فهذاso this one يوصِّيleaves instructions بأولادِهِconcerning his children
فهذا يوصِّي بأولادِهِ
وهذاand this one يودِّعُbids farewell to جيرانَهُhis neighbors
وهذا يودِّعُ جيرانَهُ
So this one leaves instructions for his children's care,
And this one bids his neighbors farewell,
وهذاand this one يهيِّئُputs in order أشغالَهُhis affairs
وهذا يهيِّئُ أشغالَهُ
وهذاand this one يُجهِّزُprepares أكفانَهُhis burial shrouds
وهذا يُجهِّزُ أكفانَهُ
And this one puts his affairs in order,
And this one prepares his burial shrouds,
وهذاand this one يصالحُmakes peace with أعداءَهُhis enemies
وهذا يصالحُ أعداءَهُ
وهذاand this one يلاطفtreats kindly إخوانَهُhis brothers
وهذا يلاطف إخوانَهُ
And this one makes peace with his enemies,
And this one treats his brothers kindly,
وهذاand this one يوسِّعُincreases إنفاقَهُhis spending
وهذا يوسِّعُ إنفاقَهُ
وهذاand this one يخالِلُbefriends مَنْwhoever خانَهُbetrayed him
وهذا يخالِلُ مَنْ خانَهُ
And this one increases his spending,
And this one befriends whoever betrayed him,
وهذاand this one يحبِّسُplaces in endowment أملاكَهُhis properties
وهذا يحبِّسُ أملاكَهُ
وهذاand this one يحرِّرُfrees غِلْمانَهُhis young male slaves
وهذا يحرِّرُ غِلْمانَهُ
And this one makes endowments of his properties,
And this one frees his young slaves,
وهذاand this one يُغيِّرُchanges أخلاقَهُhis character
وهذا يُغيِّرُ أخلاقَهُ
وهذاand this one يعيِّرcalibrates ميزانَهُhis scales
وهذا يعيِّر ميزانَهُ
And this one changes his ways,
And this one calibrates his scales.
ألاlo إنَّindeed هذاthis الوباplague قَدْhas سَباtaken captives
ألا إنَّ هذا الوبا قَدْ سَبا
وَقَدْand indeed كانَwas يرسلُsending forth طوفانَهُits deluge
وَقَدْ كانَ يرسلُ طوفانَهُ
Lo, this plague has indeed taken captives,
And indeed it was sending forth its deluge.
فلاso no عاصمَprotector اليومَtoday منfrom أمرهits decree
فلا عاصمَ اليومَ من أمره
سوىexcept رحمةِthe mercy of اللهِGod سبحانَهُglory be to Him
سوى رحمةِ اللهِ سبحانَهُ
So today there is no protector from its decree,
Except the mercy of God—glory be to Him.
Sol 6.1