مَنٌّa favor مِنَfrom اللَهِGod مَشكورٌdeserving thanks وَإِحسانُand kindness
مَنٌّ مِنَ اللَهِ مَشكورٌ وَإِحسانُ
وَنِعمَةٌand a blessing كُفرُهاingratitude for it ظُلمٌinjustice وَعُدوانُand transgression
وَنِعمَةٌ كُفرُها ظُلمٌ وَعُدوانُ
A favor from God, deserving thanks, and a kindness,
And a blessing—ingratitude for it is injustice and transgression.
بِالقَصرِupon the palace لاnot بِمَليكِupon the king of القَصرِthe palace نازِلَةٌa calamity
بِالقَصرِ لا بِمَليكِ القَصرِ نازِلَةٌ
أَضحىhe became لَهاin response to it وَهوَwhile he was طَلقُcheerful الوَجهِthe face جَذلانُjoyful
أَضحى لَها وَهوَ طَلقُ الوَجهِ جَذلانُ
A calamity befell the palace, not the palace's king;
He met it with a cheerful face, rejoicing.
يَبنيhe builds وَيَعمُرُand inhabits ماwhat يَبنيهِhe builds it مِنfrom أَمَمٍnear at hand
يَبني وَيَعمُرُ ما يَبنيهِ مِن أَمَمٍ
فَالأَرضُfor the earth دارٌa dwelling لَهُfor him وَالناسُand the people عُبدانُslaves
فَالأَرضُ دارٌ لَهُ وَالناسُ عُبدانُ
He builds and inhabits what he builds, close at hand,
For the earth is his home, and mankind his slaves.
ماnot كانَwas قَدرُthe importance of حَريقٍa fire أَنthat نَبيتَwe spend the night لَهُon its account
ما كانَ قَدرُ حَريقٍ أَن نَبيتَ لَهُ
وَكُلُّناand all of us قَلِقُanxious الأَحشاءِthe inward parts حَرّانُburning with distress
وَكُلُّنا قَلِقُ الأَحشاءِ حَرّانُ
A fire was not worth our spending the night over it,
All of us anxious at heart and burning with distress.
بَلyet ماnot أَلومُI blame شَفيقاًa caring man أَنthat يُداخِلَهُshould enter him
بَل ما أَلومُ شَفيقاً أَن يُداخِلَهُ
وَجدٌgrief لِذَلِكَover that وَالإِنسانِand the human being إِنسانُhuman
وَجدٌ لِذَلِكَ وَالإِنسانِ إِنسانُ
Yet I do not blame a caring man if he is visited
By grief over that: a human being is only human.
وَرُبَّماand sometimes جَلَبَbrought المَكروهُmisfortune عافِيَةًwell-being
وَرُبَّما جَلَبَ المَكروهُ عافِيَةً
تُرجىis hoped for وَأُردِفَand was made to follow بَعدَafter السوءِharm إِحسانُkindness
تُرجى وَأُردِفَ بَعدَ السوءِ إِحسانُ
And sometimes misfortune brings the well-being
One hopes for, and kindness follows harm.
لاlet not تَنتَقِصdiminish لِوَلِيِّfor the heir to العَهدِthe succession أُبَّهَةٌmajesty
لا تَنتَقِص لِوَلِيِّ العَهدِ أُبَّهَةٌ
وَلاnor يَكُنlet there be مِنهُfrom him لِلأَيّامِto the days إِذعانُsubmission
وَلا يَكُن مِنهُ لِلأَيّامِ إِذعانُ
Let the heir apparent's majesty not diminish,
Nor let him submit to the turns of time.
عِندَwith الخَليفَةِthe caliph مِمّاfor what فاتَهُwas lost to him خَلَفٌa replacement
عِندَ الخَليفَةِ مِمّا فاتَهُ خَلَفٌ
بِالمالِfor wealth مالٌwealth وَبِالبُنيانِand for buildings بُنيانُbuildings
بِالمالِ مالٌ وَبِالبُنيانِ بُنيانُ
The caliph has recompense for what he has lost:
Wealth for wealth, and buildings for buildings.
تَفاءَلَsaw a good omen الناسُthe people وَاِشتَدَّتand grew stronger ظُنونُهُمُtheir expectations
تَفاءَلَ الناسُ وَاِشتَدَّت ظُنونُهُمُ
وَالفَألُand the omen فيهِin it لِبَعضِfor part of الأَمرِthe matter تِبيانُclarification
وَالفَألُ فيهِ لِبَعضِ الأَمرِ تِبيانُ
The people took it as a good omen, and their expectations grew firm,
And an omen sheds light on part of what is to come.
وَأَيقَنواand they became certain أَنَّthat تَنويرَthe radiance of الحَريقِthe fire هُوَit is الthe
وَأَيقَنوا أَنَّ تَنويرَ الحَريقِ هُوَ ال
دُنياworld يُمَلِّكُهاhe is granted dominion over it وَالنارُand fire سُلطانُa sovereign
دُنيا يُمَلِّكُها وَالنارُ سُلطانُ
And they were certain that the fire's radiance was the
world he would be given to rule—and fire is a sovereign.
Sol 6.1