ياO طالباseeker لنهاياتfor the utmost limits of العلومthe sciences ولمand have not
يا طالبا لنهايات العلوم ولم
تحكمmaster مبادئهاtheir foundations بالفكرthrough thought والنظرِand contemplation
تحكم مبادئها بالفكر والنظرِ
O seeker of the utmost reaches of the sciences, who has not
O seeker of the heights of knowledge though
mastered their foundations through thought and contemplation,
Its principles you've failed to grasp by thought and sight
رامsought اطلاعاًinsight علىinto سرthe secret of الخليقةcreation فيin
رام اطلاعاً على سر الخليقة في
فعلthe workings of الطبيعةnature أعمىblind القلبthe heart والبصَرِand sight
فعل الطبيعة أعمى القلب والبصَرِ
you sought insight into creation's secret in
Attempting to uncover nature's mysteries
nature's workings, blind of heart and sight.
In what nature does made your heart and vision blind
محضتكI sincerely offered you النصحcounsel لاdo not تعرضventure لسرهمinto their secret
محضتك النصح لا تعرض لسرهم
منfrom غيرlack of خُبرexperience ولاand do not تغترَbe deceived بالخبرِby hearsay
من غير خُبر ولا تغترَ بالخبرِ
I have offered you sincere counsel: do not venture into their secret
My advice don't pry into their secrets rashly
without experience, nor be deceived by hearsay.
Without experience or be fooled by false report
للقومfor the adepts عرفa code فمنso whoever يفطنunderstands لهit ظفرتhave triumphed
للقوم عرف فمن يفطن له ظفرت
يداهhis two hands أوor لاnot فلاthen he does not ينفكّcease to be فيin خسرِloss
يداه أو لا فلا ينفكّ في خسرِ
The adepts have a code; whoever grasps it brings success
The learned have a custom — he who grasps it
to his hands; otherwise, he remains forever at a loss.
His hands gain otherwise he suffers loss assured
فقسso reason by analogy لتدركto grasp مكنونthe hidden core of العلومthe sciences فبالfor through the
فقس لتدرك مكنون العلوم فبال
قياسanalogy أطلعI gain insight أقومI stand علىupon عبرِlessons
قياس أطلع أقوم على عبرِ
So reason by analogy to grasp the sciences' hidden core; for through
So reason that you may attain the hidden sciences
analogy I gain insight and stand upon lessons.
By logic gain sound lessons and advice
الأمرthe matter فيin واحدone لاnot غيرany other معتدلbalanced
الأمر في واحد لا غير معتدل
وماand whatever سواهbesides it فلغوis therefore idle talk غيرnot ذيpossessing ثمرِfruit
وما سواه فلغو غير ذي ثمرِ
The matter lies in one alone, well balanced;
The matter's one, no more, kept moderate
all else is idle talk, bearing no fruit.
All else is fruitless, bearing no ripe fruit
وإنماand only أكثرواthey multiplied الأسماءthe names مدهشةbewildering
وإنما أكثروا الأسماء مدهشة
للجاهلينfor the ignorant فلاso do not تغترّbe deceived وافتكرِand reflect
للجاهلين فلا تغترّ وافتكرِ
They multiplied the names only to bewilder
In truth they multiplied bewildering names
the ignorant; so do not be deceived, and reflect.
To hoodwink the ignorant so don't be fooled and think
وكلand everything ماthat ذكروهthey mentioned it فيin معادنهمtheir minerals
وكل ما ذكروه في معادنهم
لغوidle talk وتشبيهand likening مستورthe hidden بمشتهرِto the well-known
لغو وتشبيه مستور بمشتهرِ
Everything they mentioned concerning their minerals
All that they told of their elixirs is
is idle talk, likening the hidden to the well-known.
Mere metaphor and likeness, commonly obscured
والسرand the secret فيin الروحthe spirit فاطلبهاso seek it مطهرةpurified
والسر في الروح فاطلبها مطهرة
تناسختهاsuccessively embodied it صنوفthe kinds of الخلقcreation فيin صورِforms
تناسختها صنوف الخلق في صورِ
The secret lies in the spirit: seek it purified.
The secret's in the spirit purified
The kinds of creation have successively embodied it in forms.
