بذكركby remembering You يُبلغis attained الأربُthe desire
بذكرك يُبلغ الأربُ
وباسمكand by Your name تُفرَجُare relieved الكُرَبُthe distresses
وباسمك تُفرَجُ الكُرَبُ
Through remembering You, desire is attained;
and by Your name, distresses are relieved.
ونحوكand toward You ترفعare raised الأيديthe hands
ونحوك ترفع الأيدي
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle نابتbefall النُّوَبُthe calamities
إذا ما نابت النُّوَبُ
Toward You hands are raised
when calamities befall.
وأنتand You الرَّبُّthe Lord مُبدئناour Originator
وأنت الرَّبُّ مُبدئنا
ونحنand we إليكto You ننقلبreturn
ونحن إليك ننقلب
You are the Lord, our Originator,
and to You we return.
تمنُّYou bestow favors ومالناand we have no عملdeeds
تمنُّ ومالنا عمل
وترحمناand You have mercy on us ولاand no سببcause
وترحمنا ولا سبب
You grant favors, though we have no deeds,
and show us mercy without a cause.
إليكto You تعلَّتrose high الألبابthe minds
إليك تعلَّت الألباب
إذwhen رفعتwere lifted لهfor it الحجبthe veils
إذ رفعت له الحجب
To You the minds have risen,
when the veils were lifted for it.
ولاnor منfrom بحارthe seas of الغيبthe unseen
ولا من بحار الغيب
أسرارsecrets لهاthey have رتبranks
أسرار لها رتب
Nor, from the seas of the unseen,
are there secrets with their ranks.
فطرفso an eye شاخصstaring fixedly فرقاin fear
فطرف شاخص فرقا
وقلبand a heart يمنهhis … (unclear) يجبpounds
وقلب يمنه يجب
An eye stares fixedly in fear,
and a heart pounds [unclear wording].
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle خلّفتyou leave behind عجباًa wonder
إذا ما خلّفت عجباً
بداappears منfrom بعدهafter it عجبa wonder
بدا من بعده عجب
Whenever you leave one wonder behind,
another wonder appears after it.
طريقa path مابهthere is no … in it حَزَنٌrugged ground
طريق مابه حَزَنٌ
وسيرand a journey مالهit has no تعبweariness
وسير ماله تعب
A path with no rugged ground,
and a journey with no weariness.
لكYours are العبرthe lessons التيthat نطقتspoke
لك العبر التي نطقت
بهof it الأرواحthe souls والأهبand the skins
به الأرواح والأهب
Yours are the lessons of which
souls and skins have spoken.
لكYours are المننthe favors التيthat صَلُحَتprospered
لك المنن التي صَلُحَت
عليهاthrough them العجمthe non-Arabs والعربand the Arabs
عليها العجم والعرب
Yours are the favors through which have prospered
the non-Arabs and the Arabs.
لكYours are الجبروتalmighty power والملكوتand dominion
لك الجبروت والملكوت
لاno شكٌdoubt ولاand no ريبmisgiving
لا شكٌ ولا ريب
Yours are almighty power and dominion,
with no doubt and no misgiving.
تعالىexalted is مُلكُthe dominion of منthe One who شهدتbore witness
تعالى مُلكُ من شهدت
لهto Him الآياتthe signs والكتبand the scriptures
له الآيات والكتب
Exalted is the dominion of Him to whom
the signs and scriptures bore witness.
ولاحتand shone forth منfrom دلائلهHis proofs
ولاحت من دلائله
وجوهٌfaces ليسnot تنتقبveil themselves
وجوهٌ ليس تنتقب
And from His proofs have shone
faces that wear no veils:
مكاتبةwritten correspondence ولاand no خطأerror
مكاتبة ولا خطأ
مخاطبةspoken address ولاand no كذبfalsehood
مخاطبة ولا كذب
written correspondence without error,
spoken address without falsehood.
