أعاذِلَO reproacher ذَرنيleave me وَاِنفِراديand my solitude عَنfrom الوَرىmankind
أعاذِلَ ذَرني وَاِنفِرادي عَن الوَرى
فَلَستُfor I do not أَرىsee فيهمamong them صَديقاًa friend مصافِياsincere
فَلَستُ أَرى فيهم صَديقاً مصافِيا
O censurer, leave me to my solitude, apart from humankind;
O reproacher, leave me to my solitude away from mankind.
For among them I see no friend sincere in friendship.
For I see among them no sincere friend.
نَدامايmy boon companions كُتبٌbooks أَستفيدُI gain علومَهاtheir knowledge
نَداماي كُتبٌ أَستفيدُ علومَها
أَحبّايَmy beloved ones تُغنيspare me عَنfrom لِقائيmy meeting الأَعادِياthe enemies
أَحبّايَ تُغني عَن لِقائي الأَعادِيا
My boon companions are books, from whose knowledge I profit;
My boon companions are books whose knowledge I gain;
My beloveds spare me from meeting enemies.
My beloved ones spare me encounters with enemies.
وَآنَسُهاand the most comforting of them القُرآنُthe Qur'an فَهوَfor it الَّذيthat which بِهِthrough it
وَآنَسُها القُرآنُ فَهوَ الَّذي بِهِ
نَجاتيmy salvation إِذاwhen فَكَّرتُI reflect أَوor كُنتُI am تالِياreciting
نَجاتي إِذا فَكَّرتُ أَو كُنتُ تالِيا
The most companionable of them is the Qur’an, for through it lies
And the most comforting of them is the Qur'an, for through it
My salvation, whether I ponder or recite.
Comes my salvation, when I reflect or recite.
لَقَدindeed جُلتُI roamed فيin غَربِthe west of البِلادِthe lands وَشَرقِهاand their east
لَقَد جُلتُ في غَربِ البِلادِ وَشَرقِها
أُنَقِّبُI search عَمنfor someone who كانَwas لِلّهِfor God's sake داعِياpreaching
أُنَقِّبُ عَمن كانَ لِلّهِ داعِيا
Indeed, I have roamed through the lands, west and east,
Indeed, I have roamed the lands, west and east,
Searching for anyone who truly called others to God.
Searching for someone who preached for God's sake.
فَلمbut I did not أَرَsee إِلاexcept طالِباًone seeking لرياسةٍfor authority
فَلم أَرَ إِلا طالِباً لرياسةٍ
وَجمّاعَand a hoarder of أَموالٍwealth وَشَيخاًand a sheikh مرائِياmaking a show of piety
وَجمّاعَ أَموالٍ وَشَيخاً مرائِيا
Yet I saw none but a seeker after leadership,
But I saw only a seeker of authority,
A hoarder of wealth, or a sheikh who worshiped for show.
And a hoarder of wealth, and a sheikh making a show of piety.
قبَضتُI withdrew يَديmy hand عَنهُمfrom them وَآثرتُand I preferred عُزلةًseclusion
قبَضتُ يَدي عَنهُم وَآثرتُ عُزلةً
عَنfrom الناسِpeople وَاستغنيتand I found sufficiency بِاللَهِin God كافِياas sufficient
عَن الناسِ وَاستغنيت بِاللَهِ كافِيا
So I withdrew my hand from them and chose seclusion
I withdrew my hand from them and chose seclusion
From people, finding God sufficient for me.
From people, and found God sufficient for me.
Sol 6.1