Transmigrated through created forms and kinds
ماnot زالceased ينقلtransfers فيamong الأشباحbodies صورتهاits form
ما زال ينقل في الأشباح صورتها
منfrom ذيone possessing حياةlife إلىto نبتplants إلىto شجرِtrees
من ذي حياة إلى نبت إلى شجرِ
Its form has continually been transferred among bodies,
Still borne from shape to shape its form endures
from a living being to plants, then to trees,
From one that lives to herb and tree that grows
حتىuntil ارتقتit ascended فيthrough جبالthe mountains of الإعتدالbalance إلىto
حتى ارتقت في جبال الإعتدال إلى
كمالهاits perfection وهوand it is رمزthe symbol of القومthe adepts فيin الحجرِthe stone
كمالها وهو رمز القوم في الحجرِ
until it ascended through the mountains of balance to
Until through ranks of moderation it rose
its perfection—the adepts' symbol in the stone.
To full perfection — thus the wise man hints
فيهاwithin it هباءانtwo motes منحلاّنdissolved قدalready عقداwere bound
فيها هباءان منحلاّن قد عقدا
بالبرديwith papyrus شاهقsoaring عالٍhigh ومنحدرِand descending
بالبردي شاهق عالٍ ومنحدرِ
Within it are two dissolved motes that have been bound
With lofty stone combining two fine dews
with papyrus: one lofty and high, one descending.
Congealed with talc white soaring and inclined
مماfrom what تحيَّرَbecame trapped فيin أرضan earth مقدسةsacred
مما تحيَّرَ في أرض مقدسة
إنif لمnot يهيّجهstirs it حرthe heat of النارfire لمnot يطرِfly
إن لم يهيّجه حر النار لم يطرِ
from what lay trapped in a sacred earth;
Mystifying in some holy ground unmoved
unless the fire's heat stirs it, it does not fly.
Unless hot fire disturbed it never flies
ميّزهماseparate the two ثمthen خذtake كلاًeach علىon حدةits own
ميّزهما ثم خذ كلاً على حدة
بلاwithout قذاةa speck ولاnor شوبadmixture ولاnor كدرturbidity
بلا قذاة ولا شوب ولا كدر
Separate the two, then take each on its own,
Divide the two then take them separately
without a speck, admixture, or turbidity,
Without the least impurity or taint
إلاexcept عوارضaccidental properties روحانيةspiritual عرضتarose
إلا عوارض روحانية عرضت
بهاin them لطائفُsubtleties لاnot يدركنare perceived بالنظرِby sight
بها لطائفُ لا يدركن بالنظرِ
save spiritual accidents that appeared;
Save spirit accidents that come to grace
within them are subtleties not perceived by sight.
Subtleties imperceptible to sight
فَصَعّدِso sublime الأرضthe earth فيin الأثالthe aludel تضربهاstriking it
فَصَعّدِ الأرض في الأثال تضربها
بالنارwith fire فهيfor it تُهَبَيهاreduces it to dust بلاwithout صورِforms
بالنار فهي تُهَبَيها بلا صورِ
Sublime the earth in the aludel, striking it
Then calcify the earth repeat the process
with fire, which turns it into formless dust,
With fire — it makes them evaporate sans form
كماjust as رأيتyou saw صنوفthe kinds of النبتplants مطلعةbringing forth
كما رأيت صنوف النبت مطلعة
بالماءwith water والشمسand the sun أنواعاًvarieties منof الزهرِflowers
بالماء والشمس أنواعاً من الزهرِ
just as you have seen the kinds of plants bring forth,
As you have seen the plants bloom through
through water and sun, varieties of flowers.
The rain and sun — manifold flowers and blooms
منfrom بعدafter أنthat تظهرappear النيرانthe fires قاهرةovercoming
من بعد أن تظهر النيران قاهرة
ماwhatever كانwas منof وسخfilth فيهاin it ومنand of وضرِgrime
ما كان من وسخ فيها ومن وضرِ
After the fires appear, vanquishing
After the conquering fires cleanse
whatever filth and grime lay within it,
All filth and damage lodging in its form
وجَسِّدِand embody الروحthe spirit بالتردادby repetition فهوfor it is لناfor us
وجَسِّدِ الروح بالترداد فهو لنا
نارa fire تحلّلdissolves ماwhatever يبقىremains منof المَدَرِclay
نار تحلّل ما يبقى من المَدَرِ
embody the spirit by repetition; for us it is
Embody thus the spirit — through return
a fire that dissolves the remaining clay:
Our fire dissolves all dross that might remain
نوشادرsal ammoniac القومof the adepts والدهنand the oil الذيwhich كتمتwere concealed
نوشادر القوم والدهن الذي كتمت
أسماؤهits names وهوand it is منسوبattributed إلىto المررِbitter substances
أسماؤه وهو منسوب إلى المررِ
the adepts' sal ammoniac, and the oil whose
The sages' oil unnamed but understood
names were concealed, which is attributed to bitter substances.
