قولاsay, you two لِمَنto whoever يَرتَجيhopes for الحَياةَlife أَماis there not
قولا لِمَن يَرتَجي الحَياةَ أَما
فيin جَعفَرٍJa'far عِبرَةٌa lesson وَيَحياهُand his Yahya
في جَعفَرٍ عِبرَةٌ وَيَحياهُ
Say, you two, to whoever hopes for life: is there not
Tell those who hope for life, surely
a lesson in Ja'far and his Yahya?
In Ja'far there is a lesson, may he live long.
كاناthey both were وَزيرَيthe two viziers of خَليفَةِthe caliph of اللَهِGod هاHa- (beginning of Harun)
كانا وَزيرَي خَليفَةِ اللَهِ ها
رونَ-run (end of Harun) هُماthey two ماnot هُماthey two سَليلاهُhis two sons
رونَ هُما ما هُما سَليلاهُ
They were the two viziers of God's caliph, Ha-
They were the two ministers of God's Caliph,
run—they were not his two sons.
Look at who they were, his heirs.
فَذاكُمُso that one (addressing you all) جَعفَرٌJa'far بِرِمَّتِهِin his entirety
فَذاكُمُ جَعفَرٌ بِرِمَّتِهِ
فيon حالِقٍa lofty height رَأسُهُhis head وَنِصفاهُand his two halves
في حالِقٍ رَأسُهُ وَنِصفاهُ
So there is Ja'far, in his entirety:
So this is Ja'far with his honor,
on a lofty height—his head and his two halves.
His head shaved and half his hair.
وَالشَيخُand the elder يَحيىYahya الوَزيرُthe vizier أَصبَحَbecame قَدalready
وَالشَيخُ يَحيى الوَزيرُ أَصبَحَ قَد
نَحّاهُhe removed him عَنfrom نَفسِهِhimself وَأَقصاهُand banished him
نَحّاهُ عَن نَفسِهِ وَأَقصاهُ
And the elder Yahya, the vizier—the caliph has now
And the elder minister Yahya, lo,
removed him from his presence and banished him.
He removed himself and was exiled.
شُتِّتَwas scattered بَعدَafter التَجميعِgathering together شَملُهُمُtheir unity
شُتِّتَ بَعدَ التَجميعِ شَملُهُمُ
فَأَصبَحواso they became فيin البِلادِthe lands قَدindeed تاهواthey wandered lost
فَأَصبَحوا في البِلادِ قَد تاهوا
Their company was scattered after being gathered together;
After being united, their group was scattered,
so they came to wander lost through the lands.
And they wandered through the lands, lost.
كَذاكَthus مَنwhoever يُسخِطُangers الإِلَهَGod بِماwith what
كَذاكَ مَن يُسخِطُ الإِلَهَ بِما
يُرضيhe pleases بِهِwith it العَبدَthe servant يَجزِهِHe requites him اللَهُGod
يُرضي بِهِ العَبدَ يَجزِهِ اللَهُ
Thus, whoever angers God with what
Thus whoever angers God with what
he uses to please a servant—God will requite him.
Satisfies the servant, God will punish him.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who دانَتِsubmitted المُلوكُthe kings لَهُto Him
سُبحانَ مَن دانَتِ المُلوكُ لَهُ
أَشهَدُI bear witness أَنthat لاno إِلَهَgod إِلّاهُexcept Him
أَشهَدُ أَن لا إِلَهَ إِلّاهُ
Glory to Him to whom kings have submitted;
Glory to Him whom kings submit to.
I bear witness that there is no god but Him.
I testify there is no god but Him.
طوبىblessedness لِمَنfor whoever تابَrepented بَعدَafter غِرَّتِهِhis heedlessness
طوبى لِمَن تابَ بَعدَ غِرَّتِهِ
فَتابَand so he repented قَبلَbefore المَماتِdeath طوباهُblessedness is his
فَتابَ قَبلَ المَماتِ طوباهُ
Blessed is whoever repents after his heedlessness,
Blessed is he who repents after his arrogance
repenting before death—blessed is he!
And repents before death, blessed is he.
Sol 6.1