فأنَاso I المقرَّthe one who acknowledges بذاto this ولكنْand yet ليسthere is no ليfor me
فأنَا المقرَّ بذا ولكنْ ليس لي
شغلconcern بهمwith them طرّاًall together بغيرwithout تقوُّلِfalse assertion
شغل بهم طرّاً بغير تقوُّلِ
So I acknowledge this, yet I have no
Though I am drawn to it, I have no care
concern with any of them, in all honesty.
For idle talk, only for truth and prayer.
لكنماbut نكَّبتُI turned aside قولىmy words راغباًdesiring
لكنما نكَّبتُ قولى راغباً
فيfor جنةِthe garden الفردسِParadise أفضلthe finest منزلِabode
في جنةِ الفردسِ أفضل منزلِ
But I have turned my words aside, yearning
I turn my words to higher, nobler ends—
for the garden of Paradise, the finest abode.
The loftiest heights of Paradise to share.
ماwhat لذَّتيmy delight فيin لذةِdelight الدنياthis world وقدand already
ما لذَّتي في لذةِ الدنيا وقد
نوديتI was summoned فيهاwithin it مسرعاًin haste بتنقلِto move on
نوديت فيها مسرعاً بتنقلِ
What delight have I in this world's delight, when already
What are earthly pleasures to me now?
I have been summoned within it to depart in haste?
I hasten on, called to realms above.
كلٌّeach person لهُfor him طبعa nature فلاso do not تكُbe لائماreproachful
كلٌّ لهُ طبع فلا تكُ لائما
وأمِلand incline هَوَاكyour desire إلىtoward المقالِthe statement الأعدلِthe most just
وأمِل هَوَاك إلى المقالِ الأعدلِ
Each has his own nature, so do not be reproachful,
All men are different; do not blame another’s ways.
and incline your desire toward the most just statement.
Hope for the highest; speak with gentle love.
Sol 6.1