دَعِleave الناسَthe people وَاِصحَبand befriend وَحِشَwild beasts بَيداءَa desert قِفرَةٍbarren
دَعِ الناسَ وَاِصحَب وَحِشَ بَيداءَ قِفرَةٍ
فَإِنَّfor indeed رِضاهُمtheir approval غايَةٌa goal لَيسَis not تُدرَكُattained
فَإِنَّ رِضاهُم غايَةٌ لَيسَ تُدرَكُ
Leave people, and befriend the wild beasts of a barren desert.
Leave the people and keep the company of the wild deserted waste,
For their approval is a goal that cannot be reached.
For pleasing them is a goal never reached.
إِذاwhen ذَكَرواthey mention المَخلوقَthe created being عابواthey find fault وَأَطنَبواand speak at length
إِذا ذَكَروا المَخلوقَ عابوا وَأَطنَبوا
وَإِنand if ذَكَرواthey mention الخَلّاقَthe Creator حابواthey show partiality وَأَشرَكواand ascribe partners to God
وَإِن ذَكَروا الخَلّاقَ حابوا وَأَشرَكوا
When they mention a created being, they find fault and speak at length.
When they mention the created being they find fault and babble on,
And if they mention the Creator, they show partiality and ascribe partners to Him.
And when they mention the Creator they shy away and associate others with Him.
كُلِفتَyou are infatuated بِدُنياكَwith your worldly life الَّتيwhich هِيَit خُدعَةٌa deception
كُلِفتَ بِدُنياكَ الَّتي هِيَ خُدعَةٌ
وَهَلand is there خُلَّةٌa female companion مِنهاthan her أَغَرُّmore deceitful وَأَفرَكُand more averse to her mate
وَهَل خُلَّةٌ مِنها أَغَرُّ وَأَفرَكُ
You are infatuated with your worldly life, which is a deception.
You are tasked with your worldly life which is but a delusion,
And is any companion more deceitful and more hostile than she?
And is there a funner game than it and more occupying?
إِذاwhen سَمَحَتshe gives freely عادَتshe returns لِماto what سَمَحَتshe gave freely بِهِwith it
إِذا سَمَحَت عادَت لِما سَمَحَت بِهِ
وَكَمand how often أَذنَبَتshe has sinned وَالذَنبُand the sin بِالرَرضِby [unclear word in the supplied text] يُعرَكُis rubbed away
وَكَم أَذنَبَت وَالذَنبُ بِالرَرضِ يُعرَكُ
When she gives freely, she returns for what she gave.
When it is easygoing it returns to what it was easygoing with,
And how often she has sinned, and sin is rubbed away by [unclear text].
And how many sins it commits but sin in acceptance is smoothed over.
وَلَوand if لَمnot يَكُنwere فيناwithin us هواهاlove of her غَريزَةًan instinct
وَلَو لَم يَكُن فينا هواها غَريزَةً
لَكانَthen it would be إذاwhen جَرَّit brought المَهالِكَdeadly perils يُترَكُabandoned
لَكانَ إذا جَرَّ المَهالِكَ يُترَكُ
And were love of her not an instinct within us,
And if it were not intrinsic to us to desire it,
It would be abandoned when it brought deadly perils.
When ruin pulls one would be left.
مَتّىwhen أَناI تاليfollowing الرَكبِthe caravan فَوقَupon مَطيَّةٍa mount
مَتّى أَنا تالي الرَكبِ فَوقَ مَطيَّةٍ
عَلىat مَنهَلٍa watering place يُغنيdispenses عَنِwith الماءِwater تَبرُكُit kneels
عَلى مَنهَلٍ يُغني عَنِ الماءِ تَبرُكُ
When shall I follow the caravan upon a mount
When will I be following the caravan on a she-camel,
That kneels at a watering place that dispenses with water?
At a watering place that makes water superfluous through its blessings?
إِذاif فاتَكَeludes you الإِثراءُbecoming wealthy مِنthrough غَيرِother than وَجهِهِits proper means
إِذا فاتَكَ الإِثراءُ مِن غَيرِ وَجهِهِ
فَإِنَّthen indeed قَليلَa little الخَلِّvinegar أَولىpreferable وَأَبرَكُand more blessed
فَإِنَّ قَليلَ الخَلِّ أَولى وَأَبرَكُ
If wealth through wrongful means eludes you,
If enrichment comes to you from other than its proper source,
Then a little vinegar is preferable and more blessed.
Then a little honestly gained is best and most blessed.
وَنَحنُand we بِعلمِin the knowledge of اللَهِGod مِنamong مُتَحَرِّكٍone in motion
وَنَحنُ بِعلمِ اللَهِ مِن مُتَحَرِّكٍ
يُرىis seen ساكِناًat rest أَوor ساكِنٍone at rest يَتَحَرَّكُmoves
يُرى ساكِناً أَو ساكِنٍ يَتَحَرَّكُ
And we, in God's knowledge, are among those in motion,
And we, by God's knowledge, are of the movers
Seen to be still, or those at rest who move.
Who seem still or still ones who move.
Sol 6.1