ياO خلقcreatures ماnot أرواحكمyour souls سمحةٌfreely given
يا خلق ما أرواحكم سمحةٌ
عنديto me ولاnor إنif سمحتthey were freely given كافيةْsufficient
عندي ولا إن سمحت كافيةْ
O creatures, your souls are not freely given
O people, your souls were so generous
to me, nor, even if freely given, sufficient.
Yet never enough when given to me
أعطيتمُyou gave إبليسIblis أضعافهاmany times their number
أعطيتمُ إبليس أضعافها
منof حَيوَاتٍlives عندكمin your eyes غاليةْprecious
من حَيوَاتٍ عندكم غاليةْ
You gave Iblis many times their number
You gave the devil his due and more
in lives precious in your eyes.
Of your precious souls willingly
وبعتمُand you sold فيin سوقهhis market كلall ماthat which
وبعتمُ في سوقه كل ما
وهبتكمI bestowed on you منof عيشةa life راضيةْcontented
وهبتكم من عيشة راضيةْ
And in his market you sold all that
And you sold in his market all that
I bestowed on you of a life of contentment.
I granted you of contentment and glee
لمdid not تشترواyou buy السلمpeace بأرواحكمwith your souls
لم تشتروا السلم بأرواحكم
بلrather اشتريتمyou bought نقمةpunishment ثانيةْsecond
بل اشتريتم نقمة ثانيةْ
You did not buy peace with your souls;
You did not buy peace with your souls
rather, you bought a second punishment.
But bought more torment and agony
عطاؤكمyour giving إبليسIblis سمحٌgenerous بلاwithout
عطاؤكم إبليس سمحٌ بلا
أجرreward ولاnor أمنيةa wish خافيةْhidden
أجر ولا أمنية خافيةْ
Your giving to Iblis is generous, without
Your gift to the devil was free and kind
reward or any hidden wish.
Without reward or hidden wish
وماand not بذلتمyou offered قطever ليto me قُربةًan act of devotion
وما بذلتم قط لي قُربةً
إلاexcept رجاءin hope of العفوpardon والعافيةْand well-being
إلا رجاء العفو والعافيةْ
And never did you offer me an act of devotion
And never a gift to me you gave
except in hope of pardon and well-being.
Except hoping for pardon and bliss
Sol 6.1