وَمَنand whoever رَآهُsaw him أَمامَbefore القِدرِthe cooking pot مُنبَطِحاًlying prone
وَمَن رَآهُ أَمامَ القِدرِ مُنبَطِحاً
وَالنارُand the fire تَأخُذُtakes its toll مِنهُon him وَهوَwhile he يُذكيهاstokes it
وَالنارُ تَأخُذُ مِنهُ وَهوَ يُذكيها
And whoever saw him lying prone before the cooking pot,
With the fire scorching him as he stoked it,
وَقَدand already تَخَلَّلَpenetrated فيinto أَثناءِthe midst of لِحيَتِهِhis beard
وَقَد تَخَلَّلَ في أَثناءِ لِحيَتِهِ
مِنهاfrom it الدُخانُthe smoke وَفوهٌand his mouth غابَdisappeared فيinto فيهاits mouth
مِنها الدُخانُ وَفوهٌ غابَ في فيها
While through the folds of his beard had seeped
Its smoke, and his mouth was lost within its mouth,
رَأىsaw هُناكَthere أَميرَthe Commander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful عَلىin
رَأى هُناكَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ عَلى
حالٍa state تَروعُstrikes awe in لَعَمرُby the life of اللَهِGod رائيهاits beholder
حالٍ تَروعُ لَعَمرُ اللَهِ رائيها
Saw there the Commander of the Faithful in
A state that, by God's life, struck awe in its beholder.
يَستَقبِلُhe faces النارَthe fire خَوفَfor fear of النارِthe Fire فيon غَدِهِhis morrow
يَستَقبِلُ النارَ خَوفَ النارِ في غَدِهِ
وَالعَينُand the eye مِنfrom خَشيَةٍreverent fear سالَتflowed مَآقيهاits inner corners
وَالعَينُ مِن خَشيَةٍ سالَت مَآقيها
He faced the fire for fear of the Fire on his morrow,
And the corners of his eyes streamed with tears of reverent fear.