أَدُنيايَO my world اِذهَبيgo away وَسِوايَand someone other than me أُمّيseek
أَدُنيايَ اِذهَبي وَسِوايَ أُمّي
فَقَدfor indeed أَلمَمتِyou have visited لَيتَكِwould that you لَمnot تُلِمّيvisit
فَقَد أَلمَمتِ لَيتَكِ لَم تُلِمّي
O my world, go away and seek someone else.
For you have visited; would that you had not.
وَكانَand was الدَهرُtime ظَرفاًa vessel لاnot لِحَمدٍfor praise
وَكانَ الدَهرُ ظَرفاً لا لِحَمدٍ
تُؤَهِّلُهُdeem it worthy العُقولُminds وَلاnor لِذَمِّof blame
تُؤَهِّلُهُ العُقولُ وَلا لِذَمِّ
Time was a vessel, worthy neither of praise
nor of blame, in reason's judgment.
وَأَحسَبُand I think سانِحَthe passing omen-bird of الإِزميمِal-Izmim نادىcalled out
وَأَحسَبُ سانِحَ الإِزميمِ نادى
بِبَينِof the departure of الحَيِّthe tribe فيin صَحراءِthe desert of زَمِّZamm
بِبَينِ الحَيِّ في صَحراءِ زَمِّ
I think the passing omen-bird of al-Izmim cried out
of the tribe's departure in the desert of Zamm.
إِذاif بَكرٌBakr جَنىdid wrong فَتَوَقَّthen beware of عُمراًAmr
إِذا بَكرٌ جَنى فَتَوَقَّ عُمراً
فَإِنَّfor indeed كِلَيهِماboth of them لِأَبٍof a father وَأُمِّand a mother
فَإِنَّ كِلَيهِما لِأَبٍ وَأُمِّ
If Bakr does wrong, beware of Amr,
for both are born of a father and a mother.
وَخَفand fear حَيَوانَthe creatures of هَذيthis الأَرضِearth وَاِحذَرand beware
وَخَف حَيَوانَ هَذي الأَرضِ وَاِحذَر
مَجيءَthe coming of النَطحِbutting مِنfrom روقٍa horn وَجُمِّand hornless beasts
مَجيءَ النَطحِ مِن روقٍ وَجُمِّ
Fear the creatures of this earth, and beware
of butting from horned and hornless alike.
وَفيand in كُلِّall الطِباعِnatures طِباعُtraits of نُكرٍmalice
وَفي كُلِّ الطِباعِ طِباعُ نُكرٍ
وَلَيسَand not جَميعُهُنَّall of them ذَواتِpossessors of سُمِّvenom
وَلَيسَ جَميعُهُنَّ ذَواتِ سُمِّ
In every nature there are traits of malice,
though not all of them possess venom.
وَماand what ذَنبُfault of الضَراغِمِthe lions حينَwhen صيغَتthey were fashioned
وَما ذَنبُ الضَراغِمِ حينَ صيغَت
وَصُيِّرَand was made قوتُهاtheir food مِمّاfrom what تُدَمّيthey make bleed
وَصُيِّرَ قوتُها مِمّا تُدَمّي
What fault have lions, when they were fashioned
and their food was made of what they make bleed?
فَقَدfor indeed جُبِلَتthey were formed عَلىfor فَرسٍrending وَضَرسٍand biting
فَقَد جُبِلَت عَلى فَرسٍ وَضَرسٍ
كَماjust as جُبِلَwas formed الوَقودُfire عَلىfor التَنَمّيgrowth
كَما جُبِلَ الوَقودُ عَلى التَنَمّي
For they were formed to rend and bite,
as fire was formed to grow.
ضِياءٌa light لَمnot يَبِنbecame visible لِعُيونِto the eyes of كُمهٍthose blind from birth
ضِياءٌ لَم يَبِن لِعُيونِ كُمهٍ
وَقَولٌand speech ضاعَwas lost فيin آذانِthe ears of صُمِّthe deaf
وَقَولٌ ضاعَ في آذانِ صُمِّ
A light unseen by eyes blind from birth,
and speech lost in the ears of the deaf.
لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot أُسَرُّI am gladdened بِيَومِby the day of فِطرٍFitr
لَعَمرُكَ ما أُسَرُّ بِيَومِ فِطرٍ
وَلاnor أَضحىAdha وَلاnor بِغَديرِby Ghadir خُمِّKhumm
وَلا أَضحى وَلا بِغَديرِ خُمِّ
By your life, I take no joy in Eid al-Fitr,
nor Eid al-Adha, nor Ghadir Khumm.
وَكَمand how many أَبدىdisplayed تَشَيُّعَهُhis Shiite allegiance غَوِيٌّa misguided man
وَكَم أَبدى تَشَيُّعَهُ غَوِيٌّ
لِأَجلِfor the sake of تَنَسُّبٍclaiming kinship بِبِلادِin the lands of قُمِّQumm
لِأَجلِ تَنَسُّبٍ بِبِلادِ قُمِّ
How many a misguided man has flaunted his Shiite allegiance
to claim kinship in the lands of Qumm!
وَماand not زالَceased الزَمانُtime بِلاwithout اِرتِيابٍdoubt
وَما زالَ الزَمانُ بِلا اِرتِيابٍ
يُعِدُّit prepares الجَدعَnose-cutting لِلأَنفِfor the nose الأَشَمِّhigh-bridged
يُعِدُّ الجَدعَ لِلأَنفِ الأَشَمِّ
Time has never ceased, beyond all doubt,
preparing mutilation for the proud, high-bridged nose.
