مَنwhoever لَيسَis not بِالباكيone who weeps وَلاnor المُتَباكيone who tries to weep
مَن لَيسَ بِالباكي وَلا المُتَباكي
لِقَبيحِfor the ugliness of ماwhat يَأتيhe does فَلَيسَthen he is not بِزاكِpure
لِقَبيحِ ما يَأتي فَلَيسَ بِزاكِ
Whoever neither weeps nor tries to weep
For the ugliness of what he does is not pure.
نادَتshe called بِيَto me الدُنياthe world فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her اِقصِريdesist
نادَت بِيَ الدُنيا فَقُلتُ لَها اِقصِري
ماnot عُدَّis counted فيamong الأَكياسِthe wise مَنone who لَبّاكِanswers you
ما عُدَّ في الأَكياسِ مَن لَبّاكِ
The world called to me, and I told her, “Desist.”
No one who answers you is counted among the wise.
وَلَمّاand has not صَفاbecome pure عِندَbefore الإِلَهِGod وَلاnor دَناdrawn near
وَلَمّا صَفا عِندَ الإِلَهِ وَلا دَنا
منهُto Him اِمرُؤٌa person صافاكِbefriended you أَوor داناكِcame close to you
منهُ اِمرُؤٌ صافاكِ أَو داناكِ
No person has attained purity before God or drawn near
To Him while befriending you or coming close to you.
مازِلتِyou have continued خادِعَتيdeceiving me بِبَرقٍwith a flash خُلَّبٍdeceptive
مازِلتِ خادِعَتي بِبَرقٍ خُلَّبٍ
وَلَوand if اِهتَدَيتُI had found guidance لَماI would not have اِنخَدَعتُbeen deceived لِذاكِby that of yours
وَلَو اِهتَدَيتُ لَما اِنخَدَعتُ لِذاكِ
You have kept deceiving me with a flash of false lightning;
Had I found guidance, I would not have been deceived by it.
قالَتshe said أَغَرَّكَhas it made you proud مِنof جَناحِكَyour wing طولُهُits length
قالَت أَغَرَّكَ مِن جَناحِكَ طولُهُ
وَكَأَنَّand as though بِهِit قَدalready قُصَّhas been clipped فيin أَشراكيmy snares
وَكَأَنَّ بِهِ قَد قُصَّ في أَشراكي
She said, “Has the length of your wing made you proud?
It is as though it has already been clipped in my snares.
تَاللَهِby God ماthere is no فيon الأَرضِthe earth مَوضِعُplace راحَةٍof rest
تَاللَهِ ما في الأَرضِ مَوضِعُ راحَةٍ
إِلّاexcept that وَقَدindeed نُصِبَتhave been set عَلَيهِover it شِباكيmy nets
إِلّا وَقَد نُصِبَت عَلَيهِ شِباكي
By God, there is no resting place on earth
Over which I have not set my nets.
طِرfly كَيفَhowever شِئتَyou wish فَأَنتَfor you are فيهاin them واقِعٌfalling
طِر كَيفَ شِئتَ فَأَنتَ فيها واقِعٌ
عانٍcaptive بِهاin them لايُرتَجىwith no hope لِفَكاكِof release
عانٍ بِها لايُرتَجى لِفَكاكِ
Fly as you wish: you will fall into them,
Their captive, with no hope of release.
مَنwhoever كانَcan يَصرَعُthrow down قِرنَهُhis opponent فيin مَعرَكٍbattle
مَن كانَ يَصرَعُ قِرنَهُ في مَعرَكٍ
فَعَلَيَّthen it is for me صَرعَتُهُto throw him down بِغَيرِwithout عِراكِa fight
فَعَلَيَّ صَرعَتُهُ بِغَيرِ عِراكِ
Whoever can throw his opponent in battle,
I can throw him without a fight.
ماnot أَعرِفُI know العَضبَthe sharp sword الصَقيلَpolished وَلاnor القَناthe spear
ما أَعرِفُ العَضبَ الصَقيلَ وَلا القَنا
وَلَقَدyet indeed بَطَشتُI have seized بِذيone bearing السِلاحِweapons الشاكيfully armed
وَلَقَد بَطَشتُ بِذي السِلاحِ الشاكي
I know neither the polished, sharp sword nor the spear,
Yet I have seized the armed warrior.
