تَعالَيتَExalted are You رَبَّO Lord of النَجمِthe star هَلis ...? هُوَit عالِمٌaware
تَعالَيتَ رَبَّ النَجمِ هَل هُوَ عالِمٌ
بِحالاتِهِof its states فيin مَطلَعٍa rising وَمَغارِand a setting
بِحالاتِهِ في مَطلَعٍ وَمَغارِ
Exalted are You, Lord of the star! Is it aware
of its own states at rising and setting?
أَمِor الشُهبُthe shooting stars لَمdid not تَشعُرperceive كَماjust as جَهِلَwas ignorant of الهُدىguidance
أَمِ الشُهبُ لَم تَشعُر كَما جَهِلَ الهُدى
وَقودٌburning fuel لَدىbeside غارٍa cave يُحَشُّis stoked بِغارِwith laurel wood
وَقودٌ لَدى غارٍ يُحَشُّ بِغارِ
Or are the shooting stars unaware, as guidance is unknown
to a fire beside a cave, stoked with laurel wood?
وَلَمand did not يَدرِknow سَيفُthe sword of الهِندِIndia ماwhat جَشَمَendured الفَتىthe young man
وَلَم يَدرِ سَيفُ الهِندِ ما جَشَمَ الفَتى
بِهِwith it مِنof سُرىnight travel لَيلٍnight وَبُعدِand the remoteness of مُغارِa raiding ground
بِهِ مِن سُرى لَيلٍ وَبُعدِ مُغارِ
Nor did the sword of India know what the young man endured
with it, in night journeys and raids far afield.
وَمَنand whoever هَوِيَloved الدُنِّياthe world الكَذوبَthe deceitful فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
وَمَن هَوِيَ الدُنِّيا الكَذوبَ فَإِنَّهُ
رَهينٌa captive بِثَوبَيin the two robes of ذِلَّةٍabasement وَصَغارِand humiliation
رَهينٌ بِثَوبَي ذِلَّةٍ وَصَغارِ
And whoever loves the deceitful world is surely
a captive in the two robes of abasement and humiliation.
إِذاwhen هِيَit جادَتgave generously خَسَّرَتcaused loss وَإِذاand when أَبَتwithheld
إِذا هِيَ جادَت خَسَّرَت وَإِذا أَبَت
فَكَمthen how many حَسَّرَتit left grieving مِنof جِلَّةٍthe great وَصِغارِand the small
فَكَم حَسَّرَت مِن جِلَّةٍ وَصِغارِ
When it gives generously, it brings loss; and when it withholds,
how many, great and small, has it left grieving!
Sol 6.1