As myrrh — the bitter principle its name
وبَيّضِand whiten الثُّفلthe residue واجعلand make لونهits color يققاًpure white
وبَيّضِ الثُّفل واجعل لونه يققاً
فهوfor it is الرمادthe ash وفيهand in it غايةthe fulfillment of الوطرِdesire
فهو الرماد وفيه غاية الوطرِ
Whiten the residue and make its color pure white:
it is the ash, wherein lies the fulfillment of desire.
Whiten the dark and turn it silver white
ثمthen اجعلplace الكلeverything فيin التعفينputrefaction تتركهleaving it
ثم اجعل الكل في التعفين تتركه
ميقاتthe appointed term of موسىMoses وقدand already وافىhas arrived علىaccording to قدرِa due measure
ميقات موسى وقد وافى على قدرِ
Then place everything in putrefaction, leaving it
The ash it is — perfection of the powers
for Moses' appointed term, fulfilled in due measure.
Then leave it all to putrefy allotting
روحspirit ونفسand soul وجثمانand body يتمُّis perfected بهاthrough them
روح ونفس وجثمان يتمُّ بها
إكسيرناour elixir وعليهاand upon them بنيةthe constitution of البشرِhumankind
إكسيرنا وعليها بنية البشرِ
Spirit, soul, and body—through them is perfected
The time of Moses till it's cooked and cured
our elixir, and upon them rests humankind's constitution.
Spirit and soul and body rendered whole
ينحلit dissolves فيin الدفنburial ماءwater ثمthen تعقدهyou congeal it
ينحل في الدفن ماء ثم تعقده
فهوfor it is الغنىwealth لقليلfor one with little المالmoney مفتقرِimpoverished
فهو الغنى لقليل المال مفتقرِ
It dissolves into water when buried; then you congeal it.
Our elixir made — so human beings are formed
It is wealth for the impoverished with little money.
Dissolved in death then water recollected
هناكthere قدalready تمَّis complete إكسيرthe elixir of البياضwhiteness لذيfor one possessing
هناك قد تمَّ إكسير البياض لذي
علمknowledge بمكنونof the hidden سرsecret of اللهGod فيin الفطرِinnate natures
علم بمكنون سر الله في الفطرِ
There the white elixir is complete, for one possessing
Abundant wealth for who had little and was poor
knowledge of God's hidden secret in innate natures.
There the elixir's perfection was achieved
فكررso repeat العملthe operation المذكورaforementioned إنَّfor indeed تراcompo-
فكرر العمل المذكور إنَّ ترا
كيب-sitions الصناعةof the art أمرغيرa matter not مختصرِbrief
كيب الصناعة أمرغير مختصرِ
Repeat the stated operation, for the compo-
By one who knew God's secrets in creation
sitions of the art are no brief matter.
Repeat the process mentioned — combinations
ألقِcast الخميرةthe leaven فيinto التركيبthe compound تودعهyou consign it to الthe
ألقِ الخميرة في التركيب تودعه ال
تعفينputrefaction بالزبلwith dung عندwhen الدفنburying فيin الحفرِpits
تعفين بالزبل عند الدفن في الحفرِ
Cast the leaven into the compound; consign it to the
Of this art complex are not quickly grasped
putrefaction in dung when buried in pits.
Insert the ferment in the compound rotting
والحلand dissolution والدهنand oil دورa cycle وهوand it إنif عطفتyou turn
والحل والدهن دور وهو إن عطفت
منهof it الأعاليthe upper parts علىupon ماwhat تحتهاlies beneath them بدرa full moon
منه الأعالي على ما تحتها بدر
Dissolution and oil form a cycle; if you turn
It in manure when buried in its hole
its upper parts upon what lies beneath them, it is a full moon.
And dissolution lifting high the low
وفيهand within it مجرىthe course of الطباقthe layers السبعseven حالتهits state
وفيه مجرى الطباق السبع حالته
طوراat one stage وحالتهand its state بالنجمwith the star الزهرradiant
طورا وحالته بالنجم الزهر
Within it runs the course of the seven layers—its state
Is like the heavens' course around a star
at one stage, and its state with the radiant star.
