غَيَّرتْكَhave changed you الأَيَّامُthe days سُبْحَانَglory be to مَنHim who لاnever
غَيَّرتْكَ الأَيَّامُ سُبْحَانَ مَن لا
يَعْتَرِيهِovertakes Him عَنfrom حَالهِHis state التَّغييرُchange
يَعْتَرِيهِ عَن حَالهِ التَّغييرُ
The days have changed you; glory be to Him who never
Time has changed you, glory to Him whom
undergoes any change in His state.
Change does not affect from His state
وَتطاوَلْتَand you overreached فَوقَabove قَدْرِكَyour station والأَand the fates (first part)
وَتطاوَلْتَ فَوقَ قَدْرِكَ والأَ
قْدارُfates (continued) تَجْرِيrun their course والدَّائراتُand the turns of fortune تَدُورُrevolve
قْدارُ تَجْرِي والدَّائراتُ تَدُورُ
And you have overreached your station, while the
And you have become arrogant beyond your status
fates run their course and the turns of fortune revolve.
While the fates flow and the cycles spin
وَتَخازَرْتَand you looked askance ليat me بِمُؤَخِرِwith the outer corner of عَيْنٍan eye
وَتَخازَرْتَ لي بِمُؤَخِرِ عَيْنٍ
لكَof yours واللّهُand God نَاقِدٌa discerning judge وَنَصِيرُand a helper
لكَ واللّهُ نَاقِدٌ وَنَصِيرُ
And you looked askance at me with the outer corner of an eye
And you winked at me belatedly
of yours, while God is a discerning judge and helper.
While Allah is the judge and the helper
وَتَصَامَمْتَand you feigned deafness عَنto سُؤالٍa request وَقَدthough already أُwere awaited (first part)
وَتَصَامَمْتَ عَن سُؤالٍ وَقَد أُ
مِّلَwere awaited (continued) فيin القَبْرِthe grave مُنْكَرٌMunkar وَنَكِيرُand Nakir
مِّلَ في القَبْرِ مُنْكَرٌ وَنَكِيرُ
And you feigned deafness to a request, though
And you turned away from asking while
Munkar and Nakir are already awaited in the grave.
Munkar and Nakir have despaired in the grave
يَنصُفُexacts redress الدّهْرُtime منكَfrom you إنْif غَرَّكَhas deceived you الدَّهtime (first part)
يَنصُفُ الدّهْرُ منكَ إنْ غَرَّكَ الدَّه
رُtime (continued) وأَغراكَand enticed you والحَياةُand life غُرورُdelusion
رُ وأَغراكَ والحَياةُ غُرورُ
Time will exact redress from you if time has deceived you
Time will take revenge on you if it deceived you
and enticed you, and life is delusion.
And deluded you while life is delusion