الحَمدُpraise لِلَّهِto God عَلىfor ماwhat نَرىwe see
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى ما نَرى
كُلُّevery مَنِone who احتيجَneed was felt إِلَيهِfor him زَهاgrew proud
كُلُّ مَنِ احتيجَ إِلَيهِ زَها
Praise be to God for what we see.
Everyone who is needed grows proud.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المُبتَكِرُone setting out early الرائِحُone going forth at evening الـthe (continued)
يا أَيُّها المُبتَكِرُ الرائِحُ الـ
ـمُشتَغِلُpreoccupied القَلبِthe heart الطَويلُlong العَناtoil
ـمُشتَغِلُ القَلبِ الطَويلُ العَنا
O you who set out early and go forth at evening,
preoccupied at heart and enduring long toil:
نِعمَexcellent is الفِراشُthe bed الأَرضُthe earth فَاقنَعso be content بِهِwith it
نِعمَ الفِراشُ الأَرضُ فَاقنَع بِهِ
وَكُنand be عَنِaway from الشَرِّevil قَصيرَshort الخُطاsteps
وَكُن عَنِ الشَرِّ قَصيرَ الخُطا
The earth is an excellent bed, so be content with it.
And let your steps stop short of evil.
ماhow أَكرَمَnoble الصَبرَpatience وَماand how أَحسَنَbeautiful الـthe (continued)
ما أَكرَمَ الصَبرَ وَما أَحسَنَ الـ
ـصِدقَtruthfulness وَماand how أَزيَنَهُbecoming it is بِالفَتىin a young man
ـصِدقَ وَما أَزيَنَهُ بِالفَتى
How noble is patience, and how beautiful is
truthfulness, and how becoming it is in a young man!
الخُرقُrashness شُؤمٌill fortune وَالتُقىand piety جُنَّةٌa shield
الخُرقُ شُؤمٌ وَالتُقى جُنَّةٌ
وَالرِفقُand gentleness يُمنٌgood fortune وَالقُنوعُand contentment الغِنىwealth
وَالرِفقُ يُمنٌ وَالقُنوعُ الغِنى
Rashness is ill fortune, and piety is a shield.
And gentleness is good fortune, and contentment is wealth.
نافِسcompete إِذاwhen نافَستَyou compete فيin حِكمَةٍwisdom
نافِس إِذا نافَستَ في حِكمَةٍ
آخِbefriend إِذاwhen آخَيتَyou befriend أَهلُthe people of التُقىpiety
آخِ إِذا آخَيتَ أَهلُ التُقى
When you compete, compete in wisdom.
When you make friends, befriend the pious.
ماwhat خَيرُgood مَنone who لايُرتَجىis not hoped for نَفعُهُbenefit from him
ما خَيرُ مَن لايُرتَجى نَفعُهُ
يَوماًon any day وَلاand not يُؤمَنُsecurity is assured مِنهُfrom him الأَذىharm
يَوماً وَلا يُؤمَنُ مِنهُ الأَذى
What good is one from whom no benefit is hoped for
on any day, and from whose harm one is not safe?
وَاللَهُand God لِلناسِfor people بِأَعمالِهِمaccording to their deeds
وَاللَهُ لِلناسِ بِأَعمالِهِم
وَكُلُّand every ناوٍone who intends فَلَهُso he has ماwhat نَوىhe intended
وَكُلُّ ناوٍ فَلَهُ ما نَوى
And God deals with people according to their deeds.
And everyone who forms an intention has what he intended.
وَطالِبَand the seeker of الدُنياthis world المُساميvying for eminence بِهاthrough it
وَطالِبَ الدُنيا المُسامي بِها
فيin فاقَةٍneed لَيسَthere is no لَهاfor it مُنتَهىend
في فاقَةٍ لَيسَ لَها مُنتَهى
And the seeker of this world, vying for eminence through it,
is in need that has no end.
Sol 6.1