أَيُّwhich الخَلائِقِcreatures لَيسَتare not فيupon رِقابِهِمُtheir necks
أَيُّ الخَلائِقِ لَيسَت في رِقابِهِمُ
لَأَوَّلِيَّةِfor the forebears هَذاof this man أَوor لَهُto him نِعَمُfavors
لَأَوَّلِيَّةِ هَذا أَو لَهُ نِعَمُ
Which creatures do not bear upon their necks
What creature is there that does not have
Favors from this man's forebears, or from him?
Around its neck this rope or that rope
مَنwhoever يَشكُرِthanks اللَهَGod يَشكُرthanks أَوَّلِيَّةَthe forebears ذاof this man
مَن يَشكُرِ اللَهَ يَشكُر أَوَّلِيَّةَ ذا
فَالدينُfor the faith مِنfrom بَيتِthe house هَذاof this man نالَهُreceived it الأُمَمُthe nations
فَالدينُ مِن بَيتِ هَذا نالَهُ الأُمَمُ
Whoever thanks God thanks this man's forebears,
Whoever thanks God thanks the precedence of this
For the nations received the faith from this man's house.
Religion from this house attained by the nations
يُنمىis traced in lineage إِلىto ذُروَةِthe summit الدينِof faith الَّتيwhich قَصُرَتfell short
يُنمى إِلى ذُروَةِ الدينِ الَّتي قَصُرَت
عَنهاof it الأَكُفُّthe hands وَعَنand of إِدراكِهاreaching it القَدَمُthe foot
عَنها الأَكُفُّ وَعَن إِدراكِها القَدَمُ
His lineage is traced to the summit of faith, beyond the reach
It ascends to the peak of religion that was beyond
Of hands, and beyond the attainment of feet.
The reach of palms and feet to attain
مَنhe who جَدُّهُhis grandfather دانَsubmitted فَضلُthe excellence الأَنبِياءِof the prophets لَهُto him
مَن جَدُّهُ دانَ فَضلُ الأَنبِياءِ لَهُ
وَفَضلُand the excellence أُمَّتِهِof his community دانَتsubmitted لَهُto it الأُمَمُthe nations
وَفَضلُ أُمَّتِهِ دانَت لَهُ الأُمَمُ
He whose grandfather the prophets' excellence bowed before,
He whose ancestor obeyed the superiority of prophets is for him
And before his community's excellence the nations bowed.
And the superiority of his nation submitted to him the nations
مُشتَقَّةٌderived مِنfrom رَسولِthe Messenger اللَهِof God نَبعَتُهُhis shoot (lineage)
مُشتَقَّةٌ مِن رَسولِ اللَهِ نَبعَتُهُ
وَفَضلُand the excellence أُمَّتِهِof his community دانَتsubmitted لَهُto it الأُمَمُthe nations
وَفَضلُ أُمَّتِهِ دانَت لَهُ الأُمَمُ
His shoot springs from the Messenger of God,
Derived from the Messenger of God, his spring
And before his community's excellence the nations bowed.
And the superiority of his nation submitted to him the nations
يَنشَقُّsplits open ثَوبُthe robe الدُجىof night عَنto reveal نورِthe light غُرَّتِهِof his brow
يَنشَقُّ ثَوبُ الدُجى عَن نورِ غُرَّتِهِ
كَالشَمسِlike the sun تَنجابُclears away عَنfrom إِشراقِهاits radiance الظُلَمُthe darkness
كَالشَمسِ تَنجابُ عَن إِشراقِها الظُلَمُ
The robe of night splits open to reveal the light of his brow,
The robe of darkness splits open from the light of his aura
Like the sun, from whose radiance darkness withdraws.
As the sun emerges radiating from its darkness
مِنof مَعشَرٍa people حُبُّهُمlove for them دينٌfaith وَبُغضُهُمُand hatred of them
مِن مَعشَرٍ حُبُّهُم دينٌ وَبُغضُهُمُ
كُفرٌunbelief وَقُربُهُمُand nearness to them مُنجىًdeliverance وَمُعتَصَمُand refuge
كُفرٌ وَقُربُهُمُ مُنجىً وَمُعتَصَمُ
He is of a people: love for them is faith, and hatred of them
From a group whose love is religion and whose hatred
Is unbelief, and nearness to them is salvation and refuge.
