جزىmay reward اللهGod حانوتthe shop القيودof fetters فإنهfor it is
جزى الله حانوت القيود فإنه
مناطthe focus الأمانيof hopes منfrom بعيدafar ومَكْثَبِand nearby
مناط الأماني من بعيد ومَكْثَبِ
May God reward the shop of fetters, for it is
May God reward the shop of chains, for it
the focus of hopes, from far and near.
Is the place of hopes from afar and frequented resort
تزودtook provisions منهfrom it الناسpeople فيin كلevery حقبةage
تزود منه الناس في كل حقبة
وحجواand they made pilgrimage إليهto it موكباa procession بعدafter موكبa procession
وحجوا إليه موكبا بعد موكب
People have drawn provisions from it in every age,
People stock up there in every era
and made pilgrimage to it, procession after procession.
And made pilgrimage to it procession after procession
يصيحونthey shout فيهin it بالقيونat the smiths كأنهمas though they were
يصيحون فيه بالقيون كأنهم
سراحينwolves فيin وادa valley منof الأرضthe earth مجدبbarren
سراحين في واد من الأرض مجدب
They shout there at the smiths as though they were
They shout in it with shackles as if they were
wolves in a barren valley on earth.
Free men in a barren valley
فمنso, among them قائلone saying عجلhasten بقيديwith my fetter فإننيfor I am
فمن قائل عجل بقيدي فإنني
طليقfree ومنand among them عانa captive كثيرmuch given to التقلبrestless movement
طليق ومن عان كثير التقلب
So one says, “Hurry with my fetter, for I am
So who says hurry my shackle for I
free!” And another, a captive, constantly tosses and turns.
Am free, and who suffers much turmoil
إذاwhen أخطأfails to obtain الأغلالthe shackles قطّبfurrows وجههhis face
إذا أخطأ الأغلال قطّب وجهه
كئيباًdejected وإنyet if أثقلنهthey weigh him down لمnot يقطّبhe frowns
كئيباً وإن أثقلنه لم يقطّب
When he fails to find shackles, he frowns,
If shackles miss his face wrinkles
dejected; yet if they weigh him down, he does not frown.
Gloomily, and if they burden him he does not wrinkle
يطوفونthey circle بالمغلولaround the shackled man طوفةthe circling of عاطلan unadorned man
يطوفون بالمغلول طوفة عاطل
فقيرa pauper بموشيِّby embroidered الطيالسcloaks مُعْجَبimpressed
فقير بموشيِّ الطيالس مُعْجَب
They circle the shackled man as an unadorned
They circumambulate the shackled one in an idle circumambulation
pauper would, admiring embroidered cloaks.
A poor man fascinated with rags
فهذاso this one إلىtoward قيدa fetter منof العقلreason ناظرٌlooking
فهذا إلى قيد من العقل ناظرٌ
وماand not العقلreason إلاexcept منfrom عقالa tether مؤرَّبtightly knotted
وما العقل إلا من عقال مؤرَّب
So this one looks toward a fetter of reason,
So this one looks to a shackle of reason
and reason comes only from a tightly knotted tether.
And reason is nothing but a trained camel
يخفّضُit brings low منamong أهوائهhis desires كلevery ناهضrising one
يخفّضُ من أهوائه كل ناهض
ويغلبand it overcomes منamong آمالهhis hopes كلَّevery أغلبmighty one
ويغلب من آماله كلَّ أغلب
It brings low every rising desire of his,
It humbles every riser of his passions
and overcomes every mighty hope of his.
And overcomes every victor of his hopes
ويمشيand he walks بأغلالwith the shackles التجاربof experience معجباًproud
ويمشي بأغلال التجارب معجباً
علىdespite غبطةenvy منهon his part لمنof whoever لمhas not يجربexperienced
على غبطة منه لمن لم يجرب
And he walks, proud of the shackles of experience,
And walks with the shackles of experience fascinated
despite his envy of those untouched by experience.
By the bliss for one who has not experienced
وهذاand this one إلىtoward قيدa fetter منof الحبlove شاخصٌgazing intently
وهذا إلى قيد من الحب شاخصٌ
وفيand in الحبlove قيدa fetter الجامعthe gatherer المتوثبpoised to spring
وفي الحب قيد الجامع المتوثب
And another gazes toward a fetter of love,
And this one looks to a shackle of love
and in love lies the fetter of the gatherer poised to spring.
