طاءṬāʾ (the Arabic letter) طيبgoodness الطباعdispositions فيin الأقساطِthe allotted shares
طاء طيب الطباع في الأقساطِ
طهرتنيpurified me للمشيfor walking فوقupon البساطِthe carpet
طهرتني للمشي فوق البساطِ
The Ṭāʾ of good nature in the allotted shares
Pure of nature in portions,
purified me to walk upon the carpet.
She purified me to walk upon the carpet,
وجعلناand we made نوراًa light لهاfor her هوhe يمشيwalks
وجعلنا نوراً لها هو يمشي
صارcame to be فيamong ناسهhis people بهthrough it بانضباطin due order
صار في ناسه به بانضباط
And we made a light for her; he walks.
And made us a light for it as it walks,
He came to be among his people through it, in due order.
It became disciplined through it among the people.
والذيand whoever يعرفknows الموازينthe scales يدريunderstands
والذي يعرف الموازين يدري
كيفhow يمشيwalks علىupon متونridges الصراطthe Path
كيف يمشي على متون الصراط
And whoever knows the scales understands
And the one who knows the scales knows,
how to walk upon the ridges of the Path.
How to walk on the backs of the path.
طيبةfragrant فاحتwafted الروائحthe scents منهاfrom her
طيبة فاحت الروائح منها
فهيso she كالبحرlike the sea والتغايرand difference شاطيa shore
فهي كالبحر والتغاير شاطي
She is fragrant; scents wafted from her.
Pure, fragrant aromas emanating from it,
So she is like the sea, and difference is a shore.
It is like an ocean with shores differing.
والذيand whoever ينشقinhales المعارفforms of knowledge يحظىis favored
والذي ينشق المعارف يحظى
بأوانيwith vessels مملوءةfilled وبواطيand drinking bowls
بأواني مملوءة وبواطي
And whoever inhales knowledge is favored
And the one who unravels knowledge is granted,
with full vessels and drinking bowls.
Vessels filled and ample.
طعمtaste هذاthis حلوsweet وذاand that غيرnot حلوsweet
طعم هذا حلو وذا غير حلو
وهيand she تسقيgives drink بصيِّبٍwith a downpour غيرnot خاطيerring
وهي تسقي بصيِّبٍ غير خاطي
This tastes sweet, and that is not sweet.
The taste of this is sweet and that not sweet,
And she gives drink with an unerring downpour.
And it serves with a pouring that does not err.
Sol 6.1