قُلْsay لِلَّذِيto the one who لاَnot يَنْتَهِيceases عَنْfrom فُحْشِهِhis obscenity
قُلْ لِلَّذِي لاَ يَنْتَهِي عَنْ فُحْشِهِ
أَquestion marker أَمِنْتَyou felt secure مِنْfrom مَكْرِthe stratagem of الإِلَهِGod وَبَطْشِهِand His crushing might
أَ أَمِنْتَ مِنْ مَكْرِ الإِلَهِ وَبَطْشِهِ
Say to the one who will not cease his obscenity:
Say to the shameless man who does not refrain from obscenity,
Tell the one who will not cease his wicked deeds:
Have you felt secure from God's stratagem and His crushing might?
Do you feel safe from the guile and might of God?
Do you feel secure from God's decree and His striking wrath?
أَمْor أَنْتَyou عَنْfrom غَرَضِthe target of الْمَنُونِdeath بِمَعْزِلٍin a place apart
أَمْ أَنْتَ عَنْ غَرَضِ الْمَنُونِ بِمَعْزِلٍ
لَمْdid not تَكْتَرِثْtake heed بِسِهَامِهِof its arrows وَبِنَجْشِهِand of its pursuit
لَمْ تَكْتَرِثْ بِسِهَامِهِ وَبِنَجْشِهِ
Or are you beyond death's aim,
Or are you unconcerned with the goal of the Absolute Monarch,
Or do you stand apart from the target of death,
having paid no heed to its arrows and its pursuit?
Not caring for His arrows and piercing stabs?
Uncaring of its arrows and its driving hunt?
هَيْهَاتَfar from it! قَدْalready أَصْبَحْتَyou have become فِيin لَهَوَاتِthe maws of مَاthat which
هَيْهَاتَ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتَ فِي لَهَوَاتِ مَا
أَفْنَىannihilated الْقُرُونَthe generations الْمَاضِيَاتِpast بِدَبْشِهِwith its battering
أَفْنَى الْقُرُونَ الْمَاضِيَاتِ بِدَبْشِهِ
Far from it! You are already in the maw of that which
Alas! You have indulged in vain pursuits
Alas! You have fallen into the gaping jaws of that which
annihilated past generations with its battering.
That have destroyed past generations with their evil.
Has annihilated bygone generations with its consuming blight.
وَعَدَاand assailed عَلَىagainst عَادٍʿAd وَشَدَّادٍand Shaddad وَلُقْand Luq—
وَعَدَا عَلَى عَادٍ وَشَدَّادٍ وَلُقْ
مَانٍ—man وَأَرْدَىand felled نَسْرَهُhis vulture فِيin عُشِّهِits nest
مَانٍ وَأَرْدَى نَسْرَهُ فِي عُشِّهِ
It assailed ʿAd, Shaddad, and Luq—
He ruined ‘Aad and Shaddad, and the people of Lut
It struck down 'Aad, and Shaddad, and Luq-
—man, and felled his vulture in its nest.
And tore apart their nests within their dens.
-man, and destroyed his long-lived eagle in its very nest.
وَقَضَىand made an end عَلَىof حَيَّيْthe two tribes of جَدِيسَJadis وَطَسْمِهَاand its Tasm
وَقَضَى عَلَى حَيَّيْ جَدِيسَ وَطَسْمِهَا
وَمُبِيدِهَاand its destroyer الْمُغْتَالِthe treacherous killer هَاجِمِraider of حَفْشِهِhis hut
وَمُبِيدِهَا الْمُغْتَالِ هَاجِمِ حَفْشِهِ
It ended the two tribes, Jadis and its Tasm,
He destroyed the tribe of Hud and the people of Tasm and Mudar
It decreed the doom of the twin tribes of Jadis and Tasm,
and its destroyer, the treacherous killer who raided his hut.
And their killer who deceitfully attacked them in their homes.
