لَقدindeed نصحتُI counseled لأقوامٍto people وقلتُand I said لهمto them
لَقد نصحتُ لأقوامٍ وقلتُ لهم
أناI النذيرthe warner فلاso let not يغروكمdeceive you أحدُanyone
أنا النذير فلا يغروكم أحدُ
I have indeed counseled people and said to them:
I have advised people and said to them,
I am the warner, so let no one deceive you.
I am the warner, so let no one deceive you.
لاdo not تعبدنَّever worship إلهاًa god غيرother than خالقكمyour Creator
لا تعبدنَّ إلهاً غير خالقكم
فإنso if دعَوكمthey call you فقولواthen say بيننَاbetween us حدَدُa barrier
فإن دعَوكم فقولوا بيننَا حدَدُ
Never worship a god other than your Creator.
Do not worship any god but your Creator,
So if they call you, say: “A barrier stands between us.”
And if they call you, say between us is a limit.
سبحانglory to ذيthe possessor of العرشِthe Throne سبحاناًglorification يعادلهُmatches Him
سبحان ذي العرشِ سبحاناً يعادلهُ
ربُّLord of البريَّةcreation فردunique واحدٌone صمدُthe refuge of all
ربُّ البريَّة فرد واحدٌ صمدُ
Glory to the Possessor of the Throne, glory befitting Him.
Glorified is He of the Throne, praise that equals Him,
Lord of creation, unique, one, the refuge of all.
Lord of the wilderness, One and Only without equal.
سُبحانَهُglory to Him ثمthen سُبحاناًglorification يعودُreturns لهُto Him
سُبحانَهُ ثم سُبحاناً يعودُ لهُ
وقبلُand previously سبَّحَهglorified Him الجوديُّal-Judi والجمدُand al-Jumud
وقبلُ سبَّحَه الجوديُّ والجمدُ
Glory to Him, then glory that returns to Him.
Glorified is He, then praise that returns to Him,
And previously, al-Judi and al-Jumud glorified Him.
And before, Al-Jawad and Al-Jamad glorified Him.
مُسخَّرٌmade subservient كلُّall منwho تحتbeneath السماءthe sky لهُto Him
مُسخَّرٌ كلُّ من تحت السماء لهُ
لاnot ينبغيis fitting أنto يناويchallenge مُلكهُHis dominion أحدَanyone
لا ينبغي أن يناوي مُلكهُ أحدَ
All who are beneath the sky are subject to Him.
Everything under the sky is subjugated to Him,
No one ought to challenge His dominion.
It is not proper that anyone rival His kingdom.
لاno شيءthing مماof what ترىyou see إلاexcept بشاشتهُits pleasant appearance
لا شيء مما ترى إلا بشاشتهُ
يَبقىremains الالهُGod ويفنىand perishes المالُwealth والولدُand offspring
يَبقى الالهُ ويفنى المالُ والولدُ
Of what you see, there is nothing but its pleasant appearance.
Nothing of what you see except by His making happy,
God remains, while wealth and offspring perish.
The God remains and wealth and children perish.
لمdid not تُغنavail هرمزHormuz يوماًon any day منfrom خزائنهhis treasuries
لم تُغن هرمز يوماً من خزائنه
والخلدَand immortality قدindeed حاولتsought عادٌʿAd فماbut did not خلَدواthey lived forever
والخلدَ قد حاولت عادٌ فما خلَدوا
Nothing from his treasuries ever availed Hormuz.
The treasures of Hormuz never availed a day,
And ʿAd indeed sought immortality, but they did not live forever.
And immortality - ‘Aad attempted but did not achieve.
ولاnor سليمانَSolomon إذwhen دانَsubmitted الشعوبُthe peoples لهُto him
ولا سليمانَ إذ دانَ الشعوبُ لهُ
اللإنسُhumankind والجنُّand the jinn تجريrun بينهاamong them البُرُدُthe couriers
اللإنسُ والجنُّ تجري بينها البُرُدُ
Nor Solomon, when the peoples submitted to him—
Nor Solomon, when the nations obeyed him,
Humankind and jinn, among whom couriers ran.
Mankind and jinn passing between them the cups.
أينَwhere الملوكُthe kings التيwho دانتsubmitted لعزَّتهاto their might
أينَ الملوكُ التي دانت لعزَّتها
منfrom كلevery أوبquarter إليهاto them وافدٌan envoy يفدcomes
من كل أوب إليها وافدٌ يفد
Where are the kings whose might commanded submission,
Where are the kings that humility obeyed?
To whom an envoy would come from every quarter?
From every dune a pilgrim comes to their abode.
حوضٌa pool هنالكthere مورودٌvisited for water بلاwithout كذبٍfalsehood
حوضٌ هنالك مورودٌ بلا كذبٍ
لاno بدَّescape منfrom وردِهcoming to it for water يوماًone day كماjust as وردواthey came for water
لا بدَّ من وردِه يوماً كما وردوا
There is a pool there, to be visited—no lie.
There is a pool, overflowing, no lie,
One must come to it one day, just as they came.
Its water must be tasted one day, as they tasted.
Sol 6.1