ياO مكثراًone who multiplies قالهhis talk وقيلهand his chatter
يا مكثراً قاله وقيله
وجاعلاًand one who makes كأسهhis cup فضيلهa virtue
وجاعلاً كأسه فضيله
O one who multiplies his talk and chatter,
and counts his winecup a virtue!
أفنىhe squandered التراثthe inheritance الذيwhich حواهhe possessed it
أفنى التراث الذي حواه
فيهاon it ويفنىand will perish الذيwhat بقيremained لهto him
فيها ويفنى الذي بقي له
He has squandered the inheritance he possessed
on it, and what remains to him will perish.
وَيحُكَwoe to you لاlet not يخدعنكَdeceive you أنسٌcompanionship
وَيحُكَ لا يخدعنكَ أنسٌ
منfrom بعدهafter it وحشةloneliness طويلهlong
من بعده وحشة طويله
Woe to you! Let no companionship deceive you
after which comes a long loneliness.
ترجوyou hope for نجاةًsalvation بغيرwithout فعلaction
ترجو نجاةً بغير فعل
وتلكand that لاno شكَّdoubt مستحيلهimpossible
وتلك لا شكَّ مستحيله
You hope for salvation without action,
and that is, without doubt, impossible.
ياoh ليتif only شعريmy knowledge بأيby what قولٍwords
يا ليت شعري بأي قولٍ
بأيby what حولpower بأيby what حيلهstratagem
بأي حول بأي حيله
Oh, if only I knew by what words,
by what power, by what stratagem,
تأملُyou hope for زلفىnearness لدىin the presence of مليكٍa King
تأملُ زلفى لدى مليكٍ
تأتيyou come إليهto Him بلاwithout وسيلهa means of approach
تأتي إليه بلا وسيله
you hope for nearness to a King
to whom you come without a means of approach!
فقالthen he said والخوفand fear قدalready أراهhad shown him
فقال والخوف قد أراه
منof رشدهhis right guidance عندهاat that moment سبيلهhis path
من رشده عندها سبيله
Then he said—fear had shown him
his path of right guidance at that moment—
أرجوI hope in إلهيmy God وأتقيهِand I fear Him
أرجو إلهي وأتقيهِ
لكنbut ظنونيmy expectations بهof Him جميلهgood
لكن ظنوني به جميله
"I hope in my God and fear Him,
but my expectations of Him are good."
Sol 6.1