Sol 6.1

  1. ما زالَتِ الروحُ قَبلَ اليَومِ في دَعَةٍ

    حَتّى اِستَقَرَّت بِحُكمِ اللَهِ في الجَسَدِ

    Before this day, the soul had remained at ease,

    until, by God's decree, it settled in the body.

  2. فَالآنَ تِلكَ وَهَذا مِن قَذىً وَأَذىً

    لا يُخلِيانِكَ بَلهَ الغِلِّ وَالحَسَدِ

    Now that soul and this body, with their grit and pain,

    give you no respite—let alone from rancor and envy.

  3. قالَ الدَنيُّ لِمالٍ كانَ سادَ بِهِ

    لَأَكرِمَنَّكَ لَولا أَنتَ لَم أَسُدِ

    The ignoble man said to wealth through which he had gained eminence:

    “I shall surely honor you; but for you, I would not have gained eminence.”