فياso, O منyou whom تبعدcarries far away الدُّنياthis world
فيا من تبعد الدُّنيا
بهwith him والموتwhile death مقتربdraws near
به والموت مقترب
O you whom this world carries far away,
while death draws near,
أجِلlet range نظراًa gaze تفدyou will gain عِبَراًlessons
أجِل نظراً تفد عِبَراً
ولاand do not يقعدhold back بكyou النَّظَرُlooking
ولا يقعد بك النَّظَرُ
let your gaze range, and gain lessons;
do not let mere looking hold you back.
لأمرfor a purpose ماsome وأمرand a purpose ماsome
لأمر ما وأمر ما
تشيبyou grow gray وتطلعالشُّهبand the shooting stars rise
تشيب وتطلعالشُّهب
For some purpose, and some purpose,
you grow gray, and the shooting stars rise.
تمرّpasses بأذنكby your ear الذكرىthe reminder
تمرّ بأذنك الذكرى
ولاand no خوفfear ولاand no أدبreverence
ولا خوف ولا أدب
The reminder passes by your ear,
yet there is neither fear nor reverence.
وكيفand how ترىcan you see حقيقتهاits reality
وكيف ترى حقيقتها
ونورwhile the light of العقلreason محتجبis veiled
ونور العقل محتجب
How can you see its reality
while the light of reason is veiled?
رقيبthe watcher of الموتdeath مطلعٌlooks down
رقيب الموت مطلعٌ
عليكupon you وليسyet not ترتقبyou keep watch
عليك وليس ترتقب
Death's watcher looks down
upon you, yet you keep no watch.
تيقَّضwake up أيُّهاO you السَّاهيheedless one
تيقَّض أيُّها السَّاهي
فخلفfor behind حياتكyour life الطَّلبpursuit
فخلف حياتك الطَّلب
Awaken, heedless one!
For pursuit follows close behind your life.
وظلُّand the shade of اللهGod ممدودis stretched out
وظلُّ الله ممدود
عليكover you بسترهwith His covering طنبtent-ropes
عليك بستره طنب
And God's shade stretches out
over you, with the tent-ropes of His shelter.
أنالكHe granted you ماwhat تؤملهyou hope for it
أنالك ما تؤمله
ولاand no همُّanxiety ولاand no نصبtoil
ولا همُّ ولا نصب
He granted you what you hope for,
without anxiety or toil,
وكفُّand restraint of عداكyour foes والأيديwhile the hands
وكفُّ عداك والأيدي
ذواتpossessed of الأيدmight تنتهبplunder
ذوات الأيد تنتهب
and restraint of your foes, while hands
endowed with might plunder—
بمنthrough the one whose عُقِدَتwas established إمامتهhis imamate
بمن عُقِدَت إمامته
ولمand not يسمعwas heard بهاabout it صخبuproar
ولم يسمع بها صخب
through him whose imamate was established,
with no uproar heard over it.
وأذعنتand submitted البلادُthe lands لهto him
وأذعنت البلادُ له
ولمand not تصرمwere severed لهاbelonging to them شعبbranches
ولم تصرم لها شعب
The lands submitted to him,
without their branches being severed.
بأمرwith the command of اللهGod مضطلعshouldering
بأمر الله مضطلع
لدينfor the faith of اللهGod محتسبseeking divine reward
لدين الله محتسب
He shoulders God's command,
serving God's faith in hope of His reward.
مؤيدةٌupheld عزائمهhis resolves
مؤيدةٌ عزائمه
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اصطكتknocked together الركبthe knees
إذا ما اصطكت الركب
His resolves are upheld
when knees knock together.
صفاhe is pure جوداًin generosity فلاso no بخلstinginess
صفا جوداً فلا بخل
صفاhe is pure حلماًin forbearance فلاso no غضبanger
صفا حلماً فلا غضب
Pure in generosity, with no stinginess;
pure in forbearance, with no anger.
وأغمدand he sheathed سيفهhis sword لمَّاwhen
وأغمد سيفه لمَّا
كفاهsufficed him السَّعدgood fortune والرّعبand terror
كفاه السَّعد والرّعب
He sheathed his sword when
good fortune and terror sufficed him.
