بُعديmy withdrawal عنfrom العالمthe world الغرّارِdeceitful ألزمنيhas compelled me
بُعدي عن العالم الغرّارِ ألزمني
بغضَhatred of المشيَّةself-will معtogether with قُنْيانِهits possessions الزمنيtemporal
بغضَ المشيَّة مع قُنْيانِه الزمني
My withdrawal from the deceitful world has compelled me
Keep me away from the deceitful world
to hate self-will, along with the world's temporal possessions.
And make me detest its transient splendor
اكفرdeny بنفسكyourself إنif هاجرتَyou leave home مُغترباًas a stranger abroad
اكفر بنفسك إن هاجرتَ مُغترباً
تجدyou will find ثواباًa reward يزينadorns النفسthe soul بالمِنَنwith blessings
تجد ثواباً يزين النفس بالمِنَن
Deny yourself if you leave home to live as a stranger;
Deny yourself if you emigrate as a fool
you will find a reward that adorns the soul with blessings.
You will find reward adorning the soul with favors
إنif شئتyou wish رهبنةًmonastic life تختارُهاyou choose it لكfor yourself خُذtake
إن شئت رهبنةً تختارُها لك خُذ
إحدىone of ثلاثthree جهاتdirections القصدthe intention بالوطنin the homeland
إحدى ثلاث جهات القصد بالوطن
If you desire monastic life and choose it for yourself, take
If you want monasticism, choose it for yourself
one of three aims in your homeland:
One of the three destinations with purpose is the homeland
شوقَlonging for السماواتthe heavens أوor بُغضَhatred of الجريرةsin أوor
شوقَ السماوات أو بُغضَ الجريرة أو
حبَّlove of الإلهGod وهذاand this أكبرُthe greatest المهنcallings
حبَّ الإله وهذا أكبرُ المهن
longing for the heavens, or hatred of sin, or
Yearning for the heavens, or hating evil
love of God—and this is the greatest of callings.
Or loving God, this is the greatest purpose
فامحso erase الخَطاءsin بدمعٍwith tears هامعٍpouring هَمِلٍstreaming
فامح الخَطاء بدمعٍ هامعٍ هَمِلٍ
فانحَبso sob ونُحand lament ثمthen بُحconfess بالسرِّwhat is hidden والعلنand what is public
فانحَب ونُح ثم بُح بالسرِّ والعلن
So erase sin with tears pouring and streaming;
So erase sins with a tear that flows sadly
so sob and lament, then confess what is hidden and what is public.
Retreat, intend, then confess openly and secretly
واستقبلنَand welcome نعيمَthe bliss of اللَهGod مغتبطاًrejoicing
واستقبلنَ نعيمَ اللَه مغتبطاً
واستدبرنْand turn your back أمَmother of دِفرٍstench غيرَnot ممتحنput to the test
واستدبرنْ أمَ دِفرٍ غيرَ ممتحن
And welcome God's bliss, rejoicing,
And welcome the bliss of God happily
and turn your back on Umm Difr (Mother of Stench), without being tested.
And turn away from the days of separation without examination
كنbe مثلlike طفلٍa child علاrose عنabove كلevery مُنكَرةٍevil deed
كن مثل طفلٍ علا عن كل مُنكَرةٍ
ماnot كلُّevery حُسنٍbeauty يروقdelights العينthe eye بالحَسنtruly good
ما كلُّ حُسنٍ يروق العين بالحَسن
Be like a child who has risen above every evil deed;
Be like an infant, rising above every disgrace
not every beauty that delights the eye is truly good.
Not all beauty delights the eye with beauty
إنif كنتَyou are مختبِراًone who tests فالزهدthen asceticism مختبَرٌa testing ground
إن كنتَ مختبِراً فالزهد مختبَرٌ
أوor كنتyou are ممتهناًa practitioner فالسيرُthen the journey لمnot يَهُنhas grown easy
أو كنت ممتهناً فالسيرُ لم يَهُن
If you are one who tests, asceticism is a testing ground;
If you are experimenting, then asceticism is an experiment
or if you are a practitioner, the journey has not grown easy.
Or if you are practicing, the path has not disgraced
منwhoever حَبَّloves ربّاًthe Lord تراهyou see him نامياًgrowing أبداًalways
من حَبَّ ربّاً تراه نامياً أبداً
فيin نُسكهhis ascetic devotion وبغيرand without الحبlove فهوthen he يَنيgrows weary
في نُسكه وبغير الحب فهو يَني
Whoever loves the Lord, you see him always growing
Whoever loves a Lord he sees growing eternally
in his ascetic devotion; but without love, he grows weary.
In his devotion, and without love he falters
سُقياكَmay you be watered ياO راهباًmonk زادتincreased حرارتُهhis fervor
سُقياكَ يا راهباً زادت حرارتُه
ناراًfire وشوقاًand longing وحرصاًand zeal غيرَnot مندفنburied
ناراً وشوقاً وحرصاً غيرَ مندفن
May you be granted water, O monk whose fervor has grown
To quench your thirst, O monk, its heat has increased
in fire, longing, and zeal that remains unburied.
Into fire, yearning and desire not yet buried
Sol 6.1