لِيَبكِlet him weep مُسِنٌّan old man ثُمَّthen أَجَلَّهُhonored him
لِيَبكِ مُسِنٌّ ثُمَّ أَجَلَّهُ
مَعاشِرُgroups of people لَمّاwhen قيلَhe was called أَشيَبُgray-haired أَجلَهُbalding
مَعاشِرُ لَمّا قيلَ أَشيَبُ أَجلَهُ
Let an old man weep; then he was honored
by people when he was called gray-haired and balding.
إِذاif سَأَلواthey ask عَنabout مَذهَبيmy creed فَهُوَthen it is بَيِّنٌclear
إِذا سَأَلوا عَن مَذهَبي فَهُوَ بَيِّنٌ
وَهَلand (question marker) أَناI إِلّاanything but مِثلُlike غَيريothers besides me أَبلَهُa fool
وَهَل أَنا إِلّا مِثلُ غَيري أَبلَهُ
If they ask about my creed, it is clear:
And am I anything but a fool, like others?
خُلِقتُI was created مِنَfrom الدُنياthe world وَعِشتُand I lived كَأَهلِهاlike its people
خُلِقتُ مِنَ الدُنيا وَعِشتُ كَأَهلِها
أَجِدُّI strive كَماas جَدّواthey strove وَأَلهوand I play كَماas لَهواthey played
أَجِدُّ كَما جَدّوا وَأَلهو كَما لَهوا
I was created from the world and lived like its people.
I strive as they strove, and play as they played.
وَأَشهَدُand I bear witness أَنّيthat I بِالقَضاءِby divine decree حَلَلتُهاI dwelt in it
وَأَشهَدُ أَنّي بِالقَضاءِ حَلَلتُها
وَأَرحَلُand I depart عَنهاfrom it خائِفاًafraid أَتَأَلَّهُI worship God
وَأَرحَلُ عَنها خائِفاً أَتَأَلَّهُ
And I bear witness that by divine decree I dwelt in it,
And I depart from it afraid, worshipping God.
وَماand not النَفسُthe soul بِالفِعلِin the deed الجَميلِgood مُدِلَّةٌproud
وَما النَفسُ بِالفِعلِ الجَميلِ مُدِلَّةٌ
وَلَكِنَّand yet عَقليmy mind مِنbecause of حِذارٍfear مُدَلَّهُdistraught
وَلَكِنَّ عَقلي مِن حِذارٍ مُدَلَّهُ
And the soul takes no pride in good deeds,
But my mind is distraught with fear.
Sol 6.1