اطلبseek أباO father of القاسمal-Qasim الخمولobscurity ودعand let
اطلب أبا القاسم الخمول ودع
غيركsomeone other than you يطلبseeks أسامياnames وكنىand bynames
غيرك يطلب أساميا وكنى
Seek obscurity, Abu al-Qasim, and let
Seek Abu Al-Qasim's tranquility and leave off,
someone else seek names and bynames.
Let others seek great names and titles.
شبهliken ببعضto some of الامواتthe dead نفسكyourself لاdo not
شبه ببعض الاموات نفسك لا
تبرزهdisplay it إنif كنتyou are عاقلاsensible فطناdiscerning
تبرزه إن كنت عاقلا فطنا
Make yourself like one of the dead; do not
Liken yourself to some of the dead, do not
display yourself, if you are sensible and discerning.
Show it if you are wise and prudent.
ادفنهbury it فيin البيتthe house قبلbefore ميتتهits death
ادفنه في البيت قبل ميتته
واجعلand make لهfor it منfrom خمولهits obscurity كفناa shroud
واجعل له من خموله كفنا
Bury yourself at home before your death,
Bury it in the house before its death,
and make yourself a shroud from your obscurity.
And make its shroud from its tranquility.
علكperhaps you تطفيquench ماwhat أنتyou موقدهkindling it
علك تطفي ما أنت موقده
إذfor أنتyou فيin الجهلignorance تخلعcast off الرسناthe halter
إذ أنت في الجهل تخلع الرسنا
Perhaps you will quench what you are kindling,
Perhaps you will extinguish what you have kindled
for in ignorance you cast off the halter.
Since you cast off the bridle in ignorance.
Sol 6.1