إِيّاكَbeware وَالأَيمانَand the oaths تُلقيyou cast بِهاwith them
إِيّاكَ وَالأَيمانَ تُلقي بِها
فَإِنَّهاfor they are مُحرِجَةٌcausing distress مُكفِرَهleading to unbelief
فَإِنَّها مُحرِجَةٌ مُكفِرَه
Beware of the oaths you fling about,
for they cause distress and lead to unbelief.
وَذِمَّةُand the pledge المُؤمِنِof the believer مَخفورَةٌprotected
وَذِمَّةُ المُؤمِنِ مَخفورَةٌ
بِالدينِby faith لاnot تَدنوdraws near لَهاto it مُخفِرَهa covenant-breaking act
بِالدينِ لا تَدنو لَها مُخفِرَه
The believer's pledge is protected
by faith; no breach draws near it.
عيسٌpale camels تُباريrace against جُدلَهاtheir braided reins بِالفَتىbearing the youth
عيسٌ تُباري جُدلَها بِالفَتى
فَجُدso be generous لَهاto them يارَبُّO Lord بِالمَغفِرَهwith forgiveness
فَجُد لَها يارَبُّ بِالمَغفِرَه
Pale camels race their braided reins, bearing the youth;
so grant them forgiveness, O Lord.
أَقفَرَbecame destitute فيin respect of المَطعَمِfood رُكبانُهاtheir riders
أَقفَرَ في المَطعَمِ رُكبانُها
وَالقَومُand the company بِالدَوِّيَّةِin the wilderness المُقفِرَهdesolate
وَالقَومُ بِالدَوِّيَّةِ المُقفِرَه
Their riders have run out of food,
while the company is in the desolate wilderness.
ماwhat حاوَلواthey sought عَفوَكَYour pardon لاnot غَيرَهُother than it
ما حاوَلوا عَفوَكَ لا غَيرَهُ
مِنsuch as وَلَدٍa child تَمنَحُهُYou grant him أَوor فِرَهabundance
مِن وَلَدٍ تَمنَحُهُ أَو فِرَه
What they sought was Your pardon, nothing else—
no child You might grant, nor riches.
كَمhow many جاوَزواthey traversed مِنof حِندِسٍa pitch-dark night مُظلِمٍdark
كَم جاوَزوا مِن حِندِسٍ مُظلِمٍ
لِيَبلُغواso they may reach رَحمَتَكَYour mercy المُسفِرَهradiant
لِيَبلُغوا رَحمَتَكَ المُسفِرَه
How many pitch-dark nights they 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 mother ibex
أَقدارِ بَلهُ الغُفرَ وَالمُغفِرَه
Al-Ghafr, among its stars, is not safe from the
decrees of fate—let alone the ibex kid and its mother.
أَيُلحِدُdoes he turn heretic? الشَيخُthe old man وَمَلحودُهُand his grave
أَيُلحِدُ الشَيخُ وَمَلحودُهُ
قَدalready آنَthe time has come للحافِرِfor the gravedigger أَنto يَحفِرَهhe digs it
قَد آنَ للحافِرِ أَن يَحفِرَه
Would the old man turn heretic, when his grave
is already due to be dug by the gravedigger?
بَينيbetween me وَبَينَand between البَعثِresurrection طولُthe long duration البِلىof decay
بَيني وَبَينَ البَعثِ طولُ البِلى
وَمَنand who لِهَذيfor this النَفسِsoul أَنto تَطفِرَهleap over it
وَمَن لِهَذي النَفسِ أَن تَطفِرَه
Between me and resurrection lies the long span of decay;
and who will enable this soul to leap across it?
Sol 6.1