فَكَّرْتُI reflected فيon عَمَليmy work وفيand on أَعْماليmy deeds
فَكَّرْتُ في عَمَلي وفي أَعْمالي
وَنَظَرْتُand I looked فيinto قَوْليmy speech وَفيand into أفعَاليmy actions
وَنَظَرْتُ في قَوْلي وَفي أفعَالي
I reflected on my work and on my deeds,
and examined my speech and my actions.
فَوَجَدْتُso I found ماwhat أخْشاهُI fear it مِنْهاfrom them فَوْقَgreater than مَاwhat
فَوَجَدْتُ ما أخْشاهُ مِنْها فَوْقَ مَا
أَرْجُوI hope for فَطَاحَتْso collapsed عِنْدَat ذَاthat آمَاليmy hopes
أَرْجُو فَطَاحَتْ عِنْدَ ذَا آمَالي
So I found what I feared from them greater than what
I hoped for; at that, my hopes collapsed.
وَرَجَعْتُand I returned نَحْوَtoward الرَّحُمَةِthe mercy العُظْمَىsupreme إلىto
وَرَجَعْتُ نَحْوَ الرَّحُمَةِ العُظْمَى إلى
ماwhat أَرْتَجيI hope for منfrom فَضْلbounty ذيthe possessor of الإفضالِgenerosity
ما أَرْتَجي من فَضْل ذي الإفضالِ
And I turned back toward supreme mercy, toward
what I hope for from the bounty of the Bountiful One.
فَغَداso became الرَّجاhope والخَوْفُand fear يَعْتَلِجانِthe two wrestle فيin
فَغَدا الرَّجا والخَوْفُ يَعْتَلِجانِ في
صَدْرِيmy breast وَهَذاand this مُنْتَهىthe culmination of أَحْواليmy states
صَدْرِي وَهَذا مُنْتَهى أَحْوالي
Then hope and fear began to wrestle within
my breast—and this is the state I have reached.
Sol 6.1