عَلَيكَyou must hold fast بِتَقوىto reverence for اللَهِGod فيin كُلِّevery مَشهَدٍsetting
عَلَيكَ بِتَقوى اللَهِ في كُلِّ مَشهَدٍ
فَلِلَّهِso, glory to God ماhow أَذكىfragrant نَسيماًa breeze وَماand how أَبقىenduring
فَلِلَّهِ ما أَذكى نَسيماً وَما أَبقى
Hold fast to reverence for God in every setting.
God be praised—how fragrant its breeze, and how enduring!
إِذاif ماemphatic particle رَكِبتَyou mount الحَزمَprudence مُستَبطِناًembracing inwardly لَهُit
إِذا ما رَكِبتَ الحَزمَ مُستَبطِناً لَهُ
سَبَقتَyou will outstrip بِهِby means of it مَنone whom لاnot تَظِنُّyou expect لَهُof him سَبقاan outstripping
سَبَقتَ بِهِ مَن لا تَظِنُّ لَهُ سَبقا
If you mount prudence, taking it to heart,
you will outstrip with it one you think cannot be outstripped.
وَحُبِّيَand my love لِلدُنياfor this world كَحُبِّكَlike your love خالِصٌpure
وَحُبِّيَ لِلدُنيا كَحُبِّكَ خالِصٌ
وَفيand around عُنُقَيناour two necks مِنof هَوىًpassion جُعِلَتhave been placed رِبقاhalters
وَفي عُنُقَينا مِن هَوىً جُعِلَت رِبقا
And my love for this world, like yours, is pure;
and halters of passion have been set around both our necks.
حَذِرناwe were wary فَصادَتناyet she caught us الخُلوبُthe seductress كَغَيرِناlike others besides us
حَذِرنا فَصادَتنا الخُلوبُ كَغَيرِنا
وَأَيُّand which غُرابٍcrow ماnot أَجادَتshe fashioned skillfully لَهُfor it طَبَقاa bird-trap
وَأَيُّ غُرابٍ ما أَجادَت لَهُ طَبَقا
We were wary, yet the seductress caught us like the rest;
and what crow has she not skillfully fashioned a trap for?
Sol 6.1