أياO عاصيyou who disobey النصيحةcounsel والوصاةand admonition
أيا عاصي النصيحة والوصاة
مقيماًdwelling بينbetween هاكtake this وبينand between هاتِgive me
مقيماً بين هاك وبين هاتِ
O you who spurn counsel and admonition,
O you who defy counsel and admonition,
dwelling forever between “Take!” and “Give!”
Dwelling between “take this” and “give me,”
يجرُّhe drags ذيولهhis hems مرحاًin exultation وكبراًand in pride
يجرُّ ذيوله مرحاً وكبراً
أصمَّdeaf السمعhearing عنto وقعthe sound of العظاتadmonitions
أصمَّ السمع عن وقع العظات
dragging your robes in exultation and pride,
He drags his hems in exultation and pride,
deaf to the resounding of exhortations.
Deaf to the sound of admonitions.
أغرّكhas it beguiled you? جمعُthe gathering of أنسكyour companions وهوwhile it is جمعٌa gathering
أغرّك جمعُ أنسك وهو جمعٌ
يؤولit ends إذاif اعتبرتyou reflect إلىin الشّتانseparation
يؤول إذا اعتبرت إلى الشّتان
Has the company of your intimates beguiled you, though it is a company
Has the gathering of your companions beguiled you, though it is a gathering
that, if you reflect, must end in utter separation?
That ends, if you reflect, in separation?
وأمَّنكَand made you feel safe البياتa night assault هوىa passion دخيلٌlodged within
وأمَّنكَ البيات هوى دخيلٌ
وكمand how many قدindeed غُرَّwere deceived غيركothers besides you فيin البياتa night assault
وكم قد غُرَّ غيرك في البيات
Has an insidious passion made you feel safe from the night’s surprise?
And has a passion lodged within made you feel safe from a night assault?
How many besides you have been deluded by that night visitation!
And how many others have been deceived in a night assault!
كأنكas though you لستyou are not تبصرseeing كلَّevery حينmoment
كأنك لست تبصر كلَّ حين
سهامَthe arrows of الموتdeath فيin كلّall الجهاتdirections
سهامَ الموت في كلّ الجهات
As though you did not see, at every moment,
As though you do not see at every moment
death’s arrows coming from every direction.
Death’s arrows in all directions.
تؤملyou hope for جنّةParadise وتخافand you fear ناراًHellfire
تؤمل جنّة وتخاف ناراً
وهلand can طلبa quest يصحّbe sound بلاwithout متاتa means of approach
وهل طلب يصحّ بلا متات
You hope for Paradise and fear the Fire,
You hope for Paradise and fear Hellfire,
but can any quest succeed without the means?
And can a quest be sound without a means of approach?
تمسّكhold fast ماas much as استطعتyou are able عساكperhaps you may تنجوbe saved
تمسّك ما استطعت عساك تنجو
بحبلto the rope of الباقياتthe enduring deeds الصالحاتthe righteous ones
بحبل الباقيات الصالحات
Cling as firmly as you can—perhaps you will be saved—
Hold fast, as best you can, in hope of being saved,
to the rope of enduring righteous deeds.
To the rope of enduring righteous deeds.
وأعطِand give اللهGod عهداًa pledge أنthat ستطفيyou will quench
وأعطِ الله عهداً أن ستطفي
بماءwith the water of الدمعtears نارthe fire of السيئاتevil deeds
بماء الدمع نار السيئات
And pledge to God that you will extinguish
And pledge to God that you will quench
with the water of tears the fire of your sins,
The fire of evil deeds with the water of tears,
لعلكperhaps you أنthat تفوزattain بدارwith the abode of عدنEden
لعلك أن تفوز بدار عدن
فتظفرand so you gain بالسعادةwith happiness والنّجاةand salvation
فتظفر بالسعادة والنّجاة
that perhaps you may win a home in Eden
Perhaps you will attain the abode of Eden,
and attain happiness and salvation.
And so gain happiness and salvation.
Sol 6.1