أَرىI see كُلَّevery زِنديقٍheretic إِذاwhen رامَhe seeks نَشرَto spread ماwhat
أَرى كُلَّ زِنديقٍ إِذا رامَ نَشرَ ما
طَواهhe concealed it اِدَّعىhe claims أَنthat صارَhe has become فيamong الناسِthe people صالِحاrighteous
طَواه اِدَّعى أَن صارَ في الناسِ صالِحا
I see that every heretic, when he seeks to spread what
I see every heretic, when he wants to spread what
he has concealed, claims to have become righteous among men.
he hides, claims to have become righteous among people.
فَيستخدِمُso he employs الجُهّالَthe ignorant يَنهبُhe plunders مالَهُمtheir wealth
فَيستخدِمُ الجُهّالَ يَنهبُ مالَهُم
وَيُبديand he presents لَهُمto them كِذباًa lie عَلىagainst اللَهGod فاضِحاdisgraceful
وَيُبدي لَهُم كِذباً عَلى اللَه فاضِحا
So he uses the ignorant, plundering their wealth,
So he uses the ignorant, plundering their money,
and offers them a disgraceful lie against God.
and shows them clear lies about God.
قرامطُQarmatians دَجّالونَimpostors سِنخُthe root of ضَلالَةٍerror
قرامطُ دَجّالونَ سِنخُ ضَلالَةٍ
كلابٌdogs عَلىagainst الإِسلامِIslam أَضحَتhave become نَوابِحاbarkers
كلابٌ عَلى الإِسلامِ أَضحَت نَوابِحا
Qarmatians, impostors, the root of error—
Qarmatians, impostors, a breed of misguidance,
dogs that have taken to barking against Islam.
dogs against Islam that have become barking.
أَلاoh, for أَسَداًa lion يُرديstrikes dead الكلابَthe dogs زَئيرهُits roar
أَلا أَسَداً يُردي الكلابَ زَئيرهُ
يَكونwould be لَهُمagainst them بِالهنداونيِّwith an Indian sword ماسِحاwiping out
يَكون لَهُم بِالهنداونيِّ ماسِحا
Oh, for a lion whose roar strikes the dogs dead,
Lo! A lion whose roar fells the dogs,
who would sweep them away with an Indian sword.
who will wipe them out with Indian swords.
أَلاoh, for قائِماًone standing للّهِfor God ناصرَa champion of دينهHis faith
أَلا قائِماً للّهِ ناصرَ دينه
يُرىis seen لِدماءof the blood of الباطنيَّةِthe Batinis سافِحاa shedder
يُرى لِدماء الباطنيَّةِ سافِحا
Oh, for one who stands for God, a champion of His faith,
Lo! One who stands for God, supporting His religion,
seen shedding the blood of the Batinis.
would be seen shedding the blood of esotericists.
همُthey حرّفُواthey distorted القُرآنَthe Qur'an تَحريفَthe distortion of كافِرٍan unbeliever
همُ حرّفُوا القُرآنَ تَحريفَ كافِرٍ
بِهِin it وَادَّعَواand they claimed فيهِabout it لَدَيهِمamong themselves فَضائِحاdisgraceful things
بِهِ وَادَّعَوا فيهِ لَدَيهِم فَضائِحا
They have distorted the Qur'an as one who disbelieves
They distorted the Qur’an with the distortion of unbelievers,
in it, and made shameful claims about it among themselves.
and claimed clear scandals about it before them.
يَقولsays عَلىat رَأسِthe head of الجَماهيرِthe multitudes كُلهمevery one of them
يَقول عَلى رَأسِ الجَماهيرِ كُلهم
وَقَدand indeed أَوهَمَhe led to believe الجُهالَthe ignorant أَنthat صارَhe has become ناصِحاa sincere adviser
وَقَد أَوهَمَ الجُهالَ أَن صارَ ناصِحا
Each of them declares before the multitudes,
He says to the whole crowd of commoners,
having made the ignorant believe he has become a sincere adviser,
and made the ignorant believe he became an advisor.
