إلىuntil كمhow long تمادىpersist فيin غرورdelusion وغفلةand heedlessness
إلى كم تمادى في غرور وغفلة
وكمand how long هكذاlike this نومsleep إلىtoward غيرother than يقظةawakening
وكم هكذا نوم إلى غير يقظة
How long will you persist in delusion and heedlessness?
To how much did you persist in arrogance and heedlessness
And how long this sleep, with no awakening?
And how much is this sleep without awakening
لقدindeed ضاعwas wasted عمرa lifetime ساعةan hour منهof it تشتريyou would buy
لقد ضاع عمر ساعة منه تشتري
بملءfor the full measure of السماheaven والأرضand earth آيّةwhat a ضيعةwaste
بملء السما والأرض آيّة ضيعة
A lifetime has been wasted, a single hour of which you would buy
Your life has gone, one hour of it you could buy
for all that fills heaven and earth—what a waste!
With the fullness of the heavens and earth, a great loss
أتنفقdo you spend هذاthis فيon هوىdesire for هذهthis world التيwhich
أتنفق هذا في هوى هذه التي
أبىrefused اللهGod انthat تسوىbe worth جناحa wing بعوضةof a mosquito
أبى الله ان تسوى جناح بعوضة
Do you spend this on desire for this world, which
Do you spend it in the love of she
God would not have worth a mosquito's wing?
Who God refused to equate with a gnat
وترضىand are you content منinstead of العيشthe life السعيدblessed بعيشةwith a life
وترضى من العيش السعيد بعيشة
معwith الملأthe assembly الأعلىhighest بعيشwith the life of البهيمةa beast
مع الملأ الأعلى بعيش البهيمة
And instead of the blessed life of dwelling
And you are content in happy life with crumbs
among the highest assembly, are you content with a beast's life?
While the highest assembly lives the life of beasts
فياso O درةa pearl بينamong المزابلrefuse heaps ألقيتwas cast
فيا درة بين المزابل ألقيت
وجوهرةand a jewel بيعتwas sold بأبخسfor the paltriest قيمةprice
وجوهرة بيعت بأبخس قيمة
O pearl cast among the refuse heaps,
O pearl thrown amongst garbage
and jewel sold for the paltriest price!
And jewel sold for the lowest price
أفانa perishing thing? بباقwith an enduring thing تشتريهyou buy it سفاهةout of folly
أفان بباق تشتريه سفاهة
وسخطاand wrath برضوانwith favor وناراand fire بجنةwith paradise
وسخطا برضوان ونارا بجنة
Do you foolishly buy the perishing with the enduring,
With what remains do you buy foolishness?
and wrath with favor, and fire with paradise?
And wrath with pleasure, and fire with paradise
أأنتare you عدوan enemy أمor صديقa friend لنفسهto his own soul
أأنت عدو أم صديق لنفسه
فإنكfor you ترميهاassail it بكلwith every مصيبةcalamity
فإنك ترميها بكل مصيبة
Are you an enemy, or a friend to your own soul?
Are you enemy or friend to yourself
For you assail it with every calamity.
For you inflict every tribulation upon it
ولوand if فعلdid الأعداthe enemies بنفسكto your soul بعضsome of ماwhat
ولو فعل الأعدا بنفسك بعض ما
فعلتyou did لمستهمwould have touched them بهاfor it بعضsome رحمةcompassion
فعلت لمستهم بها بعض رحمة
Had your enemies done to your soul some of what
And if an enemy did to you some of what
you have done, some compassion for it would have touched them.
You did, you would show it some mercy
لقدindeed بعتهاyou sold it حريmy burning grief عليكfor you رخيصةcheaply
لقد بعتها حري عليك رخيصة
وكانتand it was بهذاof this منكfrom you غيرnot حقيقةdeserving
وكانت بهذا منك غير حقيقة
You have indeed sold it cheaply—my burning grief for you!
You sold it cheaply though it had claim over you
And it did not deserve this treatment from you.
And by this it was to you untrue
فويلكso woe to you استقلseek to undo the sale لاdo not تفضحنهاdisgrace it بمشهدin the presence
فويلك استقل لا تفضحنها بمشهد
منof الخلقcreation إنif كنتyou are ابنthe son of امa mother كريمةnoble
من الخلق إن كنت ابن ام كريمة
Woe to you! Seek to undo the sale; do not disgrace it before
So woe to you, have some honor, do not expose it
creation, if you are the son of a noble mother.
