تَقواكَyour piety زادٌprovision فَاِعتَقِدso believe أَنَّهُthat it is
تَقواكَ زادٌ فَاِعتَقِد أَنَّهُ
أَفضَلُthe best ماwhat أَودَعتَهُyou have stored it فيin السَقاءthe waterskin
أَفضَلُ ما أَودَعتَهُ في السَقاء
Your piety is provision; believe, then, that it is
The best of what you have stored in the waterskin.
آهٍalas غَداًtomorrow مِنbecause of عَرَقٍsweat نازِلٍflowing down
آهٍ غَداً مِن عَرَقٍ نازِلٍ
وَمُهجَةٍand a soul مولَعَةٍpassionately intent بِاِرتِقاءon rising
وَمُهجَةٍ مولَعَةٍ بِاِرتِقاء
Alas, tomorrow, for sweat pouring down
And a soul consumed with longing to rise!
ثَوبِيَmy garment مُحتاجٌin need إِلىof غاسِلٍa washer
ثَوبِيَ مُحتاجٌ إِلى غاسِلٍ
وَلَيتَand would that قَلبيmy heart مِثلَهُlike it فيin النَقاءpurity
وَلَيتَ قَلبي مِثلَهُ في النَقاء
My garment needs someone to wash it,
And would that my heart were like it in purity.
مَوتٌa death يَسيرٌeasy مَعهُwith it رَحمَةٌmercy
مَوتٌ يَسيرٌ مَعهُ رَحمَةٌ
خَيرٌbetter مِنَthan اليُسرِease وَطولِand length of البَقاءِcontinued life
خَيرٌ مِنَ اليُسرِ وَطولِ البَقاءِ
An easy death accompanied by mercy
Is better than ease and a long life.
وَقَدand indeed بَلَوناwe have experienced العَيشَlife أَطوارَهُits phases
وَقَد بَلَونا العَيشَ أَطوارَهُ
فَماso not وَجَدناwe found فيهِin it غَيرَother than الشَقاءmisery
فَما وَجَدنا فيهِ غَيرَ الشَقاء
And we have experienced life in its phases,
So we have found in it nothing but misery.
تَقَدَّمَwent ahead الناسُthe people فَياso, oh شَوقَناour longing
تَقَدَّمَ الناسُ فَيا شَوقَنا
إِلىto اِتِّباعِfollowing الأَهلِfamily وَالأَصدِقاءand friends
إِلى اِتِّباعِ الأَهلِ وَالأَصدِقاء
People have gone ahead—oh, how we long
To follow family and friends!
ماhow أَطيَبَsweet المَوتَdeath لِشُرّابِهِfor its drinkers
ما أَطيَبَ المَوتَ لِشُرّابِهِ
إِنif صَحَّproves true لِلأَمواتِfor the dead وَشكُimminence اِلتِقاءa meeting
إِن صَحَّ لِلأَمواتِ وَشكُ اِلتِقاء
How sweet death is to those who drink it,
If it is true that the dead will soon meet again.