فإنso if كنتyou are فيin هديthe guidance of الأئمةthe imams راغباًdesirous
فإن كنت في هدي الأئمة راغباً
فوطنthen steel yourself علىfor أنthat تنتحيكassail you الوقائعcalamities
فوطن على أن تنتحيك الوقائع
If, then, you desire the guidance of the imams,
If you desire to follow the guidance of the imams
Then steel yourself for calamities to assail you,
Then be steadfast, as calamities will test you
بنفسwith a soul وقورٍdignified عندin the face of كلevery كريهةٍmisfortune
بنفس وقورٍ عند كل كريهةٍ
وقلبand a heart صبورٍpatient وهوwhile it فيin الصدرthe breast مانعُprotective
وقلب صبورٍ وهو في الصدر مانعُ
With a dignified soul before every misfortune,
With a dignified soul in the face of every hardship
And a patient heart, standing guard within the breast.
And a patient heart that withstands in the chest
لسانكyour tongue محزونٌsorrowful وطرفكَand your gaze ملهمٌinspired
لسانك محزونٌ وطرفكَ ملهمٌ
وسركَand your secret مكتومٌconcealed لدىbefore الربِّthe Lord ذائعُmanifest
وسركَ مكتومٌ لدى الربِّ ذائعُ
Your tongue is sorrowful, and your gaze inspired;
Your tongue is saddened and your gaze inspired
And your secret is concealed, yet manifest before the Lord;
Your secret known to the Lord, made public
وذكركand your name مغمورُobscure وبابكand your door مغلقٌclosed
وذكرك مغمورُ وبابك مغلقٌ
وثغركَand your mouth بسامٌever smiling وبطنكَand your belly جائعٌhungry
وثغركَ بسامٌ وبطنكَ جائعٌ
And your name is obscure, and your door closed;
Your remembrance is drowned and your door is closed
And your mouth is ever smiling, and your belly hungry;
Your mouth smiles and your stomach hungry
وقلبكَand your heart مجروحٌwounded وسوقكَand your market كاسدُstagnant
وقلبكَ مجروحٌ وسوقكَ كاسدُ
وفضلكand your merit مدفونٌburied وطعنكand disparagement of you شائعُwidespread
وفضلك مدفونٌ وطعنك شائعُ
And your heart is wounded, and your market stagnant;
Your heart is wounded and your market depressed
And your merit is buried, and disparagement of you widespread.
Your grace is buried and your flaws made known
وفيand in كلevery يومٍday أنتyou جارعُswallowing غصةٍa choking sorrow
وفي كل يومٍ أنت جارعُ غصةٍ
منfrom الدهرِtime والإخوانand the brethren والقلبُwhile the heart طائعُwillingly submissive
من الدهرِ والإخوان والقلبُ طائعُ
And every day you swallow a choking sorrow
And every day you drink a bitterness
From time and brethren, while the heart willingly submits.
From fate, friends, the heart obedient
نهاركَyour day شغلُoccupation with الناسِpeople منfrom غيرother than مِنَّةٍreminding others of favors
نهاركَ شغلُ الناسِ من غير مِنَّةٍ
وليلكand your night شوقٌlonging غابَvanished عنهُfrom it الطلائعُthe scouts
وليلك شوقٌ غابَ عنهُ الطلائعُ
Your day is spent on people's affairs, without reminding them of your favors;
Your day is people's business without obligation
And your night is longing, with the scouts out of sight.
Your night is longing where pleasures are lost
فدونكso here before you هذاthis الليلnight خُذtake لهfor it ذرعةًa measure
فدونك هذا الليل خُذ له ذرعةً
ليومٍfor a day عبوسٍscowling عزare scarce فيهin it الذرائعُthe avenues of recourse
ليومٍ عبوسٍ عز فيه الذرائعُ
So here is this night for you: take its measure,
So take this night, make use of it
For a scowling day when avenues of recourse are scarce.
For a gloomy day where excuses are scarce
Sol 6.1