Is blasphemy, and their nearness is salvation and refuge
مُقَدَّمٌgiven precedence بَعدَafter ذِكرِmention اللَهِof God ذِكرُهُمُtheir mention
مُقَدَّمٌ بَعدَ ذِكرِ اللَهِ ذِكرُهُمُ
فيat كُلِّevery بِدءٍbeginning وَمَختومٌand sealed بِهِwith it الكَلِمُspeech
في كُلِّ بِدءٍ وَمَختومٌ بِهِ الكَلِمُ
Their mention is foremost after the mention of God,
Mentioned after mention of God is their mention
At every beginning, and speech is sealed with it.
In every beginning and ending with it the word
إِنif عُدَّare counted أَهلُthe people التُقىof piety كانواthey are أَئمَّتَهُمtheir leaders
إِن عُدَّ أَهلُ التُقى كانوا أَئمَّتَهُم
أَوor قيلَit is said مَنwho خَيرُthe best أَهلِof the people الأَرضِof the earth قيلَit is said هُمُthey
أَو قيلَ مَن خَيرُ أَهلِ الأَرضِ قيلَ هُمُ
If the pious are counted, they are their leaders;
If the people of piety were counted, they were their imams
Or if asked, "Who are the best people on earth?" the answer is, "They are."
Or it was said who is the best of people, it was said they
لاnot يَستَطيعُcan جَوادٌa generous man بَعدَafter جودِهِمُtheir generosity
لا يَستَطيعُ جَوادٌ بَعدَ جودِهِمُ
وَلاnor يُدانيهِمُapproaches them قَومٌa people وَإِنand even if كَرُمواthey are noble
وَلا يُدانيهِمُ قَومٌ وَإِن كَرُموا
After their giving, no generous man can rival them,
No generous one after their generosity can
Nor can any people approach them, however noble they are.
And no people equal them, however generous they were
هُمُthey الغُيوثُthe rains إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَزمَةٌa crisis أَزَمَتtightens its grip
هُمُ الغُيوثُ إِذا ما أَزمَةٌ أَزَمَت
وَالأُسدُand the lions أُسدُthe lions الشَرىof al-Shara وَالبَأسُand battle مُحتَدِمُraging
وَالأُسدُ أُسدُ الشَرى وَالبَأسُ مُحتَدِمُ
They are the rains when a crisis tightens its grip,
They are the succours when a crisis has constrained
And lions—the lions of al-Shara—when battle rages.
And the lion, lion of calamity and raging might
لاnot يُنقِصُdiminishes العُسرُhardship بَسطاًopen-handedness مِنfrom أَكُفِّهِمُtheir palms
لا يُنقِصُ العُسرُ بَسطاً مِن أَكُفِّهِمُ
سِيّانِboth alike ذَلِكَthat إِنif أَثرَواthey grow rich وَإِنand if عَدِمواthey have nothing
سِيّانِ ذَلِكَ إِن أَثرَوا وَإِن عَدِموا
Hardship does not make their palms less open;
Hardship does not diminish the expansion of their palms
That is the same, whether they grow rich or have nothing.
That is similar whether they flourished or not
يُستَدفَعُis warded off الشَرُّevil وَالبَلوىand affliction بِحُبِّهِمُthrough love for them
يُستَدفَعُ الشَرُّ وَالبَلوى بِحُبِّهِمُ
وَيُستَرَبُّand are nurtured بِهِthrough it الإِحسانُbeneficence وَالنِعَمُand blessings
وَيُستَرَبُّ بِهِ الإِحسانُ وَالنِعَمُ
Evil and affliction are warded off through love for them,
Evil and afflictions are averted by their love
And through it, beneficence and blessings are nurtured.
And benevolence and blessings are gained by it
Sol 6.1