فديتكI would ransom you ماwhat هذاthis التراخيlingering وإنّماand only
فديتك ما هذا التراخي وإنّما
عدادُكyour being numbered لوif يصحوawakens فؤادكyour heart فيamong السفرthe travelers
عدادُك لو يصحو فؤادك في السفر
I would ransom you! What is this lingering? You are only
My dearest friend, why this lack of care when
numbered among travelers, if your heart would awaken.
If your heart would but awaken to wisdom on this journey
تنَزّهrise above عنfrom التطوافroaming about تلتمسِyou seek الغنىself-sufficiency
تنَزّه عن التطواف تلتمسِ الغنى
حسبكenough for you بالنزرِwith a scant amount اليسيرِsmall منof الوفرwealth
حسبك بالنزرِ اليسيرِ من الوفر
Shun roaming about, and seek self-sufficiency;
You’d refrain from idle wandering, seeking riches
a scant, modest share of wealth is enough for you.
A little wealth should suffice for your needs
ومنand against أمّUmm (mother of) دفرٍDafr (stench) حذّرَwere warned الناسthe people قبلناbefore us
ومن أمّ دفرٍ حذّرَ الناس قبلنا
فإيّاكَso beware والتعريجand turning aside منهاfrom her علىtoward دفرstench
فإيّاكَ والتعريج منها على دفر
And people before us were warned against Umm Dafr, Mother of Stench;
Many before warned against the treacherous path
so beware of turning aside toward her stench.
So beware of venturing there in your greed
هبsuppose العمرlife يحظىenjoys بالعمارةwith settled prosperity آملاًhopeful
هب العمر يحظى بالعمارة آملاً
أليسis it not منfrom القبرthe grave المآلُthe final destination إلىto القفرthe wilderness
أليس من القبر المآلُ إلى القفر
Suppose life enjoys settled prosperity, full of hope—
Make the most of life while you’re able
is not the final passage from the grave into the wilderness?
For all journeys end at the grave’s door
ألمhave you not ترَseen وفدthe delegation اللَهGod منfrom بعدafter حجّهمtheir pilgrimage
ألم ترَ وفد اللَه من بعد حجّهم
إذاwhen لهجواthey spoke eagerly بالقرّof rest سيقواthey were driven إلىto النفرdeparture
إذا لهجوا بالقرّ سيقوا إلى النفر
Have you not seen how God's pilgrims, after their pilgrimage,
Have you not seen the pilgrims when Hajj is done
when they spoke eagerly of rest, were driven to depart?
Crying “To die!” they march on without fear
Sol 6.1