عالمworld الحكمةof wisdom هذاthis
عالم الحكمة هذا
فيهin it ذوpossessor of الهذيانdelirium هاذىraved
فيه ذو الهذيان هاذى
This is the world of wisdom;
This world of wisdom
in it, the delirious one raved.
In it the delusional one is deluded
حكمةwisdom للهbelonging to God جلتwas exalted
حكمة لله جلت
ويقولand says الغرthe naïve one ماذاwhat?
ويقول الغر ماذا
God's wisdom is exalted,
Wisdom belongs to Allah Glorified
and the naïve one says, 'What?'
And the ignorant say what?
عميwas blind الدهريُّthe materialist عنهاto it
عمي الدهريُّ عنها
وبهاand in it المؤمنthe believer لاذاtook refuge
وبها المؤمن لاذا
The materialist was blind to it,
The eternal blind about it
and the believer took refuge in it.
And by it the believer finds refuge
ويقولand say الفلسفيوthe philosophers (first part)
ويقول الفلسفيو
نcompletion of 'philosophers' هوhe/it العلةthe cause هذاthis
ن هو العلة هذا
And the philosophers say:
And the philosophers say
'This is the cause.'
It is the cause this
كذبواthey lied ماnot الحقthe truth إلاexcept
كذبوا ما الحق إلا
فعلthe enactment أمرof a command يتحاذىthat is followed
فعل أمر يتحاذى
They lied; the truth is nothing but
They lied, the truth is only
the enactment of a command that is followed—
The act of One whose command aligns
فعلthe act منof Him who يفعلdoes ماwhatever شاwills (first part)
فعل من يفعل ما شا
ءcompletion of 'wills' صحيحاًwhole وجذاذاand in fragments
ء صحيحاً وجذاذا
the act of Him who does whatever He
The act of One who does what He wills, correct and flawed
wills, whole and in fragments.
To Him belong the attributes and the names
ولهand to Him الأوصافthe attributes والأسand the names (first part)
وله الأوصاف والأس
ماءcompletion of 'names' جمعاًcollectively وفذاذاand singly
ماء جمعاً وفذاذا
And His are the attributes and the
Together and individually
names, collectively and singly,
However He wills, and no cause, no nature takes refuge
كيفماhowever شاءHe wills ولاand no علcause (first part)
كيفما شاء ولا عل
لةcompletion of 'cause' لاno طبعnature عياذاseeking refuge
لة لا طبع عياذا
however He wills, with no
And the naturalists are a people
cause, no nature—we seek refuge!
Who discarded the truth, discarded
والطبيعيونand the naturalists قومa people
والطبيعيون قوم
نبذواthey cast aside الحقthe truth انتباذاutter rejection
نبذوا الحق انتباذا
And the naturalists are a people
They worshipped nature with disbelief
who cast the truth utterly aside.
And found in it pleasure
عبدواthey worshipped الطبعnature بكفرin unbelief
عبدوا الطبع بكفر
وجدواthey found فيهin it لذاذاpleasure
وجدوا فيه لذاذا
They worshipped nature in unbelief;
Then groups of Mu'tazila
they found pleasure in it.
Sprinkled misguidance sprinkled
ثمthen أقوامpeople اعتزالMuʿtazilism
ثم أقوام اعتزال
مُطرواthey were rained upon الغيَّerror رذاذاas drizzle
مُطروا الغيَّ رذاذا
Then the people of Muʿtazilism
Deviated from the Prophet's guidance
were rained upon with a drizzle of error.
And escaped from it escaping
عنaway from هدىthe guidance السنةof the Sunnah مالواthey turned aside
عن هدى السنة مالوا
نفذواthey passed beyond عنهaway from it نفاذاa passing beyond
نفذوا عنه نفاذا
They turned from the guidance of the Sunnah;
Where is the religion of truth from one
they passed beyond it altogether.
Who harmed Allah with misguidance?
أينwhere دينthe religion الحقof truth ممنfrom one who
أين دين الحق ممن
بالضلالthrough misguidance اللهGod آذىhe offended
بالضلال الله آذى
What has the true faith to do with one who
And the Messenger of Allah too
offended God through misguidance,
When he differed, differed
ورسولَand the Messenger اللهof God أيضاًalso
ورسولَ الله أيضاً
عندat the time ماthat شذhe strayed شذاذاutter straying
عند ما شذ شذاذا
and the Messenger of God as well,
Our religion is the law of a Prophet
when he strayed utterly astray?
Truthful to the truth aligned
دينناour religion شرعthe law نبيٍّof a prophet
ديننا شرع نبيٍّ
صادقtruthful للحقto the truth حاذىhe conformed
صادق للحق حاذى
Our religion is the law of a prophet,
So we hold to it, do not seek
truthful, who conformed to the truth.
That or this
فتمسكناso we held fast بهto it لاdo not
فتمسكنا به لا
تبتغيyou seek ذاكthat ولاnor ذاthis
تبتغي ذاك ولا ذا
So we held fast to it; do not
And we follow Abu Bakr
seek that or this.
And follow Mu'adh
واقتديناand we followed the example بأبيof Abu بكBakr (first part)
واقتدينا بأبي بك
رcompletion of 'Bakr' وتابعناand we followed معاذاMuʿadh
ر وتابعنا معاذا
And we followed the example of Abu
Bakr, and followed Muʿadh.
Partial English translation: 32 of 34 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1