أَيُّهاO النَفسُthe soul الشَريفَهnoble
أَيُّها النَفسُ الشَريفَه
إِنَّماnothing but دُنياكِyour world جيفَهa carcass
إِنَّما دُنياكِ جيفَه
O noble soul,
O noble soul
your world is nothing but a carcass.
Indeed, your world is but a carcass
لاnot أَرىI see جارِحَةًa bodily member قَدhas (perfect marker)
لا أَرى جارِحَةً قَد
مُلِأَتbeen filled مِنهاfrom it نَظيفَهclean
مُلِأَت مِنها نَظيفَه
I see no limb that has
I see no organ
been filled with it yet remains clean.
That is filled with it purely
فَاِقنَعيso be content بِالبُلغَةِwith bare subsistence النَزscant (first part)
فَاِقنَعي بِالبُلغَةِ النَز
رَةِscant (completion) مِنهاfrom it وَالطَفيفَهand slight
رَةِ مِنها وَالطَفيفَه
So be content with scant sustenance
So be content with the meager sustenance
from it, and with little.
And little from it
وَعُقولُand the minds الناسِof people فيin رَغdesire (first part)
وَعُقولُ الناسِ في رَغ
بَتِهِمtheir desire (completion) فيهاfor it سَخيفَهfoolish
بَتِهِم فيها سَخيفَه
And people's minds, in their desire
And people's minds in their desires for it
for it, are foolish.
Are foolish
آهِah! ماhow أَسعَدَfortunate مَنthe one who كاburden (first part)
آهِ ما أَسعَدَ مَن كا
رَتُهُhis burden (completion) فيهاin it خَفيفَهlight
رَتُهُ فيها خَفيفَه
Ah, how fortunate is one whose burden
Oh how happy is he whose
in it is light!
Burden in it is light
أَيُّهاO الظالِمُwrongdoer ماnot تَرyou show gentleness (first part)
أَيُّها الظالِمُ ما تَر
فُقُshow gentleness (completion) بِالنَفسِtoward the soul الضَعيفَهweak
فُقُ بِالنَفسِ الضَعيفَه
O wrongdoer, you show no gentleness
O you who wrongs, do not be cruel
toward the weak soul.
To the weak soul
أَيُّهاO المُسرِفُspendthrift أَكثَرhave increased (first part)
أَيُّها المُسرِفُ أَكثَر
تَyou (verb ending) أَباريزَspices الوَظيفَهthe allotted ration
تَ أَباريزَ الوَظيفَه
O spendthrift, you have used too many
O you who wastes, you have multiplied
spices in your allotted fare.
Empty titles
أَيُّهاO الغافِلُheedless one ماnot تُبyou see (first part)
أَيُّها الغافِلُ ما تُب
صِرُsee (completion) عُنوانَthe heading الصَحيفَهof the page
صِرُ عُنوانَ الصَحيفَه
O heedless one, you do not see
O you heedless one, you do not observe
the heading of the page.
The title page
أَيُّهاO المَغرورُdeluded one لاتَفdo not rejoice (first part)
أَيُّها المَغرورُ لاتَف
رَحrejoice (completion) بِتَوسيعِin widening القَطيفَهthe plush coverlet
رَح بِتَوسيعِ القَطيفَه
O deluded one, do not rejoice
O you who boasts, do not rejoice
in widening your plush coverlet.
In expanding robes
أَيُّهاO المِسكينُpoor one هَبsuppose أَنthat (first part)
أَيُّها المِسكينُ هَب أَن
نَكَthat you (completion) فيin الدُنياthe world خَليفَهa caliph
نَكَ في الدُنيا خَليفَه
O poor soul, suppose that
O you poor one, imagine
you are a caliph in this world:
That you in the world are a caliph
هَلquestion marker يَرُدُّrepels المَوتَdeath سُلطاpower (first part)
هَل يَرُدُّ المَوتَ سُلطا
نُكَyour power (completion) وَالدُنياand the world الكَثيفَهabundant
نُكَ وَالدُنيا الكَثيفَه
can death be held back by your power
Can your sultanate stop
and the world's abundance?
Death and the teeming world?
تَترُكُyou leave الكُلَّeverything وَلاand not تَمyou own (first part)
تَترُكُ الكُلَّ وَلا تَم
لِكُown (completion) بَعدَafter المَوتِdeath صوفَهa tuft of wool
لِكُ بَعدَ المَوتِ صوفَه
You will leave everything and not own
You will leave everything and own
a tuft of wool after death.
Nothing after death but wool
كَيفَhow لاnot تَهتَمُّyou concern yourself بِالعِدَّwith preparations (first part)
كَيفَ لا تَهتَمُّ بِالعِدَّ
ةِpreparations (completion) وَالطُرقُwhile the roads مُخيفَهfrightening
ةِ وَالطُرقُ مُخيفَه
How can you neglect your preparations
Why do you not worry about provisions
when the roads are frightening?
And the ways are fearful?
حَصِّلِgather الزادَprovisions وَإِلّاor else
حَصِّلِ الزادَ وَإِلّا
لَيسَthere is no بَعدَafter اليَومِtoday كوفَهKufa
لَيسَ بَعدَ اليَومِ كوفَه
Gather provisions; otherwise,
Prepare supplies, or else
there is no Kufa after today.
There is no cave after today
Sol 6.1