فُلكvessels القُلوبthe hearts نَسيمbreeze اللُطفgrace سَيّرهاset them sailing
فُلك القُلوب نَسيم اللُطف سَيّرها
مِنfrom بَعدafter ماwhen وَقَفتthey stopped فيat ساحلshore المِحَنtribulations
مِن بَعد ما وَقَفت في ساحل المِحَن
The breeze of grace set the vessels of hearts sailing,
After they had stopped at the shore of tribulations.
وَلَوand if يَشاءHe wills لأَجراهاHe would surely make them sail عَلىupon يَبسdry land
وَلَو يَشاء لأَجراها عَلى يَبس
مِنwithout غَيرany سفانboatman أَحياناًat times وَلاnor سفنships
مِن غَير سفان أَحياناً وَلا سفن
And if He so willed, He would make them sail upon dry land,
At times without a boatman or ships.
ماwhatever شاءَHe willed كانَcame to be تَعالىexalted is He اللَهُGod خالِقُناour Creator
ما شاءَ كانَ تَعالى اللَهُ خالِقُنا
مَولىLord وَماand whatever لَمdid not يَشأwill فيin الكَونthe universe لَمdid not يَكُنcome to be
مَولى وَما لَم يَشأ في الكَون لَم يَكُن
Whatever He willed came to be—exalted is God, our Creator,
Lord; and whatever He did not will in the universe did not come to be.
Sol 6.1