العزّhonor لاnot يستامis sought for purchase إِلexcept (first part)
العزّ لا يستام إِل
لاexcept (completion) مِنfrom ذَرىheights فلكcelestial sphere القَناعةcontentment
لا مِن ذَرى فلك القَناعة
Honor cannot be bought except
Glory cannot be attained except
from the heights of contentment’s celestial sphere.
Through contentment, not seeking the stars.
لاdo not تَغلَطَّنَbe mistaken (emphatic) فَلَيسَfor there is not إِلexcept (first part)
لا تَغلَطَّنَ فَلَيسَ إِل
لاexcept (completion) ماwhat أَقولI say أَوor الوضاعةabasement
لا ما أَقول أَو الوضاعة
Make no mistake: there is nothing but
Do not be misled, there is nothing but
what I say—or abasement.
What I say and modesty.
رقعpatch سمالthreadbare rags الصَبرpatience أَوor
رقع سمال الصَبر أَو
فَالبسthen wear جَلابيبcloaks الرقاعةfoolishness
فَالبس جَلابيب الرقاعة
Patch patience’s threadbare rags, or
Patch the garment of patience, or
else wear the cloaks of foolishness.
Wear the robes of solitude.
وَإِذاand if اِقتنيتyou acquired سِوىother than التَوَكُtrust in God (first part)
وَإِذا اِقتنيت سِوى التَوَكُ
لtrust in God (completion) فَالبِضاعةthen the goods لِلاضاعةfor squandering
ل فَالبِضاعة لِلاضاعة
And if you acquire anything other than trust in God,
If you acquire anything but reliance
then your goods are destined for waste.
On God, your merchandise is for ruin.