مَنْwhoever يَفْعَلِdoes الحَسَنَاتِgood deeds اللهُGod يَشْكُرُهَاrewards them
مَنْ يَفْعَلِ الحَسَنَاتِ اللهُ يَشْكُرُهَا
والشَّرُّand evil بالشَّرِّwith evil عِنْدَin the sight of اللهِGod سِيَّانِthe two are equal
والشَّرُّ بالشَّرِّ عِنْدَ اللهِ سِيَّانِ
Whoever does good deeds, God rewards those deeds.
And evil is matched with evil in God's sight.
وإِنَّماand ... only قُوَّةُthe strength of الإنْسانِa person ماas long as عَمُرَتْit endures
وإِنَّما قُوَّةُ الإنْسانِ ما عَمُرَتْ
عَارِيّةٌon loan كارتِدَادِlike the return of الثَّوبthe garment لِلسَّانِto the tongue
عَارِيّةٌ كارتِدَادِ الثَّوب لِلسَّانِ
And a person's strength, for as long as it endures,
Is only on loan, like a garment's return to the tongue [wording unclear].
إِنْif يَسْلَمِremains safe المرءُa person منfrom قَتْلٍbeing killed ومِنْand from مَرَضٍillness
إِنْ يَسْلَمِ المرءُ من قَتْلٍ ومِنْ مَرَضٍ
فيamid لَذَّةِthe pleasure of العَيْشِlife أبلاَهُwore him out الجَدِيدانِthe two ever-new ones (night and day)
في لَذَّةِ العَيْشِ أبلاَهُ الجَدِيدانِ
If a person is spared being killed and spared illness,
Amid life's pleasures, night and day will wear him out.
فإِنَّماfor ... only هذهِthis الدّنياworld وَزِينَتُهَاand its adornment
فإِنَّما هذهِ الدّنيا وَزِينَتُهَا
كالزّادِlike provisions لاno بُدَّescape يَوْماًone day أنَّهُthat it is فَانِperishable
كالزّادِ لا بُدَّ يَوْماً أنَّهُ فَانِ
For this world and its adornment
Are only like provisions, which must one day perish.
Sol 6.1