بسلامَةwith purity الصَّدرthe breast (heart) الحياةُlife تطيبُgrows sweet
بسلامَة الصَّدر الحياةُ تطيبُ
وتفيضُand overflow بالحبِّwith love الكبيرِgreat قلوبُhearts
وتفيضُ بالحبِّ الكبيرِ قلوبُ
With purity of heart, life grows sweet,
With tranquility of heart, life is sweet,
and hearts overflow with great love.
And overflows with great love, hearts are full.
كالشمسlike the sun يعصفsweeps fiercely بالظلامagainst the darkness شُرُوقهits rising
كالشمس يعصف بالظلام شُرُوقه
وتُعتِمُand darkens الآفاقَthe horizons حينَwhen تغيبُit sets
وتُعتِمُ الآفاقَ حينَ تغيبُ
Like the sun, its rising sweeps the darkness away,
Like the sun whose radiance disperses darkness,
and it darkens the horizons when it sets.
Horizons are darkened when it sets.
فيin القلبِthe heart ميزانُthe measure العبادِpeople ، فإنْthen if صفit becomes pure
في القلبِ ميزانُ العبادِ ، فإنْ صف
فالعيشُthen life صافٍserene ، وand البعيدُthe distant قريبُnear
فالعيشُ صافٍ ، و البعيدُ قريبُ
In the heart lies the measure of people; if it becomes pure,
In the heart is the scale of worshipers, so if it leans rightly,
then life is serene, and the distant is near.
Life is pure, and the distant becomes near.
وإذاand if تخثَّرit congeals بالضَّغائنِwith grudges وand الهوىdesire
وإذا تخثَّر بالضَّغائنِ و الهوى
فالقلبُthen the heart " كوزٌa cup " فارغٌempty مقلوبُoverturned
فالقلبُ " كوزٌ " فارغٌ مقلوبُ
And if it congeals with grudges and desire,
And if it congeals with grudges and desires,
then the heart is an empty, overturned cup.
The heart becomes "an empty cup" overturned.
إنِّيindeed I أقولsay لكلِّto every one منwho فيin نفسِهِhis soul
إنِّي أقول لكلِّ من في نفسِهِ
" شيءٌsomething " يعكِّرُclouds صفوهاits serenity ويشوبُand taints :
" شيءٌ " يعكِّرُ صفوها ويشوبُ :
I say to everyone who has within his soul
I say to everyone who has
something that clouds and taints its serenity:
Something that troubles its purity:
ماnot هذهthis الدُّنياworld سوىexcept أُرجوحةٍa swing
ما هذه الدُّنيا سوى أُرجوحةٍ
للناسِfor people فيهاin it عثرةٌa stumble ووثُوبُand a leap
للناسِ فيها عثرةٌ ووثُوبُ
This world is nothing but a swing,
This world is but a swing,
where people stumble and leap.
In it for people are stumbling and clothing.
مقياسُناour standard فيهاin it شريعتُناour sacred law التيwhich
مقياسُنا فيها شريعتُنا التي
فيهاin it لسُؤْلِfor the plea السائلينَthe petitioners مُجِيبُone who answers
فيها لسُؤْلِ السائلينَ مُجِيبُ
Our standard in it is our sacred law, which
Our measure in it is our law that
holds an answer for the petitioners' pleas.
Answers the questioners when asked.
وand الصبرُpatience فيهاin it زورقٌa little boat ، مهماhowever much علrises high
و الصبرُ فيها زورقٌ ، مهما عل
موجٌa wave ، يظلُّcontinues يخوضُهُplows through it ويَجُوبُand traverses
موجٌ ، يظلُّ يخوضُهُ ويَجُوبُ
And patience in it is a little boat; however high
And patience in it is a boat, no matter how high
a wave rises, it keeps plowing through and crossing it.
A wave rises, it keeps plowing through and sailing.
