سلask أنتَyou ذاتَكyour own self إنif تودَّyou desire حقيقةًa truth
سل أنتَ ذاتَك إن تودَّ حقيقةً
تهديكit guides you علماًknowledge نحوtoward غايةthe end منwhoever سلكْhas journeyed
تهديك علماً نحو غاية من سلكْ
Ask your own self if you desire a truth
Ask yourself truly if you wish
that guides you through knowledge toward the end of those who have journeyed.
To gain knowledge towards an aim you have embarked upon
فهُناكَfor there أسرٌcaptivity لاnot يُفَكُّis lifted عِقابُهits punishment
فهُناكَ أسرٌ لا يُفَكُّ عِقابُه
وجهنّمٌand Hell سجنٌa prison يواريهconceals it الحلكْdeep darkness
وجهنّمٌ سجنٌ يواريه الحلكْ
For there is captivity whose punishment cannot be lifted,
For there lies a secret whose shackles cannot be undone
and Hell is a prison concealed by deep darkness.
And Hell is a prison veiled in darkness
سقياكَmay you be given drink حقّاًindeed ياO نقيّاًpure one فاغتبطso rejoice
سقياكَ حقّاً يا نقيّاً فاغتبط
بنعيمin the bliss of ربكyour Lord حيثwhere ساويتَyou equaled الملكْthe angel
بنعيم ربك حيث ساويتَ الملكْ
May you be given drink indeed, O pure one; rejoice
I give you sincere drink, O you of pure soul, so rejoice
in your Lord’s bliss, where you have become the angel’s equal.
In the bliss of your Lord when you have equaled the angels