And their annihilator who struck them in their own domains.
وَأَدَارَand turned away دَارَاDara عَنْfrom ذُرَاهُhis heights وَدَارِهِand his home
وَأَدَارَ دَارَا عَنْ ذُرَاهُ وَدَارِهِ
وَاغْتَالَand assassinated قَاطِعَthe destroyer of عَرْشِهِhis throne فِيin فَرْشِهِhis bed
وَاغْتَالَ قَاطِعَ عَرْشِهِ فِي فَرْشِهِ
It turned Dara away from his heights and his home,
He turned the homes of Thamud upside down,
It toppled Darius from his summits and his realm,
and assassinated the destroyer of his throne in his bed.
And killed the severer of His throne in his own bed.
And assassinated the usurper of his throne within his bed.
وَابْنَيْand the two sons of بَغِيضٍرَضَّBaghid—it crushed كَابْنَيْlike the two sons of وَاِئلٍWa'il
وَابْنَيْ بَغِيضٍرَضَّ كَابْنَيْ وَاِئلٍ
وَعَدِيدُهُمْand their number فَاقَexceeded الْحَصَىthe gravel فِيin فَرْشِهِits spreading
وَعَدِيدُهُمْ فَاقَ الْحَصَى فِي فَرْشِهِ
And it crushed the two sons of Baghid, like the two sons of Wa'il,
And the two sons of Baghis, like the two sons of Wa’il,
It crushed the sons of Baghid as it did the sons of Wa'il,
and their numbers exceeded the gravel where it lay strewn,
And their multitudes beyond count in their dens.
Though their numbers surpassed the pebbles strewn across the earth.
مِنْamong كُلِّevery مَنْone who مَلَأَfilled الْمَلَاthe gathering مِنْfrom مَالِهِhis wealth
مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ مَلَأَ الْمَلَا مِنْ مَالِهِ
إِذَاwhen ضَاقَgrew too narrow وَاسِعُthe spacious expanse of فَرْشِهِhis floor عَنْfor فَرْشِهِhis furnishings
إِذَا ضَاقَ وَاسِعُ فَرْشِهِ عَنْ فَرْشِهِ
including everyone who filled the gathering with his wealth,
Whoever fills the horizons with their possessions,
Taking every man who filled the open lands with his wealth,
when his spacious floor grew too narrow for his furnishings.
When the spaciousness of their dens cannot contain their bedding.
Whose vast estates grew too narrow for his endless furnishings.
طَحَنَتْهُمُground them أَضْرَاسُهُits molars طَحْنَthe grinding of الرَّحَىa millstone
طَحَنَتْهُمُ أَضْرَاسُهُ طَحْنَ الرَّحَى
مَرَّتْit passed عَلَىover يَبِسِthe dry part of الْحَصِيدِthe harvest وَهَشِّهِand its brittle part
مَرَّتْ عَلَى يَبِسِ الْحَصِيدِ وَهَشِّهِ
Its molars ground them with the grinding of a millstone
He grinds them with His molars, grinding like a mill,
Death's molars ground them down like a turning millstone,
that passed over the harvest's dry and brittle parts.
Passing over the dried hay and its husks.
Passing over the dry harvest and crushing its brittle stalks.
لَمْdid not تُبْقِleave any وَاسْتَفْسِرْand question شُهُودَthe witnesses of الْحِسِّsense مِنْamong
لَمْ تُبْقِ وَاسْتَفْسِرْ شُهُودَ الْحِسِّ مِنْ
أَسَدٍإِذَاa lion, when رَكِبَhe mounted الْمَطَاthe backs مِنْfrom هَشِّهِhis eagerness
أَسَدٍإِذَا رَكِبَ الْمَطَا مِنْ هَشِّهِ
It spared none—ask the witnesses of sense—among
He leaves no witnesses to relate the events,
It spared no one; go and ask the physical witnesses about
a lion, when he mounted steeds' backs in his eagerness;
Like a lion riding the battlefield in its valor.
