طهارةpurity نفسٍof a soul لاnot تفيدavails وتنفعُand benefits
طهارة نفسٍ لا تفيد وتنفعُ
إذاif كانis جسمthe body النفسthe soul بالإثمthrough sin يَمنعُhinders
إذا كان جسم النفس بالإثم يَمنعُ
Purity of soul brings neither help nor benefit
Purity of soul is of no use or benefit
if the body hinders the soul through sin.
If the body of the soul is prevented by sin
متىwhenever خضعsubmitted الجسمthe body الكثيفُdense قوامُهits substance
متى خضع الجسم الكثيفُ قوامُه
لعفةto chastity نفسٍof a soul كانis باللَهthrough God يَخضعsubmits
لعفة نفسٍ كان باللَه يَخضع
Whenever the body, dense in its substance, submits
When the dense body straightens its constitution
to a soul's chastity, it submits through God.
To the chastity of a soul that was obedient to God
يعودreturns كماas قدalready كانwas منfrom قبلbefore سَقطةٍa fall
يعود كما قد كان من قبل سَقطةٍ
متىwhen كانwas فيin الفردوسParadise آدمُAdam يرتعroams freely
متى كان في الفردوس آدمُ يرتع
It returns to what it was before the fall,
It returns as it was before the fall
when Adam roamed freely in Paradise.
When Adam was in Paradise grazing
فتركيبُناfor our constitution بالنفسon the soul والجسمand the body قائمٌis founded
فتركيبُنا بالنفس والجسم قائمٌ
ولاand no غروwonder أنthat الجسمthe body للنفسto the soul يَتبعfollows
ولا غرو أن الجسم للنفس يَتبع
For our constitution is founded on soul and body,
For our composition is of soul and body
and it is no wonder that the body follows the soul.
And it is no wonder that the body follows the soul
فإنso if كنتyou are روحيّاًspiritual فأنتthen you مؤلَّهٌdeified
فإن كنت روحيّاً فأنت مؤلَّهٌ
وإنand if كنتyou are جسميّاًcarnal فأنتthen you مشنَّعreviled
وإن كنت جسميّاً فأنت مشنَّع
If you are spiritual, you are made godlike;
So if you are spiritual then you are godly
and if you are carnal, you are reviled.
And if you are corporeal then you are wicked
طهارةpurity جسمٍof a body فاقتsurpassed النفسthe soul رفعةًin loftiness
طهارة جسمٍ فاقت النفس رفعةً
وتلكand that منthan الأملاكthe angels أرقىloftier وأرفعand higher
وتلك من الأملاك أرقى وأرفع
Purity of body surpasses the soul in loftiness,
Purity of a body that exceeded the soul in ascent
and is loftier and higher than the angels.
Is the highest and most noble of angels
فكمfor how great بينbetween مجبولٍone fashioned علىfor الطهرpurity طبعُهhis nature
فكم بين مجبولٍ على الطهر طبعُه
وكمand how great بينbetween مجبورٍone compelled ثَناهbent him التطبعacquired habit
وكم بين مجبورٍ ثَناه التطبع
For how great the gulf between one whose nature is fashioned for purity
So how far between one whose nature is inclined to purity
and one compelled, whom acquired habit has bent!
And one who is compelled, bent by temperament
أقولI say ولاand not أخشىI fear بقولٍwith an assertion مصدّقٍconfirmed
أقول ولا أخشى بقولٍ مصدّقٍ
يؤيدهsupports it ثَمْرٌfruit منfrom الطهرpurity مونِعripe
يؤيده ثَمْرٌ من الطهر مونِع
I speak without fear, with an assertion confirmed
I say without fear of contradiction
by ripe fruit of purity that supports it:
Supported by the chaste fruit of purity
بأنَّto the effect that طُهوراًa pure person عندin respect of معنىthe essence of جمالهhis beauty
بأنَّ طُهوراً عند معنى جماله
نظيرُthe likeness of إلهٍa god بالطهارةwith purity يَلمعshines
نظيرُ إلهٍ بالطهارة يَلمع
that a pure person, in the essence of his beauty,
That purity in the sense of its perfection
is godlike, shining with purity.
Is equivalent to a god shining with purity
فآدمfor Adam أغواهled him astray تألُّهُهُhis striving for divinity وقدyet already
فآدم أغواه تألُّهُهُ وقد
تألَّهbecame godlike منone who بالطهرby purity يوماًone day يُطَمَّعis enticed
تألَّه من بالطهر يوماً يُطَمَّع
For Adam's striving for divinity led him astray, yet
For Adam was tempted by his godliness
one enticed one day by purity has become godlike.
