ألاAh! ياO! بختgood fortune منwhoever زارهمvisited them بالصدقwith sincerity وأندرand journeyed (uncertain dialectal reading)
ألا يا بخت من زارهم بالصدق وأندر
إليهمtoward them معتنىdevoted كلall مطلوبهwhat he sought تيسرwas made easy
إليهم معتنى كل مطلوبه تيسر
Ah, how fortunate is whoever visited them sincerely and journeyed
Alas! Happy is he who visits them with truthfulness and tenders
toward them with devotion; all he sought was made easy.
To them the essence of all they desire facilitated.
أناI فيin شغلoccupation عنaway from الناسpeople وعنand away from
أنا في شغل عن الناس وعن
كلall ماthat which همthey فيهin it منof خيرgood وشرand evil
كل ما هم فيه من خير وشر
I am occupied, unconcerned with people and with
I am occupied from people and from
all they are engaged in, whether good or evil.
All that they are in of good and evil.
عمليmy deeds ليare mine ولهمand theirs أعمالهمtheir deeds
عملي لي ولهم أعمالهم
وبعينand under the eye of اللَهGod منwhoever برacted righteously أوor فجرacted wickedly
وبعين اللَه من بر أو فجر
My deeds are mine, and their deeds are theirs.
My work is for me and their works are for them,
And under God's eye is whoever acts righteously or wickedly.
And in the eye of God who is righteous or immoral,
وعلىand upon اللَهGod حسابreckoning الكلeveryone فيon
وعلى اللَه حساب الكل في
يومthe day نارfire اللَهGod ترميhurls بالشررwith sparks
يوم نار اللَه ترمي بالشرر
And with God rests everyone's reckoning on
And upon God is the account of all on
the day when God's fire hurls sparks.
The day the fire of God casts sparks.