جِبريلُGabriel أَنتَyou هُدىguidance السَماheaven (first part)
جِبريلُ أَنتَ هُدى السَما
ءِcompletes 'heaven' وَأَنتَand you بُرهانُproof العِنايَهprovidence
ءِ وَأَنتَ بُرهانُ العِنايَه
Gabriel, you are heaven’s guidance,
Gabriel, you are guidance from the heavens, and you are proof of providence.
and you are the proof of providence.
Spread your two wings, which are purity and guidance.
اُبسُطspread جَناحَيكَyour two wings اللَذَيwhich (dual; first part)
اُبسُط جَناحَيكَ اللَذَي
نِcompletes 'which' هُماthey both الطَهارَةُpurity وَالهِدايَهand guidance
نِ هُما الطَهارَةُ وَالهِدايَه
Spread your two wings, which
Add to the crescent in glory, and to the cross in care.
are purity and guidance.
For they are banners for your Lord, while war is the banner of Satan.
وَزِدِand increase الهِلالَthe Crescent مِنَof الكَراhonor (first part)
وَزِدِ الهِلالَ مِنَ الكَرا
مَةِcompletes 'honor' وَالصَليبَand the Cross مِنَof الرِعايَهcare
مَةِ وَالصَليبَ مِنَ الرِعايَه
And grant the Crescent more honor,
The Merciful did not create anything greater than them in righteousness and wonder.
and the Cross more care.
The two reds signify costly blood and its sanctity.
فَهُماfor they both لِرَبِّكَfor your Lord رايَةٌa banner
فَهُما لِرَبِّكَ رايَةٌ
وَالحَربُand war لِلشَيطانِfor Satan رايَهa banner
وَالحَربُ لِلشَيطانِ رايَه
For the two are a banner for your Lord,
The two striders for rescuing, the two runners to protection.
while war is a banner for Satan.
Shining over the tumult, enlightenment was clear from misguidance.
لَمnot يَخلِقِcreate الرَحمَنُthe Merciful أَكgreater (first part)
لَم يَخلِقِ الرَحمَنُ أَك
بَرَcompletes 'greater' مِنهُماthan them both فيin البَرِّbenevolence آيَهa sign
بَرَ مِنهُما في البَرِّ آيَه
The Merciful has created no greater
They stand beside bloodshed like innocence beside crime.
sign of benevolence than these two.
Had they stayed over Karbala, the grandson would not have been denied water.
الأَحمَرانِthe two red ones عَنِconcerning الدَمِblood الthe
الأَحمَرانِ عَنِ الدَمِ ال
غاليprecious وَحُرمَتِهِand its sanctity كِنايَهa symbol
غالي وَحُرمَتِهِ كِنايَه
The two red emblems symbolize the blood
Or if they had reached the day of Messiah, they would have aided him in revenge.
so precious, and its sanctity.
And for us was martyrdom, not escape, which stories describe.
الغادِيانِthe two going out in the morning لِنَجدَةٍfor rescue
الغادِيانِ لِنَجدَةٍ
الرائِحانِthe two going out in the evening إِلىtoward وِقايَهprotection
الرائِحانِ إِلى وِقايَه
Going forth in the morning to rescue,
O you who bestowed protection on the wounded.
going forth in the evening to protect,
You endured well in pulling out arrows, enduring your epoch’s archery.
يَتَأَلَّقانِthey both shine عَلىover الوَغىbattle
يَتَأَلَّقانِ عَلى الوَغى
رَشَداًas right guidance تَبَيَّنَbecame distinct مِنfrom غِوايَهmisguidance
رَشَداً تَبَيَّنَ مِن غِوايَه
they shine above the battle,
And you passed the captives, so you were the breeze of their courtyard lodging.
right guidance standing clear of error.
And the daughters of your gender, if they build goodness, excel in building.
يَقِفانِthey both stand فيat جَنبِthe side of الدِماblood
يَقِفانِ في جَنبِ الدِما
كَالعُذرِlike an excuse فيat جَنَبِthe side of الجِنايَهcrime
كَالعُذرِ في جَنَبِ الجِنايَه
They stand beside the bloodshed,
Yesterday, for Luthar, her neighbor’s care was not enough.
like an excuse beside a crime.
