إنindeed منwhoever صارbecomes راهباًa monk
إن من صار راهباً
فهوthen he بالفضلfor virtue أشهرُmore renowned
فهو بالفضل أشهرُ
Indeed, whoever becomes a monk
is more renowned for virtue.
عمرهhis life التامentire صالحٌrighteous
عمره التام صالحٌ
وهوand he بالطهرthrough purity أطهرpurer
وهو بالطهر أطهر
His entire life is righteous,
and through purity he is purer.
إثمهhis sin نادرٌrare كماjust as
إثمه نادرٌ كما
فعلهhis action فيهin it أندرrarer
فعله فيه أندر
His sin is rare, just as
his action in it is rarer still.
ردهhis turning away عنهfrom it أسرعٌswifter
رده عنه أسرعٌ
سعيهhis striving التامُcomplete أحذرmore cautious
سعيه التامُ أحذر
His turning away from it is swifter;
his whole striving is more cautious.
نومهhis sleep أيمنٌmore blessed كذاlikewise
نومه أيمنٌ كذا
غيثهhis rain الخيرbeneficent أمطرmore copious
غيثه الخير أمطر
His sleep is more blessed; likewise,
his beneficent rain is more copious.
طهرهhis purification أعجلٌswifter ومنand whoever
طهره أعجلٌ ومن
جاءcomes بالطهرwith purity يُشكَرis praised
جاء بالطهر يُشكَر
His purification is swifter; and whoever
comes with purity is praised.
موتهhis death أكفلٌmore assuring فإنfor if
موته أكفلٌ فإن
ماتdies بالخيرin goodness يقبرis buried
مات بالخير يقبر
His death offers greater assurance; for if
he dies, he is buried in goodness.
أجرهhis reward أكملٌmore complete فقلso say
أجره أكملٌ فقل
تسعةٌnine ليسnot تنكرdenied
تسعةٌ ليس تنكر
His reward is more complete; so say:
“Nine”—not to be denied.
Sol 6.1