The lion-hearted warrior who eagerly mounted his steed,
وَمُقَلَّدٍand one garlanded بِالْمَكْرِwith guile خَبٍّa sly deceiver حُوَّلٍresourceful
وَمُقَلَّدٍ بِالْمَكْرِ خَبٍّ حُوَّلٍ
يَسْبِيhe captivates الْعَظِيمَthe mighty بِظَاهِرٍwith an outward show مِنْof هَشَّهِhis cheerfulness
يَسْبِي الْعَظِيمَ بِظَاهِرٍ مِنْ هَشَّهِ
and one garlanded with cunning, sly and resourceful,
One who is shrewd and cunning, an expert deceiver,
And the cunning deceiver, ever-shifting in his wiles,
who captivated the mighty with an outward show of his cheer;
Who enslaves the mighty with his apparent weakness.
Who captivates the great with an outward display of gentle charm,
وَمُمَنَّعٍand one fortified بِجُنُودِهِby his troops وَبُنُودِهِand his banners
وَمُمَنَّعٍ بِجُنُودِهِ وَبُنُودِهِ
شَقِيَتْwere made wretched عِدَاهُhis enemies بِجَيْشِهِby his army وَبِجَأْشِهِand by his courage
شَقِيَتْ عِدَاهُ بِجَيْشِهِ وَبِجَأْشِهِ
and one made impregnable by his troops and banners,
One who is protected by his soldiers and forts,
And the heavily fortified man with his soldiers and banners,
whose enemies suffered from his army and his courage;
His enemies were miserable before his army and weapons.
Whose enemies suffered greatly from his army and his courage,
وَمُخَوَّلٍand endowed with possessions وَمُمَوَّلٍand enriched وَمُنَوَّلٍand granted gifts
وَمُخَوَّلٍ وَمُمَوَّلٍ وَمُنَوَّلٍ
غَمْرِprofuse in النَّدَىgenerosity هَطِلِpouring with النَّوَالِbounty أَجَشِّهِthunderous in it
غَمْرِ النَّدَى هَطِلِ النَّوَالِ أَجَشِّهِ
and one endowed with possessions, enriched, and favored with gifts,
One who is authorized, funded, and appointed,
And the favored man, showered with wealth and abundant gifts,
lavish in generosity, his bounty pouring with a thunderous roar;
Drenched by the clouds’ downpour and showers.
Whose roaring generosity poured forth like heavy rain,
وَمُرَوَّعٍand one terrified وَمُصَدَّعٍand headache-racked وَمُلَفَّعٍand enveloped
وَمُرَوَّعٍ وَمُصَدَّعٍ وَمُلَفَّعٍ
بِالْهَمِّin sorrow أَضْنَاهُwore him down الزَّمَانُtime بِنَهْشِهِwith its gnawing
بِالْهَمِّ أَضْنَاهُ الزَّمَانُ بِنَهْشِهِ
and one terror-stricken, headache-racked, and enveloped
One who is frightened,injured, and terrified
And the terrified, the shattered, and the one muffled up
in sorrow, whom time wore down with its gnawing;
Afflicted by worries, worn down by time and its stabbing.
By worry, whom time has worn away with its vicious bite,
وَمُطَيَّبٍand one scented وَمُعَطَّرٍand perfumed حُلْوِlovely in الْحُلَىadornments
وَمُطَيَّبٍ وَمُعَطَّرٍ حُلْوِ الْحُلَى
بَهِجٍdelighted بِمَاby what تَجْنِيهِit harvests it رَوْضَةُthe garden of قَشِّهِhis possessions
بَهِجٍ بِمَا تَجْنِيهِ رَوْضَةُ قَشِّهِ
and one scented and perfumed, lovely in his adornments,
One who is scented and perfumed with sweet aromas,
And the perfumed, the scented, adorned in sweet jewels,
delighted by what the garden of his possessions yields;
Pleased with what his garden’s blossoms yield.
