علامعلام: why وقدوقد: and already أذبتأذبت: you have melted القلبالقلب: the heart شوقاًشوقاً: with longing
علام وقد أذبت القلب شوقاً
تصدتصد: you turn away وقدوقد: and already عزمتعزمت: you have resolved علىعلى: upon ارتحالارتحال: departure
تصد وقد عزمت على ارتحال
Why, when you have melted my heart with longing,
Why have you melted my heart with longing,
Do you turn away, having resolved to depart?
Only to turn away now that I am set on leaving?
ولمولم: and not أكأك: I was قبلقبل: before ذاكذاك: that أتيتأتيت: I committed ذنباًذنباً: an offense
ولم أك قبل ذاك أتيت ذنباً
سوىسوى: except أنيأني: that I نهيتكنهيتك: I forbade you عنعن: from خصالخصال: practices
سوى أني نهيتك عن خصال
Before that, I had committed no offense,
I had committed no sin before this
Except that I forbade you certain practices.
Except cautioning you against certain traits.
أردتأردت: I intended بذاكبذاك: by that أنأن: that تدعىتدعى: you be called رشيداًرشيداً: wise
أردت بذاك أن تدعى رشيداً
إذاإذا: when افتضحافتضح: became disgraced المعارفالمعارف: the acquaintances بالمقالبالمقال: by talk
إذا افتضح المعارف بالمقال
I intended thereby that you should be called wise,
I wished you to be called wise
When acquaintances are disgraced by talk,
When all is laid bare through speech.
وألاوألا: and that not تبتلىتبتلى: you be afflicted بدنيءبدنيء: by a base man قومٍقومٍ: of a people
وألا تبتلى بدنيء قومٍ
فيكثرفيكثر: and so becomes abundant فيكفيك: about you منمن: of قيلٍقيلٍ: 'it was said' وقالوقال: and 'he said'
فيكثر فيك من قيلٍ وقال
And that you not be plagued by a base man among the people,
And not to be tested by an unworthy people
Lest gossip about you grow rife,
So that gossip and rumor do not spread about you.
فيسمعهفيسمعه: and so hears it المصادقالمصادق: the friend والمعاديوالمعادي: and the enemy
فيسمعه المصادق والمعادي
فتندمفتندم: and then you regret it عندعند: at مفتخرمفتخر: the occasion of boasting الرجالالرجال: men
فتندم عند مفتخر الرجال
And friend and foe alike hear it,
Both friend and foe would hear it
And you regret it when men boast.
And you would regret it before the proudest of men.
وماوما: and not كلٌكلٌ: everyone يصدقيصدق: believes فيكفيك: about you قوليقولي: my words
وما كلٌ يصدق فيك قولي
فكنتفكنت: then you would have been تكونتكون: be فوقفوق: above ذرىذرى: the summits المعاليالمعالي: lofty honors
فكنت تكون فوق ذرى المعالي
Not everyone believes my words about you;
Not everyone will believe my words about you.
Otherwise, you would stand above the summits of glory.
You would have risen above the highest summit.
فصنفصن: so protect نفساًنفساً: a soul عليعلي: to me أعزأعز: dearer منيمني: than me
فصن نفساً علي أعز مني
وقاكوقاك: may ... protect you السوءالسوء: harm أهليأهلي: my family ثمثم: then ماليمالي: my wealth
وقاك السوء أهلي ثم مالي
So protect a soul dearer to me than my own.
Protect a soul dearer to me than my own
May my family, then my wealth, shield you from harm.
And may my family and wealth protect you from harm.
وأيقنوأيقن: and be certain أننيأنني: that I لملم: did not آتآت: commit ذنباًذنباً: an offense
وأيقن أنني لم آت ذنباً
ودونكودونك: and take ماما: whatever هويتهويت: you desired منمن: of الفعالالفعال: deeds
ودونك ما هويت من الفعال
And be certain that I have committed no offense;
Know that I have committed no sin
Do whatever deeds you desire.
Apart from what my actions have wrought.
تجدنيتجدني: you will find me راضياًراضياً: content بهواكبهواك: with your desire طوعاًطوعاً: willingly obedient
تجدني راضياً بهواك طوعاً
لأمركلأمرك: to your command فيفي: in الحرامالحرام: the forbidden وفيوفي: and in الحلالالحلال: the lawful
لأمرك في الحرام وفي الحلال
You will find me content with your desire, willingly obedient
You will find me, willingly, obedient
To your command, in the forbidden and the lawful.
To your command, in the unlawful and lawful.
فواللَهفواللَه: for, by God العظيمالعظيم: the Almighty لملم: did not (likely a typo for لو, 'if') أنأن: that قلبيقلبي: my heart
فواللَه العظيم لم أن قلبي
عصاكعصاك: disobeyed you هممتهممت: I resolved عنهعنه: from it بانتقالبانتقال: by departing
عصاك هممت عنه بانتقال
For, by God Almighty, [if] my heart
By God Almighty, my heart has not
Disobeyed you, I would resolve to leave it.
Rebelled against you or thought to turn away.
أقلنيأقلني: pardon me تدخرتدخر: you will store up فيفي: at الحشرالحشر: the Resurrection gathering أجراًأجراً: a reward
أقلني تدخر في الحشر أجراً
إذاإذا: when احتاجاحتاج: needs المقيلالمقيل: the pardoner إلىإلى: to المقالالمقال: the pardoned one
إذا احتاج المقيل إلى المقال
Pardon me, and store up a reward at the Resurrection,
Tell me, you will earn reward in the Final Gathering
When the one who pardons needs the one pardoned.
When the slandered are in need of speech.
Sol 6.1