نَطَقتُI spoke حَيّاًalive نَيِّراًradiant فَاِعذُريso pardon
نَطَقتُ حَيّاً نَيِّراً فَاِعذُري
مَنthe one who نَطَّقَmade speak النَيِّرَthe radiant one أَوor لوميblame
مَن نَطَّقَ النَيِّرَ أَو لومي
I spoke, alive and radiant; so pardon
the one who made the radiant one speak—or blame him.
سَليask عَنِabout الخَيرِgoodness فَعَهديfor my acquaintance بِهِwith it
سَلي عَنِ الخَيرِ فَعَهدي بِهِ
مَعَdespite التَقَصّيthorough inquiry غَيرُnot مَعلومِknown
مَعَ التَقَصّي غَيرُ مَعلومِ
Ask about goodness, for my acquaintance with it,
despite thorough inquiry, remains unknown.
أَنصَفَdealt justly مَولاناour lord وَكُلُّand every اِمرِئٍperson
أَنصَفَ مَولانا وَكُلُّ اِمرِئٍ
يَظلِمُdoes wrong وَالظُلمُand wrongdoing مِنَfrom اللُومِbaseness
يَظلِمُ وَالظُلمُ مِنَ اللُومِ
Our lord has dealt justly, while every man
does wrong, and wrongdoing springs from baseness.
قَدmay يُقتَلُbe slain الحُرُّthe noble man وَماyet not دينُهُhis faith
قَد يُقتَلُ الحُرُّ وَما دينُهُ
فيin طاعَةِobedience to اللَهِGod بِمَكلومِat all wounded
في طاعَةِ اللَهِ بِمَكلومِ
A noble man may be slain, yet his faith
remains unwounded as he obeys God.
لاno شَيءَthing فيin الجَوِّthe sky وَآفاقِهِand its horizons
لا شَيءَ في الجَوِّ وَآفاقِهِ
أَصعَدُrising higher مِنthan دَعوَةِthe prayer of مَظلومِone wronged
أَصعَدُ مِن دَعوَةِ مَظلومِ
Nothing in the sky or its horizons
rises higher than the prayer of one wronged.
Sol 6.1