Sol 6.1

  1. تبّاً لمُتْورِّطٍ في إثمه ورطا

    لو كان يعرفُ معناه لما سقطا

    Woe to one deeply entangled in his sin!

    Had he known its meaning, he would not have fallen.

  2. شرُّ الخطية شيءٌ لا يُحَدُّ فإن

    فرَّطتَ أفرطتَ يا ويل الذي فرَطا

    The evil of sin is beyond measure; for if

    you neglect your duty, you go too far—woe to him who transgresses!

  3. يناهدُ اللَهَ والإيمانَ فاعلُها

    يخالف الشرع حتى لا يَرى نمطا

    Its perpetrator defies God and faith;

    he opposes sacred law until he observes no rule.

  4. ويحقر اللَه إذ يَهزا بعزته

    ولا يراعي له حدّاً ولو سَخِطا

    He scorns God when he mocks His might,

    and respects no boundary of His, though He be angered.

  5. يزيد شرّاً إذا ما قسْتَ خسَّتَه

    بقدر مولىً لأمر الخلق قد ضبطا

    The evil grows when you weigh his baseness

    against the greatness of a Lord who has ordered creation.

  6. من يعرف اللَه بارينا وقدرتَه

    وخسةَ البشر المخلوق مذ قُمِطا

    Whoever knows God, our Creator, and His power,

    and created man's baseness from the time he was swaddled,

  7. يبدو له واضحاً مقدارَ ذِلَّتِه

    وشرُّ فعلته الشنعاء مذ غَلِطا

    clearly sees the measure of his own lowliness

    and the evil of his hideous deed when he erred.

  8. أدنى الصغائر يأباها فكيف ترى

    في تي الكبائر مُنْتَشْباً ومنتشطا

    He shuns the slightest sins; how, then, are you seen

    entangled in these grave sins and eager for them?

  9. فراقب اللَه إذ تعصي وصيتَه

    كما يراقِب شريراً متى سقطا

    Be mindful of God when you disobey His commandment,

    as He watches an evildoer whenever he falls.

  10. غاض الحياء وفاض الاتقاحُ بنا

    والعبد يركب ضدَّ السيد الغلَطا

    Modesty has ebbed, and shamelessness floods us,

    while the servant commits wrong against his master.

  11. أراذلُ الناس يا هذا تهابهمُ

    وتحقرُ اللَهَ ربّاً قائماً وسطا

    You fear the vilest of men, you there,

    yet scorn God, a Lord standing in your midst.

  12. أما تهابُ إلهاً لو أراد لقد

    سلَّ الحسام على أعناقنا وسطا

    Do you not fear a God who, if He wished, would surely

    draw His sword against our necks and strike?

  13. يا ويلنا حين نرضى بالنفاق وأن

    نغيظَ مولىً على استنقاذنا هَبطا

    Woe to us when we embrace hypocrisy and consent

    to anger a Lord who descended to rescue us:

  14. ربّاً كريماً رحيماً غافراً وقراً

    أناب حوّا وصكَّ الإثمِ قد كَشطا

    a generous, merciful Lord, forgiving sin's burden,

    who brought Eve to repentance and erased the writ of sin.

  15. مولىً رأى حيلة الشيطان قد نُصبت

    وأن آدم في أشراكه انضبطا

    A Lord who saw Satan's snare already laid

    and Adam caught within his traps,

  16. وزجَّهُ عن جِنان الخلد منهبطاً

    لما برِجْل المعاصي قلبُه لَبَطا

    and thrust him down from the gardens of eternity

    when his heart kicked with the foot of sin.

  17. وسجَّل المارد الطاغي خطيَّتَه

    ولاسمِِه من سجلِّ اللَه قد قشطا

    The rebellious fiend recorded his sin

    and scraped his name from God's register.

  18. وعاد آدم مغروراً بشهوته

    غريبَ دارٍ ومن مُلك السما شَحَطا

    Adam became deluded by his own desire,

    an exile from his home, far from heaven's kingdom.

  19. وقد غدا عارياً ندمانَ ذا أسفٍ

    من ذنبه جزعاً عن عفوه قَنِطا

    He had become naked, remorseful, full of sorrow,

    distraught over his sin, despairing of His pardon.

  20. قد باع نعمته الحسنى بثمْرَتِه

    والخير بالشر من طغيانه خلطا

    He had sold his fairest blessing for his fruit,

    and through his rebellion mingled good with evil.

  21. وجارَ آدمُ في عدوانه فبغى

    وما درى أنه في حكمه قَسطا

    Adam acted unjustly in his aggression and transgressed,

    unaware that he was unjust in his judgment.

