أَماas for القِيامَةُthe Resurrection فَالتَنازُعُthen disputation شائِعٌis widespread
أَما القِيامَةُ فَالتَنازُعُ شائِعٌ
فيهاconcerning it وَماand there is no لِخَبيثِهاfor its dark side إَصحارُcoming into the open
فيها وَما لِخَبيثِها إَصحارُ
As for the Resurrection, dispute is widespread
The Resurrection will be fraught with contention,
concerning it, and its dark side is not brought into the open.
And nothing can save its wicked ones from perdition.
قالَتsaid مَعاشِرُgroups of people ماthere is no لِلُؤلُؤِfor a pearl عائِمٍafloat
قالَت مَعاشِرُ ما لِلُؤلُؤِ عائِمٍ
يَوماًever إِلىto ظُلَمِdarknesses المَحارِoyster shells مَحارُreturn
يَوماً إِلى ظُلَمِ المَحارِ مَحارُ
Some groups have said, 'A pearl afloat has no
It will say to the pearls floating aimlessly one day,
return, ever, to the darkness of oyster shells.'
"To the darkness of seas, O pearls, make your way!"
وَبَدائِعُand the wonders اللَهِof God القَديرِthe Almighty كَثيرَةٌare many
وَبَدائِعُ اللَهِ القَديرِ كَثيرَةٌ
فَيَحورُso it turns back فيهاamid them لُبُّناour reason وَيَحارُand is bewildered
فَيَحورُ فيها لُبُّنا وَيَحارُ
And the wonders of God Almighty are many;
Numerous are the marvels made by the Almighty,
so our reason turns back before them, bewildered.
Where our minds fail and get lost, try as they might.
هَذيthese حُروفُletters اللَفظِof speech سَطرٌa row واحِدٌsingle
هَذي حُروفُ اللَفظِ سَطرٌ واحِدٌ
مِنهاfrom them يُؤَلَّفُare composed لِلكَلامِfor speech بِحارُoceans
مِنها يُؤَلَّفُ لِلكَلامِ بِحارُ
These letters of speech make a single row;
These letters form but a single line of verse,
from them, oceans of speech are composed.
From which speech can be woven - how strange and terse!
أَفهِمmake understand أَخاكَyour brother بِماwith whatever تَشاءُyou wish وَلاand do not تُبَلcare
أَفهِم أَخاكَ بِما تَشاءُ وَلا تُبَل
ياO حارِḤāri قُلتَyou said هُناكَthere أَوor ياO حارُḤāru
يا حارِ قُلتَ هُناكَ أَو يا حارُ
Make your brother understand however you wish; do not mind
Make your brother understand as you desire,
whether you say there, 'O Ḥāri,' or 'O Ḥāru.'
By saying "O Confused" or "O Perplexed" entire.
غَرَضُaim الفَتىthe young man الإِخبارُconveying information عَمّاabout what عِندَهُhe has
غَرَضُ الفَتى الإِخبارُ عَمّا عِندَهُ
وَمِنَand among الرِجالِmen بِقَولِهِwith his speech سَحّارُa master enchanter
وَمِنَ الرِجالِ بِقَولِهِ سَحّارُ
A young man's aim is to convey what he has in mind;
A man's aim is to report what is in his heart,
and some men cast spells with their speech.
And through his words a magician's role he'll chart.
لَمdid not تَأتِcome آصاليmy evenings بِماwith anything for which أَناI شاكِرٌam grateful
لَم تَأتِ آصالي بِما أَنا شاكِرٌ
مِنهاfrom them فَتَفعَلَso they might do مِثلَهُthe like of it الأَسحارُthe predawn hours
مِنها فَتَفعَلَ مِثلَهُ الأَسحارُ
My evenings have brought me nothing to be grateful for,
My nights did not bring what I'm thankful for,
that the predawn hours should do likewise.
Else mornings would have done the same and more.
Sol 6.1