أَيَسمَعُwill he hear? خالِقيmy Creator مِنّيfrom me دُعاءًa prayer
أَيَسمَعُ خالِقي مِنّي دُعاءً
فَأُصبِحَso I may become فيregarding كَيانيmy existence مُستَقيلاseeking release
فَأُصبِحَ في كَياني مُستَقيلا
Will my Creator hear a prayer from me,
So I may seek release from my existence?
كَأَنَّas though العالَمينَall beings صُلواthey were scorched هَجيراًmidday heat
كَأَنَّ العالَمينَ صُلوا هَجيراً
فَماso ... not يُلفيfinds بِهِin it أَحَدٌanyone مَقيلاa place for midday rest
فَما يُلفي بِهِ أَحَدٌ مَقيلا
It is as though all beings were scorched by midday heat,
So no one finds in it a place for midday rest.
لَقَدindeed جَرَّبتُI have tested حَتّىuntil لَمdid not أُصَدِّقI believe
لَقَد جَرَّبتُ حَتّى لَم أُصَدِّق
حَديثاًa report عَنfrom قَريبٍsomeone near مَدىًin distance نَقيلاpassed on
حَديثاً عَن قَريبٍ مَدىً نَقيلا
Indeed, I have tested things until I no longer believe
A report passed on from someone close at hand.
إِذاwhen صَلَّواthey pray فَصَلِّthen pray وَعِفَّand be chaste وَاِبذُلand give freely
إِذا صَلَّوا فَصَلِّ وَعِفَّ وَاِبذُل
زَكاتَكَyour obligatory alms وَاِجتَنِبand avoid قالاًidle talk وَقيلاand gossip
زَكاتَكَ وَاِجتَنِب قالاً وَقيلا
When they pray, pray; be chaste, and give
Your alms, and shun idle talk and gossip.
وَلاand do not تُرهِفsharpen مُدىًknives لِعَبيطِfor fresh نَحضٍboneless flesh
وَلا تُرهِف مُدىً لِعَبيطِ نَحضٍ
وَلاand do not تَشهَرdraw عَلىagainst قِرنٍan opponent صَقيلاa polished sword
وَلا تَشهَر عَلى قِرنٍ صَقيلا
And do not sharpen knives for fresh flesh,
Nor draw a polished sword against an opponent.
إِذاif جالَسَتهُمyou sit with them فَأَقَلُّthen the least شَيءٍthing
إِذا جالَسَتهُم فَأَقَلُّ شَيءٍ
تَجُرُّyou incur بِذاكَby that أَنthat تُدعىyou are called ثَقيلاtiresome
تَجُرُّ بِذاكَ أَن تُدعى ثَقيلا
If you sit with them, then the least thing
You incur thereby is to be called a bore.