رطّبmoisten تراكيبكyour compounds إنif
رطّب تراكيبك إن
جفّتthey dry out بماءwith water الورقِsilver
جفّت بماء الورقِ
Moisten your compounds if
If your ingredients dry out,
they dry out, with silver-water.
Revive them with the water of paper.
إنّindeed الطبيخthe cooked mixture كلهall of it
إنّ الطبيخ كله
قوتهits potency فيin المرقthe broth
قوته في المرق
Indeed, the whole cooked mixture
All cooking,
has its potency in the broth.
Its strength is in the broth.
أولfirst أعشابكyour herbs أنto
أول أعشابك أن
تخرجyou extract بالماءwith water النقيpure
تخرج بالماء النقي
The first step with your herbs is to
First vegetables that
draw out with pure water
Emerge with pure water
خضرتهits greenness مشوبةmingled
خضرته مشوبة
بحمرةwith redness منfrom غسقِdusk
بحمرة من غسقِ
its greenness, mingled
Its greenness mixed
with a redness out of dusk,
With redness from dusk.
بعدafter سوادblackness فاحمcoal-black
بعد سواد فاحم
إلىtoward بياضwhiteness يققِdazzlingly pure
إلى بياض يققِ
after coal-black darkness,
After intense blackness
toward a dazzling whiteness.
To whiteness that solidifies.
وآيةand the sign الشمسof the sun ظهوappear-
وآية الشمس ظهو
ر-ance حمرةredness فيin الشفقthe twilight
ر حمرة في الشفق
And the sun's sign is the appearance
And sign of the sun appearing
of redness in the twilight.
Is redness in the sunset.
والزعفرانand saffron صبغةa dye
والزعفران صبغة
يتلوهfollows it لونthe color العلقof clotted blood
يتلوه لون العلق
And saffron is a dye;
And saffron is a dye
the color of clotted blood follows it.
Followed by color of the calf.
فعودso accustom الطفلthe child يسيa lit-
فعود الطفل يسي
ر-tle النارfire لاnot يحترقِit burns
ر النار لا يحترقِ
So accustom the child to a little
So the child's stick goes on
fire; do not let it burn.
The fire without burning.
ويتفقand comes about منهfrom it الذيwhat
ويتفق منه الذي
ماnot كانhad been بالمتفقpossible
ما كان بالمتفق
And from it comes about what
And what suits is picked out
had not been possible.
What was not meant to match.
واحذرand beware عليهfor it نكبةa disaster
واحذر عليه نكبة
منfrom غرقdrowning أوor حرقburning
من غرق أو حرق
And guard it against disaster
And beware of harm to it
from drowning or burning.
From drowning or burning
واحذرand be vigilant علىover السرthe secret ففيfor in الthe
واحذر على السر ففي ال
إفشاءdisclosure ضربstriking العنقthe neck
إفشاء ضرب العنق
And guard the secret, for in
And beware for the secret for in
disclosure lies beheading.
Divulging is striking of the neck.
تاللهby God ماnot نالattained امرؤa man
تالله ما نال امرؤ
مرادهhis desire بالخرقthrough recklessness
مراده بالخرق
By God, no man has attained
By God, no person attains
his desire through recklessness.
His wish through tearing.
ولمand has not تفتeluded حكمتناour wisdom
ولم تفت حكمتنا
غيرanyone except جهولan ignoramus أوor شقىa wretch
غير جهول أو شقى
And our wisdom has eluded
And our wisdom was not lacking
none but an ignoramus or a wretch.
Except for ignoramus or unhappy one.
فالرزقfor provision لاnot الحذقskill هوالis the
فالرزق لا الحذق هوال
أصلfoundation فبالللهso in God ثقِtrust
أصل فباللله ثقِ
For provision, not skill, is the
For sustenance not skill it is
foundation; so put your trust in God.
The origin so trust in God.
Sol 6.1