كَمhow many ضَيغَمٍa lion عَفَّرتُهُI have brought him low بِعَرينِهِin his den
كَم ضَيغَمٍ عَفَّرتُهُ بِعَرينِهِ
وَلَكَمand how many فَتَكتُI have slain بِأَفتَكِthe fiercest الفُتّاكِof killers
وَلَكَم فَتَكتُ بِأَفتَكِ الفُتّاكِ
How many a lion I have brought low in his den!
How many of the fiercest killers I have slain!”
فَأَجَبتُهاso I answered her مُتَعَجِّباًastonished مِنby غَدرِهاher treachery
فَأَجَبتُها مُتَعَجِّباً مِن غَدرِها
أَجزَيتِhave you repaid بِالبَغضاءِwith hatred مَنone who يَهواكِloves you
أَجزَيتِ بِالبَغضاءِ مَن يَهواكِ
I answered her, astonished by her treachery:
“Do you repay one who loves you with hatred?
لَأَجَلتُindeed I surveyed عَينيmy gaze فيover بَنيكِyour children فَكُلَّهُمand all of them
لَأَجَلتُ عَيني في بَنيكِ فَكُلَّهُم
أَسراكِyour captives أَوor جُرحاكِyour wounded أَوor صَرعاكِthose you have struck down
أَسراكِ أَو جُرحاكِ أَو صَرعاكِ
I look over your children, and all of them
Are your captives, your wounded, or those you have struck down.
لَوif قارَضوكِthey repaid you عَلىfor صَنيعُكِyour treatment فيهِمُof them
لَو قارَضوكِ عَلى صَنيعُكِ فيهِمُ
قَطَعواthey would spend مَدىthe span أَعمارِهِمof their lives بِقِلاكِdetesting you
قَطَعوا مَدى أَعمارِهِم بِقِلاكِ
If they repaid you for what you have done to them,
They would spend their whole lives detesting you.
طَمَسَتhave been obscured عُقولُهُمtheir minds وَنورُand the light of قُلوبِهِمtheir hearts
طَمَسَت عُقولُهُم وَنورُ قُلوبِهِم
فَتَهافَتواso they rushed حِرصاًgreedily عَلىtoward حَلواكِyour sweets
فَتَهافَتوا حِرصاً عَلى حَلواكِ
Their minds and the light of their hearts have been obscured,
So they rush greedily toward your sweets.
فَكَأَنَّهُمso it is as though they مِثلُare like الذُبابِflies تَساقَطَتthat fell
فَكَأَنَّهُم مِثلُ الذُبابِ تَساقَطَت
فيinto الأَريhoney حَتّىuntil اِستُؤصِلواthey were wiped out بِهَلاكِby destruction
في الأَري حَتّى اِستُؤصِلوا بِهَلاكِ
They are like flies that tumble
Into honey until they are destroyed.
لاmay you not be كُنتِas مِنa mother أُمٍّto us لَناdevouring her young after birth أَكّالَةٍafter
لا كُنتِ مِن أُمٍّ لَنا أَكّالَةٍ
بَعدَafter الوِلادَةِbirth ماhow أَقَلَّlittle حَياكِshame you have
بَعدَ الوِلادَةِ ما أَقَلَّ حَياكِ
May you never be a mother to us, devouring
Your children after birth! How little shame you have.
وَلَقَدand indeed عَهِدناwe have known الأُمَّa mother تَلطُفُto be gentle بِاِبنِهاwith her child
وَلَقَد عَهِدنا الأُمَّ تَلطُفُ بِاِبنِها
عَطفاًout of tenderness عَلَيهِtoward him وَأَنتِwhile you ماhow أَقساكِharsh you are
عَطفاً عَلَيهِ وَأَنتِ ما أَقساكِ
We have known mothers to treat their children gently
Out of tenderness; how harsh you are!
ماthere is no one فَوقَupon ظَهرِكِyour back قاطِنٌdwelling أَوor ظاعِنٌtraveling
ما فَوقَ ظَهرِكِ قاطِنٌ أَو ظاعِنٌ
إِلّاexcept that سَيُهَشَمُhe will be crushed فيupon ثِفالِthe bedstone رَحاكِof your mill
إِلّا سَيُهَشَمُ في ثِفالِ رَحاكِ
No one who dwells or travels upon your back
Will escape being crushed beneath your millstone.