وأصبحand he became رحمةًa mercy للناسto the people
وأصبح رحمةً للناس
مماfrom what ليسwas not يُحتسبexpected
مما ليس يُحتسب
And he became a mercy to the people,
in a way beyond all expectation.
فنورso the light of جبينهhis brow قمَرٌa moon
فنور جبينه قمَرٌ
وصوبُand the downpour of يمينهhis right hand ذهبgold
وصوبُ يمينه ذهب
The light of his brow is a moon,
and the downpour of his right hand is gold.
لذاكthus غمامthe cloud of دولتهhis dominion
لذاك غمام دولته
علىover الأفقينboth horizons منسكبpouring out
على الأفقين منسكب
Thus the cloud of his dominion
pours over both horizons.
همامٌa valiant man ترهبfears الهيجاbattle (word continued)
همامٌ ترهب الهيجا
ءُcompletion of 'battle' صولتهhis onslaught فتلتهبُand so it blazes
ءُ صولته فتلتهبُ
A valiant man—battle fears
his onslaught and bursts into flame.
يقومsustains بجيشهhis army التّقوىpiety
يقوم بجيشه التّقوى
ويقدمand precedes جيشهhis army الرعبterror
ويقدم جيشه الرعب
Piety sustains his army,
and terror marches before his army.
يدبّhe creeps وراءbehind دولتهhis dominion
يدبّ وراء دولته
دعاcalled ببصهwith his … (unclear) العربُthe Arabs
دعا ببصه العربُ
He creeps behind his dominion;
the Arabs called with his [unclear word].
وجيشand an army هلquestion particle رأيتyou have seen البحthe sea (word continued)
وجيش هل رأيت البح
رcompletion of 'the sea' يطفوfloats فوقهabove it الحببthe foam
ر يطفو فوقه الحبب
And an army—have you seen the sea,
with foam floating above it?
بهin it السُّمرthe tawny ones الرُّدينياتRudayni spears
به السُّمر الرُّدينيات
والهنديةand the Indian ones القضبkeen blades
والهندية القضب
In it are tawny Rudayni spears
and keen Indian blades,
وجُردٌand sleek steeds سَيرُهاtheir gait عَنَقٌa long-striding pace
وجُردٌ سَيرُها عَنَقٌ
ورَجلٌand foot soldiers مشيهُمُtheir march خببa trot
ورَجلٌ مشيهُمُ خبب
and sleek steeds whose gait is long-striding,
and foot soldiers whose march is a trot,
وطائفةand a band مؤيدةsupported
وطائفة مؤيدة
علىin التوحيدdivine oneness تنتسبclaims affiliation
على التوحيد تنتسب
and a band given support,
claiming affiliation with divine oneness.
فلاso do not تنكرdeny نجابتهمtheir nobility
فلا تنكر نجابتهم
فإنfor indeed جميعهمall of them نجبare noble
فإن جميعهم نجب
So do not deny their nobility,
for all of them are noble.
إذاwhen ركبواthey mount رأيتyou see الموتdeath
إذا ركبوا رأيت الموت
منشوراًunfurled لهfor it العذبُthe streamers
منشوراً له العذبُ
When they mount, you see death
with its streamers unfurled.
وخِلتَand you would think السُّحبthe clouds مرعدةًthundering
وخِلتَ السُّحب مرعدةً
ومبرقةًand flashing lightning لهاthey have لجبa din
ومبرقةً لها لجب
And you would think the clouds were thundering,
and flashing lightning with a mighty din.
بأولِat the first دفعةٍsurge منهاfrom them
بأولِ دفعةٍ منها
تغيضُdrains وتغرقand submerges القُلُبthe wells
تغيضُ وتغرق القُلُب
At the first surge from them,
the wells are drained and submerged.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الحربُwar قادتهُمleads them
إذا ما الحربُ قادتهُم
إليهاto her شفَّهمconsumes them طَرَبُrapture
إليها شفَّهم طَرَبُ
When war leads them
to her, rapture consumes them.
