لَوif كُنتُI had been كَالرائِشِlike al-Ra'ish أَوor ذيpossessor of المَنارthe beacon
لَو كُنتُ كَالرائِشِ أَو ذي المَنار
لَعِشتُI would have lived فيin الدُنياthis world كَثيرَmuch الشَنارdisgrace
لَعِشتُ في الدُنيا كَثيرَ الشَنار
Had I been like al-Rāʾish or Dhū al-Manār,
Had I been like al-Ra'ish or Dhu al-Manar,
I would have lived in this world steeped in disgrace.
I would have lived in this world in great disgrace.
وَلَيتَهاand would that it لَمnot يَكُthere be مِنfrom بَعدِهاafter it
وَلَيتَها لَم يَكُ مِن بَعدِها
خَوفُfear of حِسابٍreckoning وَعِقابٍand punishment بِنارby fire
خَوفُ حِسابٍ وَعِقابٍ بِنار
If only, after this life, there were no
And would that after it there were no
fear of reckoning and punishment by fire.
fear of reckoning and punishment by fire.
