إلىuntil ماwhat point لاnot تَكُفُّyou desist عنِfrom المَعِيبِshameful conduct
إلى ما لا تَكُفُّ عنِ المَعِيبِ
وشمسُand the sun of العُمرlife مالتhas inclined للمَغِيبِtoward setting
وشمسُ العُمر مالت للمَغِيبِ
How long will you persist in shameful deeds,
To the one who does not stop blaming,
when life's sun has inclined toward its setting?
And the sun of life has set in the west,
ومالكَand why are you جائلاًroaming بهوَىwith a longing for التَصابيplaying at youth
ومالكَ جائلاً بهوَى التَصابي
تَذِيلُyou strut بثَوبِin the robe of دُنياكَyour worldly life القشيبِfine and new
تَذِيلُ بثَوبِ دُنياكَ القشيبِ
And why do you roam, driven by a longing to play at youth,
And you are leaning with the passion of youth,
strutting in the fine new robe of your worldly life?
Trailing the gown of your world with rags.
وقدand already خَطَّتhas inscribed يَدُthe hand of الأَيَّامِdays خطّاًa line
وقد خَطَّت يَدُ الأَيَّامِ خطّاً
بفَودِكَon your temple مُذsince بداappeared وَخطُthe streaking of المَشِيبِgray hair
بفَودِكَ مُذ بدا وَخطُ المَشِيبِ
And the hand of days has already traced a line
The days have etched a line,
upon your temple, since the streaks of gray appeared.
On your cheek since the lines of old age appeared.
تقولُsay حُروفُهُits letters بلِسانِin the language of حالone's condition
تقولُ حُروفُهُ بلِسانِ حال
كَفَىenough منof ذيthese الخطاياtransgressions والذُنوبِand sins
كَفَى من ذي الخطايا والذُنوبِ
Its letters say, through their silent testimony:
Its letters say in the language of the state,
Enough of these transgressions and sins!
"Enough of he who has sins and faults."
لقدindeed حانَhas come الذَهابُdeparture فكُنso be حَزُوماًresolute
لقد حانَ الذَهابُ فكُن حَزُوماً
فطيناًdiscerning مستعدّاًprepared للذُهُوبِfor departure
فطيناً مستعدّاً للذُهُوبِ
The time to depart has surely come; be resolute,
The time of departure has come, so be prepared,
discerning and ready for departure.
Keen and ready for the return.
وهَيءand prepare ماwhat يُزِيلwill quench ظَماكَyour thirst يوماًone day
وهَيء ما يُزِيل ظَماكَ يوماً
وإِلَّاand otherwise ذُبتَyou will melt منfrom حَرِّthe heat of اللُغوبِexhaustion
وإِلَّا ذُبتَ من حَرِّ اللُغوبِ
And prepare what will one day quench your thirst,
And prepare what will remove your sorrow one day,
or else you will melt from the heat of exhaustion.
Otherwise you will melt from the heat of deprivation.
وأَرضِand please اللَهGod كيso that تَلقَىyou may attain أَملناour hope
وأَرضِ اللَه كي تَلقَى أَملنا
بذاكat that المَوقِفِplace of judgment العَدلِjust الرهيبِfearsome
بذاك المَوقِفِ العَدلِ الرهيبِ
And please God, so you may attain what we hope for
And plead to God's land so that we meet our hope,
at that just and fearsome place of judgment.
In that just and terrible stance.
وإِرفَعand lift باتضاعٍwith humility منكَof yours عقلاًa mind
وإِرفَع باتضاعٍ منكَ عقلاً
وقلباًand a heart نحوtoward عَلَّامthe All-Knower of الغُيوبِthe unseen
وقلباً نحو عَلَّام الغُيوبِ
And humbly lift your mind
And raise with humility a mind,
and heart toward the All-Knower of the unseen.
And a heart toward the Knower of the unseen.
