عواقبoutcomes المرءa person فيin أخراهhis hereafter مجهولهunknown
عواقب المرء في أخراه مجهوله
والنفسand the soul عماfor what جنتit has committed لاno شكdoubt مسئولهanswerable
والنفس عما جنت لا شك مسئوله
A person's fate in the life to come is unknown,
The consequences of a person at his end are unknown
and the soul is, without doubt, answerable for what it has committed.
And the soul is undoubtedly accountable for what it has reaped
ياO نفسsoul توبىrepent فدارfor the abode اللهوdiversion فانيةٌperishing
يا نفس توبى فدار اللهو فانيةٌ
حتماinevitably وماand not هيَit للذاتfor pleasures مجعولهmade
حتما وما هيَ للذات مجعوله
O soul, repent, for the abode of diversion will perish,
O soul, repent, for the home of vanity is transient
inevitably, and it was not made for pleasures.
And it is certainly not created for the self
وكلand every نفسsoul إلىto الأخرىthe other world مسافرةٌjourneying
وكل نفس إلى الأخرى مسافرةٌ
لكنbut علىupon صفحةthe surface الأعناقthe necks محمولَهcarried
لكن على صفحة الأعناق محمولَه
And every soul journeys to the other world,
Every soul travels towards another
yet is carried upon the backs of necks.
Yet each carries on the nape of its neck what it has sown
أرىI see النفوسthe souls منof الآثامsins قدalready طهرتbecome pure
أرى النفوس من الآثام قد طهرت
لكنbut نفسيmy soul علىtoward الآثامsins مجبولهinnately disposed
لكن نفسي على الآثام مجبوله
I see that souls have been cleansed of sins,
I see souls cleansed of sins
but my soul is by nature inclined to sin.
But my soul remains shackled by sins
وماand not أبرّيءI absolve نفسيmy soul منof غوايتهاits waywardness
وما أبرّيء نفسي من غوايتها
كأنهاas though it were منwith أجاجbitter brine الجهلignorance مغسولهwashed
كأنها من أجاج الجهل مغسوله
Nor do I absolve my soul of its waywardness,
I cannot absolve my soul of its waywardness
as though it were washed with the bitter brine of ignorance.
As if it is washed with the turbid water of ignorance
ياO ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge هلwhether قلبيmy heart يحدّثنيspeaks to me
يا ليت شعري هل قلبي يحدّثني
بتوبةof repentance عندbefore ربthe Lord of العرشthe Throne مقبولهaccepted
بتوبة عند رب العرش مقبوله
Oh, if only I knew whether my heart would speak to me
Oh, if only I knew, does my heart speak to me
of repentance accepted by the Lord of the Throne,
Of repentance, accepted by the Lord of the Throne?
فأدخلso I may enter البابthe gate بابthe gate of العفوpardon مرتدياwearing
فأدخل الباب باب العفو مرتديا
أثوابrobes فضلgrace علىover العوراتnakedness مسدولهdraped
أثواب فضل على العورات مسدوله
so I might enter the gate, the gate of pardon, wearing
That I may enter the door, the door of pardon, clothed
robes of grace draped over nakedness;
In robes of grace covering my disgraces
وأنand that أعيشI live قريرَcontented العينthe eye فيin دعةٍease
وأن أعيش قريرَ العين في دعةٍ
منهاfrom it حياتيmy life بحسنto good الحظfortune موصولهlinked
منها حياتي بحسن الحظ موصوله
and live with eyes at peace, in ease,
That I may live contentedly and serenely at leisure
with my life thereby linked to good fortune;
With my life fortunately connected to goodness
وأنand that أرىI see الأهلthe family والأبناءand the children فيin سعةprosperity
وأن أرى الأهل والأبناء في سعة
فيدركso attains الكلeveryone منfrom مولاهhis Lord مأمولهwhat he hopes for
فيدرك الكل من مولاه مأموله
and see my family and children in prosperity,
That I may see my family and children prosperous
so everyone obtains from his Lord what he hopes for;
With each attaining their hopes from their Lord
وأنand that أرىI see العفوpardon مقروناjoined بعافيةwith well-being
وأن أرى العفو مقرونا بعافية
وعيشتيand my life بالصفاwith serenity والعزand honor مكفولهassured
وعيشتي بالصفا والعز مكفوله
and see pardon joined with well-being,
That I may see pardon coupled with well-being
and my life assured of serenity and honor.
And my life secured with integrity and honor
ياO ربLord حققfulfill بجاهby the standing of المصطفىthe Chosen One أملىmy hope
يا رب حقق بجاه المصطفى أملى
فإنّfor indeed نعماكYour bounty للمضطرّto the distressed مبذولهfreely bestowed
فإنّ نعماك للمضطرّ مبذوله
O Lord, fulfill my hope by the standing of the Chosen One,
O Lord, fulfill my hope for the sake of the Chosen One
for Your bounty is freely bestowed on those in distress.
For Your blessings are bestowed on the desperate
Sol 6.1