حزمتُI gathered العلمknowledge منfrom صِغَرٍchildhood إلىuntil أنthat
حزمتُ العلم من صِغَرٍ إلى أن
بلغتI reached الخمسfive فوقabove الأربعيناforty
بلغت الخمس فوق الأربعينا
I gathered knowledge from childhood until
I pursued knowledge from a young age until
I reached five years beyond forty.
I passed fifty over forty.
ودرّستُand I taught العلومthe sciences وكمand how many an مُفادٍinsight
ودرّستُ العلوم وكم مُفادٍ
غريبٍrare قدindeed أوفدتُI sent forth الطالبيناthe students
غريبٍ قد أوفدتُ الطالبينا
And I taught the sciences; with many an insight
I taught the sciences and how much rare,
rare, I sent the students forth.
wondrous knowledge I imparted to students!
ولمand not يكُwas مقصديmy aim فيin ذاthis اشتهاراًrenown
ولم يكُ مقصدي في ذا اشتهاراً
ولاnor رغماًabasement لأنفto the nose of الحاسديناthe envious
ولا رغماً لأنف الحاسدينا
My aim in this was not renown,
My intention in this was not fame,
nor to rub the noses of the envious in the dust.
nor to spite the noses of enviers.
ولكنيbut I خدمتُI served بهthrough it المرجّىthe hoped-for one
ولكني خدمتُ به المرجّى
شفيعintercessor for الخَلقِcreation خيرbest of المرسليناthe messengers
شفيع الخَلقِ خير المرسلينا
Rather, through it I served the one in whom hope is placed,
Rather, I served the desired one,
the intercessor for creation, the best of the messengers.
the intercessor of creation, the best of those sent.
فكيفso how أُضامI am wronged والمختارwhile the Chosen One أضحىhas become
فكيف أُضام والمختار أضحى
عنagainst الأنكادmisfortunes ليfor me حصناًa fortress حصيناimpregnable
عن الأنكاد لي حصناً حصينا
How, then, could I be wronged, when the Chosen One has become
So how could I be blamed when the Chosen One has become
an impregnable fortress for me against misfortunes?
a fortress, a fortress protecting me from enemies?
وكيفand how ينالنيreaches me جورinjustice الأعاديthe enemies
وكيف ينالني جور الأعادي
ومنand among حزبيmy party رسولthe Messenger العالميناthe worlds
ومن حزبي رسول العالمينا
And how could the enemies’ injustice reach me,
And how could the injustice of enemies afflict me
when the Messenger to the worlds is on my side?
when the Messenger of the Worlds is of my party?
فكمfor how many جهِلتacted insolently جبابرةtyrants عليناagainst us
فكم جهِلت جبابرة علينا
فأمسىso became الكلُّall فيin جَدثٍa grave رهيناcaptive
فأمسى الكلُّ في جَدثٍ رهينا
For how many tyrants have acted insolently against us,
So many tyrants were ignorant about us,
and all became captives in the grave!
and now all are captives in their graves.
ألاAh! منwho يُخبرwill tell الأعداءthe enemies عناabout us
ألا من يُخبر الأعداء عنا
بأنّاthat we فوقabove جهلthe folly of الجاهليناthe foolish
بأنّا فوق جهل الجاهلينا
Ah, who will tell our enemies about us,
Oh, who will inform the enemies about us
that we are above the folly of the foolish,
that we are above the ignorance of the ignorant?
وأنand that اللَهGod دامhas remained لناfor us نصيراًa helper
وأن اللَه دام لنا نصيراً
وأنand that اللَهGod مولىprotector of المسلميناthe Muslims
وأن اللَه مولى المسلمينا
and that God has remained our helper,
That God has continued to support us
and that God is the protector of the Muslims,
and that God is the guardian of the Muslims?
وأنand that البغيoppression مرتعهits pasture وخيمunwholesome
وأن البغي مرتعه وخيم
وأنand that عدوَّناour enemy لمdid not يبقremain حيناa while
وأن عدوَّنا لم يبق حينا
and that oppression’s pasture is unwholesome,
That mischief has its pasture, and its tent peg,
and that our enemy did not last long?
and that our enemy did not remain for long.
علىnotwithstanding أنيthat I وعمركand by your life لستI am not أخشىI fear
على أني وعمرك لست أخشى
علىfor الأعداءthe enemies أوor أبديI show حنيناtenderness
على الأعداء أو أبدي حنينا
Yet, by your life, I do not fear
Still, I swear by your life, I do not fear
for the enemies, nor show them tenderness;
for the enemies or feel distress.
ولكنيbut I أخافI fear إذاwhen عذابٌa punishment
ولكني أخاف إذا عذابٌ
أتاهمcomes upon them أنthat ينالreach الصالحيناthe righteous
أتاهم أن ينال الصالحينا
but I fear, when a punishment
Rather, I fear that if a punishment
comes upon them, that it may strike the righteous.
comes upon them, it may strike the righteous.
Sol 6.1