01/02/2019
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲُ ﺗﺒﻜﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻋﻠﻤﺖ
The Soul Cries over this world and yet
acknowledges,
ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺗﺮﻙ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴــﻬﺎ
that the happiness within it is to abandon
what is within it.
ﻻ ﺩﺍﺭٌ ﻟﻠﻤﺮﺀِ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻳﺴﻜُﻨﻬﺎ
There is no house for the individual to
live in after death,
ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻥَ ﻗﺒـﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕِ ﺑﺎﻧﻴـﻬﺎ
except for the one that he built before
his death.
ﻓﺈﻥ ﺑﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﺑﺨﻴﺮ ﻃﺎﺏ ﻣﺴﻜﻨُﻪ
And if he built it with goodness, pleasing
his settlement will become,
ﻭﺇﻥ ﺑﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﺑﺸﺮ ﺧـــــــﺎﺏ ﺑﺎﻧﻴـــﻬﺎ
And if he built it with evil, dissapointed
its builder will be.
ﺃﻣﻮﺍﻟﻨﺎ ﻟﺬﻭﻱ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺮﺍﺙ ﻧﺠﻤﻌُﻬﺎ
Our money for our heirs we collect it,
ﻭﺩﻭﺭﻧﺎ ﻟﺨﺮﺍﺏ ﺍﻟﺪﻫـــﺮ ﻧﺒﻨـﻴــﻬﺎ
and our homes for the corruption of time
we build it.
ﺃﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﺴﻠﻄﻨﺔً
Where are the kings that were proudly
dictating?
ﺣﺘﻰ ﺳﻘﺎﻫﺎ ﺑﻜﺄﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﺳﺎﻗﻴــــﻬﺎ
Till the pourer of death poured death
upon them.
ﻓﻜﻢ ﻣﺪﺍﺋﻦٍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻵﻓﺎﻕ ﻗﺪ ﺑﻨﻴﺖ
And how many cities were built upon the
horizon?
ﺃﻣﺴﺖ ﺧﺮﺍﺑﺎ ﻭﺃﻓﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕُ ﺃﻫﻠﻴـــﻬﺎ
Which eventually became devastated
while its citizens tasted death.
ﻻ ﺗﺮﻛِﻨَﻦَّ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ
Don’t submit to this world and what’s
within it,
ﻓﺎﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻻ ﺷـــﻚ ﻳُﻔﻨﻴﻨﺎ ﻭﻳُﻔﻨﻴــﻬﺎ
for surely, without a doubt, death will
end us and end it
ﻟﻜﻞ ﻧﻔﺲ ﻭﺍﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻞٍ
For every soul, even if it was powerful,
ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤَﻨِﻴَّﺔِ ﺁﻣــــــﺎﻝٌ ﺗﻘﻮﻳـــــــﻬﺎ
had hopes that were overcome by death.
ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺀ ﻳﺒﺴﻄﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻫﺮ ﻳﻘﺒﻀُﻬﺎ
The individual entertains it [the soul]
while time kills it,
ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺗﻨﺸﺮﻫﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻳﻄﻮﻳـــــﻬﺎ
And the individual opens it, while death
puts an end to it.
ﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺎﺭﻡ ﺃﺧﻼﻕٌ ﻣﻄﻬﺮﺓٌ
Surely the perfection of morals is pure,
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﺃﻭﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻘـــــــﻞ ﺛﺎﻧﻴـــﻬﺎ
Religion is its first, intellect is its second,
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﺛﺎﻟﺜﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﻠﻢ ﺭﺍﺑﻌﻬﺎ
And knowledge is its third, and tolerance
is its fourth,
ﻭﺍﻟﺠﻮﺩ ﺧﺎﻣﺴﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻀﻞ ﺳﺎﺩﺳــــﻬﺎ
And generous is its fifth, and
graciousness is its sixth,
ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺮ ﺳﺎﺑﻌﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻜﺮ ﺛﺎﻣﻨﻬﺎ
And activity serving the people is its
seventh, and thankfulness is its eighth,
ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺒﺮ ﺗﺎﺳﻌﻬﺎ ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ ﺑﺎﻗﻴـــــﻬﺎ
And patience is its ninth, and gentleness
is its preserver,
ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﻧﻰ ﻻ ﺃﺻﺎﺩﻗﻬﺎ
And the Soul knows that I do not
befriend it,
ﻭﻟﺴﺖ ﺍﺭﺷﺪُ ﺇﻻ ﺣﻴﻦ ﺍﻋﺼﻴـــــــــــﻬﺎ
And I won’t take the wise step to disobey
it,
ﻭﺍﻋﻤﻞ ﻟﺪﺍﺭ ٍﻏﺪﺍً ﺭﺿﻮﺍﻥُ ﺧﺎﺯﻧﻬﺎ
And I work for tomorrow [Hereafter] to
the satisfaction of its ower,
ﻭﺍﻟﺠﺎﺭ ﺍﺣﻤﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﻴـــــﻬﺎ
And the neighbour is Ahmed [saaw] [in
heaven] and the Merciful [SWT] is its
Creator.
ﻗﺼﻮﺭﻫﺎ ﺫﻫﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﻚ ﻃﻴﻨﺘﻬﺎ
Its palaces are golden, and its heavenly
perfume is its mud,
ﻭﺍﻟﺰﻋﻔﺮﺍﻥ ﺣﺸﻴﺶٌ ﻧﺎﺑﺖٌ ﻓﻴــــــــــﻬﺎ
And the saffron is its lushed grasses,
graffitied upon it.
ﺃﻧﻬﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﻟﺒﻦٌ ﻣﺤﺾٌ ﻭﻣﻦ ﻋﺴﻞ
Its rivers are yoghurt, purified and of
honey,
ﻭﺍﻟﺨﻤﺮ ﻳﺠﺮﻱ ﺭﺣﻴﻘﺎً ﻓﻲ ﻣﺠﺎﺭﻳـــــــﻬﺎ
And heavenly wine flows, of sweet
nectar, in its canals.
ﻭﺍﻟﻄﻴﺮ ﺗﺠﺮﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻏﺼﺎﻥ ﻋﺎﻛﻔﺔً
And the birds fly between their branches,
ﺗﺴﺒﺢُ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺟﻬﺮﺍً ﻓﻲ ﻣﻐﺎﻧﻴـــــــﻬﺎ
praising Allah [SWT] loudly in their songs
ﻣﻦ ﻳﺸﺘﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺩﻭﺱ ﻳﻌﻤﺮﻫﺎ
And whoever wants to own a home here
he should build it,
ﺑﺮﻛﻌﺔٍ ﻓﻲ ﻇﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻳﺤﻴﻴـﻬﺎ
with a sincere prayer in the darkness of
the night.