With two lights' motion endlessly until
ولمand did not تزلcease حركاتthe movements of النيرينthe two luminaries إلىuntil
ولم تزل حركات النيرين إلى
أنthat تمwas completed منهاthrough them اجتماعthe conjunction of الشمسthe sun والقمرِand the moon
أن تم منها اجتماع الشمس والقمرِ
The movements of the two luminaries continued until
The sun and moon finally coalesce
the conjunction of sun and moon was completed through them.
This growing that diminishing evermore
يزدادincreases هذاthis one وتفنىand dwindles هذهthis one أبداforever
يزداد هذا وتفنى هذه أبدا
كاليومlike the day والليلand the night منin طولlengthening ومنand in قصرِshortening
كاليوم والليل من طول ومن قصرِ
This one increases, while that one forever dwindles,
As night and day in length expanding shrinking
like day and night in their lengthening and shortening.
All things combined dissolve then recompose
وكلand each عادreturned فمنحلٌthen dissolved ومنعقدٌand congealed
وكل عاد فمنحلٌ ومنعقدٌ
دماًas blood ولحماand flesh ففكِّرso reflect فيهon it واعتبرِand learn
دماً ولحما ففكِّر فيه واعتبرِ
Each has returned, dissolved and congealed,
As blood and flesh — consider it reflect
as blood and flesh; reflect on it and learn.
This is the secret of solution hidden
هذاthis هوis السرthe secret فيof الحلdissolution الذيwhich كتمواthey concealed
هذا هو السر في الحل الذي كتموا
أظهرتهI revealed it فهوso it is بادplain غيرnot مستترhidden
أظهرته فهو باد غير مستتر
This is the secret of dissolution that they concealed.
I have revealed it patent not obscure
I have revealed it: it is plain, no longer hidden.
As for its reddening I have demonstrated
وسرand the secret of تحميرهreddening it قدalready ضربتI set forth لكمfor you
وسر تحميره قد ضربت لكم
فيin كشفهrevealing it مثلاًan example تبيانan explanation مختصرِbrief
في كشفه مثلاً تبيان مختصرِ
As for the secret of reddening it, I have offered you
Through metaphor a summary explanation
an example to disclose it, in a brief explanation:
It is the food in liver turned to blood
وهوand it is الغذاءthe nourishment الذيwhich فيin الكَبدthe liver صارbecame دماًblood
وهو الغذاء الذي في الكَبد صار دماً
وصارand became فيin الثديthe breast مبيضاwhitened منof الدررflowing milk
وصار في الثدي مبيضا من الدرر
the nourishment that became blood in the liver,
In breasts changed to pure white pearls
and became whitened in the breast as flowing milk.
So too your medicine — gentle fire wears it
كذاlikewise دواؤكyour medicine لينmake gentle النارthe fire تلبسهyou clothe it
كذا دواؤك لين النار تلبسه
صبغاa tincture تولدgenerated فيهwithin it ظاهرmanifest in الأثرeffect
صبغا تولد فيه ظاهر الأثر
Likewise your medicine: soften the fire to clothe it
A dye whereby effects clearly emerge
in a tincture born within it, with manifest effect.
فإنso if أعدتَyou repeat إليهto it الحلَّdissolution ثانيةa second time
فإن أعدتَ إليه الحلَّ ثانية
والعقدand coagulation زادكit increases for you صبغاtincture علىaccording to القدرِthe measure
والعقد زادك صبغا على القدرِ
If you repeat its dissolution a second time,
If you restore solution once again
and its coagulation, it increases your tincture in proportion.
And coagulate you'll add unto the dose
والدهنand the oil والصبغand the tincture رمزa symbol غيرother than ماwhat ذهبتwent
والدهن والصبغ رمز غير ما ذهبت
إليهto it أفهامthe minds of أهلthe people of الجهلignorance والخورِand weakness
إليه أفهام أهل الجهل والخورِ
Oil and tincture are symbols, unlike what
Myrrh and saffron dye — not what conjectured
the minds of the ignorant and weak have conceived.
Minds of the ignorant who always lose
والدهنand the oil ماءwater تجنconceals الأرضthe earth باطنهits inner nature
والدهن ماء تجن الأرض باطنه
والصبغُand the tincture إنشاءthe creation of خلقa being فيهwithin it منفطرِspringing forth
والصبغُ إنشاء خلق فيه منفطرِ
The oil is water whose inner nature the earth conceals;
Myrrh is water generating earth's depths
the tincture is the creation of a being springing forth within it.
