مَتىwhenever نَشَأَتarises ريحٌa scent لِقَدرِكِfrom your cooking pot بَاِبعَثيthen send
مَتى نَشَأَت ريحٌ لِقَدرِكِ بَاِبعَثي
لِجارَتِكِto your neighbor الدُنياnearest قَليلاًa little وَلاand do not تُمليdelay
لِجارَتِكِ الدُنيا قَليلاً وَلا تُملي
Whenever a scent rises from your cooking pot, send
a little to your nearest neighbor, and do not delay.
فَإِنَّfor indeed يَسيرَa little الطُعمِfood يَقضيdischarges مَذَمَّةًan obligation
فَإِنَّ يَسيرَ الطُعمِ يَقضي مَذَمَّةً
وَلاand not سِيَّماthe like (idiom: especially) لِلطِفلِfor a child أَوor رَبَّةِa woman with الحَملِpregnancy
وَلا سِيَّما لِلطِفلِ أَو رَبَّةِ الحَملِ
For a little food discharges an obligation,
especially to a child or a pregnant woman.
وَإِنand if حَلَّcomes to stay أَبدىmore evident فاقَةًin poverty مِنكِthan you فَاِضمَنيthen ensure
وَإِن حَلَّ أَبدى فاقَةً مِنكِ فَاِضمَني
قِراهُhis meal as a guest وَلَوand even if جَمَّعتِهِyou gather it مِنfrom قِرىthe provisions of النَملِthe ants
قِراهُ وَلَو جَمَّعتِهِ مِن قِرى النَملِ
And if someone more visibly needy than you comes to stay, provide
his meal, even if you gather it from the ants’ provisions.
وَأَعلَمُand I know أَنَّthat الأَوَّلَthe First الفَردَthe Unique One قادِرٌis able
وَأَعلَمُ أَنَّ الأَوَّلَ الفَردَ قادِرٌ
عَلىof أَنto يُميرَsupply food to المُؤمِنينَthe believers مِنَfrom الرَّملِsand
عَلى أَن يُميرَ المُؤمِنينَ مِنَ الرَّملِ
And I know that the First, the Unique One, is able
to supply the believers with food from sand.
عَفاmay He pardon اللَهُGod عَنّيme رُبَّmany a ريحٍwind تَهُبُّblows ليfor me
عَفا اللَهُ عَنّي رُبَّ ريحٍ تَهُبُّ لي
فَتَذريand scatters تُرابيmy dust مِنfrom جَنوبٍthe south وَمِنand from شَمَلِthe north
فَتَذري تُرابي مِن جَنوبٍ وَمِن شَمَلِ
May God pardon me! Many a wind will blow my way,
and scatter my dust, from the south and from the north.
وَشُغلُand occupying فَمٍa mouth يَستَغفِرُasking forgiveness from اللَهَGod ذَنبَهُfor its sin
وَشُغلُ فَمٍ يَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ ذَنبَهُ
أَحَقُّmore fitting بِهِfor it مِنthan ذِكرِmentioning زَينَبَZaynab أَوor جُملِJuml
أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِن ذِكرِ زَينَبَ أَو جُملِ
And keeping a mouth busy asking God to forgive its sin
befits it more than speaking of Zaynab or Juml.
وَإِهمالُكَand your neglect of النَفسَthe soul اللَجوجَheadstrong مُلاوَةًfor a time
وَإِهمالُكَ النَفسَ اللَجوجَ مُلاوَةً
تَقاضَتit exacts دُموعاًtears مِنfrom جُفونِكَyour eyelids بِالهَملِfor the neglect
تَقاضَت دُموعاً مِن جُفونِكَ بِالهَملِ
And when you neglect your headstrong soul for a time,
it exacts tears from your eyelids as the price of neglect.
Sol 6.1