راقبيbe mindful of اللَهGod ورديand ward off الوغىthe fray ليfor me
راقبي اللَه وردي الوغى لي
ضلhas gone astray عبدa servant لمhas not يراقبheeded ربهhis Lord
ضل عبد لم يراقب ربه
Be mindful of God, and ward off the fray for me.
A servant who has not heeded his Lord has gone astray.
قدindeed نسيتI have forgotten اللبreason فيamid أجرائكyour doings (uncertain reading)
قد نسيت اللب في أجرائك
أترىdo you think يعقلcan understand ناسone who forgets لبهhis reason
أترى يعقل ناس لبه
I have forgotten reason amid your doings.
Do you think one who forgets his reason can understand?
أناI كاللاجئlike one seeking refuge منfrom وجدlove's anguish إلىto الكتبthe books
أنا كاللاجئ من وجد إلى الكتب
إنif قلبhe turns the pages يظلمhe wrongs كتبهhis books
إن قلب يظلم كتبه
I am like one seeking refuge from love's anguish in books:
If he turns their pages, he wrongs his books.
آكلI eat النقلthe nuts فإذand suddenly بيI find myself ساهياًabsent-minded
آكل النقل فإذ بي ساهياً
أمضغI chew القضرthe husk (probable intended reading) وأرميand I throw away لبهits kernel
أمضغ القضر وأرمي لبه
I eat nuts, and suddenly, absent-minded,
I chew the husk and throw its kernel away.
Sol 6.1