سبحانGlory be to منHim who فيin كلِّevery شيءthing شاهدُa witness
سبحان من في كلِّ شيء شاهدُ
أنَّاthat we عبيدٌservants وهوand He مولىMaster واحدone
أنَّا عبيدٌ وهو مولى واحد
Glory be to Him: in everything is testimony
that we are servants and He is the one Master.
سبحانGlory be to منHim who ظهرتappeared بمخلوقاتهthrough His creatures
سبحان من ظهرت بمخلوقاته
آياتُsigns حقٍof truth لاnot يراهاsees them الجاحدthe denier
آياتُ حقٍ لا يراها الجاحد
Glory be to Him through whose creatures appear
signs of truth that the denier does not see.
سبحانGlory be to منHim who لاno ملكdominion إلاَّexcept ملكهHis dominion
سبحان من لا ملك إلاَّ ملكه
ذلَّbowed الطَّريفnewly acquired possessions لعزهbefore His might والتالدand inherited possessions
ذلَّ الطَّريف لعزه والتالد
Glory be to Him: no dominion exists but His.
Newly acquired and inherited possessions bow before His might.
سبحانGlory be to منHim who سبقpreceded الوجودَexistence وجودُهُHis existence
سبحان من سبق الوجودَ وجودُهُ
فلهso His is البقاءeternity وكلُّand every شيءthing بائدperishing
فله البقاء وكلُّ شيء بائد
Glory be to Him whose being preceded existence.
His is eternity, while everything passes away.
سبحانGlory be to منHim who هوHe واحدunique فيin مجدِهِHis glory
سبحان من هو واحد في مجدِهِ
لاnot الرَّبthe Lord مولودbegotten ولاnor هوHe والدa begetter
لا الرَّب مولود ولا هو والد
Glory be to Him who is unique in His glory.
The Lord is not begotten, nor does He beget.
بهرdazzled العقولَminds بديعُthe marvel مصنوعاتِهِof His handiwork
بهر العقولَ بديعُ مصنوعاتِهِ
لماwhen تقدَّمهاwent before them الدليلُthe guide القاصدfollowing the straight course
لما تقدَّمها الدليلُ القاصد
The marvel of His handiwork has dazzled minds,
when the sure guide went before them.
وتقلبتand moved about هذيthis البريّةُcreation كلُّهاall of it
وتقلبت هذي البريّةُ كلُّها
فيin جودهHis bounty والكلُّand all منهمof them واحدalike
في جوده والكلُّ منهم واحد
And all this creation moves
within His bounty, all of them alike.
وبدتand appeared القلوبthe hearts مشاهِدٌplaces of vision
وبدت القلوب مشاهِدٌ
تبدوappear لهاto them بينbetween الجفونthe eyelids شواهدsigns
تبدو لها بين الجفون شواهد
And hearts appeared as places of vision;
signs appear to them between the eyelids.
أغنىenriched الفقيرthe poor وللزمانand time has مفاقرcauses of poverty
أغنى الفقير وللزمان مفاقر
وحمىand protected الضعيفthe weak وللعدوand the enemy has مكائدplots
وحمى الضعيف وللعدو مكائد
He enriched the poor, though time brings privations,
and protected the weak, though the enemy has plots.
ياO ناظراًone who gazes وكأنماand as though هوhe مطرقٌbowing his head
يا ناظراً وكأنما هو مطرقٌ
مستيقظاًawake وكأنماand as though هوhe راقدasleep
مستيقظاً وكأنما هو راقد
O you who gaze, yet seem to have your head bowed,
awake, yet seeming to be asleep:
احضرsummon فؤادكyour heart إنif أردتَyou desire إجابةan answer
احضر فؤادك إن أردتَ إجابة
وابسطand stretch out يديكyour two hands فللدعاءfor supplication has فوائدbenefits
وابسط يديك فللدعاء فوائد
summon your heart if you desire an answer,
and stretch out your hands, for supplication has benefits.