إنْif قالَsaid فيكَabout you النَّاسُpeople قولَةَan utterance ظالمٍan unjust person
إنْ قالَ فيكَ النَّاسُ قولَةَ ظالمٍ
فالقولُthen the words عندَwith إلهناour God مكتوبُrecorded
فالقولُ عندَ إلهنا مكتوبُ
If people speak an unjust person's words about you,
If people say to you an unjust word,
then those words are recorded with our God.
The word with our God is recorded.
لاdo not تبْتَئسْbe distressed منْby شاتمٍan insulter مُتطاولٍinsolent
لا تبْتَئسْ منْ شاتمٍ مُتطاولٍ
أبداًever ، فإنَّfor indeed الشاتِمَthe insulter المغلوبُthe defeated one
أبداً ، فإنَّ الشاتِمَ المغلوبُ
Do not be distressed by an insolent insulter,
Never despair of an arrogant slanderer,
ever, for it is the insulter who is defeated.
For the slanderer is the defeated one.
دعْleave عنكَaway from you منْwhoever يُبديshows ابتسامَتَهُhis smile علىover
دعْ عنكَ منْ يُبدي ابتسامَتَهُ على
دَخنٍhidden malice ، وسُمُّand the poison لسانِهِhis tongue مسكوبُpoured out
دَخنٍ ، وسُمُّ لسانِهِ مسكوبُ
Leave aside whoever shows his smile over
Leave alone those whose smiles come with
hidden malice, while the poison of his tongue pours out.
Malice, their tongues dripping poison.
وانظرand look إلىto خيرthe best العبادِpeople "مُحمَّدٍMuhammad "
وانظر إلى خير العبادِ "مُحمَّدٍ "
كمhow much نالَهُbefell him منfrom قومِهِhis people التَّثْريبُreproach
كم نالَهُ من قومِهِ التَّثْريبُ
And look to the best of people, Muhammad:
And look to the best of worshipers, Muhammad,
how much reproach he suffered from his people.
How much did he get from his people of rebuke!
شتموهُthey insulted him حتَّىeven فيin طهارةِthe purity عرْضِهِhis honor
شتموهُ حتَّى في طهارةِ عرْضِهِ
ورموهُand they assailed him ، وهوَwhile he مُكرَّمٌhonored محبوبُbeloved
ورموهُ ، وهوَ مُكرَّمٌ محبوبُ
They insulted him, even regarding the purity of his honor,
They insulted him to the point of his honor,
and assailed him, though he was honored and beloved.
And threw stones at him, yet he is the honored beloved one.
صنفانِtwo kinds يصعُبُit is hard أنto تنالَyou attain رضاهُمtheir approval
صنفانِ يصعُبُ أن تنالَ رضاهُم
مهماhowever much تُحاوِلُyou try ، حاسِدٌan envious person وكذوبُand a habitual liar
مهما تُحاوِلُ ، حاسِدٌ وكذوبُ
Two kinds are hard to win approval from,
Two types it is hard to please,
however you try: an envious person and a habitual liar.
No matter how you try: the envious and the liar.
إنِّيindeed I أقولُsay ، وفيand in عروقthe veins قصيدتيmy poem
إنِّي أقولُ ، وفي عروق قصيدتي
أملٌhope ، وصوتٌand a voice للوفاءِto loyalty حبيبُdear :
أملٌ ، وصوتٌ للوفاءِ حبيبُ :
I say, and in the veins of my poem
I say, and in my poem's veins is
are hope and a voice dear to loyalty:
Hope and a voice of loyalty:
ياO كُلَّevery one منwho يلويwinds عِمامةَa turban عالِمٍa scholar
يا كُلَّ من يلوي عِمامةَ عالِمٍ
تلكَthat الأمانةُthe trust ، والإلهُand God رقيبُwatchful
تلكَ الأمانةُ ، والإلهُ رقيبُ
O all who wind a scholar's turban,
O you who wear the scholar's turban,
that is a trust, and God is watchful.
