ثباتكyour steadfastness فيin نهجthe course of السبيلthe path علىupon الوفاfaithfulness
ثباتك في نهج السبيل على الوفا
بهthrough it نيلattainment ماwhat ترجوهyou hope for it منfrom ذلكthat البثoutpouring of sorrow
به نيل ما ترجوه من ذلك البث
Your steadfastness in following the path with fidelity—
Your steadfastness on the path of righteousness, with loyalty
Through it you gain what you hope for from that outpouring.
Is the way to obtain what you hope for from that effort
ثوابكyour reward فيin العقبىthe hereafter بإخلاصthrough sincerity of نيةٍintention
ثوابك في العقبى بإخلاص نيةٍ
وجدand earnestness انحرافٍturning away عنfrom ملاحظةcontemplating النكثbreaking faith
وجد انحرافٍ عن ملاحظة النكث
Your reward in the hereafter comes through sincerity of intention,
Your reward in the hereafter, with the sincerity of intention
And earnest avoidance of contemplating a breach of faith.
If any deviation from observing betrayal is found
ثويتyou dwelt إلىwith الشيطانSatan فيin عرفthe customary ways of الهوىdesire
ثويت إلى الشيطان في عرف الهوى
ولمand did not تخشyou fear منfrom خزيthe shame of الفضيحةscandal والحنثand oath-breaking
ولم تخش من خزي الفضيحة والحنث
You settled with Satan in the ways of desire,
You have inclined toward Satan in the practice of passion
And did not fear the shame of scandal and oath-breaking.
And did not fear the disgrace of treachery and breach of faith
ثمارthe fruits of المعاليnoble deeds منwhoever جناهاgathers them رقيrises بهاthrough them
ثمار المعالي من جناها رقي بها
إلىto خيرthe best of ماwhat ينجوhe escapes بهthrough it منfrom شقاthe misery of الخبثwickedness
إلى خير ما ينجو به من شقا الخبث
The fruits of noble deeds—whoever gathers them rises through them
The fruits of noble deeds, to ascend with them
To the best means of escaping the misery of wickedness.
To the best that saves one from the misery of wickedness
ثيابكyour garments إنif طالتgrew long سوىother than حللthe robes of التقىpiety
ثيابك إن طالت سوى حلل التقى
تعودreturn إلىto هتكthe exposure of الفضائحdisgraces والرثand tatters
تعود إلى هتك الفضائح والرث
Your garments, however long—except for the robes of piety—
If your garments are long, other than the robes of piety
End in the exposure of disgrace and in tatters.
They will lead to exposing shame and rubbish
ثملتyou became intoxicated بخمرwith the wine of اللهوamusement فيin غررthe bright beginnings of الصباyouth أماdo you not
ثملت بخمر اللهو في غرر الصبا أما
تستحيyou feel shame فيin الشيبgray-haired age منat صبوةthe infatuation of الحدثthe young man
تستحي في الشيب من صبوة الحدث
You grew drunk on amusement's wine in youth's bright dawn—do you not
You were intoxicated with the wine of frivolity in the days of youth, are you not
Feel shame, in your gray years, at a young man's infatuation?
Ashamed in old age of the recklessness of adolescence
ثغرتyou breached حمىthe sanctuary of مولاكyour Lord مقتحماًforcing your way علىinto
ثغرت حمى مولاك مقتحماً على
محارمهHis forbidden bounds كالموجبlike one asserting الحقِّthe right بالإرثِby inheritance
محارمه كالموجب الحقِّ بالإرثِ
You breached your Lord's sanctuary, forcing your way into
You breached the sanctuary of your Master, trespassing
His forbidden bounds, as though asserting a right by inheritance.
His privacies, obligating truth with inheritance
ثقلتyou grew heavy منwith الأوزارburdens of sin فانهضso rise لدفعهاto cast them off
ثقلت من الأوزار فانهض لدفعها
بحسنthrough good اعترافconfession واطرحand cast aside فاسدcorrupt النفثwhisperings
بحسن اعتراف واطرح فاسد النفث
You have grown heavy with sins; rise, then, to cast them off
You are burdened with sins, so rise up to repel them
Through honest confession, and cast aside corrupt whisperings.
With good confession, and cast off corrupt breathing
ثلاثاًthree things إذاif رمتyou seek المثابreward تندماًremorse
ثلاثاً إذا رمت المثاب تندماً
وجداًand earnestness وعزماًand resolve للثباتfor steadfastness بلاwithout نكثbreaking faith
وجداً وعزماً للثبات بلا نكث
Three things, if you seek reward: remorse,
With three, when you seek reward, regret
And earnestness, and resolve to remain steadfast without breaking faith.
Seriousness, and determination to remain steadfast without treachery
ثواؤكyour dwelling فيin ظلthe shade of القبولacceptance بهاthrough them وبانكسارand with contrition
ثواؤك في ظل القبول بها وبانكسار
تنالyou attain الأجرthe reward فيat موقفthe place of standing for البعثthe Resurrection
تنال الأجر في موقف البعث
Through these you dwell in acceptance's shade; and with contrition,
Your refuge is in accepting Him and humility
You attain reward at the gathering of the Resurrection.
You will attain reward in the station of Resurrection
Sol 6.1