ثلاثٌthree things تزيدincrease المرءُa person نوراًlight وحكمةًand wisdom
ثلاثٌ تزيد المرءُ نوراً وحكمةً
أَلاtake heed إنّنيindeed I أُوصيكَI counsel you مِنهاof them فكثِّرِso do more
أَلا إنّني أُوصيكَ مِنها فكثِّرِ
Three things increase a person in light and wisdom:
Three things increase a person's light and wisdom
Take heed! Indeed, I counsel you: practice them abundantly.
Indeed, I advise you of them, so do them often:
قراءَةُreading قرآنٍthe Qur’an وطولُand length of تفكرٍreflection
قراءَةُ قرآنٍ وطولُ تفكرٍ
وثالثُهاand the third of them ذكرُremembrance of الإلهGod المصوِّرِthe Fashioner
وثالثُها ذكرُ الإله المصوِّرِ
Reading the Qur’an and prolonged reflection,
Reciting the Quran, reflecting for long,
and the third is remembrance of God, the Fashioner.
And thirdly, remembering the Creator of all.