إِنقِطاعُending الأَيّامِthe days عَنّيfrom me سَريعُswift
إِنقِطاعُ الأَيّامِ عَنّي سَريعُ
إِنَّindeed ماwhat عِندَwith اللَهِGod لَيسَis not يَضيعُlost
إِنَّ ما عِندَ اللَهِ لَيسَ يَضيعُ
My days are swiftly slipping away.
Indeed, what is with God is not lost.
عَجَباًhow strange! إِنَّindeed مَنone whom تَعَبَّدَتِhas enslaved الدُنthe world (beginning)
عَجَباً إِنَّ مَن تَعَبَّدَتِ الدُن
ياthe world (completion) بَصيرٌseeing أَعمىblind أَصَمٌّdeaf سَميعُhearing
يا بَصيرٌ أَعمى أَصَمٌّ سَميعُ
How strange! One whom the world has enslaved
sees yet is blind, is deaf yet hears.
كَمhow often تَعَلَّلتَyou soothed yourself بِالمُنىwith hopes وَكأَنّيand as though I
كَم تَعَلَّلتَ بِالمُنى وَكأَنّي
بِكَwith you ياO ذاpossessor of المُنىhopes وَأَنتَwhile you are صَريعُstruck down
بِكَ يا ذا المُنى وَأَنتَ صَريعُ
How often you have soothed yourself with hopes—and I can almost see
you, O man of hopes, lying struck down.
خَلَعَتكَhas stripped you الدُنياthe world مِنَof الدينِfaith حَتّىuntil
خَلَعَتكَ الدُنيا مِنَ الدينِ حَتّى
صِرتَyou have become تَبغيyou seek الدُنياthe world وَأَنتَwhile you are خَليعٌdissolute
صِرتَ تَبغي الدُنيا وَأَنتَ خَليعٌ
The world has stripped you of faith until
you have become a dissolute seeker of the world.
وَبَديعُand the Originator السَماءِheaven وَالأَرضِand earth يَكفيsuffices for
وَبَديعُ السَماءِ وَالأَرضِ يَكفي
كَyou فَسَلِّمso submit لَهُto Him وَأَنتَwhile you are مُطيعُobedient
كَ فَسَلِّم لَهُ وَأَنتَ مُطيعُ
And the Originator of heaven and earth suffices
for you; so submit to Him obediently.
سائِلُone who asks اللَهِGod لاnot يَخيبُis disappointed وَجارُand one protected by الGod (beginning)
سائِلُ اللَهِ لا يَخيبُ وَجارُ ال
لَهِGod (completion) مِنfrom كُلِّevery يَومِday of بُؤسٍmisery مَنيعُsecure
لَهِ مِن كُلِّ يَومِ بُؤسٍ مَنيعُ
One who asks God is not disappointed, and one under
God's protection is secure from every day of misery.
طاعَةُobedience اللَهِGod خَيرُthe best زادٍprovision إِلَيهِto Him
طاعَةُ اللَهِ خَيرُ زادٍ إِلَيهِ
حِكمَةُwisdom اللَهِGod لِلقُلوبِfor hearts رَبيعُspringtime
حِكمَةُ اللَهِ لِلقُلوبِ رَبيعُ
Obedience to God is the best provision for the journey to Him;
God's wisdom is springtime for hearts.
وَجَنابُand the domain الإِفسادِcorruption مُرٌّbitter وَبيءٌpestilential
وَجَنابُ الإِفسادِ مُرٌّ وَبيءٌ
وَجَنابُand the domain الإِصلاحِreform حُلوٌsweet مَريعُfertile
وَجَنابُ الإِصلاحِ حُلوٌ مَريعُ
And corruption's domain is bitter and pestilential,
and reform's domain is sweet and fertile.
إِنَّماonly العَيشُlife ماwhat صَفاis unclouded لَكَfor you إِنif نِلattain (verb begins)
إِنَّما العَيشُ ما صَفا لَكَ إِن نِل
تَyou (verb ending) وَماand what نِلتَهُyou attained it وَأَنتَwhile you are وَديعُat peace
تَ وَما نِلتَهُ وَأَنتَ وَديعُ
Life is only what comes to you unclouded, if you attain it,
and what you attain while you are at peace.
عَجَباًhow strange! زُيِّنَتwas made alluring لَناto us زينَةُthe adornment الدُنthe world (beginning)
عَجَباً زُيِّنَت لَنا زينَةُ الدُن
ياthe world (completion) وَمَنand from (contextual reading) تَحتِهاbeneath it سِمامٌpoison نَقيعُpotent
يا وَمَن تَحتِها سِمامٌ نَقيعُ
How strange! The world's finery is made alluring to us,
yet beneath it lies potent poison!
نَتَعامىwe feign blindness وَنَحنُwhile we نَسعىwe hasten لِغَيٍّtoward error
نَتَعامى وَنَحنُ نَسعى لِغَيٍّ
كَيفَhow نَبقىwe endure وَالمَوتُwhile death فيناamong us ذَريعُrampant
كَيفَ نَبقى وَالمَوتُ فينا ذَريعُ
We feign blindness while we hasten toward error;
how can we endure, when death is rampant among us?
اِصنَعِdo الخَيرَgood ماas much as اِستَطَعتَyou can إِلىto الناthe people (beginning)
اِصنَعِ الخَيرَ ما اِستَطَعتَ إِلى النا
سِthe people (completion) وَبِاللَهِand through God وَحدَهُHim alone تَستَطيعُyou are able
سِ وَبِاللَهِ وَحدَهُ تَستَطيعُ
Do good to people as much as you can,
and through God alone are you able.
وَاِبسِطِand brighten الوَجهَthe face لِلشَفيعِto the intercessor وَإِلّاand otherwise
وَاِبسِطِ الوَجهَ لِلشَفيعِ وَإِلّا
كانَwould be أَولىmore deserving بِالفَضلِof merit مِنكَthan you الشَفيعُthe intercessor
كانَ أَولى بِالفَضلِ مِنكَ الشَفيعُ
And show the intercessor a cheerful face; otherwise,
the intercessor would deserve more credit than you.
أَيُّwhat شَيءٍthing يَكونُcould be أَعجَبُmore astonishing مِمّاthan what
أَيُّ شَيءٍ يَكونُ أَعجَبُ مِمّا
يَلعَبُplay الناسُpeople وَالفَناءُwhile perishing سَريعُswift
يَلعَبُ الناسُ وَالفَناءُ سَريعُ
What could be more astonishing than this:
people play while their end comes swiftly?
Sol 6.1