أَيُّهاO المَرءman كُنbe لماfor what لَستَyou are not تَرجوyou hope for
أَيُّها المَرء كُن لما لَستَ تَرجو
لَكَfor you أَرجىmore hopeful مِنَthan الَّذيthat which أَنتَyou راجيhoping for
لَكَ أَرجى مِنَ الَّذي أَنتَ راجي
O man, for what you do not hope for, be
O man, be for what you are not hoping for
More hopeful for yourself than for what you do hope for.
For you is more hopeful than what you are hoping for
فَاِبنُfor the son of عِمرانَImran جاءَcame يَقتَبِسُtaking a flame from الناthe fi- (beginning of 'fire')
فَاِبنُ عِمرانَ جاءَ يَقتَبِسُ النا
ر-re (completion of 'fire') فَناجاهُand he spoke privately to him ثَمَّthere خَيرُthe best مُناجيone who speaks in confidence
ر فَناجاهُ ثَمَّ خَيرُ مُناجي
For the son of Imran came to take a flame from the fi-
So the son of Imran came seeking light
re, and there the best of confidants spoke privately to him.
He succeeded and then the best of those who converse privately
Sol 6.1