وقفٌdevoted عليكto you تحيتيmy greeting وحياتيand my life
وقفٌ عليك تحيتي وحياتي
وعلىand to صباكyour youth نصائحيmy counsels وعظاتيand my admonitions
وعلى صباك نصائحي وعظاتي
My greeting and my life are devoted to you;
My greetings and life to you,
Dedicated solely to you are my greetings and my life,
And to your youth, my counsels and admonitions.
And my advice and sermons to your youth.
And to your youth are offered my counsel and admonitions.
أوتيتَyou were granted منfrom حسنbeauty الشمائلthe qualities نعمةa blessing
أوتيتَ من حسن الشمائل نعمة
والحسنand beauty فيin الدنياthis world منamong الآفاتthe afflictions
والحسن في الدنيا من الآفات
You have been blessed with beautiful qualities,
You have been blessed with beauty,
You have been granted the blessing of beautiful traits,
Yet beauty in this world is among its afflictions.
And beauty in this world comes with troubles.
Yet beauty in this world is among its afflictions.
هوit جوهرa jewel يجنيbrings عليكupon you وميضهُits gleam
هو جوهر يجني عليك وميضهُ
عدوانaggression سراّقthieves وحقدand hatred عفاةbeggars
عدوان سراّق وحقد عفاة
It is a jewel whose gleam brings upon you
Its radiance yields you gems,
It is a jewel whose gleaming light brings upon you
The aggression of thieves and the hatred of beggars.
And the envy of thieves and spite of snakes.
The aggression of thieves and the malice of the destitute.
والحسنand beauty يعشقهloves it الكريمthe noble person وربماand perhaps
والحسن يعشقه الكريم وربما
أضرىincited لئيمthe base one النفسof soul بالنزاعاتto strife
أضرى لئيم النفس بالنزاعات
Beauty is loved by the noble, yet it may
The generous love beauty, though it may
Beauty is adored by the noble, yet sometimes
Incite the base of soul to strife.
Cause the vile to stir up disputes.
It incites the vile of soul to base inclinations.
كالبدرlike the full moon يأتمّtakes guidance السراةthe night travelers بنورهby its light
كالبدر يأتمّ السراة بنوره
ولقدand indeed يضيءilluminates مواقعplaces الشبهاتof suspicion
ولقد يضيء مواقع الشبهات
Like the full moon, whose light guides travelers by night,
Like the full moon whose light brings joy to nomads,
Like the full moon, night travelers are guided by its light,
Yet also illuminates the haunts of suspicion.
It can also illuminate the darkest doubts.
Yet it may also illuminate the places of suspicion.
فاحذرso beware فإنfor indeed معwith الجمالbeauty لغرةsurely heedlessness
فاحذر فإن مع الجمال لغرة
ًوأراكand I see you تأمنfeel secure جانبthe side الغفلاتof lapses of attention
ًوأراك تأمن جانب الغفلات
So beware, for with beauty comes heedlessness,
So beware, for beauty has allure,
So beware, for with beauty comes perilous heedlessness,
And I see you feeling safe from the dangers of inattention.
And I see you trusting negligence.
And I see you feeling secure against the dangers of negligence.
واحرسand guard جمالكyour beauty فالجمالfor beauty وديعةa trust
واحرس جمالك فالجمال وديعة
للهbelonging to God ترعاهاyou tend it إلىuntil ميقاتan appointed time
لله ترعاها إلى ميقات
And guard your beauty, for beauty is a trust
Guard your beauty, for it’s a gift on loan,
Guard your beauty, for beauty is a trust
Belonging to God, which you tend until its appointed time.
That God watches until its time is done.
Belonging to God, which you must tend until an appointed time.
واحملand carry شبابكyour youth للمشيبinto gray-haired age مبرءاًuntainted
واحمل شبابك للمشيب مبرءاً
مماfrom whatever يكدّرsullies ناصعpure whiteness الصفحاتof the pages
مما يكدّر ناصع الصفحات
And carry your youth into gray-haired age, untainted
Bear your youth to old age spotless,
And carry your youth into old age unblemished,
By whatever sullies the pure white of its pages.
Free of what would tarnish bright pages.
Free from whatever might muddy its pristine pages.
