرُهُhis lifetime
قُل لِمَن كانَ عُمرُهُ
بِالدَناin worldly life يَتَمَتَّعُhe takes pleasure
بِالدَنا يَتَمَتَّعُ
Say to him who spends his life
enjoying this world,
يَكتسيhe clothes himself ليناتُهاits soft garments
يَكتسي ليناتُها
وَعَلىand upon القُطنِcotton يَضجَعُhe reclines
وَعَلى القُطنِ يَضجَعُ
clothing himself in its soft garments
and reclining on cotton,
يَستَقيhe drinks طيباتِهاits good things
يَستَقي طيباتِها
وَهوَwhile he يَلهوplays وَيَرتَعُand revels
وَهوَ يَلهو وَيَرتَعُ
drinking its choice delights,
while he plays and revels,
غارِقاًimmersed فيin نَعيمِهاits bliss
غارِقاً في نَعيمِها
أَفيis it in الخُلدِeverlasting life تَطمَعُyou hope
أَفي الخُلدِ تَطمَعُ
immersed in its bliss:
Do you hope to live forever?
فَكَأَنّيso it is as though I بِروحِهِbehold his soul
فَكَأَنّي بِروحِهِ
فيin السِياقِdeath's throes تَقَعقَعُrattles
في السِياقِ تَقَعقَعُ
It is as though I see his soul
rattling in death's throes,
وَبِالأَطفالِand with the children بَيتُهُhis house
وَبِالأَطفالِ بَيتُهُ
وَالنِساءُand the women تَصَعصَعُis shaken
وَالنِساءُ تَصَعصَعُ
and his house, with its children
and women, is shaken.
ثُمَّthen يَكسيhe is clothed بِخَرقِهِin his rags
ثُمَّ يَكسي بِخَرقِهِ
وَلِقَبرٍand to a grave يَشيعُhe is escorted
وَلِقَبرٍ يَشيعُ
Then he is clothed in his rags
and escorted to a grave,
مُظلِمٌdark ضَيِّقُnarrow الفَناthe enclosure
مُظلِمٌ ضَيِّقُ الفَنا
وَيلَهُwoe to him كَيفَhow يَصنَعُcan he act
وَيلَهُ كَيفَ يَصنَعُ
dark and cramped in its confines.
Woe to him! What can he do?
فيهِtherein يُبليwears away جَمالَهُhis beauty
فيهِ يُبلي جَمالَهُ
وَالمَفاصِلُand the joints تَقطَعُare severed
وَالمَفاصِلُ تَقطَعُ
There his beauty wastes away,
and his joints are severed.
وَيَصيرُand he becomes كَجيفَةٍlike a carcass
وَيَصيرُ كَجيفَةٍ
بَلrather أَخسَbaser وَأَبشَعُand more hideous
بَل أَخسَ وَأَبشَعُ
And he becomes like a carcass,
indeed, baser and more hideous.
ثُمَّthen يَبلىhe decays وَيَمحيand is effaced
ثُمَّ يَبلى وَيَمحي
وَإِلىand to الأَصلِthe origin يَرجِعُhe returns
وَإِلى الأَصلِ يَرجِعُ
Then he decays and is effaced,
and returns to his origin.
وَهوَyet he لَمdoes not يَبقَremain هَكَذاlike this
وَهوَ لَم يَبقَ هَكَذا
كانَwould have been أَجدىbetter وَأَنفَعُand more beneficial
كانَ أَجدى وَأَنفَعُ
Yet he does not remain so—
that would have been better and more beneficial.
لَكِنَّbut البَعثَresurrection بَعدَهُafter it
لَكِنَّ البَعثَ بَعدَهُ
يَومَa day كُلِّeveryone يُرَوِّعُit terrifies
يَومَ كُلِّ يُرَوِّعُ
But resurrection follows it,
a day that terrifies everyone;
يَومَthe day when يَنفُخُhe blows نَفخَةًa blast
يَومَ يَنفُخُ نَفخَةً
لِلبَرِيَّةِall creation تَجمَعُit gathers
لِلبَرِيَّةِ تَجمَعُ
the day a blast is blown,
gathering all creation;
يَومَthe day when نُشِرَone is raised وَحُشِرَand gathered
يَومَ نُشِرَ وَحُشِرَ
وَوُقوفٌand standing وَمَجمَعُand assembly
وَوُقوفٌ وَمَجمَعُ
the day they are raised and gathered,
with standing and assembly;
يَومَthe day when يُبرِزُbrings forth رَبَّناour Lord
يَومَ يُبرِزُ رَبَّنا
لِلحِسابِfor reckoning وَنَخضَعُand we submit
لِلحِسابِ وَنَخضَعُ
the day our Lord brings us forth
for reckoning, and we submit.
مَوقِفٌa standing-place ماhow أَمَرَهُbitter it is
مَوقِفٌ ما أَمَرَهُ
آهٍah ماhow كانَit was أَفظَعُdreadful
آهٍ ما كانَ أَفظَعُ
A standing-place—how bitter it is!
Ah, how dreadful it is!
فيهِtherein كَشفٌremoval غِطاءٌa covering
فيهِ كَشفٌ غِطاءٌ
وَالمَوازينُand the scales توضَعُare set up
وَالمَوازينُ توضَعُ
There the covering is removed,
and the scales are set up.