Delighting in whatever his gathered gardens yield,
وَمُقَرْطَقٍand tunic-clad وَمُكَحَّلٍand kohl-adorned وَمُخَلْخَلٍand ankleted
وَمُقَرْطَقٍ وَمُكَحَّلٍ وَمُخَلْخَلٍ
رَقَّتْgrew delicate سَجَايَاthe traits of نَفْسِهِhis soul أَوْor نَقْشِهِhis ornamentation
رَقَّتْ سَجَايَا نَفْسِهِ أَوْ نَقْشِهِ
and one tunic-clad, kohl-eyed, and ankleted,
One who is reddened with kohl, eyeliner, and antimony,
And the one draped in tunics, eyes lined with kohl, and wearing anklets,
whose soul's traits, or his ornamentation, grew delicate;
Whose innate passions have been refined or carved.
Whose soul's nature was as delicate as his painted adornments,
وَمُتَيَّمٍand one enthralled بِجَلِبلِهِby his revered one (probable reading) وَخَلِبلِهِand his intimate friend (probable reading)
وَمُتَيَّمٍ بِجَلِبلِهِ وَخَلِبلِهِ
صَبٍّlove-stricken بِمَاover what أَبْدَىdisplayed الْهَوَىpassion مِنْof رَقْشِهِits ornamentation
صَبٍّ بِمَا أَبْدَى الْهَوَى مِنْ رَقْشِهِ
and one enthralled by his revered one and his intimate friend,
One who is infatuated with his trinkets and ornaments,
And the impassioned lover, captivated by his intimate companion,
lovesick over what passion displayed of its patterned adornment;
Yearning for the passions that desire has displayed.
Burning with love from the colorful designs passion has revealed,
وَمُذَمَّمٍand one reviled جَادَتْgave freely يَدَاهُhis two hands بِعِرْضِهِwith his honor
وَمُذَمَّمٍ جَادَتْ يَدَاهُ بِعِرْضِهِ
إِذْwhen ضَنَّhe was stingy مِمَّاwith what قَدْhad حَوَاهُhe amassed it بِقَمْشِهِthrough his gathering
إِذْ ضَنَّ مِمَّا قَدْ حَوَاهُ بِقَمْشِهِ
and one reviled, whose hands gave his honor away,
One whose hands were generous with his chastity
And the blameworthy one, who freely gave away his honor,
when he begrudged what he had amassed by gathering;
When he was content with what his body had been clothed in.
Yet was miserly with the wealth he had hoarded and swept up,
وَمُؤَدَّبٍand cultured وَمُهَذَّبٍand refined وَمُشَذَّبٍand pruned
وَمُؤَدَّبٍ وَمُهَذَّبٍ وَمُشَذَّبٍ
عَلاَّمَةٍa great scholar رَوْضِthe garden of الرَّشَادِright guidance مَحَشِّهِhis mowing-ground
عَلاَّمَةٍ رَوْضِ الرَّشَادِ مَحَشِّهِ
and one cultured, refined, and pruned,
One who is nurtured, refined, and cultivated,
And the cultured, the refined, and the highly polished man,
a great scholar whose mowing-ground was guidance's garden;
A sign of the garden of righteousness in its clearing.
A brilliant scholar who harvests the gardens of righteous guidance,
وَمُمَجَّدٍand honored وَمُنَجَّدٍand strengthened وَمُسَدَّدٍand rightly directed
وَمُمَجَّدٍ وَمُنَجَّدٍ وَمُسَدَّدٍ
مِجْذَامَةٍa mighty cutter مُفْنِيannihilating الْفَسَادِcorruption مِحَشِّهِhis sickle
مِجْذَامَةٍ مُفْنِي الْفَسَادِ مِحَشِّهِ
and one honored, strengthened, and guided aright,
One who is glorified, supported, and guided straight,
And the glorified, the well-supported, and the steadfast,
a mighty cutter whose sickle annihilated corruption.
