كُلُّevery ناعٍannouncer of death فَسَيُنعىso his death will be announced
كُلُّ ناعٍ فَسَيُنعى
كُلُّevery باكٍweeper فَسَيُبكىso he will be wept for
كُلُّ باكٍ فَسَيُبكى
Every announcer of death will, in turn, have his death announced.
Every complainer will be complained of
Every herald of death shall himself be heralded,
Every weeper will, in turn, be wept for.
Every weeping one will weep
Every weeper shall himself be wept for.
كُلُّevery مَذخورٍhoarded thing سَيَفنىwill perish
كُلُّ مَذخورٍ سَيَفنى
كُلُّevery مَذكورٍremembered one سَيُنسىwill be forgotten
كُلُّ مَذكورٍ سَيُنسى
Every hoarded thing will perish.
Every feared one will perish
Every hoarded treasure is destined to perish,
Everyone remembered will be forgotten.
Every mentioned one will be forgotten
Every remembered name shall be forgotten.
لَيسَnot غَيرَother than اللَهِGod يَبقىremains
لَيسَ غَيرَ اللَهِ يَبقى
مَنwhoever عَلاrises high فَاللَهُthen God أَعلىis higher
مَن عَلا فَاللَهُ أَعلى
None but God remains.
None but Allah remains
There is nothing but God that eternally remains,
Whoever rises high, God is higher.
Whoever exalts, Allah is higher
And whoever rises high, God is higher still.
إِنَّindeed شَيئاًsomething قَدalready كُفيناwe have been provided with
إِنَّ شَيئاً قَد كُفينا
هُit لَهُfor it نَسعىwe strive وَنَشقىand toil
هُ لَهُ نَسعى وَنَشقى
Indeed, something already provided for us
Indeed, we have been sufficiently forewarned
Verily, the very matter that has been guaranteed to us,
is what we strive and toil for.
To Him we strive and writhe
Is that for which we toil and suffer in vain.
إِنَّindeed لِلشَرِّfor evil وَلِلخَيـand for good (continued)
إِنَّ لِلشَرِّ وَلِلخَيـ
ـرِcompletion of “good” لَسيماsurely a mark لَيسَnot تَخفىis hidden
ـرِ لَسيما لَيسَ تَخفى
Indeed, for evil and for good
Indeed, for evil and for good
Indeed, both for evil and for good,
there is a mark that is not hidden.
There are signs - nothing is concealed
There are distinct marks that cannot remain hidden.
كُلُّevery مُستَخفٍone hiding بِسِرٍّwith a secret
كُلُّ مُستَخفٍ بِسِرٍّ
فَمِنَso, from اللَهِGod بِمَرأىin sight
فَمِنَ اللَهِ بِمَرأى
Everyone hiding in secrecy
Whoever takes a secret lightly
Every soul seeking to conceal a secret,
is in God's sight.
Is in Allah's view
Stands fully exposed in the sight of God.
لاnot تَرىyou see شَيئاًanything عَلىfrom اللَـGod (continued)
لا تَرى شَيئاً عَلى اللَـ
ـهِcompletion of “God” مِنَamong الأَشياءِthe things يَخفىis hidden
ـهِ مِنَ الأَشياءِ يَخفى
You see nothing that, from God,
You will not see anything
You shall find not a single thing,
among all things, is hidden.
In creation concealed from Allah
That is veiled from the knowledge of God.