أَينَwhere القُرونُthe generations الماضِيَهpast
أَينَ القُرونُ الماضِيَه
تَرَكواthey left المَنازِلَthe dwellings خالِيَهempty
تَرَكوا المَنازِلَ خالِيَه
Where are the generations past?
They left their dwellings empty.
فَاستَبدَلَتso they exchanged بِهِمُin place of them دِياtheir dwellings (first part)
فَاستَبدَلَت بِهِمُ دِيا
رُهُمُtheir dwellings (completion) الرِياحَthe winds الهاوِيَهrushing
رُهُمُ الرِياحَ الهاوِيَه
So their dwellings exchanged them
for the rushing winds.
وَتَشَتَّتَتand scattered عَنهاaway from them الجُموthe crowds (first part)
وَتَشَتَّتَت عَنها الجُمو
عُthe crowds (completion) وَفارَقَتهاand left them الغاشِيَهthe visiting throng
عُ وَفارَقَتها الغاشِيَه
The crowds scattered away from them,
and their visitors departed.
فَإِذاthen behold مَحَلٌّa haunt لِلوُحوfor wild beasts (first part)
فَإِذا مَحَلٌّ لِلوُحو
شِfor wild beasts (completion) وَلِلكِلابِand for the dogs العاوِيَهhowling
شِ وَلِلكِلابِ العاوِيَه
Now they are a haunt for wild beasts
and for howling dogs.
دَرَجواthey passed away فَماso ... not أَبقَتleft صُروvicissitudes (first part)
دَرَجوا فَما أَبقَت صُرو
فُvicissitudes (completion) الدَهرِof time مِنهُمof them باقِيَهany remnant
فُ الدَهرِ مِنهُم باقِيَه
They passed away; the vicissitudes
of time spared none of them.
فَلَئِنso if indeed عَقَلتُI have sense لَأَبكِيَنI shall surely weep for them (first part)
فَلَئِن عَقَلتُ لَأَبكِيَن
نَهُمُI shall surely weep for them (completion) بِعَينٍwith an eye باكِيَهweeping
نَهُمُ بِعَينٍ باكِيَه
If I have sense, I shall surely weep
for them with a weeping eye.
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مِنهُمof them بَعدَهُمafter them
لَم يَبقَ مِنهُم بَعدَهُم
إِلّاexcept العِظامُthe bones الباقِيَهremaining
إِلّا العِظامُ الباقِيَه
Nothing of them remained after they were gone
except the lingering bones.
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّexcellence (exclamatory) جَماجِمٍskulls
لِلَّهِ دَرُّ جَماجِمٍ
تَحتَbeneath الجَنادِلِthe boulders ثاوِيَهlying
تَحتَ الجَنادِلِ ثاوِيَه
How wondrous are the skulls
lying beneath the boulders!
وَلَقَدand indeed عَتَواthey acted arrogantly زَمَناًfor a time كَأَنas though they (first part)
وَلَقَد عَتَوا زَمَناً كَأَن
نَهُمُas though they (completion) السِباعُbeasts of prey العاوِيَهhowling
نَهُمُ السِباعُ العاوِيَه
Indeed, they once behaved arrogantly, as though
they were howling beasts of prey,
فيin نِعمَةٍcomfort وَغَضارَةٍand abundance
في نِعمَةٍ وَغَضارَةٍ
وَسَلامَةٍand safety وَرَفاهِيَهand ease
وَسَلامَةٍ وَرَفاهِيَه
amid comfort and abundance,
in safety and ease.
قَدnow أَصبَحواthey have come to be فيin بَرزَخٍan intermediate realm
قَد أَصبَحوا في بَرزَخٍ
وَمَحَلَّةٍand a dwelling مُتَراخِيَهfar removed
وَمَحَلَّةٍ مُتَراخِيَه
They have now entered the intermediate realm,
and a dwelling far removed.
ماwhat بَينَهُمis between them مُتَفاوِتٌdiffers greatly
ما بَينَهُم مُتَفاوِتٌ
وَقُبورُهُمand their graves مُتدانِيَهclose together
وَقُبورُهُم مُتدانِيَه
Great is the difference between them,
though their graves lie close together.
