أَياO مَنyou who أَعرَضَturned away اللَهُGod
أَيا مَن أَعرَضَ اللَهُ
عَنِfrom العالَمِthe world مِنbecause of بُغضِهhatred of him
عَنِ العالَمِ مِن بُغضِه
O you—God turned away
O you whom Allah has turned away
from the world out of hatred for you;
From this world out of hatred
وَياand O مَنyou whose بَعضُهُpart of him يَشهَbears witness (word beginning)
وَيا مَن بَعضُهُ يَشهَ
دُcompletes 'bears witness' بِالبُغضِwith hatred عَلىagainst بَعضِهanother part of him
دُ بِالبُغضِ عَلى بَعضِه
and O you whose one part bears witness
And O you some of whom bear witness
with hatred against another;
To hatred against others
وَياand O أَثقَلَheaviest خَلقِcreatures of اللَGod (word beginning)
وَيا أَثقَلَ خَلقِ اللَ
هِcompletes 'God' مِنamong ماشٍone who walks عَلىupon أَرضِهHis earth
هِ مِن ماشٍ عَلى أَرضِه
and O heaviest of God's creatures
And O heaviest of Allah's creatures
among those who walk upon His earth;
Walking on His earth
وَمَنand you whom عافَshunned مَليكُthe King of المَوdeath (word beginning)
وَمَن عافَ مَليكُ المَو
تِcompletes 'death' وَاِستَقذَرَand found repulsive مِنfrom قَبضِهseizing him
تِ وَاِستَقذَرَ مِن قَبضِه
and you whom the King of Death shunned
And you whom the Angel of Death has pardoned
and found too foul to seize.
And deemed unworthy of his grasp