دُنْيَاa world لَنَاfor us لاnot تصْـفُوbecomes clear ، علىupon كَــدَرٍturbidity
دُنْيَا لَنَا لا تصْـفُو ، على كَــدَرٍ
مَالَتْswayed كَحَسْنَاءَlike a beauty زَيَّنَـتْadorned عَصْيَــــــاdisobedience
مَالَتْ كَحَسْنَاءَ زَيَّنَـتْ عَصْيَــــــا
A world of ours that does not clear, steeped in murk.
It swayed like a beauty who adorned disobedience.
تَمْلِيfills وِعَاءَa vessel العُــــقولِthe minds فِتْنَتُـهَـــاits allure
تَمْلِي وِعَاءَ العُــــقولِ فِتْنَتُـهَـــا
تَسْبِيcaptivates ضِعَافَthe weak القُلُوبِthe hearts بالرُّقْـيَـــاwith incantations
تَسْبِي ضِعَافَ القُلُوبِ بالرُّقْـيَـــا
Its allure fills the vessel of minds.
It captivates the weak of heart with incantations.
عُنْوَانُهَاits hallmark المَكْــــرُguile فِيin تَلَوُّنِــهَـــاits changing colors
عُنْوَانُهَا المَكْــــرُ فِي تَلَوُّنِــهَـــا
إِنْif أظْهَرَتْshowed حُسْنًاbeauty أَبْطَنَتْconcealed بَغْيـَــاtransgression
إِنْ أظْهَرَتْ حُسْنًا أَبْطَنَتْ بَغْيـَــا
Its hallmark is guile in its changing colors.
If it shows beauty, it conceals transgression.
تَزْهُوpreens فَتُغْرِيand so entices مَنْwhoever هَــــامَbecame infatuated يَطْلُبُـهَاseeks it
تَزْهُو فَتُغْرِي مَنْ هَــــامَ يَطْلُبُـهَا
حَتَّىuntil إذَاwhen لَفَّتْturned about أرْهَـقَتْexhausted جَرْيَــــــاrunning
حَتَّى إذَا لَفَّتْ أرْهَـقَتْ جَرْيَــــــا
It preens, enticing whoever pursues it in rapture,
Until, when it twists and turns, it exhausts him with running.
تُوهِمُdeludes مَنْwhoever جَاءَcame to شَرْعَthe law مِلَّتــهَــــــاits creed
تُوهِمُ مَنْ جَاءَ شَرْعَ مِلَّتــهَــــــا
بالُقُرْبِwith nearness وَصْلاًunion فَأَوْعَــدَthen threatened الوَهْيَـــاcollapse
بالُقُرْبِ وَصْلاً فَأَوْعَــدَ الوَهْيَـــا
It deceives whoever comes to the law of its creed
With union through nearness, then threatens collapse.
مَنْwhoever حَامَcircled حَوْلَaround الحِمَىthe protected pasture يُصَبِّحُـــهَاgreets it at dawn
مَنْ حَامَ حَوْلَ الحِمَى يُصَبِّحُـــهَا
أَمْسَىended the day بِفَقْرٍin poverty ، وَفَرَّقَand scattered الرَعْيَـــــــاthe grazing herd
أَمْسَى بِفَقْرٍ ، وَفَرَّقَ الرَعْيَـــــــا
Whoever circles the protected pasture, greeting it at dawn,
Ends the day in poverty and scatters the grazing herd.
فِيهَاin it انقِلابٌupheaval إِنْif أَطْبَقَتْclosed in غَلَبَــتْprevailed
فِيهَا انقِلابٌ إِنْ أَطْبَقَتْ غَلَبَــتْ
طَبْـعُa nature انْكِدَارٍvexation إنْif ضَيَّقَتْconstricted سَعْيَــــــــاstriving
طَبْـعُ انْكِدَارٍ إنْ ضَيَّقَتْ سَعْيَــــــــا
In it is upheaval; if it closes in, it prevails.
Trouble is its nature, if it constrains one's striving.
