هاجهstirred him الوجدecstasy فمالاso he swayed
هاجه الوجد فمالا
يذكرinvoking اللّهGod تعالىexalted is He
يذكر اللّه تعالى
Ecstasy stirred him, and he swayed,
invoking God Most High,
مرغياًfoaming كالجملlike the camel المصthe unbroken (word continues)
مرغياً كالجمل المص
عبcompletion of 'unbroken' إذwhen حلloosed عقالاa hobble
عب إذ حل عقالا
foaming like an unbroken camel
when its hobble is undone.
قلتI said هلquestion marker تبغيyou seek بهذاthrough this الthe
قلت هل تبغي بهذا ال
رقصdancing باللّهwith God اتصالاcommunion
رقص باللّه اتصالا
I said, 'Do you seek, through this
dancing, communion with God?'
قالhe said هذاthis خيرthe best ماthat which ارتاpracticed self-discipline (word continues)
قال هذا خير ما ارتا
ضcompletion of 'practiced self-discipline' بهthrough it الراجيthe one hoping for كمالاperfection
ض به الراجي كمالا
He said, 'This is the best discipline
for one who aspires to perfection.
تتركleaves behind النفسthe soul بهthrough it للfor the
تترك النفس به لل
جسمbody أغلالاًfetters ثقالاheavy
جسم أغلالاً ثقالا
Through it the soul leaves behind
heavy fetters for the body.'
فهوىthen fell دينارُهُhis dinar منfrom
فهوى دينارُهُ من
هhim وقدwhile he had تاهswaggered اختيالاproudly
ه وقد تاه اختيالا
Then his dinar fell from
him as he swaggered proudly.
ورآهand saw it أحدone القوthe people (word continues)
ورآه أحد القو
مcompletion of 'people' فأخفاهthen hid it احتيالاcraftily
م فأخفاه احتيالا
And one of the gathering saw it,
then craftily hid it.
وأحسand became aware الشيخthe sheikh بالحاof the incident (word continues)
وأحس الشيخ بالحا
دثcompletion of 'incident' فاعتلso became ill اعتلالاillness
دث فاعتل اعتلالا
And the sheikh noticed the incident,
so he grew quite ill.
ودعاand called بالغوثfor help حتىuntil
ودعا بالغوث حتى
أتعبwearied القلبthe heart ابتهالاin supplication
أتعب القلب ابتهالا
And he cried for help until
he wearied his heart with supplication.
قلتI said ياO هذاyou there أيبكيdoes ... weep?
قلت يا هذا أيبكي
زاهدan ascetic مثلكlike you مالاmoney
زاهد مثلك مالا
I said, 'You there, would
an ascetic like you weep over money?
لمwhy لاnot يلهمكinspires you الذكthe remembrance (word continues)
لم لا يلهمك الذك
رcompletion of 'remembrance' عنaway from الحزنsorrow اشتغالاdistraction
ر عن الحزن اشتغالا
Why does remembrance not inspire you
to divert your mind from sorrow?
فتجردso divest yourself منof دعاوpretensions
فتجرد من دعاو
مكنتhave given power to منكover you الخيالاfantasy
مكنت منك الخيالا
So cast off pretensions
that have given fantasy power over you.
إنماonly نفسكyour soul فيin جسbody (word continues)
إنما نفسك في جس
مكcompletion of 'body' + your لاnot ترضىconsents to انتقالاdeparture
مك لا ترضى انتقالا
Your soul is only in
your body; it will not consent to depart.'
Sol 6.1