لِنَفسِيَ إِن تَنأَ عَنِ الجِسمِ رَوعَةٌ
كَرَوعَةِ أُنثى أُجلِيَت عَن دِيارِها
My soul, should it draw away from the body, knows a terror
like that of a woman driven from her homeland.
فَإِن رَحَلَت بِالرَغمِ عَن مُستَقَرِّها
فَما كانَ سُكناها لَهُ بِاِختِيارِها
And if, against its will, it leaves its resting place,
its dwelling there was never of its own choosing.
فَفوزوا بِنُسكٍ في الحَياةِ وَثَبِّتوا
لِأَقدامِكُم في الأَرضِ قَبلَ اِنهِيارَها
So win salvation through devotion in life, and plant
your feet firmly on the earth before it collapses.
وَإِن تُعظِموا في دينِكُم جُمُعاتِكُم
فَإِنَّ رِجالاً أُولِعَت بِشِيارِها
Though in your faith you exalt your Friday observances,
I know men whose souls are enamored of petty things.
Sol 5.6