أياO شجراتtrees اللهof God ليسis not بقاطعٍcutting off
أيا شجرات الله ليس بقاطعٍ
لكfor you الدهرtime شرباًallotted water أنتyou فيهin it شوارعgathering to drink
لك الدهر شرباً أنت فيه شوارع
O trees of God, Time will not cut off
O trees of God, there is no cutter for you
your allotted water, at which you gather to drink.
Time is a drink for you, and you are its streets
تَحيَّرhas pooled دُفَّاعٌa mighty torrent منof الماءwater خلفهbehind it
تَحيَّر دُفَّاعٌ من الماء خلفه
لسقياكto water you دُفَّاعa mighty torrent لهtoward it متدافعُsurging forward
لسقياك دُفَّاع له متدافعُ
A mighty torrent of water has pooled; behind it,
A bucket wanders confused behind you
another torrent surges toward it to water you.
To water you, a rushing bucket follows you
إذاwhenever قدَّرreckon الجُهَّالthe ignorant وشكَthe imminence of انقطاعهits cessation
إذا قدَّر الجُهَّال وشكَ انقطاعه
أتىcomes مددٌreplenishment منfrom ربهits Lord متتابعin succession
أتى مددٌ من ربه متتابع
Whenever the ignorant think its flow will soon cease,
If the ignorant decree and doubt its cessation
fresh supplies come from its Lord, one after another.
Help comes from your Lord, continually
فلاso not يرتجيhope for الأعداءthe enemies فيكمagainst you رجاءهمtheir hopes
فلا يرتجي الأعداء فيكم رجاءهم
فليسfor there is no لغرسfor the planting اللهof God فيin العرشthe Throne قالعuprooter
فليس لغرس الله في العرش قالع
So your enemies cannot hope for what they wish against you,
So let not enemies hope in you their hopes
for none can uproot God's planting in the Throne.
For God's plants in the Throne have no uprooter
ولاnor يطمعhope الحسادthe envious فيfor قطعcutting off شربكمyour allotted water
ولا يطمع الحساد في قطع شربكم
فليسfor there is no لماfor what أجرتset flowing يدthe hand اللهof God قاطعone who cuts off
فليس لما أجرت يد الله قاطع
Nor can the envious hope to cut off your allotted water,
And let not the envious hope to cut off your drinking
for none can stop what God's hand has set flowing.
For what God's hand has flowed has no cutter
يدthe hand اللهof God درعa coat of mail لاnever تزالceases تقيكمُprotects you
يد الله درع لا تزال تقيكمُ
وترسand a shield لكمfor you ترفَضُّscatter عنهaway from it القوارعcalamities
وترس لكم ترفَضُّ عنه القوارع
God's hand is a coat of mail that never ceases to protect you,
God's hand is armor that always protects you
and a shield for you, from which calamities scatter away.
And a shield for you that repels assaults
وليستand there is no علىupon ماwhat يحفظprotects اللهGod ضيعةruin
وليست على ما يحفظ الله ضيعة
ولكنbut ماwhat لاdoes not يحفظprotect اللهGod ضائعlost
ولكن ما لا يحفظ الله ضائع
And nothing that God protects can come to ruin,
And there is no negligence in what God protects
but whatever God does not protect is lost.
But what God does not protect is lost
تعيشونyou live ماas long as عشتمyou live وللحبلand for the cord واصلa joiner
تعيشون ما عشتم وللحبل واصل
تقومstands بهthrough him الدنياthe world وللشملand for the scattered company جامعa uniter
تقوم به الدنيا وللشمل جامع
As long as you live, the cord has one to join it,
You live as long as you have lived, and the rope remains connected
through whom the world stands, and the scattered have one to unite them;
The world continues by it, and it unifies the community
وللدينand for the faith أنصارhelpers وللملكand for kingship شيعةٌsupporters
وللدين أنصار وللملك شيعةٌ
وللعرفand for kindness معطاءa lavish giver وللجارand for the neighbor مانعa defender
وللعرف معطاء وللجار مانع
the faith has helpers, and kingship has supporters,
And for religion there are supporters, and for the kingdom partisans
kindness a lavish giver, and the neighbor a defender.
And for customs there is a giver, and for the neighbor a preventer
وماand not تتقذّاكمfind you a troublesome mote عيونٌeyes جليّةٌclear
وما تتقذّاكم عيونٌ جليّةٌ
ولاnor تلفِظُspit out التقريظَpraise فيكمabout you مسامعears
ولا تلفِظُ التقريظَ فيكم مسامع
And no clear eyes find you a troublesome mote,
And no unveiled eyes gaze at you
nor do ears spit out praise spoken of you.
Nor do ears utter congratulations among you
Sol 6.1