أَنتِyou are السَرابُthe mirage وَأَنتِand you are داءٌan illness كامِنٌhidden
أَنتِ السَرابُ وَأَنتِ داءٌ كامِنٌ
بَينَbetween الضُلوعِthe ribs فَماso how أَعَزَّhard to find دَواكِyour cure
بَينَ الضُلوعِ فَما أَعَزَّ دَواكِ
You are a mirage and a hidden illness
Within the ribs; how hard your cure is to find.
يُعصىis disobeyed الإِلَهُGod إِذاwhen أُطِعتِyou are obeyed وَطاعَتيand my obedience
يُعصى الإِلَهُ إِذا أُطِعتِ وَطاعَتي
لِلَهِto God رَبّيmy Lord أَنis to أَشُقَّdefy عَصاكِyou
لِلَهِ رَبّي أَن أَشُقَّ عَصاكِ
God is disobeyed when you are obeyed; my obedience
To God, my Lord, is to defy you.
فَرضٌa duty عَلَيناupon us بِرُّناour honoring أُمّاتِناour mothers
فَرضٌ عَلَينا بِرُّنا أُمّاتِنا
وَعُقوقُهُنَّand disobeying them مُحَرَّمٌis forbidden إِلّاكِexcept for you
وَعُقوقُهُنَّ مُحَرَّمٌ إِلّاكِ
It is our duty to honor our mothers,
And disobeying them is forbidden—except in your case.
ماnot إِنindeed يَدومُlasts الفَقرُpoverty فيكِin you وَلاnor الغِنىwealth
ما إِن يَدومُ الفَقرُ فيكِ وَلا الغِنى
سِيّانُalike are فَقرُكِyour poverty عِندَناto us وَغِناكِand your wealth
سِيّانُ فَقرُكِ عِندَنا وَغِناكِ
Neither poverty nor wealth lasts in you;
Your poverty and your wealth are alike to us.
أَينَwhere are الجَبابِرَةُthe mighty rulers الأُلىthose of old وَرِياشُهُمand their finery
أَينَ الجَبابِرَةُ الأُلى وَرِياشُهُم
قَدindeed باشَرواthey have touched بَعدَafter الحَريرِsilk ثَراكِyour dust
قَد باشَروا بَعدَ الحَريرِ ثَراكِ
Where are the mighty rulers and all their finery?
After silk, they have touched your dust.
وَلَطالَماand how often رُدّواthey were clothed بِأَردِيَةِin robes البَهاof splendor
وَلَطالَما رُدّوا بِأَردِيَةِ البَها
فَتَعَوَّضواso they took in exchange مِنهاfor them رِداءَthe robe رَداكِof your destruction
فَتَعَوَّضوا مِنها رِداءَ رَداكِ
How often they were wrapped in robes of splendor,
Only to exchange them for the shroud of your destruction.
كانَتwere وجوهُهُمُtheir faces كَأَقمارِlike moons الدُجاof the darkness
كانَت وجوهُهُمُ كَأَقمارِ الدُجا
فَغَدَتthen they became مُسَجّاةًcovered بِثَوبِwith a cloak دُجاكِof your darkness
فَغَدَت مُسَجّاةً بِثَوبِ دُجاكِ
Their faces were like moons in the dark,
But came to be covered by your cloak of darkness.
وَعَنَتand they bowed لِقَيّومِbefore the Sustainer السَماواتِof the heavens العُلاthe highest
وَعَنَت لِقَيّومِ السَماواتِ العُلا
رَبِّLord of الجَميعِall وَقاهِرِand Subduer of الأَملاكِkings
رَبِّ الجَميعِ وَقاهِرِ الأَملاكِ
They bowed before the Sustainer of the highest heavens,
Lord of all and Subduer of kings.
وَجَلالِby the majesty of رَبّيmy Lord لَوif تَصِحُّwere sound عَزائِميmy resolves
وَجَلالِ رَبّي لَو تَصِحُّ عَزائِمي
لَزَهِدتُI would surely renounce فيكِyou وَلَاِبتَغَيتُand seek سِواكِwhat is beyond you
لَزَهِدتُ فيكِ وَلَاِبتَغَيتُ سِواكِ
By my Lord’s majesty, if my resolve held firm,
I would renounce you and seek what lies beyond you.
