سَلّمِentrust الأمرَthe matter منكon your part للّهto God واعْلَمand know
سَلّمِ الأمرَ منك للّه واعْلَم
أنّthat ماwhatever قدْalready قضىHe decreed بهconcerning it سيكونُwill come to pass
أنّ ما قدْ قضى به سيكونُ
Entrust your affairs to God, and know
Entrust the matter to Allah and know
that whatever He has decreed will come to pass.
That what He has decreed will come to pass
وإذاand when صَحّis established ذاكَthat عندكto you فافْهَمthen understand
وإذا صَحّ ذاكَ عندك فافْهَم
أنّthat شُغْلَpreoccupying الضّميرthe mind منكon your part جنونُmadness
أنّ شُغْلَ الضّمير منك جنونُ
And when that is certain to you, then understand
And if that is sound to you, then understand
that preoccupying your mind is madness.
That to occupy your conscience with it is madness
هلis ...? نقيضُthe opposite of السكونstillness إلّاanything but حَرَاكٌmotion
هل نقيضُ السكون إلّا حَرَاكٌ
ونقيضُand the opposite of الحراكِmotion إلاanything but السّكونُstillness
ونقيضُ الحراكِ إلا السّكونُ
Is the opposite of stillness anything but motion,
Is not the opposite of stillness but motion?
and the opposite of motion anything but stillness?
And the opposite of motion none but stillness?
هكذاthus ينْقضيpasses الزّمانُtime إلىuntil أنْthat
هكذا ينْقضي الزّمانُ إلى أنْ
تَشمَلَencompasses العالمينall creation مِنهfrom it المنونُdeath
تَشمَلَ العالمين مِنه المنونُ
Thus time passes, until
Thus time passes until
death arising from it encompasses all creation,
Death encompasses both worlds
وتَقُومَand rise الموْتىthe dead النيامُthe sleepers إلىtoward ماthat which
وتَقُومَ الموْتى النيامُ إلى ما
كُحِلَتْwere anointed with kohl بالحياةwith life منهfrom it العيونُthe eyes
كُحِلَتْ بالحياة منه العيونُ
and the sleeping dead rise toward that
And the sleepers rise to what
from which the eyes were anointed with the kohl of life:
Eyes have been lined with life
بِجِنَانٍin gardens يُقيمُabides فيهاin them مُقِيمٌa dweller
بِجِنَانٍ يُقيمُ فيها مُقِيمٌ
أوor بنارٍin a fire فيهاin it عذابٌtorment مهينُhumiliating
أو بنارٍ فيها عذابٌ مهينُ
in gardens where a dweller abides,
To gardens where they abide
or in a fire where there is humiliating torment.
Or a fire wherein is wretched torment