دارناour dwelling هذهthis هيit is الأشجارُthe trees
دارنا هذه هي الأشجارُ
وعليهاand upon them جسومناour bodies أزهارُblossoms
وعليها جسومنا أزهارُ
This dwelling of ours is the trees,
This house of ours, it is the trees,
and upon them our bodies are blossoms.
And upon them our bodies are flowers.
والنفوسand the souls التيwhich إذwhen زالfell away عنهاfrom them
والنفوس التي إذ زال عنها
قشرhusk جسمa body تبقىremain هيthey are الأثمارthe fruits
قشر جسم تبقى هي الأثمار
And the souls, once they have shed
And the souls when the shell of the body is gone,
the body's husk, remain as the fruits.
They remain as the fruits.
فأدرso turn نحوtoward نفسكyourself العقلthe mind ربطاًbinding
فأدر نحو نفسك العقل ربطاً
لكfor you ينحلis unraveled ماwhat بهby it الكلeveryone حارواwere bewildered
لك ينحل ما به الكل حاروا
So turn your mind toward yourself, binding it fast;
So turn your mind inward, binding it,
what has bewildered all will be unraveled for you.
What troubles all will be undone for you.
واحفظand guard القلبthe heart واحتفظand safeguard yourself باطناًinwardly منfrom
واحفظ القلب واحتفظ باطناً من
كلevery سوءevil وكلand all ماthat هوit is عارdisgrace
كل سوء وكل ما هو عار
And guard the heart; keep yourself inwardly safe from
And guard your heart and protect within
every evil and all that is shameful.
From all evil and what is disgrace.
واتركand leave الغيرothers لاdo not تفتشpry عليهinto them
واترك الغير لا تفتش عليه
يشغلdistracts العقلthe mind منكof yours عنكfrom yourself الفشارidle chatter
يشغل العقل منك عنك الفشار
And leave others alone; do not pry into them;
And leave others be, do not pry into them,
idle chatter distracts your mind from yourself.
It distracts the mind from you because of annoyance.
جعلmade اللهGod بعضناsome of us فتنةa trial للfor the
جعل الله بعضنا فتنة لل
بعضothers حيثwhere استِغْناself-sufficiency وand حيثwhere افتقارneed
بعض حيث استِغْنا و حيث افتقار
God has made some of us a trial for
God has made some of us a test
others, in self-sufficiency and in need.
For others where we sufficed and where need.
وعليكمand upon you قدindeed قالHe said أنفسَكمyourselves ياO
وعليكم قد قال أنفسَكم يا
صاحfriend فارشدso be rightly guided وإنand even if غوتwent astray أغيارothers
صاح فارشد وإن غوت أغيار
And He has said, 'Attend to yourselves,' O
And upon you, He has said “your souls!” O wise one,
friend; so be rightly guided, even if others stray.
So guide, even if the ignorant refuse.
وتنبهand take heed فحكمُfor the import of إناindeed We جعلناWe have made
وتنبه فحكمُ إنا جعلنا
ماwhat علىon الأرضthe earth زينةًan adornment غرارbeguiling
ما على الأرض زينةً غرار
And take heed, for the import of 'Indeed, We have made
And be aware, for we have made
what is on earth an adornment' is that it beguiles.
What is on earth an illusion of deceit.
هذهthis نفثةa breath النصوحthe sincere counselor تبدتbecame manifest
هذه نفثة النصوح تبدت
قذفcast forth الخوفfear درهاits pearls والحذارand caution
قذف الخوف درها والحذار
This is the sincere counselor's breath, made manifest;
This is the pure advice that has appeared
fear and caution have cast forth its pearls.
Casting away fear and caution.
حثتit urged العيسthe pale camels للحمىtoward the sanctuary فأزيلتso were removed
حثت العيس للحمى فأزيلت
بالتقىthrough piety عنfrom ظهورهاtheir backs الأوقارthe burdens
بالتقى عن ظهورها الأوقار
It urged the pale camels toward the sanctuary; thus were lifted
It has urged passion for the zeal, so it was removed
through piety, from their backs, the burdens.
By piety from its glorious thrones.
قفstand علىat بابthe door حانتيmy tavern ياO نديميmy drinking companion
قف على باب حانتي يا نديمي
علّperhaps يرضىwill approve دخولَكyour entry الخمّارthe wine-seller
علّ يرضى دخولَك الخمّار
Stand at the door of my tavern, O my drinking companion;
Stand at the door of my tavern, O my friend,
perhaps the wine-seller will approve your entry.
Hopefully the bartender will allow you inside.
واستمعand listen صوتthe voice قَينتيmy songstress تتغنّىshe sings
واستمع صوت قَينتي تتغنّى
حيثwhere جسميmy body فيin كفهاher hand مزمارa flute
حيث جسمي في كفها مزمار
And listen to my songstress's voice as she sings,
And listen to the voice of my lute singing
while my body is a flute in her hand.
Where my body is in its hands like a flute.
وجميعand all الوجودexistence ليلnight لقومto some people
وجميع الوجود ليل لقوم
جهلواwere ignorant وهوand it عندfor قومsome people نهارday
جهلوا وهو عند قوم نهار
And all existence is night to those
And all existence is night for a people
who know not, though to others it is day.
Who are ignorant, and it is day for another people.
وجنانand gardens النعيمbliss عندfor أناسsome people
وجنان النعيم عند أناس
وأناسand some people ذاthis عندهمfor them هوit is نارfire
وأناس ذا عندهم هو نار
And for some, it is gardens of bliss,
And gardens of bliss are for some people
while for others, this is fire.
While for others there is only fire.
فاعتبرso reflect ماwhat أقولهI say it لكto you وافهمand understand
فاعتبر ما أقوله لك وافهم
حسنsound الفهمunderstanding منكfrom you والإعتبارand reflection
حسن الفهم منك والإعتبار
So reflect on what I say to you, and understand
So consider what I say to you and understand
with sound understanding and reflection of your own.
Good understanding from you and consideration.
Sol 6.1