A cleansing flood that eliminates corruption in its tide.
A decisive leader who cuts down and annihilates corruption.
لَمْdid not يَبْقَremain مِنْof آثَارِهِمْtheir traces إِلاَّexcept سُمَاthe name
لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ آثَارِهِمْ إِلاَّ سُمَا
مَنْone who قَدْhad سَمَاrisen عَنْabove خُبْثِهِhis wickedness أَوْor فُحْشِهِhis obscenity
مَنْ قَدْ سَمَا عَنْ خُبْثِهِ أَوْ فُحْشِهِ
Nothing of their traces remained except the name
Nothing remains of them except ill repute,
Nothing remains of their traces except the reputations
of one who had risen above his wickedness or obscenity,
Of one who was infamous for their evil, obscenity,
Of those who rose above malice and obscenity,
أَوْor ضَُرِّهُhis harm أَوْor غَدْرِهِhis treachery أَوْor شَرِّهِhis evil
أَوْ ضَُرِّهُ أَوْ غَدْرِهِ أَوْ شَرِّهِ
أَوْor مَكْرِهِhis plotting أَوْor كَيْدِهِhis scheming أَوْor غِشِّهِhis deceit
أَوْ مَكْرِهِ أَوْ كَيْدِهِ أَوْ غِشِّهِ
or his harm, or his treachery, or his evil,
Or wickedness, betrayal, evil, scheming,
Or harm, or treachery, or wickedness,
or his plotting, or his scheming, or his deceit,
Trickery, poking, prodding, fault-finding,
Or plotting, or scheming, or deceit,
أَوْor هَمْزِهِhis slander أَوْor غَمْزِهِhis sneering أَوْor لَمْزِهِhis taunting
أَوْ هَمْزِهِ أَوْ غَمْزِهِ أَوْ لَمْزِهِ
أَوْor رَجْزِهِhis foulness أَوْor رِجْسِهِhis defilement أَوْor نَجْشِهِhis fraudulent bidding
أَوْ رَجْزِهِ أَوْ رِجْسِهِ أَوْ نَجْشِهِ
or his slander, or his sneers, or his taunts,
Abomination, wickedness, or piercing stabs,
Or backbiting, or mocking, or slander,
or his foulness, or his defilement, or his fraudulent bidding:
Of one virtuous whose gifts encompassed the land,
Or sinfulness, or filth, or manipulation—
مِنْamong فَاضِلٍa virtuous person عَمَّencompassed الْوَرَىall creation بِنَوَالِهِwith his bounty
مِنْ فَاضِلٍ عَمَّ الْوَرَى بِنَوَالِهِ
لَمْdid not يَأْلُspare effort فِيin صَيْدِhunting الثَّنَاءِpraise وَحَرْشِهِand luring it out
لَمْ يَأْلُ فِي صَيْدِ الثَّنَاءِ وَحَرْشِهِ
a virtuous person who encompassed all creation with his bounty,
Who did not tire of seeking praise and esteem,
From a virtuous man whose giving encompassed all of mankind,
sparing no effort in hunting praise and luring it out;
Or one who reproaches, whose rebukes do not soften,
Who spared no effort in pursuing and gathering good praise,
أَوْor عَاذِلٍan admonisher لَيْسَتْdoes not تَلِينُbend قَنَاتُهُhis spear-shaft
أَوْ عَاذِلٍ لَيْسَتْ تَلِينُ قَنَاتُهُ
جَاثٍkneeling عَلَىupon كُرْسِيِّthe chair of الصَّوَابِright judgment وَعَرْشِهِand its throne
جَاثٍ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ الصَّوَابِ وَعَرْشِهِ
or an admonisher whose spear-shaft would not bend,
Sitting upon the throne of truth and its pedestal.