That trust, and God is watchful.
لُمُّواgather together الشتاتَthe scattered parts ، فإنَّناfor indeed we فيin عالَمٍa world
لُمُّوا الشتاتَ ، فإنَّنا في عالَمٍ
قدindeed فرقتهُscattered it عنaway from الصراطِthe straight path دُرُوبُpaths
قد فرقتهُ عن الصراطِ دُرُوبُ
Gather what is scattered, for we are in a world
Bring together the dispersed, we are in a world
that byways have scattered away from the straight path.
Whose paths have diverted it from the straight path.
منfrom حولكمaround you ياO قومpeople ألفُa thousand قذيفةٍa projectile
من حولكم يا قوم ألفُ قذيفةٍ
يرميhurls بهاwith them التفسيقbranding others sinful وand التغريبُWesternization
يرمي بها التفسيق و التغريبُ
Around you, O people, are a thousand projectiles,
Around you, people, are a thousand spears
hurled by accusations of sinfulness and by Westernization.
Thrown by corruption and alienation.
ومنand from التَّنطُّعِoverzealousness وand التَّطرُّفِextremism حولكمaround you
ومن التَّنطُّعِ و التَّطرُّفِ حولكم
نارٌa fire لهاit has بينَamong العقولِminds لَهيبُa blaze
نارٌ لها بينَ العقولِ لَهيبُ
And from overzealousness and extremism around you
And around you from sanctimony and extremism is
comes a fire whose blaze burns among minds.
A fire with blazes in minds.
فإلىso until متىwhen يبقىremains التناحرmutual strife بينكمamong you
فإلى متى يبقى التناحر بينكم
وإلىand until متىwhen يتأوَّهُgroans المكروبُthe anguished person ؟!
وإلى متى يتأوَّهُ المكروبُ ؟!
So how long will mutual strife remain among you,
So until when will the infighting amongst you remain?
and how long will the anguished groan?
And until when will the oppressed sigh?
العلمُknowledge ميراثُthe inheritance النُّبوَّةِprophethood وand الهُدىguidance
العلمُ ميراثُ النُّبوَّةِ و الهُدى
ولأهلهِand for its bearers الأخلاقُgood character وand التَّهذيبُrefinement
ولأهلهِ الأخلاقُ و التَّهذيبُ
Knowledge is the inheritance of prophethood and guidance,
Knowledge is the legacy of prophecy and guidance,
and good character and refinement belong to its bearers.
And its people have morals and dignity.
همْthey قُدوةُthe example الأجيالِthe generations ، أنَّىhow يقتديmodels himself
همْ قُدوةُ الأجيالِ ، أنَّى يقتدي
جيلٌa generation بمنon one who هوhe فيin الخلافِdiscord يلوبُcircles about
جيلٌ بمن هو في الخلافِ يلوبُ
They are the generations' role models; how can
They are the role model for generations, so which
a generation follow one who circles in discord?
Generation takes as its role model one who barks in dissent?
لاno خيرَgood فيin علمٍknowledge إذاif لمْnot يَرْعَهُtends it
لا خيرَ في علمٍ إذا لمْ يَرْعَهُ
عقلٌa mind ، ولمْand not يحدِبْcares tenderly عليهِfor it لبيبُa wise person
عقلٌ ، ولمْ يحدِبْ عليهِ لبيبُ
There is no good in knowledge if it is not tended by
No good is knowledge if unrestrained
reason, and no wise person cares for it.
By a mind, and if a sensible one does not tend to it.
كمhow many فيin الحياةlife قديمهاits past وحديثهand its present
كم في الحياة قديمها وحديثه
منof عالِمٍa scholar ، وضميرُهُand his conscience مثقوبُfull of holes
من عالِمٍ ، وضميرُهُ مثقوبُ
How many, in life, in its past and present,
How much in life, its history and present,
are scholars with consciences full of holes!
Is there of a scholar, yet his conscience perforated!
