ياO خفيhidden الغاياتthe aims والأغراضِand the purposes
يا خفي الغايات والأغراضِ
هاتbring forth ماwhat كانwas باقياًremaining فيin الوفاضِthe pouch
هات ما كان باقياً في الوفاضِ
O you whose aims and purposes are hidden,
O you who hides intentions and purposes
Bring forth what remains in the pouch.
Bring what remains in abundance
عدتyou returned منfrom بعدafter ماthat انتهىhad finished معولthe pickaxe الهدdemolition (first part)
عدت من بعد ما انتهى معول الهد
م(completes 'demolition') فأطلقso unleash يديكyour two hands فيamong الأنقاضِthe ruins
م فأطلق يديك في الأنقاضِ
You returned after the pickaxe had finished
You have returned after the destruction of hopes
demolishing; so let your hands loose among the ruins.
So free your hands in the rubble
وَأَعِدْand restore ذاهباًwhat has gone وأنشئand create جديداًsomething new
وَأَعِدْ ذاهباً وأنشئ جديداً
واقضand decree فيin الحالتينboth cases ماwhat أنتyou قاضيdecree
واقض في الحالتين ما أنت قاضي
And restore what has gone, and create something new;
And start over and create anew
and in both cases, decree what you will.
And in both states fulfill what you are ordained
والذيand what أنتyou غيرnot آخذهtaking it بالby the
والذي أنت غير آخذه بال
عنفforce خذهtake it برقةwith gentleness المرتاضِthe self-disciplined man
عنف خذه برقة المرتاضِ
And what you do not take by
That which you don't care for
force, take with a disciplined man's gentleness.
Take gently with the hand of one who pleads
قدindeed عرضناwe have presented عليكto you ماwhat نتمنىwe wish for
قد عرضنا عليك ما نتمنى
ورضيناand we accepted بماwith what بهwith it أنتyou راضيcontent
ورضينا بما به أنت راضي
We have laid before you what we wish for,
We have presented to you what we wish
and have accepted what you are content with.
And we are content with what satisfies you
وأردناand we desired كماas أردتyou desired سلاماًpeace
وأردنا كما أردت سلاماً
بعدafter طولlong duration الإباءrefusal والإعراضِand aversion
بعد طول الإباء والإعراضِ
And we desired peace, as you desired,
And we wanted peace
after long refusal and aversion.
After long refusal and aversion
ورأتand saw عينكyour eye الحميةzeal تجريflowing
ورأت عينك الحمية تجري
فيthrough الحمىthe homeland جريَlike the flow of نيلهits Nile الفياضoverflowing
في الحمى جريَ نيله الفياض
And your eye saw zeal flowing
Your eye has seen zeal flowing
through the homeland like its overflowing Nile.
In the sanctuary flowing like a Nile in flood
وسمعتand you heard الهُتافthe acclaim فيin الجوthe air يدويresounding
وسمعت الهُتاف في الجو يدوي
منfrom قصورpalaces منيفةlofty ورياضand gardens
من قصور منيفة ورياض
And you heard acclaim resounding in the air
And you have heard cheers loudly echoing
from lofty palaces and gardens.
From the palaces of Minifa and gardens
ذهبpassed الدهرtime بينbetween أخذtaking وردand returning
ذهب الدهر بين أخذ ورد
واجتماعand gathering لمغرمٍfor a costly undertaking وانفضاضand dispersal
واجتماع لمغرمٍ وانفضاض
Time passed in give-and-take,
Time has passed between taking and giving back
and in gathering for a costly undertaking, then dispersing.
And gathering of a lover and dispersing
وبلوناand we experienced منof ذلكthat الثمرthe fruit المرbitter (first part)
وبلونا من ذلك الثمر المر
رِ(completes 'bitter') وعفناand we loathed شرابthe drink تلكthose الحياضpools
رِ وعفنا شراب تلك الحياض
And we tasted of that bitter fruit,
And we have tasted the bitter fruit
and loathed the drink of those pools.
