أستغفرُI seek forgiveness اللهَGod كمhow much ذاthis الجهلُignorance والسَّرَفand excess
أستغفرُ اللهَ كم ذا الجهلُ والسَّرَف
أستغفرُI seek forgiveness اللهGod كمhow much ذاthis الخُرْقُfolly والعُنُفُand harshness
أستغفرُ الله كم ذا الخُرْقُ والعُنُفُ
I seek God's forgiveness—what ignorance and excess this is!
I ask God's forgiveness, how much is this ignorance and excess
I seek God's forgiveness—what folly and harshness this is!
I ask God's forgiveness, how much is this violation and violence
يدعوcalls إلىto الجهلignorance داعيناour caller فنتبعُهُso we follow him
يدعو إلى الجهل داعينا فنتبعُهُ
يمضيproceeds علىin الجهلignorance ماضيناone of us who moves on ولاand does not يَقفstop
يمضي على الجهل ماضينا ولا يَقف
Our caller calls us to ignorance, and we follow him.
Our guide calls us to ignorance, so we follow him
Whoever among us moves on persists in ignorance and does not stop.
Our leader proceeds in ignorance, does not stop
كيفhow امترائيَmy milking أخلافَthe teats السرورof joy وقدwhen already
كيف امترائيَ أخلافَ السرور وقد
رأيتُI have seen رُسْلَthe messengers المناياof death كيفhow تختلفthey come and go
رأيتُ رُسْلَ المنايا كيف تختلف
How can I milk the teats of joy, when
How can I pretend, enjoyments of bliss, when I have seen
I have seen how death's messengers come and go?
Messengers of death, how they differ
فيon كلِّevery يومٍday لهاit has جيشٌan army يُروِّعناthat terrifies us
في كلِّ يومٍ لها جيشٌ يُروِّعنا
بشنِّby launching غارتهits raid فيناupon us وينصرفand withdraws
بشنِّ غارته فينا وينصرف
Every day death has an army that terrifies us
Each day an army terrifies us
by launching its raid upon us; then it withdraws.
With attacking us and withdrawing
عنديI have مواعظُadmonitions لوif only أنّيI اتَّعظتُtook heed بهاof them
عندي مواعظُ لو أنّي اتَّعظتُ بها
مضىpassed on وأسلَفَنيهاand left them to me إذwhen مضىpassed on السَّلَفthe forebears
مضى وأسلَفَنيها إذ مضى السَّلَف
I have admonitions—if only I took heed of them—
I have advice, if I had heeded it
The forebears passed on and left them to me as they passed.
It passed, left me, when the predecessors passed
لأدعونَّI shall surely cry out بوالهفيwith 'oh, my anguish!' وياand O أسفيmy sorrow
لأدعونَّ بوالهفي ويا أسفي
إنif كانit were يُجديto benefit عليَّme اللهفُanguish والأسفand sorrow
إن كان يُجدي عليَّ اللهفُ والأسف
I shall surely cry, 'Oh, my anguish! Oh, my sorrow!'
I call with longing and oh my sorrow
if anguish and sorrow can do me any good.
If longing and sorrow avail me
هيthey القلوبُthe hearts قدalready اسودّتhave blackened وحقَّand it is fitting لهاfor them
هي القلوبُ قد اسودّت وحقَّ لها
منfrom الذنوبthe sins التيwhich اسودَّتhave blackened لهاbecause of them الصحفthe pages
من الذنوب التي اسودَّت لها الصحف
The hearts have blackened, and rightly so,
Hearts have blackened, and rightfully
from the sins that have blackened the pages,
From the sins that blackened the pages for them
حتىuntil النزوعdesisting فحسبيso enough for me ماwhat جُنيتُI have done wrong وماand what
حتى النزوع فحسبي ما جُنيتُ وما
اقترفتُI have committed فكمso how much أجنيI sin وأقترفand I transgress
اقترفتُ فكم أجني وأقترف
until I desist; enough for me is what I have done and what
Just my reaping what I sowed, what I did
I have committed—how much I sin and transgress!
So much did I reap, commit
ياO ويحَalas for نفسيmy soul أَغَرَّتْهاhas it deceived it? سلامَتُهاits safety
يا ويحَ نفسي أَغَرَّتْها سلامَتُها
إنindeed السلامةَsafety مقرونٌcoupled بهاwith it التلفdestruction
إن السلامةَ مقرونٌ بها التلف
Alas for my soul! Has its safety deceived it?
Oh my soul, allured by its safety
Indeed, safety is bound to destruction.
Safety coupled with ruin
بئسwretched is الثراءُwealth ثراءًwealth خَلْفَهُafter it عَدَمٌdestitution
بئس الثراءُ ثراءً خَلْفَهُ عَدَمٌ
بئسwretched is الشبابُyouth شباباًyouth خَلْفَهُafter it خَرَفsenility
بئس الشبابُ شباباً خَلْفَهُ خَرَف
Wretched is wealth—wealth followed by destitution!
Evil is wealth, behind it nothingness
Wretched is youth—youth followed by senility!
Evil is youth, behind it senility
ياO خائفاًfearful one ليسdoes not تثنيهrestrain him مخافتهhis fear
يا خائفاً ليس تثنيه مخافته
وعارفاًand a knowing one وهوwhile he فيin ذاthis ليسdoes not يَعْتَرِفconfess
وعارفاً وهو في ذا ليس يَعْتَرِف
O fearful one whose fear does not restrain him,
Oh fearful one, his fear does not dissuade him
and one who knows, yet in this does not confess!
Oh knower, but he does not admit
لاno سيرَjourneying إلاexcept بزادٍwith provisions يُسْتَعانُhelp is sought بهthrough them
لا سيرَ إلا بزادٍ يُسْتَعانُ به
فاستأنفِso renew الزادَthe provisions إنindeed الزّادَthe provisions مُؤتَنَفrenewed afresh
فاستأنفِ الزادَ إن الزّادَ مُؤتَنَف
There is no journey without provisions to rely on.
No journey without provision to aid
So renew your provisions, for provisions can be renewed.
So prepare provision, for provision is renewable
Sol 6.1