عجبتI marveled لمنat one who يستوثرseeks softness in الفرشbedding مترفاliving in luxury
عجبت لمن يستوثر الفرش مترفا
وللقبرyet to the grave مغداهُhis morning journey طريحاlaid out علىupon النعشthe bier
وللقبر مغداهُ طريحا على النعش
I marvel at one who seeks soft bedding, living in luxury,
I'm amazed at one who hoards luxuries for himself
though his morning journey takes him to the grave, laid upon the bier.
Yet for his grave, only a bier atop a stretcher
منfrom دارthe abode of البوارruin سلامةًsafety
من دار البوار سلامةً
وحيّيتهاand its serpent الرقشاءspeckled قاتلَةُdeadly النهشbiting
وحيّيتها الرقشاء قاتلَةُ النهش
Safety from the abode of ruin—
From the abode of destruction, safely departed
while its speckled serpent is deadly in its bite.
And it bid him farewell, the shabby, voracious termite
ولوand if فكّرhe pondered المغرورthe deluded man فيon بطشةthe fierce assault of الردىdeath
ولو فكّر المغرور في بطشة الردى
لكفّhe would restrain يداa hand معتادةaccustomed to العدوaggression والبطشand violence
لكفّ يدا معتادة العدو والبطش
And if the deluded man pondered death's fierce assault,
If only the arrogant thought about the grip of ruin
he would restrain a hand accustomed to aggression and violence.
He would restrain a hand accustomed to enmity and tyranny
ألاtake heed عدّturn aside عنfrom صغرىa minor sin تجرّdrags along كبيرةًa greater sin
ألا عدّ عن صغرى تجرّ كبيرةً
فغايةُfor the culmination of صبّthe pouring of الغيثrain منfrom مبدإthe beginning of الرشsprinkling
فغايةُ صبّ الغيث من مبدإ الرش
Take heed: turn away from a minor sin that drags a greater one behind it,
Beware small matters that lead to larger ones
for rain's full downpour begins with a sprinkling.
For the torrential rain's endpoint begins with scattered drops
عليكyou must devote yourself بحسنto excellence in السعيstriving فيin كلevery صالحgood deed
عليك بحسن السعي في كل صالح
ونكبand turn aside عنfrom السعيstriving المذمّمblameworthy والحرشand incitement to strife
ونكب عن السعي المذمّم والحرش
Devote yourself to striving well in every good deed,
Do good deeds with excellence in all that is righteous
and shun blameworthy pursuits and the stirring of strife.
And avoid blameworthy efforts and wickedness
وإنand if خفتyou fear منof حملbearing المآثمsins فيon غدthe morrow
وإن خفت من حمل المآثم في غد
فلاthen do not تسعstrive فيin كسبacquiring الحمولةbeasts of burden والفرشand small livestock
فلا تسع في كسب الحمولة والفرش
And if you fear bearing sins on the morrow,
If you fear bearing sins tomorrow
then do not strive to acquire beasts of burden and small livestock.
Then do not strive in gaining burdens and luxuries
أرىI see كلّevery جبّارtyrant يثلّis toppled وعرشهُand his throne
أرى كلّ جبّار يثلّ وعرشهُ
يُثَلُis toppled ويبقىand remains وجهthe face of ربّكyour Lord ذوpossessor of العرشthe Throne
يُثَلُ ويبقى وجه ربّك ذو العرش
I see every tyrant toppled, and his throne
I see every tyrant perish, his throne destroyed
toppled; yet the face of your Lord, Possessor of the Throne, remains.
He perishes but your Lord's face remains, Lord of the Throne
Sol 6.1