ياO نَفسُsoul أَينَwhere أَبيmy father وَأَينَand where أَبوfather أَبيmy father
يا نَفسُ أَينَ أَبي وَأَينَ أَبو أَبي
وَأَبوهُand his father عُدّيcount لاno أَباfather لَكِfor you وَاِحسُبيand reckon
وَأَبوهُ عُدّي لا أَبا لَكِ وَاِحسُبي
O soul, where is my father, and where is my father's father?
O soul, where is my father and where is my father's father
And his father? Count—may you have no father—and reckon.
And his father, count them - you have no father so count
عُدّيcount فَإِنّيfor I قَدindeed نَظَرتُI looked فَلَمand did not أَجِدfind
عُدّي فَإِنّي قَد نَظَرتُ فَلَم أَجِد
بَينيbetween me وَبَينَand between أَبيكِyour father حَيّاًalive مِنof أَبِa father
بَيني وَبَينَ أَبيكِ حَيّاً مِن أَبِ
Count, for I have looked and have not found
Count them, for I have looked and found
A single father still alive between me and your father.
No living father between me and your father
أَفَأَنتِdo you then تَرجينَhope for السَلامَةَsafety بَعدَهُمafter them
أَفَأَنتِ تَرجينَ السَلامَةَ بَعدَهُم
مَهلاًeasy now هُديتِmay you be guided لِسَمتِtoward the course of وَجهِthe direction of المَطلَبِthe goal
مَهلاً هُديتِ لِسَمتِ وَجهِ المَطلَبِ
Do you then hope to be spared after them?
Do you then hope for safety after them?
Easy now—may you be guided on the course toward your goal.
Wait, you were guided to the path of al-Matlab
قَدindeed ماتَhas died ماthose بَينَbetween الجَنينِthe fetus إِلىto الرَضيـthe suckling (first part)
قَد ماتَ ما بَينَ الجَنينِ إِلى الرَضيـ
ـعِcompletion of 'suckling' إِلىto الفَطيمِthe weaned child إِلىto الكَبيرِthe elder الأَشيَبِthe grey-haired
ـعِ إِلى الفَطيمِ إِلى الكَبيرِ الأَشيَبِ
People have died at every age, from the fetus to the suck-
All have died, from the fetus to the suckling babe
ling, to the weaned child, to the grey-haired elder.
To the weaned child, to the old gray-haired man
فَإِلىthen until مَتىwhen هَذاthis أَرانيI see myself لاعِباًplaying
فَإِلى مَتى هَذا أَراني لاعِباً
وَأَرىand I see المَنونَDeath إِذاwhen أَتَتit comes لَمdid not تَلعَبِplay
وَأَرى المَنونَ إِذا أَتَت لَم تَلعَبِ
Then how long shall I see myself playing like this,
How long will I remain playing
While I see that Death, when it comes, does not play?
While death, when it comes, does not play?
Sol 6.1