رَكَنتَyou have relied إِلىon الدُنياthis world عَلىdespite ماwhat تَرىyou see مِنهاof it
رَكَنتَ إِلى الدُنيا عَلى ما تَرى مِنها
وَأَنتَand you مُذُever since استَقبَلتَهاyou faced it مُدبِرٌmoving away عَنهاfrom it
وَأَنتَ مُذُ استَقبَلتَها مُدبِرٌ عَنها
You have relied on this world, despite what you see of it,
And ever since you faced it, you have been moving away from it.
وَلِلنَفسِand the soul has دونَin the way of العارِفاتِgood deeds صُعوبَةٌstubbornness
وَلِلنَفسِ دونَ العارِفاتِ صُعوبَةٌ
فَإِنso if صَعُبَتit proves unruly يَوماًone day عَلَيكَtoward you فَهَوِّنهاthen tame it
فَإِن صَعُبَت يَوماً عَلَيكَ فَهَوِّنها
And the soul’s stubbornness stands in the way of good deeds;
So if one day it proves unruly toward you, tame it.
وَلِلنَفسِand the soul has طَيرٌbirds يَنتَفِضنَthey flutter إِلىtoward الهَوىdesire
وَلِلنَفسِ طَيرٌ يَنتَفِضنَ إِلى الهَوى
بِأَجنِحَةٍwith wings تَهويplunge إِلَيهِtoward it فَسَكِّنهاso still them
بِأَجنِحَةٍ تَهوي إِلَيهِ فَسَكِّنها
And the soul has birds that flutter toward desire,
With wings that plunge toward it—so still them.
Sol 6.1