بِأَنَّthat وَليَّthe friend of اللَهِGod مَنwhoever كانَis فاسِقاًsinful
بِأَنَّ وَليَّ اللَهِ مَن كانَ فاسِقاً
وَمَنand whoever كانَis عَنfrom دينِthe faith of الشَريعةِthe sacred Law نازِحاfar removed
وَمَن كانَ عَن دينِ الشَريعةِ نازِحا
that God's friend is whoever is sinful,
That the friend of God is whoever was immoral,
and whoever is far removed from the faith of the sacred Law;
and whoever was estranged from the religion of Sharia.
وَأَنَّand that اليَهودَthe Jews وَالنَصارىand the Christians وَشِبهَهُمand their like
وَأَنَّ اليَهودَ وَالنَصارى وَشِبهَهُم
عَلىupon الحَقّthe truth كُلٌّeach one فعلُهُhis conduct كانَis راجِحاsound
عَلى الحَقّ كُلٌّ فعلُهُ كانَ راجِحا
and that the Jews, the Christians, and their like
And that the Jews, the Christians and their likes
are in the right, each one's conduct being sound;
each, their deeds were more correct.
وَعابدand a worshipper of أَصنامidols وَعابدand a worshipper of كَوكَبٍa star
وَعابد أَصنام وَعابد كَوكَبٍ
وَعابدand a worshipper of نارٍfire صارَhas become لِلحَقِّtoward the truth جانِحاinclining
وَعابد نارٍ صارَ لِلحَقِّ جانِحا
and a worshipper of idols, a worshipper of a star,
And a worshipper of idols, a worshipper of a planet,
and a worshipper of fire have come to incline toward the truth;
and a worshipper of fire became inclined to the truth.
وفسرand the exegesis of عليٍّAli وَابنِand Ibn عَبّاسٍAbbas اغتدىhas become
وفسر عليٍّ وَابنِ عَبّاسٍ اغتدى
لَدَيهِin his eyes لَقىdiscarded rubbish فَشراًnonsense مَعwith الريحthe wind طامِحاsoaring
لَدَيهِ لَقى فَشراً مَع الريح طامِحا
and that the exegesis of Ali and Ibn Abbas has become,
The interpretations of Ali and Ibn Abbas went astray before him,
in his eyes, discarded rubbish, nonsense soaring with the wind;
they found evil along with the wind, aspiring.
وَلاand no أكلَeating فيin الجَنّاتِthe Gardens لاno شُربَdrinking إِنَّماonly
وَلا أكلَ في الجَنّاتِ لا شُربَ إِنَّما
مَعارفُspiritual insights تَلقىare imparted للوليto the saint مَنائِحاas gifts
مَعارفُ تَلقى للولي مَنائِحا
and that there is no eating in the Gardens, no drinking, only
There is no eating or drinking in the Gardens, but only
spiritual insights bestowed upon the saint as gifts.
mystical cognitions the patron saint receives.
أَلاah مَنwho عذيريmy vindicator مِنagainst صِغارٍpetty men تَمَشيَخواthey posed as sheikhs
أَلا مَن عذيري مِن صِغارٍ تَمَشيَخوا
فَكُلٌfor each لِبابِof the gate of الكُفرِunbelief أَصبَحَhas become فاتِحاan opener
فَكُلٌ لِبابِ الكُفرِ أَصبَحَ فاتِحا
Ah, who will vindicate me against petty men posing as sheikhs?
Lo! Someone from little Uzairites who grew old,
For each now throws open the gate of unbelief.
so each became, for the gate of blasphemy, an opener.
