غريقَone drowned in الذنوبِsins أسيرَcaptive to الخَطاياtransgressions
غريقَ الذنوبِ أسيرَ الخَطايا
تنَبَّهawaken فدُنياكfor your worldly life أمُّmother of الدَّناياvile deeds
تنَبَّه فدُنياك أمُّ الدَّنايا
O you drowned in sins, captive to transgressions,
Drowning in sins, captive of transgressions
Awake, for your worldly life is the mother of vile deeds.
Awaken, for this world is the mother of worlds
تَغُرُّit deceives وتعطيand it gives ولكنّهاand yet it
تَغُرُّ وتعطي ولكنّها
مُكَدِّرةٌdistressing تسترِدُّit takes back العَطاياgifts
مُكَدِّرةٌ تسترِدُّ العَطايا
It deceives and gives, yet it
She deceives and gives but takes back her gifts
brings distress, taking back its gifts.
Troubling, she reclaims what she once presented
وفيand in كلِّevery يومٍday تُسَرِّيit conveys إليكto you
وفي كلِّ يومٍ تُسَرِّي إليك
داءًan illness فجِسمُكso your body نَهْبُprey to الرَّزاياmisfortunes
داءً فجِسمُك نَهْبُ الرَّزايا
And every day it conveys to you
And each day she secretly inflicts upon you
an illness; so your body is prey to misfortunes.
An illness, so your body falls prey to calamities
أماhas it not? وَعَظَتْكit admonished you بأحداثِهاthrough its events
أما وَعَظَتْك بأحداثِها
وماand what فعلتit did بجميعto all البراياcreatures
وما فعلت بجميع البرايا
Has it not admonished you through its events
Has she not cautioned you with her events?
and what it has done to all creatures?
And what she did to all of mankind
ترىyou see المرءَa person فيin أَسْرِcaptivity to آقاتِهاits afflictions (uncertain reading)
ترى المرءَ في أَسْرِ آقاتِها
حَبيساًimprisoned علىunder الهمِّsorrow نُصْبَa target for الرّزاياcalamities
حَبيساً على الهمِّ نُصْبَ الرّزايا
You see a person captive to its afflictions,
You see man held prisoner by his worries
imprisoned in sorrow, a target for calamities.
Imprisoned by anxieties, a heap of calamities
وإطلاقهand his release حينwhen تَرْثِيit feels pity لهfor him
وإطلاقه حين تَرْثِي له
وَحَسْبُكand sufficient for you ذاthis أنto تُلاقيyou meet المناياdeaths
وَحَسْبُك ذا أن تُلاقي المنايا
And his release, when it takes pity on him,
She releases him only when she mourns for him
is to meet death—and that should suffice you.
It suffices you to encounter death
وياand O راحلاًdeparting traveler وهوwhile he ينويintends المقامstaying
ويا راحلاً وهو ينوي المقام
تزَوَّدtake provisions فإنّfor indeed اللياليthe nights مَطاياmounts
تزَوَّد فإنّ الليالي مَطايا
And O traveler, though intent on staying,
O traveler intending to stay
take provisions, for the nights are mounts.
Take provisions, for the nights are steeds
Sol 6.1