كُفّيrestrain دُموعَكِyour tears لِلتَفَرُّقِover parting وَاِطلُبيand seek
كُفّي دُموعَكِ لِلتَفَرُّقِ وَاِطلُبي
دَمعاًtears يُبارِكُbrings blessings مِثلَlike دَمعِtears الزاهِدِthe ascetic
دَمعاً يُبارِكُ مِثلَ دَمعِ الزاهِدِ
Restrain your tears over parting, and seek
Enough of your tears for separation, seek
tears that bring blessings, like the ascetic’s tears.
A tear that blesses like the ascetic's tear
فَبِقَطرَةٍfor with a drop مِنُfrom تَبوخُis quenched جَهَنَّمٌHell
فَبِقَطرَةٍ مِنُ تَبوخُ جَهَنَّمٌ
فيماaccording to what يُقالُis said حَديثُan account غَيرِnot مُشاهِدِan eyewitness
فيما يُقالُ حَديثُ غَيرِ مُشاهِدِ
For with a drop of them, Hell is quenched,
For with a drop, Hell shall cry out loud
so it is said—an account from one who has not witnessed it.
When the absent are talked about
خافيfear إِلهَكِyour God وَاِحذَريand beware مِنof أُمَّةٍa community
خافي إِلهَكِ وَاِحذَري مِن أُمَّةٍ
لَمdid not يَلبَسواput on فيin الدينِreligion ثَوبَa robe مُجاهِدِone who strives in faith
لَم يَلبَسوا في الدينِ ثَوبَ مُجاهِدِ
Fear your God, and beware of a people
Fear your God in secret, and beware
who have not donned, in religion, a striver’s robe.
A nation who in religion did not wear the warrior’s garb
أَكَلواthey ate فَأَفنواso they consumed all ثُمَّthen غَنّواthey sang وَاِنتَشواand grew ecstatic
أَكَلوا فَأَفنوا ثُمَّ غَنّوا وَاِنتَشوا
فيin رَقصِهِمtheir dancing وَتَمَتَّعواand took pleasure بِالشاهِدِin the beautiful youth
في رَقصِهِم وَتَمَتَّعوا بِالشاهِدِ
They ate and consumed all, then sang and grew ecstatic
They ate and then were done, then sang and partied
in their dancing, and took pleasure in the beautiful youth.
Dancing playfully, enjoying the forbidden
حالَتhave changed عُهودُthe ways الخَلقِhumankind كَمmany مِنof مُسلِمٍa Muslim
حالَت عُهودُ الخَلقِ كَم مِن مُسلِمٍ
أَمسىhas come to يَرومُseeks شَفاعَةًintercession بِمُعاهِدِthrough a non-Muslim under covenant
أَمسى يَرومُ شَفاعَةً بِمُعاهِدِ
The ways of humankind have changed: many a Muslim
How many eras have passed, and how many a Muslim
has come to seek intercession through a non-Muslim under covenant.
Has fallen asleep hoping for treaty with pagan lands
وَهُوَand it is الزَمانُTime قَضىhas judged بِغَيرِwithout تَناصُفٍmutual fairness
وَهُوَ الزَمانُ قَضى بِغَيرِ تَناصُفٍ
بَينَamong الأَنامِmortals وَضاعَand was lost جُهدُthe toil الجاهِدِthe striver
بَينَ الأَنامِ وَضاعَ جُهدُ الجاهِدِ
And it is Time that has judged without fairness
Such are the times, arbitrating without justice
among mortals, and the striver’s toil has been wasted.
Among people, lost is the effort of the warrior
سَهِدَstayed awake الفَتىthe young man لِمَطالِبٍfor goals ماnot نالَهاhe attained them
سَهِدَ الفَتى لِمَطالِبٍ ما نالَها
وَأَصابَهاand attained them مَّنone who باتَspent the night لَيسَwas not بِساهِدِawake
وَأَصابَها مَّن باتَ لَيسَ بِساهِدِ
The young man kept vigil for goals he did not attain,
The youth exerted himself for goals he did not attain
yet one who spent the night without keeping vigil attained them.
While the inactive gained them not stirring a finger
Sol 6.1