أُبعُدKeep away مِنَfrom الناسِpeople تَطرَحyou will cast off ثِقلَthe burden أُلفَتِهِمtheir companionship
أُبعُد مِنَ الناسِ تَطرَح ثِقلَ أُلفَتِهِم
وَلاand do not تُرِدdesire لَكَfor yourself أَعواناًhelpers وَأَنصاراand supporters
وَلا تُرِد لَكَ أَعواناً وَأَنصارا
Keep away from people, and you will cast off the burden of their companionship.
I'm distanced from people, relieved of their burdensome friendship,
And do not desire helpers and supporters for yourself.
No longer seeking allies or helpers among them.
وَلاand do not تُحاوِلُseek مِنfrom قَومٍpeople إِذاwhen صُحِبواthey are befriended
وَلا تُحاوِلُ مِن قَومٍ إِذا صُحِبوا
أَذكَواthey sharpen لِرَغمِكَto spite you أَسماعاًears وَأَبصاراand eyes
أَذكَوا لِرَغمِكَ أَسماعاً وَأَبصارا
Nor seek help from people who, when befriended,
Do not try to befriend those who, when brought close,
sharpen their ears and eyes to spite you.
Will sharpen their hearing and sight to spite you.
لَمّاwhen تَبَيَّنتُI discerned طولَthe length الدَهرِof time طالَgrew long بِهِover it
لَمّا تَبَيَّنتُ طولَ الدَهرِ طالَ بِهِ
فِكريmy thought فَأَشعَرَand made aware هَذيthis النَفسِsoul إِقصاراrestraint
فِكري فَأَشعَرَ هَذي النَفسِ إِقصارا
When I discerned time's long span, long upon it dwelt
When I realized how long life can be,
my thought, instilling restraint in this soul.
My thoughts made this soul feel lacking.
ياO لَهفِmy sorrow كَمhow many مُدنِcities أَملاكٍof kings غَدَونَbecame فَلاwastelands
يا لَهفِ كَم مُدنِ أَملاكٍ غَدَونَ فَلا
فيهِin it وَكَمand how many فَلواتٍwildernesses عُدنَbecame أَمصاراcities
فيهِ وَكَم فَلواتٍ عُدنَ أَمصارا
Alas, how many cities of kings have become wastelands
Oh longing! How many cities of kingdoms are now ruined,
in its course, and how many wildernesses have become cities!
How many settlements have become empty deserts!
وَاللَهُand God أَكبَرُis greater لاnot يَدنوdraws near القِياسُanalogy لَهُto Him
وَاللَهُ أَكبَرُ لا يَدنو القِياسُ لَهُ
وَلاand not يَجوزُapplies عَلَيهِto Him كانَwas أَوor صاراbecame
وَلا يَجوزُ عَلَيهِ كانَ أَو صارا
And God is greater: no analogy comes near Him,
God is greatest! No comparison can be made to Him.
nor can 'was' or 'became' apply to Him.
No bounds can contain Him, whether He was or will be.
لاno مُلكَkingdom ليis mine وَأَرىand I see الدُنياthe world تُحاصِرُنيbesieging me
لا مُلكَ لي وَأَرى الدُنيا تُحاصِرُني
وَماand not حَجَجتُI made the pilgrimage وَقَدand indeed لاقَيتُI encountered إِحصاراhindrance
وَما حَجَجتُ وَقَد لاقَيتُ إِحصارا
I have no kingdom, yet I see the world besieging me,
I own no kingdom, yet see the world besieging me,
and I have not made the pilgrimage, yet I have encountered hindrance.
And I have not yet gone on pilgrimage, though now under siege.
Sol 6.1