يا رُبَّ شَهوَةِ ساعَةٍ قَد أَعقَبَت
مَن نالَها حُزناً هُناكَ طَويلا
O how many a desire, indulged for an hour, has left
the one who gratified it long sorrow in the Hereafter.
عَظُمَ البَلاءُ بِها عَلَيهِ وَإِنَّما
نالَ المُفَضِّلُ لِلشَقاءِ قَليلا
Through it, affliction upon him grew immense, though
the one who preferred it, to his misery, gained but little.
فَإِذا دَعَتكَ إِلى الخَطيئةِ شَهوَةٌ
فَاِجعَل لِطَرفِكَ في السَماءِ سَبيلا
So when a desire calls you to sin,
then let your gaze find a path toward heaven.
وَخَفِ الإِلَهَ فَإِنَّهُ لَكَ ناظِرٌ
وَكَفى بِرَبِّكَ زاجِراً وَسَئولا
And fear God, for He is watching you;
your Lord suffices as deterrent and questioner.
ماذا تَقولُ غَداً إِذا لاقَيتَهُ
بِصَغائِرٍ وَكَبائِرٍ مَسؤولا
What will you say tomorrow when you meet Him,
when called to account for sins both small and great?
لا تَركَنَنَّ إِلى الرَجاءِ فَإِنَّهُ
خَدَعَ القُلوبَ وَضَلَّلَ المَعقولا
Never rest your hopes on pardon, for such hope
has deceived hearts and led reason astray.
Sol 5.6