Or a stern critic whose unyielding spear never softened,
kneeling upon right judgment's chair and its throne;
Or a scholar whose suns of knowledge rose
Firmly seated upon the chair and throne of righteousness,
أَوْor عَالِمٍa scholar طَلَعَتْrose شُمُوسُthe suns of عُلُومِهِhis sciences
أَوْ عَالِمٍ طَلَعَتْ شُمُوسُ عُلُومِهِ
مِنْfrom تَحْتِbeneath كُرْسِيِّthe chair of الْوِفَاقِharmony وَعَرْشِهِand its throne
مِنْ تَحْتِ كُرْسِيِّ الْوِفَاقِ وَعَرْشِهِ
or a scholar, the suns of whose sciences rose
From beneath the throne of harmony and its pedestal.
Or a scholar whose suns of knowledge brightly rose
from beneath harmony's chair and its throne;
Or one who stands for truth, a leader
From beneath the chair and throne of harmonious wisdom,
أَوْor قَائِمْone standing up بِالْحَقِّfor the truth مِنْamong ذِيa holder of إِمْرَةْauthority
أَوْ قَائِمْ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ ذِي إِمْرَةْ
مُؤْوٍgiving refuge لِمَنْto one whose ثُلَّتْwere demolished دَعَائِمُthe supports of عَرْشِهِhis throne
مُؤْوٍ لِمَنْ ثُلَّتْ دَعَائِمُ عَرْشِهِ
or one in authority who upheld the truth,
Supporting those whose pillars of rule have declined.
Or a ruler steadfast in truth, holding rightful authority,
giving refuge to one whose throne's supports were demolished;
Or a poet whose side glance of nature was refined,
Sheltering the one whose throne's pillars had been demolished,
أَوْor شَاعِرٍa poet رَقَّتْgrew delicate حَوَاشِيthe fringes of طَبْعِهِhis nature
أَوْ شَاعِرٍ رَقَّتْ حَوَاشِي طَبْعِهِ
يَنْحَاشُshuns عَنْaway from وَخْشِthe vile part of الْكَلاَمِspeech وَوَحْشِهِand its wild expressions
يَنْحَاشُ عَنْ وَخْشِ الْكَلاَمِ وَوَحْشِهِ
or a poet whose nature's fringes grew delicate,
Shying away from the fear of speech and its wilderness.
Or a poet of refined and delicate nature,
shunning vile speech and its wild expressions;
Or one who is patient in tribulations, firm,
Who shies away from vile and savage speech,
أَوْor صَابِرٍone patient فِيamid النَّائِبَاتِcalamities مُرَزَّإٍafflicted with loss
أَوْ صَابِرٍ فِي النَّائِبَاتِ مُرَزَّإٍ
ثَبْتٍsteadfast عَلَىunder كَدْشِthe scraping of الزَّمَانِtime وَخَدْشِهِand its scratching
ثَبْتٍ عَلَى كَدْشِ الزَّمَانِ وَخَدْشِهِ
or one patient in calamities, stricken by loss,
Steadfast in the piercing of time and its stabbing.
Or a patient soul amidst heavy calamities, severely afflicted,
steadfast under time's scraping and scratching;
Or an ascetic, content with simple provisions
Standing firm against time's bites and its bitter scratches,
أَوْor زَاهٍِدan ascetic فِيمَاregarding what تَكََدَّرَbecame turbid مُكْتَفٍcontent
أَوْ زَاهٍِد فِيمَا تَكََدَّرَ مُكْتَفٍ
بِالْقُوتِwith sustenance مِنْfrom خَشْلِdry doum fruit of الْفَلاَthe desert أَوْor بَهْشِهِits fresh doum fruit
بِالْقُوتِ مِنْ خَشْلِ الْفَلاَ أَوْ بَهْشِهِ
or one renouncing what had grown turbid, content
From the plants of barren soil or its scraps.