واشكرand thank إلهاًa God لاnot يغبكis absent from you حفظهHis protection
واشكر إلهاً لا يغبك حفظه
والناسand people إماeither شامتgloating at misfortune أوor حاسدenvious
والناس إما شامت أو حاسد
And thank God, whose protection never leaves you,
while people either gloat or envy.
أوor ماnot ترىyou see الألطافacts of grace وهيand they are كثيرةmany
أو ما ترى الألطاف وهي كثيرة
عمدتwere confronted بهاwith them الآفاتcalamities وهيand they are شدائدsevere
عمدت بها الآفات وهي شدائد
Or do you not see the acts of grace, so abundant,
with which calamities were confronted, severe though they were?
ووراءand behind ماwhat تخشىfears الأنامُhumankind خليفةٌa caliph
ووراء ما تخشى الأنامُ خليفةٌ
أيامهhis days للمعلواتfor lofty deeds معاهدabodes
أيامه للمعلوات معاهد
And behind what humankind fears stands a caliph,
whose days are abodes of lofty deeds.
حَسُنتgrew beautiful بهthrough him الأغوارthe lowlands فهيso they are حدائقgardens
حَسُنت به الأغوار فهي حدائق
وزكتand grew pure بهthrough him الأنجادthe highlands فهيso they are مساجدmosques
وزكت به الأنجاد فهي مساجد
Through him the lowlands grew fair: they are gardens;
and through him the highlands grew pure: they are mosques.
هادٍa guide إلىto طرقthe paths الحقيقةof truth مرشدone who guides rightly
هادٍ إلى طرق الحقيقة مرشد
متأولan interpreter فيماin what يحاولhe undertakes راشدrightly guided
متأول فيما يحاول راشد
A guide to the paths of truth, showing the way,
discerning in what he undertakes, rightly guided.
معقودfastened أزرارthe buttons القميصof the shirt علىover التُّقىpiety
معقود أزرار القميص على التُّقى
واللهُand God حافظهits guardian لهfor him والعاقدand the fastener
واللهُ حافظه له والعاقد
His shirt-buttons are fastened over piety,
and God preserves it for him and fastens it.
دَانَتsubmitted لهto him الدنياthe world ولمand not يُسفَكwas shed دَمٌblood
دَانَت له الدنيا ولم يُسفَك دَمٌ
وَتَقَلَّدَتهُand it wore him as a necklace ولمand not يُنَبَّهwas awakened راقدa sleeper
وَتَقَلَّدَتهُ ولم يُنَبَّه راقد
The world submitted to him, and no blood was shed;
it wore him as a necklace, and no sleeper was awakened.
ولطالand long has it been ماthat خدعتit deceived سواهothers besides him فقدfor indeed رأتit has seen
ولطال ما خدعت سواه فقد رأت
أنthat ليسnot ينخدعُis deceived الإمامthe imam الزاهدthe ascetic
أن ليس ينخدعُ الإمام الزاهد
Long has it deceived others, but it has seen
that the ascetic imam is not deceived.
حكمتdecreed لهfor him بالفتحwith victory نفسٌa soul حرةnoble
حكمت له بالفتح نفسٌ حرة
وَيَدٌand a hand مؤيدةstrengthened وذهنand a mind واقدablaze
وَيَدٌ مؤيدة وذهن واقد
A noble soul has decreed victory for him,
and a strengthened hand, and a blazing mind.
وكفتهand spared him أعمالthe labors الجيادof steeds سعادةgood fortune
وكفته أعمال الجياد سعادة
أضحتbecame لهfor him الأقدارُthe decrees of fate وهيand they are سواعدsupporting arms
أضحت له الأقدارُ وهي سواعد
And good fortune spared him the labor of steeds;
the decrees of fate became his helping arms.
أماas for العادةcustom لخوفهfor fear of him فَمَرُوعَةٌso it is terror-struck
أما العادة لخوفه فَمَرُوعَةٌ
والليثُand the lion يرهبهfear him النَّعامthe ostriches الشاردُfleeing
والليثُ يرهبه النَّعام الشاردُ
As for custom, it is terror-struck for fear of him;
and the fleeing ostriches fear the lion.
