تشكوlament الفتاوىthe religious rulings فيin زمانكyour time حالهits plight
تشكو الفتاوى في زمانك حاله
منfrom بعدماafter سَلبَrobbed الفضاءthe airwaves جمالِهاtheir beauty
من بعدما سَلبَ الفضاء جمالِها
Fatwas lament their plight in your time,
The edicts complain in your time of their plight
after the airwaves robbed them of their beauty.
After space has robbed them of their beauty
صارتbecame مُبَلْبلةbewildered الفؤادthe heart, أتشكتيdo they complain of?
صارت مُبَلْبلة الفؤاد, أتشكتي
علماءهاtheir scholars, أمor تشكتيcomplain of جُهّالهاtheir ignorant ones ؟
علماءها, أم تشكتي جُهّالها ؟
They became bewildered at heart—do they complain of
They have become troubled in spirit, did you complain
their scholars, or their ignorant ones?
About their scholars, or their ignorant ones?
قابلتُهاI met them يوماًone day علىon دربthe path الأسىsorrow
قابلتُها يوماً على درب الأسى
تُلقيlay down علىat بابthe door الأنينlamentation رِحالهاtheir baggage
تُلقي على باب الأنين رِحالها
I met them one day on sorrow's path,
I met her one day on the path of sorrow
laying down their baggage at the door of lamentation.
Throwing herself on the door of sighing
فسألتهاso I asked them عمّاabout what جرىhappened فاستعبرتso they wept
فسألتها عمّا جرى فاستعبرت
ورمتand they cast إليّtoward me معwith الدموعthe tears سُؤالهاtheir question
ورمت إليّ مع الدموع سُؤالها
I asked them what had happened, and they burst into tears,
So I asked her about what had happened, and she wept
and cast their question toward me along with their tears.
And tossed her question to me with tears
قالتthey said: أتسألنيdo you ask me? كأنّكas though you لاnot ترىsee
قالت: أتسألني كأنّك لا ترى
رمضاءَscorching ground بيداءِthe desert الهوىcaprice ورمالهاand its sands ؟
رمضاءَ بيداءِ الهوى ورمالها ؟
They said: Do you ask me as though you do not see
She said: Do you ask as if you don't see
the scorching ground of caprice's desert and its sands?
The infertility of the land of passion and its sands?
فأناfor I الفتاوىthe religious rulings صِرتُhave become فيon أرجوحةٍa swing
فأنا الفتاوى صِرتُ في أرجوحةٍ
أبلتwore out أياديthe hands الراحلينthe departed حبالهاits ropes
أبلت أيادي الراحلين حبالها
For I am the fatwas, now upon a swing
So I, the edicts, have become on a swing
whose ropes the hands of the departed have worn out.
Whose ropes the hands of the departed have worn out
أولستand are you not? تبصرsee فيon الفضائياتsatellite channels مthose who (truncated)
أولست تبصر في الفضائيات م
يلقيlays عليّupon me منof الهمومworries ثقالهاtheir heavy burdens
يلقي عليّ من الهموم ثقالها
And do you not see, on satellite channels, those who
Don't you see on satellite TV
lay heavy burdens of worry upon me?
Those who heap worries upon me with their weight?
يتسابقونthey compete علىto انتهاكviolate كرامتيmy dignity
يتسابقون على انتهاك كرامتي
ويقلِّبونand they overturn حرامهاtheir forbidden things وحلالهاand their lawful things
ويقلِّبون حرامها وحلالها
They compete to violate my dignity,
Competing to violate my dignity
and turn the forbidden and the lawful upside down.
And to flip my lawful and unlawful
يتخّطفونthey snatch القولthe words منfrom فمthe mouth سائلٍa questioner
يتخّطفون القول من فم سائلٍ
متجاهلينignoring منof الأمورthe matters مآلهاtheir outcome
متجاهلين من الأمور مآلها
They snatch the words from a questioner's mouth,
Snatching words from the mouth of a questioner
ignoring the outcome of matters.
Disregarding the outcome of matters
يتجرّأونthey dare علىto الفتاوىthe religious rulings بعدمafter (truncated)
يتجرّأون على الفتاوى بعدم
كسرتbroke لهمfor them أوهامهمtheir delusions أقفالهاtheir locks
كسرت لهم أوهامهم أقفالها
They dare to issue fatwas after
Daring to give edicts without
their delusions have broken the fatwas' locks for them.
Breaking open their delusions and shackles
كمhow many ليلةٍa night قطعواthey disrupted عليّfor me هُدوءهits quiet
كم ليلةٍ قطعوا عليّ هُدوءه
حتىuntil أزاحواthey removed نجمهاits star وهلالهاand its crescent
حتى أزاحوا نجمها وهلالها
How many a night they have shattered my peace,
How many nights have they disturbed my calm
until they swept away its star and crescent!
Until they displaced its star and crescent moon?
هذاthis one يجوّزpermits للفتاةfor the young woman سفورهher unveiling
هذا يجوّز للفتاة سفوره
ويُبيحُand he permits أنthat تلقىmeet النساءthe women رِجالهاtheir men
ويُبيحُ أن تلقى النساء رِجالها
This one permits a young woman to unveil,
This one permits a girl's debauchery
and allows women to meet their men.
And sanctions women meeting men
ويبيحُand he permits للأنثىfor the female الذكورةmasculinity َ ناسيforgetting
ويبيحُ للأنثى الذكورة َ ناسي
أنthat المهيمنَthe Guardian حرَّمforbade استرجالهاher manlike behavior
أن المهيمنَ حرَّم استرجالها
And he permits a woman to be masculine, forgetting
And permits femininity for the female, forgetful
that the Guardian forbade her adopting manly ways.
