خَيرُthe best of الرِجالِmen رَفيقُهاtheir gentle companion
خَيرُ الرِجالِ رَفيقُها
وَنَصيحُهاand their sincere adviser وَشَقيقُهاand their brother
وَنَصيحُها وَشَقيقُها
The best of men is their gentle companion,
The best of men are her companion,
their sincere adviser and their brother.
Her advisor, and her confidant.
وَالخَيرُand goodness مَوعِدُهُits promised destination الجِناthe Gardens (word begins)
وَالخَيرُ مَوعِدُهُ الجِنا
نُGardens (word ends) وَظِلُّهاand their shade وَرَحيقُهاand their pure wine
نُ وَظِلُّها وَرَحيقُها
And goodness is promised the Gardens,
Goodness has Heaven as its tryst;
and their shade and their pure wine.
Its shade, its wine, its ecstasy.
وَالشَرُّand evil مَوعِدُهُits promised destination لَظاًblazing fire
وَالشَرُّ مَوعِدُهُ لَظاً
وَزَفيرُهاand its exhalation وَشَهيقُهاand its inhalation
وَزَفيرُها وَشَهيقُها
And evil is promised blazing fire,
Evil has Hell as its tryst,
and its exhaling and inhaling.
Its rage, its moaning, its despair.
وَماand why حُبُّlove of دارٍa dwelling لَيسَis not يُؤbe safe from (word begins)
وَما حُبُّ دارٍ لَيسَ يُؤ
مَنُbe safe from (word ends) سَيلُهاits flood وَحَريقُهاand its fire
مَنُ سَيلُها وَحَريقُها
And why love a dwelling where one is not safe
No love for an abode where fear
from its flood and its fire?
Does not fill its torrents and its flames.
أَشقىthe most wretched of بَنيsons of الدُنياthe world بِهاbecause of it
أَشقى بَني الدُنيا بِها
لِلَّهِfor God (an exclamation) أَنتَyou صَديقُهاits friend
لِلَّهِ أَنتَ صَديقُها
O most wretched of the world's sons because of it,
Most wretched in the world are they
by God, you are its friend!
Who make it their beloved companion.
إِنّيindeed I أُعيذُكَI seek protection for you أَنlest يَغُرdeceive (word begins)
إِنّي أُعيذُكَ أَن يَغُر
رَكَdeceive you (word ends) زَهرُهاits bloom وَبَريقُهاand its glitter
رَكَ زَهرُها وَبَريقُها
I seek protection for you, lest you be deceived
I seek God's refuge lest you be deceived
by its bloom and its glitter.
By its blossoms and its shining veneer,
وَهِيَand it المُنغَصِّةَthe spoiler of السُروjoy (word begins)
وَهِيَ المُنغَصِّةَ السُرو
رِjoy (word ends) وَإِنand even if زَهاكَdelights you أَنيقُهاits loveliness
رِ وَإِن زَهاكَ أَنيقُها
And it is the spoiler of joy,
That embittered potion, though it seems
even if its loveliness delights you.
Graceful, pleasant, and unique.
إِرغَبdesire فَأَنتَthen you are أَسيرُهاits captive
إِرغَب فَأَنتَ أَسيرُها
وَازهَدand renounce فَأَنتَthen you are طَليقُهاfree of it
وَازهَد فَأَنتَ طَليقُها
Desire it, and you are its captive;
Turn away, for you are its prisoner;
and renounce it, and you are free of it.
Renounce it, and you will be set free.
خَلِّleave الَّتيthat which إِنif رُمَتyou seek لَمnot
خَلِّ الَّتي إِن رُمَت لَم
يَسهُلbecomes easy عَلَيكَfor you طَريقُهاits path
يَسهُل عَلَيكَ طَريقُها
Leave that which, if you seek it, has no
Leave that which, if you pursue, will not
easy path for you.
Make smooth for you the path you seek.
وَلَرُبَّماand often خانَbetrayed الأَريthe discerning man (word begins)
وَلَرُبَّما خانَ الأَري
بَdiscerning man (word ends) مِنَamong الأُمورِaffairs وَثيقُهاtheir trustworthy part
بَ مِنَ الأُمورِ وَثيقُها
And often the discerning man is betrayed
Often the closest of intimates betrays,
by what is trustworthy among affairs.
While the most distant holds fast and loyal.
مِحَنُtrials of الرِجالِmen إِذاwhen سَمَتrise high
مِحَنُ الرِجالِ إِذا سَمَت
سَعَةُbreadth of الصُدورِchests وَضيقُهاand their narrowness
سَعَةُ الصُدورِ وَضيقُها
Men's trials, when they mount, reveal
The test of men comes in days
the breadth of their chests and their narrowness.
When hearts are open or confined.