And he was made godly when one day he lusted
فمنso whoever زادincreased طهراًin purity زادincreased شِبْهاًin likeness بربهto his Lord
فمن زاد طهراً زاد شِبْهاً بربه
يَخِسُّdwindles وينموand grows موجِدٌone who brings forth ومضيَّعone laid waste
يَخِسُّ وينمو موجِدٌ ومضيَّع
Whoever grows in purity grows in likeness to his Lord;
So whoever increases in purity increases in resemblance to his Lord
one laid waste dwindles, while one who brings forth grows.
Diminishing and growing, originator and squanderer
فلاso do not تتعبنweary yourself ياO منone who يرومseeks عَفافةًchastity
فلا تتعبن يا من يروم عَفافةً
إذاif لمdoes not يُعنكhelp you اللَهGod لاnot تتمنَّعresist
إذا لم يُعنك اللَه لا تتمنَّع
So do not weary yourself, you who seek chastity:
So do not weary yourself, O you who aspires to chastity
if God does not help you, you cannot resist.
If God does not help you, do not resist
فماfor not الطهرpurity إلّاexcept منحةٌa gift منfrom سخائهhis generosity
فما الطهر إلّا منحةٌ من سخائه
يجودbestows generously بهاwith it طوراًat one time وطرواًand at another time يُمَنِّعwithholds
يجود بها طوراً وطرواً يُمَنِّع
For purity is only a gift from his generosity;
For purity is only a gift of His generosity
he grants it at one time and withholds it at another.
Which He bestows for a time, stingily and freely
وشاهدهand its proof منهfrom him تباركblessed is he أنهthat he
وشاهده منه تبارك أنه
أبىrefused فرضَهاmaking it obligatory إذwhen كانwas بالفرضthrough obligations يَشرَعlegislating
أبى فرضَها إذ كان بالفرض يَشرَع
And the proof from him—blessed is he—is that he
And the proof of Him, Blessed is He, is that
refused to make it obligatory when laying down obligations.
He refused to obligate it when He legislated
أرىI see الجسمthe body يُغوينيtempting me بشوكةwith a thorn شهوةٍof desire
أرى الجسم يُغويني بشوكة شهوةٍ
ويَرشقنيand pelts me الشيطانSatan رشقاًa volley يوَجِّعcauses pain
ويَرشقني الشيطان رشقاً يوَجِّع
I see the body tempting me with a thorn of desire,
I see my body tempting me with the thorn of desire
and Satan pelts me with a painful volley.
And Satan striking me with a painful strike
ترانيَyou see me مجروحاًwounded ومحترِقاًand burning معاًat once
ترانيَ مجروحاً ومحترِقاً معاً
فجرحيَso my wound معْwith حرقيmy burning أُريدI desire وأَرفعand I lift up
فجرحيَ معْ حرقي أُريد وأَرفع
You see me wounded and burning at once;
You see me wounded and scorched together
so I desire and lift up my wound, along with my burning.
My wound and my scorching I want removed and lifted
فإنيَfor I إنسانٌa human being مهينٌlowly وذوand possessed of شقاmisery
فإنيَ إنسانٌ مهينٌ وذو شقا
فمنso who منقذٌa rescuer منfrom جسمِa body موتٍof death ويشفعand intercedes
فمن منقذٌ من جسمِ موتٍ ويشفع
For I am a lowly human being, beset by misery.
For I am a disgraced and wretched human
Who, then, will rescue me from a body of death and intercede?
So who can rescue me from a killing body and intercede?
أناديI call out وقدand already ناديتI have called منthose who لاnot يجيبنيanswer me
أنادي وقد ناديت من لا يجيبني
سواكexcept you أعنhelp ياO ربLord والقلبand the heart يَهلعtrembles in alarm
سواك أعن يا رب والقلب يَهلع
I call out, and have called upon those who do not answer me,
I call out, and I have called upon the One who does not answer me
except you. Help me, O Lord, while my heart quakes.
Except You, help me O Lord, and the heart is terrified
فإنfor if شئتyou wish تطهيريmy purification فإنكthen you قادرٌable
فإن شئت تطهيري فإنك قادرٌ
تطهِّرنيyou purify me والخصمُand the adversary عندكbefore you يَجزَعquails
تطهِّرني والخصمُ عندك يَجزَع
For if you wish to purify me, you are able
For if You will my purification, You are capable
to purify me, while the adversary quails before you,
To purify me while the adversary trembles before You
بمريمby Mary عنوانthe emblem of العفافchastity اُمِّكَyour mother التيwho
بمريم عنوان العفاف اُمِّكَ التي
لديكbeside you غدتhas come to be وهيand she is الشفيعُthe intercessor المُشفَّعwhose intercession is accepted
لديك غدت وهي الشفيعُ المُشفَّع
through Mary, emblem of chastity, your mother, who
With Mary, the model of chastity, Your mother
has come to be beside you, the intercessor whose plea is accepted.
Who has become my intercessor with You
Sol 6.1