أَمُطَّلِباًO seeker رَشاداًright guidance مِنfrom أُناسٍpeople
أَمُطَّلِباً رَشاداً مِن أُناسٍ
غَدَواhave become وَهُمُwhile they عَلىin غِيٍّerror عكوفُpersistently devoted
غَدَوا وَهُمُ عَلى غِيٍّ عكوفُ
O seeker of right guidance from people
who have become devoted to error!
قَدindeed اِتَخَذواthey have established مَجالسَmeeting places لاجتماعٍfor gathering
قَد اِتَخَذوا مَجالسَ لاجتماعٍ
بِأَغمارٍwith the gullible وَهُمand they فيهِin it صُنوفُvarious kinds
بِأَغمارٍ وَهُم فيهِ صُنوفُ
They have established meeting places for gatherings
with the gullible; there they are of many kinds.
فَبَعضُهُمُso some of them اِتِّحاديٌّa believer in union with God وَبَعضٌand some
فَبَعضُهُمُ اِتِّحاديٌّ وَبَعضٌ
لِباطِنٍfor esoteric knowledge أَوor لفلسفةٍfor philosophy يَشوفُyearns
لِباطِنٍ أَو لفلسفةٍ يَشوفُ
Some of them profess union with God, while others
yearn for esoteric knowledge 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 ماever (emphatic) فَسَّرواthey interpret القُرآنَthe Qur’an قالواthey say
إِذا ما فَسَّروا القُرآنَ قالوا
بواطِنهُمtheir inner selves لَهاfor them فيهِin it كشوفُspiritual unveilings
بواطِنهُم لَها فيهِ كشوفُ
Whenever they interpret the Qur’an, they say
their inner selves have revelations within it:
فَمِنthus, some علمٍknowledge لَدُنِّيٍّdivinely bestowed وَعلمٍand knowledge
فَمِن علمٍ لَدُنِّيٍّ وَعلمٍ
بَطينيٍّinward (literally, belly-related) لَهُit has سرٌّa secret لَطيفُsubtle
بَطينيٍّ لَهُ سرٌّ لَطيفُ
some knowledge is divinely bestowed, and some
is inward knowledge, with a subtle secret.
وَكُلٌّand each one يُظهِرُoutwardly professes الإِسلامَIslam كَيداًas a ruse
وَكُلٌّ يُظهِرُ الإِسلامَ كَيداً
وَخَوفاًand out of fear إِنif تقتِّلَهُslaughter him السيوفُthe swords
وَخَوفاً إِن تقتِّلَهُ السيوفُ
Each outwardly professes Islam as a ruse
and for fear that swords might slaughter him.
يغرُّhe deceives بِقَولِهِwith his words الأَغمارَthe gullible حَتّىuntil
يغرُّ بِقَولِهِ الأَغمارَ حَتّى
تراهُمyou see them حَولَهُaround him لَهُمُthey have حَفيفُa rustling sound
تراهُم حَولَهُ لَهُمُ حَفيفُ
He deceives the gullible with his words, until
you see them around him in a rustling throng.
وَيَنهبُand he plunders مالَهُمtheir wealth وَهُمُwhile they 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; his are leadership and preeminence.
وَلَوand if عَلِمَknew المَليكُthe king بِهِمabout them لأَفنىhe would annihilate
وَلَو عَلِمَ المَليكُ بِهِم لأَفنى
مَشايخَهُمtheir sheikhs وَنالَتهاand would overtake them الحتوفُdeadly fates
مَشايخَهُم وَنالَتها الحتوفُ
And if the king knew of them, he would annihilate
their sheikhs, and death would overtake them.
وَطهَّرَand he would cleanse مِنهُمُof them مِصراًEgypt وَشاماًand the Levant
وَطهَّرَ مِنهُمُ مِصراً وَشاماً
فَهُمfor they نَجَسٌfilth تَضمَّنَهُcontained it الكنيفُthe latrine
فَهُم نَجَسٌ تَضمَّنَهُ الكنيفُ
And he would cleanse Egypt and the Levant of them,
for they are filth contained within a latrine.
وَلَكنbut لَيسَdo not يَجسُرُdare ناصِحُوهhis advisers
وَلَكن لَيسَ يَجسُرُ ناصِحُوه
عَلَيهِbefore him إِنَّهُindeed he ملِكٌa king مَخوفُfeared
عَلَيهِ إِنَّهُ ملِكٌ مَخوفُ
But his advisers dare not
speak out before him: he is a king much feared.
مَليكٌa king بَأسُهُhis might قَهرَsubdued الأَعاديthe enemies
مَليكٌ بَأسُهُ قَهرَ الأَعادي
وَقامَand stood firm لَناfor us بِهِthrough him الدينُthe faith الحَنيفُupright and monotheistic
وَقامَ لَنا بِهِ الدينُ الحَنيفُ
A king whose might has subdued his foes,
and through whom the upright faith has stood firm for us.
Sol 6.1