الناسُpeople لِلدُنياfor the world تَبَعfollowers
الناسُ لِلدُنيا تَبَع
وَلِمَنand for whomever تُحالِفُهُit allies with him شِيَعpartisans
وَلِمَن تُحالِفُهُ شِيَع
People are followers of the world,
People follow the world,
and partisans of whomever it favors.
And whoever befriends it has partisans.
لاdo not تَهجَعَنَّever slumber إِلىin trust of الزَماtime (first part)
لا تَهجَعَنَّ إِلى الزَما
نِend of 'time' فَقَدfor perhaps يُنَبَّهُis awakened مَنwhoever هَجَعslumbered
نِ فَقَد يُنَبَّهُ مَن هَجَع
Never slumber in trust of time,
Do not go to sleep hoping for tomorrow,
for the sleeper may be awakened.
For the one asleep may be awakened.
وَاِربَأand safeguard بِحِلمِكَyour composure فيamid النَواcalamities (first part)
وَاِربَأ بِحِلمِكَ في النَوا
زِلِend of 'calamities' أَنthat يُلِمَّcome upon بِهِit الجَزَعpanic
زِلِ أَن يُلِمَّ بِهِ الجَزَع
And keep your composure amid calamities
Show patience in adversities
beyond the reach of panic.
Lest sorrow overwhelm you.
لاdo not تَخلُbe empty مِنof أَمَلٍhope إِذاwhen
لا تَخلُ مِن أَمَلٍ إِذا
ذَهَبdeparted الزَمانُfortune فَكَمfor how often رَجَعreturned
ذَهَب الزَمانُ فَكَم رَجَع
Do not be without hope when
Do not lose hope though
fortune departs—how often it has returned!
Time goes by, for many have returned.
وَاِنفَعand benefit others بِوُسعِكَwith your ability كُلِّهِall of it
وَاِنفَع بِوُسعِكَ كُلِّهِ
إِنَّindeed المُوَفَّقَthe one granted success مَنwhoever نَفَعbenefited others
إِنَّ المُوَفَّقَ مَن نَفَع
And do good with all your power;
Make the most of all your means,
for the truly successful is one who does good.
For success comes to one who benefits others.
مِصرٌEgypt بِنَتbuilt لِقَضائِهاfor her judiciary
مِصرٌ بِنَت لِقَضائِها
رُكناًa pillar عَلىabove النَجمِthe star اِرتَفَعrose
رُكناً عَلى النَجمِ اِرتَفَع
Egypt built for her judiciary
Egypt built a pillar for her destiny
a pillar that rose above the star.
Raised high as a star.
فيهِin it اِحتَمىtook refuge اِستِقلالُهاher independence
فيهِ اِحتَمى اِستِقلالُها
وَبِهِand through it تَحَصَّنَfortified itself وَاِمتَنَعand became unassailable
وَبِهِ تَحَصَّنَ وَاِمتَنَع
Within it her independence took refuge,
In it her independence took refuge
and through it grew fortified and inviolable.
And with it was fortified and denied access.
فَليَهنِهاso may it gladden her وَليَهنِناand may it gladden us
فَليَهنِها وَليَهنِنا
أَنَّthat القَضاءَthe judiciary بِهِfor it اِضطَلَعshouldered responsibility
أَنَّ القَضاءَ بِهِ اِضطَلَع
So may it gladden her, and gladden us,
So let it and let us be softened
that the judiciary has shouldered responsibility for it.
That destiny has taken it upon itself.
اللَهُGod صانَsafeguarded رِجالَهُits men
اللَهُ صانَ رِجالَهُ
مِمّاfrom whatever يُدَنِّسُsullies أَوor يَضَعdebases
مِمّا يُدَنِّسُ أَو يَضَع
God has safeguarded its men
God protected its men
from whatever sullies or debases.
From what would debase or demean them.
سارواthey walked بِسيرَةِin the way of مُنذِرٍMundhir
ساروا بِسيرَةِ مُنذِرٍ
وَأَبيand Abu حَنيفَةَHanifa فيin الوَرَعscrupulous piety
وَأَبي حَنيفَةَ في الوَرَع
They followed the way of Mundhir
They followed the path of Munthir
and Abu Hanifa in piety.
