نَطَقتُI spoke حَيّاًalive نَيِّراًradiant فَاِعذُريso pardon
نَطَقتُ حَيّاً نَيِّراً فَاِعذُري
مَنwho نَطَّقَmade speak النَيِّرَthe radiant one أَوor لوميblame me
مَن نَطَّقَ النَيِّرَ أَو لومي
I spoke, alive and radiant; so pardon
Him who made the radiant one speak—or blame me.
سَليask عَنِabout الخَيرِgoodness فَعَهديfor my knowledge بِهِof it
سَلي عَنِ الخَيرِ فَعَهدي بِهِ
مَعَdespite التَقَصّيexhaustive inquiry غَيرُnot مَعلومِknown
مَعَ التَقَصّي غَيرُ مَعلومِ
Ask about goodness, for my knowledge of it,
Despite exhaustive inquiry, remains uncertain.
أَنصَفَhas acted justly مَولاناour Lord وَكُلُّand every اِمرِئٍperson
أَنصَفَ مَولانا وَكُلُّ اِمرِئٍ
يَظلِمُdoes wrong وَالظُلمُand wrongdoing مِنَfrom اللُومِbaseness
يَظلِمُ وَالظُلمُ مِنَ اللُومِ
Our Lord has acted justly, while every person
Does wrong, and wrongdoing springs from baseness.
قَدmay يُقتَلُbe killed الحُرُّthe free man وَماand not دينُهُhis faith
قَد يُقتَلُ الحُرُّ وَما دينُهُ
فيin طاعَةِobedience to اللَهِGod بِمَكلومِwounded
في طاعَةِ اللَهِ بِمَكلومِ
A free man may be slain, yet his faith
In obedience to God is not wounded.
لاno شَيءَthing فيin الجَوِّthe sky وَآفاقِهِand its horizons
لا شَيءَ في الجَوِّ وَآفاقِهِ
أَصعَدُascending higher مِنthan دَعوَةِthe prayer of مَظلومِone wronged
أَصعَدُ مِن دَعوَةِ مَظلومِ
Nothing in the sky and its horizons
Ascends higher than the prayer of one wronged.
Sol 6.1