سمعتthey heard نداءَthe call البيضof white swords وهيand they are صوامتٌsilent
سمعت نداءَ البيض وهي صوامتٌ
وَرأتand they saw عيونَthe eyes السُّمرof brown spears وهيand they are أباعدfar away
وَرأت عيونَ السُّمر وهي أباعد
They heard the call of white swords, though they were silent,
and saw the eyes of brown spears, though they were far away.
فاليومso today لاnone غيرother than المُجَدّلthe felled man واردone coming to drink
فاليوم لا غير المُجَدّل وارد
منهاfrom them ولاnor غيرother than الحتوفdeaths مواردwatering places
منها ولا غير الحتوف موارد
So today none but the felled comes to drink
from them, and no watering places exist but death.
هذاthis is الإِمامthe imam وكلُّand every باغrebel راغمhumbled
هذا الإِمام وكلُّ باغ راغم
هذاthis is السعيدthe fortunate one وكُلِّand every غادٍone setting out at dawn جاهدtoiling
هذا السعيد وكُلِّ غادٍ جاهد
This is the imam; every rebel is humbled.
This is the fortunate one; all who set out at dawn toil.
عمتembraced all سياستُهhis governance فيُسعَدُso is made happy صالحa righteous person
عمت سياستُه فيُسعَدُ صالح
فيin نظرةٍa glance منهfrom him ويصلحand becomes upright فاسدa corrupt person
في نظرةٍ منه ويصلح فاسد
His governance embraces all: the righteous are made happy
by a glance from him, and the corrupt are reformed.
بأسٌmartial might كماas when اهتزquivered الحسامُthe keen sword المنتضىunsheathed
بأسٌ كما اهتز الحسامُ المنتضى
جودٌكماbounty as when انبجسburst forth الغمامthe cloud الرَّاعدthundering
جودٌكما انبجس الغمام الرَّاعد
Valor as when an unsheathed sword quivers;
bounty as when a thundering cloud bursts forth.
فَلَهُso he has منfrom الوصفthe quality المقدَّمthe former موعدone who threatens
فَلَهُ من الوصف المقدَّم موعد
ولهand he has منfrom الوصفthe quality المؤخرthe latter واعدone who promises
وله من الوصف المؤخر واعد
Thus, from the former quality, he has one who threatens,
and from the latter quality, one who promises.
ضمنتguaranteed لهfor him نجحَthe success المقاصدِof the aims فكرةٌa thought
ضمنت له نجحَ المقاصدِ فكرةٌ
غابتwas hidden عنfrom الأفكارthoughts وهيwhile it تشاهدbeholds
غابت عن الأفكار وهي تشاهد
A thought has guaranteed him success in his aims,
hidden from other thoughts, yet itself beholding.
قلsay كيفhow لاnot يلقىfinds النجاحsuccess خليفةٌa caliph
قل كيف لا يلقى النجاح خليفةٌ
أمِنَfelt safe الوليُthe ally بهthrough him وخافand feared الماردthe rebel
أمِنَ الوليُ به وخاف المارد
Say, how could a caliph fail to find success,
through whom the ally is safe and the rebel afraid?
فوراءَfor behind دولتِهِhis reign ثناءٌpraise نازلٌdescending
فوراءَ دولتِهِ ثناءٌ نازلٌ
وأمامand before دعوتهhis call دعاءsupplication صاعدascending
وأمام دعوته دعاء صاعد
For behind his reign, praise descends,
and before his call, supplication ascends.
واللهand God يكلأguards أمرهhis rule ويديمهand perpetuates it
والله يكلأ أمره ويديمه
فهوfor he is الحسامthe keen sword لدينناfor our faith والسَّاعدand the supporting arm
فهو الحسام لديننا والسَّاعد
And God guards his rule and makes it endure,
for he is the keen sword and supporting arm of our faith.
Sol 6.1