تَقِFear اللَهَGod وَاِحذَرand beware أَنlest يَغُرَّكَdeceive you ناسِكٌan ascetic
تَقِ اللَهَ وَاِحذَر أَن يَغُرَّكَ ناسِكٌ
بِماby what هُوَhe فيهِin it مِنof تَغَيُّرِchange in حالِهِhis condition
بِما هُوَ فيهِ مِن تَغَيُّرِ حالِهِ
Fear God, and beware lest an ascetic deceive you
by the change in his condition.
فَماfor ... not أَنفُسُthe souls الأَقوامِof people إِلّاexcept تَوابِعٌfollowers
فَما أَنفُسُ الأَقوامِ إِلّا تَوابِعٌ
لِقائِلِof a speaker of زورٍfalsehood مُفرِطٍgoing to extremes فيin مُحالِهhis absurd claims
لِقائِلِ زورٍ مُفرِطٍ في مُحالِه
For people's souls are nothing but followers
of a speaker of lies, extravagant in his absurd claims.
فَهَذاso this one الَّذيwho فيin صَومِهِhis fasting وَصَلاتِهِand his prayer
فَهَذا الَّذي في صَومِهِ وَصَلاتِهِ
كَذاكَlike that one الَّذيwho فيin حِلِّهِhis staying وَاِرتِحالِهِand his journeying
كَذاكَ الَّذي في حِلِّهِ وَاِرتِحالِهِ
So this man, in his fasting and prayer,
is like that man, in his staying and journeying.
فَكَذِّبso disbelieve زَعيماًa leader قالَsaid إِنّيindeed I am دَيِّنٌdevout
فَكَذِّب زَعيماً قالَ إِنّي دَيِّنٌ
فَماfor ... not دينُهُhis religion إِلّاexcept ضَعيفُfeeble اِنتِحالِهِhis profession of faith
فَما دينُهُ إِلّا ضَعيفُ اِنتِحالِهِ
So disbelieve a leader who says, 'I am indeed devout';
for his religion is merely a feeble claim he makes.
يُماحِلُhe schemes فيin الدُنياthis world الخَؤَونِtreacherous وَإِنَّماand only
يُماحِلُ في الدُنيا الخَؤَونِ وَإِنَّما
يُؤَمِّلُhe hopes for نَزراًa pittance فانِياًfleeting بِمُحالِهِthrough his absurd claims
يُؤَمِّلُ نَزراً فانِياً بِمُحالِهِ
He schemes in this treacherous world, yet all
he hopes for through his absurd claims is a fleeting pittance.
وَمَنand whoever يَكتَحِلapplies kohl to his eyes بِالسُهدِwith sleeplessness فيin طَلَبِpursuit of العُلاeminence
وَمَن يَكتَحِل بِالسُهدِ في طَلَبِ العُلا
يَجُزit is possible أَنthat يَرىhe sees مِنهاجَهاits path بِاِكتِحالِهِthrough his applying kohl
يَجُز أَن يَرى مِنهاجَها بِاِكتِحالِهِ
And whoever lines his eyes with sleeplessness in pursuit of eminence
may see its path through the kohl he applies.
Sol 6.1