إيهاًenough! إِلَيكَrestrain yourself! أُخَيَّmy dear brother إيهاenough!
إيهاً إِلَيكَ أُخَيَّ إيها
تَبلىyou wear away وَقَدwhile already أَحدَثتَyou have developed تيهاarrogance
تَبلى وَقَد أَحدَثتَ تيها
Enough! Restrain yourself, my dear brother, enough!
You wear away, yet you have grown arrogant.
وَلَرُبَّand many a صَيلَمِdevastating لَفظَةٍutterance
وَلَرُبَّ صَيلَمِ لَفظَةٍ
عَلِقَتhas clung بِهاto it أُذُنٌan ear تَعيهاretains it
عَلِقَت بِها أُذُنٌ تَعيها
And many a devastating utterance
an ear has caught and kept in mind.
وَلَيَبعُدَنَّand will surely depart مِنَfrom الحَليthe forbearing man (first part)
وَلَيَبعُدَنَّ مِنَ الحَلي
مِcompletes 'the forbearing man' الحِلمُforbearance إِنif مارىhe disputes with السَفيهاthe fool
مِ الحِلمُ إِن مارى السَفيها
And surely from the forbearing man will depart
forbearance, if he disputes with the fool.
إِسلَمstay safe هُديتَmay you be guided وَكُنand be بِنَفabout yourself (first part)
إِسلَم هُديتَ وَكُن بِنَف
سِكَcompletes 'about yourself' عالِماًknowledgeable طَبّاًskilled فَقيهاdiscerning
سِكَ عالِماً طَبّاً فَقيها
Stay safe—may you be guided—and, concerning your own
self, be knowledgeable, skilled, and discerning.
وَإِذاand if حَسَدتَyou envy عَلىfor التُقىpiety
وَإِذا حَسَدتَ عَلى التُقى
قَوماًa people فَكُنthen be بِهِمُto them شَبيهاsimilar
قَوماً فَكُن بِهِمُ شَبيها
And if you envy for their piety
a people, then be like them.
كَمhow many a شَهوَةٍdesire لِفَسادِfor the corruption of ديyour faith (first part)
كَم شَهوَةٍ لِفَسادِ دي
نِكَcompletes 'your faith' قَدindeed رَأَيتُكَI have seen you تَشتَهيهاyou crave it
نِكَ قَد رَأَيتُكَ تَشتَهيها
How many a desire that corrupts your
faith have I seen you crave!
ياO بائِعَseller of الدُنياthe world بِهاin exchange for itself
يا بائِعَ الدُنيا بِها
طَوراًat one time وَطَوراًand at another يَشتَريهاhe buys it
طَوراً وَطَوراً يَشتَريها
O you who sell the world for itself,
at one time, and at another buy it!
أَمّاas for رَحىthe millstone of الدُنياthe world فَداso it is turning (first part)
أَمّا رَحى الدُنيا فَدا
إِرَةٌcompletes 'so it is turning' تَدورُit revolves عَلىupon بَنيهاits children
إِرَةٌ تَدورُ عَلى بَنيها
As for this world's millstone, it is
turning, revolving upon its children.
وَلَعَلَّand perhaps لاحِظَone who casts لَحظَةٍa glance
وَلَعَلَّ لاحِظَ لَحظَةٍ
سَيَموتُwill die فيin أُخرىanother تَليهاthat follows it
سَيَموتُ في أُخرى تَليها
And perhaps one who casts a glance
will die in another that follows it.
إِنif كُنتَyou are توقِنُyou are certain أَنَّthat داan abode (first part)
إِن كُنتَ توقِنُ أَنَّ دا
راًcompletes 'an abode' غَيرَother than دارٍan abode أَنتَyou فيهاin it
راً غَيرَ دارٍ أَنتَ فيها
If you are certain there is an abode
other than the abode you inhabit,
يَبقىendures السُرورُjoy بِهاin it وَتَبand remain (first part)
يَبقى السُرورُ بِها وَتَب
قىcompletes 'and remain' المَكرُماتِhonors لِساكِنيهاfor its inhabitants
قى المَكرُماتِ لِساكِنيها
where joy endures, and
honors remain for its inhabitants,
فَاعمَلthen work لَهاfor it مُتَشَمِّراًgirded for action
فَاعمَل لَها مُتَشَمِّراً
إِنif كُنتَyou are مِمَّنamong those who يَبتَغيهاseek it
إِن كُنتَ مِمَّن يَبتَغيها
then labor for it, girded for action,
if you are among those who seek it.
لاno خَيرَgood فيin الدُنياthe world لِمُغfor one deluded (first part)
لا خَيرَ في الدُنيا لِمُغ
تَرٍّcompletes 'for one deluded' بِهاby it لاnot يَتَّقيهاhe guards against it
تَرٍّ بِها لا يَتَّقيها
There is no good in this world for one
deluded by it, who does not guard against it.
Sol 6.1