In front of people, if you are son of a noble mother
فبينfor between يديهاits hands موقفa standing for judgment وصحيفةand a record
فبين يديها موقف وصحيفة
تعدcounts عليهاagainst it كلevery مثقالweight of ذرةan atom
تعد عليها كل مثقال ذرة
For ahead of it lie a standing for judgment and a record
For before it is a stand and scroll
counting against it every atom's weight.
That counts each mustard seed grain against it
كلفتyou are infatuated بهاwith it دنياa world كبيرgreat غرورهاits deception
كلفت بها دنيا كبير غرورها
تعاملit deals with منthose who فيin نصحهاsincerity toward it بالخديعةwith deceit
تعامل من في نصحها بالخديعة
You are infatuated with it—a world of great deception,
The great delusions of the world you burdened it with
dealing deceitfully with those sincerely devoted to it.
Dealing with those counseling it with deception
إذاwhen أقبلتit approaches ولتit turns away وإنand if هيit أحسنتdoes good
إذا أقبلت ولت وإن هي أحسنت
اساءتit does harm وانand if صافتit becomes clear فثقthen be sure بالكدورةof murkiness
اساءت وان صافت فثق بالكدورة
When it approaches, it turns away; and if it does good,
If it comes to you, you spurn it, and if it does good
it does harm; and if it seems clear, be sure of murkiness.
It does bad, and if it is pure, expect murkiness
ولوeven if نلتyou attained فيهاin it مالthe wealth of قارونQarun لمnot تنلyou would gain
ولو نلت فيها مال قارون لم تنل
سوىexcept لقمةa morsel فيin فيكyour mouth منهof it وخرقةand a rag
سوى لقمة في فيك منه وخرقة
Even if you gained Qarun's wealth in it, you would gain
And if it attained the wealth of Qarun in it
only a morsel of it in your mouth and a rag.
It would only get a mouthful for you and a rag
وهبكand suppose you ملكتpossessed الملكdominion فيهاin it ألمwould not تكنbe
وهبك ملكت الملك فيها ألم تكن
لتنزعهto wrest it منfrom فيكyour mouth أيدىthe hands of المنيةdeath
لتنزعه من فيك أيدى المنية
Suppose you possessed dominion in it: would not
And if it gave you possession of a kingdom in it
the hands of death wrest it from your mouth?
Would not the hands of death take it from your grasp?
فدعهاso leave it وأهليهاand its people تقصهمit cuts them down وخذand draw كذاthus
فدعها وأهليها تقصهم وخذ كذا
بنفسكwith your soul عنهاaway from it فهيfor it is كلthe whole of الغنيمةthe prize
بنفسك عنها فهي كل الغنيمة
So leave it and its people—let it cut them down—and thus draw
So leave it and its people, let them tell tales, and take
your soul away from it: your soul is the whole prize.
Yourself from it, for it is all spoils
ولاand do not تغتبطexult فيهاin it بفرحةover the joy of ساعةan hour
ولا تغتبط فيها بفرحة ساعة
تعودthat returns بأحزانwith sorrows عليكupon you طويلةlong-lasting
تعود بأحزان عليك طويلة
Do not exult in it over an hour's joy
Do not gloat in it for a fleeting joy
that returns upon you with long-lasting sorrows.
That returns as lasting sorrows upon you
فعيشكfor your life فيهاin it ألفa thousand عامyears وينقضيand ends
فعيشك فيها ألف عام وينقضي
كعيشكlike your life فيهاin it بعضpart of يومa day وليلةand a night
كعيشك فيها بعض يوم وليلة
For your life in it—a thousand years, then its end—
For your life in it, a thousand years then gone
is like your life in it for part of a day and a night.
Is as your life in it for some days and a night
عليكincumbent on you بماto what يجديbenefits عليكyou منof التقىpiety
عليك بما يجدي عليك من التقى
فانكfor you فيin لهوdistraction عظيمgreat وغفلةand heedlessness
فانك في لهو عظيم وغفلة
Hold to whatever piety will benefit you,
Take to what benefits you of piety
for you are in great distraction and heedlessness.
For you are in great heedlessness and neglect
مجالسgatherings ذكرremembrance of اللهGod تنهاكdeter you أنfrom ترىbeing seen
مجالس ذكر الله تنهاك أن ترى
بهاin them ذاكراًmindful للهof God ضعيفweak in العقيدةfaith
بها ذاكراً لله ضعيف العقيدة
Gatherings for God's remembrance deter you from being seen
Gatherings of God’s remembrance prohibit you to see
there remembering God, weak in faith as you are.
