ولاand do not تنسينever forget الدفترthe book المحكمwell-crafted الذيwhich
ولا تنسين الدفتر المحكم الذي
هوit الغايةthe goal القصوىthe utmost
هو الغاية القصوى
And do not forget the well-crafted book, which
Do not forget the well-bound notebook which
Is the ultimate goal.
Is the ultimate goal
فياso, oh أسفيmy sorrow أنthat نالattained مكنونthe secrets of علمهits knowledge
فيا أسفي أن نال مكنون علمه
سواكother than you منamong الأملاكthe kings فيin غيرother than ذاthis العصرthe age
سواك من الأملاك في غير ذا العصر
And alas, that its hidden knowledge was attained
Alas that its hidden knowledge
By kings other than you, in an age other than this.
Was attained by others than me in this age
وزدنيand grant me more منof الإدناءbringing near ماwhat قدalready وعدتنيyou promised me
وزدني من الإدناء ما قد وعدتني
فوعدكfor your promise مضمونguaranteed إلىup to حججyears عشرten
فوعدك مضمون إلى حجج عشر
And grant me more of the closeness you have promised me,
And increase my lowliness as you have promised me
For your promise is guaranteed for ten years.
For your promise is guaranteed by ten proofs
فليسfor it is not محالاًimpossible أنthat أحلَّI occupy محلةًa station
فليس محالاً أن أحلَّ محلةً
أضيفَwas assigned لهاto it قبليbefore me المضافthe one linked إلىto شمرِShimr
أضيفَ لها قبلي المضاف إلى شمرِ
For it is not impossible that I should occupy a station
It is not impossible that I will reach a status
To which, before me, the man linked to Shimr was appointed.
To which I was added before, along with Shimr
لقدindeed كانhad منthe one who فيin رحمةِthe mercy of اللَهGod همthought بيof me
لقد كان من في رحمةِ اللَه هم بي
لهذاfor this وماwhile not صارwent ابنson of شمرٍShimr إلىto القبرthe grave
لهذا وما صار ابن شمرٍ إلى القبر
Indeed, he who is in God's mercy had thought of me
Indeed, those in Allah's mercy were concerned about me
For this, while Ibn Shimr had not yet gone to the grave.
For this and what the son of Shimr reached in the grave