ياO صاحِfriend إِنif حاوَرتَyou conversed آخَرَanother person مُشفِقٌa concerned well-wisher
يا صاحِ إِن حاوَرتَ آخَرَ مُشفِقٌ
يَبغيseeks رَشادَكَyour right course جاهِداًstriving earnestly أَنthat تَسكُتاyou both keep silent
يَبغي رَشادَكَ جاهِداً أَن تَسكُتا
O friend, if you converse with another, a well-wisher
O friend, if you converse with another anxious
earnestly seeks your good: that you both keep silent.
To guide you, striving for you both to be silent,
كَمhow often بَكَّتَrebuked المَوتُdeath الحَريصَthe greedy man عَلىfor الَّذيwhat
كَم بَكَّتَ المَوتُ الحَريصَ عَلى الَّذي
يَأتيis to come فَسَحَّتso streamed مُقلَتاهُhis two eyes وَبَكَّتاand both ran low on tears
يَأتي فَسَحَّت مُقلَتاهُ وَبَكَّتا
How often has death rebuked the man greedy for what
How often has death made the greedy one weep for what
is to come, so his two eyes streamed and their tears dwindled.
Comes, so his eyelids relaxed and they both wept,
قَدindeed زَكَّتِhurried القَدَمانِthe two feet فيin غَيرِother than الهُدىright guidance
قَد زَكَّتِ القَدَمانِ في غَيرِ الهُدى
وَيَداهُand his two hands عَمّاfrom what حازَهُhe acquired it ماnot زَكَّتاboth gave alms
وَيَداهُ عَمّا حازَهُ ما زَكَّتا
The two feet have hurried on without right guidance,
The two feet were purified not in guidance,
and his two hands have given no alms from what he acquired.
And his hands from what they seized were not purified,
وَالنَفسُand the soul شَكَّتdoubted فيabout يَقينِthe certainty الأَمرِof the matter وَالand the
وَالنَفسُ شَكَّت في يَقينِ الأَمرِ وَال
كَفّانِtwo palms أَنthat رَمتاboth shot at قَنيصاًquarry شَكَّتاboth pierced
كَفّانِ أَن رَمتا قَنيصاً شَكَّتا
And the soul doubted the certainty of the matter, and the
And the soul doubted the certainty of the matter, and the
two palms, when they shot at quarry, pierced it.
Two palms, when they attempted a garment, doubted,
ماnever اِنفَكَّتاboth ceased وَلَدَيهِماand in their possession سَبَبُthe cord المُنىof hopes
ما اِنفَكَّتا وَلَدَيهِما سَبَبُ المُنى
تَتَمَسَّكانِboth cling بِهِto it إِلاexcept أَنthat فُكَّتاboth were loosened
تَتَمَسَّكانِ بِهِ إِلا أَن فُكَّتا
They never ceased—with the cord of hopes in their grasp—
They were not separated from their children except the cause of death
clinging to it, until both were loosened.
Clung to them until they were detached,
لَمdid not تَشفِheal ذَنبيmy sin المَكَّتانِthe two Meccas وَإِنَّand indeed ليI have
لَم تَشفِ ذَنبي المَكَّتانِ وَإِنَّ لي
شَفَتَينِtwo lips أَخلافَthe teats المَعيشَةِof livelihood مَكَّتاboth sucked
شَفَتَينِ أَخلافَ المَعيشَةِ مَكَّتا
The two Meccas did not heal my sin, and indeed I have
My burdened two lips did not heal, and yet I have
two lips that have sucked the teats of livelihood.
Two lips - the afflictions of livelihood have burdened them.
Sol 6.1