ياO مُدمِنَaddict of الخمرwine غَيرَnot آلِremiss
يا مُدمِنَ الخمر غَيرَ آلِ
فيin تركهhis forsaking أمرthe command of ذيthe Possessor of الجلالِmajesty
في تركه أمر ذي الجلالِ
O you addicted to wine, heedless
O wine addict, sparing no effort
of the Lord of Majesty’s command to abandon it,
in forsaking the command of the Lord of Majesty,
أبشرrejoice بفقرٍin poverty وهتكand the rending of سترٍa veil
أبشر بفقرٍ وهتك سترٍ
وقبحand foulness of ذكرٍreputation وسوءand wretchedness of حالcondition
وقبح ذكرٍ وسوء حال
look forward to poverty and the tearing away of your veil,
Rejoice in poverty and the rending of your veil,
an ugly reputation and a wretched state,
and a foul reputation and a wretched state,
وموردand a watering place فيin المعادthe Hereafter تفضيyou will pass
ومورد في المعاد تفضي
منهfrom it إلىto طينةthe mire of الخبالcorruption
منه إلى طينة الخبال
and a destination at the Resurrection from which you will pass
and a watering place in the Hereafter—you will pass
to Ṭīnat al-Khabāl—the mire of Hell.
from it to the mire of corruption.
فراجعso return to الحقَّthe truth لاdo not تعلّلdelude
فراجع الحقَّ لا تعلّل
نفسكyourself فيconcerning الفوزsalvation بالمحالwith the impossible
نفسك في الفوز بالمحال
So return to the truth; do not beguile
So return to the truth; do not delude
yourself with attaining the impossible.
yourself with impossible hopes of salvation.
واضرعand plead humbly إلىto اللهGod واستقلهand seek His pardon
واضرع إلى الله واستقله
فإنّهfor He خيرthe best مستقالone whose pardon is sought
فإنّه خير مستقال
Humbly implore God and ask Him to pardon you;
And plead humbly with God and seek His pardon,
He is the best from whom pardon may be sought.
for He is the best of those whose pardon is sought.
وسَلهُand ask Him فوزاًsalvation يجبكَHe will answer you فضلاًout of grace
وسَلهُ فوزاً يجبكَ فضلاً
وهلand is there جوابan answer بلاwithout سؤالa request
وهل جواب بلا سؤال
Ask Him for success; in grace He will answer you—
And ask Him for salvation; He will answer you out of grace.
and can there be an answer without a plea?
And is there an answer without a request?
ياO صاحfriend إنif لمnot تكنyou are تباليyou care
يا صاح إن لم تكن تبالي
عنكabout you فمنthen who ذاthat one الذيwho يباليcares
عنك فمن ذا الذي يبالي
O friend, if you do not care
O friend, if you do not care
for yourself, then who is it that will care?
about yourself, then who is it that cares?
Sol 6.1