ياO نفسsoul هذاthis الذيwhich تأتينهyou do it عجبastonishing
يا نفس هذا الذي تأتينه عجب
علمknowledge وعقلand reason ولاand no نسكdevotion ولاand no أدبgood conduct
علم وعقل ولا نسك ولا أدب
O soul, what you are doing is astonishing:
O soul, this which you are doing is strange
knowledge and reason, yet neither devotion nor good conduct.
Knowledge and reason yet no piety or manners
وصفتyou described النفاقhypocrisy كماas فيin النصthe text يسمعهhe hears it
وصفت النفاق كما في النص يسمعه
علمknowledge اللسانthe tongue وجهلand ignorance القلبthe heart والسببand the cause
علم اللسان وجهل القلب والسبب
You have described hypocrisy as one hears it in the text:
You have described hypocrisy as it is heard in the text
knowledge on the tongue and ignorance in the heart; and the cause
Knowledge of the tongue yet ignorance of the heart and the cause
حبlove المتاعworldly goods وحبand love الجاهprestige فانتبهىso take heed
حب المتاع وحب الجاه فانتبهى
منfrom قبلbefore تطويare folded shut عليكupon you الصحفthe pages والكتبand the books
من قبل تطوي عليك الصحف والكتب
is love of worldly goods and love of prestige, so take heed
Love of possessions and love of status so beware
before the pages and books are folded shut upon you,
Lest the pages and books testify against you
وتصبحينand you become بقبرin a grave لاno أنيسcompanion بهin it
وتصبحين بقبر لا أنيس به
الأهلfamily والصحبand companions لماwhen ألحدواthey laid you in the grave ذهبواthey departed
الأهل والصحب لما ألحدوا ذهبوا
and you find yourself in a grave with no companion.
And you wake up in a grave with no companion
Family and companions, once they laid you in the grave, departed,
Family and friends when they bury you, they leave
وخلفوكand they left you behind وماand what أسلفتyou sent ahead منof غملunclear; likely 'deeds' (عمل)
وخلفوك وما أسلفت من غمل
فالمالso wealth مستأخرleft behind والكسبand what is earned مصطحبtaken along
فالمال مستأخر والكسب مصطحب
and left you behind with whatever deeds you had sent ahead.
Leaving you behind with the evils you have sent forth
So wealth is left behind, while what you earned accompanies you.
For wealth is delayed and deeds accompany
واستيقنيand be certain أنthat بعدafter الموتdeath مجتمعاًa gathering
واستيقني أن بعد الموت مجتمعاً
للعالمينfor all beings فتأتيthen will come العجمnon-Arabs والعربand Arabs
للعالمين فتأتي العجم والعرب
And be certain that after death there will be a gathering
And be certain that after death all will gather
for all beings; then non-Arabs and Arabs will come,
Foreigners and Arabs and people scattered about
والخلقand creation طراall together فيجزيهمthen He recompenses them بماfor what عملواthey did
والخلق طرا فيجزيهم بما عملوا
فيon يومa day لاnot ينفعbenefits الأموالwealth والحسبand ancestral honor
في يوم لا ينفع الأموال والحسب
and all creation together; then He will recompense them for what they did,
And He will judge them for what they have done
on a day when wealth and ancestral honor are of no avail.
On a day when wealth and lineage will not avail
وأخشىand I fear رجوعاa return إلىto عدلa just one توعدhas threatened منwhoever
وأخشى رجوعا إلى عدل توعد من
لاnot يتقيهfears Him بنارwith a fire حشوهاits filling القصبreeds
لا يتقيه بنار حشوها القصب
And I fear returning to the Just One, who has threatened whoever
And I fear returning to the justice that is promised by
does not fear Him with a fire filled with reeds.
One who is not feared, of a fire filled with reeds
وقودهاits fuel الناسpeople والأحجارand stones حاميةscorching hot
وقودها الناس والأحجار حامية
لاnot تنطفيgoes out أبدfor ever الآبادthe ages تلتهبit blazes
لا تنطفي أبد الآباد تلتهب
Its fuel is people and stones; it is scorching hot,
Its fuel is people and stones, burning
never going out, but blazing for ever and ever.
Never extinguishing for all eternity, blazing
والبعدand separation عنfrom جنةthe Garden الخلدeternity التيwhich حشيتwas filled
والبعد عن جنة الخلد التي حشيت
بالطيباتwith delights ولاand no موتdeath ولاand no نصبweariness
بالطيبات ولا موت ولا نصب
And I fear being kept far from the Garden of Eternity, which is filled
And being far from the eternal Garden filled
with delights, where there is neither death nor weariness.
With fragrances and no death or fatigue
فيهاin it الفواكهfruits والأنهارand rivers جاريةflowing
فيها الفواكه والأنهار جارية
والنورand light والحورand houris والولدانand youths والقببand domes
والنور والحور والولدان والقبب
In it are fruits and flowing rivers,
In it are fruits, rivers, light
and light, houris, youths, and domes.
And maidens, tents and youths
وهذهand this الدارabode دارan abode لاno بقاءpermanence لهاfor it
وهذه الدار دار لا بقاء لها
لاlet not يفتننكever tempt you منهاfrom it الورقsilver والذهبand gold
لا يفتننك منها الورق والذهب
And this abode is an abode with no permanence;
While this abode has no permanence
do not let its silver and gold tempt you,
Do not be deceived by its gold, silver or youth
والأهلand family والمالand wealth والمركوبand the mount تركبهyou ride it
والأهل والمال والمركوب تركبه
والثوبand the garment تلبسهyou wear it فالكلfor everything ينقلبchanges
والثوب تلبسه فالكل ينقلب
nor family, wealth, or the mount you ride,
Possessions, ride and clothes you wear for all will perish
nor the garment you wear, for everything changes.
May God not bless the world except for a purpose
لاmay not باركbless اللَهGod فيin الدنياthis world سوىexcept غرضa pursuit
لا بارك اللَه في الدنيا سوى غرض
منهاfrom it يعدis counted إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عدتare counted القربacts of devotion
منها يعد إذا ما عدت القرب
May God bless nothing in this world save a pursuit
To come closer to Him, this is what matters
within it, counted when acts of devotion are counted,
Not ostentation which is but lies and deceit
يريدseeks صاحبهits pursuer وجهface الإلهGod بهthrough it
يريد صاحبه وجه الإله به
دونwithout الرياostentation إنهindeed it is التلبيسdeception والكذبand falsehood
دون الريا إنه التلبيس والكذب
whose pursuer seeks through it the face of God,
God does not accept deeds that increase
without ostentation, for that is deception and falsehood.
For the doer other than the sake of God so refrain
لاnot يقبلaccepts اللَهGod أعمالاًdeeds يزيدincreases; likely 'intends' (يريد) بهاthrough them
لا يقبل اللَه أعمالاً يزيد بها
عاملهاtheir doer غيرother than وجهface اللَهGod فاجتنبواso avoid
عاملها غير وجه اللَه فاجتنبوا
God does not accept deeds intended
It is complete, bestow prayers upon our Master
by their doer for anything but God's face; so avoid such deeds.
His family and companions whose love is a must
تمتit is complete وصلواand send blessings علىupon المختارthe Chosen One سيدناour master
تمت وصلوا على المختار سيدنا
والآلand the family والصحبand the companions قومa people حبهمlove of them يجبis obligatory
والآل والصحب قوم حبهم يجب
It is complete; and send blessings upon the Chosen One, our master,
and his family and companions, a people whom we must love.
Partial English translation: 32 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1