That the All-Powerful has forbidden that masculinization
وهناكand there منone who عشقloved الظهورprominence فزادهso it increased him
وهناك من عشق الظهور فزاده
رهقاًweariness, وأعطىand he gave نفسهhis soul استرسالهاits free rein
رهقاً, وأعطى نفسه استرسالها
And there is one who loved prominence, which increased his
And there is one who loved appearing, so it exhausted him
weariness, and he gave his soul free rein.
And gave his soul free rein
راقتpleased لهto him الشاشاتthe screens حتىuntil أصبحتthey became
راقت له الشاشات حتى أصبحت
فيin النفسthe soul غايتهhis goal التيwhich يسعىhe strives لهاfor it
في النفس غايته التي يسعى لها
The screens pleased him, until they became
Satellite channels appealed to him until they became
his soul's goal, which he strives to attain.
His goal that he strives for
ياO منyou who تحمّلتمyou have shouldered أمانةthe trust علمكمyour knowledge
يا من تحمّلتم أمانة علمكم
ماnot كلُّeveryone منwho حَمَلَcarried السيوفthe swords أجالهاwielded them
ما كلُّ من حَمَلَ السيوف أجالها
O you who have borne the trust of your knowledge,
O you who have undertaken the trust of your knowledge
not everyone who carried swords wielded them.
Not everyone who carried swords was up to it
ماnot كلُّeveryone منwho راشfletched السّهامthe arrows رميshot بهwith it
ما كلُّ من راش السّهام رمي به
كمhow many منof سهامٍarrows لاnot تُحِبُّlove نِصالهاtheir arrowheads
كم من سهامٍ لا تُحِبُّ نِصالها
Not everyone who fletched arrows shot them;
Not everyone who fluttered arrows shot them
how many arrows do not love their own points!
How many arrows do not like their arrowheads?
إنّindeed التسرُّعhaste فيin الفتاوىthe religious rulings ثغرةٌa breach
إنّ التسرُّع في الفتاوى ثغرةٌ
تتسلُّلcreep الفتنthe tribulations العظامthe mighty خلالهاthrough it
تتسلُّل الفتن العظام خلالها
Indeed, haste in issuing fatwas is a breach
Hastiness in edicts is a gap
through which mighty tribulations creep.
Through which great tribulations infiltrate
كانused to الصحابةthe Companions يكبحونrein in جماحهits unruliness
كان الصحابة يكبحون جماحه
ويضّيقونand they narrow طريقهاtheir path ومجالهاand their scope
ويضّيقون طريقها ومجالها
The Companions used to rein in its unruliness,
The Companions used to restrain their recklessness
and narrow their path and scope.
And narrow its path and scope
يتدافعونthey defer to one another سؤالهاtheir question وجوابهand its answer
يتدافعون سؤالها وجوابه
ورعاًout of scruple, ولاand do not يستسهلونtake lightly وبالهاtheir dire consequences
ورعاً, ولا يستسهلون وبالها
They would defer the question and its answer to one another,
They used to vie over its question and answer
out of scruple, never taking their dire consequences lightly.
Out of piety, not trivializing its affliction
ماwhat بالكمyour state أنتمyou yourselves كسرتمyou broke بابهits door
ما بالكم أنتم كسرتم بابه
كسراًutterly ولمand did not تُبقواyou leave عليهاon them شالهاtheir shawl ؟
كسراً ولم تُبقوا عليها شالها ؟
What ails you? You yourselves have smashed their door
What has happened to you all, you broke its door
utterly, and left them not even their shawl?
Breaking it and leaving no veil over it
ثوبواreturn إلىto رُشدِsound judgment الحكيمthe wise one وأطلقوand set free
ثوبوا إلى رُشدِ الحكيم وأطلقو
تقوىpiety النفوسthe souls وحطّمواand shatter أغلالهاtheir shackles
تقوى النفوس وحطّموا أغلالها
Return to the wise one's sound judgment, and set free
Return to the guidance of the Wise One, and unleash
the piety of souls, and shatter their shackles.
The piety of souls, and shatter their shackles
ياO مسرعونyou who rush إلىto الفتاوىthe religious rulings, هوّنوslow down
يا مسرعون إلى الفتاوى, هوّنو
فلربَّfor many a فتوىreligious ruling أهلكتdestroyed منthe one who قالهاuttered it
فلربَّ فتوى أهلكت من قالها
O you who rush to issue fatwas, slow down!
O hasteners to edicts, be gentle
For many a fatwa has destroyed the one who uttered it,
For perhaps an edict will destroy its utterer
ولربَّand many a فتوىreligious ruling شكّكتmade doubtful متديَّنa devout person
ولربَّ فتوى شكّكت متديَّن
فيماabout what لديهhe holds وأحدثتand caused زلزالهاits earthquake
فيما لديه وأحدثت زلزالها
and many a fatwa has made a devout believer doubt
And perhaps an edict will cause a devout one
what he holds, and unleashed its earthquake.
To doubt what he has, and shake him
ماwhat بالكمyour state تنسونyou forget يومa day قيامةٍresurrection
ما بالكم تنسون يوم قيامةٍ
اللهGod يعلمknows – وحدهHe alone – أهوالهاits terrors ؟؟
الله يعلم – وحده – أهوالها ؟؟
What ails you that you forget the Day of Resurrection,
What is with you that you forget a Day of Resurrection
whose terrors God alone knows?
Whose terrors God alone knows?
Sol 6.1