كفيتmay you be spared خلافhostility الدهرِTime ياO واحدpeerless one الورىhumankind
كفيت خلاف الدهرِ يا واحد الورى
ووفقكَand may it grant you success المقدارُfate فيماin whatever بهِregarding it تقضيyou decree
ووفقكَ المقدارُ فيما بهِ تقضي
May you be spared Time's hostility, O peerless one among humankind,
You have defied the vicissitudes of time, O singular in the world,
And may fate grant you success in whatever you decree.
And destiny has granted you success in your judgments,
وحاشاand far be it from علاكمyour eminence أنthat تميلshould incline نفوسكمyour souls
وحاشا علاكم أن تميل نفوسكم
إلىto جزعٍdistress يفضيleads إلىto اللومblame والخفضِand abasement
إلى جزعٍ يفضي إلى اللوم والخفضِ
And far be it from your eminence that your souls should incline
Far be it from you that your souls should incline,
To distress that leads to blame and abasement.
To despair leading to blame and disgrace,
بكمby you نتأسّىwe follow an example فيin الخطوبcalamities ونهتديand we find guidance
بكم نتأسّى في الخطوب ونهتدي
إلىto سننways المعروفgoodness والندبand recommended acts والفرضِand obligatory acts
إلى سنن المعروف والندب والفرضِ
We take you as our example amid calamities and find guidance
Through you we find solace in tribulations and are guided,
To the ways of goodness, of recommended and obligatory deeds.
To the exemplary traditions of benevolence and duty,
فكيفhow then ظلامُdarkness الحادثاتِmisfortunes تحبّكمlove you
فكيف ظلامُ الحادثاتِ تحبّكم
وأنتمwhile you are مصابيحُlamps الهدىguidance أنجمstars الأرضِthe earth
وأنتم مصابيحُ الهدى أنجم الأرضِ
How, then, could the darkness of misfortunes love you,
How can the darkness of events confound you,
While you are lamps of guidance, the stars of the earth?
When you are beacons of guidance, stars of the earth,
قتلتمyou slew بناتdaughters الدهرTime بالبأسِwith valor والندىand generosity
قتلتم بنات الدهر بالبأسِ والندى
فلاso do not تجزعواbe distressed منهُbecause of it فذاfor this سببُthe cause البغضِhatred
فلا تجزعوا منهُ فذا سببُ البغضِ
You slew the daughters of Time with valor and generosity;
You have slain the daughters of fate with valor and benevolence,
So do not be distressed by it; that is the cause of its hatred.
So do not grieve for it, for this is the cause of enmity,
لئنeven if أثخنتكمhave grievously wounded you بالجراحwith wounds سهامهُits arrows
لئن أثخنتكم بالجراح سهامهُ
فحسبكُمthen it is enough for you أنthat قدindeed سلمتمyou have come through safely علىwith respect to العرضِhonor
فحسبكُم أن قد سلمتم على العرضِ
Even if its arrows have grievously wounded you,
If its arrows have wounded you with injuries,
Then it is enough that you have emerged with your honor intact.
It is enough that your honor remains intact,
Sol 6.1