ملَكan angel أعيدwas restored إلىto ربوعthe abodes حجابهhis veil
ملَك أعيد إلى ربوع حجابه
ماwhat قولكمyour claim سكنdwelt in الثرىthe dust وثوىand lay بهin it
ما قولكم سكن الثرى وثوى به
An angel has been returned to the abodes of His veil.
An angel restored to the abodes of his veil.
What say you—that he dwells in the dust and rests therein?
What is this claim of yours—that he dwelt in the dust and lay there?
ماnot زالdeparted عنهfrom him إلىto الفناءannihilation شبابهhis youth
ما زال عنه إلى الفناء شبابه
لكنbut إلىto الخلدeternity ارتحالthe departure شبابهhis youth
لكن إلى الخلد ارتحال شبابه
His youth did not leave him for annihilation;
His youth did not leave him for annihilation;
rather, his youth’s journey was toward eternity.
Rather, his youth's journey was to eternity.
منwho للخشوعfor humble submission إذاwhen استفزكrouses you للأسىto grief
من للخشوع إذا استفزك للأسى
أجلan appointed death تولىundertook اللهGod طيّfolding shut كتابهits book
أجل تولى الله طيّ كتابه
Who can remain humbly resigned when you are driven to grief
Who can remain humbly resigned when you are stirred to grief
by an appointed death, whose book God Himself has folded shut?
By an appointed death whose book God himself has folded shut?
فاصبرso be patient وكانand has been الصبرpatience شيمتكyour virtue التيwhich
فاصبر وكان الصبر شيمتك التي
تدنىbrings nearer أجرthe recompense الرضىacceptance وثوابهand its reward
تدنى أجر الرضى وثوابه
So be patient—patience has ever been that trait of yours
So be patient—patience has been your virtue, which
which brings within reach the reward and recompense of contented acceptance.
Brings nearer the recompense of acceptance and its reward.
Sol 6.1