ماnot بسيطُthe expanse of الحياةlife إلّاexcept وجيزbrief
ما بسيطُ الحياة إلّا وجيز
ومنامand the sleep of الذيthe one who يخافfears عزيزhard to attain
ومنام الذي يخاف عزيز
The expanse of life is but brief,
Life is not simple, only brief,
and sleep is scarce for one who fears.
And the sleep of one who fears is dear.
فوّزَpassed away المتقونthe God-fearing حقاtruly وفازواand they triumphed
فوّزَ المتقون حقا وفازوا
وتخطّاكand passed you by الفوزtriumph والتفويزand passing away
وتخطّاك الفوز والتفويز
The God-fearing have truly passed away and triumphed,
The pious have truly won and succeeded,
yet triumph and passing away have passed you by.
While you missed success and achievement.
وأحقّand most deserving among النساكthe ascetics بالرفعof elevation حالاin station
وأحقّ النساك بالرفع حالا
منhe whom عداهpassed him by لدىamong الورىhumankind تمييزdistinction
من عداه لدى الورى تمييز
And the ascetic most deserving of a higher station
The most deserving of ascension now
is he whom distinction among humankind has passed by.
Are those distinguished among people.
تنجزyou fulfill الوعدthe promise فيin السفاهfolly ولكنbut
تنجز الوعد في السفاه ولكن
موعدthe promise of الرشدright guidance ماnot لهfor it تنجيزfulfillment
موعد الرشد ما له تنجيز
You fulfill your promise in folly, yet
You may fulfill a promise foolishly, but
the promise of right guidance has no fulfillment.
The appointment of wisdom has no realization.
وتعافand you shun التقصيدcomposing odes فيon الزهدrenunciation والرغبand desire (word fragment)
وتعاف التقصيد في الزهد والرغب
ةcompletion of 'desire' فيهاabout it التقصيدcomposing odes والترجيزُand composing rajaz verse
ة فيها التقصيد والترجيزُ
And you shun composing odes on renunciation, while desire
Preaching abstinence yet craving wealth,
has both odes and rajaz verse devoted to it.
Such sermons are empty words.
كمhow often تجهّزتyou readied yourself للثّراءfor wealth
كم تجهّزت للثّراء
ترجّيهyou hope for it كأنas though ليسthere is not للرىfor [death?] (text unclear) تجهيزpreparation
ترجّيه كأن ليس للرى تجهيز
How often you have readied yourself for wealth,
How much you prepared for riches,
hoping for it, as though no preparation were needed for [death?—text unclear].
Yearning for them as if the world had no end.
يضحكُlaughs اللّهGod للمناجيfor one communing with Him إذاwhen ماemphasis after 'when'
يضحكُ اللّه للمناجي إذا ما
طالlasted long منهfrom him تحتbeneath الدياجيnight's darkness أزيزُa humming or sobbing sound
طال منه تحت الدياجي أزيزُ
God laughs for the one communing with Him whenever
God laughs at one who prays overly long
his murmuring lingers beneath the dark of night.
Murmuring beneath the cover of night.
فتهَجّدso keep prayerful night vigil واخشand fear البياتa night attack فمنfor through تضstart of 'neglecting it'
فتهَجّد واخش البيات فمن تض
ييعهcompletion of 'neglecting it' بزّwas stripped of ملكهhis kingdom أبرويزُAbarwiz
ييعه بزّ ملكه أبرويزُ
So keep prayerful night vigil and fear a night attack, for through neglect
So wake and fear the perils of night,
of it, Abarwiz was stripped of his kingdom.
Lest you lose your kingdom, O King.
خبثٌdross ماwhat بهwith it نسيرwe journey إلىto اللّهGod
خبثٌ ما به نسير إلى اللّه
ومطلوبand the required عدلهِits equivalent إبريزpure gold
ومطلوب عدلهِ إبريز
What we bear on our journey to God is dross,
Evil with which we cannot draw near to God,
yet its required equivalent is pure gold.
His justice demands uprightness.
ربّmany a إخلادةٍsurrender إلىto اليأسdespair فيهاin it
ربّ إخلادةٍ إلى اليأس فيها
لمعانيfor one enduring عنائِهاits hardship تبريزdistinction
لمعاني عنائِها تبريز
Many a surrender to despair holds
Many hopes lead to despair,
distinction for one who endures its hardship.
Their hidden meanings apparent.
خلطَةُmingling with العالمينhumankind داءٌan illness دوِيٌّgrievous
خلطَةُ العالمين داءٌ دوِيٌّ
واعتزالُand withdrawal from الأشكالone's peers حرزٌa refuge حريزُsecure
واعتزالُ الأشكال حرزٌ حريزُ
Mingling with humankind is a grievous illness,
The mixing of two worlds is a lingering illness,
and withdrawal from one's peers is a secure refuge.
Withdrawing from forms a strong refuge.
Sol 6.1