ياO خليّheedless العينthe eye والأذنِand the ear
يا خليّ العين والأذنِ
لاهياًdistracted فيin السرّprivate والعلنِand public
لاهياً في السرّ والعلنِ
O you, heedless in eye and ear,
distracted in private and in public,
أيقظawaken القلبthe heart اللجوجthe stubborn فقدfor indeed
أيقظ القلب اللجوج فقد
أثّرتhas left its mark فيهupon it يدthe hand المحنِof tribulations
أثّرت فيه يد المحنِ
Awaken the stubborn heart, for
the hand of tribulations has left its mark upon it.
عاملdeal with المولىthe Lord بنعمتهthrough His bounty
عامل المولى بنعمته
منfrom أياديthe favors فعلهof His action الحسنِthe gracious
من أيادي فعله الحسنِ
Deal with the Lord through His bounty,
drawn from the favors of His gracious deeds.
وقبيحand shameful أنto تضنّbe miserly وقدand already
وقبيح أن تضنّ وقد
مُلئتhave been filled كفَّاكyour two palms بالمننwith blessings
مُلئت كفَّاك بالمنن
And it is shameful to be miserly, when
your two palms have been filled with blessings.
فزكاةُfor the purification المالof wealth بذلُكَهُyour giving it away
فزكاةُ المال بذلُكَهُ
وزكاةand the purification الصَّومof fasting للبدنfor the body
وزكاة الصَّوم للبدن
For wealth is purified by your giving it away,
and fasting brings purification to the body.
ولعاشوراءand for Ashura مرتبةٌa rank
ولعاشوراء مرتبةٌ
شُهرتwas made renowned فيin سالفbygone الزّمنtime
شُهرت في سالف الزّمن
And Ashura holds a rank
made renowned in times long past.
هوit يومٌa day لمhas not يزلceased أبداًever
هو يومٌ لم يزل أبداً
صومهits fasting منamong آكدthe most emphatically recommended السُّننthe religious practices
صومه من آكد السُّنن
It is a day on which, ever and always,
fasting is among the most emphatically recommended practices.
فاغتنمso seize إنif كنتyou are متجراًa trader
فاغتنم إن كنت متجراً
خَلَساًsnatched opportunities منfrom راحةthe palm المحنof tribulations
خَلَساً من راحة المحن
So seize, if you are a trader,
whatever can be snatched from the palm of tribulations.
فكأنfor it is as though الموتdeath مطلعlooking on
فكأن الموت مطلع
وكأنand as though العيشlife لمhad not يكنbeen
وكأن العيش لم يكن
For it is as though death were looking on,
and as though life had never been.
ترتجيyou hope for فوزاًsuccess وهلand has...? أحدٌanyone
ترتجي فوزاً وهل أحدٌ
نالattained ماwhat يرجوhe hopes for بلاwithout ثمنa price
نال ما يرجو بلا ثمن
You hope for success—but has anyone
attained what he hopes for without a price?
إنindeed منwhoever ضاعتhas been lost بغيَّتُهُhis aim
إن من ضاعت بغيَّتُهُ
لكثيرsurely great in الغَبنِloss in dealings والغَبَنِand poor judgment
لكثير الغَبنِ والغَبَنِ
Indeed, one whose aim comes to nothing
surely incurs great loss and grievous errors of judgment.
Sol 6.1