وَالطّوطَ نَزرَعُهُ فيها فَنَلبَسُهُ

وَالطّوطَ نَزرَعُهُ فيها فَنَلبَسُهُ

وَالصوفَّ نَجتَزُّهُ ما أَدفأَ الوَبَرُ

وَالصوفَّ نَجتَزُّهُ ما أَدفأَ الوَبَرُ

And cotton we sow in her, then wear it;

We will plant cotton and wear it as clothes

And wool we shear—how warm the animal hair is!

We will shear wool to warm us when fur is not enough

هِىَ القَرارُ فَما نَبغي لَها بَدَلا

هِىَ القَرارُ فَما نَبغي لَها بَدَلا

ما أَرحَمَ الأَرضَ إِلاّ أَنَّنا كُفُرُ

ما أَرحَمَ الأَرضَ إِلاّ أَنَّنا كُفُرُ

She is our dwelling; we seek no substitute for her.

This is home, we want no other place

How merciful the earth is—yet we are ungrateful!

How cruel the land except that we disbelieved

وَطَعنَةُ اللِ في الأَعداءِ نافِذَةٌ

وَطَعنَةُ اللِ في الأَعداءِ نافِذَةٌ

تُعيِي الأَطِباءَ لا يُلوي لَها السُبُرُ

تُعيِي الأَطِباءَ لا يُلوي لَها السُبُرُ

And the spear's thrust into enemies pierces deep;

God's thrust at enemies always hits its mark

It baffles physicians; probes cannot cope with it.

It tires all doctors, no armor can stop it

مِنها خُلِقنا وَكانَت أُمُنا خُلِقَت

مِنها خُلِقنا وَكانَت أُمُنا خُلِقَت

وَنَحنُ أَبناؤُها لَو أَنَنا شُكُرُ

وَنَحنُ أَبناؤُها لَو أَنَنا شُكُرُ

From her we were created, and our mother had been created;

We were created from this land, our mother was shaped from it

And we are her children, if only we were grateful.

We are her sons, if only we were grateful

وَيومُ مَوعِدُهُم أَن يُحشَروا زُمراً

وَيومُ مَوعِدُهُم أَن يُحشَروا زُمراً

يَومُ التَغابُنِ إِذ لا يَنفَعُ الحَذَرُ

يَومُ التَغابُنِ إِذ لا يَنفَعُ الحَذَرُ

And the day appointed for them to be gathered in throngs

On the day they are herded into groups

Is the Day of Mutual Loss, when caution is of no avail.

The day of mutual loss when caution is in vain

مُستَوسِقينَ مَعَ الداعي كَأَنَّهُم

مُستَوسِقينَ مَعَ الداعي كَأَنَّهُم

رِجلُ الجَرادِ زَفَّتهُ الريحُ تَنتَشِرُ

رِجلُ الجَرادِ زَفَّتهُ الريحُ تَنتَشِرُ

Gathered together with the summoner, as though they were

Asking for water like locusts blown by the wind scattering

A swarm of locusts, swept along by the wind and scattering.

Brought out on a flat, vast, barren plain

وَأُبرِزوا بِصَعيدٍ مُستَوٍ جُرُزٍ

وَأُبرِزوا بِصَعيدٍ مُستَوٍ جُرُزٍ

وَأُنزِلَ العَرشُ وَالميزانُ وَالزُبُرُ

وَأُنزِلَ العَرشُ وَالميزانُ وَالزُبُرُ

And they were brought forth onto a level, barren plain;

The Throne is set down, so too the Scales and the Books

And the Throne, the Balance, and the scriptures were sent down.

Judged for what none of them had ever reckoned

وَحوسِبوا بِالَذي لَم يُحصِهِ أَحَدٌ

وَحوسِبوا بِالَذي لَم يُحصِهِ أَحَدٌ

مِنهُم وَفي مِثلِ ذاكَ اليَومِ مُعتَبَرُ

مِنهُم وَفي مِثلِ ذاكَ اليَومِ مُعتَبَرُ

And they were called to account for what no one had tallied

Some joyful, pleased with their resurrection

Among them; in a day like that there is a lesson.

Others disobeyed, so Hellfire their home

فَمِنهُم فَرِحٌ راضٍ بِمَبعَثِهِ

فَمِنهُم فَرِحٌ راضٍ بِمَبعَثِهِ

وَآخَرونَ عَصَوا مَأواهُمُ السَقَرُ

وَآخَرونَ عَصَوا مَأواهُمُ السَقَرُ

So among them is one joyful, content with his resurrection;

Their keeper will say "Did no warner come to you?"

And others disobeyed; their abode is Saqar.

They will say "Yes, but the grandees led us astray

يَقولُ خُزّانُهُم ما كانَ عِندَكُمُ

يَقولُ خُزّانُهُم ما كانَ عِندَكُمُ

أَلَم يَكُن جاءَكُم مِن رَبِكُم نُذُرُ

أَلَم يَكُن جاءَكُم مِن رَبِكُم نُذُرُ

Their keepers say, 'What was there among you?

The length of this life and age deceived us"

Had no warners come to you from your Lord?'

