حارwas bewildered الفؤادthe heart فماso, not أدريI know أأنتحرshall I kill myself?
حار الفؤاد فما أدري أأنتحر
أمor أرتضيI am content بالذيwith what يأتيcomes بهwith it القدرfate
أم أرتضي بالذي يأتي به القدر
My heart is bewildered; I do not know—shall I take my own life,
My heart is confused, should I kill myself
or be content with what fate brings?
Or accept what destiny brings?
وكيفand how يقبلaccepts ذوone possessing عقلreason بماwith what رسمواthey decreed
وكيف يقبل ذو عقل بما رسموا
إنindeed القضاءfate علىover التفكيرthought ينتصرtriumphs
إن القضاء على التفكير ينتصر
And how can a rational person accept what they have decreed:
How can a rational being accept what they have planned?
that fate triumphs over thought?
Judgment triumphs over thought.
ماnot منany قضاءdecree of fate جرىcame to pass إلاexcept لهit has سببa cause
ما من قضاء جرى إلا له سبب
مناfrom us كماas أثبتproved المحسوسwhat is perceptible والأثرand the effect
منا كما أثبت المحسوس والأثر
No decree of fate has come to pass without a cause
No judgment was made without a reason
arising from us, as sensory evidence and effects have proved.
Derived from us, as confirmed by the tangible and the effect.
إنindeed المصائبcalamities إنif حلتbefell بماbecause of what كسبتearned
إن المصائب إن حلت بما كسبت
أيديكمyour hands ولكمand for you فيin حكمهHis judgment عبرlessons
أيديكم ولكم في حكمه عبر
Indeed, calamities, if they befall you, come from what
If misfortunes befall what your hands have earned
your hands have earned; in His judgment are lessons for you.
And in its ruling you find a moral;
فليسso there is not ثمتthere شيءanything جاءناcame to us قدراas fate
فليس ثمت شيء جاءنا قدرا
لكنbut rather بأفعالناthrough our deeds والمرءand a person مقتدرcapable
لكن بأفعالنا والمرء مقتدر
So nothing has come to us through fate,
Nothing came to us as fate,
but through our deeds—and a person has power to act.
But by our deeds, and man has free will.
إناindeed we لقومtruly a people أبتrefused أهواؤناour desires ولعاout of infatuation
إنا لقوم أبت أهواؤنا ولعا
بالشرwith evil إنif يستقيمbecomes sound الفكرthought والنظرand judgment
بالشر إن يستقيم الفكر والنظر
We are a people whose desires rebel, out of infatuation
We are a people whose whims refused
with evil, if thought and judgment grow sound.
Evil, if thought and consideration are set right.
كلeveryone يغنيsings علىof ليلاهhis Layla مرتقباawaiting
كل يغني على ليلاه مرتقبا
منهاfrom her الوصالunion ويقضيand spends الدهرa lifetime ينتظرwaiting
منها الوصال ويقضي الدهر ينتظر
Each sings of his own Layla, awaiting
Each sings to his night, hoping
union with her, and spends a lifetime waiting.
For union, while time passes by waiting.
Sol 6.1