أعاذِلَO reproacher ذَرنيleave me وَاِنفِراديand my solitude عَنfrom الوَرىhumankind
أعاذِلَ ذَرني وَاِنفِرادي عَن الوَرى
فَلَستُfor I do not أَرىsee فيهمamong them صَديقاًa friend مصافِياsincere
فَلَستُ أَرى فيهم صَديقاً مصافِيا
O reproacher, leave me to my solitude apart from humankind.
Leave me be in my solitude apart from people,
For I see among them no sincere friend.
For I see not amongst them a true loyal friend.
نَدامايmy boon companions كُتبٌbooks أَستفيدُI gain علومَهاtheir knowledge
نَداماي كُتبٌ أَستفيدُ علومَها
أَحبّايَmy beloved ones تُغنيthey spare me عَنfrom لِقائيmy meeting الأَعادِياthe enemies
أَحبّايَ تُغني عَن لِقائي الأَعادِيا
My boon companions are books whose knowledge I gain,
My books are my regretful comrades from whom
my beloved ones, who spare me encounters with enemies.
I gain knowledge, and my loved ones entertain me against meeting enemies.
وَآنَسُهاand the most comforting of them القُرآنُthe Qur’an فَهوَfor it is الَّذيthat which بِهِthrough it
وَآنَسُها القُرآنُ فَهوَ الَّذي بِهِ
نَجاتيmy salvation إِذاwhen فَكَّرتُI reflect أَوor كُنتُI am تالِياreciting
نَجاتي إِذا فَكَّرتُ أَو كُنتُ تالِيا
And the most comforting of them is the Qur’an, for through it
The Quran accompanies them, it is that by which
comes my salvation, when I reflect or recite.
I am saved when I contemplate or recite.
لَقَدindeed جُلتُI roamed فيin غَربِthe west of البِلادِthe lands وَشَرقِهاand their east
لَقَد جُلتُ في غَربِ البِلادِ وَشَرقِها
أُنَقِّبُI search thoroughly عَمنfor someone who كانَwas لِلّهِto God داعِياcalling
أُنَقِّبُ عَمن كانَ لِلّهِ داعِيا
Indeed, I roamed through the lands, west and east,
I have wandered in the east and west of the country,
searching for someone who called others to God.
Seeking who was for God a caller.
فَلمbut I did not أَرَsee إِلاexcept طالِباًa seeker لرياسةٍof leadership
فَلم أَرَ إِلا طالِباً لرياسةٍ
وَجمّاعَand a hoarder of أَموالٍwealth وَشَيخاًand a sheikh مرائِياmaking a show of piety
وَجمّاعَ أَموالٍ وَشَيخاً مرائِيا
But I saw only a seeker of leadership,
But I saw only one seeking leadership,
and a hoarder of wealth, and a sheikh making a show of piety.
And a group gathering wealth, and a pretentious elder.
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
I withdrew my hand from them and chose seclusion
I folded my hand from them, and chose isolation,
from people, and found God sufficient for me.
From the people, self-sufficient with God as enough.
Sol 6.1