نَرجوwe hope for الحَياةَlife فَإِنso if هَمَّتinclined هَواجِسُناour inner promptings
نَرجو الحَياةَ فَإِن هَمَّت هَواجِسُنا
بِالخَيرِtoward good قالَsaid رَجاءُhope النَفسِthe soul إِرجاءَput it off!
بِالخَيرِ قالَ رَجاءُ النَفسِ إِرجاءَ
We hope for life; so if our inner promptings incline
Toward good, the soul’s hope says, “Put it off!”
وَماand not نُفيقُwe sober up مِنَfrom السُكرِdrunkenness المُحيطِsurrounding بِناaround us
وَما نُفيقُ مِنَ السُكرِ المُحيطِ بِنا
إِلّاexcept إِذاwhen قيلَit was said هَذاthis المَوتُdeath قَدalready جاءَhas come
إِلّا إِذا قيلَ هَذا المَوتُ قَد جاءَ
And we do not sober up from the drunkenness surrounding us
Except when it is said, “Here is death—it has come.”
Sol 6.1