Sol 6.1

  1. ما زالَتِ الروحُ قَبلَ اليَومِ في دَعَةٍ

    حَتّى اِستَقَرَّت بِحُكمِ اللَهِ في الجَسَدِ

    Before today, the soul had always been 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, from grit and harm, that soul and this body

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

  3. قالَ الدَنيُّ لِمالٍ كانَ سادَ بِهِ

    لَأَكرِمَنَّكَ لَولا أَنتَ لَم أَسُدِ

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

    “I shall surely honor you; without you, I would not have gained eminence.”