الناسpeople بحرa sea عميقdeep والبعدand distance منهمfrom them سفينهa ship
الناس بحر عميق والبعد منهم سفينه
وقدand indeed نصحتكI have advised you فانظرso look لنفسكto yourself المسكينهpoor
وقد نصحتك فانظر لنفسك المسكينه
People are a deep sea, and distance from them is a ship.
People are a deep sea, and distance from them is a ship
I have advised you, so look to your poor self.
And I advised you, so look after your poor self
فقلتso I said تذييلاas a continuation لهماto the two of them وإنand even if لمnot تكنit was مثلهماlike the two of them
فقلت تذييلا لهما وإن لم تكن مثلهما
فبحرهمfor their sea شرthe worst بجرsea (apparent misspelling) فيهاin it البلاياcalamities كمينهlying in ambush
فبحرهم شر بجر فيها البلايا كمينه
So I spoke in continuation of those two lines, though it was not their equal.
So I said, complementing the two, even if you are not like them
For their sea is the worst of seas, where calamities lie in ambush.
For their sea is an evil that hides afflictions within
بهin it التماسيحcrocodiles جمهnumerous وكمand how many أفاعيvipers سمينهfat
به التماسيح جمه وكم أفاعي سمينه
ففرso flee منهمfrom them فراراin flight
ففر منهم فرارا
In it are many crocodiles—and how many fat vipers!
In it are fierce crocodiles and how many fat snakes
So flee from them—flee!
So flee from them, fleeing
فالبعدfor distance حصنa fortress حصينهsecure
فالبعد حصن حصينه
فيهاin it اللآلىpearls الغواليprecious
فيها اللآلى الغوالي
For distance is a secure fortress.
For distance is an impregnable fortress
Within it are precious pearls,
In it are fine thoughts
معwith العلوقtreasures الثمينهvaluable
مع العلوق الثمينه
منof كلevery ذكرremembrance وفكرand reflection
من كل ذكر وفكر
Together with treasures of great worth,
With valuable sentiments
Of every kind of remembrance and reflection,
From every mention and thought
معwith الهدىguidance والسكينهand tranquility
مع الهدى والسكينه
والرفقand gentleness معwith جملةa number of أشياthings
والرفق مع جملة أشيا
Together with guidance and tranquility,
With guidance and tranquility
And gentleness, with a host of things
And kindness with all things
علىfor المعيشهlivelihood معينهhelpful
على المعيشه معينه
وتركand abandoning عاداتhabits سوءevil
وترك عادات سوء
That help with one's livelihood,
That help sustain life
And abandoning evil habits,
And leaving bad habits
فيهاin them الشرevil وردunclear split-word fragment فينهburied (apparent word fragment)
فيها الشر ورد فينه
وهيand they بكلfor every بلاءaffliction وكلand every فقرpoverty ضمينهa guarantor
وهي بكل بلاء وكل فقر ضمينه
In which evils lie buried (apparent reading).
In which is evil and rejection
And they guarantee every affliction and every kind of poverty.
And it is laden with every affliction and all poverty
حذارbeware عنهاof them حذارbeware منfrom قبلbefore محنهan ordeal محينهdeadly
حذار عنها حذار من قبل محنه محينه
واسلكand follow سبيلاa path سوياstraight
واسلك سبيلا سويا
Beware of them—beware—before a deadly ordeal.
Beware of it, beware before an impending ordeal
And follow a straight path,
And take an even path
علىalong الطريقthe road المبينهclear
على الطريق المبينه
طريقةa way ماnone كماهاlike it
طريقة ما كماها
Along the clear road:
On the clear way
A way like no other,
A way not bent
بيضاwhite نقيهpure حسينهbeautiful
بيضا نقيه حسينه
طريقةthe way المصطفىthe Chosen One أحمدAhmad
طريقة المصطفى أحمد
White, pure, beautiful:
White, good, beautiful
The way of the Chosen One, Ahmad,
The way of Mustafa Ahmad
بكلof every خيرgood thing قينهworthy (apparent misspelling)
بكل خير قينه
Worthy of every good thing (apparent reading).
With all goodness rooted
Sol 6.1