And in love there is a shackle of the leaping unifier
يناديhe calls أنلنيgrant me القيدthe fetter ياO منyou who تصوغهfashion it
ينادي أنلني القيد يا من تصوغه
ففيfor in القيدthe fetter منfrom سجنthe prison الطلاقةof freedom مهربيmy escape
ففي القيد من سجن الطلاقة مهربي
He calls, “Grant me the fetter, O you who fashion it,
He calls "Bring me the shackle, O you who forge it
for in the fetter lies my escape from freedom’s prison.
For in the shackle there is escape from the prison of eloquence"
أدرهwind it علىaround قلبيmy heart وعقليand my mind ومهجتيand my lifeblood
أدره على قلبي وعقلي ومهجتي
وطوّقand encircle بهwith it كفىmy hand وجيديand my neck ومنكبيand my shoulder
وطوّق به كفى وجيدي ومنكبي
Wind it around my heart, my mind, and my lifeblood,
Turn it upon my heart, my reason and my love
and encircle with it my hand, my neck, and my shoulder.
And tie my palms, cheeks and temples with it
ورصّعهand stud it بالحسنwith beauty المُسَوَّمdistinguished واجْلُهُand polish it
ورصّعه بالحسن المُسَوَّم واجْلُهُ
بكلwith everything سعيدjoyous فيin المناظرappearance طيبpleasing
بكل سعيد في المناظر طيب
And stud it with distinguished beauty, and polish it
And adorn it with lethal beauty and make it smooth
with all that is joyous and pleasing to behold.
With everything delightful in sights and good
عزيزdifficult عليناfor us العيشliving حراًfree وحولناand around us
عزيز علينا العيش حراً وحولنا
أسارىcaptives الهوىof passion منincluding فائزone fulfilled ومخيَّبand one disappointed
أسارى الهوى من فائز ومخيَّب
It is hard for us to live free, when around us
Life is dear to us while we are free and around us
are captives of passion, both fulfilled and disappointed.”
Are captives of passion, winners and losers
ورُبَّand many a رخيِّat ease البالin mind تمّتْhave become complete حظوظهhis good fortunes
ورُبَّ رخيِّ البال تمّتْ حظوظه
يقيّدُhe fetters دنياهhis world بعنقاءto the Anqa bird مُغْرِبfar-ranging
يقيّدُ دنياه بعنقاء مُغْرِب
And many a carefree man, whose good fortune is complete,
And how many carefree ones, their fortunes are complete
fetters his world to the far-ranging Anqa bird:
Binding their world with a setting sun
أمانيُّwishes يقفوهاhe pursues them فتربطand so they bind خطوهhis steps
أمانيُّ يقفوها فتربط خطوه
رباطas the binding of الدياجيnight’s darkness خطوةthe step المتنكبof one who strays
رباط الدياجي خطوة المتنكب
wishes he pursues, which bind his steps
Whose hopes lead him so his steps tie
as night’s darkness binds the step of one who strays.
The rope of the stumbler, steps of the ambling
وآخرَand another أضنتهhas worn him out الملالةُboredom باسطٍstretching out
وآخرَ أضنته الملالةُ باسطٍ
يديهhis two hands إلىtoward الأعمالwork فيwith غيرno مأربpurpose
يديه إلى الأعمال في غير مأرب
And another, worn out by boredom, stretches
And another whom boredom extended his hands
his hands toward work with no purpose in view.
To work without purpose or gain
إذاwhen ماever رأيhe sees المكدودthe toil-worn man يمقتhe loathes عيشهhis life
إذا ما رأي المكدود يمقت عيشه
تمنىhe wishes علىof الأيامthe days شقوةthe hardship متعبof a weary man
تمنى على الأيام شقوة متعب
Whenever he sees the toil-worn man loathing his life,
When the toiler sees a hatred of his life
he wishes the days would grant him a weary man’s hardship.
He wishes the days hardship and fatigue
وكمand how many طامعٍone aspiring فيto الجاهstatus والجاهand status عصمةa safeguard
وكم طامعٍ في الجاه والجاه عصمة
ولكنهbut it كالمعقلlike a stronghold المتأشبovergrown with thickets
ولكنه كالمعقل المتأشب
And how many aspire to status—and status is a safeguard,
And how many ambitious of status, but status is a stronghold
yet it is like a stronghold overgrown with thickets.
