أَمُطَّلِباًO seeker رَشاداًright guidance مِنfrom أُناسٍpeople
أَمُطَّلِباً رَشاداً مِن أُناسٍ
غَدَواhave become وَهُمُwhile they are عَلىupon غِيٍّerror عكوفُpersistently devoted
غَدَوا وَهُمُ عَلى غِيٍّ عكوفُ
O seeker of right guidance from people
who have become wholly devoted to error!
قَدindeed اِتَخَذواhave established مَجالسَmeeting places لاجتماعٍfor a gathering
قَد اِتَخَذوا مَجالسَ لاجتماعٍ
بِأَغمارٍwith gullible people وَهُمand they فيهِin it صُنوفُvarious kinds
بِأَغمارٍ وَهُم فيهِ صُنوفُ
They have established meeting places for gatherings
with the gullible, and there they are of many kinds.
فَبَعضُهُمُfor some of them اِتِّحاديٌّa believer in divine union وَبَعضٌand some
فَبَعضُهُمُ اِتِّحاديٌّ وَبَعضٌ
لِباطِنٍfor esoteric meaning أَوor لفلسفةٍfor philosophy يَشوفُyearns
لِباطِنٍ أَو لفلسفةٍ يَشوفُ
For some of them profess divine union, while others
yearn for esoteric meaning or philosophy.
قَرامطُQarmatians يَدَّعونَclaim لَهُمfor themselves صَلاحاًrighteousness
قَرامطُ يَدَّعونَ لَهُم صَلاحاً
وَديناًand piety وَالفسوقُwhile wickedness لَهُمfor them حليفُan ally
وَديناً وَالفسوقُ لَهُم حليفُ
Qarmatians, claiming righteousness for themselves
and piety, while wickedness is their ally.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle فَسَّرواinterpret القُرآنَthe Quran قالواthey say
إِذا ما فَسَّروا القُرآنَ قالوا
بواطِنهُمtheir inner selves لَهاfor them فيهِin it كشوفُunveilings
بواطِنهُم لَها فيهِ كشوفُ
When they interpret the Quran, they say
their inner selves have unveilings within it,
فَمِنso from علمٍknowledge لَدُنِّيٍّdivinely bestowed وَعلمٍand knowledge
فَمِن علمٍ لَدُنِّيٍّ وَعلمٍ
بَطينيٍّbelly-related لَهُit has سرٌّa secret لَطيفُsubtle
بَطينيٍّ لَهُ سرٌّ لَطيفُ
some from divinely bestowed knowledge, and some from knowledge
of the belly, possessing a subtle secret.
وَكُلٌّand each يُظهِرُdisplays الإِسلامَIslam كَيداًas a stratagem
وَكُلٌّ يُظهِرُ الإِسلامَ كَيداً
وَخَوفاًand out of fear إِنif تقتِّلَهُslaughter him السيوفُthe swords
وَخَوفاً إِن تقتِّلَهُ السيوفُ
And each makes a show of Islam as a stratagem
and from fear that swords might slaughter him.
يغرُّdeceives بِقَولِهِwith his words الأَغمارَthe gullible حَتّىuntil
يغرُّ بِقَولِهِ الأَغمارَ حَتّى
تراهُمyou see them حَولَهُaround him لَهُمُthey have حَفيفُa rustling
تراهُم حَولَهُ لَهُمُ حَفيفُ
He deceives the gullible with his words until
you see them around him, making a rustling sound.
وَيَنهبُand he plunders مالَهُمtheir wealth وَهُمُwhile they are عَبيدslaves
وَيَنهبُ مالَهُم وَهُمُ عَبيد
لَهُto him وَلَهُand his are الترؤُّسُleadership وَالشُفوفُand preeminence
لَهُ وَلَهُ الترؤُّسُ وَالشُفوفُ
And he plunders their wealth, while they are slaves
to him; leadership and preeminence are his.
وَلَوand if عَلِمَknew المَليكُthe king بِهِمof them لأَفنىthen he would annihilate
وَلَو عَلِمَ المَليكُ بِهِم لأَفنى
مَشايخَهُمtheir sheikhs وَنالَتهاand would overtake them الحتوفُdeaths
مَشايخَهُم وَنالَتها الحتوفُ
And if the king knew of them, he would annihilate
their sheikhs, and death would overtake them,
وَطهَّرَand would cleanse مِنهُمُof them مِصراًEgypt وَشاماًand the Levant
وَطهَّرَ مِنهُمُ مِصراً وَشاماً
فَهُمfor they نَجَسٌfilth تَضمَّنَهُcontained it الكنيفُthe latrine
فَهُم نَجَسٌ تَضمَّنَهُ الكنيفُ
and cleanse Egypt and the Levant of them.
For they are filth contained in a latrine.
وَلَكنbut لَيسَdoes not يَجسُرُdare ناصِحُوهhis advisers
وَلَكن لَيسَ يَجسُرُ ناصِحُوه
عَلَيهِagainst him إِنَّهُindeed he is ملِكٌa king مَخوفُfeared
عَلَيهِ إِنَّهُ ملِكٌ مَخوفُ
But his advisers do not dare
to confront him: he is a feared king.
مَليكٌa king بَأسُهُhis might قَهرَsubdued الأَعاديthe foes
مَليكٌ بَأسُهُ قَهرَ الأَعادي
وَقامَand stood firm لَناfor us بِهِthrough him الدينُthe faith الحَنيفُupright
وَقامَ لَنا بِهِ الدينُ الحَنيفُ
A king whose might has subdued foes,
and through him the upright faith has stood firm for us.
Sol 6.1