أَما وَاللَهُ إِنَّ الظُلمَ شُؤمٌ

أَما وَاللَهُ إِنَّ الظُلمَ شُؤمٌ

وَلا زالَ المُسيءُ هُوَ الظَلومُ

وَلا زالَ المُسيءُ هُوَ الظَلومُ

Indeed, by God, injustice is an evil omen.

By God, injustice is indeed a dark omen,

And the evildoer is ever the oppressor.

And the transgressor remains ever the tyrant.

إِلى الديّانِ يَومُ الدينِ نَمضي

إِلى الديّانِ يَومُ الدينِ نَمضي

وَعِندَ اللَهِ تَجتَمِعُ الخُصومُ

وَعِندَ اللَهِ تَجتَمِعُ الخُصومُ

To the Judge we go on the Day of Judgment.

To the Supreme Judge on the Day of Judgment we proceed,

And before God the disputants will gather.

And in the presence of God shall all adversaries gather.

سَتَعلَمُ في الحِسابِ إِذا الِتَقَينا

سَتَعلَمُ في الحِسابِ إِذا الِتَقَينا

غَداً عِندَ المَليكِ مَنِ الغَشومُ

غَداً عِندَ المَليكِ مَنِ الغَشومُ

You will know at the reckoning, when we meet

You will surely know at the Reckoning, when we meet

Tomorrow before the Sovereign, who the ruthless oppressor is.

Tomorrow before the Sovereign, who the true oppressor is.

سَتَنقَطِعُ اللِذاذَةُ عَن أُناسٍ

سَتَنقَطِعُ اللِذاذَةُ عَن أُناسٍ

مِن الدُنيا وَتَنقَطِع الهُمومُ

مِن الدُنيا وَتَنقَطِع الهُمومُ

Pleasure will cease for some people

All worldly pleasures shall be cut off from men,

Of this world, and cares will cease.

Just as their sorrows, too, shall be cut off.

لِأَمرٍ ما تَصَرَّفَتِ اللَيالي

لِأَمرٍ ما تَصَرَّفَتِ اللَيالي

لِأَمرٍ ما تَحَرَّكَتِ النُجومُ

لِأَمرٍ ما تَحَرَّكَتِ النُجومُ

For some purpose the nights have turned;

Not without purpose have the nights revolved,

For some purpose the stars have moved.

Not without purpose have the stars moved in their courses.

سَلِ الأَيّامَ عَن أُمَمٍ تَقَضَّت

سَلِ الأَيّامَ عَن أُمَمٍ تَقَضَّت

سَتُخبِرُكَ المَعالِمُ وَالرُسومُ

سَتُخبِرُكَ المَعالِمُ وَالرُسومُ

Ask the days about nations that have passed away;

Ask the days concerning nations long passed;

The landmarks and traces will tell you.

The standing ruins and faded traces will give you answer.

تَرومُ الخُلدَ في دارِ المَنايا

تَرومُ الخُلدَ في دارِ المَنايا

فَكَم قَد رامَ مِثلَكَ ما تَرومُ

فَكَم قَد رامَ مِثلَكَ ما تَرومُ

You seek immortality in the abode of death;

Do you seek immortality in the Abode of Death?

For how many like you have sought what you seek!

How many before you have sought exactly what you seek!

تَنامُ وَلَم تَنَم عَنكَ المَنايا

تَنامُ وَلَم تَنَم عَنكَ المَنايا

تَنبَّه لِلمَنِّيَةِ يا نُؤومُ

تَنبَّه لِلمَنِّيَةِ يا نُؤومُ

You sleep, yet death keeps vigil over you.

You sleep, yet Death does not sleep in seeking you;

Awaken to death, O heavy sleeper!

Awake to your fate, O heavy sleeper!

لَهَوتَ عَنِ الفَناءِ وَأَنتَ تَفنى

لَهَوتَ عَنِ الفَناءِ وَأَنتَ تَفنى

فَما شَيءٌ مِنَ الدُنيا يَدومُ

فَما شَيءٌ مِنَ الدُنيا يَدومُ

You have been heedless of passing away, even as you perish;

You distract yourself from the void while you are fading into it,

For nothing of this world endures.

For there is nothing in this world that endures.

تَموتُ غَداً وَأَنتَ قَريرُ عَينٍ

تَموتُ غَداً وَأَنتَ قَريرُ عَينٍ

مِنَ الفَضَلاتِ في لُجَحٍ تَعومُ

مِنَ الفَضَلاتِ في لُجَحٍ تَعومُ

You will die tomorrow, your eyes at ease,

You will die tomorrow, yet you remain content of eye,

Swimming in depths of waste (the word for 'depths' is uncertain).

Swimming in the deep seas of your own excess.