The dye creation's origination in bursts
وهوand it is النحاسcopper بلاwithout ظلِّshadow فزئبقناso our mercury
وهو النحاس بلا ظلِّ فزئبقنا
منهfrom it استفادgained قتالcombat against النارfire فيin سقرِSaqar
منه استفاد قتال النار في سقرِ
It is copper without shadow; our mercury
It is copper sans shade — our quicksilver
gained from it the means to fight fire in Saqar.
Gained it fought fire in hell's deepest pit
فإنso if صبرتَyou persevere علىin تحميرهreddening it بحِمىunder the shelter of
فإن صبرتَ على تحميره بحِمى
نارa fire لطيفgentle بلاwithout حرقburning ولاnor ضجرimpatience
نار لطيف بلا حرق ولا ضجر
If you persevere in reddening it under the shelter of
If you've the patience to let it calcine
a gentle fire, without scorching or impatience,
With gentle fire no burning or distress
أولاor if not فَزَنجرِthen form verdigris on نحاساcopper محرقاcalcined وأعِدand reapply
أولا فَزَنجرِ نحاسا محرقا وأعِد
عليهto it صبغthe tincture of حديدiron خالصpure الزبرlumps
عليه صبغ حديد خالص الزبر
or else, form verdigris on calcined copper, and reapply
First wash and roast the copper leaving it clean
to it the tincture of iron from pure lumps,
Restore a dye of iron pure and bare
ودهنand oil of صفرةthe yolk of بيضeggs فاغمرنَّso immerse بهin it
ودهن صفرة بيض فاغمرنَّ به
ماwhat قدalready علمتyou know وقَطّرهand distill it علىعَكَرِover dregs
ما قد علمت وقَطّره علىعَكَرِ
and oil of egg yolk—immerse in it
And saffron yolk then soak what you have learned
what you already know, and distill it over dregs,
And drip it on the sediment
حتىuntil إذاwhen صارit becomes مثلlike الماءwater فارمthen cast علىupon
حتى إذا صار مثل الماء فارم على
محلولهits solution مثلهan equal amount of it منof فاحمcoal-black الشعرِhair
محلوله مثله من فاحم الشعرِ
until it becomes like water; then cast upon
Till like water made then drip its weight
its solution an equal amount of the raven-haired one.
Again in buzzing reddish dye and test
تجدهyou find it كالقرمزlike kermes dye المحلولdissolved يصبغdyeing ماwhat
تجده كالقرمز المحلول يصبغ ما
بَيَّضتَyou whitened وزناًa weight بوزنfor a weight منهof it فاختبرِso test
بَيَّضتَ وزناً بوزن منه فاختبرِ
You will find it like dissolved kermes, dyeing what
You'll find it like dissolved purple dyes
you whitened, weight for weight of it—so test it.
What you whitened — weight for weight assay
واطبخand cook دواءكyour medicine فيwith رفقgentleness فإنّfor indeed بهin it
واطبخ دواءك في رفق فإنّ به
حسنthe excellence of التزاوجunion منof أنثىfemale ومنand of ذكرِmale
حسن التزاوج من أنثى ومن ذكرِ
Cook your medicine gently, for within it lies
Then cook your medicine gently mixed
the fine union of female and male.
For fine balance of the sexes' wedding song
والزرعand the crop بالماءwith water يزكوthrives وهوyet it يغرقهdrowns it
والزرع بالماء يزكو وهو يغرقه
إنif زدتهyou increase it فأقتصدso be moderate فيin الماءwater واقتصرand limit yourself
إن زدته فأقتصد في الماء واقتصر
The crop thrives through water, yet water drowns it
Crops thirsting need the rain but flooded
if you increase it; be moderate with water, and limit it.
Drown — spare water use the least amount
وقطعكand your withholding الماءwater عنهfrom it طولthroughout مدتهits duration
وقطعك الماء عنه طول مدته
قبلbefore الحصادharvest فسادruin فاسقِso water فيin قَدَرِdue measure
قبل الحصاد فساد فاسقِ في قَدَرِ
Withholding water from it throughout its growing time,
Cut off its water long before the harvest
before the harvest, is ruin; water it in due measure.
Lest rotting — so pour gently in the pot
وانفand exclude الغرائبforeign things فالأركانfor the elements تجمعهاunites them
وانف الغرائب فالأركان تجمعها
أخوةkinship فيin فتاءthe youthfulness of السنage والكبرِand old age
أخوة في فتاء السن والكبرِ
Exclude foreign things: the elements are united
Strange things reject — the elements together
by kinship in youth and old age.
