الحُكمُrule إِنصافٌfairness وَحُسنُand soundness of سِياسَةٍgovernance
الحُكمُ إِنصافٌ وَحُسنُ سِياسَةٍ
فَإِذاso when حَكَمتَyou rule فَلاthen do not تَكُنbe جَبّاراa tyrant
فَإِذا حَكَمتَ فَلا تَكُن جَبّارا
Rule is fairness and sound governance.
So when you rule, do not be a tyrant.
رُعتَyou terrified النُفوسَsouls بِمُستَبِدٍّwith a despot قاهِرٍoverpowering
رُعتَ النُفوسَ بِمُستَبِدٍّ قاهِرٍ
هَلّاwhy not ذَكَرتَyou remembered الواحِدَthe One القَهّاراthe All-Subduing
هَلّا ذَكَرتَ الواحِدَ القَهّارا
You have terrified souls with a despot's crushing might;
why did you not remember the One, the All-Subduing?
فِرعَونُPharaoh موسىMoses كانَwas أَكثَرَmore numerous ناصِراًin supporters
فِرعَونُ موسى كانَ أَكثَرَ ناصِراً
وَأَشَدَّand more extreme بَغياًin oppression مِنكَthan you وَاِستِكباراand in arrogance
وَأَشَدَّ بَغياً مِنكَ وَاِستِكبارا
Moses' Pharaoh had more supporters
and was fiercer than you in oppression and arrogance.
اللَهُGod دَمَّرَdestroyed مُلكَهُhis kingdom وَرَمىand cast بِهِhim
اللَهُ دَمَّرَ مُلكَهُ وَرَمى بِهِ
فيinto جَوفِthe depths of أَكدَرَa murky sea يَقذِفُhurling forth التَيّاراthe torrent
في جَوفِ أَكدَرَ يَقذِفُ التَيّارا
God destroyed his kingdom and cast him
into the depths of a murky sea hurling forth torrents.
جَمَعَhe gathered العُبابَthe surging waters عَلَيهِupon him حينَwhen مَشىhe walked بِهِthrough it
جَمَعَ العُبابَ عَلَيهِ حينَ مَشى بِهِ
فَهَوىso he sank وَأَغرَقَand drowned جَيشَهُhis army الجَرّاراvast
فَهَوى وَأَغرَقَ جَيشَهُ الجَرّارا
He heaped the surging waters upon him as he walked through it;
so he sank and drowned his vast army.
أَفَأَنتَdo you, then تَدفَعُward off بَطشَthe onslaught of رَبِّكَyour Lord إِنif أَتىit comes
أَفَأَنتَ تَدفَعُ بَطشَ رَبِّكَ إِن أَتى
أَمor أَنتَyou تَملِكُcontrol دونَهُapart from Him الأَقداراdestinies
أَم أَنتَ تَملِكُ دونَهُ الأَقدارا
Can you, then, ward off your Lord's onslaught if it comes,
or do you control destinies apart from Him?
اجعَلmake سَبيلَكَyour path أَنto تَعِفَّrefrain عَنِfrom الأَذىharm
اجعَل سَبيلَكَ أَن تَعِفَّ عَنِ الأَذى
وَخُذِand take التَرَفُّقَgentleness وَالآناةَand deliberation شِعاراas a watchword
وَخُذِ التَرَفُّقَ وَالآناةَ شِعارا
Make it your path to refrain from causing harm,
and take gentleness and deliberation as your watchword.
نَفَسُthe breath of الضَعيفِthe weak إِذاwhen تَرَدَّدَresounds شاكِياًcomplaining
نَفَسُ الضَعيفِ إِذا تَرَدَّدَ شاكِياً
هَدَمَdemolished الحُصونَfortresses وَزَلزَلَand shook الأَسواراthe ramparts
هَدَمَ الحُصونَ وَزَلزَلَ الأَسوارا
The breath of the weak, when it resounds in complaint,
demolishes fortresses and shakes the ramparts.
Sol 6.1