حَدِّثيناtell us حديثَthe story of نوحٍNoah وكمand how many كاwere (first part of the split verb)
حَدِّثينا حديثَ نوحٍ وكم كا
نَwere (completion of the split verb) غَداةَon the morning of الطُّوفانِthe Flood أهلthe people of السَّفينهthe ark
نَ غَداةَ الطُّوفانِ أهل السَّفينه
Tell us the story of Noah, and how many
people were aboard the ark on the morning of the Flood.
وبماذاand with what طَرَّيتِyou freshened نَفسكyourself فيهاin it
وبماذا طَرَّيتِ نَفسك فيها
حينwhen أغوَيتِهمyou led them astray وأفسدتِand you corrupted دينَهhis faith
حين أغوَيتِهم وأفسدتِ دينَه
And with what did you freshen yourself aboard it,
when you led them astray and corrupted his faith?
أنتyou قبلَbefore الدُّنياthe world خُلِقتyou were created ولكنbut
أنت قبلَ الدُّنيا خُلِقت ولكن
هيit تَفنىwill perish منfrom قَبلكbefore you المِسكِينَهthe poor thing
هي تَفنى من قَبلك المِسكِينَه
You were created before the world, yet
it, poor thing, will perish before you.
فاجعَليso make كلَّall ماthat تَقُولينَyou say وعظاًan admonition
فاجعَلي كلَّ ما تَقُولينَ وعظاً
واذكُريand recall الدَّهَرtime سالِفاًbygone وقُرُونَهand its generations
واذكُري الدَّهَر سالِفاً وقُرُونَه
So make everything you say an admonition,
and recall bygone time and its generations.