الروحthe spirit كالريحlike the wind إنif جازتit passes through شذاthe fragrance of النطفِthe droplets
الروح كالريح إن جازت شذا النطفِ
تزكوit grows pure وتخبثand it turns foul إنif مرتit passes علىover الجيفِthe carcasses
تزكو وتخبث إن مرت على الجيفِ
The spirit is like the wind: if it passes through the fragrance of the droplets,
The soul is like the wind; if it passes by the scent of a bud,
it grows pure, and turns foul if it passes over carrion.
It becomes pure, but if it passes over a corpse, it becomes foul.
وليسand does not تحكمit governs فيin جسمa body تكونit is لهfor it
وليس تحكم في جسم تكون له
إلاexcept علىaccording to مقتضىthe dictates of ماwhat فيهwithin it فاعترفso acknowledge
إلا على مقتضى ما فيه فاعترف
Nor does it govern a body to which it belongs,
It has no control over the body it inhabits;
except as what is within it dictates—so acknowledge this.
It conforms to what is already inside.
وإنماand only هيit منfrom أمرthe command of الإلهGod أتتit came
وإنما هي من أمر الإله أتت
فيin خسةlowliness هيit منfrom جسمa body وفيand in شرفnobility
في خسة هي من جسم وفي شرف
It came only from the command of God,
The soul comes from the command of God.
in lowliness born of a body, and in nobility.
It may inhabit a vile body or an honorable one.
فتارةًso at times فيin شقاءmisery منهfrom it قدَّرهHe decreed it
فتارةً في شقاء منه قدَّره
ربيmy Lord وطوراًand at other times بسعدwith happiness غيرnot منصرفdeparting
ربي وطوراً بسعد غير منصرف
So at times it is in misery from it, decreed
At times my Lord destines misery for it
by my Lord, and at other times in happiness that never departs.
And at others, endless joy.
فالجأso seek refuge إلىto اللهGod إنif رمتyou seek النجاةsalvation بهاthrough it
فالجأ إلى الله إن رمت النجاة بها
واسلكand follow سبيلthe path of أوليthose possessing التقوىpiety ولاand do not تقفstop
واسلك سبيل أولي التقوى ولا تقف
So seek refuge in God if you seek salvation through it,
So take refuge in God if you wish to attain salvation through it,
and follow the path of the pious, and do not stop.
And follow the path of the pious, do not stand still.