Are siblings in their youth and aging hoar
قدalready أنشئتwere created أربعاfour منواحدfrom one حدثyoung
قد أنشئت أربعا منواحد حدث
فيat آخرthe end of العمرlife شيخan elder وهوwhile he is فيin الصغرِchildhood
في آخر العمر شيخ وهو في الصغرِ
Four have been created from one, youthful
I've generated four out of the one
at life's end, an elder while still in childhood.
Grown old while young still in its tender shoots
ولاand not تلائمharmonizes with روحa spirit غيرother than جثتهاits own body
ولا تلائم روح غير جثتها
يوماever وفيand in ذلكمthat ذكرىa reminder لمدّكرِfor one who takes heed
يوما وفي ذلكم ذكرى لمدّكرِ
No spirit harmonizes with any body but its own,
Nor can a spirit a form long forsake
ever; in that lies a reminder for one who takes heed.
And there's a memento for the thinker sage
ولاتغرنّكand let not deceive you الأسماءthe names فهيfor they علىupon آلa mirage of
ولاتغرنّك الأسماء فهي على آل
ألوانcolors تظهرappear فيin أعقابهاtheir wake الأخرِthe others
ألوان تظهر في أعقابها الأخرِ
Let not the names deceive you; they rest upon a mirage of
Let not names confuse for upon diverse
colors, in whose wake others appear.
Guises backgrounds come forth in future days
وإنand if ظفرتyou attain بعقدwith the knot of الإنفصالseparation لهfor it
وإن ظفرت بعقد الإنفصال له
فذاكthen that واللهby God عنديin my view غايةthe utmost الظفرِsuccess
فذاك والله عندي غاية الظفرِ
If you attain its knot of separation,
If you gain the secret of division
that, by God, is to me the utmost success.
That to me is triumph's utmost edge
وإنand if وقفتyou discover علىupon سرthe secret of الخميرةthe leaven لمnot
وإن وقفت على سر الخميرة لم
تحتجneed إلىto العودreturning فيهاto it مدةthroughout العمرِlife
تحتج إلى العود فيها مدة العمرِ
If you discover the secret of the leaven, you will not
If you uncover the ferment's arcana
need to return to it throughout your life.
You'll need no more forever after this
فاصبرso be patient وفكرand reflect ولاand do not تضجرgrow weary لطولat the length of مدىthe span
فاصبر وفكر ولا تضجر لطول مدى
فالصبرfor patience مفتاحthe key to قتلdestroying قفلthe lock of الحادثadversity العسرِharsh
فالصبر مفتاح قتل قفل الحادث العسرِ
Be patient and reflect; do not weary at the long span,
So be patient reflect never despair
for patience is the key that breaks the lock of harsh adversity.
Though slow — patience slays the lock of hardship's prison
وإنand if هُديتَyou are guided إلىto مكنونthe hidden core of سرهمtheir secret
وإن هُديتَ إلى مكنون سرهم
فأحرزthen guard لسانكyour tongue لاdo not تحملventure علىupon غررِperil
فأحرز لسانك لا تحمل على غررِ
If you are guided to their hidden secret,
If guided to their secret treasure-house
guard your tongue; do not venture into peril.
Restrain your tongue don't hawk it cheap and low
وإنand if رُزقتَyou are provided for فلاthen do not تأسفregret علىfor أحدanyone
وإن رُزقتَ فلا تأسف على أحد
بالفضلwith bounty واحذرand beware مصيرthe fate of البغيoppression والبطرِand arrogance
بالفضل واحذر مصير البغي والبطرِ
If you are provided for, do not begrudge anyone
If graced don't envy others fortune's gifts
your bounty; beware the fate of oppression and arrogance.
Beware the fate of tyranny and sin
واعملand work لعقباكfor your hereafter فالدنياfor the world بأجمعهاin its entirety
واعمل لعقباك فالدنيا بأجمعها
ماwhat حزتyou acquired فاغتنمso seize the opportunity for الإحسانdoing good وادخرand store up
ما حزت فاغتنم الإحسان وادخر
Work for your hereafter; the world in its entirety
Act for your progeny — this world entirely
is what you have acquired: seize good deeds and store them up.
Has not deserved — so favor and amass good deeds
Partial English translation: 114 of 116 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1