اللَهُGod أَكبَرُgreatest ماnever اِشتَرَيتُI bought بِضاعَةًmerchandise
اللَهُ أَكبَرُ ما اِشتَرَيتُ بِضاعَةً
إِلّاexcept that وَأَدرَكَand overtook سوقَهاits market الإِكسادُmarket stagnation
إِلّا وَأَدرَكَ سوقَها الإِكسادُ
God is greatest! Never have I bought merchandise
God is greatest. Whatever merchandise I buy
without a slump overtaking its market.
Its market is soon struck by recession.
بدَنٌa body بِلاwithout بَدَنٍa mail-shirt يَعيشُlives وَكَمand many a طَوىlived through
بدَنٌ بِلا بَدَنٍ يَعيشُ وَكَم طَوى
جَسَدٌa body سَنيهِits years وَماand no عَلَيهِupon it جِسادُsaffron dye
جَسَدٌ سَنيهِ وَما عَلَيهِ جِسادُ
A body lives without a coat of mail, and many a
A body without a body lives on, and how much did it fold
body has lived out its years with no saffron upon it.
Its years, yet no senility upon it.
أَضحَتcame to تَظُنُّsuppose بِكَin you الدِيانَةَpiety وَالغِنىand wealth
أَضحَت تَظُنُّ بِكَ الدِيانَةَ وَالغِنى
وَالعِلمَand learning فَاِهتاجَتso were aroused لَكَon your account الحُسّادُthe envious
وَالعِلمَ فَاِهتاجَت لَكَ الحُسّادُ
You are now thought to possess piety and wealth
You are thought to have religion, wealth,
and learning; so the envious have risen against you.
And knowledge, so the envious are excited about you.
وَلَقَدand indeed صَفِرتَyou were devoid مِنَof الثَلاثِthe three كَأَنَّماas though
وَلَقَد صَفِرتَ مِنَ الثَلاثِ كَأَنَّما
أَدَمٌleather حَواكَenclosed you مِنَthrough الخُلوِّemptiness مَسادُa skin-bag
أَدَمٌ حَواكَ مِنَ الخُلوِّ مَسادُ
Yet you are empty of all three, as though
You have been depleted of the three, as if
the hide enclosing you were an empty leather bag.
Tatters have clothed you from the emptiness of evening gowns.
شَغيلَkept occupied السَعادَةَgood fortune عَنكَaway from you أَهلُlords مَمالِكٍkingdoms
شَغيلَ السَعادَةَ عَنكَ أَهلُ مَمالِكٍ
رُزِقواthey were granted الَّذيwhat حُرِمَwere denied الكِرامُthe noble وَسادواand they became masters
رُزِقوا الَّذي حُرِمَ الكِرامُ وَسادوا
The lords of kingdoms have kept good fortune occupied, away from you;
The blissful preoccupied you from its inhabitants of kingdoms
they received what the noble were denied, and became masters.
They were granted which the generous were deprived of, and they rested
رَقَدواthey slept وَلَمand did not تَرقُدyou sleep وَنالواand they attained ماwhat اِبتَغواthey sought
رَقَدوا وَلَم تَرقُد وَنالوا ما اِبتَغوا
وَعَجِزتَand you were unable عَنهُto attain it وَلِلكَيانِand existence has فَسادُcorruption
وَعَجِزتَ عَنهُ وَلِلكَيانِ فَسادُ
They slept while you did not, and attained what they sought,
They slept while you did not, and got what they sought
and you failed to attain it; existence is flawed.
While you were incapable, and disorder was in the regime.
وَمِنَand among المَعاشِرِpeople مَنone who يَظَلُّremains كَأَنَّهُas though he were
وَمِنَ المَعاشِرِ مَن يَظَلُّ كَأَنَّهُ
ضَمِنُailing الفُؤادَthe heart يَسادُfalls ill حينَwhen يَسادُis ruled over
ضَمِنُ الفُؤادَ يَسادُ حينَ يَسادُ
And among people is one who always seems
And among associates is one who stays as if
sick at heart, falling ill whenever he is ruled over.
Securing the heart, assisting when assisting.
خَمِدَتdied out خَواطِرُthoughts مِنهُمُamong them وَتَكاثَفَتand grew dense
خَمِدَت خَواطِرُ مِنهُمُ وَتَكاثَفَت
أَرواحُهُمtheir spirits فَكَأَنَّهاso as if they were أَجسادُbodies
أَرواحُهُم فَكَأَنَّها أَجسادُ
Thoughts within them have died away, and dense have grown
Their thoughts have waned and their
their spirits, so that they seem like bodies.
Spirits have condensed, as if they were bodies.
مُهِّدَتwere spread لَهُمfor them فُرشٌbeds وَباتَand remained overnight لَدَيهُمُbeside them
مُهِّدَت لَهُم فُرشٌ وَباتَ لَدَيهُمُ
وُسُدٌpillows وَبِتَّand you spent the night وَماand no لَدَيكَwith you وِسادُa pillow
وُسُدٌ وَبِتَّ وَما لَدَيكَ وِسادُ
Beds were spread for them, and beside them at night lay
Carpets were laid out for them, and next to them
pillows; you spent the night without a pillow.
Were pillows and blankets, while next to you were no pillows.
مَنwhoever يُؤتَis granted حَظّاًgood fortune يَبتَهِجrejoices وَيَكُنand there is لَهُfor him
مَن يُؤتَ حَظّاً يَبتَهِج وَيَكُن لَهُ
عِزٌّmight فَتَرهَبَso they fear ضَأنَهhis sheep الآسادُthe lions
عِزٌّ فَتَرهَبَ ضَأنَه الآسادُ
Whoever is granted good fortune rejoices and gains
Whoever gets fortune rejoices, and for him
might, so that lions fear his sheep.
Is honor, so the predators frightened his sheep.
وَلَوand if اِدَّعىclaimed ظَبيُّa gazelle الفَلاةِthe wilderness وَلائَهُhis patronage
وَلَو اِدَّعى ظَبيُّ الفَلاةِ وَلائَهُ
لَعَداهُwould indeed pass it by مِنfrom قُنّاصِهِits hunters الإيسادُsetting hounds on prey
لَعَداهُ مِن قُنّاصِهِ الإيسادُ
And were a desert gazelle to claim his patronage,
If a gazelle of the wilderness claimed allegiance to him
it would be spared its hunters' setting hounds upon it.
The hunters would count him among their prey.
Sol 6.1