إِنif يَصحَبِaccompanies الروحَthe spirit عَقليmy reason بَعدَafter مَظعَنِهاits departure
إِن يَصحَبِ الروحَ عَقلي بَعدَ مَظعَنِها
لِلمَوتِto death عَنِّيَaway from me فَأَجدِرthen how likely! أَنthat تَرىyou see عَجَباa marvel
لِلمَوتِ عَنِّيَ فَأَجدِر أَن تَرى عَجَبا
If my reason accompanies the spirit after its departure
If my soul's companion, my reason, survives its ordeals,
from me into death, then you may well see a marvel.
Then for me death would be more wondrous to behold.
وَإِنand if مَضَتit departed فيin الهَواءِthe air الرَحبِspacious هالِكَةًperishing
وَإِن مَضَت في الهَواءِ الرَحبِ هالِكَةً
هَلاكَthe perishing of جِسمِيَmy body فيin تُربيmy dust فَواشجَباthen alas, what grief!
هَلاكَ جِسمِيَ في تُربي فَواشجَبا
And if it departs, perishing in the boundless air,
And if it passes away into free air, destroyed,
as my body perishes in my dust—alas, what grief!
Like the destruction of my body in its soil, then bravo!
الدَينُreligion إِنصافُكَyour fair treatment of الأَقوامَthe peoples كُلَّهُمُall of them
الدَينُ إِنصافُكَ الأَقوامَ كُلَّهُمُ
وَأَيُّand what دينٍreligion لِأَبيfor one who refuses الحَقِّthe right إِنif وَجَباit is due
وَأَيُّ دينٍ لِأَبي الحَقِّ إِن وَجَبا
Religion is your fair treatment of all peoples;
Justice for all people is your religion.
and what religion has one who refuses a right when it is due?
What religion is there for the righteous man, if obligation calls?
وَالمَرءُand a man يُعيَيهِwearies him قَودُguiding النَفسِthe soul مُصبِحَةًat daybreak
وَالمَرءُ يُعيَيهِ قَودُ النَفسِ مُصبِحَةً
لِلخَيرِtoward goodness وَهوَthough he يَقودُleads العَسكَرَthe army اللَجِباclamorous
لِلخَيرِ وَهوَ يَقودُ العَسكَرَ اللَجِبا
And a man struggles to guide his soul at daybreak
A man is wearied by the horse of ambition in the morning,
toward goodness, though he commands the clamorous army.
Urging him towards good, as he leads the unruly troops.
وَصَومُهُand his fasting الشَهرَthe month ماso long as لَمnot يَجنِhe commits مَعصِيَةًa sin
وَصَومُهُ الشَهرَ ما لَم يَجنِ مَعصِيَةً
يُغنيهِsuffices him عَنin place of صَومِهِhis fasting شَعبانَShaʿban أَوor رَجَباRajab
يُغنيهِ عَن صَومِهِ شَعبانَ أَو رَجَبا
And his fasting for the month, so long as he commits no sin,
Fasting the month, so long as he commits no disobedience,
spares him fasting Shaʿban or Rajab.
Will suffice him - instead of fasting Sha’ban or Rajab.
وَماand not اِتَّبَعتُI followed نَجيباًa noble man فيin شَمائِلِهِhis character traits
وَما اِتَّبَعتُ نَجيباً في شَمائِلِهِ
وَفيand in الحِمامِdeath تَبِعتُI followed السادَةَthe lords النُجُباnoble
وَفي الحِمامِ تَبِعتُ السادَةَ النُجُبا
And I have emulated no noble man in his character,
I have never followed a noble one in his traits,
yet in death I have followed the noble lords.
Yet in battle I have followed the noble chiefs.
وَاِحذَرand beware دُعاءَthe prayer of ظَليمٍa male ostrich فيamong نَعامَتِهِhis ostrich flock
وَاِحذَر دُعاءَ ظَليمٍ في نَعامَتِهِ
فَرُبَّfor many a دَعوَةِprayer داعٍone who prays تَخرُقُpierces الحُجُباthe veils
فَرُبَّ دَعوَةِ داعٍ تَخرُقُ الحُجُبا
And beware the prayer of a male ostrich among his flock,
And beware the prayer of a wronged man in his affliction,
for many a supplicant’s prayer pierces the veils.
For many a prayer of the supplicant pierces the veils.
Sol 6.1