تَلَذَّذتَ في الدُنيا بِكُلِّ طَريفَةٍ

تَلَذَّذتَ في الدُنيا بِكُلِّ طَريفَةٍ

عَلى أَنَّها أَيضاً حَرامٌ مُحَرَّمُ

عَلى أَنَّها أَيضاً حَرامٌ مُحَرَّمُ

You savored every novel delight in this world,

You enjoyed every vain thing in the world,

Though it, too, is unlawful, forbidden.

Though they are also completely forbidden.

وَتأملُ جَنّاتِ الخُلودِ لَبِئسَما

وَتأملُ جَنّاتِ الخُلودِ لَبِئسَما

تُقَدِّرُ مَن يَقضي بِهَذا وَيَحكُمُ

تُقَدِّرُ مَن يَقضي بِهَذا وَيَحكُمُ

And you hope for the gardens of eternity—how poorly

And you wish for the Gardens of Eternity; how evil

you appraise the One who decrees and judges thus!

Is what you reckon about the One who judges this and rules!

لَئِن كانَ حُكمُ اللَهِ يَخرُجُ هَكَذا

لَئِن كانَ حُكمُ اللَهِ يَخرُجُ هَكَذا

فَإِنَّكَ مِن يَحيى عَلى اللَهِ أَكرَمُ

فَإِنَّكَ مِن يَحيى عَلى اللَهِ أَكرَمُ

If God's judgment truly turns out this way,

If the judgement of God comes out like this,

Then you are more honored in God's sight than Yahya.

Then you are more generous toward God than Yahya.

إِذا قيلَ مَن يَقضي بِهَذا فَقُل لَهُ

إِذا قيلَ مَن يَقضي بِهَذا فَقُل لَهُ

وَمُدَّ لَهُ في الصَوتِ يَحلُمُ يَحلُمُ

وَمُدَّ لَهُ في الصَوتِ يَحلُمُ يَحلُمُ

If someone asks, 'Who decrees this?' then tell him,

When it is said "Who judges this?", say to him,

And draw out your voice for him: 'He dreams, he dreams.'

And extend to him in your voice: "Be patient, be patient!"