يَقولونَ إِنَّ الجِسمَ يَنقُلُ روحَهُ

يَقولونَ إِنَّ الجِسمَ يَنقُلُ روحَهُ

إِلى غَيرِهِ حَتّى يُهَذِّبَها النَقلُ

إِلى غَيرِهِ حَتّى يُهَذِّبَها النَقلُ

They say that the body transfers its soul

They say that the body transfers its soul

to another, until transmigration refines it.

To another until the transfer refines it

فَلا تَقبَلَن ما يُخبِرونَكَ ضِلَّةً

فَلا تَقبَلَن ما يُخبِرونَكَ ضِلَّةً

إِذا لَم يُؤَيِّد ما أَتوكَ بِهِ العَقلُ

إِذا لَم يُؤَيِّد ما أَتوكَ بِهِ العَقلُ

So do not accept in error what they tell you

So do not accept the misguidance they tell you

if reason does not support what they bring you.

If what they brought you is not supported by reason

وَلَيسَ جُسومٌ كَالنَخيلِ وَإِن سَما

وَلَيسَ جُسومٌ كَالنَخيلِ وَإِن سَما

بِها الفَرعُ إِلّا مِثلَ ما نَبَت البَقلُ

بِها الفَرعُ إِلّا مِثلَ ما نَبَت البَقلُ

And bodies like palm trees—however high

Bodies are not like palms though their branches

their crowns may rise—are no more than sprouting herbs.

Rise just as vegetables sprout from the ground

فَعِش وادِعاً وَاِرفُق بِنَفسِكَ طالِباً

فَعِش وادِعاً وَاِرفُق بِنَفسِكَ طالِباً

فَإِنَّ حُسامَ الهِندِ يَنهَكُهُ الصَقلُ

فَإِنَّ حُسامَ الهِندِ يَنهَكُهُ الصَقلُ

So live at ease, and be gentle with yourself in your quest,

So live peacefully and be gentle with yourself seeking

for polishing wears down the keen sword of India.

For the Indian sword is worn out by polishing