But he is like an unassailable fortress
يصدُّit keeps away العدىfoes عنfrom ربهits master ويصدُّهُand keeps him away
يصدُّ العدى عن ربه ويصدُّهُ
عنfrom الناسpeople صدَّthe restraint of المحجمone who hangs back المترقبthe watchful one
عن الناس صدَّ المحجم المترقب
It keeps foes away from its master, and keeps him
Repelling enemies from his Lord and repelling
away from people, like one who hangs back, watchful.
People like the watcher lying in wait
وربand many a عقيمa barren man حطمhas shattered العقمُbarrenness قيدَهhis fetter
ورب عقيم حطم العقمُ قيدَه
يحنُّhe yearns إلىfor القيدthe fetter الثقيلheavy علىon الأبa father
يحنُّ إلى القيد الثقيل على الأب
And many a barren man, whose barrenness has broken his fetter,
And how many barren ones whose barrenness broke their shackle
yearns for the fetter that weighs heavily on a father.
Yearn for the heavy shackle over the father
إذاwhen منّتvaunts its favor الدنياthe world عليهto him أجابهاhe answers it
إذا منّت الدنيا عليه أجابها
بلعنةwith the curse of موتورa bereft man وعولةand the wail of متربa destitute man
بلعنة موتور وعولة مترب
When the world vaunts its favor to him, he answers it
When the world is gracious to him he answers it
with a bereft man’s curse and a destitute man’s wail.
With suppressed curses and prolonged howling
يرىhe sees أنthat حالthe state of المفتديone freeing himself by ransom منfrom أسارهhis captivity
يرى أن حال المفتدي من أساره
لديهاin its eyes كحالlike the state of المجتويone loathed المتجنبone shunned
لديها كحال المجتوي المتجنب
He sees that the state of one ransomed from his captivity
He sees the state of the ransomed from his captivity
is, in its eyes, like that of one loathed and shunned.
To it is like the state of the rescued avoidant
ومنand whoever لمhas not تعلقهbound him الحياةlife بقيدهاwith its fetter
ومن لم تعلقه الحياة بقيدها
فياthen, oh سوءthe wretchedness of ماwhat اختارتit has chosen لهfor him منas a form of تقرُّبdrawing near
فيا سوء ما اختارت له من تقرُّب
And one whom life has not bound with its fetter—
And he who life did not tie with her shackle
what a wretched form of closeness it has chosen for him!
Oh, evil what she chose for him to draw near
بنيchildren of آدمٍAdam لاdo not تنكروهاdisown them فإنهاfor they are
بني آدمٍ لا تنكروها فإنها
مياسمُbranding marks منof أرواحِكُمyour souls لمhave not تُغَيَّبbeen concealed
مياسمُ من أرواحِكُم لم تُغَيَّب
Children of Adam, do not disown them, for they are
O children of Adam, do not deny it for it is
brands of your souls that have not been hidden.
The lifelines of your souls that have not been buried
فماfor ... not تكرهونyou hate القيدthe fetter إلاexcept لأنكمbecause you
فما تكرهون القيد إلا لأنكم
تنوءونyou strain under a load منهof it بالثقيلunder the heavy part المُشعَّبmany-branched
تنوءون منه بالثقيل المُشعَّب
For you hate the fetter only because
So you dislike the shackle only because you
you strain beneath its heavy, many-branched burden.
Collapse under its heavy branched load
أعزّكمُthe mightiest among you منwhoever لاno مزيدincrease لوقرهto his burden
أعزّكمُ من لا مزيد لوقره
ولاand no فضلspare room فيin أغلالهhis shackles لمُعقِّبfor one who comes after
ولا فضل في أغلاله لمُعقِّب
The mightiest of you is he whose load admits no increase,
The most valuable among you is he who has no increase to his dignity
and whose shackles leave no room for one who comes after.
Nor surplus in his shackles to follow
وقدand indeed زعمواthey have claimed أنthat القيادthe rein قيادةguidance
وقد زعموا أن القياد قيادة
لمنfor whoever كانwas يمشيwalking فيin مجاهلuncharted regions غيهبdeep darkness
لمن كان يمشي في مجاهل غيهب
And they have claimed that the rein is guidance
And they claimed shackles are for guiding
for one who walks through the unknown reaches of deep darkness.
Who walked in unknown barrens
Sol 6.1