وَأَخَذتُand I would take زاديَmy provisions مِنكِfrom you مَنfrom عَمَلِdeeds التُقىof piety
وَأَخَذتُ زاديَ مِنكِ مَن عَمَلِ التُقى
وَشَدَدتُand I would strengthen إيمانيmy faith بِنَقضِby breaking عُراكِyour bonds
وَشَدَدتُ إيماني بِنَقضِ عُراكِ
I would take my provisions from you through deeds of piety
And strengthen my faith by breaking your bonds.
وَحَطَطتُand I would set down رَحليmy baggage تَحتَbeneath أَلوِيَةِthe banners الهُدىof guidance
وَحَطَطتُ رَحلي تَحتَ أَلوِيَةِ الهُدى
وَلَمّاand has not رَآنيseen me اللَهُGod تَحتَbeneath لِواكِyour banner
وَلَمّا رَآني اللَهُ تَحتَ لِواكِ
I would set down my baggage beneath the banners of guidance;
God has not seen me beneath your banner.
مَهلاًenough عَلَيكِof you فَسَوفَfor soon يَلحَقُكِwill overtake you الفَناannihilation
مَهلاً عَلَيكِ فَسَوفَ يَلحَقُكِ الفَنا
فَتُريthen you will appear بِلاwithout أَرضٍearth وَلاnor أَفلاكِcelestial spheres
فَتُري بِلا أَرضٍ وَلا أَفلاكِ
Enough: annihilation will overtake you,
And you will appear without earth or celestial spheres.
وَيُعيدُناand He will restore us رَبٌّa Lord أَماتَwho caused to die جَميعَناall of us
وَيُعيدُنا رَبٌّ أَماتَ جَميعَنا
لِيَكونَso that he may be يُرضيpleasing غَيرَother than مَنone who أَرضاكِpleased you
لِيَكونَ يُرضي غَيرَ مَن أَرضاكِ
The Lord who caused us all to die will restore us,
So that one other than the person who pleased you may find favor.
وَاللَهِby God ماnone is المَحبوبُbeloved عِندَto مَليكِهِhis Sovereign
وَاللَهِ ما المَحبوبُ عِندَ مَليكِهِ
إِلّاexcept لَبيبٌa discerning person لَمwho has not يَزَلceased يَشناكِto shun you
إِلّا لَبيبٌ لَم يَزَل يَشناكِ
By God, the one beloved by his Sovereign
Is a discerning person who has always shunned you.
هَجرَhe left الغَوانيbeautiful women واصِلاًseeking union لِعَقائِلٍwith noble women
هَجرَ الغَواني واصِلاً لِعَقائِلٍ
يَضحَكنَwho smile حُبّاًwith love لِلوَلِيَّupon the devotee الباكيwho weeps
يَضحَكنَ حُبّاً لِلوَلِيَّ الباكي
He left beautiful women and sought noble women
Who smile with love upon the weeping devotee.
إِنّيindeed I أَرِقتُlay awake لَهُنَّfor them لاnot لِحَمائِمٍfor doves
إِنّي أَرِقتُ لَهُنَّ لا لِحَمائِمٍ
تَبكيthat mourn الهَديلَwith cooing عَلىupon غُصونِthe branches أَراكِof arak trees
تَبكي الهَديلَ عَلى غُصونِ أَراكِ
I lie awake for them, not for doves
Cooing mournfully on arak branches.
لاno عَيشَlife يَصفوis serene لِلمُلوكِfor kings وَإِنَّماrather
لا عَيشَ يَصفو لِلمُلوكِ وَإِنَّما
تَصفوis serene وَتُحمَدُand is praised عيشَةُthe life النُسّاكِof ascetics
تَصفو وَتُحمَدُ عيشَةُ النُسّاكِ
Life is not serene for kings;
The life of ascetics alone is serene and praised.
وَمِنَand from الإِلَهِGod عَلىupon النَبِيِّthe Prophet صَلاتُهُHis blessings
وَمِنَ الإِلَهِ عَلى النَبِيِّ صَلاتُهُ
عَدَدَas numerous as النُجومِthe stars وَعِدَّةَand the number of الأَملاكِthe angels
عَدَدَ النُجومِ وَعِدَّةَ الأَملاكِ
May God’s blessings be upon the Prophet,
As numerous as the stars and the angels.
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