ياO قلبheart ياO شرّworst of القلوبthe hearts مهلاtake it slowly
يا قلب يا شرّ القلوب مهلا
لاdo not تحسبthink أنكthat you دائماًalways ستسلاwill be carefree
لا تحسب أنك دائماً ستسلا
O heart, O worst of hearts, take it slowly!
O heart, O worst of hearts, wait!
Do not think you will always be carefree,
Do not think you will always be at ease
أوor تجعلنكdeem yourself ياO غبيfool مخلاleft alone
أو تجعلنك يا غبي مخلا
أوor ليسdoes not يأتيكcome to you المنونdeath أصلاat all
أو ليس يأتيك المنون أصلا
or deem yourself, fool, left alone,
Or make you, O fool, deviate
or that death will not come to you at all.
Or will death not come to you at all?
هيهاتfar from it هذاthis اعتقادa belief فاسدcorrupt
هيهات هذا اعتقاد فاسد
فكيفso how تنكرdo you deny شيsomething ولهand it تشاهدyou witness
فكيف تنكر شي وله تشاهد
Far from it! This belief is corrupt.
Far from it, this is a corrupt belief
How, then, can you deny something you witness?
How can you deny what you witness?
فكمso how many ترىyou see بالموتby death ربّmany a واحدone
فكم ترى بالموت ربّ واحد
صرعstruck down ولاand not أفدىransomed بمالwith wealth وأهلاand family
صرع ولا أفدى بمال وأهلا
How many a one you see, by death
How many lords did you see by death
struck down, not ransomed by wealth or family.
Were killed and money did not avail them at all
سبحانglory be to منHim who يقدرhas power علىover هداناour guidance
سبحان من يقدر على هدانا
يعيدناHe restores us ثانيa second time كماas بداناHe first created us
يعيدنا ثاني كما بدانا
Glory to Him who has power to guide us,
Glory to Him who can guide us
who restores us again, as He first created us.
And returns us as He originated us
فمنهso from Him داناour sickness ثمthen بهthrough Him دواناour cure
فمنه دانا ثم به دوانا
كلاby no means فلاso no ربّLord سواهbesides Him كلاby no means
كلا فلا ربّ سواه كلا
From Him comes our sickness; then through Him, our cure.
From Him we knew and to Him we will return
No! There is no Lord besides Him—no!
No, there is no lord but Him, no!
منfrom هاهناhere صارbecame اللبيبthe wise man حائرbewildered
من هاهنا صار اللبيب حائر
وعمىand grew blind الأبصارeyes والبصائرand inner sight
وعمى الأبصار والبصائر
From this, the wise man becomes bewildered,
And the sights and insights were blinded
and eyes and inner sight grow blind;
And no power remained for every Able
ولاand no بقىremained قدرهpower لكلfor every قادرcapable one
ولا بقى قدره لكل قادر
الاexcept بتوفيقthrough the aid of الإلهGod الأعلاthe Most High
الا بتوفيق الإله الأعلا
and none with power retains any power,
Except by the guidance of the Most High God
except through the aid of God Most High.
The names contradicting is an amazing matter
تضاددmutual opposition الأسماءthe Names أمرa matter مخرقbewildering
تضادد الأسماء أمر مخرق
فهوfor He is المعزّthe Bestower of Honor المخذلthe Withholder of Aid الموفقthe Granter of Success
فهو المعزّ المخذل الموفق
The opposition of the Names is a bewildering matter:
He is the Honorer, the Abaser, the Guide
for He bestows honor, withholds aid, and grants success.
Say God then adhere and realize
اللَهGod قلsay ثمthen استقمbe steadfast وحققand affirm
اللَه قل ثم استقم وحقق
توحيدهHis oneness أصلa root لكلfor every أصلاroot
توحيده أصل لكل أصلا
Say 'God'; then be steadfast and affirm
His oneness is the origin of every origin
His oneness, the root of every root.
And do not be ignorant of the knowledge of causes
ولاand do not تكنbe جاهلignorant بعلمof the knowledge of الاسبابthe causes
ولا تكن جاهل بعلم الاسباب
توّابever-accepting of repentance هوHe لكنbut لكلfor everyone منwho تابrepents
توّاب هو لكن لكل من تاب
And do not be ignorant of the knowledge of causes:
He is the Accepter of Repentance but accepts all who repent
He accepts repentance, but only from those who repent;
The Guide but guides all who turn
موفقa granter of success لكنbut لكلّfor everyone منwho نابturns back
موفق لكن لكلّ من ناب
فاجهدso strive تكنyou will be للفضلfor bounty منهfrom Him أهلاworthy
فاجهد تكن للفضل منه أهلا
He grants success, but only to those who turn back.
So strive to be worthy of His grace
So strive, and you will be worthy of His bounty.
These causes with the Causer
فهذهfor these الأسبابcauses بالمسببthrough the Causer
فهذه الأسباب بالمسبب
مؤثرهeffective فيin كلevery أمرmatter موجبnecessary
مؤثره في كل أمر موجب
For these causes, through the Causer,
Influencing every affirmative matter
are effective in every necessary matter.
Realize and do not lean on it lest you waste away
حققaffirm ولاand do not تركنrely لهon it فتتربlest it become destitute
حقق ولا تركن له فتترب
نفسكyour soul وفيand in نارthe fire of الجحيمHell تصلىyou burn
نفسك وفي نار الجحيم تصلى
Affirm this, and do not rely on it, lest destitution befall
Yourself and in Hellfire you end up
your soul, and you burn in the fire of Hell.
Partial English translation: 27 of 28 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1