أَعمارُناour lifespans جاءَتcame كَآيِlike the verses of كِتابِناour Book
أَعمارُنا جاءَت كَآيِ كِتابِنا
مِنهاamong them طِوالٌlong ones وُفِّيَتwere completed in full وَقِصارُand short ones
مِنها طِوالٌ وُفِّيَت وَقِصارُ
Our lifespans have come like the verses of our Book:
Our lives have come like verses in our book
Some long and lived out in full, and others short.
Among them extended and shortened spans
وَالنَفسُand the soul فيin آمالِهاits hopes كَطَريدَةٍlike hunted prey
وَالنَفسُ في آمالِها كَطَريدَةٍ
بَينَamong الجَوارِحِpredators ماnot لَهاfor it أَنصارُdefenders
بَينَ الجَوارِحِ ما لَها أَنصارُ
And the soul, amid its hopes, is like hunted prey,
And the soul in its hopes is like a hunted creature
Among predators, with none to defend it.
With no protectors among the organs
وَمِنَand among الرِجالِmen مُحارِفٌill-fated فيin دينِهِhis religion
وَمِنَ الرِجالِ مُحارِفٌ في دينِهِ
وَعَنِand from المَقادِرِthe decrees of fate غُضَّتِwere lowered الأَبصارُeyes
وَعَنِ المَقادِرِ غُضَّتِ الأَبصارُ
And among men is one ill-fated in his religion,
And among men there are those deviant in religion
And eyes are averted from the decrees of fate.
Eyes averted from destiny’s decrees
صَلّىhe prayed فَقَصَّرَthen he shortened the prayer وَهوَwhile he was غَيرُnot مُسافِرٍa traveler
صَلّى فَقَصَّرَ وَهوَ غَيرُ مُسافِرٍ
مُتَيَمِّماًperforming dry ablution وَمَحَلُّهُand his abode الأَمصارُthe cities
مُتَيَمِّماً وَمَحَلُّهُ الأَمصارُ
He prayed and shortened his prayer, though he was not traveling,
He prayed shortened while not traveling
Performing dry ablution, though his abode was in the cities.
Doing dry ablution though towns are his abode
دَفَعَhe paid الزَكاةَthe obligatory alms إِلىto الغَنِيِّthe rich man سَفاهَةًfoolishly
دَفَعَ الزَكاةَ إِلى الغَنِيِّ سَفاهَةً
وَغَداand he set out يَحُجُّmaking the pilgrimage فَرَدُّهُso his being turned back الإِحصارُhindrance to pilgrimage
وَغَدا يَحُجُّ فَرَدُّهُ الإِحصارُ
He foolishly paid the obligatory alms to a rich man,
He gave alms to the rich out of idiocy
And set out on pilgrimage, but a hindrance turned him back.
Then made pilgrimage but barriers turned him away
إِنّيindeed I رَقَدتُI slept فَعُمتُthen I swam فيin لُجَجِdeep waters المُنىwishes
إِنّي رَقَدتُ فَعُمتُ في لُجَجِ المُنى
ثُمَّthen اِنتَبَهتُI awoke فَعادَنيthen it revisited me إِقصارُrestraint
ثُمَّ اِنتَبَهتُ فَعادَني إِقصارُ
Indeed, I slept and swam in the deep waters of wishes;
I slept and drowned in Mina’s deep valleys
Then I awoke, and restraint returned to me.
Then awoke and my shortcoming returned to me
إِنif كُنتَyou are صاحِبَthe owner of جَنَّةٍa garden فيon رَبوَةٍa hill
إِن كُنتَ صاحِبَ جَنَّةٍ في رَبوَةٍ
فَتَوَقَّthen beware أَنlest يَنتابَهاbefall it إِعصارُa whirlwind
فَتَوَقَّ أَن يَنتابَها إِعصارُ
If you own a garden on a hill,
If you own an orchard on a hilltop
Then beware lest a whirlwind strike it.
Beware that violent winds may strike it
Sol 6.1