الحسنbeauty كنزٌa treasure فيin يديكyour two hands فوقّهso protect it
الحسن كنزٌ في يديك فوقّه
لحظthe glance الشحيحof the covetous person ونظرةand the gaze المفتاتof the presumptuous person
لحظ الشحيح ونظرة المفتات
Beauty is a treasure in your hands, so protect it
Beauty is treasure in your hand, so protect it
Beauty is a treasure in your hands, so protect it
From the covetous man's glance and the presumptuous one's gaze.
From the greedy gaze and ogling eyes.
From the gaze of the greedy and the stare of the usurper.
أحرىmore fitting بمنfor one who وترhas wounded الجفونthe eyelids بلحظهwith his glance
أحرى بمن وتر الجفون بلحظه
ألاّnot to تلوذseek refuge جفونهhis eyelids بسباتin slumber
ألاّ تلوذ جفونه بسبات
It befits one whose glance has wounded eyelids
It’s best for one whose lids are veils
It is most fitting for one whose glance deprives eyes of sleep
Not to let his own eyelids seek refuge in slumber.
To not let his eyes close in sleep.
That his own eyelids do not seek refuge in slumber.
هلاّhave you not علمتlearned وأنتwhile you are زهرa blossom مونقdelightful
هلاّ علمت وأنت زهر مونق
أنthat الزهورthe flowers فرائسprey الحشراتof insects
أن الزهور فرائس الحشرات
Have you not learned, lovely blossom that you are,
If you're a lovely, fragrant flower, know
Do you not know, while you are a delightful flower,
That flowers are prey to insects?
That flowers are prey for insects.
That flowers are the prey of insects?
لاdo not يخدعوكthey deceive you بليّنwith softness منin قولهمtheir speech
لا يخدعوك بليّن من قولهم
فاللينfor softness بعضsome of حبائلthe snares الحياتof serpents
فاللين بعض حبائل الحيات
Do not let them deceive you with the softness of their words,
Don’t be fooled by their softened words,
Let them not deceive you with the softness of their words,
For softness is among the snares of serpents.
For softness is the web of life’s snares.
For softness is among the snares of serpents.
إنيindeed I ليؤلمنيsurely pains me الجمالbeauty إذاwhen هوىfalls
إني ليؤلمني الجمال إذا هوى
فارتدّthen falls back بينamong أبالسdevils وغواةand seducers
فارتدّ بين أبالس وغواة
Beauty truly pains me when it falls
It hurts me when beauty falls prey,
Indeed, it pains me deeply when beauty falls
And falls back among devils and seducers.
To the wanton and immoral ways.
And is tossed about among devils and seducers.
أقسىthe hardest القلوبhearts تلينsoften إنif هيthey أبصرتsee
أقسى القلوب تلين إن هي أبصرت
ورقاءa gray dove نهبprey قشاعمof old vultures وبزاةand hawks
ورقاء نهب قشاعم وبزاة
The hardest hearts soften if they see
The hardest hearts soften when they see
The hardest of hearts would soften if they were to see
A gray dove, prey to old vultures and hawks.
A gentle lamb robbed by wolves and hyenas.
A dove made the plunder of vultures and falcons.
فاجعلso make لحاظكyour glances كلماwhenever صوبتهاyou aim them
فاجعل لحاظك كلما صوبتها
رجماًa stoning لشيطانagainst the devil النفوسof souls العاتيthe rebellious
رجماً لشيطان النفوس العاتي
So make your glances, whenever you aim them,
Make your gaze, whenever you turn it,
So make your glances, whenever you aim them,
Stones to pelt the rebellious devil of souls.
A blow to the devil of wanton souls.
A stoning for the rebellious devil of the souls.
واحفظand preserve ودادكyour love لذةa pleasure ومسرةand a joy
واحفظ ودادك لذة ومسرة
للعارفينfor those acquainted بطاهرwith pure اللذاتpleasures
للعارفين بطاهر اللذات
And preserve your love as a pleasure and a joy
Keep your love a joy and delight
And preserve your affection as a pure delight and joy
For those acquainted with pure pleasures.
For those who know the pure pleasures.
For those who appreciate the purest of pleasures.
كُوّنتyou were formed أنساًa comfort للضميرfor the conscience وبهجةand joy
كُوّنت أنساً للضمير وبهجة
وعلوتand you rose above شأوthe reach مطامعthe cravings الشهواتof lusts
وعلوت شأو مطامع الشهوات
You were made a comfort to the conscience and a joy,
You were created as joy for the conscience,
You were created as a comfort to the soul and a joy,
And have risen beyond the reach of lust's cravings.
And rose above the aspirations of lust.
And you have risen far above the grasp of lustful greed.