ياO شاربdrinker الرّاحwine فيin أوقاتtimes of غفلتهhis heedlessness
يا شارب الرّاح في أوقات غفلته
ومستسراًand hiding himself بأبوابbehind doors وأستارand curtains
ومستسراً بأبواب وأستار
O you who drink wine in your hours of heedlessness,
O drinker of wine in your heedless hours,
hiding behind doors and curtains,
hiding yourself behind doors and curtains,
إذاwhen دجاgrows dark الليلthe night واشمطتand turn gray ذوائبُهُits locks
إذا دجا الليل واشمطت ذوائبُهُ
خلاhe secluded himself بكأسwith a cup وأوتارand strings ومزمارand a pipe
خلا بكأس وأوتار ومزمار
when night deepens and its tresses stream far,
when night grows dark and its locks turn gray,
you seclude yourself with cup, strings, and flute.
you withdraw with a cup, strings, and a pipe.
أماhave ... not? علمتyou learned بأنَّthat اللهGod مطَّلعٌis watching
أما علمت بأنَّ الله مطَّلعٌ
يُحصِيHe counts فعالكyour deeds منof جهرopenness وأسرارand secrets
يُحصِي فعالك من جهر وأسرار
Do you not know that God is watching,
Do you not know that God is watching,
reckoning your deeds, both open and secret?
counting your deeds, both open and secret?
لوif كنتyou were فيin ظلماتِthe darknesses of البحرthe sea محتجباًhidden
لو كنت في ظلماتِ البحر محتجباً
عنbeyond كلِّevery مرمىreach لأسماعof hearing وأبصارand sight
عن كلِّ مرمى لأسماع وأبصار
Even were you veiled in the darknesses of the sea,
If you were hidden in the darkness of the sea,
beyond every reach of hearing and sight,
beyond all reach of hearing and sight,
لمnot تَخفَwould be hidden منكof yours عنfrom الرحمنthe Most Merciful خافيةٌanything hidden
لم تَخفَ منك عن الرحمن خافيةٌ
بلrather كلُّevery فعلكdeed of yours مقدورٌis ordained بمقدارin a measure
بل كلُّ فعلك مقدورٌ بمقدار
nothing hidden of yours would be hidden from the All-Merciful;
nothing about you would be hidden from the Most Merciful.
rather, every deed of yours is ordained according to a measure.
Rather, every deed of yours is ordained in due measure.
ماذاwhat يفيدكbenefits you جهلُthe ignorance of الناسpeople كُلِّهِمall of them
ماذا يفيدك جهلُ الناس كُلِّهِم
بماof what كَتَمتَyou concealed ولاand not يخفىis hidden عنfrom الباريthe Creator
بما كَتَمتَ ولا يخفى عن الباري
What does it avail you that all people are ignorant
What good is it to you that all people are unaware
of what you have concealed, when it is not hidden from the Creator?
of what you have concealed, when it is not hidden from the Creator?
لاdo not يطغَينَّكَlet it make you transgress سترُthe shielding of اللهGod مذfor زمنٍa time
لا يطغَينَّكَ سترُ الله مذ زمنٍ
فكمfor how often أتىHe has come دونwithout تسويفpostponement وإصرارand persistence
فكم أتى دون تسويف وإصرار
Let not God’s having concealed you for a time embolden you to transgress:
Do not let God's shielding you for so long embolden you to transgress,
how often has it come, allowing no postponement or persistence!
for how often has He come without delay or persistence!
فارجعso turn back عنfrom الذِّنبsin مختاراًwillingly مراجعةًa return in repentance
فارجع عن الذِّنب مختاراً مراجعةً
أوor سوفwill ترجعyou turn back عنهfrom it غيرnot مختارwilling
أو سوف ترجع عنه غير مختار
So turn back from sin willingly, in a repentant return,
So turn away from sin, freely choosing repentance,
or you will turn from it against your will.
or you will turn away from it unwillingly.
وإنand if أبيتyou refuse سوىanything but الإصرارpersistence تصحبهyou accompany it
وإن أبيت سوى الإصرار تصحبه
فهلthen do ترىyou think لكyou have منany صبرendurance علىin facing النارthe Fire
فهل ترى لك من صبر على النار
And if you refuse all but persistence, keeping it as your companion,
And if you refuse all but persistence, keeping it as your companion,
do you think you have the endurance to bear the Fire?
then do you think you can endure the Fire?
Sol 6.1