She extended a hand to the soldiers and was generous in wrapping them.
لَوif خَيَّماthey both had camped فيin كَربُلاKarbala
لَو خَيَّما في كَربُلا
لَمnot يُمنَعِbe denied السِبطُthe grandson السِقايَهwater to drink
لَم يُمنَعِ السِبطُ السِقايَه
Had they both camped in Karbala,
And the veiled women, they suffice wherever a deputy is lacking.
the grandson would not have been denied water.
Aiding a riverbank or villages like the women of Tay in the beginning.
أَوor أَدرَكاthey both had reached يَومَthe day of المَسيChrist (first part)
أَو أَدرَكا يَومَ المَسي
حِcompletes 'Christ' لَعاوَناهُthey both would have helped him عَلىagainst النِكايَهtorment
حِ لَعاوَناهُ عَلى النِكايَه
Or had they been there on Christ’s day,
If they are not the Merciful's angels, yet they are their tale.
they would have helped him against torment,
They answered your noble call and raced to reach righteousness.
وَلَناand they would have given (first part) وَلاهُcompletes 'given him' الشَهدَhoney لاnot الthe
وَلَنا وَلاهُ الشَهدَ لا ال
خَلَّvinegar الَّذيwhich تَصِفُdescribes الرِوايَهthe account
خَلَّ الَّذي تَصِفُ الرِوايَه
and would have given him honey, not the
The beneficent are the essence, and the rest of the people are waste.
vinegar that the account describes.
O you who roam in ignorance and blindness.
ياأَيُّهاO you اللاديlady الَّتيwho
ياأَيُّها اللادي الَّتي
أَلقَتcast عَلىover الجَرحىthe wounded حِمايَهprotection
أَلقَت عَلى الجَرحى حِمايَه
O lady, who
Who ignite war out of love for expanding authority.
cast protection over the wounded,
You who claim custodianship and divine rule over all people.
أَبلَيتِyou excelled فيin نَزعِdrawing out السِهاarrows (first part)
أَبلَيتِ في نَزعِ السِها
مِcompletes 'arrows' بَلاءَthe prowess of دَهرِكِyour age فيin الرِمايَهarchery
مِ بَلاءَ دَهرِكِ في الرِمايَه
you excelled in drawing out arrows,
You who birth death, demolishing endlessly.
as your age has excelled in archery.
Every wound will be mended, with consolation or forgetting.
وَمَرَرتِand you passed بِالأَسرىby the captives فَكُنso you were (first part)
وَمَرَرتِ بِالأَسرى فَكُن
تِcompletes 'you were' نَسيمَa breeze واديهِمtheir valley سِرايَهwafting
تِ نَسيمَ واديهِم سِرايَه
And you passed by the captives, and were
Except the wounds of truth, in the era of decadence and disregard.
a breeze wafting through their valley.
They will remain bleeding, until the day of lawsuit and grievance.
وَبَناتُand daughters جِنسِكِof your sex إِنif بَنَيthey build (first part)
وَبَناتُ جِنسِكِ إِن بَنَي
نَcompletes 'they build' البِرَّcharity أَحسَنَّthey do well البِنايَهthe building
نَ البِرَّ أَحسَنَّ البِنايَه
And women of your sex, if they build
charity, build it well.
بِالأَمسِyesterday لادىLady لوثَرٍLowther
بِالأَمسِ لادى لوثَرٍ
لَمnot تَألُstint جيرَتَهاher neighbors عِنايَهcare
لَم تَألُ جيرَتَها عِنايَه
Yesterday, Lady Lowther
spared no effort in caring for her neighbors.
أَسدَتshe bestowed إِلىon أَهلِthe families of الجُنوthe soldiers (first part)
أَسدَت إِلى أَهلِ الجُنو
دِcompletes 'soldiers' يَداًa helping hand وَغالَتand she went to great lengths فيin الحِفايَهsolicitous care
دِ يَداً وَغالَت في الحِفايَه
She gave the soldiers’ families
a helping hand, and lavished them with care.
