إِرفعْraise كِتابَكَyour document ياO سُراSuraqah (first part)
إِرفعْ كِتابَكَ يا سُرا
قَةُSuraqah (ending) إنّهindeed it عَلَمُa banner النَّجاةِdeliverance
قَةُ إنّه عَلَمُ النَّجاةِ
Raise your document, O Suraqah;
Raise your book, O Suraaqah
it is the banner of deliverance.
It is the flag of salvation
هُوَit جُنَّةٌa shield لكfor you منagainst سُيوswords (first part)
هُوَ جُنَّةٌ لك من سُيو
فِswords (ending) الضّاربينَthose who strike طُلَىnecks الكُماةِthe champions
فِ الضّاربينَ طُلَى الكُماةِ
It is a shield for you against the swords
It is a shield for you from the blows
of those who strike the necks of champions.
Of those who strike with blindness
عَهْدُthe pledge النَّبيِّthe Prophet فأيُّso what ذخtreasure (first part)
عَهْدُ النَّبيِّ فأيُّ ذخ
رtreasure (ending) مثلهlike it للحادثاتِagainst calamities
ر مثله للحادثاتِ
The Prophet's pledge—what treasure
The prophet's covenant, what memory
can match it against calamities?
Is like it for events?
أسْدَىhe bestowed الجميلَkindness ومَنَّand granted favor يأhe holds (first part)
أسْدَى الجميلَ ومَنَّ يأ
خُذُhe holds (ending) نَفْسَهُhimself بالمكرماتِto noble deeds
خُذُ نَفْسَهُ بالمكرماتِ
He bestowed kindness and granted favor, holding
It presents good and who would take
himself to noble deeds,
Himself with noble deeds?
ويُقيمُand he raises أعلامَbanners الهُدَىguidance
ويُقيمُ أعلامَ الهُدَى
للتابعينfor the followers مِنَamong الهُداةِthe guides
للتابعين مِنَ الهُداةِ
and raises the banners of guidance
And sets up flags of guidance
for the guides who follow him.
For followers of the guided ones
لوif شاءَhe wished قتلكto kill you ياO سُراSuraqah (first part)
لو شاءَ قتلك يا سُرا
قَةُSuraqah (ending) لمdid not تذقyou taste طَعْمَthe taste الحياةِlife
قَةُ لم تذق طَعْمَ الحياةِ
If he had wished to kill you, O Suraqah,
If He willed, He would have killed you, O Suraaqah
you would not have tasted life,
You would not have tasted life
إذwhen جئتَyou came تطلبُyou seek قتلَهto kill him
إذ جئتَ تطلبُ قتلَه
وتُطيعُand you obey فيهconcerning him هوىthe desire الغُواةِthe misguided
وتُطيعُ فيه هوى الغُواةِ
when you came seeking to kill him
When you came seeking to kill him
and, against him, obeyed the whims of the misguided.
And obeyed in that the passions of the deviants
أرأيتَhave you seen حِلْمَforbearance مُحمّدٍMuhammad
أرأيتَ حِلْمَ مُحمّدٍ
وَعَرفتهand you knew him جَمَّabundant in الأناةِpatience
وَعَرفته جَمَّ الأناةِ
Have you seen Muhammad's forbearance
Have you seen Muhammad's clemency
and known him to abound in patience?
And recognized his perfect patience?
أدْرِكْsave بدينِthrough the religion of اللهِGod نَفْself (first part)
أدْرِكْ بدينِ اللهِ نَفْ
سَكَyourself (ending) واستقِمْand be upright قبلbefore الفواتِthe loss of opportunity
سَكَ واستقِمْ قبل الفواتِ
Save yourself through God's religion,
Take hold of God's religion for your soul
and be upright before it is too late.
And walk straight before it's too late
دينreligion المفاخرglories والمآand noble deeds (first part)
دين المفاخر والمآ
ثرِnoble deeds (ending) والخلالِand traits الصّالحاتِvirtuous
ثرِ والخلالِ الصّالحاتِ
A religion of glories and noble deeds,
The religion of pride and glories
and of virtuous traits;
And good traits and fine qualities
دينreligion الغطارفةِnoble lords الأماillustrious (first part)
دين الغطارفةِ الأما
جدِillustrious (ending) والجهابذَةِand learned masters الثِّقاتِtrustworthy
جدِ والجهابذَةِ الثِّقاتِ
a religion of illustrious nobles
The religion of the great heroes
and trustworthy masters;
And the firmly trusting champions
دينreligion الرشادِright guidance بأسرِهِin its entirety
دين الرشادِ بأسرِهِ
والخيرِand goodness منfrom ماضٍwhat is past وآتِand what is to come
والخيرِ من ماضٍ وآتِ
a religion of right guidance in its entirety,
The religion of right guidance altogether
and of goodness, past and yet to come.
And the good of past and future
اللَّهُGod ربُّLord العالَمِيthe worlds (first part)
اللَّهُ ربُّ العالَمِي
نَworlds (ending) فماso why اتّباعُfollowing التُّرَّهاتِnonsense
نَ فما اتّباعُ التُّرَّهاتِ
God is the Lord of all worlds;
God is Lord of all beings
so why follow nonsense?
So what use are delusions?
إنif كنتَyou are ذاpossessing عقلٍreason فَحَسْso enough (first part)
إن كنتَ ذا عقلٍ فَحَسْ
بُكَenough for you (ending) نظرةٌa glance فيat الكائناتِexisting things
بُكَ نظرةٌ في الكائناتِ
If you possess reason, sufficient for you
If you have any mind, then one look
is a glance at all that exists.
At creatures should suffice
تلكthose المعالِمُthe signs واضحاclear (first part)
تلك المعالِمُ واضحا
تٍclear (ending) والشواهدُand the proofs بَيّنَاتِplain
تٍ والشواهدُ بَيّنَاتِ
Those signs are clear,
Those signposts are clear
and the proofs are plain.
And the evidence is plain
دَعْleave ماwhat مَضىhas passed لَكfor you ياO سُراSuraqah (first part)
دَعْ ما مَضى لَك يا سُرا
قَةُSuraqah (ending) منof جناياتِtransgressions العُصاةِthe disobedient
قَةُ من جناياتِ العُصاةِ
Leave behind your past, O Suraqah—
Leave what has passed for you, O Suraaqah
the transgressions of the disobedient—
Of the sins of the disobedient
أيّامَthe days تَضربُyou wander فيin الغَواerror (first part)
أيّامَ تَضربُ في الغَوا
يةِerror (ending) بالعَشِيِّin the evening وبالغداةِand at daybreak
يةِ بالعَشِيِّ وبالغداةِ
in the days you wandered in error
Days that wander into error
at evening and at daybreak.
In the evening and at dawn
أنتyou أتّقيتَyou have feared اللَّهَGod ربْLord (first part)
أنت أتّقيتَ اللَّهَ ربْ
بَكَyour Lord (ending) فَاغْتَنِمْso seize عُقبَىthe final reward التُّقاةِthe God-fearing
بَكَ فَاغْتَنِمْ عُقبَى التُّقاةِ
You have feared God, your Lord;
You feared God your Lord
so seize the reward of the God-fearing.
So take advantage of the reward of fearing Him
Sol 6.1