لاno قَصْرَpalace فِيــهاin it عَلَىfor الدَّوَامِperpetuity سَجَاrested quietly
لا قَصْرَ فِيــها عَلَى الدَّوَامِ سَجَا
أَوْor دَامَendured مُلْكٌa kingdom ... كـذَلِكَsuch is الدُّنْـيَــــــاthe world
أَوْ دَامَ مُلْكٌ ... كـذَلِكَ الدُّنْـيَــــــا
No palace in it has rested peacefully forever,
Nor has any kingdom endured—such is the world.
جِئْتُI came يَمِينًاto the right دَارَتْturned شِمَالَto the left of يَـــدِيmy hand
جِئْتُ يَمِينًا دَارَتْ شِمَالَ يَـــدِي
قُـلْتُI said: سَلامًاpeace ، لَـوَتْtwisted يَدِيmy hand لَوْيَـــــــاa twisting
قُـلْتُ: سَلامًا ، لَـوَتْ يَدِي لَوْيَـــــــا
I came to the right; it turned to the left of my hand.
I said, 'Peace'; it twisted my hand forcefully.
قَالتْit said أَنَاI أَمْرٌa matter لامْتِحَانِكَto test you ،سِــرْgo on...
قَالتْ أَنَا أَمْرٌ لامْتِحَانِكَ ،سِــرْ...
قُلْتُI said اخْتِصَارًاbriefly : كَفَىsuffices بِكِwith you النَّسْيَــاoblivion
قُلْتُ اخْتِصَارًا : كَفَى بِكِ النَّسْيَــا
It said, 'I am a matter meant to test you; go on.'
I said, in short, 'You are oblivion enough.'
إنْif كنْتِyou are دُرًّاpearls فِيin أَرْضِthe land راحِلـتِيmy mount
إنْ كنْتِ دُرًّا فِي أَرْضِ راحِلـتِي
رَوْضُكِyour garden خَلْطٌa mixture جِمَارُهُits embers الحُمْيَـــــــــاburning intoxication
رَوْضُكِ خَلْطٌ جِمَارُهُ الحُمْيَـــــــــا
If you are pearls in the land of my mount,
Your garden is a mixture; its embers are burning intoxication.
بَلْrather أَنْتِyou غَزْلٌspun thread مِنَfrom الشُّعَاعِradiance سَـمَاrose aloft
بَلْ أَنْتِ غَزْلٌ مِنَ الشُّعَاعِ سَـمَا
ثُمَّthen اخْتَفَىvanished طَيْفُهُits phantom عَنِfrom الرُّؤيَــــــــــاsight
ثُمَّ اخْتَفَى طَيْفُهُ عَنِ الرُّؤيَــــــــــا
Rather, you are a thread spun from radiance that rose aloft,
Then its phantom vanished from sight.
سَئِمْتُI grew weary مِنْكِof you الرُّؤَىthe visions تُــرَاوِدُنِـــيentice me
سَئِمْتُ مِنْكِ الرُّؤَى تُــرَاوِدُنِـــي
إنif أَقْبَلَتْcame forward حُلْمًاa dream أَدَبَرَتْturned away هَـذْيَــــــــاdelirium
إن أَقْبَلَتْ حُلْمًا أَدَبَرَتْ هَـذْيَــــــــا
I have tired of the visions from you that entice me;
If they come as a dream, they leave as delirium.
سَفَّهْتِyou belittled أَحْلامًــاdreams تَخْتَـلِيhide away خَجـَــلاًin shame
سَفَّهْتِ أَحْلامًــا تَخْتَـلِي خَجـَــلاً
زَيَّنْتِyou adorned آَمَالاًhopes فانْطَـوتْthen they folded up ثَـنْــيَــــــــاfolding
زَيَّنْتِ آَمَالاً فانْطَـوتْ ثَـنْــيَــــــــا
You belittled dreams that hide away in shame;
You adorned hopes, then they folded in on themselves.
أحْلامُdreams يَقْظَانَone awake غَـــيْــرُnot كَاسِيَــةٍclothed
أحْلامُ يَقْظَانَ غَـــيْــرُ كَاسِيَــةٍ
بَيْنَamong الرُّؤَىthe visions كَالضَغْثِlike a tangled bundle انتَهَتْended عُــرْيَاnaked
بَيْنَ الرُّؤَى كَالضَغْثِ انتَهَتْ عُــرْيَا
Dreams of one awake, unclothed,
Among the visions, like a tangled bundle, ended naked.