أَحاضِنَةَO nurse of الغُلامِthe boy ذَمَمتِyou censured مِنهُfrom him
أَحاضِنَةَ الغُلامِ ذَمَمتِ مِنهُ
أَذاكِthe harm to you فَأَرضِعيthen suckle حَنَشاًa snake وَضُمّيand embrace
أَذاكِ فَأَرضِعي حَنَشاً وَضُمّي
O nurse of the boy, you blame him
for hurting you; then suckle a snake and embrace it.
فَلَوfor if وُفِّقتِyou were guided aright لَمnot تَسقيyou gave drink to جَنيناًan embryo
فَلَو وُفِّقتِ لَم تَسقي جَنيناً
وَلَمand not تَضَعيyou bore الوَليدَthe newborn وَلَمand not تُهَمّيyou were troubled
وَلَم تَضَعي الوَليدَ وَلَم تُهَمّي
Had you been guided aright, you would not have nourished an embryo,
nor borne a child, nor been burdened with care.
لَهانَwould have mattered little عَلىto أَقارِبِكِyour relatives الأَدانيthe closest
لَهانَ عَلى أَقارِبِكِ الأَداني
قِيامُكِyour rising from childbed عَنafter خَديجٍa premature child غَيرِnot تَمِّfully formed
قِيامُكِ عَن خَديجٍ غَيرِ تَمِّ
Your closest kin would have thought little
of your rising from childbed after bearing a premature, not fully formed child.
سَأَلتِyou asked عَنِabout الحَقائِقِthe truths وَهيَthough they are سِرٌّa secret
سَأَلتِ عَنِ الحَقائِقِ وَهيَ سِرٌّ
وَيَخشاكَand he fears you المُخَبِّرُthe teller أَنthat تَنَمّيyou divulge secrets
وَيَخشاكَ المُخَبِّرُ أَن تَنَمّي
You asked about truths, though they are secret,
and the teller fears you will divulge them.
وَكَيفَand how يَبينُbecomes clear لِلأَفهامِto minds مَعنىًa meaning
وَكَيفَ يَبينُ لِلأَفهامِ مَعنىً
لَهُfor it مِنfrom رَبِّهِits Lord قَدَرٌa decree مُعَمّيveiling
لَهُ مِن رَبِّهِ قَدَرٌ مُعَمّي
How can a meaning become clear to minds
when a veiling decree from its Lord lies upon it?
وَعِنديand with me لَوif أَمِنتُكِI trusted you عِلمُknowledge of أَمرٍa matter
وَعِندي لَو أَمِنتُكِ عِلمُ أَمرٍ
مِنَfrom الجُهّالِthe ignorant غَيَّبَهُhas hidden it مُكِمِّa concealer
مِنَ الجُهّالِ غَيَّبَهُ مُكِمِّ
I hold—if I could trust you—knowledge of a matter
that a concealer has hidden from the ignorant.
وَسُمِّيَand the Name was invoked إِنif أَراقَhe poured out الماءَwater جِبسٌa wretch
وَسُمِّيَ إِن أَراقَ الماءَ جِبسٌ
يُراقِبُhe anxiously watches for جَنَّةًParadise أَنthat لاnot يُسَمّيhe invokes the Name
يُراقِبُ جَنَّةً أَن لا يُسَمّي
And the Name is invoked when a wretch pours out water,
as he eyes Paradise, fearful of leaving it unspoken.
رَأَيتُI saw الحَقَّthe truth لُؤلُؤَةًa pearl تَوارَتthat hid itself
رَأَيتُ الحَقَّ لُؤلُؤَةً تَوارَت
بِلُجٍّin a deep sea مِنof ضَلالِthe error of الناسِpeople جَمِّabundant
بِلُجٍّ مِن ضَلالِ الناسِ جَمِّ
I saw the truth as a pearl concealed
in a vast sea of human error.
أَحُثُّI urge الخَلقَall people مِنfrom among ذَكَرٍmale وَأُنثىand female
أَحُثُّ الخَلقَ مِن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثى
عَلىto حُسنِexcellence in التَعبُّدِworship وَالتَأَمّيand following an example
عَلى حُسنِ التَعبُّدِ وَالتَأَمّي
I urge all people, male and female,
to worship well and follow a worthy example.
وَقَدand sometimes يُلفىis found الغَريبُthe stranger عَلىat نَواةٍa distance
وَقَد يُلفى الغَريبُ عَلى نَواةٍ
أَعَزَّdearer عَلَيكَto you مِنthan خالٍa maternal uncle وَعَمِّand a paternal uncle
أَعَزَّ عَلَيكَ مِن خالٍ وَعَمِّ
A stranger, though far away, may be found
dearer to you than a maternal or paternal uncle.
مَتىwhenever يَتَبَلَّجِshines forth المُبيَضُّthe white one يَرعىit keeps watch
مَتى يَتَبَلَّجِ المُبيَضُّ يَرعى
لِقَومٍfor a people تَحتَbeneath أَخضَرَa green expanse مُدلَهِمِّdeeply dark
لِقَومٍ تَحتَ أَخضَرَ مُدلَهِمِّ
Whenever the white one gleams, it keeps watch
for folk beneath a dark-green expanse.
وَنَحنُand we مُيَمِّمونَheading toward مَدىًa goal بَعيداًdistant
وَنَحنُ مُيَمِّمونَ مَدىً بَعيداً
كَأَنّاas though we عائِمونَwere swimming غِمارَthe depths of يَمِّa sea
كَأَنّا عائِمونَ غِمارَ يَمِّ
We are bound for a far-off goal,
as though swimming through the depths of a sea.
Sol 6.1