ماnot ليfor me بِماof what بَعدَafter الرَدىdeath مَخبَرَهknowledge
ما لي بِما بَعدَ الرَدى مَخبَرَه
قَدindeed أَدمَتِhave bloodied الآنُفَthe noses هَذيthese البُرَهthe nose-rings
قَد أَدمَتِ الآنُفَ هَذي البُرَه
I have no knowledge of what lies beyond death.
These nose-rings have indeed bloodied the noses:
اللَيلُthe night وَالإِصباحُand daybreak وَالقَيظُand summer heat وَالand the
اللَيلُ وَالإِصباحُ وَالقَيظُ وَال
إِبرادُcoolness وَالَمَنزِلُand the dwelling وَالمَقبَرَهand the grave
إِبرادُ وَالَمَنزِلُ وَالمَقبَرَه
Night and daybreak, summer heat and
coolness, and the dwelling and the grave.
كَمhow many رامَsought سَبرَto fathom الأَمرِthe matter مَنthose who قَبلَناbefore us
كَم رامَ سَبرَ الأَمرِ مَن قَبلَنا
فَنادَتِthen cried القُدرَةُPower لَنwill not تَسبُرَهyou fathom it
فَنادَتِ القُدرَةُ لَن تَسبُرَه
How many before us sought to fathom the matter!
Then Power cried: “You will not fathom it.”
فَاِجبُرso relieve فَقيراًa poor man بِعَطاءٍwith a gift لَهُto him
فَاِجبُر فَقيراً بِعَطاءٍ لَهُ
إِنif كانَis فيwithin طَولِكَyour means أَنto تَجبُرَهrelieve him
إِن كانَ في طَولِكَ أَن تَجبُرَه
So relieve a poor man with a gift to him,
if it is within your means to relieve him.
سُبحانَglory be to مَولاناour Lord الَّذيwho صاغَناfashioned us
سُبحانَ مَولانا الَّذي صاغَنا
ماas long as ظَهَرَتappeared فيin عِضَّةٍa thorn tree عُكبُرَهa bead of resin
ما ظَهَرَت في عِضَّةٍ عُكبُرَه
Glory be to our Lord who fashioned us,
as long as a bead of resin appears in a thorn tree.
عِشناwe lived وَجِسرُand the bridge المَوتِof death قُدّامَناbefore us
عِشنا وَجِسرُ المَوتِ قُدّامَنا
فَشَمِّرِso gird yourself الآنَnow لِكَيin order to تَعبُرَهyou cross it
فَشَمِّرِ الآنَ لِكَي تَعبُرَه
We have lived with death's bridge before us;
so gird yourself now to cross it.
وَالعِزُّand honor فيin الثَروَةِwealth وَالعَيشُand life فيin الthe
وَالعِزُّ في الثَروَةِ وَالعَيشُ في ال
حَبرَةِease وَالحِرفَةُand poverty فيin المِحبَرَهthe inkwell
حَبرَةِ وَالحِرفَةُ في المِحبَرَه
And honor lies in wealth, and life in
ease, and poverty in the inkwell.
Sol 6.1