أنَّىhow تُفيدُbenefits غزارةُabundance العلمknowledge الفتىthe young man
أنَّى تُفيدُ غزارةُ العلم الفتى
وفؤادُهُwhile his heart عنfrom حلمِهِhis forbearance ، محجوبُveiled ؟!
وفؤادُهُ عن حلمِهِ ، محجوبُ ؟!
How can abundant knowledge benefit a young man
How can abundant knowledge benefit a youth
when his heart is veiled from his forbearance?
While his heart from wisdom is blocked?!
فيin منهجthe way الإسلامIslam صقْلُpolishing نفوسنour souls
في منهج الإسلام صقْلُ نفوسن
وإليهِand to it عندduring الحادثاتِcalamities نثوبُwe return
وإليهِ عند الحادثاتِ نثوبُ
In Islam's way lies the polishing of our souls,
In Islam's curriculum is honing of our souls,
and to it we return when calamities strike.
And to it in events we return.
فإذاso if أصبناwe act rightly ، فالإصابةُthen correctness غايةٌa goal
فإذا أصبنا ، فالإصابةُ غايةٌ
ماhow أسعدَhappy الإنسانَa person حينَwhen يُصيبُacts rightly
ما أسعدَ الإنسانَ حينَ يُصيبُ
So if we act rightly, right action is the goal;
So if we succeed, success is the goal,
how happy a person is when he acts rightly!
How fortunate is man when he gets it right!
وإذاand if تعثَّرناwe stumble بحبلِover a rope خطيئةٍa sin
وإذا تعثَّرنا بحبلِ خطيئةٍ
يوماًone day ، فإنَّاthen indeed we للإلهِto God نتوبُwe repent
يوماً ، فإنَّا للإلهِ نتوبُ
And if we stumble over a sin's rope
And if we stumble on the rope of a sin
one day, then we repent to God.
One day, then to God we repent.
نستغفرُwe seek forgiveness اللهGod العظيمَthe Magnificent ، فإنَّهُfor indeed He
نستغفرُ الله العظيمَ ، فإنَّهُ
سبحانهُglory be to Him الغفَّارُthe All-Forgiving حينَwhen نُنِيبُwe turn back repentantly
سبحانهُ الغفَّارُ حينَ نُنِيبُ
We seek forgiveness from God the Magnificent, for He—
We ask forgiveness of God Almighty, for He
glory be to Him—is the All-Forgiving when we turn back in repentance.
Glorified is the Forgiver when we groan plaintively.
وبعفوهِand through His pardon ترقىascend النفوسُsouls ويزدهيand grows radiant
وبعفوهِ ترقى النفوسُ ويزدهي
وجهُthe face الحياةِlife ، وand يُحسنُis done well التَّصْويبُcorrection
وجهُ الحياةِ ، و يُحسنُ التَّصْويبُ
And through His pardon souls ascend, and radiant grows
With His pardon souls rise and life's face glows,
the face of life, and correction is done well.
And correcting our course is laudable.
ياO كُلَّevery one منwho يلويwinds عمامةَa turban عالمٍa scholar
يا كُلَّ من يلوي عمامةَ عالمٍ
لاdo not تجعلواmake ظنَّthe expectation العبادِpeople يخيبُbe disappointed
لا تجعلوا ظنَّ العبادِ يخيبُ
O all who wind a scholar's turban,
O you who wear the turban of a scholar,
do not let people's expectations be disappointed.
Do not let the assumption of the worshipers be disappointed.
تبدوappear لناto us قِمَمُthe peaks الجليدِice شوامخtowering
تبدو لنا قِمَمُ الجليدِ شوامخ
لكنهاbut they تحتَbeneath الشُّعاعِthe rays تذوبُmelt
لكنها تحتَ الشُّعاعِ تذوبُ
The peaks of ice seem towering to us,
To us the icy peaks appear high towers,
but beneath the rays they melt.
But under the sun's rays they melt.
Sol 6.1