مُذsince بصّرَتْنيopened my eyes تَجاريبيmy experiences ونَبَّهَنيand alerted me
مُذ بصّرَتْني تَجاريبي ونَبَّهَني
خُبْرِيmy knowledge بدهرِيof my times فقدتُI lost العيشةَthe life الرّغَدَاcomfortable
خُبْرِي بدهرِي فقدتُ العيشةَ الرّغَدَا
Since my experiences opened my eyes and I was alerted
Since my experiences enlightened me and warned me,
by my knowledge of my times, I have lost the life of ease.
And my knowledge of my fate made me lose a life of ease,
كأنَّنِيas though I كنتُI was فيin حُلْمٍa dream فأيقظَنيthen awakened me
كأنَّنِي كنتُ في حُلْمٍ فأيقظَني
خَوْفيmy fear وآلَىand swore علىupon جفنيَّmy two eyelids لاnot رَقَدَاthey both sleep
خَوْفي وآلَى على جفنيَّ لا رَقَدَا
It is as though I had been in a dream, then was awakened
It was as if I had been in a dream and was awakened,
by my fear, which swore my eyelids would know no sleep.
My fear denied sleep to my eyelids.
عجزتُI proved powerless عنagainst الدنيَاthe world فماso there is no ليَfor me منany يدٍhand (power)
عجزتُ عن الدنيَا فما ليَ من يدٍ
بِهاin it وليَand I have الأيَدُstrength المساعدُsupporting واليَدُand the hand
بِها وليَ الأيَدُ المساعدُ واليَدُ
I have proved powerless before the world; I have no sway
I was helpless in the world, having no capable hand
over it, though I have supporting strength and a hand.
To help me, though helping hands and hands to lean on abound.
ولكنّنِيand yet I لمdid not أسْلُcease longing عنهاfor it فأرْعَويso I might desist
ولكنّنِي لم أسْلُ عنها فأرْعَوي
ولاnor نِلتُI obtained منهاfrom it ماwhat أَوَدُّI desire وأقصِدُand I seek
ولا نِلتُ منها ما أَوَدُّ وأقصِدُ
Yet I have not ceased longing for it, so that I might turn away,
But I never asked anything of it, to be pampered,
nor gained from it what I desire and seek.
Nor gained from it what I wish and desire.
شَقِيتُI suffered بماbecause of what أحرزتُهI acquired it منof فضائلٍvirtues
شَقِيتُ بما أحرزتُه من فضائلٍ
بأيسرِهاthrough the least of them يحظىfinds favor الشقيُّthe wretched one ويَسعَدُand becomes happy
بأيسرِها يحظى الشقيُّ ويَسعَدُ
I have suffered because of the virtues I have acquired,
I suffered from the excellent virtues I had acquired
the least of which brings the wretched good fortune and happiness.
With the least of them the wretched attain happiness and bliss.
وفيand in النَّفسِthe soul إنif ناجَيْتُهاI spoke privately to it باطِّراحِهاof casting it aside
وفي النَّفسِ إن ناجَيْتُها باطِّراحِها
وبالزُّهدِand of renunciation فيهاof it فترةٌslackness وترَدُّدُand hesitation
وبالزُّهدِ فيها فترةٌ وترَدُّدُ
And in my soul, if I speak privately to it of casting the world aside
And if my soul escaped with the shedding of its faults,
and renouncing it, there is slackness and hesitation.
There would be in it hesitation and relapse.
فياso, O ربّLord أَلْهمْهاinspire it الرشادَright guidance بتركِهاby abandoning it
فيا ربّ أَلْهمْها الرشادَ بتركِها
فإِنَّكfor indeed You تهدِيYou guide منwhomever تشاءُYou will وتُرْشِدُand You lead aright
فإِنَّك تهدِي من تشاءُ وتُرْشِدُ
So, Lord, inspire my soul to follow the right path by forsaking it,
O Lord, inspire it with guidance through abandoning them!
for You guide whom You will and lead aright.
For you guide whom you will, and you point the way.
Sol 6.1