أَرىI see اللُبَّthe intellect مِرآةَthe mirror اللَبيبِthe wise man وَمَنand whoever يَكُنhas
أَرى اللُبَّ مِرآةَ اللَبيبِ وَمَن يَكُن
مَرائِيَّهُhis mirrors الإِخوانُthe friends يَصدُقspeaks truth وَيَكذِبِand lies
مَرائِيَّهُ الإِخوانُ يَصدُق وَيَكذِبِ
I see reason as the wise man's mirror; whoever has
I see the kernel as the mirror of the wise, and he who has
friends for his mirrors speaks truth and lies.
As confidants the brothers will believe and lie.
أَأَخشىshould I fear? عَذابَpunishment اللَهِGod وَاللَهُand God عادِلٌjust
أَأَخشى عَذابَ اللَهِ وَاللَهُ عادِلٌ
وَقَدand indeed عِشتُI have lived عَيشَthe life المُستَضامِthe oppressed المُعَذَّبِthe tormented
وَقَد عِشتُ عَيشَ المُستَضامِ المُعَذَّبِ
Should I fear God's punishment, when God is just,
Shall I fear the torment of Allah while Allah is just,
and I have lived the life of the oppressed and tormented?
When I have lived the life of the oppressed, the tormented?
نَعَمyes إِنَّهاindeed, they are الأَرزاقُthe provisions وَالمَرءُand man جاهِلٌignorant
نَعَم إِنَّها الأَرزاقُ وَالمَرءُ جاهِلٌ
يُهَذِّبُhe refines مِنof دُنياهُhis worldly life ماwhat لَمnot يُهَذَّبِhas been refined
يُهَذِّبُ مِن دُنياهُ ما لَم يُهَذَّبِ
Yes, such are the allotted provisions, and man is ignorant:
Yes, these are the fortunes, and man is ignorant,
he refines what in his worldly life has not been refined.
He disciplines from his world what was not disciplined.
فَإِنَّfor indeed حِبالَthe cords الشَمسِthe sun لَسنَthey are not ثَوابِتاًfirmly fixed
فَإِنَّ حِبالَ الشَمسِ لَسنَ ثَوابِتاً
لِشَدِّfor fastening رِحالٍsaddles أَوor قَوابِضَhandholds جُذَّبِthose who pull
لِشَدِّ رِحالٍ أَو قَوابِضَ جُذَّبِ
For the sun's cords are not firmly fixed
For the ropes of the sun are not fixed tent pegs
for fastening saddles, nor are they handholds for those who pull.
For one who pulls up stakes or twists what is knotted.
Sol 6.1