دنيايَmy world دنياworld الموتdeath دنياworld الحياةlife
دنيايَ دنيا الموت دنيا الحياة
ياO كعبةKaaba الروادpioneers والقاصدينand seekers
يا كعبة الرواد والقاصدين
My world—world of death, world of life,
My world, world of death, world of life
O Kaaba of pioneers and seekers,
O Kaaba of visitors and pilgrims
مهوىplace of longing قلوبhearts الناسpeople صنعhandiwork الالهGod
مهوى قلوب الناس صنع الاله
نحنwe ضحاياكyour victims هناhere اجمعينall of us
نحن ضحاياك هنا اجمعين
The place toward which human hearts are drawn, God's handiwork,
Destiny of people's hearts, made by God
We are your victims here, every one of us.
We are your victims, gathered here
نحنwe الضحاياthe victims ياO متاعpleasure الغرورdelusion
نحن الضحايا يا متاع الغرور
وأنتand you عطشىthirsty دائماًalways للدماءfor blood
وأنت عطشى دائماً للدماء
We are the victims, O deceptive delight,
We are the victims, O vanity
And you are always thirsty for blood.
And you are ever thirsty for blood
مباءةabode الالامpains دنياworld الشرورevils
مباءة الالام دنيا الشرور
أليسis there not? فيكin you موضعa place للرجاءfor hope
أليس فيك موضع للرجاء
Abode of pain, world of evils,
Source of sorrows, world of evils
Is there not a place in you for hope?
Is there no hope left in you?
نحنwe إلىtoward الاجداثthe graves نمضيwe go سراعswiftly
نحن إلى الاجداث نمضي سراع
وأنتand you منat ذاthis كلهall of it تضحكينyou laugh
وأنت من ذا كله تضحكين
We go swiftly toward the graves,
We rush to the tombs
And you laugh at all of this.
While you laugh at all this
والموتand death لاdoes not يعدوgo beyond الورىhumankind قيدthe measure of باعan armspan
والموت لا يعدو الورى قيد باع
وأنتand you عونhelper الموتdeath فيat كلevery حينmoment
وأنت عون الموت في كل حين
And death never strays an armspan from humankind,
Death roams creation unfettered
And you are death's helper at every moment.
And you aid death at every moment
دنيايmy world مهلاhold back وارفقيand be gentle بالانامwith humankind
دنياي مهلا وارفقي بالانام
فرائسprey الآلامpains صرعىstruck down الهمومcares
فرائس الآلام صرعى الهموم
My world, hold back, and be gentle with humankind,
My world, wait, have mercy on people
Prey to pain, struck down by cares.
Prey to sorrows, felled by worries
السحبthe clouds تعلوrise above هامهمtheir heads والقتامand dark dust
السحب تعلو هامهم والقتام
والشمسand the sun تخبوgrows dim فوقهمabove them والنجومand the stars
والشمس تخبو فوقهم والنجوم
Clouds and dark dust loom above their heads,
Clouds loom over their heads, darkness descends
And the sun and stars grow dim above them.
Sun and stars fade above them
واحسرتاoh, my sorrow! للخلقfor creatures فيin ذاthis الوجودexistence
واحسرتا للخلق في ذا الوجود
وهمand they يقاسونthey endure صنوفkinds العذابtorment
وهم يقاسون صنوف العذاب
Oh, my sorrow for creatures in this existence,
Woe to the people in this existence
While they endure many kinds of torment.
As they suffer all kinds of torment
ياO ويلهمwoe to them يصلونthey burn in نارfire الوقودfuel
يا ويلهم يصلون نار الوقود
بماfor what جنواthey committed فيin الدارthe abode يومon the day of الحسابreckoning
بما جنوا في الدار يوم الحساب
Woe to them! They burn in the fuel-fed fire,
Oh misery, they will reach the fire
On the Day of Reckoning, for what they committed in this abode.
