لَوif زَعَمَتclaimed نَفسِيَmy soul الرَشادَright guidance لَهاfor itself
لَو زَعَمَت نَفسِيَ الرَشادَ لَها
حِلفاًa sworn ally لَكَذَّبتُهاI would surely call it a liar بِمَزعَمِهاfor its claim
حِلفاً لَكَذَّبتُها بِمَزعَمِها
If my soul claimed that right guidance was its own
Sworn ally, I would call it a liar for its claim.
دارٌan abode إِذاwhenever سَمَّحَتgives freely بِلَذَّتِهاwith its pleasure
دارٌ إِذا سَمَّحَت بِلَذَّتِها
فَإِنَّthen indeed بُؤساًmisery وَراءَbehind أَنعُمِهاits blessings
فَإِنَّ بُؤساً وَراءَ أَنعُمِها
An abode: whenever it freely offers its pleasures,
Misery surely lies behind its blessings.
إِنif غَفَرَforgives اللَهُGod ليfor me فَلاthen no أَسَفٌregret
إِن غَفَرَ اللَهُ لي فَلا أَسَفٌ
عَلىfor الَّذيthat which فاتَhas passed مِنof تَنَعُّمِهاenjoyment of it
عَلى الَّذي فاتَ مِن تَنَعُّمِها
If God forgives me, then there is no regret
For whatever enjoyment of it I have missed.
أَكَلتُهاI ate it جَمرَةًa live coal حَرارَتُهاits heat
أَكَلتُها جَمرَةً حَرارَتُها
صَدَّتturned away أَخاa man of الحِرصِgreed عَنfrom تَطَعُّمِهاtasting it
صَدَّت أَخا الحِرصِ عَن تَطَعُّمِها
I ate it—a live coal whose heat
Turned the greedy man away from tasting it.
Sol 6.1