Or an ascetic turning from the world's turbidity, content
with sustenance from the desert's dry doum fruit or its fresh fruit;
Or a devout worshipper spending the night
With mere sustenance from the desert's meager yields and herbs,
أَوْor عَابِدٍa worshipper يًنْضِيwears out مَطِيَّةَthe mount of لَيْلِهِhis night
أَوْ عَابِدٍ يًنْضِي مَطِيَّةَ لَيْلِهِ
وَنَهَارِهِand his day حَادِيurging on النَّشَاطِvigor بِكَدْشِهِwith his exertion
وَنَهَارِهِ حَادِي النَّشَاطِ بِكَدْشِهِ
or a worshipper who wears out the mount of his night
And day energetic in devotion with all his capacity.
Or a worshipper exhausting the mount of his night
and his day, driving vigor onward through his exertion.
So follow their path, travelling with the coolness of piety,
And day, driven forward by the energy of his relentless striving.
فَبِسَيْرِهِمْso along their course سِرْtravel سَاحِباًtrailing بُرْدَthe mantle of التُّقَىpiety
فَبِسَيْرِهِمْ سِرْ سَاحِباً بُرْدَ التُّقَى
إِنْif شِئْتَyou wish تُوقَىyou are shielded مِنْfrom عَنَاكَyour hardship وَكَدْشِهِand its chafing
إِنْ شِئْتَ تُوقَى مِنْ عَنَاكَ وَكَدْشِهِ
So follow their course, trailing the mantle of piety,
If you wish to be protected from your suffering and stabbing.
So walk in their path, trailing the cloak of piety,
if you wish to be shielded from your hardship and its chafing.
And wear the garb of chastity and its repair,
If you wish to be shielded from your distress and hardship.
وَالْبَسْand put on جَلاَبِيبَthe outer garments of الْعَفَافِchastity وَرَيْطَهُand its seamless wraps
وَالْبَسْ جَلاَبِيبَ الْعَفَافِ وَرَيْطَهُ
وَانْقُشْand pattern عَفَافَكَyour chastity بِالْحَيَاءِwith modesty وَوَشِّهِand embroider it
وَانْقُشْ عَفَافَكَ بِالْحَيَاءِ وَوَشِّهِ
And put on chastity's outer garments and its seamless wraps,
And preserve your chastity with shyness and its shelter.
And clothe yourself in the flowing robes of modesty,
and pattern your chastity with modesty, and embroider it.
And if you are needy, do not be submissive,
Engraving and adorning your modesty with a sense of shame.
وَإِذَاand if افْتَقَرْتَyou become poor فَلاَthen do not تَكُنْbe مُتَخَشَّعاًcringing
وَإِذَا افْتَقَرْتَ فَلاَ تَكُنْ مُتَخَشَّعاً
وَصُنِand shield امْتِهَانَكَyour lowly condition بِالْوَقَارِwith dignity وَغَشِّهِand veil it
وَصُنِ امْتِهَانَكَ بِالْوَقَارِ وَغَشِّهِ
And if you grow poor, do not grovel;
And protect your dignity with composure and its veil.
If poverty strikes you, do not become abjectly submissive,
shield your lowly condition with dignity, and veil it.
Fear and hope for God’s good pleasure and might,
But veil and protect your vulnerability with absolute dignity.
وَاللهَand God خَفْfear وَارْجُand hope for رِضَاهُHis favor وَبَطْشَهُand His crushing might
وَاللهَ خَفْ وَارْجُ رِضَاهُ وَبَطْشَهُ
وَارْكَبْand mount مَطَاthe backs of دُهْمِthe black steeds of السَّدَادِright conduct وَبَرْشِهِand its dappled steeds
وَارْكَبْ مَطَا دُهْمِ السَّدَادِ وَبَرْشِهِ
Fear God and His crushing might, and hope for His favor,
And mount the horse of righteousness and its saddle.
