ذَهَبَhas gone الحَزمُresolve وَاِستَمالَand lured بيme اللَّهْdiversion (continued)
ذَهَبَ الحَزمُ وَاِستَمالَ بي اللَّهْ
وُcompletion of 'diversion' وَأَخنىand laid waste عَلَيَّupon me رَيبُvicissitudes of الزَّمانِtime
وُ وَأَخنى عَلَيَّ رَيبُ الزَّمانِ
Resolve has gone, and diversion has lured me away;
My resolve has gone and I have begged Allah for help
and time's vicissitudes have laid me low.
While the vicissitudes of fate continue to trouble me
صِرتُI became مُستَرفِداًa seeker of aid وَكُنتُand I used to أَرانيsee myself
صِرتُ مُستَرفِداً وَكُنتُ أَراني
سَوفَwould يَحياlive بِرَفديon my bounty الثَّقلانِhumankind and jinn
سَوفَ يَحيا بِرَفدي الثَّقلانِ
I have become a seeker of aid, though I once imagined
I have become dependent though I used to see myself
that humankind and jinn would live on my bounty.
As able to provide for all with my efforts
شَغَلَتنيdistracted me الشَّكاةُcomplaining عَنfrom طَلَبِseeking الحيthe remedy (continued)
شَغَلَتني الشَّكاةُ عَن طَلَبِ الحي
لَةِcompletion of 'remedy' وَاِستَحوَذَتand took possession عَلَيَّof me الأَمانيwishes
لَةِ وَاِستَحوَذَت عَلَيَّ الأَماني
Complaining has distracted me from seeking a remedy,
My complaints have distracted me from seeking livelihood
and wishes have taken possession of me.
And fancies have taken hold over me
فَكَأَنِّيso it is as though I أَرىsee الغِنَىwealth بِضَميريin my mind
فَكَأَنِّي أَرى الغِنَى بِضَميري
غَيرَexcept أَنِّيthat I مُنِعتُهُwas denied it فيin العِيانِvisible reality
غَيرَ أَنِّي مُنِعتُهُ في العِيانِ
It is as though I see wealth in my mind,
It’s as if I see wealth with my conscience
though I am denied it in reality.
But it has been denied to me in reality
سِمَةُthe mark of العَجْزِhelplessness أَقعَدَتنيheld me back عَنِfrom العَزresolve (continued)
سِمَةُ العَجْزِ أَقعَدَتني عَنِ العَز
مِcompletion of 'resolve' وَقادَتand led بَعدَafter الشِّماسِrestiveness عنانيmy rein
مِ وَقادَت بَعدَ الشِّماسِ عناني
The mark of helplessness has kept me from resolve,
The trait of incapacity has kept me from honor
and led me by the rein after my restiveness.
And after glory led my reins astray
وَقنوعيand my contentment بِالدونِwith little أَلبَسَنيclothed me in الذُّلabasement (continued)
وَقنوعي بِالدونِ أَلبَسَني الذُّل
لَcompletion of 'abasement' وَأَلقىand cast عَلَيَّover me ثَوبَthe garment of الهَوانِhumiliation
لَ وَأَلقى عَلَيَّ ثَوبَ الهَوانِ
And my contentment with little has clothed me in abasement,
And being content with less has clothed me in humiliation
and cast over me the garment of humiliation.
And cast over me the garb of disgrace
فَلَعمريso, by my life لَئِنif indeed هلكتُI perish لبِالحَسsurely through regret (continued)
فَلَعمري لَئِن هلكتُ لبِالحَس
رَةِcompletion of 'regret' مِنِّيfrom within me تَقَطَّعَتhave torn apart أَقرانيmy sinews
رَةِ مِنِّي تَقَطَّعَت أَقراني
By my life, if I perish, surely it is through regret
By my life! If I perish, it will be due to sorrow
that my sinews have torn apart within me.