One remembering God there, weak in faith
إذاwhen شرعواthey begin فيهاin them تحثحثتyou hasten قائماًto stand
إذا شرعوا فيها تحثحثت قائماً
قيامكyour rising ذاthis قلtell ليme علىfor أيwhat بغيةpurpose
قيامك ذا قل لي على أي بغية
When they begin there, you hasten to rise;
When they begin, you shuffle standing
tell me: what purpose does this rising of yours pursue?
Your stance as if for some purpose
ولوbut if كانit were لغواidle talk أوor أحاديثstories ريبةof suspicion
ولو كان لغوا أو أحاديث ريبة
وثبتyou would leap وثوبlike the leap of الليثthe lion نحوtoward الفريسةthe prey
وثبت وثوب الليث نحو الفريسة
But if it were idle talk or dubious stories,
And if it were idle chatter or suspicious talk
you would spring like a lion toward its prey.
You would listen intently like a lion to prey
تصلىyou pray بلاwithout قلبa heart صلاةa prayer بمثلهاwith the like of it
تصلى بلا قلب صلاة بمثلها
يكونbecomes الفتىa man مستوجباdeserving للعقوبةof punishment
يكون الفتى مستوجبا للعقوبة
You pray with no heart in it—a prayer whose like
You pray without heart, such a prayer
makes a man deserving of punishment.
Would make a youth liable for punishment
تظلyou remain وقدthough already أتممتهاyou completed it غيرnot عالمknowing
تظل وقد أتممتها غير عالم
تزيدyou add احتياطاas a precaution ركعةa prayer unit بعدafter ركعةa prayer unit
تزيد احتياطا ركعة بعد ركعة
Even after completing it, you remain unsure,
Remaining unaware though completed
adding, as a precaution, unit after unit of prayer.
Increasing out of precaution, rak’ah by rak’ah
ومنand from قبلbefore هذاthis ماwhen شككتyou doubted بأصلهاabout its beginning
ومن قبل هذا ما شككت بأصلها
فقمتso you stood تواليrepeating in succession نيةan intention إثرafter نيةan intention
فقمت توالي نية إثر نية
Even before this, when you doubted its very beginning,
Before this you doubted its foundation
you would stand repeating intention after intention.
So you repeated intention upon intention
فويلكso woe to you تدريdo you know منwhom تناجيهyou commune with معرضاturning away
فويلك تدري من تناجيه معرضا
وبينand between يديthe hands of منwhom تنحنيyou bow غيرnot مخبتِhumble
وبين يدي من تنحني غير مخبتِ
Woe to you! Do you know whom you address while turning away,
Woe to you, you know whom you address heedlessly
and before whom you bow without humility?
And before whom you bow without humility
تخاطبهyou address Him غياكYou alone (apparent typo) نعبدwe worship مقبلاturning toward
تخاطبه غياك نعبد مقبلا
علىtoward غيرهother than Him منهاaway from it بغيرwithout ضرورةnecessity
على غيره منها بغير ضرورة
You address Him, 'You alone we worship,' while turning
Speaking to Him distractedly, we worship
to something other than Him, away from the prayer without necessity.
Turned to other than Him without need
ولوand if ردturned منthe one who ناجاكconfided in you للغيرtoward another طرفهhis gaze
ولو رد من ناجاك للغير طرفه
تميزتyou would burst منfrom غيظrage عليهat him وغيرهand jealousy (likely reading)
تميزت من غيظ عليه وغيره
If someone confiding in you turned his gaze toward another,
And if He returned to your whispered prayer but a glance
you would burst with rage at him and jealousy.
You would seethe at Him and others
أماdo you not تستحيfeel ashamed منbefore مالكthe Master of الملكdominion أنthat يرىHe sees
أما تستحي من مالك الملك أن يرى
صدودكyour turning away عنهfrom Him ياO قليلscant in المروءةhonor
صدودك عنه يا قليل المروءة
Are you not ashamed that the Master of dominion should see
Are you not ashamed before the King to see
your turning away from Him, O you of little honor?
Your turning from Him, O ignoble one
صلاةa prayer أقيمتis performed يعلمknows اللهGod أنهاthat it is
صلاة أقيمت يعلم الله أنها
بفعلكthrough your conduct هذاthis طاعةobedience كالخطيئةlike a sin
بفعلك هذا طاعة كالخطيئة
A prayer is performed, yet God knows that it is,
A prayer performed, God knows that by
through this conduct of yours, obedience like a sin.