فليسَfor it is not بنافعٍof benefit رفعُraising الأَياديhands
فليسَ بنافعٍ رفعُ الأَيادي
إذاif لمnot تَرتَفِعrise أَيديthe hands of القُلُوبِhearts
إذا لم تَرتَفِع أَيدي القُلُوبِ
For raising hands is of no avail
For raising hands is of no use,
if the hands of hearts do not rise.
If the hearts’ hands do not rise.
تَعَمَّدundertake deliberately توبةًrepentance منfrom غيرwithout نقصٍdeficiency
تَعَمَّد توبةً من غير نقصٍ
وثِقand trust بالواحدِin the One الأَحَدِthe Unique المُجِيبِthe Answerer
وثِق بالواحدِ الأَحَدِ المُجِيبِ
Resolve upon repentance without any flaw,
Do sincere repentance without deficiency,
and trust in the One, the Unique, who answers.
And trust in the One, the Unique, the Responder.
تَنَلyou will gain صَفحاًpardon بلاwithout ريبٍdoubt إذاif لمnot
تَنَل صَفحاً بلا ريبٍ إذا لم
تَكُنyou are عِندَat the time of الرجاءِhope بمُستريبِin doubt
تَكُن عِندَ الرجاءِ بمُستريبِ
You will gain pardon without doubt, if you do not
You will attain forgiveness without doubt, if
harbor doubt when you hope.
You are not hesitant in hope.
لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot لناfor us فيon الأَرضِearth مِلكٌproperty
لَعَمرُكَ ما لنا في الأَرضِ مِلكٌ
وكُلٌّand everyone عائِشٌliving عيشَthe life of الغريبِa stranger
وكُلٌّ عائِشٌ عيشَ الغريبِ
By your life, we own nothing on earth,
By your life we have no kingdom on earth,
and everyone lives the life of a stranger.
And each lives the life of a stranger.
ولكِنand yet مِلكُناour possession مَلَكُوتُthe kingdom of رَبٍّa Lord
ولكِن مِلكُنا مَلَكُوتُ رَبٍّ
بهيِّsplendid الحُكمِrule دَيَّانٍa Judge مُثِيبِa rewarder
بهيِّ الحُكمِ دَيَّانٍ مُثِيبِ
But our possession is the kingdom of a Lord
But our kingdom is the kingdom of a Lord,
splendid in rule, a Judge who rewards.
Beautiful in rule, the Judge, the Rewarder.
سيُدرِكُناwill overtake us الفَناdeath فيon الأَرضِearth يوماًone day
سيُدرِكُنا الفَنا في الأَرضِ يوماً
ونُبعَدُand we shall be removed منfrom فِناهاits courtyard عنin قريبِa short time
ونُبعَدُ من فِناها عن قريبِ
One day, death will overtake us on earth,
One day, mortality will overtake us on earth,
and soon we shall be removed from its courtyard.
And we will be distanced from its mortality soon.
نَخالُwe suppose العِزَّhonor فيin جاهٍstatus ومالٍand wealth
نَخالُ العِزَّ في جاهٍ ومالٍ
وأَنَّand that الفخرَpride فيin الأصلِlineage الحسيبِnoble
وأَنَّ الفخرَ في الأصلِ الحسيبِ
We imagine honor lies in status and wealth,
We imagine glory in status and money,
and that pride lies in noble lineage.
And that pride is in lineage and ancestry.
فماso what نَفعُuse الثَراءِwealth بلاwithout صَلاحٍrighteousness
فما نَفعُ الثَراءِ بلا صَلاحٍ
وماand what نَفعُuse الأُصولِancestral roots مَعَwith العُيُوبِflaws
وما نَفعُ الأُصولِ مَعَ العُيُوبِ
So what use is wealth without righteousness?
But what is the benefit of wealth without righteousness?
And what use is ancestry with flaws?
And what is the benefit of ancestry with faults?
Sol 6.1