هِمتَyou were enamored بالمكرُماتِwith noble deeds حتَّىuntil تَسمَّيwere named (continued)
هِمتَ بالمكرُماتِ حتَّى تَسمَّي
تyou (verb ending) بِماfor what تُجمعُagree unanimously النُّفوسُthe souls عَليهِupon it
ت بِما تُجمعُ النُّفوسُ عَليهِ
You were enamored of noble deeds until you came to be named
Aim for virtuous deeds, until you are called
for what all souls agree upon.
What souls agree upon unanimously
كلُّevery نَفسٍsoul لهاit has رَجاءٌhope مِنfrom الbeginning of 'God'
كلُّ نَفسٍ لها رَجاءٌ مِن ال
لهِcompletion of 'God' إذاwhen اصبحَتit enters the morning تُشيرُit points إِلَيهِtoward him
لهِ إذا اصبحَت تُشيرُ إِلَيهِ
Every soul has hope from
Every soul has hopes from God
God, when it points toward him in the morning.
When morning comes, it points to Him
فلتَسدَّso let them bar الخُطوبُadversities إنif قَدرَتthey can عَنfrom (continued)
فلتَسدَّ الخُطوبُ إن قَدرَت عَن
نيme (completes 'from me') وجُوهَavenues العَطاءِbounty منfrom جانِبَيهِhis two sides
ني وجُوهَ العَطاءِ من جانِبَيهِ
So let adversities, if they can, bar from
Let difficulties cease, if you can
me the avenues of bounty from both his sides.
And turn to me the faces of generosity from both its sides
فبكِلتاfor with both يَديهِits two hands قادَنيled me الظَّنexpectation (continued)
فبكِلتا يَديهِ قادَني الظَّن
نُcompletion of 'expectation' إلىto واهبٍa giver بِكِلتاwith both يَدَيهِhis two hands
نُ إلى واهبٍ بِكِلتا يَدَيهِ
For with both its hands, expectation led me
So with both His hands, conjecture led me
to one who gives with both his hands.
To a Giver with both His hands
Sol 6.1