أَلاbehold إِنَّindeed السِباقَthe race سِباقُa race زُهدٍrenunciation
أَلا إِنَّ السِباقَ سِباقُ زُهدٍ
وَماand not فيin غَيرِanything other than ذَلِكَthat مِنany سِباقِrace
وَما في غَيرِ ذَلِكَ مِن سِباقِ
Behold, the race is truly a race in renunciation;
and there is no race in anything other than that.
وَيَفنىand will perish ماwhat حَواهُheld it المُلكُdominion أَصلاًutterly
وَيَفنى ما حَواهُ المُلكُ أَصلاً
وَفِعلُand doing الخَيرِgood عِندَwith اللَهِGod باقِenduring
وَفِعلُ الخَيرِ عِندَ اللَهِ باقِ
And all that dominion holds will utterly perish;
but doing good endures with God.
سَتَألَفُكَwill befriend you النَدامَةُremorse عَنafter قَريبٍa short time
سَتَألَفُكَ النَدامَةُ عَن قَريبٍ
وَتَشهَقُand you will gasp حَسرَةًin anguish يَومَon the day of المَساقِbeing driven forth
وَتَشهَقُ حَسرَةً يَومَ المَساقِ
Remorse will soon become your companion,
and you will gasp in anguish on the day you are driven forth.
أَتَدريdo you know أَيُّwhat ذاكَthat اليَومِday فَكِّرreflect
أَتَدري أَيُّ ذاكَ اليَومِ فَكِّر
وَأَيقِنand be certain أَنَّهُthat it is يَومُthe day of الفِراقِparting
وَأَيقِن أَنَّهُ يَومُ الفِراقِ
Do you know what that day is? Reflect,
and be certain that it is the day of parting:
فِراقٌa parting لَيسَnot يُشبِهُهُresembles it فِراقٌa parting
فِراقٌ لَيسَ يُشبِهُهُ فِراقٌ
قَدِindeed اِنقَطَعَhas been cut off الرَجاءُhope عَنِof التَلاقيmeeting again
قَدِ اِنقَطَعَ الرَجاءُ عَنِ التَلاقي
a parting unlike any other parting;
hope of meeting again has been cut off.