قَدindeed طالَhas lasted long فيin العيشِlife تَقيِيديmy being bound وَإِرساليand my being released
قَد طالَ في العيشِ تَقيِيدي وَإِرسالي
مَنِwhoever اِتَّقىfears اللَهَGod فَهوَthen he is السالِمُsafe الساليfree from sorrow
مَنِ اِتَّقى اللَهَ فَهوَ السالِمُ السالي
Long have I been bound and released in life.
Long has my life been shackled and sent forth,
Whoever fears God is safe and free from sorrow.
He who fears God, he is the one secure and safe.
ياO صاحِبَowner of الضَأنِthe sheep سَلِّمyield حَقَّthe due of مُعدِمِهاtheir destroyer
يا صاحِبَ الضَأنِ سَلِّم حَقَّ مُعدِمِها
وَلاand do not تَقُلsay ضَلَّwas lost إِنسانيmy human self بِإبساليthrough my surrender to ruin
وَلا تَقُل ضَلَّ إِنساني بِإبسالي
O owner of the sheep, yield their destroyer his due.
O shepherd, give the rightful due to the one who destroyed them,
And do not say my human self is lost through my surrender to ruin.
And say not a human erred in his sending forth.
وَاِرقُبand be mindful of إِلَهَكَyour God فيin عُسرٍhardship وَفيand in يُسُرٍease
وَاِرقُب إِلَهَكَ في عُسرٍ وَفي يُسُرٍ
وَاِترُكand abandon جِدالَكَyour disputing فيabout بَعثٍresurrection وَإِرسالِand sending messengers
وَاِترُك جِدالَكَ في بَعثٍ وَإِرسالِ
Be mindful of your God in hardship and in ease.
Watch over your God in hardship and in ease,
And abandon your disputing over resurrection and the sending of messengers.
And leave off your disputing about resurrection and sending forth.
كَمhow many غالَslew طاهيكَyour cook مِنof عَفراءَa dusty-white ewe مُرضِعَةٍnursing
كَم غالَ طاهيكَ مِن عَفراءَ مُرضِعَةٍ
وَذاتِand one possessing لونَينِtwo colors صارَتbecame قوتَfood for مِكسالِa sluggard
وَذاتِ لونَينِ صارَت قوتَ مِكسالِ
How many a dusty-white nursing ewe your cook has slain,
How much has your craving cost you from a suckling lamb,
And many a two-colored one has become a sluggard's food.
And one of two colors became nourishment withholding.
وَقَدand indeed ضَنَنتَyou were stingy بِشاةٍwith a ewe وَهيَand she was فارِدَةٌa single one
وَقَد ضَنَنتَ بِشاةٍ وَهيَ فارِدَةٌ
عَلىto أَزَلِّa lean-hipped wolf فَقيدِbereft of القوتِfood عَسّالِloping
عَلى أَزَلِّ فَقيدِ القوتِ عَسّالِ
Yet you begrudged a ewe—just a single one—
You have become miserly towards a ewe in lambing season,
To a lean-hipped, loping wolf bereft of food.
To provide the barest nourishment to the weakest lamb.
بَخَلتَyou begrudged أَنthat يَتَغَذّىshould feed on طِفلُهُhis cub دَمَهاher blood
بَخَلتَ أَن يَتَغَذّى طِفلُهُ دَمَها
وَأَنتَand you شارِبُa drinker of لَذِّpleasant الطَعمِin taste سَلسالِsmooth and easy to drink
وَأَنتَ شارِبُ لَذِّ الطَعمِ سَلسالِ
You begrudged his cub nourishment from her blood,
You were stingy that her blood nourish her baby,
While you drink a smooth, pleasant-tasting draught.
While you drink the sweetest taste ever-flowing.
وَاِسأَلand ask بِهِabout him الحَيَّthe tribe مِنfrom عَدنانَAdnan أَوor سَبَإٍSaba
وَاِسأَل بِهِ الحَيَّ مِن عَدنانَ أَو سَبَإٍ
تَجِدهُyou will find him لَيسَhe is not إِذاwhen أَقوىruns out of provisions بُوَسّالِa habitual beggar
تَجِدهُ لَيسَ إِذا أَقوى بُوَسّالِ
And ask a tribe of Adnan or Saba about him:
Ask the Living One, of Adnan or Saba,
You will find that, when his provisions run out, he is no beggar.
You will find that when the time comes, he is not withholding.
Sol 6.1