كَأَنَّas though أَكوانَstates of being أَعمارٍlifetimes نَعيشُwe live بِهاin them
كَأَنَّ أَكوانَ أَعمارٍ نَعيشُ بِها
خَيلٌhorses يُبَدَّلُis replaced ماضيهاtheir predecessors بِتاليهاby their successors
خَيلٌ يُبَدَّلُ ماضيها بِتاليها
It is as though the states of the lifetimes we live through
Were horses, their predecessors replaced by their successors.
فَفَذُّهاso a single one of them يَحمِلُcarries الأَشياءَthe things قاطِبَةًall together
فَفَذُّها يَحمِلُ الأَشياءَ قاطِبَةً
كَلَحمَةِlike the flesh of العَينِthe eye ثُمَّthen الوَضعُunloading واليهاfollowing it
كَلَحمَةِ العَينِ ثُمَّ الوَضعُ واليها
So a single one of them bears all things together,
Like the flesh of the eye; then unloading follows it.
تَحُطُّthey unload عَنهُfrom it لَآتٍfor one coming بَعدَهُafter it أَبَداًforever
تَحُطُّ عَنهُ لَآتٍ بَعدَهُ أَبَداً
فَلاso they do not تُبيدُdestroy وَلاnor تَثنيrepeat خَواليهاtheir bygone ones
فَلا تُبيدُ وَلا تَثني خَواليها
They forever unload it for the one coming after it,
So they neither destroy nor repeat their bygone states.
هَوِّنlighten it عَلَيكَfor yourself فَماfor ... not الدُنياthe world بِدائِمَةٍat all enduring
هَوِّن عَلَيكَ فَما الدُنيا بِدائِمَةٍ
وَلَيسَand is not عاطِلُهاits unadorned one إِلّاexcept كَحاليهاlike its adorned one
وَلَيسَ عاطِلُها إِلّا كَحاليها
Take it lightly, for the world does not endure,
And its unadorned are no different from its adorned.
وَالعَقلُand reason يَزعَمُclaims أَيّاماًdays تُشاهِدُهاyou behold them
وَالعَقلُ يَزعَمُ أَيّاماً تُشاهِدُها
بَيضاًwhite حَوادِثَnew occurrences فيin داجيthe darkness of لَياليهاits nights
بَيضاً حَوادِثَ في داجي لَياليها
And reason deems the days you behold,
White as they are, new occurrences in the gloom of its nights.
نَفسيmy soul بِهاwith it وَنُفوسُand the souls القَومِthe people مُلهَجَةٌenthralled
نَفسي بِها وَنُفوسُ القَومِ مُلهَجَةٌ
وَنَحنُand we نُخبِرُdeclare أَنّاthat we لاnot نُباليهاcare about it
وَنَحنُ نُخبِرُ أَنّا لا نُباليها
My soul and the people's souls are enthralled by it,
Yet we declare that we care nothing for it.
أَمَرَتنيshe commanded me بِسُلُوٍّto become detached عَنfrom خَوادِعِهاits beguiling charms
أَمَرَتني بِسُلُوٍّ عَن خَوادِعِها
فَاِنظُرso look هَلwhether أَنتَyou مَعَwith السالينَthe detached ساليهاdetached from it
فَاِنظُر هَل أَنتَ مَعَ السالينَ ساليها
She bade me detach myself from its beguiling charms;
So see whether you, among the detached, are detached from it.
وَلاand not تَرىyou see الدَهرَever إِلّاexcept مَنone who يَهيمُis madly in love بِهاwith it
وَلا تَرى الدَهرَ إِلّا مَن يَهيمُ بِها
طَبعاًby nature وَلَكِنَّهُbut he بِاللَفظِin words قاليهاone who hates it
طَبعاً وَلَكِنَّهُ بِاللَفظِ قاليها
And never do you see anyone but one besotted with it,
By nature, though in words he loathes it.
وَالجِسمُand the body لاno شَكَّdoubt أَرضِيٌّearthly وَقَدand indeed وَصَلَتhave joined
وَالجِسمُ لا شَكَّ أَرضِيٌّ وَقَد وَصَلَت
بِهِto it لَطائِفُsubtle essences عالاهاexalted them مُعاليهاtheir exalter
بِهِ لَطائِفُ عالاها مُعاليها
And the body is undoubtedly earthly, yet joined
To it are subtle essences exalted by their exalter.
فَقيلَso it was said جاءَتهُthey came to it مِنfrom أَرضٍearth عَلىat كَثَبٍclose range
فَقيلَ جاءَتهُ مِن أَرضٍ عَلى كَثَبٍ
وَقيلَand it was said خَرَّتthey fell إِلَيهِto it مِنfrom مَعاليهاtheir heights
وَقيلَ خَرَّت إِلَيهِ مِن مَعاليها
So it was said: they came to it from earth close by;
And it was said: they fell to it from their heights.
وَاللَهُand God يَقدِرُhas the power أَنto تُدعىbe called بِحِكمَتِهِthrough His wisdom
وَاللَهُ يَقدِرُ أَن تُدعى بِحِكمَتِهِ
أَواخِرٌlast ones مِنamong بَراياهُHis creatures أَواليهاtheir first ones
أَواخِرٌ مِن بَراياهُ أَواليها
And God, in His wisdom, has the power to call
The last among His creatures their first.
Sol 6.1