مَاnot هَذِهِthis الدُّنْيَاworld بِمَأْمُونَةٍtrustworthy
مَا هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا بِمَأْمُونَةٍ
لاdo not تَفْتَرِرْsmile بِالسَّاعَةِat the hour السَّانِحَهُopportune
لا تَفْتَرِرْ بِالسَّاعَةِ السَّانِحَهُ
This world is not to be trusted.
This world is not everlasting
Do not smile at the opportune hour.
Do not be fooled by the present hour
يَجُزْكَmay he reward you فِيin العُقْبَىthe hereafter بِإِحْسَانِهِwith his kindness
يَجُزْكَ فِي العُقْبَى بِإِحْسَانِهِ
مَنْhe who يَلْحَقُjoins اللَّيْلَةَtonight بِالبَارِحَهْto last night
مَنْ يَلْحَقُ اللَّيْلَةَ بِالبَارِحَهْ
May he reward you in the hereafter with his kindness—
He will reward you in the hereafter with His grace
He who joins tonight to last night.
Who joins tonight with yesterday
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الزَّائِرُthe visitor أَحْبَابَهُhis loved ones
يَا أَيُّهَا الزَّائِرُ أَحْبَابَهُ
قِفْstand بِضَرِيحِيat my tomb وَاقْرَأِand recite الفَاتِحَهْal-Fatiha (the Opening)
قِفْ بِضَرِيحِي وَاقْرَأِ الفَاتِحَهْ
O you who visit your loved ones,
O you who visit loved ones
Stand at my tomb and recite al-Fatiha.
Stand at my grave and recite Al-Fatihah
Sol 6.1