تَعالَيتَYou are exalted رَبَّO Lord of النَجمِthe star هَلis ...? هُوَit عالِمٌaware
تَعالَيتَ رَبَّ النَجمِ هَل هُوَ عالِمٌ
بِحالاتِهِof its states فيat مَطلَعٍrising وَمَغارِand setting
بِحالاتِهِ في مَطلَعٍ وَمَغارِ
Exalted are You, O Lord of the star! Is it aware
of its 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
وَقودٌfuel لَدىbeside غارٍa cave يُحَشُّis stoked بِغارِwith laurel
وَقودٌ لَدى غارٍ يُحَشُّ بِغارِ
Or are the shooting stars unaware, as guidance is unknown
to burning fuel beside a cave, stoked with laurel?
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 distance 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 journeys by night and raids far afield.
وَمَنand whoever هَوِيَloves الدُنِّياthe world الكَذوبَdeceitful فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
وَمَن هَوِيَ الدُنِّيا الكَذوبَ فَإِنَّهُ
رَهينٌa captive بِثَوبَيin the two robes of ذِلَّةٍhumiliation وَصَغارِand abasement
رَهينٌ بِثَوبَي ذِلَّةٍ وَصَغارِ
And whoever loves the deceitful world is indeed
a captive in the two robes of humiliation and abasement.
إِذاwhen هِيَshe جادَتgives generously خَسَّرَتcauses loss وَإِذاand when أَبَتwithholds
إِذا هِيَ جادَت خَسَّرَت وَإِذا أَبَت
فَكَمthen how many حَسَّرَتcaused regret مِنof جِلَّةٍthe great وَصِغارِand the small
فَكَم حَسَّرَت مِن جِلَّةٍ وَصِغارِ
When she gives generously, she brings loss; and when she withholds,
how many of the great and small she has filled with regret!
Sol 6.1