لَعَلَّperhaps أُناساًpeople فيin المَحاريبِthe prayer niches خَوَّفواthey instilled fear
لَعَلَّ أُناساً في المَحاريبِ خَوَّفوا
بِآيٍwith verses كَناسٍlike people فيin المَشارِبِthe drinking places أَطرَبواthey brought delight
بِآيٍ كَناسٍ في المَشارِبِ أَطرَبوا
Perhaps people in prayer niches have instilled fear
with verses, as people in drinking places have brought delight.
إِذاif رامَsought كَيداًdeceit بِالصَلاةِthrough prayer مُقيمُهاthe one performing it
إِذا رامَ كَيداً بِالصَلاةِ مُقيمُها
فَتارِكُهاthen the one abandoning it عَمداًdeliberately إِلىto اللَهِGod أَقرَبُnearer
فَتارِكُها عَمداً إِلى اللَهِ أَقرَبُ
If one who performs prayer seeks deceit through it,
then one who deliberately abandons it is nearer to God.
فَلاso let not يُمسِbecome فَخّاراًboastful مِنَout of الفَخرِpride عائِدٌone returning
فَلا يُمسِ فَخّاراً مِنَ الفَخرِ عائِدٌ
إِلىto عُنصُرِthe original substance الفَخّارِearthenware لِلنَفعِfor use يُضرَبُis beaten into shape
إِلى عُنصُرِ الفَخّارِ لِلنَفعِ يُضرَبُ
So let no one boast with pride who returns
to the substance of earthenware, beaten into shape for use.
لَعَلَّperhaps إِناءًa vessel مِنهُfrom him يُصنَعُis made مَرَّةًsometime
لَعَلَّ إِناءً مِنهُ يُصنَعُ مَرَّةً
فَيَأكُلُso he eats فيهِin it مَنwhoever أَرادَwished وَيَشرَبُand he drinks
فَيَأكُلُ فيهِ مَن أَرادَ وَيَشرَبُ
Perhaps a vessel will one day be made from him,
so whoever wishes may eat from it and drink.
وَيُحمَلُand he is carried مِنfrom أَرضٍa land لِأُخرىto another وَماand not دَرىhe knew
وَيُحمَلُ مِن أَرضٍ لِأُخرى وَما دَرى
فَواهاًso alas لَهُfor him بَعدَafter البِلىdecay يَتَغَرَّبُhe goes abroad
فَواهاً لَهُ بَعدَ البِلى يَتَغَرَّبُ
And he is carried from one land to another, unaware.
So alas for him—after decay, he goes abroad.