سأُثْلِجُI shall cool باصطناعby practicing العُرفkindness صدريmy breast
سأُثْلِجُ باصطناع العُرف صدري
وأُعدِمُand I shall rid كاهليmy shoulders ثِقَلَthe weight of الذُّنوبِsins
وأُعدِمُ كاهلي ثِقَلَ الذُّنوبِ
I shall cool my breast by doing good,
I will gladden my heart by practicing virtue,
And rid my shoulders of the weight of sins.
And I will relieve my shoulders of the weight of sins,
وأُحسِنُand I do good لاnot بحظِّكfor your benefit بلbut rather بحظيfor my benefit
وأُحسِنُ لا بحظِّك بل بحظي
ولَلْإحسانُand indeed kindness آنسُmore comforting للقلوبِto hearts
ولَلْإحسانُ آنسُ للقلوبِ
And I do good, not for your benefit but for mine;
And I will do good not for your sake, but for mine,
And indeed kindness is more comforting to hearts.
For kindness comforts hearts.
إذاwhen ذَكرتْrecalled أياديَهاtheir acts of kindness نفوسsouls
إذا ذَكرتْ أياديَها نفوس
أفاقتrecovered منfrom مُعالجةgrappling with الكروبِsorrows
أفاقت من مُعالجة الكروبِ
When souls recall their acts of kindness,
When souls recall His bounty,
They recover from wrestling with sorrows.
They awake from treating anxieties,
وآمنُand safest ماwhen يكونُis المرءُa person يوماًever
وآمنُ ما يكونُ المرءُ يوماً
إذاwhen لبسdonned الحذارَcaution منagainst الخطوبِcalamities
إذا لبس الحذارَ من الخطوبِ
And the safest a man can ever be
And I feel safe from what may come,
Is when he clothes himself in caution against calamities.
If I take precautions against misfortunes,
أمورٌthings أقبلتْcame forward بعدafter التَّوَلِّيturning away
أمورٌ أقبلتْ بعد التَّوَلِّي
وشمسٌand a sun أشرقتrose بعدafter الغروبِsetting
وشمسٌ أشرقت بعد الغروبِ
Things have returned after turning away,
Things have come after turning away,
And a sun has risen after setting.
And a sun has risen after sunset,
ومنand whoever يكُis ذُخرُهُhis reserve رمحاًa spear وسيفاًand a sword
ومن يكُ ذُخرُهُ رمحاً وسيفاً
فنصرُthen the aid of اللَّهِGod ذُخرِيmy reserve للحروبِfor wars
فنصرُ اللَّهِ ذُخرِي للحروبِ
And whoever has a spear and sword as his reserve—
And whoever's supplies are a spear and a sword,
But God's aid is my reserve for wars.
God's victory is my supplies for wars.
Sol 6.1