أَخلِصBe sincere لِرَبِّكَto your Lord فيماin whatever كانَwas مِنof عَمَلٍwork
أَخلِص لِرَبِّكَ فيما كانَ مِن عَمَلٍ
وَليَتَّفِقAnd let ... agree مِنكَfrom you إِسرارٌconcealment وَإِعلانُand disclosure
وَليَتَّفِق مِنكَ إِسرارٌ وَإِعلانُ
Be sincere to your Lord in whatever work you do.
Be true to your Lord in all that you do
And let what you conceal and what you reveal agree.
Let your hidden and open deeds agree
فَكُلُّFor every فِكرٍthought لِغَيرِfor other than اللَهِGod وَسوَسَةٌa whisper of temptation
فَكُلُّ فِكرٍ لِغَيرِ اللَهِ وَسوَسَةٌ
وَكُلُّAnd every ذِكرٍremembrance لِغَيرِfor other than اللَهِGod نِسيانُforgetfulness
وَكُلُّ ذِكرٍ لِغَيرِ اللَهِ نِسيانُ
For every thought of anything other than God is a whisper of temptation.
For all thoughts not for God are mere delusion
And every remembrance of anything other than God is forgetfulness.
And remembrance of other than God is forgetfulness