عَجِبتُI marveled لِلنارِat the Fire نامَfell asleep راهِبُهاone who fears it
عَجِبتُ لِلنارِ نامَ راهِبُها
وَجَنَّةِand the Garden of الخُلدِeternity نامَfell asleep راغِبُهاone who desires it
وَجَنَّةِ الخُلدِ نامَ راغِبُها
I marvel at the Fire: the one who fears it has fallen asleep.
I'm amazed that the keeper of hell sleeps
And at the Garden of Eternity: the one who desires it has fallen asleep.
While the seeker of paradise keeps vigil
عَجِبتُI marveled لِلجَنَّةِat the Garden الَّتيwhich شَوَّقَawakened longing الـGod (first part)
عَجِبتُ لِلجَنَّةِ الَّتي شَوَّقَ الـ
ـلاهُGod (remaining part) إِلَيهاtoward it إِذwhile نامَfell asleep طالِبُهاits seeker
ـلاهُ إِلَيها إِذ نامَ طالِبُها
I marvel at the Garden, for which longing was awakened by
I'm amazed that one longs for paradise
God, while its seeker has fallen asleep.
Which God has promised to those who seek it
إِنّاindeed we لَفيsurely in ظُلمَةٍdarkness مِنَfrom الحُبِّlove لِلـfor the
إِنّا لَفي ظُلمَةٍ مِنَ الحُبِّ لِلـ
ـدُنياworld وَأَهلُand the people of التُقىpiety كَواكِبُهاits stars
ـدُنيا وَأَهلُ التُقى كَواكِبُها
Indeed, we are in darkness from love for
We are lost in the dark love of this life
this world, and the pious are its stars.
While the righteous shine like its stars
مَنwhoever لَمdid not تَسَعهُaccommodate him الدُنياthe world لِبُلغَتِهِfor his subsistence
مَن لَم تَسَعهُ الدُنيا لِبُلغَتِهِ
ضاقَتbecame narrow عَلىfor نَفسِهِhis soul مَذاهِبُهاits paths
ضاقَت عَلى نَفسِهِ مَذاهِبُها
For whoever finds the world too narrow for his subsistence,
One who finds the world too confining
its paths close in upon his soul.
Is constrained by his own ambitions
مَنwhoever سامَحَwas forbearing toward الحادِثاتِlife's vicissitudes ذَلَّتbecame submissive لَهُto him الـthe
مَن سامَحَ الحادِثاتِ ذَلَّت لَهُ الـ
ـأَرضُearth وَلانَتand softened لَهُfor him مَناكِبُهاits shoulders
ـأَرضُ وَلانَت لَهُ مَناكِبُها
For whoever accepts life's vicissitudes, submissive to him is the
One who accepts what comes to pass
earth, and its shoulders soften for him.
Sees the earth bow down before him
وَالمَرءُand a person ماas long as دامَhe remains فيin الحَياةِlife فَلاso not
وَالمَرءُ ما دامَ في الحَياةِ فَلا
يَنفَكُّbecomes free مِنfrom حاجَةٍa need يُطالِبُهاhe seeks it
يَنفَكُّ مِن حاجَةٍ يُطالِبُها
And a person, as long as he lives, is never
A man, as long as he lives, will always
free of some need he seeks to meet.
Have needs he strives to satisfy
ياO عَجَباًwonder لِلدُنياat the world كَذاthus خُلِقَتit was created
يا عَجَباً لِلدُنيا كَذا خُلِقَت
مادِحُهاits praiser صادِقٌtruthful وَعائِبُهاand its fault-finder
مادِحُها صادِقٌ وَعائِبُها
What a wonder the world is! Thus it was created:
How strange is this world, formed as it is
Its praiser is truthful, and so is its fault-finder.
Praised by the truthful, blamed by its critics
Sol 6.1