وَالدَهرُand time لاnot تَبقىendure عَلَيthrough it (first part)
وَالدَهرُ لا تَبقى عَلَي
هِthrough it (completion) الشامِخاتُthe towering heights الراسِيَهfirmly rooted
هِ الشامِخاتُ الراسِيَه
Time outlasts even
the towering, firmly rooted mountains.
وَلَرُبَّand how many a مُغتَرٍّone beguiled بِهِby it
وَلَرُبَّ مُغتَرٍّ بِهِ
حَتّىuntil رَماهُit struck him بِداهِيَهwith a calamity
حَتّى رَماهُ بِداهِيَه
And many a man was beguiled by it,
until it struck him with calamity.
ياO عاشِقَlover of الدارِthe abode الَّتيthat
يا عاشِقَ الدارِ الَّتي
لَيسَتis not لَهُto him بِمُؤاتِيَهfavorable
لَيسَت لَهُ بِمُؤاتِيَه
O lover of the dwelling that
will not favor him,
أَحبَبتَyou loved داراًan abode لَمdid not تَزَلcease
أَحبَبتَ داراً لَم تَزَل
عَنaway from نَفسِهاitself لَكَto you ناهِيَهwarning
عَن نَفسِها لَكَ ناهِيَه
you have loved an abode that never ceases
to warn you away from itself.
أَأُخَيَّO my dear brother فَاِرمِthen regard مَحاسِنَthe beauties of الدُthe world (first part)
أَأُخَيَّ فَاِرمِ مَحاسِنَ الدُ
نياthe world (completion) بِعَينٍwith an eye قالِيَهaverse
نيا بِعَينٍ قالِيَه
O my dear brother, regard this world's beauties
with an eye of aversion.
وَاعصِand disobey الهَوىdesire فيماin what دَعاit called you (first part)
وَاعصِ الهَوى فيما دَعا
كَit called you (completion) لَهُto it فَبِئسَfor evil is الداعِيَهthe caller
كَ لَهُ فَبِئسَ الداعِيَه
And resist desire in what it calls
you to—an evil caller indeed!
أَتُرىdo you think شَبابَكَyour youth عائِداًreturning
أَتُرى شَبابَكَ عائِداً
مِنfrom بَعدِafter شَيبِكَyour gray hair ثانِيَهagain
مِن بَعدِ شَيبِكَ ثانِيَه
Do you think your youth will return
once more after your hair has grayed?
أَودىcarried off بِجَدَّتِكَyour freshness البِلىdecay
أَودى بِجَدَّتِكَ البِلى
وَأَرىand I see مُناكَyour hopes كَماjust as هِيَهthey are
وَأَرى مُناكَ كَما هِيَه
Decay has carried off your freshness,
yet I see your hopes just as they were.
ياO دارُabode ماwhat لِعُقولِناis with our minds
يا دارُ ما لِعُقولِنا
مَسرورَةًdelighted بِكِwith you راضِيَهcontent
مَسرورَةً بِكِ راضِيَه
O abode, why are our minds
delighted with you, content?
إِنّاindeed we لَنَعمُرُsurely build up مِنكِof you ناa part (first part)
إِنّا لَنَعمُرُ مِنكِ نا
حِيَةًa part (completion) وَنُخرِبُand we lay waste ناحِيَهa part
حِيَةً وَنُخرِبُ ناحِيَه
We surely build up one part of you
and lay another part to waste.
ماnot نَرعَويwe take heed لِلحادِثاof calamities (first part)
ما نَرعَوي لِلحادِثا
تِof calamities (completion) وَلاnor الخُطوبِthe troubles الجارِيَهunfolding
تِ وَلا الخُطوبِ الجارِيَه
We take no heed of calamities,
nor of the troubles that unfold.
وَاللَهُand God لاnot يَخفىis hidden عَلَيfrom Him (first part)
وَاللَهُ لا يَخفى عَلَي
هِfrom Him (completion) مِنَamong الخَلائِقِcreated beings خافِيَهany secret
هِ مِنَ الخَلائِقِ خافِيَه
And nothing is concealed from God,
no secret of His creatures.
