مَتىwhenever نَشَأَتarises ريحٌan aroma لِقَدرِكِfrom your cooking pot بَاِبعَثيthen send (apparent typo)
مَتى نَشَأَت ريحٌ لِقَدرِكِ بَاِبعَثي
لِجارَتِكِto your female neighbor الدُنياnearest قَليلاًa little وَلاand do not تُمليdelay
لِجارَتِكِ الدُنيا قَليلاً وَلا تُملي
Whenever an aroma rises from your cooking pot, send
A little to your nearest neighbor, and do not delay.
فَإِنَّfor indeed يَسيرَa little الطُعمِfood يَقضيdischarges مَذَمَّةًan obligation
فَإِنَّ يَسيرَ الطُعمِ يَقضي مَذَمَّةً
وَلاand not سِيَّماthe like of (idiom: especially) لِلطِفلِfor a child أَوor رَبَّةِa woman with الحَملِpregnancy
وَلا سِيَّما لِلطِفلِ أَو رَبَّةِ الحَملِ
For a little food discharges an obligation,
Especially toward a child or a pregnant woman.
وَإِنand if حَلَّcomes to stay أَبدىmore evident فاقَةًneed مِنكِthan you فَاِضمَنيthen ensure
وَإِن حَلَّ أَبدى فاقَةً مِنكِ فَاِضمَني
قِراهُhis guest-meal وَلَوeven if جَمَّعتِهِyou gathered it مِنfrom قِرىthe provisions of النَملِthe ants
قِراهُ وَلَو جَمَّعتِهِ مِن قِرى النَملِ
And if one whose need is plainer than yours comes to stay, ensure
His guest-meal, even if you gather it from the ants’ provisions.
وَأَعلَمُand I know أَنَّthat الأَوَّلَthe First الفَردَthe One قادِرٌis able
وَأَعلَمُ أَنَّ الأَوَّلَ الفَردَ قادِرٌ
عَلىto أَنthat يُميرَsupply food to المُؤمِنينَthe believers مِنَfrom الرَّملِsand
عَلى أَن يُميرَ المُؤمِنينَ مِنَ الرَّملِ
And I know that the First, the One, is able
To provision the believers from sand.
عَفاmay pardon اللَهُGod عَنّيme رُبَّmany a ريحٍwind تَهُبُّblows ليfor me
عَفا اللَهُ عَنّي رُبَّ ريحٍ تَهُبُّ لي
فَتَذريand so scatters تُرابيmy dust مِنfrom جَنوبٍthe south وَمِنand from شَمَلِthe north
فَتَذري تُرابي مِن جَنوبٍ وَمِن شَمَلِ
May God pardon me! Many a wind will blow over me,
And scatter my dust, from the south and from the north.
وَشُغلُand the occupation of فَمٍa mouth يَستَغفِرُseeking forgiveness from اللَهَGod ذَنبَهُits sin
وَشُغلُ فَمٍ يَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ ذَنبَهُ
أَحَقُّworthier بِهِof it مِنthan ذِكرِmention of زَينَبَZaynab أَوor جُملِJuml
أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِن ذِكرِ زَينَبَ أَو جُملِ
And a mouth’s occupation in seeking God’s forgiveness for its sin
Is worthier of it than mention of Zaynab or Juml.
وَإِهمالُكَand your neglect of النَفسَthe soul اللَجوجَobstinate مُلاوَةًfor a long while
وَإِهمالُكَ النَفسَ اللَجوجَ مُلاوَةً
تَقاضَتit exacted دُموعاًtears مِنfrom جُفونِكَyour eyelids بِالهَملِin streams
تَقاضَت دُموعاً مِن جُفونِكَ بِالهَملِ
And if you leave your obstinate soul untended for a long while,
It will exact tears in streams from your eyelids.
Sol 6.1