Adam's Descent

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فَصْلٌ إِيَّاكَ وَالمَعَاصِيَ فَإِنَّهَا أَزَالَتْ عِزَّ اسْجُدُوا وَأَخْرَجَتْ إِقْطَاعَ اسْكُنْ يَا آدَمُ

Beware of sins, for they removed the honor of 'bow down,' and expelled the estate of 'dwell, O Adam.'

لَحْظَةٌ أَثْمَرَتْ حَرَارَةَ القَلَقِ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

A moment bore the heat of anxiety for a thousand years.

مَا زَالَ يَكْتُبُ بِدَمِ النَّدَمِ سُطُورَ الحُزْنِ فِي القَصَصِ

He never stopped writing with the blood of regret the lines of sadness in the stories.

وَيُرْسِلُهَا مَعَ أَنْفَاسِ الأَسَفِ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ تَوْقِيعٌ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ

And he sent them with sighs of regret until a decree came to him, and He accepted his repentance.

فَرِحَ إِبْلِيسُ بِنُزُولِ آدَمَ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ

Iblis rejoiced at Adam's descent from Paradise.

وَمَا عَلِمَ أَنَّ هُبُوطَ الغَائِصِ فِي اللُّجَّةِ خَلْفَ الدُّرِّ صُعُودٌ

And did not know that the diver's descent into the depth in pursuit of the pearl is an ascent.

كَمْ بَيْنَ قَوْلِهِ لِآدَمَ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً

How vast is the difference between His words to Adam: 'I will place a vicegerent on earth,'

وَقَوْلُهُ لَهُ اذْهَبْ فَمَنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ

And His words to him: 'Go, and whoever follows you among them.'

مَا جَرَى عَلَى آدَمَ هُوَ المَرَادُ مِنْ وُجُودِهِ

What happened to Adam was the purpose of his existence.

يَا آدَمُ لَا تَجْزَعْ مِنْ قَوْلِي لَكَ اخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَلَكَ وَلِصَالِحِ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ خَلَّفْتُهَا

O Adam, do not grieve over My saying to you: 'Get out of it,' for I created it for you and your righteous descendants.

كنت تدخل عليّ دخول الملوك على الملوك، واليوم تدخل عليّ دخول العبيد على الملوك

You used to enter upon Me like kings enter upon kings, and today you enter upon Me like slaves upon kings.

لَا تَجْزَعْ مِنْ كَأْسِ زَلَلٍ كَانَتْ سَبَبَ كَيْسِكَ

Do not despair from a cup of slip that was the cause of your prudence.

فَقَدِ اسْتَخْرَجَ مِنْكَ دَاءَ العُجْبِ وَأَلْبَسَتْ خِلْعَةَ العُبُودِيَّةِ

For it extracted the disease of conceit from you, and clothed you in the garment of servitude.