كمhow many نَشَرْناwe unfolded منof طامِسٍan obscured one وطَوَيْنَاand we folded away
كم نَشَرْنا من طامِسٍ وطَوَيْنَا
وأَقَمْناand we set upright منof بارِزٍa prominent one ولَوَيْنَاand we bent
وأَقَمْنا من بارِزٍ ولَوَيْنَا
How many an obscured one have we unfolded and folded away!
How many a weakened one we have revived
And how many a prominent one have we set upright and bent!
And how many a prominent one we have bent
ورَفَعْناand we raised up منof خامِلٍan obscure one ووَضعْناand we brought low
ورَفَعْنا من خامِلٍ ووَضعْنا
واجْتَذَبْناand we drew in منof ناكِثٍa pledge-breaker وزَوَيْنَاand we kept away
واجْتَذَبْنا من ناكِثٍ وزَوَيْنَا
And how many an obscure one have we raised up and brought low!
How many a slothful one we have raised
And how many a pledge-breaker have we drawn close and kept away!
And how many an oath-breaker we have coaxed
وأَفَضْناand we poured forth منof آيَةٍa sign ونَسَخْناand we abrogated
وأَفَضْنا من آيَةٍ ونَسَخْنا
ونَقَلْناand we transmitted منof مُسْنَدٍa report with a chain of transmission وَرَوَيْنَاand we narrated
ونَقَلْنا من مُسْنَدٍ وَرَوَيْنَا
And how many a sign have we poured forth and abrogated!
How many a sign we have elaborated
And how many a report with a chain of transmission have we transmitted and narrated!
And how many a tradition we have transmitted
وأَدَرْناand we passed around منof خَمْرَةٍwine ومَنَعْناand we withheld
وأَدَرْنا من خَمْرَةٍ ومَنَعْنا
وشَرِبْناand we drank منfrom مُتْرَعٍa brimming cup وسَقَيْنَاand we gave drink
وشَرِبْنا من مُتْرَعٍ وسَقَيْنَا
And how much wine have we passed around and withheld!
How many a wine we have banned
And from how many a brimming cup have we drunk and given others drink!
And how many a meadow we have irrigated
ووَهَبْناand we gave برَبِّناthrough our Lord وسَلَبْناand we took away
ووَهَبْنا برَبِّنا وسَلَبْنا
وحَكَمْناand we judged بأَمرِهِby His command وقَضَيْنَاand we decreed
وحَكَمْنا بأَمرِهِ وقَضَيْنَا
And through our Lord we have given and taken away.
How we have granted through our Lord and deprived
And by His command we have judged and decreed.
And how we have judged by His command and decreed
كمhow many بِناthrough us نوَّرَilluminated المُهَيْمِنُthe Guardian قلباًa heart
كم بِنا نوَّرَ المُهَيْمِنُ قلباً
ولناand for us قدْindeed أقَرَّgladdened بالمَنْحِwith gifts عَيْنَاan eye
ولنا قدْ أقَرَّ بالمَنْحِ عَيْنَا
How many a heart has the Guardian illuminated through us!
How the All-Powerful has illuminated hearts through us
And for us He has indeed gladdened the eye with gifts.
And how He has approved the bestowal of grace upon us
سارَjourneyed أَهلُthe people of الوَحاhaste بجِدٍّwith diligence وجُهْدٍand toil
سارَ أَهلُ الوَحا بجِدٍّ وجُهْدٍ
وسَبَقْناهُمُوand we outstripped them بسَيْرِat the pace of الهُوَيْنَاleisurely ease
وسَبَقْناهُمُو بسَيْرِ الهُوَيْنَا
The people of haste journeyed with diligence and toil,
The people of revelation have strived with effort
and we outstripped them at a leisurely pace.
Yet we have surpassed them in free will
نحنُwe آلُthe household of النَّبِيِّthe Prophet فالسِّرُّso the secret منهُfrom him
نحنُ آلُ النَّبِيِّ فالسِّرُّ منهُ
بتَدَلِّيthrough the descent of الغُيوبِthe unseen mysteries سارَjourneyed إلَيْنَاto us
بتَدَلِّي الغُيوبِ سارَ إلَيْنَا
We are the Prophet's household; so the secret from him
We are the family of the Prophet, and the unseen
journeyed to us through the descent of the unseen mysteries.
Through the alternation of mysteries has come to us
ماnot بَدَتْappeared للرِّجالِto the men رُتْبَةُa station of قُرْبٍnearness
ما بَدَتْ للرِّجالِ رُتْبَةُ قُرْبٍ
ودُنُوِّand proximity إِلاَّexcept وعنْهاand beyond it ارْتَقَيْنَاwe ascended
ودُنُوِّ إِلاَّ وعنْها ارْتَقَيْنَا
No station of nearness has appeared to men,
No station of nearness and intimacy has appeared
or of proximity, without our having risen beyond it.
To people except that we have climbed it
إنْif دَهاكَassailed you الزَّمانُtime يوماًone day بخَطْبٍwith a calamity
إنْ دَهاكَ الزَّمانُ يوماً بخَطْبٍ
مِلْturn إلَيْنَاto us والْقِand cast الحُمولَthe burdens عَلَيْنَاupon us
مِلْ إلَيْنَا والْقِ الحُمولَ عَلَيْنَا
If time assails you one day with a calamity,
If time afflicts you one day with adversity
turn to us and cast your burdens upon us.
Incline toward us and place the burdens upon us
منwhoever وَضَعْناهُwe brought him low ماتَdied وهوwhile he was وَضيعٌabased
من وَضَعْناهُ ماتَ وهو وَضيعٌ
وأَبىand refused اللهُGod نَشْرَthe unfolding of ماwhat قدَalready طَوَيْنَاwe folded away
وأَبى اللهُ نَشْرَ ما قدَ طَوَيْنَا
Whoever we brought low died in abasement.
Whoever we have cast down has died disgraced
And God has refused to unfold what we have already folded away.
And God has refused to spread what we have folded
والَّذيand whoever نالَgained نَظْرَةَa glance of العَوْنِaid مِنَّاfrom us
والَّذي نالَ نَظْرَةَ العَوْنِ مِنَّا
صارَbecame بعدَafter الخُمولِobscurity بالعِزِّthrough honor عَيْنَاa person of distinction
صارَ بعدَ الخُمولِ بالعِزِّ عَيْنَا
And whoever gained a glance of aid from us
And whoever has gained a glance of support from us
became, after obscurity, a person of distinction through honor.
Has become, after humiliation, a source of honor
قدْindeed جَلَتْناhas unveiled us يدُthe hand of العِنايَةِprovidence عَيْناًan eye
قدْ جَلَتْنا يدُ العِنايَةِ عَيْناً
كَشَفَتْlifted عنfrom بَصائِرِthe inner sight of القومِthe people غَيْنَاa veil
كَشَفَتْ عن بَصائِرِ القومِ غَيْنَا
Indeed, the hand of providence has unveiled us as an eye
The hand of Divine Care has made us an eye
that has lifted a veil from the people's inner sight.
That has uncovered for the people their blindness
Sol 6.1