وَتَرىand you see مكُلَّevery مُرضِعٍnursing mother
وَتَرى مكُلَّ مُرضِعٍ
تَنسَshe forgets ماwhat كانَwas تَرضَعُshe nurses
تَنسَ ما كانَ تَرضَعُ
And you see every nursing mother
forget what she was nursing.
وَالجَزاand recompense كُلَّevery عامِلٍdoer
وَالجَزا كُلَّ عامِلٍ
يَلقىhe will meet ماwhat كانَhe used to يَصنَعُdo
يَلقى ما كانَ يَصنَعُ
And every doer, in recompense,
will meet what he used to do.
فَجَزاso the reward كُلُّevery مُؤمِنٍbeliever
فَجَزا كُلُّ مُؤمِنٍ
لِلهَوىdesire كانَhe used to يَقمَعُsubdue
لِلهَوى كانَ يَقمَعُ
So the reward of every believer
who would subdue desire,
طائِعاًobedient لِمَليكٍto a Sovereign
طائِعاً لِمَليكٍ
وَمِنَand with الرِزقِprovision يَقنَعُhe is content
وَمِنَ الرِزقِ يَقنَعُ
obedient to the Sovereign
and content with his provision,
جَنَّةًa garden عِندَwith رَبِّهِhis Lord
جَنَّةً عِندَ رَبِّهِ
أَبَداًforever يَتَمَتَّعُhe delights
أَبَداً يَتَمَتَّعُ
is a garden with his Lord,
where he delights forever.
وَجَزاand the recompense كُلَّevery مُعرِضٍone who turns away
وَجَزا كُلَّ مُعرِضٍ
ظَلَّkept لِلمالِwealth يَجمَعُamassing
ظَلَّ لِلمالِ يَجمَعُ
And the recompense of everyone who turned away,
who kept amassing wealth,
وَعَنِand from الإِثمِsin وَالخَناand obscenity
وَعَنِ الإِثمِ وَالخَنا
لَمdid not يَكُنhe was يَتَوَرَّعُrefraining
لَم يَكُن يَتَوَرَّعُ
and from sin and obscenity
would not refrain,
لَيسَis not إِلّاexcept جَهَنَّمَHell
لَيسَ إِلّا جَهَنَّمَ
وَهيَand it is أَدهىmore calamitous وَأَفظَعُand more dreadful
وَهيَ أَدهى وَأَفظَعُ
is nothing but Hell,
more calamitous and more dreadful.
بِالحَديدِwith iron مُثقَلٌweighed down
بِالحَديدِ مُثقَلٌ
وَالمَقامِعُand the maces تَقمَعُbeat down
وَالمَقامِعُ تَقمَعُ
He is weighed down with iron,
and maces beat him down.
الصَديدُpus شَرابُهُhis drink
الصَديدُ شَرابُهُ
وَالعَقارِبُand the scorpions تَلسَعُsting
وَالعَقارِبُ تَلسَعُ
Pus is his drink,
and scorpions sting him.
ياO إِلَهيmy God وَسَيِّديand my Master
يا إِلَهي وَسَيِّدي
إِنَّنيindeed I لَكَto You أَضرَعُplead humbly
إِنَّني لَكَ أَضرَعُ
O my God and my Master,
indeed, I humbly beseech You.
وَإِلىand to بابِكَYour door أَلجَأُI seek refuge
وَإِلى بابِكَ أَلجَأُ
وَهوَand it is لِكُلِّfor all مَفزَعُa refuge
وَهوَ لِكُلِّ مَفزَعُ
And to Your door I seek refuge,
for it is a refuge for all.
اَحيِنيlet me live لَكَto You مُسلِماًin submission
اَحيِني لَكَ مُسلِماً
مِنكَof You أَخشىI am fearful وَأَخضَعُand I submit
مِنكَ أَخشى وَأَخضَعُ
Let me live in submission to You,
fearing You and bowing in submission.
وَعَلىand concerning بَزلَتيfor my lapse
وَعَلى بَزلَتي
سَيِّديmy Master لاdo not تَشنَعُreproach
سَيِّدي لا تَشنَعُ
And concerning my lapse,
my Master, do not reproach me.
وَأَمَّتنيand cause me to die عَلىupon الهُدىright guidance
وَأَمَّتني عَلى الهُدى
دينٌthe faith مَنof him who هُوَis مَنبَعُa source
دينٌ مَن هُوَ مَنبَعُ
And let me die upon right guidance,
the faith of him who is the source
لِلفَضائِلِof the virtues كُلِّهاall of them
لِلفَضائِلِ كُلِّها
وَهوَand he لِلكُلِّfor all يَشفَعُintercedes
وَهوَ لِلكُلِّ يَشفَعُ
of all virtues,
and who intercedes for all:
أَحمَدُAhmad الهاديthe guide الَّذيwho
أَحمَدُ الهادي الَّذي
كانَused to بِالحَقِّthe truth يَصدَعُproclaim openly
كانَ بِالحَقِّ يَصدَعُ
Ahmad, the guide who
openly proclaimed the truth.
صَلِّsend blessings رَبِّmy Lord عَلَيهِupon him ماas long as
صَلِّ رَبِّ عَلَيهِ ما
باتَتِspend the night الوَرَقُthe doves تَسجَعُcoo
باتَتِ الوَرَقُ تَسجَعُ
Bless him, my Lord, as long as
the doves spend their nights cooing.
Sol 6.1