Fear God, hoping for His pleasure while mindful of His wrath,
and ride the backs of rectitude's black and dappled steeds.
It is more fitting for one who hopes and fears God
And ride upon the mounts of righteousness, both dark and speckled.
أَجْدِرْhow fitting بِمَنْfor one who يَرْجُوhopes وَيَخْشَىand fears اللهَGod أَنْto
أَجْدِرْ بِمَنْ يَرْجُو وَيَخْشَى اللهَ أَنْ
يَرْقَىascend إِلَىto غُرَفِthe chambers of الْجِنَانِParadise بِنَعْشِهِupon his bier
يَرْقَى إِلَى غُرَفِ الْجِنَانِ بِنَعْشِهِ
How fitting for one who hopes in God and fears Him to
To ascend to the chambers of Paradise in his bier.
How worthy is the one who places his hope and fear in God,
rise to Paradise's chambers upon his bier.
And constantly thank your God, for success is
To ascend upon his bier straight to the highest chambers of Paradise.
وَاشْكُرْand thank إِلَهَكَyour God دَائِماًalways فَالْفَوْزُfor success فِيin
وَاشْكُرْ إِلَهَكَ دَائِماً فَالْفَوْزُ فِي
شُكْرِthanking الإِلَهِGod عَلَىfor سَحَائِبِthe clouds of نَعْشِهِHis uplifting aid
شُكْرِ الإِلَهِ عَلَى سَحَائِبِ نَعْشِهِ
And thank your God always, for success lies in
In thanking God above the clouds with his bier.
Always give thanks to your Lord, for true triumph lies
thanking God for the clouds of His uplifting aid.
And the outpouring of blessings is in the hand of the one
In thanking God for the continuous clouds of His uplifting grace.
وَأَزِمَّةُand the reins of الْبَرَكَاتِblessings فِيin كَفِّthe palm of الذِيthe One who
وَأَزِمَّةُ الْبَرَكَاتِ فِي كَفِّ الذِي
صَلَّىbestowed blessings عَلَىupon رَوْضِthe garden of الرَّشَادِright guidance وَحَشِّهِand its palm grove
صَلَّى عَلَى رَوْضِ الرَّشَادِ وَحَشِّهِ
And the reins of blessings are in the hand of the One who
Who prayed upon the garden of guidance and its residents.
And the reins of all blessings rest in the hand of Him who
blessed guidance's garden and its palm grove,
The rain of the world, may God send blessings upon him, as long as
Sent blessings upon the garden of guidance and its harvester:
غَيْثِthe rain of الْوَرَىcreation صَلَّىmay He bless عَلَيْهِupon him اللهُGod مَاas long as
غَيْثِ الْوَرَى صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ اللهُ مَا
حَيِيَlive الْعِبَادُthe servants بِوَبْلِهِby his downpour وَبِرَشِّهِand by his sprinkling
حَيِيَ الْعِبَادُ بِوَبْلِهِ وَبِرَشِّهِ
the rain of creation—may God's blessings be upon him as long as
The servants live, with his floods and his showers.
The redeeming rain of mankind, may God bless him as long as
the servants live by his downpour and his sprinkling,
And upon his noble family and companions,
His servants live by the grace of His downpours and drizzles.
وَعَلَىand upon الأَفَاضِلِthe excellent آلِهِhis family وَصِحَابِهِand his companions
وَعَلَى الأَفَاضِلِ آلِهِ وَصِحَابِهِ
مِنْamong كُلِّevery مَنْone whose أَفْنَىdestroyed الضَّلاَلَerror مِجَشِّهِhis mill
مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ أَفْنَى الضَّلاَلَ مِجَشِّهِ
and upon his excellent family and companions,
All who eliminate misguidance and its piercing stabs.
And upon his virtuous family and noble companions,
each one whose mill ground error to nothing.
Every one of them who annihilated misguidance with a crushing blow.
Partial English translation: 79 of 80 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1