أَيَسمَعُwill … hear? خالِقيmy Creator مِنّيfrom me دُعاءًa prayer
أَيَسمَعُ خالِقي مِنّي دُعاءً
فَأُصبِحَso I might become فيin كَيانيmy existence مُستَقيلاseeking release
فَأُصبِحَ في كَياني مُستَقيلا
Will my Creator hear a prayer from me,
so I might seek release from my existence?
كَأَنَّas though العالَمينَall beings صُلواwere scorched هَجيراًmidday heat
كَأَنَّ العالَمينَ صُلوا هَجيراً
فَماso not يُلفيfinds بِهِin it أَحَدٌanyone مَقيلاa noonday resting place
فَما يُلفي بِهِ أَحَدٌ مَقيلا
As though all beings were scorched by midday heat,
and no one finds there a place for noonday rest.
لَقَدindeed جَرَّبتُI have experienced حَتّىuntil لَمdid not أُصَدِّقI believe
لَقَد جَرَّبتُ حَتّى لَم أُصَدِّق
حَديثاًa report عَنfrom قَريبٍone nearby مَدىًin distance نَقيلاtransmitted
حَديثاً عَن قَريبٍ مَدىً نَقيلا
I have experienced so much that I no longer believe
even a report relayed from close at hand.
إِذاwhen صَلَّواthey pray فَصَلِّthen pray وَعِفَّand be chaste وَاِبذُلand give
إِذا صَلَّوا فَصَلِّ وَعِفَّ وَاِبذُل
زَكاتَكَyour alms وَاِجتَنِبand avoid قالاًgossip وَقيلاand hearsay
زَكاتَكَ وَاِجتَنِب قالاً وَقيلا
When they pray, pray; be chaste, and give
your alms, and shun gossip and hearsay.
وَلاand do not تُرهِفsharpen مُدىًknives لِعَبيطِfor fresh نَحضٍflesh
وَلا تُرهِف مُدىً لِعَبيطِ نَحضٍ
وَلاand do not تَشهَرdraw عَلىagainst قِرنٍan adversary صَقيلاa polished blade
وَلا تَشهَر عَلى قِرنٍ صَقيلا
And do not sharpen knives for fresh flesh,
nor draw a polished blade against an adversary.
إِذاif جالَسَتهُمyou sit with them فَأَقَلُّthen the least شَيءٍthing
إِذا جالَسَتهُم فَأَقَلُّ شَيءٍ
تَجُرُّyou bring upon yourself بِذاكَby that أَنthat تُدعىyou are called ثَقيلاa bore
تَجُرُّ بِذاكَ أَن تُدعى ثَقيلا
If you sit with them, the least thing
you bring upon yourself thereby is to be called a bore.
Sol 6.1