Over me, my peers will be torn asunder
راجِعreturn to الحَزمَresolve وَاِستَعِذand seek refuge مِنfrom خِصاtraits (continued)
راجِع الحَزمَ وَاِستَعِذ مِن خِصا
لِcompletion of 'traits' العَجزِhelplessness يَوماًone day إِنif زَلَّتslipped القَدَمانِthe two feet
لِ العَجزِ يَوماً إِن زَلَّت القَدَمانِ
Return to resolve, and seek refuge from the traits
Regain your resolve and seek refuge from the failing
of helplessness, if one day your feet should slip.
Of incapacity, one day should your feet slip
لَمdid not يُسىءdo wrong فيin الصّموتِkeeping silent مِنthrough ذِكرِremembrance of الذْthe (begins 'abasement')
لَم يُسىء في الصّموتِ مِن ذِكرِ الذْ
ذِلَّةِabasement (completion) فيin القَولِspeech عِندَwhen نُطقِthe speaking of اللِسانِthe tongue
ذِلَّةِ في القَولِ عِندَ نُطقِ اللِسانِ
One does no wrong by keeping silent, remembering
Do not fail in keeping silent the remembrance
the abasement in speech when the tongue speaks.
Of humiliation in speech when the tongue speaks
لاnot يَكُنlet be حِصنَكَyour fortress التَّمَسُّكُclinging بِالهَمْto anxiety (continued)
لا يَكُن حِصنَكَ التَّمَسُّكُ بِالهَمْ
مِcompletion of 'anxiety' إِذاwhen خِفتَyou fear صَولَةَthe onslaught of الحَدَثانِtime's calamities
مِ إِذا خِفتَ صَولَةَ الحَدَثانِ
Let clinging to anxiety not be your fortress
Do not make holding worries your fortress
when you fear the onslaught of time's calamities.
When you fear the savagery of the young ones
واسعَand strive فيfor الحيلَةِthe remedy الَّتيthat تَتَلافاrescues (continued)
واسعَ في الحيلَةِ الَّتي تَتَلافا
كَyou وَشَمِّرand gird yourself تَشميرَwith the exertion of غَيرone who is not الوانيslack
كَ وَشَمِّر تَشميرَ غَير الواني
And strive for the remedy that rescues
Be resourceful in the strategy you use to avoid
you, and gird yourself like one who does not flag.
Your troubles and roll up what is not your sleeves
وَتَجَنَّبand avoid مِنَamong التَّصَبُّرِpatient endurance ماwhat يَلقىis displayed
وَتَجَنَّب مِنَ التَّصَبُّرِ ما يَلقى
إِلىto النَّاسِpeople وَاِخشَand fear غِبَّthe aftermath of التَّوانيdelay
إِلى النَّاسِ وَاِخشَ غِبَّ التَّواني
And shun the patient endurance put on display
And avoid showing the kind of patience
before people, and fear the aftermath of delay.
That is noticed by people and fear prolonged absence
رُبَّmany a مَنone who طالبَpressed الزَّمانَtime بِإِلحاwith insistence (continued)
رُبَّ مَن طالبَ الزَّمانَ بِإِلحا
حٍcompletion of 'insistence' شَديدٍfierce فَآبَthen returned بِالحِرمانِwith deprivation
حٍ شَديدٍ فَآبَ بِالحِرمانِ
Many a person has pressed time with insistence
Many who have sought time persistently with great
so fierce, only to return empty-handed.
Insistence have returned deprived
سَيُعيدُwill repeat الزَّمانُtime ذلِكَthat عِلماًas a lesson
سَيُعيدُ الزَّمانُ ذلِكَ عِلماً
وَكَفىand suffice واعِظاًas an admonisher لَهُfor him العَصرانِnight and day
وَكَفى واعِظاً لَهُ العَصرانِ
Time will impart that lesson anew,
Time will repeat that as a lesson
and night and day suffice to admonish him.
And the two eras suffice as a warner for it
Sol 6.1