والنَّاسُand the people لمdid not يَعرِفُواthey recognize ليfor me ماwhat خُصِصتُI was specially endowed بهwith it
والنَّاسُ لم يَعرِفُوا لي ما خُصِصتُ به
مِنfrom دُونِهمto their exclusion مثلَlike ماwhat خُصُّواthey were specially endowed بِهِwith it دُونيto my exclusion
مِن دُونِهم مثلَ ما خُصُّوا بِهِ دُوني
And people did not acknowledge what I was specially endowed with,
apart from them, just as they were endowed apart from me.
رأواthey saw مَنازِلَهمtheir stations بالمالِthrough wealth قَدalready جَعلَتbegan
رأوا مَنازِلَهم بالمالِ قَد جَعلَت
تَعلُوrise ومَنزِلَتيand my station بالفَقرِthrough poverty تُدنِينيbrings me low
تَعلُو ومَنزِلَتي بالفَقرِ تُدنِيني
They saw their stations, through wealth, begin
to rise, while my station, through poverty, brought me low.
وأيَقنواand they became certain أنَّthat ماwhat ضَمَّتclosed أكفهُّمُtheir palms
وأيَقنوا أنَّ ما ضَمَّت أكفهُّمُ
عَليهِaround it أصلحُbetter لِلدُّنياfor worldly life ولِلدِّينِand for religion
عَليهِ أصلحُ لِلدُّنيا ولِلدِّينِ
And they were certain that what their hands had closed
around was better for worldly life and for religion.
شَدُّواthey tightened their grip عَليهِon it وسَدُّواand they barred access دُونَهbefore it وأبَواand they refused
شَدُّوا عَليهِ وسَدُّوا دُونَه وأبَوا
أنto يُفرِجُواthey let go عَنهof it فيin شَدٍّhardship وفيand in لِينِease
أن يُفرِجُوا عَنه في شَدٍّ وفي لِينِ
They held it fast, barred access to it, and refused
to let it go, in hardship or in ease.
فحينَso when ضَنُّواthey were miserly بماwith what يَفنَىperishes ضَنَنتُI was miserly بِماwith what
فحينَ ضَنُّوا بما يَفنَى ضَنَنتُ بِما
يَبقَىendures فقَدfor indeed صارَhas come to بُخلُmiserliness القَومِthe people يُعدينيinfects me
يَبقَى فقَد صارَ بُخلُ القَومِ يُعديني
So when they were miserly with what perishes, I was miserly with what
endures, for the people's miserliness has come to infect me.
إلاَّexcept for بَقيَّةَa remnant جُودٍgenerosity منwhoever ألَمَّalights بِهاupon it
إلاَّ بَقيَّةَ جُودٍ من ألَمَّ بِها
فيat الحِينِthe moment أغنَتهُmade him independent عنof جُودٍgenerosity إلىuntil حِينِa later time
في الحِينِ أغنَتهُ عن جُودٍ إلى حِينِ
Except for a remnant of generosity—whoever comes upon it
is at once freed from needing generosity for a time.
مِنamong طالِبِيهاthose seeking it أناI المَطلُوبُthe one pursued مِنby زَمَنيmy times
مِن طالِبِيها أنا المَطلُوبُ مِن زَمَني
قَصداًdeliberately ومِنand among أهلِهاthose endowed with it مُوسىَMusa بنson of هارونِHarun
قَصداً ومِن أهلِها مُوسىَ بن هارونِ
I am among its seekers, the one pursued by my times
deliberately; and among its possessors is Musa ibn Harun.
Sol 6.1