ياO مُلوكَkings البِلادِthe lands فُزتُمyou have gained بِنَسءِwith a prolongation of الthe
يا مُلوكَ البِلادِ فُزتُم بِنَسءِ ال
عُمرِlife وَالجَورُand tyranny شَأنُكُمyour way فيtoward النِساءِthe women
عُمرِ وَالجَورُ شَأنُكُم في النِساءِ
O kings of the lands, you have gained a prolonging of
life, while tyranny toward women is your way.
ماwhat لَكُمis with you لاnot تَرَونَyou see طُرقَpaths المَعاليthe noble heights
ما لَكُم لا تَرَونَ طُرقَ المَعالي
قَدmay يَزورُvisits الهَيجاءَthe battlefield وَزيرُa minister نِساءِwomen
قَد يَزورُ الهَيجاءَ وَزيرُ نِساءِ
Why do you not see the paths to noble heights?
Even a minister to women may visit the battlefield.
يَرتَجيhopes الناسُthe people أَنthat يَقومَarise إِمامٌan imam
يَرتَجي الناسُ أَن يَقومَ إِمامٌ
ناطِقٌspeaking فيin الكَتيبَةِthe battalion الخَرساءِmute
ناطِقٌ في الكَتيبَةِ الخَرساءِ
The people hope that an imam will arise,
speaking amid the mute battalion.
كَذَبَproved false الظَنُّthe expectation لاno إِمامَimam سِوىexcept الthe
كَذَبَ الظَنُّ لا إِمامَ سِوى ال
عَقلِreason مُشيراًas a counselor فيin صُبحِهِits morning وَالمَساءِand the evening
عَقلِ مُشيراً في صُبحِهِ وَالمَساءِ
The expectation proved false: there is no imam but
reason, counseling morning and evening.
فَإِذاthen if ماemphatic particle أَطَعتَهُyou obey it جَلَبَit brings الthe
فَإِذا ما أَطَعتَهُ جَلَبَ ال
رَحمَةَmercy عِندَduring المَسيرِthe journey وَالإِرساءِand anchoring
رَحمَةَ عِندَ المَسيرِ وَالإِرساءِ
Then, if you obey it, it brings
mercy when journeying and when anchoring.
إِنَّماmerely هَذِهِthese المَذاهِبُthe doctrines أَسباmeans (first part)
إِنَّما هَذِهِ المَذاهِبُ أَسبا
بٌcompletion of 'means' لِجَذبِfor drawing الدُنياworldly wealth إِلىto الرُؤَساءِthe leaders
بٌ لِجَذبِ الدُنيا إِلى الرُؤَساءِ
These doctrines are merely means
for drawing worldly wealth to the leaders.
غَرَضُaim القَومِthe people مُتعَةٌpleasure لاnot يَرِقّوthey feel pity (first part)
غَرَضُ القَومِ مُتعَةٌ لا يَرِقّو
نَcompletion of 'they feel pity' لِدَمعِfor the tears of الشَيمّاءِal-Shayma وَالخَنساءِand al-Khansa
نَ لِدَمعِ الشَيمّاءِ وَالخَنساءِ
The people's aim is pleasure; they feel no pity
for the tears of al-Shayma and al-Khansa.
كَالَّذيlike the one who قامَrose يَجمَعُrallies الزَنجَthe Zanj بِالبَصin Basra (first part)
كَالَّذي قامَ يَجمَعُ الزَنجَ بِالبَص
رَةِcompletion of 'Basra' وَالقَرمَطِيَّand al-Qarmati بِالأَحساءِin al-Ahsa
رَةِ وَالقَرمَطِيَّ بِالأَحساءِ
Like the one who rose to rally the Zanj in Basra,
and like al-Qarmati in al-Ahsa.
فَاِنفَرِدso keep apart ماas much as اِستَطَعتَyou can فَالقائِلُfor the speaker الصاthe truthful (first part)
فَاِنفَرِد ما اِستَطَعتَ فَالقائِلُ الصا
دِقُcompletion of 'truthful' يُضحيbecomes ثِقَلاًa burden عَلىupon الجُلَساءِthe companions
دِقُ يُضحي ثِقَلاً عَلى الجُلَساءِ
So keep apart as much as you can, for a speaker
of truth becomes a burden to his companions.
Sol 6.1