Your action this obedience is like sin
واقبحand uglier منهاthan it أنthat تدلyou presume on merit بفعلهاthrough performing it
واقبح منها أن تدل بفعلها
لمنtoward one who قلدbestowed upon المدولولthe favored one (unclear form) بعضsome الصنيعةkindness
لمن قلد المدولول بعض الصنيعة
Uglier still is your presuming on having performed it
And uglier than it that it signals
upon the One who bestowed some kindness on the favored one [wording unclear].
To the pretender some affectedness
وانand that يعتريكshould seize you العجبconceit أيضاalso بكونهاfor its being performed
وان يعتريك العجب أيضا بكونها
علىdespite ماwhat حوتهit contains منof رياءostentation وسمعةand seeking renown
على ما حوته من رياء وسمعة
And that conceit should also seize you for its mere performance,
And that arrogance seizes you also that it
despite the ostentation and seeking of renown it contains.
Contains such ostentation and reputation
ذنوبكyour sins فيin الطاعاتacts of obedience وهيand they are كثيرةmany
ذنوبك في الطاعات وهي كثيرة
إذاif عددتcounted تكفيكsuffice you عنinstead of كلevery زلةlapse
إذا عددت تكفيك عن كل زلة
Your sins in acts of obedience—and they are many—
Your sins in acts of worship are many
if counted, would suffice you without any other lapse.
If counted, they would suffice you against any slip
سبيلكyour course أنto تستغفرseek forgiveness from اللهGod بعدهاafter them
سبيلك أن تستغفر الله بعدها
وأنand to تتلافىremedy الذنبthe sin منهاarising from them بتوبةthrough repentance
وأن تتلافى الذنب منها بتوبة
Your course is to seek God's forgiveness after them,
Your path is to seek God’s forgiveness for them
and to remedy the sin arising from them through repentance.
And avoid the sin through repentance
فياso O عاملاone working للنارfor the Fire جسمكyour body لينtender
فيا عاملا للنار جسمك لين
فجربهso test it تمريناas training بحرin the heat of الظهيرةnoon
فجربه تمرينا بحر الظهيرة
O you toiling for the Fire, your body is tender;
So O worker for the Fire, your soft flesh
try training it in the noonday heat.
Try it baked at noonday heat
ودرجةand accustom it (apparent typo) فيto لسعthe stings of الزنابيرwasps تجتريyou may dare
ودرجة في لسع الزنابير تجتري
علىto face لسعthe bites of حياتsnakes هناكthere عظيمةenormous
على لسع حيات هناك عظيمة
And accustom it to wasp stings, that you may dare
And a degree in the sting of hornets flowing
to face the bites of enormous snakes there.
Upon the sting of serpents great there
فإنso if كنتyou are لاnot تقوىable to endure فويلكthen woe to you ماwhat الذيthat which
فإن كنت لا تقوى فويلك ما الذي
دعاكcalled you إلىto إسخاطangering ربthe Lord of البريةcreation
دعاك إلى إسخاط رب البرية
If you cannot endure, woe to you! What
For if you cannot endure, then woe to you, what
called you to anger the Lord of creation?
Led you to anger the Lord of creation?
تبارزهyou defy Him openly بالمنكراتwith evil deeds عشيةin the evening
تبارزه بالمنكرات عشية
وتصبحand enter the morning فيin أثوابrobes of نسكdevotion وعفةand chastity
وتصبح في أثواب نسك وعفة
You openly defy Him with evil deeds in the evening,
To confront Him with wrongs by night
and enter the morning in robes of devotion and chastity.
And dawn in garb of devotion and chastity
وأنتand you عليهagainst Him منكthan you are اجراbolder علىagainst الورىhumankind
وأنت عليه منك اجرا على الورى
بماbecause of what فيكis within you منof جهلignorance وخبثand foulness of طويةinner intent
بما فيك من جهل وخبث طوية
And you are bolder against Him than against humankind,
While you plot against Him the worst
because of the ignorance and foul intentions within you.
With the ignorance and malice you harbor
تقولyou say معamid العصيانdisobedience ربيmy Lord غافرforgiving
تقول مع العصيان ربي غافر
صدقتyou speak truly ولكنbut غافرforgiving بالمشيئةby His will
صدقت ولكن غافر بالمشيئة
Amid disobedience you say, 'My Lord is forgiving.'
You say with disobedience 'my Lord is Forgiving'
True—but He forgives as He wills.
True, but Forgiving by His will
وربكand your Lord رزاقa provider كماjust as هوHe غافرforgiving
وربك رزاق كما هو غافر
فلمthen why لمnot تصدقyou believe فيهماin both بالسويةequally
فلم لم تصدق فيهما بالسوية
Your Lord is a provider just as He is forgiving;
And your Lord is Sustainer as He is Forgiving
why, then, do you not believe equally in both?