"Stay in God's punishment. For you chains, shackles and flames"

قالوا بَلى فَأَطَعنا سادَةً بَطَروا

قالوا بَلى فَأَطَعنا سادَةً بَطَروا

وَغَرَّنا طولُ هَذا العَيشِ وَالعُمُرُ

وَغَرَّنا طولُ هَذا العَيشِ وَالعُمُرُ

They said, 'Yes; then we obeyed masters who grew insolent,

And they were destroyed by targeting their rear

And the length of this life, and our years, deluded us.'

They could not defend or save themselves

قالوا اُمكُثوا في عَذابِ اللَهِ

قالوا اُمكُثوا في عَذابِ اللَهِ

ما لَكُمُ إِلا السَلاسِلُ وَالأَغلالُ وَالسُعُرُ

ما لَكُمُ إِلا السَلاسِلُ وَالأَغلالُ وَالسُعُرُ

They said, 'Remain in God's torment;

Such is their life, they will not leave it

You have nothing but chains, shackles, and blazing fires.'

However long they stay, cry or complain

وَأُهلِكوا بِعَذابٍ خَصَّ دابِرُهُم

وَأُهلِكوا بِعَذابٍ خَصَّ دابِرُهُم

فَما اِستَطاعوا لَهُ صَرفاً وَلا اِنتَصَروا

فَما اِستَطاعوا لَهُ صَرفاً وَلا اِنتَصَروا

And they were destroyed by a torment that struck their last remnant;

Others on the Heights hoping for a Garden

So they could not turn it aside, nor defend themselves.

Encircled by pomegranates and greenery

فَذاكَ عَيشُهُم لا يَبرَحونَ بِهِ

فَذاكَ عَيشُهُم لا يَبرَحونَ بِهِ

طولَ المَقامِ وَإِن ضَجَّوا وَإِن ضَجَروا

طولَ المَقامِ وَإِن ضَجَّوا وَإِن ضَجَروا

So that is their life; they do not depart from it,

On the Merciful's provision, their sins pardoned

Throughout their stay, even if they cry out and even if they grow weary.

Erasing their misdeeds and heavy burdens

وَآخَرونَ عَلى الأَعرافِ قَد طَمِعوا

وَآخَرونَ عَلى الأَعرافِ قَد طَمِعوا

بِجَنَّةٍ حَفَّها الرُمانُ وَالخَضرُ

بِجَنَّةٍ حَفَّها الرُمانُ وَالخَضرُ

And others on the Heights have set their hopes

All people are God's subjects under His control

On a garden ringed with pomegranates and greenery.

He is the Subjugator over earth, the Veiler

مِنهُمُ رِجالٌ عَلى الرَحمَنِ رَِزقُهُمُ

مِنهُمُ رِجالٌ عَلى الرَحمَنِ رَِزقُهُمُ

مُكَفَّرٌ عَنهُمُ الأَخباثُ وَلوَزَرُ

مُكَفَّرٌ عَنهُمُ الأَخباثُ وَلوَزَرُ

Among them are men whose sustenance rests with the All-Merciful;

None will remain except by God's leave

Their evil deeds and burden of sin are expiated.

Only heaven, earth, and disbelief

إِنَ الأَنامَ رَعايا اللَهِ كُلَّهُمُ

إِنَ الأَنامَ رَعايا اللَهِ كُلَّهُمُ

هوَ السَلَيطَطُ فَوقَ الأَرضِ مُستَطِرُ

هوَ السَلَيطَطُ فَوقَ الأَرضِ مُستَطِرُ

Indeed, all creatures are God's subjects;

If there were any way out, all would be shattered

He is the Sovereign, holding sway above the earth.

Brought to life by God with iron rods

وَلَيسَ يَبقى لِوجهِ اللَهِ مُختَلَقٌ

وَلَيسَ يَبقى لِوجهِ اللَهِ مُختَلَقٌ

إِلاّ السَماءَ وَإِلّا الأَرضِ وَالكَفَرُ

إِلاّ السَماءَ وَإِلّا الأَرضِ وَالكَفَرُ

And no created thing endures before God's face,

The learned is not like the ignorant of piety

Except the sky, and except the earth and the mountains.

Nor the seeing like the blind, devoid of sight

لَو كانَ مُنفَلِتٌ كانَت قَساقِسَةٌ

لَو كانَ مُنفَلِتٌ كانَت قَساقِسَةٌ

يُحيِيهُمُ اللَهُ في أَيديهِم الزُبُرُ

يُحيِيهُمُ اللَهُ في أَيديهِم الزُبُرُ

If anyone could escape, it would be priests;

Ask people about what you do not know

God brings them to life, with the scriptures in their hands.

When blindness comes, the informed can enlighten.

وَلَيسَ ذو العِلمِ بِالتَقوى كَجاهِلِها

وَلَيسَ ذو العِلمِ بِالتَقوى كَجاهِلِها

وَلا البَصيرُ كأَعمى ما لَهُ بَصَرُ

وَلا البَصيرُ كأَعمى ما لَهُ بَصَرُ

And one versed in piety is not like one ignorant of it,

Nor is the sighted like a blind man with no sight.

فَاِستَخبِرِ الناسَ عَمّا أَنتَ جاهِلُهُ

فَاِستَخبِرِ الناسَ عَمّا أَنتَ جاهِلُهُ

إِذا عَميتَ فَقَد يَجلو العَمى الخَبَرُ

إِذا عَميتَ فَقَد يَجلو العَمى الخَبَرُ

So ask people about what you do not know;

When you are blind, information may dispel blindness.