وَصَاحِبٍand a companion كَهُمُومِlike the cares of النَّفْسِthe soul مُعْتَرِضٍlodged
وَصَاحِبٍ كَهُمُومِ النَّفْسِ مُعْتَرِضٍ
مَاthe space بَيْنَbetween تَرْقُوَةٍa collarbone مِنِّيof mine وَأَحشاءِand entrails
مَا بَيْنَ تَرْقُوَةٍ مِنِّي وَأَحشاءِ
And a companion, like the soul's cares, lies lodged
in the space between my collarbone and my entrails.
إِنْif قَالَhe says خَيْراًsomething good فَعَنْthen through سَهْوٍa lapse أَلَمَّbefell بِهِhim
إِنْ قَالَ خَيْراً فَعَنْ سَهْوٍ أَلَمَّ بِهِ
أَوْor قَالَhe says شَرَّاًsomething evil فَعَنْthen from قَصْدٍdeliberate intent وَإِمْضَاءِand resolve
أَوْ قَالَ شَرَّاً فَعَنْ قَصْدٍ وَإِمْضَاءِ
If he says anything good, it is through a lapse that befell him;
or if he says anything evil, it is with intent and resolve.
لاnot يَفْعَلُhe does السُّوءَevil إِلَّاexcept بَعْدَafter مَقْدِرَةٍhaving power
لا يَفْعَلُ السُّوءَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ مَقْدِرَةٍ
وَلاand not يُكَفْكِفُhe restrains himself إِلَّاexcept بَعْدَafter إِيذاءِinflicting harm
وَلا يُكَفْكِفُ إِلَّا بَعْدَ إِيذاءِ
He does evil only once he has the power,
and restrains himself only after inflicting harm.
عاشَرْتُهُI kept his company حِقْبَةًfor a time مِنْwith غَيْرِno سابِقَةٍprior acquaintance
عاشَرْتُهُ حِقْبَةً مِنْ غَيْرِ سابِقَةٍ
فَكَانَand he proved أَقْتَلَdeadlier مِنْthan دَاءٍdisease لِحَوْباءِto the soul
فَكَانَ أَقْتَلَ مِنْ دَاءٍ لِحَوْباءِ
I kept his company for a time, with no prior acquaintance;
and he proved deadlier to the soul than disease.
يَبْغِيhe seeks رِضايَmy goodwill وقَدْand already أَوْدَىhas perished بِرُمَّتِهِin its entirety
يَبْغِي رِضايَ وقَدْ أَوْدَى بِرُمَّتِهِ
وَكَيْفَand how يَحْيَاcan live صَرِيعٌone slain بَعْدَafter إِيداءِdeath
وَكَيْفَ يَحْيَا صَرِيعٌ بَعْدَ إِيداءِ
He seeks my goodwill, though it has utterly perished;
and how can one slain live after death?
لاmay not بارَكَbless اللهُGod فِيهِhim حَيْثُwherever كَانَhe may be وَلاnor
لا بارَكَ اللهُ فِيهِ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَلا
جَزَاهُrepay him عَنْfor فِعْلِهِhis deed إِلَّاexcept بِأَسْواءِwith evils
جَزَاهُ عَنْ فِعْلِهِ إِلَّا بِأَسْواءِ
May God not bless him, wherever he may be, nor
repay him for his deed with anything but evil.
Sol 6.1