ياO ذاyou المعنيconcerned بهذاwith this الذكرremembrance تسمعُهُyou hear it
يا ذا المعني بهذا الذكر تسمعُهُ
فيin المدحpraise تأثرهyou recount it فيconcerning سيدmaster الناسhumankind
في المدح تأثره في سيد الناس
O you concerned with this remembrance that you hear—
O you who attend to this remembrance as you hear it,
in praise, follow its trail to the Master of mankind.
recounting it in praise of the master of humankind:
هذاthis النبيthe Prophet ومنand he whose آياتsigns أثرتهhis distinction
هذا النبي ومن آيات أثرته
فيin الطِّيبgoodness والطوّلand bounty لاnot تجريare governed بمقياسby a measure
في الطِّيب والطوّل لا تجري بمقياس
This is the Prophet; and among the signs of his distinction
this is the Prophet, whose signs of distinction
are goodness and bounty beyond all measure.
in goodness and bounty admit no measure.
قدalready انقضتhave passed معجزاتُmiracles الغيبِthe unseen وافيةًcomplete
قد انقضت معجزاتُ الغيبِ وافيةً
صحيحةauthentic باستفاضاتthrough widespread reports وإحساسand sensory perception
صحيحة باستفاضات وإحساس
The miracles of the unseen have passed, complete,
The miracles of the unseen have passed, complete,
authenticated by widespread reports and sensory witness.
authenticated by widespread reports and sensory perception.
وهاكand here you have نوعاًa kind منof الإعجازmiraculous power منتزهاًfar removed
وهاك نوعاً من الإعجاز منتزهاً
عنfrom نقدscrutiny منتقدa critic أوor صفحthe surface قرطاسa sheet of paper
عن نقد منتقد أو صفح قرطاس
But here is a kind of miracle, standing aloof
And here is a kind of miracle, far removed
from any critic’s censure or the face of parchment:
from a critic's scrutiny or the surface of a sheet of paper.
لاتdo not عدمlack النقلtransmitted accounts عنabout آثارdeeds سيدناour master
لات عدم النقل عن آثار سيدنا
فإنماfor only نحنwe فيهاin them بينamid أعراسِwedding feasts
فإنما نحن فيها بين أعراسِ
never is transmission lacking concerning our master’s traditions,
Never be without accounts of our master's deeds,
for amid them we are as though among wedding feasts.
for in them we are amid nothing but wedding feasts.
تنقّلwanders الأنفthe nose فيamong النَّوارthe blossoms ينشقهit inhales their scent
تنقّل الأنف في النَّوار ينشقه
منfrom ياسمينjasmine إلىto وردrose إلىto آسmyrtle
من ياسمين إلى ورد إلى آس
The nose roams among the blossoms, breathing their scent,
The nose wanders among blossoms, inhaling their scent,
from jasmine to rose to myrtle.
from jasmine to rose to myrtle.
إنَّindeed القلوبthe hearts إذاwhen اعتلتfall ill خواطرهاtheir thoughts
إنَّ القلوب إذا اعتلت خواطرها
فذكرthen remembrance أحمدAhmad فيهاwithin them المبرىءthe healer الآسيthe physician
فذكر أحمد فيها المبرىء الآسي
Indeed, when the hearts grow sick in their thoughts,
Indeed, when the thoughts of hearts fall ill,
the remembrance of Ahmad within them is the curing physician.
then remembrance of Ahmad within them is the healer, the physician.
Sol 6.1