تَلَذُّare sweet لهمto them مواردهاher watering places
تَلَذُّ لهم مواردها
كانwas شرابَهَاher drink ضَرَبُwhite honey
كان شرابَهَا ضَرَبُ
Sweet to them are her watering places;
her drink was white honey.
فياso, O منyou whom غرَّهُdeceived him سفهُfolly
فيا من غرَّهُ سفهُ
وقادand led برأسهby his head عطبruin
وقاد برأسه عطب
O you whom folly has deceived,
and whom ruin has led by the head,
أعدَّprepare لبأسهagainst his might هرباًa flight
أعدَّ لبأسه هرباً
فإنَّfor indeed مآلكyour final lot لاهربno escape
فإنَّ مآلك لاهرب
prepare a flight from his might,
for your end admits no escape.
وسوفand will ترىyou see وسوفand will ترىyou see
وسوف ترى وسوف ترى
وإنeven if أملتgrant respite لكto you الحِقَبthe ages
وإن أملت لك الحِقَب
And you shall see, and you shall see,
even if the ages grant you respite.
أثَرتَyou stirred up عليكagainst you داهيةًa calamity
أثَرتَ عليك داهيةً
لهاit has منfrom بأسهاits might لهبa flame
لها من بأسها لهب
You have stirred up a calamity against yourself,
from whose might a flame rises.
أُسودُlions وغىًof battle لِسُمرfor the tawny spears of الخَطal-Khatt (word continued)
أُسودُ وغىً لِسُمر الخَط
طِcompletion of 'al-Khatt' فيهاamong them معقلa stronghold أشِبُthickly tangled
طِ فيها معقل أشِبُ
Lions of battle—for al-Khatt's tawny spears
there is among them a tangled stronghold.
فماso whatever أعدَدتَyou mustered منof نفرٍmen
فما أعدَدتَ من نفرٍ
فهمthen they لوقودهاfor its fuel حَصَبُstones for burning
فهم لوقودها حَصَبُ
Whatever men you have mustered,
they are stones to feed its fire.
وماand whatever أكثرتyou amassed منof عددٍmilitary equipment
وما أكثرت من عددٍ
فإنfor indeed جميعهاall of it سلبplunder
فإن جميعها سلب
And whatever arms you have amassed,
all of it is plunder.
أِفقwake up فاللَّيثُfor the lion مطَّلعٌlooks down
أِفق فاللَّيثُ مطَّلعٌ
عليكupon you وأنتَwhile you مقتربُare near
عليك وأنتَ مقتربُ
Awake! The lion looks down
upon you, and you are close at hand.
وبادرand hasten قبلَbefore هَولٍa terror ماnot
وبادر قبلَ هَولٍ ما
لهit has رأسٌa head ولاand no ذنبtail
له رأسٌ ولا ذنب
And hasten before a terror
that has neither head nor tail.
ولاand do not تَغرُركَdeceive you شِرذِمَةٌa small band
ولا تَغرُركَ شِرذِمَةٌ
لديكat your side فإنَّهاfor it is لعبplaythings
لديك فإنَّها لعب
Do not be deceived by a little band
at your side, for they are merely playthings.
ولوand had أنصفتyou been just لمnot يزحفadvanced
ولو أنصفت لم يزحف
إليكَtoward you الويلُwoe والحربand war
إليكَ الويلُ والحرب
Had you been just, there would not have advanced
toward you woe and war.
فإنfor indeed الحقthe Truth تعبدهworship Him
فإن الحق تعبده
قلوبٌhearts ليسdo not تنقلبturn away
قلوبٌ ليس تنقلب
For the Truth is worshipped
by hearts that never turn away.
ومنand whoever كانhas الدعاءُprayer لهfor him
ومن كان الدعاءُ له
فمضمونthen guaranteed لهfor him الغلبvictory
فمضمون له الغلب
And whoever has prayers offered for him,
his victory is guaranteed.
Sol 6.1