قُلsay لِلحَبيبِto the beloved إِذاwhen تَلَوتَyou recite لَناto us اِسمَهُhis name
قُل لِلحَبيبِ إِذا تَلَوتَ لَنا اِسمَهُ
أَفَلاwhy not, then? تَلَوتَyou recite بِهِwith it أَباfather of السِبطَينِthe two grandsons
أَفَلا تَلَوتَ بِهِ أَبا السِبطَينِ
Tell the beloved, when you recite his name to us:
Tell the beloved, when you recite his name to us
Why not call him Abu al-Sibtayn—Father of the Two Grandsons?
Why not recite with it the Father of the Two Grandsons
الناسُthe people كَنّوهُthey styled him بِسبطٍafter a grandson واحِدٍsingle
الناسُ كَنّوهُ بِسبطٍ واحِدٍ
وَاللَهُand God كَنّاهُHe styled him أَباfather of الفَتحَينِthe two conquests
وَاللَهُ كَنّاهُ أَبا الفَتحَينِ
People styled him after a single grandson,
The people nicknamed him as the Grandfather of one
but God styled him Abu al-Fathayn—Father of the Two Conquests.
While Allah nicknamed him as the Father of the Two Openings
ماnot الفَتحُconquest; opening مِثلُlike السَدِّthe barrier يَفديransoms بالِغَone who attained الthe
ما الفَتحُ مِثلُ السَدِّ يَفدي بالِغَ ال
فَتحَينِtwo conquests مِنهُof it بالِغُone who reached السَدَّينِthe two barriers
فَتحَينِ مِنهُ بالِغُ السَدَّينِ
Conquest is not like a barrier: ransomed is he who achieved the
No opening is like blocking that pays off the costly
two feats of conquest, by him who reached the two barriers.
Two openings from him reach the value of two blockings
قَصَرَتrestrained مَهابَتُهُthe awe he inspires العيونَthe eyes فَكُلُّso every ذيpossessor of
قَصَرَت مَهابَتُهُ العيونَ فَكُلُّ ذي
عَينٍan eye يَوَدُّwishes فِداهُto ransom him بِالعَينَينِwith both eyes
عَينٍ يَوَدُّ فِداهُ بِالعَينَينِ
His majesty held eyes in check, so everyone with an
His magnificence made eyes too short, so every
eye wishes to ransom him with both eyes.
Eye wishes to pay him back with both eyes
لِمَwhy لاnot تُفَدّىbe ransomed بِالعُيونِwith eyes يَدٌa hand إِذاwhen
لِمَ لا تُفَدّى بِالعُيونِ يَدٌ إِذا
أَعَطتit gives فَكُلُّso every يَدٍhand تَروحُgoes away بِعَينِwith gold (also: with an eye)
أَعَطت فَكُلُّ يَدٍ تَروحُ بِعَينِ
Why should a hand not be ransomed with eyes? Whenever
Why are eyes not paid back with eyes when a hand
it gives, every hand goes away with gold.
Gives, so every hand goes away with an eye
Sol 6.1