فأنَاso I المقرَّthe one who acknowledges بذاto this ولكنْand yet ليسthere is not ليfor me
فأنَا المقرَّ بذا ولكنْ ليس لي
شغلconcern بهمwith them طرّاًall بغيرwithout تقوُّلِfabrication
شغل بهم طرّاً بغير تقوُّلِ
So I acknowledge this, and yet I have no
For though I am near to that, I have no business with them, not even a bit without solemnity
concern with any of them—I say this without fabrication.
Rather I turned my words yearning
لكنماbut نكَّبتُI turned aside قولىmy speech راغباًlonging
لكنما نكَّبتُ قولى راغباً
فيfor جنةِgarden الفردسِParadise أفضلfinest منزلِabode
في جنةِ الفردسِ أفضل منزلِ
But I have turned my speech aside, longing
For the garden of Paradise, the best dwelling
for the garden of Paradise, the finest abode.
What is my pleasure in the delights of the world when
ماwhat لذَّتيmy pleasure فيin لذةِpleasure الدنياthis world وقدand already
ما لذَّتي في لذةِ الدنيا وقد
نوديتI was summoned فيهاin it مسرعاًhastening بتنقلِto move on
نوديت فيها مسرعاً بتنقلِ
What pleasure have I in this world's pleasure, when
I was called in it to move quickly
I have been summoned within it to move on in haste?
Everyone has a disposition so do not blame
كلٌّeach لهُfor him طبعa nature فلاso do not تكُbe لائماreproachful
كلٌّ لهُ طبع فلا تكُ لائما
وأمِلand incline هَوَاكyour desire إلىtoward المقالِthe speech الأعدلِthe most just
وأمِل هَوَاك إلى المقالِ الأعدلِ
Each has his own nature, so do not be reproachful;
And incline your love to the most just saying
and incline your desire toward the most just speech.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1