عَجَباًwhat a wonder لَناat us وَلِجَهلِناand at our ignorance
عَجَباً لَنا وَلِجَهلِنا
إِنَّindeed العُقولَthe minds لَواهِيَهare surely feeble
إِنَّ العُقولَ لَواهِيَه
How astonishing we are, and our ignorance!
Truly, our minds are feeble.
إِنَّindeed العُقولَthe minds لَذاهِلاindeed distracted (first part)
إِنَّ العُقولَ لَذاهِلا
تٌindeed distracted (completion) غافِلاتٌheedless لاهِيَهabsorbed in play
تٌ غافِلاتٌ لاهِيَه
Truly, our minds are distracted,
heedless and absorbed in play.
إِنَّindeed العُقولَthe minds عَنِof الجِناthe Gardens (first part)
إِنَّ العُقولَ عَنِ الجِنا
نِthe Gardens (completion) وَحورِهِنَّand their houris لَساهِيَهindeed unmindful
نِ وَحورِهِنَّ لَساهِيَه
Truly, our minds are unmindful of the Gardens
and of their houris.
أَفَلاshall we not نَبيعُsell مَحَلَّةًa dwelling
أَفَلا نَبيعُ مَحَلَّةً
تَفنىthat perishes بِأُخرىfor another باقِيَهlasting
تَفنى بِأُخرى باقِيَه
Shall we not trade a dwelling
that perishes for one that endures?
نَصبوwe yearn إِلىfor دارِthe abode of الغُروdelusion (first part)
نَصبو إِلى دارِ الغُرو
رِdelusion (completion) وَنَحنُwhile we نَعلَمُknow ماwhat هِيَهit is
رِ وَنَحنُ نَعلَمُ ما هِيَه
We yearn for the abode of delusion,
though we know just what it is.
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though أَنفُسَناour souls لَناtoward us
فَكَأَنَّ أَنفُسَنا لَنا
فيماin what فَعَلنَthey have done مُعادِيَهhostile
فيما فَعَلنَ مُعادِيَه
It is as though our own souls
were our enemies in what they have done.
مَنwho مُبلِغٌwill convey عَنّيfrom me الإِماthe imam (first part)
مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنّي الإِما
مَthe imam (completion) نَصائِحاًcounsels مُتَوالِيَهsuccessive
مَ نَصائِحاً مُتَوالِيَه
Who will convey from me to the imam
a succession of counsels?
إِنّيindeed I أَرىsee الأَسعارَthe prices أَسprices (first part)
إِنّي أَرى الأَسعارَ أَس
عارَprices (completion) الرَعِيَّةِthe subjects غالِيَهhigh
عارَ الرَعِيَّةِ غالِيَه
I see that prices—the prices
paid by the people—are high.
وَأَرىand I see المَكاسِبَearnings نَزرَةًscant
وَأَرى المَكاسِبَ نَزرَةً
وَأَرىand I see الضَرورَةَwant فاشِيَهwidespread
وَأَرى الضَرورَةَ فاشِيَه
And I see earnings scant,
and I see want widespread.
وَأَرىand I see غُمومَthe sorrows of الدَهرَtime راgoing at evening (first part)
وَأَرى غُمومَ الدَهرَ را
ئِحَةًgoing at evening (completion) تَمُرُّpassing وَغادِيَهand going at dawn
ئِحَةً تَمُرُّ وَغادِيَه
And I see the sorrows of time
passing by, evening and morning.
وَأَرىand I see المَراضِعَnursing mothers فيهِin it عَنaway from
وَأَرى المَراضِعَ فيهِ عَن
أَولادِهاtheir children مُتَجافِيَهturning away
أَولادِها مُتَجافِيَه
And in these times I see nursing mothers
turning away from their children.
وَأَرىand I see اليَتامىthe orphans وَالأَراand the widows (first part)
وَأَرى اليَتامى وَالأَرا
مِلَand the widows (completion) فيin البُيوتِthe houses الخالِيَهempty
مِلَ في البُيوتِ الخالِيَه
And I see orphans and widows
in empty houses,
مِنfrom بَينِamong راجٍa hopeful man لَمhas not يَزَلceased
مِن بَينِ راجٍ لَم يَزَل
يَسموlooks up إِلَيكَto you وَراجِيَهand a hopeful woman
يَسمو إِلَيكَ وَراجِيَه
among them a hopeful man who never ceases
to look up to you, and a hopeful woman.