So why do you not believe equally in both?
فإنكfor you ترجوhope for العفوpardon منfrom غيرother than توبةrepentance
فإنك ترجو العفو من غير توبة
ولستand you do not ترجىhope for الزرقprovision (apparent typo) إلاexcept بحيلةthrough an expedient
ولست ترجى الزرق إلا بحيلة
For you hope for pardon without repentance,
For you seek pardon without repentance
yet hope for provision only through some expedient.
And hope for provision only through scheming
علىalthough أنهthat He بالرزقfor provision كافلa guarantor نفسهHimself
على أنه بالرزق كافل نفسه
لكلfor everyone ولمand has not يكفلguaranteed لكلfor everyone بجنةwith paradise
لكل ولم يكفل لكل بجنة
Although He Himself guarantees provision
Though He has vouched for provision Himself
for everyone, He has not guaranteed everyone paradise.
For all, and not vouched for all with paradise
فلمso you did not ترضaccept الاexcept السعيstriving فيماfor what كفيتهyou were guaranteed
فلم ترض الا السعي فيما كفيته
واهمالand neglecting ماwhat كلفتهyou were charged with منof وظيفةa duty
واهمال ما كلفته من وظيفة
So you accept only striving for what has been guaranteed you,
So you do not settle for striving for what He guaranteed you
and neglecting the duty you have been charged with.
And neglecting the duties He tasked you with
تسيءyou think badly بهof Him ظناin opinion وتحسنand think well تارةat times
تسيء به ظنا وتحسن تارة
علىaccording to حسبماwhatever يقضيdecrees الهوىdesire فيin القضيةthe matter
على حسبما يقضي الهوى في القضية
You think ill of Him, and at times think well,
Erroneously opining at times and good at others
according to whatever desire decrees in the matter.
According to what desire rules in the matter
إلهيmy God لاdo not واخذتناhold us to account بذنوبناfor our sins
إلهي لا واخذتنا بذنوبنا
ولاand do not تخزناdisgrace us وانظرand look إليناupon us برحمةwith mercy
ولا تخزنا وانظر إلينا برحمة
My God, do not hold us to account for our sins;
My God, do not take us to account for our sins
do not disgrace us, and look upon us with mercy.
And do not humiliate us, look upon us with mercy
وخذand take بنواصيناby our forelocks إليكtoward You وهبand grant لناus
وخذ بنواصينا إليك وهب لنا
يقيناًcertainty يقيناthat protects us كلevery شكdoubt وريبةand misgiving
يقيناً يقينا كل شك وريبة
Take us by our forelocks toward You, and grant us
And take us by our forelocks to You, and grant us
certainty that protects us from every doubt and misgiving.
Certainty dispelling all doubt and suspicion
إلهيmy God اهدناguide us فيمنamong those whom هديتYou guided وخذبناand lead us
إلهي اهدنا فيمن هديت وخذبنا
إلىto الحقthe truth نهجاًa clear course فيalong سوآءthe middle of الطريقةthe path
إلى الحق نهجاً في سوآء الطريقة
My God, guide us among those You have guided, and lead us
My God, guide us among those You have guided, and take us
to the truth, on a clear course in the middle of the path.
To the truth by an even path
وكنand be شغلناour occupation عنinstead of كلevery شغلoccupation وهمناand our concern
وكن شغلنا عن كل شغل وهمنا
وبغيتناand our goal عنinstead of كلevery همconcern وبغيةand goal
وبغيتنا عن كل هم وبغية
Be our occupation instead of every occupation, and our concern
And let our occupation from all occupations and cares
and our goal instead of every concern and goal.
And desires from all cares and desires be You
وصلand send blessings صلاةa blessing لاno تناهيending علىupon الذيthe one
وصل صلاة لا تناهي على الذي
جعلتYou made بهthrough him مسكاmusk ختامthe close of النبوةprophethood
جعلت به مسكا ختام النبوة
And send blessings without end upon the one
And bless without end a prayer upon the one
through whom You made the close of prophethood musk,
You made the seal of prophecy by
وآلand his family وصحبand his companions أجمعينall وتابعand a follower
وآل وصحب أجمعين وتابع
وتابعهمand their followers منfrom كلall أنسhumankind وجنةand jinn
وتابعهم من كل أنس وجنة
and all his family and companions, and every follower,
And his family, companions all together, and followers
and their followers, from all humankind and jinn.
And their followers from all mankind and jinn
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