قضىdecreed لكَfor you اللَهGod بالتأييدِwith support والظفَرِand victory
قضى لكَ اللَه بالتأييدِ والظفَرِ
وبالسعادَةِand with good fortune فيin وردٍcoming to water وفيand in صَدَرِreturning from water
وبالسعادَةِ في وردٍ وفي صَدَرِ
God has decreed for you support and victory,
May God grant you support and victory,
and good fortune in coming to water and returning.
And happiness in youth and in breast.
آثرتَyou preferred فيin نُصرَةِsupport of الدينِthe faith المسيرَmarching علىover
آثرتَ في نُصرَةِ الدينِ المسيرَ على
طيبِthe comfort of المُقامِstaying وبعتَand you sold النومَsleep بالسهرِfor wakefulness
طيبِ المُقامِ وبعتَ النومَ بالسهرِ
You preferred, in support of the faith, marching to
You chose supporting the religion over
the comfort of staying, and sold sleep for wakefulness.
Good dwelling and sold sleep for wakefulness.
مُظفَّرٌvictorious مالمغرورِno ... for a deluded man يُطالِبُهُwho challenges him
مُظفَّرٌ مالمغرورِ يُطالِبُهُ
فيon الأرضearth منany ملجأrefuge عنهُfrom him ولاand no وَزَرِshelter
في الأرض من ملجأ عنهُ ولا وَزَرِ
Victorious is he: no deluded man who challenges him
Victorious over the arrogant aggressor
has a refuge from him on earth, or any shelter.
Who on earth seeks refuge which can protect him.
جدَّstrove الجزيريُّAl-Jaziri فيat إتلافِdestroying مهجتِهِhis lifeblood
جدَّ الجزيريُّ في إتلافِ مهجتِهِ
حَتَّىuntil تَوَرطَbecame trapped فيin وِردٍa watering-place بلاwithout صَدَرِa return
حَتَّى تَوَرطَ في وِردٍ بلا صَدَرِ
Al-Jaziri strove to waste his own lifeblood,
Al-Jaziri strove in destroying his brains
until he was trapped at a watering-place with no return.
Until he was embroiled without composure.
نارٌa fire منof الفتنةِstrife العَمياءِblind أطفأهاextinguished it
نارٌ من الفتنةِ العَمياءِ أطفأها
سَعدُgood fortune الإمامِof the Imam وحَدُّand the edge الصارِمِof the keen sword الذكرِhard-tempered
سَعدُ الإمامِ وحَدُّ الصارِمِ الذكرِ
A fire of blind strife was extinguished
A fire from the blind strife that was extinguished
by the Imam's good fortune and the edge of the keen, hard-tempered sword.
By Sa'd the Imam and the sharpness of his mention.
ماnot زالَceased إبليسُIblis فيthroughout الأقطارِthe lands يوقِدُهاkindling it
ما زالَ إبليسُ في الأقطارِ يوقِدُها
وترتميand it flings منfrom شرارِthe vilest الخلقِof creatures بالشرَرِwith sparks
وترتمي من شرارِ الخلقِ بالشرَرِ
Iblis kept kindling it throughout the lands,
Iblis still continues kindling fires in countries
and it flung sparks from the vilest of creatures.
With the evils of creation throwing sparks.
زادَsurpassed الشقيُّthe wretch علىbeyond الخفاشِthe bat مشبهِهِresembling him
زادَ الشقيُّ على الخفاشِ مشبهِهِ
ضعفَweakness of البصيرةِinsight إذاif ساواهُhe equaled it فيin البصَرِeyesight
ضعفَ البصيرةِ إذا ساواهُ في البصَرِ
The wretch surpassed the bat, his likeness,
The wretched increased over the bat his likeness
in weakness of insight, even if he matched it in eyesight.
The weakness of insight when equaling him in sight.
جارىraced alongside إلىtoward سقرٍSaqar (Hell) أصحابَهُhis companions فهوواand so they plunged
جارى إلى سقرٍ أصحابَهُ فهووا
فيهاinto it سراعاًswiftly ووافاهُمand he joined them علىon الأثرِthe trail
فيها سراعاً ووافاهُم على الأثرِ
He raced his companions toward Saqar, and they plunged
He hurried his companions toward hell
into it swiftly, and he joined them close on their heels.
Hastily, and joined them in haste.
إنindeed الذيthe one who اتخذhas taken الأهواءَpassions آلِهَةًas gods
إن الذي اتخذ الأهواءَ آلِهَةً
علىin الضلالِerror مُصِرٌّpersisting غَيرُnot مُزدَجِرِdeterred
على الضلالِ مُصِرٌّ غَيرُ مُزدَجِرِ
Indeed, he who has taken passions as gods
Verily he who took whims as gods
persists in error, undeterred.
Insisting on misguidance without deterring.
والوَعظُand counsel فيamong الناسِpeople مقبولٌaccepted ومُطَّرَحٌand cast aside
والوَعظُ في الناسِ مقبولٌ ومُطَّرَحٌ
كالخطِّlike writing فيon الماءِwater أوor كالنقشِlike engraving فيin الحَجَرِstone
كالخطِّ في الماءِ أو كالنقشِ في الحَجَرِ
And among people, counsel is accepted and cast aside,
Advice among people is accepted and rejected
like writing on water or like engraving in stone.
Like lines in water or carvings in stone.
Sol 6.1