ياO بُنيَّmy dear son عبدَAbd (servant) اللهِAllah (God) احتِساباseeking God's reward
يا بُنيَّ عبدَ اللهِ احتِسابا
عنْfor أثاثٍfurnishings ومنْزِلٍand a dwelling وعَقارِand landed property
عنْ أثاثٍ ومنْزِلٍ وعَقارِ
O my dear son Abd Allah, endure in hope of God's reward
O son of Abdullah, be patient
The loss of furnishings, a dwelling, and landed property.
About furniture, home, and real estate
كيفَhow يأسىgrieve علىover خسارَةِthe loss of جُزْءٍa part
كيفَ يأسى على خسارَةِ جُزْءٍ
مَنْone who يَرىsees الكُلَّthe whole فيin سَبيلِthe path of الخَسارِloss
مَنْ يَرى الكُلَّ في سَبيلِ الخَسارِ
How can one grieve over the loss of a part,
How can one grieve the loss of a part
Who sees the whole on the path to loss?
When he sees the whole is lost anyway
هدَفٌa target لاnot تَنيslacken سِهامُthe arrows اللياليof the nights
هدَفٌ لا تَني سِهامُ الليالي
عنْfrom سِباقٍracing تُجاهَهُtoward it وبِدارِand hastening
عنْ سِباقٍ تُجاهَهُ وبِدارِ
A target—the arrows of the nights never slacken
A target the arrows of nights do not miss
In racing toward it and hastening.
Competing towards it insistently
واحِدٌone طائِشٌwide of the mark وثانٍand a second مُصيبٌhitting the mark
واحِدٌ طائِشٌ وثانٍ مُصيبٌ
ليسَdoes not يُنْجيsave منْهاfrom them اشْتِمالُwrapping oneself in حِذارِcaution
ليسَ يُنْجي منْها اشْتِمالُ حِذارِ
One goes astray, and a second strikes true;
One stray and another accurate
No cloak of caution saves one from them.
No shielding or caution can protect from it
غيْرَother than ذيthis الدّارِthe abode صرِّفِredirect الهمَّconcern فيهاin it
غيْرَ ذي الدّارِ صرِّفِ الهمَّ فيها
فمُناخُfor a halting-place الرّحيلِdeparture ليسَnot بدارِa home
فمُناخُ الرّحيلِ ليسَ بدارِ
While here, turn your concern away from this abode;
Except the Lord of the abode who disposes worries in it
For a halting-place before departure is no home.
The climate of departure is no dwelling
Sol 6.1