إِيّاكَbeware وَالأَيمانَand oaths تُلقيyou cast forth بِهاwith them
إِيّاكَ وَالأَيمانَ تُلقي بِها
فَإِنَّهاfor they مُحرِجَةٌbringing guilt مُكفِرَهleading to unbelief
فَإِنَّها مُحرِجَةٌ مُكفِرَه
Beware of oaths you cast about,
for they bring guilt and lead to unbelief.
وَذِمَّةُand the pledge المُؤمِنِof the believer مَخفورَةٌprotected
وَذِمَّةُ المُؤمِنِ مَخفورَةٌ
بِالدينِby faith لاnot تَدنوdraws near لَهاto it مُخفِرَهa betrayer
بِالدينِ لا تَدنو لَها مُخفِرَه
And the believer's pledge is guarded
by faith; no betrayer draws near it.
عيسٌpale camels تُباريvie with جُدلَهاtheir plaited reins بِالفَتىwith the youth
عيسٌ تُباري جُدلَها بِالفَتى
فَجُدso be generous لَهاto them يارَبُّO Lord بِالمَغفِرَهwith forgiveness
فَجُد لَها يارَبُّ بِالمَغفِرَه
Pale camels vie with their plaited reins, carrying the youth;
so be generous to them, O Lord, with forgiveness.
أَقفَرَwent short فيin المَطعَمِfood رُكبانُهاtheir riders
أَقفَرَ في المَطعَمِ رُكبانُها
وَالقَومُand the company بِالدَوِّيَّةِin the wilderness المُقفِرَهdesolate
وَالقَومُ بِالدَوِّيَّةِ المُقفِرَه
Their riders have gone short of food,
while the company is in the desolate wilderness.
ماso long as حاوَلواthey sought عَفوَكَYour pardon لاnot غَيرَهُanything besides it
ما حاوَلوا عَفوَكَ لا غَيرَهُ
مِنof وَلَدٍoffspring تَمنَحُهُYou grant it أَوor فِرَهwealth
مِن وَلَدٍ تَمنَحُهُ أَو فِرَه
So long as they seek Your pardon, and nothing else—
neither offspring You grant nor wealth.
كَمhow many جاوَزواthey traversed مِنof حِندِسٍpitch-black night مُظلِمٍdark
كَم جاوَزوا مِن حِندِسٍ مُظلِمٍ
لِيَبلُغواso they may reach رَحمَتَكَYour mercy المُسفِرَهradiant
لِيَبلُغوا رَحمَتَكَ المُسفِرَه
How many a pitch-dark night they have crossed
to reach Your radiant mercy.
ماnot الغَفرُal-Ghafr (a star group) فيamong أَنجُمِهِits stars آمِنُsafe from الthe
ما الغَفرُ في أَنجُمِهِ آمِنُ ال
أَقدارِdecrees of fate بَلهُlet alone الغُفرَthe ibex kid وَالمُغفِرَهand the she-ibex with young
أَقدارِ بَلهُ الغُفرَ وَالمُغفِرَه
Not even al-Ghafr, amid its stars, is safe from the
decrees of fate—let alone the ibex kid and its mother.
أَيُلحِدُwould he turn heretic? الشَيخُthe old man وَمَلحودُهُand his grave
أَيُلحِدُ الشَيخُ وَمَلحودُهُ
قَدalready آنَthe time has come للحافِرِfor the digger أَنto يَحفِرَهdig it
قَد آنَ للحافِرِ أَن يَحفِرَه
Would the old man turn heretic, with his grave
already due to be dug by the gravedigger?
بَينيbetween me وَبَينَand between البَعثِresurrection طولُlong duration البِلىdecay
بَيني وَبَينَ البَعثِ طولُ البِلى
وَمَنand who لِهَذيfor this النَفسِsoul أَنto تَطفِرَهleap across it
وَمَن لِهَذي النَفسِ أَن تَطفِرَه
Between me and resurrection lies long decay;
and who will help this soul leap across it?
Sol 6.1