بالموتِthrough death تزكوgrows pure النَّفسthe soul يَظْهَرُis revealed فَضْلُهاits excellence
بالموتِ تزكو النَّفس يَظْهَرُ فَضْلُها
فلعلَّso perhaps يُكْتَسَبُis gained البَقاءُlasting existence منfrom الفَنَاannihilation
فلعلَّ يُكْتَسَبُ البَقاءُ من الفَنَا
Through death the soul grows pure; its excellence is revealed.
So perhaps lasting existence is gained from annihilation.
وكذاand likewise نواةُstone القسبِdried dates لَسْتَyou are not تَرىyou see لَهاfrom it
وكذا نواةُ القسبِ لَسْتَ تَرى لَها
نَبْتاًa sprout ولاnor ثمراًfruit إِذاif لمnot تُدْفَنَاit is buried
نَبْتاً ولا ثمراً إِذا لم تُدْفَنَا
Likewise, from a dried date's stone you see neither
sprout nor fruit if it is not buried.