كَمْhow many فِيكِin you وَلْهَانُa lovesick one يَبْتَغِيseeks عَرَضًــاpassing gain
كَمْ فِيكِ وَلْهَانُ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضًــا
مِنْfrom فَـرْطِexcess شَدْوَاهُhis singing أَتْـلَفَruined الــرَّأْيَـــــاjudgment
مِنْ فَـرْطِ شَدْوَاهُ أَتْـلَفَ الــرَّأْيَـــــا
How many a lovesick soul in you seeks passing gain,
Through the excess of his singing, he ruined his judgment.
لَمَّاwhen اطْمَــــأَنَّfelt secure انْطوَتْvanished مَعـَزَّتُـهُhis esteem
لَمَّا اطْمَــــأَنَّ انْطوَتْ مَعـَزَّتُـهُ
عَادَreturned ذَلِيلَabject in الرَّجَاءِhope مَـاnot اسْتَحْـيَــــــــاfelt ashamed
عَادَ ذَلِيلَ الرَّجَاءِ مَـا اسْتَحْـيَــــــــا
When he felt secure, his esteem vanished;
He returned abject in hope, without shame.
قَدْindeed غَارَgrew jealous بَعْدَafter انْجِذَابِــــهِhis attraction لِهَــوًىto desire
قَدْ غَارَ بَعْدَ انْجِذَابِــــهِ لِهَــوًى
يَرْمِيcasts بِطَرْفِwith a glance يُغْرِيentices الرُّؤَىthe visions العمْيَاblind
يَرْمِي بِطَرْفِ يُغْرِي الرُّؤَى العمْيَا
He has grown jealous after being drawn to desire;
He casts a glance that entices blind visions.
مَنْwhoever يَرْكَبِrides الَّلهْوَdiversion أَوْor تَغَـشَّىcloaked himself بِهِin it
مَنْ يَرْكَبِ الَّلهْوَ أَوْ تَغَـشَّى بِهِ
عَاشَlived أَسِيرًاa captive مَاso long as لَمْnot يَـعِunderstands النَّهْيَــــــاthe prohibition
عَاشَ أَسِيرًا مَا لَمْ يَـعِ النَّهْيَــــــا
Whoever rides diversion or cloaks himself in it
Lives a captive unless he understands the prohibition.
يَشْقَىsuffers بِنَقْضِthrough breaking العُهُودِthe covenants فِيin خَبَــرٍa tale
يَشْقَى بِنَقْضِ العُهُودِ فِي خَبَــرٍ
كَانَwas كَوَعْدٍlike a promise يَفرِيtears النُّهَىreason فَـــرْيَـــاa tearing
كَانَ كَوَعْدٍ يَفرِي النُّهَى فَـــرْيَـــا
He suffers from broken covenants in a tale
That was like a promise that tears reason to shreds.
قَالـواthey said: وَand فِيكِin you الأمَـانُsafety شَـفْرَتُــهُits code
قَالـوا: وَ فِيكِ الأمَـانُ شَـفْرَتُــهُ
فقْــهٌunderstanding لَدَىamong حُفَّاظِthe keepers الهُدَىguidance هَــدْيَــــاa guiding way
فقْــهٌ لَدَى حُفَّاظِ الهُدَى هَــدْيَــــا
They said, 'And in you is safety; its code
Is understanding among the keepers of guidance—a guiding way.'
مَعْنَاكِyour meaning سِرٌّa secret غَرِيـــبُهٌits strange aspect عَجَــــبٌa wonder
مَعْنَاكِ سِرٌّ غَرِيـــبُهٌ عَجَــــبٌ
يَبْنِيbuilds ظِلالاًshadows أَعْيَتْexhausted منِwhoever اسْتَـعْـيَــــاgrew weary!
يَبْنِي ظِلالاً أَعْيَتْ منِ اسْتَـعْـيَــــا!
Your meaning is a secret; its strange aspect is a wonder.
It builds shadows that exhaust whoever grows weary.
قَدْindeed قِيلَit was said : عَزْمُresolve اللَّبِيبِthe discerning person حِكْمـتُهُhis wisdom
قَدْ قِيلَ : عَزْمُ اللَّبِيبِ حِكْمـتُهُ
فِيin نَـظْمِordering خَطْوِsteps ارْتِقَائِـــهِhis ascent مَشْيَـــــاwalking
فِي نَـظْمِ خَطْوِ ارْتِقَائِـــهِ مَشْيَـــــا
It has been said: the discerning one's resolve is his wisdom
In ordering the steps of his ascent as he walks.
