أياO نَفْسُsoul إنsurely اللهGod خالقناour Creator قَبْلُbefore
أيا نَفْسُ إن الله خالقنا قَبْلُ
وليسand there is no لناfor us فرضٌobligatory deed وليسand there is no لناfor us نفلُvoluntary deed
وليس لنا فرضٌ وليس لنا نفلُ
O soul, surely God created us beforehand,
Oh soul, God created us before
and we had neither obligatory nor voluntary deeds.
We have no obligations or extras
ولاand there is no بدّescape منfrom أَنَّاthat we نموتdie إذاwhen يشاHe wills
ولا بدّ من أَنَّا نموت إذا يشا
وليسand does not يردُّward off الموتdeath فرعٌa branch ولاnor أصلُa root
وليس يردُّ الموت فرعٌ ولا أصلُ
And we must inevitably die when He wills;
And we must die when He wills
and neither branch nor root can ward off death.
Neither branch nor root can stop death
ولماand when رأيتI saw اللهGod حسبيsufficient for me فيهماin both of them
ولما رأيت الله حسبي فيهما
فبينهماso between the two of them حسبيsufficient for me وبَعْدُand afterward كماas قبلbefore
فبينهما حسبي وبَعْدُ كما قبل
And when I saw that God sufficed me in both,
And when I saw God was enough for me
He suffices me between them, and afterward as before.
Between the two my Lord suffices, as before
Sol 6.1