أستغفرI seek forgiveness اللَهGod العظيthe Almighty (first part)
أستغفر اللَه العظي
مcompletion of 'Almighty' الحاكمthe Ruler العدلthe Just القضيهjudgment
م الحاكم العدل القضيه
I seek forgiveness of God, the Almighty,
I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Almighty
the Ruler, just in judgment,
The just ruler of all affairs
منfor كلall ماthat which خلفتهI left it behind
من كل ما خلفته
قولاًspeech وأعمالاًand deeds ونيهand intention
قولاً وأعمالاً ونيه
for all that I have left behind,
For all that I have neglected
in speech, deeds, and intention;
In word, deed, and intention
ومنand for النظامversification مدائحاًpraises
ومن النظام مدائحاً
فيunder حكمrule أهلpeople of الجبرويهtyranny
في حكم أهل الجبرويه
and for the praises I composed in verse
And for praising the system
under the rule of tyrants,
Of the Jabriyya's rule
أوor سوقةcommoners أوor كلall ماwhoever
أو سوقة أو كل ما
قدindeed كانwas منamong أهلpeople of الدنيهbaseness
قد كان من أهل الدنيه
or commoners, or anyone
Or promoting anything
who belonged among the base.
Related to the corrupt people
همthey أهلpeople of مشأمةٍill omen وملand blameworthiness (first part)
هم أهل مشأمةٍ ومل
أمةٍcompletion of 'blameworthiness' وأخلاقٍand morals رديهvile
أمةٍ وأخلاقٍ رديه
They are people of ill omen and blameworthiness,
They are a people of wickedness and the nation
and vile morals.
Of bad morals and evil traits
أناI تائبrepentant لكto You آيبٌreturning
أنا تائب لك آيبٌ
مماfor what أسأتI did wrong فتبso turn in mercy عليهtoward him
مما أسأت فتب عليه
I am repentant, returning to You
I repent to You and turn
for the wrong I have done; so turn toward him in mercy.
From all the wrongs I have done
وانعشand revive بضيعيmy little stock (uncertain reading) فيin الهدىguidance
وانعش بضيعي في الهدى
عنaway from كلevery ملهيةٍdistraction وغيهand error
عن كل ملهيةٍ وغيه
And revive my little stock through guidance,
Revive my soul in guidance
away from every distraction and error.
Away from distraction and sin
ياO ركباًvoyagers بحرsea المنىhopes
يا ركباً بحر المنى
فيin بطنbelly جاريةship المنيةdeath
في بطن جارية المنية
O voyagers on the sea of hopes,
O ships sailing the sea of wishes
in the belly of the ship of death,
In the belly of the coursing time
لاdo not تغفلneglect السكانthe rudder أوor
لا تغفل السكان أو
تجريyou sail بريحٍwith a wind مثنويهtwofold (sense uncertain)
تجري بريحٍ مثنويه
do not neglect the rudder, or
Do not neglect the inhabitants
you will sail with a twofold wind.
Or sail in a whimsical wind
وعنيand tend to (uncertain form) بضائعكyour wares التيwhich
وعني بضائعك التي
فيهاin them بضاعاتmerchandise زيكهpure (uncertain reading)
فيها بضاعات زيكه
And tend to your wares, which
And care for your goods
contain pure merchandise [uncertain reading],
In which lie precious wares
لتبيعso you may sell فيin سوقmarket المعاthe Hereafter (first part)
لتبيع في سوق المعا
دcompletion of 'Hereafter' إذاwhen تجمعتgathers together البريهcreation
د إذا تجمعت البريه
so you may sell in the market of the Hereafter,
To sell in the market of the hereafter
when all creation gathers,
When all gather on the plain
فيat موقفa standing-place قدalready أعرضتhas appeared
في موقف قد أعرضت
فيin عرضهits breadth كلevery البليهaffliction
في عرضه كل البليه
at a standing-place where there has appeared
Where every affliction is laid bare
throughout its breadth every affliction.
And the kings are humbled before the poor
فيهin it جبابرةtyrants الملوthe kings (first part)
فيه جبابرة الملو
كcompletion of 'kings' أذلmore abased منthan فقرthe poor الرعيهthe subjects
ك أذل من فقر الرعيه
There, the tyrants among kings
I repent, O God, that I may win
are more abased than the poor among their subjects.
The blessed and faithful share
للَهto God تبrepent لتفوزso you may win بالwith the
للَه تب لتفوز بال
قسمshares المباركةblessed الوفيهample
قسم المباركة الوفيه
Repent to God, to win the
Announced from Paradise
blessed, ample shares;
At the highest rank
تشريyou purchase بهاwith them منfrom جنةGarden الthe
تشري بها من جنة ال
فردوسFirdaws; Paradise مرتبةًa station عليهexalted
فردوس مرتبةً عليه
with them you purchase, from the Garden of
Firdaws, an exalted station.
Partial English translation: 28 of 30 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1