إِذْwhen غَبَّvisited intermittently فِيin وَصْلٍcontact مِنْكِfrom you مُعْتَزِلٌa recluse
إِذْ غَبَّ فِي وَصْلٍ مِنْكِ مُعْتَزِلٌ
أخْزَىput to shame الهَوَىdesire فِيby كَفِّrestraining الأذَىharm خَزْيَاdisgrace
أخْزَى الهَوَى فِي كَفِّ الأذَى خَزْيَا
When a recluse kept his contact with you infrequent,
He put desire to shame by holding harm at bay.
ماليwhat have I وللدُّنْيَاand with the world وهْيَwhile it is بَحْرُa sea هَوَىdesire
مالي وللدُّنْيَا وهْيَ بَحْرُ هَوَى
فِيin حُضْنِهَاits embrace نَامَslept مُــولــعٌa besotted one يَعْـيَـــــــاgrows weary
فِي حُضْنِهَا نَامَ مُــولــعٌ يَعْـيَـــــــا
What have I to do with the world, a sea of desire?
In its embrace a besotted soul slept, growing weary.
أَمْعَنْتُI probed deeply فِيهَاinto it بَصِــيــرَتِيmy insight فَبِـهَاand so through it
أَمْعَنْتُ فِيهَا بَصِــيــرَتِي فَبِـهَا
أَيْقَنْتُI became certain أَنَّthat المُنَىhopes ارْتَقَتْascended وَحْــــيَــــاas revelation
أَيْقَنْتُ أَنَّ المُنَى ارْتَقَتْ وَحْــــيَــــا
I probed it deeply with my insight, and so through it
I became certain that hopes had ascended as revelation.
غَدًاtomorrow بفِرْدَوسِهَاin its paradise تُـفَتَّحُwill be opened زَهْــــــflowers (first fragment)
غَدًا بفِرْدَوسِهَا تُـفَتَّحُ زَهْــــــ
ــرًاflowers (final fragment) دُونَwithout شَوْكٍthorns يُدْمِيmakes bleed خُطَىsteps الحـُفْيَاthe barefoot
ــرًا دُونَ شَوْكٍ يُدْمِي خُطَى الحـُفْيَا
Tomorrow, in its paradise, they will open as flow-
ers, without thorns that make barefoot steps bleed.
دُنْيَاthe world بِـدَرْبِيon my path وَسِيـــــلَـةٌa means بِيَــدِيin my hand
دُنْيَا بِـدَرْبِي وَسِيـــــلَـةٌ بِيَــدِي
لَيْسَتْit is not بِقَلْـبِيin my heart كَغَايَــتِىlike my goal العـلْـيَـــــاthe highest
لَيْسَتْ بِقَلْـبِي كَغَايَــتِى العـلْـيَـــــا
The world along my path is a means in my hand;
It is not lodged in my heart as my highest goal.
دَارٌan abode بطُوبِwith bricks التَّقْوَىpiety ، مَسَاكنُهَاits dwellings
دَارٌ بطُوبِ التَّقْوَى ، مَسَاكنُهَا
جنَّــاتُgardens عَـدْنٍEden تُبْـنَىare built مِنَfrom الدُّنْـيَــــــاthe world
جنَّــاتُ عَـدْنٍ تُبْـنَى مِنَ الدُّنْـيَــــــا
An abode whose dwellings are made of bricks of piety;
Gardens of Eden are built from this world.
جَمِيلةُbeautiful النَّبْتِgrowth، سَــادَrose to eminence زَارِعُـهَـاits planter
جَمِيلةُ النَّبْتِ، سَــادَ زَارِعُـهَـا
مَـنْwhoever أَحْسَنَdoes well الزَّرْعَthe sowing أَحْسَنَdoes well الجَنْــيَـــاthe reaping
مَـنْ أَحْسَنَ الزَّرْعَ أَحْسَنَ الجَنْــيَـــا
Beautiful in growth, its planter rose to eminence;
Whoever sows well reaps well.
Translation model: Sol 6.1