أَهلُpeople of الهَوىpassion وَذَووand those possessing العَمىblindness شُغِلواwere occupied
أَهلُ الهَوى وَذَوو العَمى شُغِلوا
فيin النارِthe Fire وَالجَنّاتُand the Gardens فيin شُغلِoccupation
في النارِ وَالجَنّاتُ في شُغلِ
Those given to passion and the blind were kept busy
in the Fire, while the Gardens too are busy.
شُغلٌan occupation شَقيتُI suffered بِهِthrough it وَحاصِلُهُand its outcome
شُغلٌ شَقيتُ بِهِ وَحاصِلُهُ
ماwhatever شِئتَyou wished مِنof هَمٍّworry وَمِنand of ذُلِّhumiliation
ما شِئتَ مِن هَمٍّ وَمِن ذُلِّ
An occupation that made me wretched, and whose outcome is
all the worry and humiliation you could wish for.
وَيُقالُand it is said مُشتَغِلٌbusy وَيَحسُدُنيand envies me
وَيُقالُ مُشتَغِلٌ وَيَحسُدُني
مَنone who لَيتَهُwould that he فيin شُغلِهِhis occupation مِثليlike me
مَن لَيتَهُ في شُغلِهِ مِثلي
And they say, 'He is busy,' and I am envied
by one I wish were like me in his work.
ماnot كُلُّevery شُغلٍoccupation بِالسَواءِon equal terms فَلاso do not
ما كُلُّ شُغلٍ بِالسَواءِ فَلا
تَذهَبgo بِكَwith you الغَمَراتُengulfing depths فيin الجَهلِignorance
تَذهَب بِكَ الغَمَراتُ في الجَهلِ
Not all occupations are alike, so do not
let engulfing depths carry you away in ignorance.
وَالظِلُّand shade ذوhaving شُعَبٍbranches وَذوand having عُشُبٍgrass
وَالظِلُّ ذو شُعَبٍ وَذو عُشُبٍ
وَكِلاهُماand both of them نُسميهِwe call it بِالظِلِّby the name 'shade'
وَكِلاهُما نُسميهِ بِالظِلِّ
And there is shade with branches, and shade with grass;
and we call both of them 'shade.'
ماnot كُلُّevery بارِقَةٍlightning flash تُشامُis watched for rain فَكَمfor how often
ما كُلُّ بارِقَةٍ تُشامُ فَكَم
طَلَعَappeared الوَبالُcalamity بِطَلعَةِwith the appearance of الوَبلِheavy rain
طَلَعَ الوَبالُ بِطَلعَةِ الوَبلِ
Not every lightning flash is worth watching, for how often
has calamity appeared in the guise of a downpour!
سَهلُeasy المَوارِدِapproaches لاnot أُؤَمِّلُهُI place hope in him
سَهلُ المَوارِدِ لا أُؤَمِّلُهُ
إِلّاexcept لِغَيرِfor other than المَطلَبِthe request السَهلِeasy
إِلّا لِغَيرِ المَطلَبِ السَهلِ
I do not look to one who is easy to approach
except for a request that is not easy.
وَأَخافُand I fear سَطوَتَهاits onslaught فَأَمزُجُهاso I mix it
وَأَخافُ سَطوَتَها فَأَمزُجُها
لَقَدindeed اِتَّقَيتُI guarded against القَتلَkilling بِالقَتلِwith killing
لَقَد اِتَّقَيتُ القَتلَ بِالقَتلِ
And I fear its onslaught, so I mix it;
I have indeed warded off killing with killing.
Sol 6.1