And Abu Hanifa in piety.
وَكَأَنَّand as though أَيّامَthe days القَضاjustice (first part)
وَكَأَنَّ أَيّامَ القَضا
ءِend of 'justice' جَميعُهاall of them بِهِمُthrough them الجُمَعFridays
ءِ جَميعُها بِهِمُ الجُمَع
And it is as though the days of justice
As if the days of destiny entirely
were all Fridays, thanks to them.
Were a gathering with them.
قُلsay لِلمُبَرَّإِto the acquitted man مُرقُصٍMurqus
قُل لِلمُبَرَّإِ مُرقُصٍ
أَنتَyou النَقِيُّthe pure one مِنَfrom الطَبَعtaint
أَنتَ النَقِيُّ مِنَ الطَبَع
Say to the acquitted Murqus:
Say to the honorable Muraqus:
You are pure, free of taint.
You are the sincere one by nature.
هَذاthis القَضاءُthe judiciary رَماكَshot you بِالwith the
هَذا القَضاءُ رَماكَ بِال
يُمنىright hand وَبِاليُسرىand with the left hand نَزَعpulled out
يُمنى وَبِاليُسرى نَزَع
This judiciary shot you with its
This destiny cast you
right hand, and with its left drew the arrow out.
With good fortune and withdrew you.
هَذاthis قَضاءُdecree اللَهِGod مُمobeyed (first part)
هَذا قَضاءُ اللَهِ مُم
تَثَلُend of 'obeyed' الحُكومَةِthe government مُتَّبَعfollowed
تَثَلُ الحُكومَةِ مُتَّبَع
This is God's decree,
This is the destiny of God carried out.
obeyed and followed by the government.
The government's role is to follow it.
عُدreturn لِلمُحاماةِto the practice of law الشَريnoble (first part)
عُد لِلمُحاماةِ الشَري
فَةِend of 'noble' عَودَthe return of مُشتاقٍone who longs وَلِعardently devoted
فَةِ عَودَ مُشتاقٍ وَلِع
Return to the noble practice of law,
Return to honorable lawyering
as one returning with longing and ardor.
With the fervor of a longing lover.
وَاِلبَسand wear رِداءَكَyour robe طاهِراًunsullied
وَاِلبَس رِداءَكَ طاهِراً
كَرِداءِlike the robe of مُرقُصَMurqus فيin البِيَعthe churches
كَرِداءِ مُرقُصَ في البِيَع
And wear your robe unsullied,
And wear your robe pure
like Murqus's robe in the churches.
As the robe of Muraqus in selling.
وَاِدفَعand defend عَنِon behalf of المَظلومِthe wronged person وَالand the
وَاِدفَع عَنِ المَظلومِ وَال
مَحرومِdeprived person أَبلَغَmost eloquent مَنthose who دَفَعdefended
مَحرومِ أَبلَغَ مَن دَفَع
And defend the wronged and the
Repel from the oppressed and deprived
deprived, as the most eloquent of defenders.
More eloquently than any could repel.
وَاِغفِرand forgive لِحاسِدِfor an envier of نِعمَةٍa blessing
وَاِغفِر لِحاسِدِ نِعمَةٍ
بِالأَمسِyesterday نالَكَassailed you أَوor وَقَعreviled
بِالأَمسِ نالَكَ أَو وَقَع
And forgive the envier of a blessing,
And forgive the envier of a blessing
who yesterday assailed or reviled you.
Who harmed you yesterday or assailed you.
ماnot فيin الحَياةِlife لِأَنfor ... to تُعاyou reproach (first part)
ما في الحَياةِ لِأَن تُعا
تِبَend of 'you reproach' أَوor تُحاسِبَyou call to account مُتَّسَعroom
تِبَ أَو تُحاسِبَ مُتَّسَع
There is no room in life to
There is nothing in life either to be consoled
reproach or call others to account.
Or reckoned, so unencumbered expand.
Sol 6.1