كَفىit suffices بِالمَرءِfor a man عاراًdisgrace أَنthat تَراهُyou see him
كَفى بِالمَرءِ عاراً أَن تَراهُ
مِنَfrom الشَأنِthe standing الرَفيعِlofty إِلىto اِنحِطاطِdegradation
مِنَ الشَأنِ الرَفيعِ إِلى اِنحِطاطِ
It is shame enough for a man that you see him
fallen from high standing into degradation,
عَلىfor المَذمومِwhat is blameworthy مِنof فِعلٍaction حَريصاًeager
عَلى المَذمومِ مِن فِعلٍ حَريصاً
عَلىfor الخَيراتِgood deeds مُنقَطِعَcut off النَشاطِzeal
عَلى الخَيراتِ مُنقَطِعَ النَشاطِ
eager for blameworthy deeds,
devoid of zeal for good deeds.
يُشيرُhe gestures بِكَفِّهِwith his palm أَمراًcommanding وَنَهياًand forbidding
يُشيرُ بِكَفِّهِ أَمراً وَنَهياً
إِلىto الخُدّامِthe servants مِنfrom صَدرِthe head البِساطِthe carpet
إِلى الخُدّامِ مِن صَدرِ البِساطِ
He gestures with his hand, commanding and forbidding,
to the servants from the head of the carpet.
يَرىhe believes أَنَّthat المَعازِفَmusical instruments وَالمَلاهيand amusements
يَرى أَنَّ المَعازِفَ وَالمَلاهي
مُسَبِّبَةُcausing الجَوازِpassage عَلىover الصِراطِthe Sirat bridge
مُسَبِّبَةُ الجَوازِ عَلى الصِراطِ
He believes that musical instruments and amusements
bring about passage over the Sirat.
لَقَدindeed خابَfailed الشَقِيُّthe wretched man وَضَلَّand went astray عَجزاًthrough incapacity
لَقَد خابَ الشَقِيُّ وَضَلَّ عَجزاً
وَزالَand came loose القَلبُthe heart مِنهُfrom him عَنِfrom النِياطِthe heart's suspending cord
وَزالَ القَلبُ مِنهُ عَنِ النِياطِ
Indeed, the wretched man has failed and strayed through incapacity,
and his heart has come loose from its suspending cord.
Sol 6.1