زَناديقُheretics أَبلاطdestitute men تيوسٌhe-goats تَقَرمَطواthey turned Qarmatian
زَناديقُ أَبلاط تيوسٌ تَقَرمَطوا
لَهُمthey have أَعيُنeyes أَضحتhave become لِكُفرٍtoward unbelief طَوامِحاaspiring
لَهُم أَعيُن أَضحت لِكُفرٍ طَوامِحا
Destitute heretics, he-goats turned Qarmatians,
their eyes have become, for blasphemy, piercing.
with eyes now straining toward unbelief.
And they said to us: “Our esoteric knowledge while your knowledge
وَقالواand they said لَناours is العلمُknowledge اللدُنّيdivinely bestowed وَعلمكُمand your learning
وَقالوا لَنا العلمُ اللدُنّي وَعلمكُم
قشورٌhusks مَعwith الأَرياحِthe winds قَدindeed صارَhas become رايحاdeparting
قشورٌ مَع الأَرياحِ قَد صارَ رايحا
They said, “Ours is divinely bestowed knowledge, while your learning
is husks, which became, with the winds, blown away”.
is husks, now gone with the winds.
It is neither because of your alertness and your pots,
وَماand not هُوَit مِنfrom تَنبيهكُمyour instruction وَقدوركمand your cooking pots
وَما هُوَ مِن تَنبيهكُم وَقدوركم
وَلَكنbut أَتىit came فَتحاًas an illumination مِنfrom الكَونِthe cosmos سانِحاarising
وَلَكن أَتى فَتحاً مِن الكَونِ سانِحا
It is not from your instruction or your cooking pots,
but it came as an opening from the universe, freely given.
but has come as an illumination arising from the cosmos.”
And they belied the Qur’an and the Sunnas
وَقَدand indeed كَذَّبواthey denied القُرآنَthe Qur'an وَالسُنَنَand the traditions الَّتيwhich
وَقَد كَذَّبوا القُرآنَ وَالسُنَنَ الَّتي
عَنfrom المُصطَفىthe Chosen One جاءَتcame بِنقلٍthrough transmission صَحائِحاauthentic
عَن المُصطَفى جاءَت بِنقلٍ صَحائِحا
They have denied the Qur'an and the traditions that
that came, with an authentic chain, from Al-Mustafa.
came from the Chosen One through sound transmission.
And they said: “The Messenger of God did not die, but he walks
وَقالواand they said رَسولthe Messenger of اللَهGod ماnot ماتَhe died بَلrather غَداhe has come to
وَقالوا رَسول اللَه ما ماتَ بَل غَدا
يَطوفُhe makes rounds عَلىamong الأَمواتِthe dead يَغشىhe visits الضَرائِحاthe tombs
يَطوفُ عَلى الأَمواتِ يَغشى الضَرائِحا
They said, “God's Messenger did not die; instead he now
around the dead, covering the tombs”.
goes about among the dead, visiting the tombs.
So when you say peace be upon you in
كَذاكَlikewise إِذاwhen قُلتَyou say السَلامُpeace عَلَيكupon you فيin
كَذاكَ إِذا قُلتَ السَلامُ عَلَيك في
صَلاةٍprayer تَبدّىhe appears حاضِراًpresent لَكَto you لائِحاvisible
صَلاةٍ تَبدّى حاضِراً لَكَ لائِحا
Likewise, when you say 'Peace be upon you' in
prayer, he appears to you, clearly.
prayer, he appears to you, present and visible.”
And they interpreted the Qur’an from their bovine minds,
وَقَدand indeed فَسَّرواthey interpreted القُرآنَthe Qur'an مِنfrom مُخthe brain matter of رُوسِهِمtheir heads
وَقَد فَسَّروا القُرآنَ مِن مُخ رُوسِهِم
تَخاليطَjumbled notions كُفرانٍof unbelief تَبدَّتhave appeared فَواضِحاas disgraces
تَخاليطَ كُفرانٍ تَبدَّت فَواضِحا
They have interpreted the Qur'an from the brains in their own heads,
mixtures of blasphemy appeared, manifest.
muddles of unbelief laid bare as scandals.
