جسمٌ بلا روح ضجيعُ الرَّدى

جسمٌ بلا روح ضجيعُ الرَّدى

غصنٌ ذوى يا ليته أورقا

غصنٌ ذوى يا ليته أورقا

A body without a spirit is death’s bedfellow.

A body without a soul, laid low by decay

A withered branch—oh, if only it would put forth leaves!

A withered branch, would that it flowered again

روحٌ بلا عِلم وهي بيته

روحٌ بلا عِلم وهي بيته

لرؤية الأغيار إذ أخلقا

لرؤية الأغيار إذ أخلقا

A spirit without knowledge—its house has grown weak,

A soul without knowledge, though it is its home

From seeing others, when it grew worn.

For strangers to behold, when they were created

افتقر الكل إلى جوده

افتقر الكل إلى جوده

أهل الأباطيلِ ومَن حققا

أهل الأباطيلِ ومَن حققا

All stood in need of His bounty:

All were in need of His bounty

The people of falsehood and whoever realized the truth.

The people of falsehood, and those of truth

فوجّه الأنوار سيارة

فوجّه الأنوار سيارة

أنارت المغربَ والمشرقا

أنارت المغربَ والمشرقا

So He sent the lights forth to roam;

So He sent the lights traveling

They illuminated the west and the east.

Illuminating West and East

فأشرق الجسمُ بأنواره

فأشرق الجسمُ بأنواره

وأظهر الأسرارَ إذ أشرقا

وأظهر الأسرارَ إذ أشرقا

Then the body shone with His lights,

Thus the body shone with His lights

And revealed the secrets when it shone.

Revealing mysteries when it shone

فالحمد لله الذي قد وقى

فالحمد لله الذي قد وقى

من شرِّ ما يُحذر أو يُتَّقى

من شرِّ ما يُحذر أو يُتَّقى

So praise be to God, who has granted protection

So praise be to God who has protected

From the evil of what is feared or guarded against.

From the evil that is feared or avoided