أُمورٌmatters تَستَخِفُّmake light بِهاof them حُلومٌminds
أُمورٌ تَستَخِفُّ بِها حُلومٌ
وَماand not يَدريknows الفَتىa man لِمَنِfor whom الثُبورُruin
وَما يَدري الفَتى لِمَنِ الثُبورُ
Matters that minds make light of,
Yet a man knows not for whom ruin waits.
كِتابُthe Book of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad وَكِتابُand the Book of موسىMoses
كِتابُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَكِتابُ موسى
وَإِنجيلُand the Gospel of اِبنِthe son of مَريَمَMary وَالزَبورُand the Psalms
وَإِنجيلُ اِبنِ مَريَمَ وَالزَبورُ
The Book of Muhammad and the Book of Moses,
And the Gospel of the son of Mary, and the Psalms,
نَهَتadmonished أُمَماًnations فَماbut did not قَبِلَتaccept وَبارَتand proved fruitless
نَهَت أُمَماً فَما قَبِلَت وَبارَت
نَصيحَتُهاtheir counsel فَكُلُّso all القَومِthe people بورُruined
نَصيحَتُها فَكُلُّ القَومِ بورُ
Admonished nations, which would not heed; fruitless was
Their counsel; so all the people are ruined.
وَداراًand two abodes ساكِنٍof a dweller وَحَياةُand the life قَومٍof a people
وَداراً ساكِنٍ وَحَياةُ قَومٍ
كَجِسرٍlike a bridge فَوقَهُover it اِتَّصَلَcontinued uninterrupted العُبورُthe crossing
كَجِسرٍ فَوقَهُ اِتَّصَلَ العُبورُ
And a dweller’s two abodes, and a people’s life,
Are like a bridge over which the crossing goes on.
يُعَطَّلُis left vacant مَنزِلٌa dwelling وَيُزارُand is visited قَبرٌa grave
يُعَطَّلُ مَنزِلٌ وَيُزارُ قَبرٌ
وَماand not تَبقىendure الدِيارُthe dwellings وَلاnor القُبورُthe graves
وَما تَبقى الدِيارُ وَلا القُبورُ
A dwelling is left vacant, and a grave is visited,
Yet neither dwellings nor graves endure.
حِمامٌdeath فاتِكٌruthless فَهَلِso is there اِنتِصارٌvictory
حِمامٌ فاتِكٌ فَهَلِ اِنتِصارٌ
وَكِسرٌand a fracture دائِمٌlasting فَمَتىso when الجُبورُthe mending
وَكِسرٌ دائِمٌ فَمَتى الجُبورُ
Ruthless death—is there any victory?
And a lasting fracture—when will mending come?
وَمُلكٌand sovereignty كَالرِياحِlike the winds جَرَتblew قَبولٌan east wind
وَمُلكٌ كَالرِياحِ جَرَت قَبولٌ
فَلَمthen did not تَلبَثlinger وَأَعقَبَتand followed الدَبورُthe west wind
فَلَم تَلبَث وَأَعقَبَت الدَبورُ
And sovereignty is like the winds: an east wind blew,
But did not linger, and the west wind followed.
أُصولٌfoundations قَدindeed بُنَينَwere built عَلىupon فَسادٍcorruption
أُصولٌ قَد بُنَينَ عَلى فَسادٍ
وَتَقوىand reverence for اللَهِGod سوقٌa market لاdoes not تَبورُfail
وَتَقوى اللَهِ سوقٌ لا تَبورُ
Foundations have indeed been built upon corruption,
But reverence for God is a market that never fails,
لِيَطَّلِعَso that … may look المَليكُthe Sovereign عَلَيكَupon you فيهاin it
لِيَطَّلِعَ المَليكُ عَلَيكَ فيها
وَأَنتَwhile you are عَلىin the face of نَوائِبِهاits calamities صَبورُpatient
وَأَنتَ عَلى نَوائِبِها صَبورُ
So that the Sovereign may look upon you there,
While you patiently endure its calamities.
Translation model: Sol 6.1