Lo O judges of Muslims! Lo rise
أَلاtake heed ياO قُضاةَjudges of المُسلِمينthe Muslims أَلاcome اِنهَضواrise up
أَلا يا قُضاةَ المُسلِمين أَلا اِنهَضوا
لِقَتلِto kill كَفورٍa hardened unbeliever صارَhe has become فيin الدينِthe faith قادِحاa reviler
لِقَتلِ كَفورٍ صارَ في الدينِ قادِحا
O judges of the Muslims, take heed! Rise up
to kill the blasphemous who offended the religion.
to kill a hardened unbeliever who has come to assail the faith.
It is as if I see the supreme judge who knew
كَأَنِّيَas though I were بِالقاضيwith the judge المُعظَّمthe exalted قَدalready دَرىhas learned
كَأَنِّيَ بِالقاضي المُعظَّم قَد دَرى
بِهِمof them فَاِغتَدواso they became فَوقَupon التُرابِthe earth ذَبائِحاslaughtered victims
بِهِم فَاِغتَدوا فَوقَ التُرابِ ذَبائِحا
I can almost see the exalted judge, having learned
about them, so they were, above the dust, slaughtered.
of them, whereupon they lie slaughtered upon the earth.
And dragged by bodies and hanged by heads
وَجُّرَّand were dragged بِأَبدانٍbodies وَطيفَand were paraded بِأَرؤُسٍheads
وَجُّرَّ بِأَبدانٍ وَطيفَ بِأَرؤُسٍ
عَلىupon سِنِّthe point of رُمحٍa spear لِلزَناديقِagainst the heretics رامِحاspearing
عَلى سِنِّ رُمحٍ لِلزَناديقِ رامِحا
And bodies are dragged, and heads paraded
on the tips of spears for the heretics, stabbing.
on the point of a spear thrust against the heretics.
The smells of their rotting flesh turn away the birds
تَشمُّsmell عَوافِيforagers among الطَيرِthe birds نَتنَthe stench of لُحومِهمtheir flesh
تَشمُّ عَوافِي الطَيرِ نَتنَ لُحومِهم
فَتَنأىso they draw away وَإِنeven though كانَتthey are غِراثاfamished جَوارِحاbirds of prey
فَتَنأى وَإِن كانَت غِراثا جَوارِحا
Foraging birds smell the stench of their flesh,
even if they were carrion-eating birds.
so they draw away, even though they are famished birds of prey.
And souls are transported from their shelters
وَتُنقَلُand are carried أَرواحٌsouls لَهُمof theirs مِنfrom مَقَرِّهاtheir resting-place
وَتُنقَلُ أَرواحٌ لَهُم مِن مَقَرِّها
إِلىto النارِthe Fire فيهاin it خالِدينabiding forever كَوالِحاgrimacing
إِلى النارِ فيها خالِدين كَوالِحا
And their souls are carried from their resting-place
to the Fire, therein abiding forever, scorched.
to the Fire, where they abide forever, grimacing.
Judge of judges, Jalal al-Din
وَإِنَّand indeed جَلالَJalal الدينِal-Din قاضيjudge of قُضاتِناour judges
وَإِنَّ جَلالَ الدينِ قاضي قُضاتِنا
أَقامَhe raised مَنارَthe beacon of الشَرعِsacred law فَالتاحso it shone forth واضِحاclearly
أَقامَ مَنارَ الشَرعِ فَالتاح واضِحا
Indeed, Jalal al-Din, our chief judge,
set up the lighthouse of Sharia, shining.
has raised the Law's beacon, and it shines forth clearly.