For the sins of their worldly life on Judgment Day
ياO ويلهمwoe to them هامواthey were infatuated بماwith what فيin الحياةlife
يا ويلهم هاموا بما في الحياة
منof زخرفfinery يناءُrecedes نحوtoward الزوالpassing away
من زخرف يناءُ نحو الزوال
Woe to them! They were infatuated with what life holds
Oh misery, they indulged in earthly vanities
Of finery that recedes toward its end.
That soon pass away
فهمso they هناhere بئسhow wretched! الخطاةthe sinners الجناةthe wrongdoers
فهم هنا بئس الخطاة الجناة
وهمand they هناكthere منof قبيلcompany الشمالthe left
وهم هناك من قبيل الشمال
So here they are, wretched sinners and wrongdoers,
They were wicked sinners in this life
And there they belong to the company of the left.
And will be among the damned in the next
وهمand they هناhere صرعىfelled الميولdesires الشدادfierce
وهم هنا صرعى الميول الشداد
صرعىfelled أمانٍhopes كونتwere fashioned منfrom سرابa mirage
صرعى أمانٍ كونت من سراب
And here they are felled by fierce desires,
Victims of hopes made of mirage
Felled by hopes fashioned from a mirage.
God, how misguided are your servants
لِلّهby God! ماhow أخوىempty عقولminds العبادGod's servants
لِلّه ما أخوى عقول العباد
قدhave indeed جاوزواthey passed over الأجرreward وخارواand they chose العقابpunishment
قد جاوزوا الأجر وخاروا العقاب
By God, how empty are the minds of His servants!
Exceeding proper bounds, evading punishment
They have passed over reward and chosen punishment.
Forgive me God, I have sinned
غفرانكYour forgiveness اللهمO God إنيindeed I am أثيمsinful
غفرانك اللهم إني أثيم
ياO ربLord إنيindeed I am غارقdrowning فيin الذنوبsins
يا رب إني غارق في الذنوب
I seek Your forgiveness, O God; I am indeed sinful.
O Lord, I am drowning in sins
O Lord, I am indeed drowning in sins.
O Lord, I hope for the great day
ياO ربLord أهلis there? يرجىmay be hoped for ليومfor a day عظيمmighty
يا رب أهل يرجى ليوم عظيم
عبدٌa servant قصارىthe utmost همهhis concern أنto يتوبrepent
عبدٌ قصارى همه أن يتوب
O Lord, is there hope for a mighty day
A servant whose sole wish is to repent
For a servant whose utmost concern is to repent?
Have mercy my Lord, my heart is broken
رحماكYour mercy! ربLord العرشthe Throne قلبيmy heart كسيرbroken
رحماك رب العرش قلبي كسير
متجهturned ماnot زالceased to be حياًalive إليكtoward You
متجه ما زال حياً إليك
Your mercy, Lord of the Throne! My heart is broken,
Still alive, turned to You
Turned toward You while it remains alive.
And if my heart dies, my soul remains
وانand if يمتdies قلبيmy heart فروحيthen my soul الأسيرcaptive
وان يمت قلبي فروحي الأسير
متكلreliant ياO ربLord دوماًalways عليكon You
متكل يا رب دوماً عليك
And if my heart dies, then my captive soul
Relying forever on You, O Lord
Will always rely on You, O Lord.
And you, my world, world of sorrows
وأنتand you ياO دنيايmy world دنياworld الشجونsorrows
وأنت يا دنياي دنيا الشجون
ياO جيفةcarcass طلابهاits seekers كالكلابlike dogs
يا جيفة طلابها كالكلاب
And you, O my world, world of sorrows,
You corpse, your seekers like dogs
O carcass whose seekers are like dogs,
You are not the world of passion and temptation
ماwhatever فيكin you منof دنياworld الهوىdesire والفتونand allure
ما فيك من دنيا الهوى والفتون
خلفتهI left it behind بعديbehind me صفيقthick الاهابthe hide
خلفته بعدي صفيق الاهاب
Whatever you hold of the world of desire and allure,
I leave you to the howling winds
I have left behind me, thick-skinned.
Partial English translation: 39 of 40 Arabic lines translated.