مَثُوبَةُthe reward الفَاقِدِthe bereaved عَنfor فقدِهِhis loss
مَثُوبَةُ الفَاقِدِ عَن فقدِهِ
بِصَبْرهthrough his patience أنْفَعُmore beneficial منthan وَجْدِهِhis grief
بِصَبْره أنْفَعُ من وَجْدِهِ
The bereaved one's reward for his loss,
through his patience, avails him more than his grief.
يَبْكِيهِhe weeps for him منout of حُزنٍgrief عليهfor him فهلْso does he?
يَبْكِيهِ من حُزنٍ عليه فهلْ
يطمعُhe hopes فيfor التّخليدِimmortality مِنfrom بعدِهِafter him
يطمعُ في التّخليدِ مِن بعدِهِ
He weeps in sorrow for him—yet does he
hope to live forever after him?
ماwhat حيلةُrecourse النّاسِpeople وهلْand is there مِنany يدٍpower
ما حيلةُ النّاسِ وهلْ مِن يدٍ
لهمْfor them بدفعِin repelling الموتِdeath أوor صَدِّهِwarding it off
لهمْ بدفعِ الموتِ أو صَدِّهِ
What recourse have people? Is there any power
for them to repel death or ward it off?
وُرُودُهُits coming لاno بدَّescape منهُfrom it فلِمْso why
وُرُودُهُ لا بدَّ منهُ فلِمْ
تُنْكِرُdo you reject ماwhat لاno بدَّescape مِنfrom وِرْدِهِreaching it
تُنْكِرُ ما لا بدَّ مِن وِرْدِهِ
Its coming is inevitable; why then
do you reject what you must come to?
سِهامُهُits arrows لمdid not يَستطِعْmanage ردَّهَاto repel them
سِهامُهُ لم يَستطِعْ ردَّهَا
داودُDavid بالمُحَكمِwith the firmly wrought منof سَرْدِهِhis weaving of mail
داودُ بالمُحَكمِ من سَرْدِهِ
Its arrows could not be repelled
by David with his firmly woven mail.
ولاnor سليمانُSolomon ابنُهُhis son ردَّهَاrepelled them
ولا سليمانُ ابنُهُ ردَّهَا
بمُلْكِهِwith his kingdom والحشدِand the host منof جُنْدِهِhis troops
بمُلْكِهِ والحشدِ من جُنْدِهِ
Nor did Solomon, his son, repel them
with his kingdom and his massed troops.
عدلٌjustice تساوَىare equal الخلقُall creatures فيهِin it فماso it does not
عدلٌ تساوَى الخلقُ فيهِ فما
يُمَيِّزُdistinguish المالكُthe master عنfrom عبدِهِhis slave
يُمَيِّزُ المالكُ عن عبدِهِ
It is justice, in which all creatures are equal; it does not
distinguish the master from his slave.
كلٌّeach person لهُfor him حَدٌّa limit إذاwhen ماemphatic particle انتهَىhe reaches
كلٌّ لهُ حَدٌّ إذا ما انتهَى
إليهِto it وافَاهُmeets him علىat حَدِّهِhis limit
إليهِ وافَاهُ على حَدِّهِ
Each has a limit; when he reaches
it, death meets him at his limit.
تَجمَعُناgathers us الأرضُthe earth فكلُّso every امرِئٍperson
تَجمَعُنا الأرضُ فكلُّ امرِئٍ
فيin لَحْدِهِhis grave كالطّفْلِlike a child فيin مَهْدِهِits cradle
في لَحْدِهِ كالطّفْلِ في مَهْدِهِ
The earth gathers us; so every person
in his grave is like a child in its cradle.
أمَاdo you not تَرىsee وُرّادَنَاour forerunners عَرَّسُواhalted to rest
أمَا تَرى وُرّادَنَا عَرَّسُوا
بمنزِلٍin a dwelling دانٍnear علىdespite بُعْدِهِits remoteness
بمنزِلٍ دانٍ على بُعْدِهِ
Do you not see that our forerunners have halted to rest
in a dwelling near, despite its remoteness?
تبوَّءُواsettled in الأرضَthe earth ولمand did not يُخبِرواtell
تبوَّءُوا الأرضَ ولم يُخبِروا
عنabout حَرِّthe heat مَثْواهُمtheir resting place ولاnor بَرْدِهِits cold
عن حَرِّ مَثْواهُم ولا بَرْدِهِ
They have settled in the earth and have not told
of the heat of their resting place, nor its cold.
لِحَادِثٍbecause of a calamity أسكتَهمsilenced them أمسكُواthey refrained
لِحَادِثٍ أسكتَهم أمسكُوا
عنِfrom ابتداءِinitiating القولِspeech أوor رَدِّهِanswering it
عنِ ابتداءِ القولِ أو رَدِّهِ
Because of a calamity that silenced them, they refrained
from initiating speech or answering it.
لوif نطقُواthey spoke قالُواthey would say التُّقَىpiety خيرُthe best ماwhat
لو نطقُوا قالُوا التُّقَى خيرُ ما
تزوَّدَtakes as provision المرءُa person إلىto لَحْدِهِhis grave
تزوَّدَ المرءُ إلى لَحْدِهِ
Were they to speak, they would say: 'Piety is the best that
a person takes as provision to his grave.'
فارجعْso return إلىto اللهِGod وثِقْand trust بالذِيin what
فارجعْ إلى اللهِ وثِقْ بالذِي
وَافاكَhas reached you فيin الصّادِقِthe true منof وَعْدِهِHis promise
وَافاكَ في الصّادِقِ من وَعْدِهِ
So return to God, and trust in what
has reached you in His true promise:
للصّابرينَfor the patient الأجرُthe reward والأمنُand safety مِنfrom
للصّابرينَ الأجرُ والأمنُ مِن
عَذابِهِHis punishment والفوزُand triumph فيin خُلْدِهِHis eternal abode
عَذابِهِ والفوزُ في خُلْدِهِ
For the patient are reward and safety from
His punishment, and triumph in His eternal abode.
Sol 6.1