تجريpass اللياليthe nights ولاand not تدريyou know بعدتهاof their number
تجري الليالي ولا تدري بعدتها
وهيand they are مطاياmounts بناwith us تمشيmove إلىto القبرthe grave
وهي مطايا بنا تمشي إلى القبر
The nights pass, and you do not know their number.
The nights pass by, unaware how far they've gone
And they are mounts carrying us to the grave.
While we, riding them, travel on towards the grave
فيهاin them الغنائمthe spoils والخيراتand good things مودعةstored
فيها الغنائم والخيرات مودعة
أيضاalso وفيهاand in them فنونvarieties الاثمsin والخسرand loss
أيضا وفيها فنون الاثم والخسر
In them, spoils and good things are stored;
In them lie hidden goods and blessings galore
And in them, too, are varieties of sin and loss.
And also evils and ways leading to loss
فمنso whoever تغانمهاmade the most of them بالخيرby doing good فازsucceeded بهاthrough them
فمن تغانمها بالخير فاز بها
ومنand whoever عصىdisobeyed اللهGod فيهاin them باءreturned laden بالوزرwith the burden of sin
ومن عصى الله فيها باء بالوزر
So whoever makes the most of them by doing good succeeds through them;
So he who makes the most of them through good deeds profits
And whoever disobeys God in them comes away burdened with sin.
While he who disobeys God earns only more burdens
فاعملso work لنفسكfor yourself ياO هذاyou there فإنكfor you لاnot
فاعمل لنفسك يا هذا فإنك لا
تدريyou know بماذاabout what عليكupon you فيin غدtomorrow يجريwill happen
تدري بماذا عليك في غد يجري
So work for your own sake, you there, for you do not
So work, O you, for yourself, for you know not
know what will befall you tomorrow.
What tomorrow will bring, what it will unfold