كُلَّevery أَذىًharm فَاجْعَلْهُso make it مَاwhatever شِئْتَهُyou wish it to be
كُلَّ أَذىً فَاجْعَلْهُ مَا شِئْتَهُ
يَقْطَعُهُends it الْمَوْتُdeath فَأَهْونْso how slight بِهِit is
يَقْطَعُهُ الْمَوْتُ فَأَهْونْ بِهِ
Make every harm whatever you wish it to be;
Make of all harm what you will
Death ends it—so how slight it is!
Death shall end it, so count it slight
فَلْيَحْذَرِso let him beware الْمَرْءُa person دَوَامَpermanence of الأَذَىharm
فَلْيَحْذَرِ الْمَرْءُ دَوَامَ الأَذَى
وَأَصْلُهُand its root الْغَفْلَةُheedlessness عَنْof رَبِّهِhis Lord
وَأَصْلُهُ الْغَفْلَةُ عَنْ رَبِّهِ
So let a person beware unending harm,
Let man beware persisting in harm
And its root is heedlessness of his Lord.
Whose root is heedlessness of his Lord