And stood for the support of the religion, Muhammad’s religion,
وَقامَand he rose بِنصرِto defend الدينِthe faith دينِthe faith of مُحمدٍMuhammad
وَقامَ بِنصرِ الدينِ دينِ مُحمدٍ
وَأَخمَدَand he quenched شَراًan evil كانَwas كَالنارِlike fire لافِحاscorching
وَأَخمَدَ شَراً كانَ كَالنارِ لافِحا
He rose to defend the faith, the faith of Muhammad,
and extinguished an evil that was blazing.
and quenched an evil that scorched like fire,
At a time when no man rose to support it but him,
عَلىat حينa time when لَمdid not يَنهَضrise إلىto نَصرِهِits defense امرؤٌanyone
عَلى حين لَم يَنهَض إلى نَصرِهِ امرؤٌ
سِواهُexcept him فَأضحىso he became وافِرَabundant in الأَجرِreward رابِحاprofiting
سِواهُ فَأضحى وافِرَ الأَجرِ رابِحا
at a time when no one rose in its defense
so he gained abundant reward, profiting.
except him; thus he prospered, richly rewarded.
Evil belief befell Al-Labbani,
لَقَدindeed حاقَovertook بِاللبانِal-Labban سوءُthe evil of اِعتِقادِهِhis belief
لَقَد حاقَ بِاللبانِ سوءُ اِعتِقادِهِ
وَقامَand he stood مَقامَin the station of الذُلِّhumiliation خَزيانَdisgraced كالِحاscowling
وَقامَ مَقامَ الذُلِّ خَزيانَ كالِحا
The evil of his belief has indeed overtaken al-Labban,
and he took the position of disgrace, worn out.
and he stood in humiliation, disgraced and scowling.
He acknowledged blasphemy, then showed repentance,
أَقرَّhe confessed بِكُفرٍto unbelief ثُمَthen أَظهرَhe displayed تَوبَةًrepentance
أَقرَّ بِكُفرٍ ثُمَ أَظهرَ تَوبَةً
مَخافَةَfor fear of سَيفٍa sword أَنlest يرىhe see الروحَthe soul رائِحاdeparting
مَخافَةَ سَيفٍ أَن يرى الروحَ رائِحا
He confessed unbelief, then displayed repentance,
fearing a sword seeing his soul leaving.
for fear of a sword, lest he see his soul depart.
No heretic repented, but the judge’s acceptance of repentance
وَماand no تابَhas repented زِنديقٌheretic وَلَكنbut قبولَaccepting تَوrepen-
وَما تابَ زِنديقٌ وَلَكن قبولَ تَو
بَةِ-tance مَذهبthe doctrine of القاضيthe judge فَأَبقاهُso he spared him سامِحاleniently
بَةِ مَذهب القاضي فَأَبقاهُ سامِحا
No heretic has repented; yet accepting repen-
spared him, forgiving.
tance is the judge's doctrine, so he leniently spared him.
He said: “If he returns to blasphemy, I will return him
وَقالَand he said مَتىwhen ماever عادَhe returns للكُفرِto unbelief أردهI shall slay him
وَقالَ مَتى ما عادَ للكُفرِ أرده
بِحدِّwith the edge of حسامٍa keen sword تتركُthat leaves الرَأسَthe head طائِحاtumbling
بِحدِّ حسامٍ تتركُ الرَأسَ طائِحا
And he said, “Whenever he returns to unbelief, I shall slay him
to the edge of a sword leaving his head wandering”.
with the edge of a keen sword that sends the head tumbling.”
So may Jalal al-Din last, supporting the religion,
فَدامَso may he remain جَلالُJalal الدينِal-Din للدينِfor the faith ناصِراًa defender
فَدامَ جَلالُ الدينِ للدينِ ناصِراً
وَللعلمِand for learning ذاpossessed of نَشرٍdissemination وَللجودِand in generosity مانِحاa giver
وَللعلمِ ذا نَشرٍ وَللجودِ مانِحا
So may Jalal al-Din ever remain a defender of the faith,
and spreading knowledge and generosity, giving.
a disseminator of learning and a bestower of bounty.
Partial English translation: 65 of 66 Arabic lines translated.
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