كُلّevery حَيّliving being سِوىexcept المهيمنthe Guardian فانيmortal
كُلّ حَيّ سِوى المهيمن فاني
فَاِتَّقواso fear اللَهGod ياO ذَويpossessors of العرفانِunderstanding
فَاِتَّقوا اللَه يا ذَوي العرفانِ
Every living being but the Guardian is mortal.
All the living besides the Omnipotent shall perish
So fear God, O people of understanding.
So fear Allah, O people of insight
أبحرseas الدَمعtears لاdo not تُعادلequal نَفعاًin benefit
أبحر الدَمع لا تُعادل نَفعاً
قَطرةa drop مِنfrom سَحائبclouds الغُفرانِforgiveness
قَطرة مِن سَحائب الغُفرانِ
Seas of tears do not equal, in benefit,
An ocean of tears is not worth
A drop from the clouds of forgiveness.
A drop from the clouds of forgiveness
وَالحَليمand the wise man الَّذيwho يَرىsees المَوتdeath أَحلىsweeter
وَالحَليم الَّذي يَرى المَوت أَحلى
مِنthan حَياةa life مَرَّتpassed بِدارin an abode of هَوانِhumiliation
مِن حَياة مَرَّت بِدار هَوانِ
And the wise man is he who finds death sweeter
And the forbearing one who sees death sweeter
Than a life spent in an abode of humiliation.
Than a life that passed in the abode of humiliation
إِنَّماonly الصَبرpatience فيin الشَدائدhardships درعa shield
إِنَّما الصَبر في الشَدائد درع
لَمhave not تُمزّقهُtorn it أَسهُمarrows الحدثانِtime's misfortunes
لَم تُمزّقهُ أَسهُم الحدثانِ
Patience in hardships is but a shield
Verily, patience in adversities is a shield
That the arrows of misfortune have not torn.
Unbroken by the arrows of events
وَأَخوand the man of الصَبرpatience وَالهلوعand the fretful man إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
وَأَخو الصَبر وَالهلوع إِذا ما
نَفَذَتstruck home أَسهُمarrows القَضاfate سِيّانِboth alike
نَفَذَت أَسهُم القَضا سِيّانِ
And the patient man and the fretful man, when
And the brother of patience and anxiety, if
The arrows of fate strike home, are alike.
The arrows of destiny penetrated, are equal
إِنَّindeed جَهلignorance of الآجالallotted lifespans فيamong الناسpeople خَيرa blessing
إِنَّ جَهل الآجال في الناس خَير
مُستَفادreceived مِنfrom واهبthe Giver of الإِحسانِbounty
مُستَفاد مِن واهب الإِحسانِ
Indeed, people's ignorance of their allotted lifespans is a blessing
Verily, people's ignorance of their terms is good
Received from the Giver of bounty.
Gained from the Giver of Favors
لَوif دَرىknew المَرءa person حَظَّهُhis share مِنof حَياةlife
لَو دَرى المَرء حَظَّهُ مِن حَياة
لَقَضاهاhe would spend it بِالهَمِّin worry وَالأَحزانِand sorrows
لَقَضاها بِالهَمِّ وَالأَحزانِ
If a person knew his allotted share of life,
If man knew his share of life
He would spend it in worry and sorrow.
He would spend it in worries and sorrows
Sol 6.1