عَيبُfaults اِبنَson of آدَمَAdam ماas far as عَلِمتُI know كَثيرٌmany
عَيبُ اِبنَ آدَمَ ما عَلِمتُ كَثيرٌ
وَمَجيئُهُand his coming وَذَهابُهُand his going تَغريرُdeception
وَمَجيئُهُ وَذَهابُهُ تَغريرُ
The faults of Adam's son, as far as I know, are many.
And his coming and going are a deception.
ياO ساكِنَdweller in الدُنياthe world أَلَمhave you not تَرَseen زَهرَةَbloom of الthe
يا ساكِنَ الدُنيا أَلَم تَرَ زَهرَةَ ال
دُنياworld عَلىover الأَيّامِthe days كَيفَhow تَصيرُit becomes
دُنيا عَلى الأَيّامِ كَيفَ تَصيرُ
O dweller in this world, have you not seen the bloom of the
world—how it changes as the days pass?
غَرَّتكَhas deceived you نَفسُكَyour soul لِلحَياةِfor life مُحِبَّةًloving
غَرَّتكَ نَفسُكَ لِلحَياةِ مُحِبَّةً
وَالمَوتُand death حَقٌّcertain وَالبَقاءُand continued life يَسيرُbrief
وَالمَوتُ حَقٌّ وَالبَقاءُ يَسيرُ
Your soul, in love with life, has deceived you.
And death is certain, and life is brief.
لاdo not تُعظِمِexalt الدُنياthe world فَإِنَّfor indeed جَميعَall ماthat which
لا تُعظِمِ الدُنيا فَإِنَّ جَميعَ ما
فيهاin it صَغيرٌsmall لَوif عَلِمتَyou knew حَقيرُpaltry
فيها صَغيرٌ لَو عَلِمتَ حَقيرُ
Do not exalt this world, for everything that
is in it is small and paltry, if you knew.
نَلgain ماwhatever بَداseems good لَكَto you أَنto تَنالَgain مِنَof الغِنىwealth
نَل ما بَدا لَكَ أَن تَنالَ مِنَ الغِنى
إِنif أَنتَyou لَمdo not تَقنَعfeel content فَأَنتَthen you فَقيرُpoor
إِن أَنتَ لَم تَقنَع فَأَنتَ فَقيرُ
Gain whatever wealth you choose to gain;
if you are not content, then you are poor.
ياO جامِعَgatherer of المالِwealth الكَثيرِabundant لِغَيرِهِfor someone other than himself
يا جامِعَ المالِ الكَثيرِ لِغَيرِهِ
إِنَّindeed الصَغيرَthe small مِنَamong الذُنوبِsins كَبيرُgreat
إِنَّ الصَغيرَ مِنَ الذُنوبِ كَبيرُ
O gatherer of abundant wealth for someone else,
indeed, even a small sin is great.
هَلis there فيin يَدَيكَyour two hands عَلىover الحَوادِثِcalamities قُوَّةٌpower
هَل في يَدَيكَ عَلى الحَوادِثِ قُوَّةٌ
أَمor هَلis there عَلَيكَover you مِنَagainst المَنونِdeath خَفيرُa guardian
أَم هَل عَلَيكَ مِنَ المَنونِ خَفيرُ
Do your hands hold any power over calamities?
Or have you a guardian against death?
أَمor ماwhat تَقولُwill you say إِذاwhen ظَعَنتَyou depart إِلىinto البَلىdecay
أَم ما تَقولُ إِذا ظَعَنتَ إِلى البَلى
وَإِذاand when خَلاis alone بِكَwith you مُنكَرٌMunkar وَنَكيرُand Nakir
وَإِذا خَلا بِكَ مُنكَرٌ وَنَكيرُ
Or what will you say when you depart into decay,
and when Munkar and Nakir are alone with you?
Sol 6.1