يَشكونَthey lament مَجهَدَةًhardship بِأَصin voices (first part)
يَشكونَ مَجهَدَةً بِأَص
واتٍin voices (completion) ضِعافٍweak عالِيَهraised high
واتٍ ضِعافٍ عالِيَه
They lament their hardship in voices
weak, yet raised high.
يَرجونَthey hope for رِفدَكَyour aid كَيso that يَرَواthey may see
يَرجونَ رِفدَكَ كَي يَرَوا
مِمّاfrom what لَقوهُthey have endured العافِيَهrelief
مِمّا لَقوهُ العافِيَه
They hope for your aid, that they may find
relief from what they have endured.
مَنwho يُرتَجىis looked to فيamong الناسِthe people غَيother than you (first part)
مَن يُرتَجى في الناسِ غَي
رُكَother than you (completion) لِلعُيونِfor the eyes الباكِيَهweeping
رُكَ لِلعُيونِ الباكِيَه
Who among people but you offers hope
to the weeping eyes
مِنof مُصبِياتِmothers of young children جُوَّعٍfamished
مِن مُصبِياتِ جُوَّعٍ
تُمسيreach evening وَتُصبِحُand reach morning طاوِيَهwith empty stomachs
تُمسي وَتُصبِحُ طاوِيَه
of famished mothers of young children,
who meet evening and morning with empty stomachs?
مَنwho يُرتَجىis looked to لِدِفاعِto ward off كَرanguish (first part)
مَن يُرتَجى لِدِفاعِ كَر
بِanguish (completion) مُلِمَّةٍa calamity هِيَit is ماwhat هِيَهit is
بِ مُلِمَّةٍ هِيَ ما هِيَه
Who can be counted on to repel the anguish
of a calamity so terrible?
مَنwho لِلبُطونِfor the bellies الجائِعاhungry (first part)
مَن لِلبُطونِ الجائِعا
تِhungry (completion) وَلِلجُسومِand for the bodies العارِيَهnaked
تِ وَلِلجُسومِ العارِيَه
Who will care for hungry bellies
and for naked bodies?
مَنwho لِارتِياعِfor the alarm of المُسلِميthe Muslims (first part)
مَن لِارتِياعِ المُسلِمي
نَthe Muslims (completion) إِذاwhen سَمِعناwe hear الواعِيَهthe wailing cry
نَ إِذا سَمِعنا الواعِيَه
Who will ease the Muslims' terror
when we hear the wailing cry?
ياO ابنَson of الخَلائِفِthe caliphs لاmay ... not فُقِدyou be lost (first part)
يا ابنَ الخَلائِفِ لا فُقِد
تَyou be lost (completion) وَلاand may ... not عَدَمتَyou lack العافِيَهwell-being
تَ وَلا عَدَمتَ العافِيَه
O son of caliphs, may you never be lost,
nor ever be deprived of well-being.
إِنَّindeed الأُصولَthe roots الطَيِّباgood (first part)
إِنَّ الأُصولَ الطَيِّبا
تِgood (completion) لَهاthey have فُروعٌbranches زاكِيَهflourishing
تِ لَها فُروعٌ زاكِيَه
Truly, good roots
have flourishing branches.
أَلقَيتُI conveyed أَخباراًreports إِلَيto you (first part)
أَلقَيتُ أَخباراً إِلَي
كَto you (completion) مِنَfrom الرَعِيَّةِthe subjects شافِيَهfull and clear
كَ مِنَ الرَعِيَّةِ شافِيَه
I have delivered reports
to you from the people, full and clear.
وَنَصيحَتيand my counsel لَكَto you مَحضَةٌsincere
وَنَصيحَتي لَكَ مَحضَةٌ
وَمَوَدَّتيand my affection لَكَfor you صافِيَهpure
وَمَوَدَّتي لَكَ صافِيَه
And my counsel to you is sincere,
and my affection for you is pure.
Sol 6.1