عليٌّAli وأبوand Abu ذرٍّDharr
عليٌّ وأبو ذرٍّ
ومقدادٌand Miqdad وسَلمانُand Salman
ومقدادٌ وسَلمانُ
Ali and Abu Dharr,
and Miqdad and Salman,
وعبّاسٌand Abbas وعمّارٌand Ammar
وعبّاسٌ وعمّارٌ
وعبدُand Abd اللهAllah إخوانُbrothers
وعبدُ الله إخوانُ
and Abbas and Ammar,
and Abd Allah are brothers.
دُعواthey were summoned فاستودِعواthen were entrusted عِلماًwith knowledge
دُعوا فاستودِعوا عِلماً
فأدَّوهُso they conveyed it وماand not خانواthey betrayed
فأدَّوهُ وما خانوا
They were summoned and entrusted with knowledge,
so they conveyed it and did not betray the trust.
فصلّىso may ... bless ربُّthe Lord of جبريلٍGabriel
فصلّى ربُّ جبريلٍ
عليهمupon them معشرٌa company بانواthey departed
عليهم معشرٌ بانوا
So may the Lord of Gabriel bless
them—a company who have departed.
أَدينI worship اللهَGod بالدّينthrough the faith الfirst fragment of 'which'
أَدين اللهَ بالدّين ال
ذيcompletion of 'which' كانواthey were بهthrough it دانواthey professed faith
ذي كانوا به دانوا
I worship God through the faith
that they professed.
وعنديand I have فيهconcerning it إيضاحclarification
وعندي فيه إيضاح
عنconcerning الحقِّthe truth وبُرهانُand proof
عن الحقِّ وبُرهانُ
And concerning it I have a clear account
of the truth, and proof.
وماand not يَجحدdenies ماwhat قدalready قل'said' (word continues)
وما يَجحد ما قد قل
تُ'I' (completes 'I said') فيconcerning السِّبطَيْنِthe two grandsons إنسانُany human being
تُ في السِّبطَيْنِ إنسانُ
And no human being denies what I have
said concerning the two grandsons.
وإنْand even if أنكرdenies ذوone possessing النَّصْبِhostility toward Ali
وإنْ أنكر ذو النَّصْبِ
عنديI have فيهِconcerning it عِرْفانُknowledge
عندي فيهِ عِرْفانُ
And though the hostile one denies it,
I have knowledge of it.
وإنand if عدوّهthey count it ليagainst me ذَنباًa sin
وإن عدوّه لي ذَنباً
وحالُand the state of الوصلِfellowship هِجرانُestrangement
وحالُ الوصلِ هِجرانُ
And if they count it a sin against me,
and fellowship's state is estrangement,
فلاthen may ... not كانthere be لهذاfor this الذنfirst fragment of 'the sin'
فلا كان لهذا الذن
بِcompletion of 'the sin' عندamong القومِthe people غُفرانُforgiveness
بِ عند القومِ غُفرانُ
then may this sin never
find forgiveness among those people.
وكمْand how many عُدَّتْwere counted إساءاتٌmisdeeds
وكمْ عُدَّتْ إساءاتٌ
لقومٍagainst people وهيthough they are إحسانُgood deeds
لقومٍ وهي إحسانُ
And how many deeds are counted as wrongs
against people, though they are good deeds!
وسّرىand my secret (uncertain reading) فيهconcerning it ياO راعيَshepherd of
وسّرى فيه يا راعيَ
دينِthe religion of اللهِGod إعلانُan open declaration
دينِ اللهِ إعلانُ
And my secret in this [reading uncertain], O shepherd
of God's religion, is an open declaration.
فحُبّيfor my love لكfor you إيمانٌfaith
فحُبّي لك إيمانٌ
ومَيْليand my turning away عنكَfrom you كُفرانُunbelief
ومَيْلي عنكَ كُفرانُ
For my love for you is faith,
and my turning away from you is unbelief.
فعدَّso reckoned القومُthe people ذاthis رفضاًrejectionism (rafd)
فعدَّ القومُ ذا رفضاً
فلاthen may ... not عَدُّواthey reckon ولاnor كانواthey exist
فلا عَدُّوا ولا كانوا
So the people deemed this 'rejectionism';
then may they neither reckon nor exist!
Sol 6.1