وَمُحَجَّباتٍand veiled women هُنَّthey أَطpurest (first part)
وَمُحَجَّباتٍ هُنَّ أَط
هَرُcompletes 'purest' عِندَin the face of نائِبَةٍa calamity كِفايَهservice
هَرُ عِندَ نائِبَةٍ كِفايَه
And veiled women, the purest
in their service when calamity strikes,
يُسعِفنَthey give relief رِيّاًwater to quench thirst أَوor قِرىًhospitality
يُسعِفنَ رِيّاً أَو قِرىً
كَنِساءِlike the women of طَيٍّTayy فيin البِدايَهBedouin life
كَنِساءِ طَيٍّ في البِدايَه
give relief with water or hospitality,
like the women of Tayy in the desert.
إِنif لَمnot يَكُنَّthey were مَلائِكَangels of الرthe (beginning of 'the Merciful')
إِن لَم يَكُنَّ مَلائِكَ الر
رَحمَنِMerciful (completion) كُنَّthey were هُمُthem حِكايَهa likeness
رَحمَنِ كُنَّ هُمُ حِكايَه
If they were not the angels of the
Merciful, they were their very likeness.
لَبَّينَthey answered دَعوَتَكِyour call الكَريnoble (first part)
لَبَّينَ دَعوَتَكِ الكَري
مَةِcompletes 'noble' وَاِستَبَقنَand they raced one another البَرَّgoodness غايَهa goal
مَةِ وَاِستَبَقنَ البَرَّ غايَه
They answered your noble call,
and raced toward goodness as their goal.
المُحسِنونَthe doers of good هُمُthey اللُباthe kernel (first part)
المُحسِنونَ هُمُ اللُبا
بُcompletes 'kernel' وَسائِرُand the rest of الناسِmankind النِفايَهrefuse
بُ وَسائِرُ الناسِ النِفايَه
Those who do good are the kernel,
and the rest of mankind is refuse.
ياO أَيُّهاyou الباغونَaggressors رُكriders (first part)
يا أَيُّها الباغونَ رُك
كابَcompletes 'riders' الجَهالَةِignorance وَالعِمايَهand blindness
كابَ الجَهالَةِ وَالعِمايَه
O aggressors, riders
of ignorance and blindness,
الباعِثونَthose who stir up الحَربَwar حُبout of love (first part)
الباعِثونَ الحَربَ حُب
باًcompletes 'out of love' لِلتَوَسُّعِfor expansion فيin الوِلايَهdominion
باً لِلتَوَسُّعِ في الوِلايَه
who stir up war out of love
for expanding your dominion,
المُدَّعونَthose who claim عَلىover الوَرىmankind
المُدَّعونَ عَلى الوَرى
حَقَّthe right of القِيامَةِrule وَالوِصايَهand guardianship
حَقَّ القِيامَةِ وَالوِصايَه
who claim over mankind
the right of rule and guardianship,
المُثكِلونَthose who bereave الموتِموthose who orphan (first part)
المُثكِلونَ الموتِمو
نَcompletes 'those who orphan' الهادِمونَthose who destroy بِلاwithout نِهايَهend
نَ الهادِمونَ بِلا نِهايَه
who bereave and orphan,
who destroy without end:
كُلُّall الجِراحِwounds لَهاfor them اِلتِئاhealing (first part)
كُلُّ الجِراحِ لَها اِلتِئا
مٌcompletes 'healing' مِنthrough عَزاءٍconsolation أَوor نِسايَهforgetfulness
مٌ مِن عَزاءٍ أَو نِسايَه
all wounds have healing
through consolation or forgetfulness,
إِلّاexcept جِراحُthe wounds of الحَقِّjustice فيin
إِلّا جِراحُ الحَقِّ في
عَصرِthe age of الحَصافَةِprudence وَالدِرايَهand knowledge
عَصرِ الحَصافَةِ وَالدِرايَه
except the wounds of justice in
the age of prudence and knowledge.
سَتَظَلُّthey will remain دامِيَةًbleeding إِلىuntil
سَتَظَلُّ دامِيَةً إِلى
يَومِthe day of الخُصومَةِdispute وَالشِكايَهand complaint
يَومِ الخُصومَةِ وَالشِكايَه
They will remain bleeding until
the day of dispute and complaint.
Partial English translation: 30 of 60 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1