أسمىthe noblest البناءِedifice، بناءُbuilding نفسٍa soul حُرَّةٍfree
أسمى البناءِ، بناءُ نفسٍ حُرَّةٍ
سلمتْhas remained free سرِيرَتُهاits innermost being منَfrom الأسْقامِailments
سلمتْ سرِيرَتُها منَ الأسْقامِ
The noblest edifice is the building of a free soul,
The highest structure is a free soul
whose innermost being is free from ailments.
Whose conscience is safe from ills
وأعزُّand more precious منthan مليونِa million بُرْجٍa tower شاخِصٍsoaring
وأعزُّ من مليونِ بُرْجٍ شاخِصٍ
أبراجُthe towers همةresolve عالمٍa scholar وإمامِand an imam
أبراجُ همة عالمٍ وإمامِ
And more precious than a million soaring towers
And dearer than a million towering castles
are the towers of a scholar's and an imam's resolve.
Are the bastions of a scholar's aspirations
وكذلِكand thus النَّفْسُthe soul الأبيَّةُunyielding تُبْتَنىis built
وكذلِك النَّفْسُ الأبيَّةُ تُبْتَنى
بالعلمِthrough knowledge والإيمَانِand faith والإكْرامِand honor
بالعلمِ والإيمَانِ والإكْرامِ
And thus the unyielding soul is built
Thus the dignified soul is built
through knowledge, faith, and honor.
With knowledge, faith and benevolence
إنَّيindeed I لأَسْمعُsurely hear كُلَّevery شبْرٍhandspan شَامخٍproud
إنَّي لأَسْمعُ كُلَّ شبْرٍ شَامخٍ
منْof أرْضِناour land المرْفوعةraised الأعْلامِthe banners
منْ أرْضِنا المرْفوعة الأعْلامِ
Indeed, I hear every proud handspan
Verily, I hear every proud inch
of our land, whose banners are raised,
Of our elevated land of flags
يُلقيoffers بألفِwith a thousand تحيَّةٍa greeting وتحِيَّةٍand a greeting
يُلقي بألفِ تحيَّةٍ وتحِيَّةٍ
ويقولُand says ليto me قولَthe words الفتىthe youth المِقْدامِvaliant
ويقولُ لي قولَ الفتى المِقْدامِ
offer a thousand greetings and one more,
Greeting me a thousand times
and speak to me with a valiant youth's words:
With the words of a bold youth
للشَّمسِfor the sun أطْوارٌphases، صباحٌa morning مُشرقٌradiant
للشَّمسِ أطْوارٌ، صباحٌ مُشرقٌ
وظهَيرةٌand noon، وغُرُوْبُهاand its sunset المُتراميfar-spreading
وظهَيرةٌ، وغُرُوْبُها المُترامي
The sun has phases: a radiant morning,
The sun has phases, a bright morning
and noon, and its far-spreading sunset.
Noon, and its far-reaching sunset
وتَظَلُّand remains شمسُthe sun الحقِّtruth ذاتَpossessing توهُجٍa glow
وتَظَلُّ شمسُ الحقِّ ذاتَ توهُجٍ
يرْتدُّrecoils عنهاfrom it جيشُthe army كلَّall ظلامِdarkness
يرْتدُّ عنها جيشُ كلَّ ظلامِ
And the sun of truth remains aglow;
And the sun of truth remains radiant
the army of all darkness recoils from it.
Repelling the army of every darkness
كمْmany a ناطِقٍspeaker ذَرِبَsharp اللّسانِof tongue، وقَلْبُهُand his heart
كمْ ناطِقٍ ذَرِبَ اللّسانِ، وقَلْبُهُ
يَغْليseethes بجمْرٍwith embers للضَّغينَةِof rancor حامِburning hot
يَغْلي بجمْرٍ للضَّغينَةِ حامِ
Many a speaker is sharp of tongue, while his heart
How many speakers have faltered in tongue, while their hearts
seethes with burning embers of rancor.
Seethe with embers of rancor
قُلsay ماwhat تَشاءُyou wish عنabout الحياةِlife وحُسْنهاand its loveliness
قُل ما تَشاءُ عن الحياةِ وحُسْنها
وجمالِand the beauty ماwhat فيْهاin it مِنَof الأحْلامِthe dreams
وجمالِ ما فيْها مِنَ الأحْلامِ
Say what you will about life and its loveliness,
Say what you will of life and its beauty
and the beauty of the dreams within it;
And the dreams that adorn it
فالأمرُfor enjoining بالمعروفِwhat is right خَيرُthe finest هديَّةٍgift
فالأمرُ بالمعروفِ خَيرُ هديَّةٍ
لبيوتناfor our homes، تحميprotects مِنَfrom الآثامِsins
لبيوتنا، تحمي مِنَ الآثامِ
for enjoining what is right is the finest gift
For enjoining right is the best gift
for our homes, protecting them from sins.
Protecting our homes from sins
أرأيتَhave you seen? ذاone possessing عقْلٍreason يَرُدُّrejects هديْةًa gift
أرأيتَ ذا عقْلٍ يَرُدُّ هديْةً
منْof رحمةٍmercy ومودّةٍand affection وسَلامِand peace؟
منْ رحمةٍ ومودّةٍ وسَلامِ؟
Have you seen someone of sound mind refuse a gift
Have you seen one of reason reject a gift
of mercy, affection, and peace?
Of mercy, affection and peace?
Sol 6.1