قدindeed جرحتناhas wounded us يدُthe hand of أيامِنَاour days
قد جرحتنا يدُ أيامِنَا
وand ليسthere is not غيرُother than اللهGod مِنْany آسhealer
و ليس غيرُ الله مِنْ آس
The hand of our days has wounded us,
The days have wounded us,
and there is no healer but God.
And none but God can heal.
فلاso do not تُرجِّput your hopes in الخلقَcreated beings فيfor حاجةa need
فلا تُرجِّ الخلقَ في حاجة
ليسواthey are not بأهلworthy لسوىof anything but اليأسdespair
ليسوا بأهل لسوى اليأس
So put no hope in created beings to meet a need;
Do not beg people for your needs,
they are worthy of nothing but despair.
They are but hopeless and futile.
وand لاdo not تُزدْincrease شكوىَcomplaints إليهمto them فلاfor there is no
و لا تُزدْ شكوىَ إليهم فلا
معنىpoint لشكواكfor your complaint إلىto قاسsomeone hard-hearted
معنى لشكواك إلى قاس
And do not multiply your complaints to them, for there is no
Do not complain to them, for they are
point in your complaint to someone hard-hearted.
Deaf to the cries of the anguished.
وand لاdo not تقسmeasure بالعقلby reason أفْعَالَهمْtheir actions
و لا تقس بالعقل أفْعَالَهمْ
ماnot مذهبway القومthe people بمنقاسmeasurable
ما مذهب القوم بمنقاس
And do not measure their actions by reason;
Do not judge their actions with reason,
the way of these people cannot be measured.
For they follow no principles.
وand إنif تخالطyou mingle with منهمُfrom among them معشراa company
و إن تخالط منهمُ معشرا
هويتyou fall فيin الدينfaith علىupon الرأسthe head
هويت في الدين على الرأس
And if you mingle with a company of them,
If you mix with them,
you tumble headfirst in matters of faith.
You will betray your faith.
يأكلeats بعضهمsome of them لحمَthe flesh of بعضothers وand لاnot
يأكل بعضهم لحمَ بعض و لا
يَحْسِبُreckons فيin الغيبةbackbiting منany بأسharm
يَحْسِبُ في الغيبة من بأس
Some of them devour the flesh of others, and do not
They devour one another's flesh,
see any harm in backbiting.
Unconcerned with slander's harm.
لاno ورعٌscrupulous piety فيin الدينreligion يحميهمُprotects them
لا ورعٌ في الدين يحميهمُ
عنهاfrom it وand لاno حِشْمَةُsense of shame جُلاَّسfellow sitters
عنها و لا حِشْمَةُ جُلاَّس
No religious scruple protects them
No piety protects them
from it, nor shame before their fellow sitters.
From gossip, nor manners forbid.
لاnot يعدمlacks الآتيthe one who comes إلىto بابِهِمْtheir door
لا يعدم الآتي إلى بابِهِمْ
منof ذلةhumiliation الكلبthe dog سوىexcept الخاسthe command 'Begone!'
من ذلة الكلب سوى الخاس
Whoever comes to their door suffers
None who come to their door
every humiliation of a dog, save being told 'Begone!'
Escape the dog's disgrace but the vile.
فاهربso flee منfrom الناسpeople إلىto ربهمْtheir Lord
فاهرب من الناس إلى ربهمْ
لاno خيرgood فيin الخلطةmingling بالناسwith people
لا خير في الخلطة بالناس
So flee from people to their Lord;
So flee from people to your Lord,
there is no good in mingling with people.
No good comes from mingling with people.
Sol 6.1