النَفسُthe soul إِنif لَمnot تَذُقtaste مَوتاًdeath مُشارِفَةٌon the brink
النَفسُ إِن لَم تَذُق مَوتاً مُشارِفَةٌ
إِنif لَمnot يَحُمَّcome due بِقَدرٍby fate يَومُهاits day يَحُمِwill come due
إِن لَم يَحُمَّ بِقَدرٍ يَومُها يَحُمِ
The soul, if it has not tasted death, is on its brink;
If the soul has not tasted imminent death,
if its day has not come by fate, it will come.
If its day has not been heated by fate,
إِنif تَطفَإِgoes out النارُthe fire عَنfrom جَزلٍthick firewood فَإِنَّthen indeed لَهاfor it
إِن تَطفَإِ النارُ عَن جَزلٍ فَإِنَّ لَها
يُعفىis spared وَيُخبَأُand is stored away ماwhat أَبقَتit left مِنَof الفَحَمِthe charcoal
يُعفى وَيُخبَأُ ما أَبقَت مِنَ الفَحَمِ
If the fire goes out after burning thick logs, then for it
If the fire is not extinguished of its intensity,
the charcoal it left is spared and stored away.
Then the remaining embers are concealed and forgiven.
وَبَعضُand part of جِسمِكَyour body يَرميstrikes بَعضَهُanother part of it بِأَذىwith harm
وَبَعضُ جِسمِكَ يَرمي بَعضَهُ بِأَذى
وَأَكثَرُand most of الشَرِّevil يَأتيcomes مِنfrom ذَويthose with الرَحِمِkinship
وَأَكثَرُ الشَرِّ يَأتي مِن ذَوي الرَحِمِ
And one part of your body inflicts harm upon another,
And part of your body harms another part,
and most evil comes from kinsfolk.
And most harm comes from close relatives.
وَيَشتَهيand crave الناسُpeople ماwhat لاnot يُسعَفونَare granted بِهِwith it
وَيَشتَهي الناسُ ما لا يُسعَفونَ بِهِ
وَشِركَةُand the sharing الخَلقِof humankind دونَwithout الحَملِpregnancy فيin الوَحَمِpregnancy cravings
وَشِركَةُ الخَلقِ دونَ الحَملِ في الوَحَمِ
And people crave what they are not granted;
And people desire what they cannot attain,
and humankind shares pregnancy cravings without pregnancy.
And people's fellowship is less than a fetus in the womb.
Sol 6.1