لاحَappeared شَيبُgray hair الرَأسِof the head مِنّيon me فَاِتَّضَحand so became plain
لاحَ شَيبُ الرَأسِ مِنّي فَاِتَّضَح
بَعدَafter لَهوٍamusement وَشَبابٍand youth وَمَرَحand merriment
بَعدَ لَهوٍ وَشَبابٍ وَمَرَح
The gray in my hair appeared and became plain,
Gray hair appeared on my head and became plain,
after diversion, youth, and merriment.
after amusement, youth, and merriment.
فَلَهَوناso we made merry وَنَعِمناand we lived in ease ثُمَّthen لَمnot
فَلَهَونا وَنَعِمنا ثُمَّ لَم
يَدَعِleave المَوتُdeath لِذيfor one possessing لُبٍّunderstanding فَرَحjoy
يَدَعِ المَوتُ لِذي لُبٍّ فَرَح
So we amused ourselves and lived in delight; but then
So we made merry and lived in ease; then no
death left no joy to anyone endowed with understanding.
joy did death leave for anyone of sound mind.
ياO بَنيchildren of آدَمَAdam صونواsafeguard دينَكُمyour faith
يا بَني آدَمَ صونوا دينَكُم
يَنبَغيit is fitting لِلدينِfor faith أَنthat لاnot يُطَّرَحbe cast aside
يَنبَغي لِلدينِ أَن لا يُطَّرَح
O children of Adam, safeguard your faith;
O children of Adam, safeguard your faith;
faith ought not to be cast aside.
faith ought not to be cast aside.
وَاحمَدواand praise اللَهَGod الَّذيwho أَكرَمَكُمhonored you
وَاحمَدوا اللَهَ الَّذي أَكرَمَكُم
بِنَبيٍّwith a prophet قامَstood فيكُمamong you فَنَصَحand so gave sincere counsel
بِنَبيٍّ قامَ فيكُم فَنَصَح
And praise God, who honored you
And praise God, who honored you
with a Prophet who arose among you and gave sincere counsel;
with a prophet who stood among you and gave sincere counsel.
بِنَبيٍّwith a prophet فَتَحَopened up اللَهُGod بِهِthrough him
بِنَبيٍّ فَتَحَ اللَهُ بِهِ
كُلَّall خَيرٍgood نِلتُموهُyou attained it وَشَرَحand made clear
كُلَّ خَيرٍ نِلتُموهُ وَشَرَح
with a Prophet through whom God opened
With a prophet through whom God opened up
every good you have attained, and made it plain.
all the good you attained, and made it plain.
مُرسَلٌa messenger لَوif يُوزَنُwere weighed الناسُpeople بِهِagainst him
مُرسَلٌ لَو يُوزَنُ الناسُ بِهِ
فيin التُقىpiety وَالبِرِّand righteousness شالواthey would rise on the scales وَرَجَحand he would weigh heavier
في التُقى وَالبِرِّ شالوا وَرَجَح
A Messenger—were all humankind weighed against him
A messenger—if people were weighed against him
in piety and righteousness, they would prove light, and he would outweigh them.
in piety and righteousness, they would rise and he would weigh heavier.
فَرَسولُso the Messenger اللَهِof God أَولىmost worthy بِالعُلىof exalted rank
فَرَسولُ اللَهِ أَولى بِالعُلى
وَرَسولُand the Messenger اللَهِof God أَولىmost worthy بِالمِدَحof praise
وَرَسولُ اللَهِ أَولى بِالمِدَح
For the Messenger of God is most worthy of the heights,
Thus God's Messenger is most worthy of exalted rank,
and the Messenger of God is most worthy of praise.
and God's Messenger is most worthy of praise.
