يَاO أَيُّهَاyou (vocative) السَّرِفُfool الْمُدِلُّconceited بِنَفْسِهِabout himself
يَا أَيُّهَا السَّرِفُ الْمُدِلُّ بِنَفْسِهِ
كَسَفِينَةٍlike a ship فِيin لُجِّthe depths of بَحْرٍa sea ماخِرَهْcleaving the water
كَسَفِينَةٍ فِي لُجِّ بَحْرٍ ماخِرَهْ
O you fool, so full of yourself,
Like a ship cleaving the deep sea!
أَتَظُنُّdo you think أَنَّthat الْفَخْرَhonor ثَوْبٌa robe مُعْلَمٌornamented
أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ الْفَخْرَ ثَوْبٌ مُعْلَمٌ
تَزْهُوyou strut بِلِبْسَتِهِin wearing it وَقِدْرٌand a pot باخِرَهْsteaming
تَزْهُو بِلِبْسَتِهِ وَقِدْرٌ باخِرَهْ
Do you think honor is an ornamented robe
That you strut in, and a steaming pot?
هَيْهَاتَfar from it! ظَنُّكَyour belief فَالْعُلاfor greatness أُمْنِيَةٌan aspiration
هَيْهَاتَ ظَنُّكَ فَالْعُلا أُمْنِيَةٌ
مِنْfrom دُونِthis side of مَبْلَغِهَاits attainment بِحارٌseas زَاخِرَهْsurging
مِنْ دُونِ مَبْلَغِهَا بِحارٌ زَاخِرَهْ
How mistaken your belief! For greatness is an aspiration
Whose attainment lies beyond surging seas.
أَتْلَفْتَyou have squandered دُنْيَاكَyour worldly life الَّتِيwhich أُوتِيتَهَاyou were given it
أَتْلَفْتَ دُنْيَاكَ الَّتِي أُوتِيتَهَا
وَلَسَوْفَand surely will تَهْلِكُyou perish حَسْرَةًfrom regret فِيin الآخِرَهْthe Hereafter
وَلَسَوْفَ تَهْلِكُ حَسْرَةً فِي الآخِرَهْ
You have squandered the worldly life you were given,
And will surely perish of regret in the Hereafter.
تَاللَّهِby God لَوْif رَاجَعْتَyou examined نَفْسَكَyourself مَرَّةًonce
تَاللَّهِ لَوْ رَاجَعْتَ نَفْسَكَ مَرَّةً
لَوَجَدْتَهَاyou would surely find it مِنْat سُوءِthe evil of فِعْلِكَyour conduct سَاخِرَهْscoffing
لَوَجَدْتَهَا مِنْ سُوءِ فِعْلِكَ سَاخِرَهْ
By God, if you examined yourself once,
You would find it scoffing at your evil conduct.
حَتَّامَhow long تَفْخَرُyou boast بِالْجُدُودِof forefathers وَلَمْand have not تَنَلْattained
حَتَّامَ تَفْخَرُ بِالْجُدُودِ وَلَمْ تَنَلْ
مَاwhat أَحْرَزَتْachieved تِلْكَthose الْجُدُودُforefathers الْفَاخِرَهْillustrious
مَا أَحْرَزَتْ تِلْكَ الْجُدُودُ الْفَاخِرَهْ
How long will you boast of your forefathers, though you have not attained
What those illustrious forefathers achieved?
فَاجْعَلْso make لِنَفْسِكَfor yourself مِنْfrom فِعَالِكَyour deeds شَاهِدَاًa witness
فَاجْعَلْ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ فِعَالِكَ شَاهِدَاً
يُغْنِيكَspares you the need عَنْfor ذِكْرِmentioning الْعِظَامِthe bones النَّاخِرَهْdecaying
يُغْنِيكَ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الْعِظَامِ النَّاخِرَهْ
So make your deeds a witness on your behalf,
That spares you the need to mention decaying bones.
Sol 6.1