  22. أتاه مولاه تخليصاً فأطلقه

    وخَصمَهُ بِشكائمِ اَمرِه رَبَطا

    His Lord came to deliver him and set him free,

    and bound his adversary with the bridles of His command.

  23. قد جاءه نازلاً عن عرش قدرته

    مجسَّماً حاسماً عن آدمَ السُخُطا

    He came down to him from the throne of His might,

    incarnate, ending the wrath against Adam.

  24. أعطى بنيه من الإحسان بغيتَهم

    ومجده بالرضا قُدّامهم بَسطا

    He gave his children the blessings they desired,

    and willingly spread His glory before them,

  25. من بعد ما ذاق آلاماً مُبرِّحةً

    وقَدْرَهُ عن معالي قدرِه وَبَطا

    after He tasted excruciating pains

    and lowered His station from its lofty heights.

  26. مُلقىً طريحاً يُصلِّي وهو منزعجٌ

    وكان من عرق الآلام قد عَبَطا

    Cast down and prostrate, He prayed in anguish,

    and bled from His sweat of agony.

  27. مُكلَّلَ الرأس مكلوماً به وهَنٌ

    من شدة الجَلْد حتى جسمُه انخرطا

    Crowned upon the head, wounded and weak

    from fierce scourging, until His body wasted away.

  28. أجاز بالصبر ما قد كان يؤلمه

    من الغوائل حتى أذهل الشُرَطا

    Patiently He endured all that tormented Him,

    afflictions that left the guards astounded.

  29. ومات عن آدمٍ فوق الصليب ضحىً

    وجَنبَه بسِنان الحب قد وَهَطا

    He died for Adam upon the cross at forenoon,

    and pierced His side with the spearhead of love.

  30. أعداؤه نحروا ناسوتَه عبَطاً

    لكنه لم يمت عن آدمٍ عَبَطا

    His enemies wantonly slew Him in His humanity,

    yet He did not die for Adam in vain.

  31. وذاق ما ذاقه عن ذنب آدمه

    وحُبَّ أولادِه في قبرِه انضغطا

    He tasted what He tasted for His Adam's sin,

    and for love of his children lay cramped within His tomb.

  32. فكل هذا خَطاء الجدِّ علَّتُهُ

    لما استعد لذا الطغيان منهبطا

    All this was caused by our forefather's sin,

    when he readied himself for this rebellion, sinking low.

  33. وأنت تَغمِطُ جود اللَه مفترياً

    سحقاً لعبدٍ لجود اللَه قد غَمَطا

    Yet you belittle God's generosity, speaking falsely!

    Destruction to a servant who scorns God's generosity!

  34. فأنت عندي أخسُّ الناس منزلةً

    يا ظالماً أذهلَ الكفارَ والغَطَطا

    To me, you are the lowest of men in rank,

    you wrongdoer who astounds unbelievers and the rabble!

  35. تُب إنما اللَه غفارٌ لرحمته

    أما ترى الشيبَ في فَودَيك قد وَخَطا

    Repent: God is ever-forgiving in His mercy.

    Do you not see gray hair already streaking your temples?

  36. مَنْ يُهْمِلُ التوبةَ الغراءَ يَعدَمُها

    إن أذنبَ المرءُ في أيامه وخَطا

    Whoever neglects radiant repentance will be deprived of it,

    if a man sins and strays throughout his days.

  37. ولُذ بمريم تسعَدْ في شفاعتها

    فهي المعين ومنه جودها نَبَطا

    Seek refuge in Mary; find happiness in her intercession,

    for she is the spring from which her bounty wells.

  38. قم فالتقط من سِماط الفضل ذا كِسَراً

    تغنيك ما أسعدَ المحتاجَ إن لَقَطا

    Rise and gather morsels from this banquet of grace;

    they will enrich you—how fortunate the needy man who gathers!

  39. إن كان نقطة ماءٍ عزَّ مطلبها

    على الغني فاقصد العَذرا تجد نُقَطا

    If a drop of water is hard to obtain

    for the rich, seek the Virgin: you will find drops.

  40. ولا تَمِل إنَّ شمسكْ حان مغربها

    وولَّت الزنجُ لما شامت الشَمَطا

    Do not turn aside; your sun's setting time has come,

    and the Zanj fled when they glimpsed the gray hair.

  41. ما أغبطَ التائبَ الراجي بتوبته

    قم فاغتبط تائباً قد فاز من غَبَطا

    How enviable the penitent who hopes through his repentance!

    Rise and rejoice, repentant; whoever envies such bliss has triumphed.