قَدindeed كُنتُI was عَبداًa slave والهَوىand passion مالِكِيmy master
قَد كُنتُ عَبداً والهَوى مالِكِي
فَصِرتُthen I became حُرّاًfree والهَوىand passion خَادمِيmy servant
فَصِرتُ حُرّاً والهَوى خَادمِي
Once I was a slave, and passion was my master.
Then I became free, and passion was my servant.
وَصِرتُand I became بِالوحدَةِin solitude مُستأنِساًat ease
وَصِرتُ بِالوحدَةِ مُستأنِساً
مِنfrom شَرِّthe evil of أصنَافِvarious kinds of بَنيthe children of آدَمِAdam
مِن شَرِّ أصنَافِ بَني آدَمِ
And I came to find comfort in solitude,
away from the evil of the various kinds of Adam's children.
مَاnothing فيin اختِلاَطِmingling with النَّاسِpeople وَلاَnor
مَا في اختِلاَطِ النَّاسِ وَلاَ
ذُوone possessing الجَهلِignorance بِالأشيَاءِof things كَالعَالِمِlike the knowledgeable one
ذُو الجَهلِ بِالأشيَاءِ كَالعَالِمِ
There is nothing in mingling with people; nor
is one ignorant of things like one who knows.
يَاO لائِميyou who blame me فِيfor تَركِهِمleaving them جَاهِلاًignorantly
يَا لائِمي فِي تَركِهِم جَاهِلاً
عُذرِيmy excuse مَنقُوشengraved عَلَىon الخَاتَمِthe ring
عُذرِي مَنقُوش عَلَى الخَاتَمِ
O you who ignorantly blame me for leaving them,
my excuse is engraved on the ring.
Translation model: Sol 6.1