And drank the poison of those meadows
ومشتand crept بينناamong us الخصومةdiscord فيover الدسthe constitution (first part)
ومشت بيننا الخصومة في الدس
تور(completes 'constitution') حتىuntil طغتit encroached علىupon الأعراضpeople's honor
تور حتى طغت على الأعراض
And discord crept among us over the
And enmity walked amongst us in constitutions
constitution, till it encroached on people's honor.
Until it dominated dignities
لمdid not يدمlast فيunder جديدهits new version الضيِّقtight الحكrule (first part)
لم يدم في جديده الضيِّق الحك
م(completes 'rule') ولاnor فيunder قديمهits old version الفضفاضloose-fitting
م ولا في قديمه الفضفاض
Rule lasted neither under its tight new form
The new governance did not last in its narrowness
nor under its loose-fitting old one.
Nor the old in its vagueness
ولكلand for each نصيبهits share منof نقيضيtwo opposites (first part)
ولكل نصيبه من نقيضي
ن(completes 'two opposites') ارتفاعٍrising كماas ترىyou see وانخفاضand falling
ن ارتفاعٍ كما ترى وانخفاض
And each has its share of two opposites:
And for each is a share of contrast
rising, as you see, and falling.
Elevation as you see and abasement
والفريقانand both parties بينbetween يومa day of انبساطٍexpansion
والفريقان بين يوم انبساطٍ
فيin مداريهماtheir two orbits ويومand a day of انقباضcontraction
في مداريهما ويوم انقباض
And both parties alternate between a day of expansion
And the two sides between a day of expansion
in their two orbits and a day of contraction.
In their orbits and a day of contraction
آنit is time أنthat نعرفwe know الحقيقةthe truth منfrom بعafter (first part)
آن أن نعرف الحقيقة من بع
د(completes 'after') احتمالforbearance أطلتهyou prolonged it وافتراضand conjecture
د احتمال أطلته وافتراض
It is time we knew the truth, after
It's time we recognize the truth after
forbearance you prolonged, and conjecture.
Bearing assumptions that prolonged
والأراجيفand the rumors رائحاتgoing at evening غوادgoing at dawn
والأراجيف رائحات غواد
فيin ميادينهاtheir arenas الطوالlong العراضbroad
في ميادينها الطوال العراض
And rumors roam at evening and at dawn
And illusions are scents of calamities
across their long, broad arenas.
In their long bare fields
قدindeed عرفتyou have known الهوىlove فلاso do not تلتمسهseek it
قد عرفت الهوى فلا تلتمسه
بعدafter هذاthis منfrom النواحيthe quarters البغاضhateful
بعد هذا من النواحي البغاض
You have known love, so do not seek it
You have recognized passion so do not seek it
after this, from hateful quarters.
After this from the sides of haters
ليسdoes not يبقىendure علىagainst الأعاصيرthe tempests عهدa covenant
ليس يبقى على الأعاصير عهد
تبتنيهyou build it منfrom القلوبthe hearts المراضdiseased
تبتنيه من القلوب المراض
No covenant can weather the tempests
No pact remains with storms
if you build it from diseased hearts.
That my ailing heart pacts
يطلبdemands الشعبthe people حقهtheir right وهوand it is حتمan imperative
يطلب الشعب حقه وهو حتم
غيرnot مستبدلreplaceable ولاnor معتاضexchangeable
غير مستبدل ولا معتاض
The people demand their right—an imperative,
The people ask for their right and it's inevitable
neither replaceable nor exchangeable.
Neither substituted nor refused
ويرىand they deem الصلحreconciliation بالفريقينfor both parties أولىmore fitting
ويرى الصلح بالفريقين أولى
وهوand they are ماضٍpressing ahead بهwith it كماjust as أنتyou ماضيpressing ahead
وهو ماضٍ به كما أنت ماضي
And they deem reconciliation more fitting for both parties,
And they see reconciliation best for both sides
and press ahead with it, just as you do.
And it is going ahead as you go ahead
Sol 6.1