لَمdid not يَبقَremain ليfor me غَيرَother than أَنto أَموتَdie كَماjust as
لَم يَبقَ لي غَيرَ أَن أَموتَ كَما
قَدalready ماتَdied قَبليbefore me مِنّيfrom me إِلىto آدَمAdam
قَد ماتَ قَبلي مِنّي إِلى آدَم
Nothing remains for me but to die, as
I have naught left but to die as did
those before me have died, from me back to Adam.
Those before me back to Adam
كُلٌّeveryone إِلىto اللَهِGod صائِرٌbound وَعَلىand upon
كُلٌّ إِلى اللَهِ صائِرٌ وَعَلى
ماwhat قَدَّمَsent ahead المَرءُa person قَبلَهُahead of himself قادِمcoming
ما قَدَّمَ المَرءُ قَبلَهُ قادِم
Everyone is bound for God, and will come upon
Each travels unto God, and what
what a person has sent ahead of himself.
A man did before, he shall meet again
يُدرِكُencounters ماwhat قَدَّمَتsent ahead يَداهُhis two hands إِذاwhen
يُدرِكُ ما قَدَّمَت يَداهُ إِذا
ماتَdies فَإِمّاthen either جَذلانjoyful أَوor نادِمremorseful
ماتَ فَإِمّا جَذلان أَو نادِم
He encounters what his hands have sent ahead when
He shall attain what his hands put forth
he dies—then either joyful or remorseful.
When he dies, miserable or regretful
فَياthen, oh لَهاfor it حَسرَةًsorrow مُخَلَّدَةًeverlasting
فَيا لَها حَسرَةً مُخَلَّدَةً
إِذاwhen تَساوىbecome equal المَخدومُthe master وَالخادِمand the servant
إِذا تَساوى المَخدومُ وَالخادِم
Then, oh, what everlasting sorrow,
Oh what an eternal sorrow
when master and servant become equal!
When the served and the servant are equal
Sol 6.1