وَلَمّاand when رَأَتshe saw ماwhat كانَused to يَأويtake shelter وَرائَهاbehind her
وَلَمّا رَأَت ما كانَ يَأوي وَرائَها
وَقُدّامَهاand before her قَدalready أَمعَرَتهُstripped it bare هَزايِلُهits lean beasts
وَقُدّامَها قَد أَمعَرَتهُ هَزايِلُه
And when she saw what used to shelter behind her
And before her, stripped bare by its lean beasts—
كَبابٌa mass مِنَof الأَخطارِprized livestock كانَwas مُراحُهُits evening resting place
كَبابٌ مِنَ الأَخطارِ كانَ مُراحُهُ
عَلَيهاwith her فَأَودىthen perished الظُلفَthe cloven-hoofed stock مِنهُof it وَجامِلُهand its camel herd
عَلَيها فَأَودى الظُلفَ مِنهُ وَجامِلُه
A mass of prized livestock, whose evening resting place had been
With her; its cloven-hoofed stock and camel herd had perished—
بَكَتshe wept خَشيَةَfor fear of الإِعطابِruin بِالشَأمِin Syria إِنif رَمىcast
بَكَت خَشيَةَ الإِعطابِ بِالشَأمِ إِن رَمى
إِلَيهِto it بِناwith us دَهرٌa fate شَديدٌharsh تَلاتِلُهits blows
إِلَيهِ بِنا دَهرٌ شَديدٌ تَلاتِلُه
She wept, fearing ruin in Syria, if we were cast
There by a fate whose blows were harsh.
فَلاso do not تَجزَعيbe distraught إِنّيindeed I سَأَجعَلُwill make رِحلَتيmy journey
فَلا تَجزَعي إِنّي سَأَجعَلُ رِحلَتي
إِلىto اللَهِGod وَالبانيand the builder لَهُfor Him وَهوَand he عامِلُهHis agent
إِلى اللَهِ وَالباني لَهُ وَهوَ عامِلُه
So do not be distraught; I shall make my journey
To God and the one who builds for Him, who is His agent:
سُلَيمانُSulayman غَيثُrain المُمحِلينَthe drought-stricken وَمَنand the one بِهِthrough him
سُلَيمانُ غَيثُ المُمحِلينَ وَمَن بِهِ
عَنِfrom البائِسِthe wretched المِسكينِthe destitute حُلَّتwere loosed سَلاسِلُهhis chains
عَنِ البائِسِ المِسكينِ حُلَّت سَلاسِلُه
Sulayman, rain for the drought-stricken, and the one through whom
The wretched pauper's chains were loosed.
وَماand not قامَhas arisen مُذsince ماتَdied النَبِيُّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
وَما قامَ مُذ ماتَ النَبِيُّ مُحَمَّدٌ
وَعُثمانَand Uthman فَوقَupon الأَرضِthe earth راعٍa shepherd يُعادِلُهequals him
وَعُثمانَ فَوقَ الأَرضِ راعٍ يُعادِلُه
No shepherd has arisen since the Prophet Muhammad died,
And Uthman, anywhere on earth, to equal him.
أَرىI see كُلَّevery بَحرٍsea غَيرَexcept بَحرِكَyour sea أَصبَحَتhave become
أَرى كُلَّ بَحرٍ غَيرَ بَحرِكَ أَصبَحَت
تَشَقَّقُcrack open عَنfrom يَبسِthe drying المَعينِflowing water سَواحِلُهits shores
تَشَقَّقُ عَن يَبسِ المَعينِ سَواحِلُه
I see every sea but yours now has
Shores cracking as its running waters dry.
كَأَنَّas though الفُراتَthe Euphrates الجَونَthe dark يَجريflows حُبابُهُits foam
كَأَنَّ الفُراتَ الجَونَ يَجري حُبابُهُ
مُفَجَّرَةًmade to gush forth بَينَbetween البُيوتِthe houses جَداوِلُهits channels
مُفَجَّرَةً بَينَ البُيوتِ جَداوِلُه
As though the dark Euphrates flowed with foam,
Its channels opened between the houses.
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمواthey know أَنthat لَنwill never يَميلَsway بِكَwith you الهَوىdesire
وَقَد عَلِموا أَن لَن يَميلَ بِكَ الهَوى
وَماand whatever قُلتَyou said مِنof شَيءٍanything فَإِنَّكَthen indeed you فاعِلُهwill do it
وَما قُلتَ مِن شَيءٍ فَإِنَّكَ فاعِلُه
And they know desire will never sway you,
And whatever you say, you will surely do.
وَماand not يَبتَغيseek الأَقوامُthe peoples شَيئاًanything وَإِنand even if غَلاis costly
وَما يَبتَغي الأَقوامُ شَيئاً وَإِن غَلا
مِنَof الخَيرِgoodness إِلّاexcept فيin يَدَيكَyour two hands نَوافِلُهits bounties
مِنَ الخَيرِ إِلّا في يَدَيكَ نَوافِلُه
No people seek anything, however costly,
Of good, but its bounties lie in your hands.
أَرىI see اللَهَGod فيin تِسعينَninety عاماًyears مَضَتhave passed لَهُfor Him
أَرى اللَهَ في تِسعينَ عاماً مَضَت لَهُ
وَسِتٍّand six مَعَwith التِسعينَthe ninety عادَتreturned فَواضِلُهHis favors
وَسِتٍّ مَعَ التِسعينَ عادَت فَواضِلُه
I see that God—after ninety years had passed for Him,
And six beyond the ninety, His favors returned
عَلَيناupon us وَلاand not يَلويturn aside كَماjust as قَدindeed أَصابَناHe afflicted us
عَلَينا وَلا يَلوي كَما قَد أَصابَنا
لِدَهرٍfor an age عَلَيناupon us قَدindeed أَلَحَّتpressed persistently كَلاكِلُهits heavy breasts
لِدَهرٍ عَلَينا قَد أَلَحَّت كَلاكِلُه
To us; He does not turn aside, just as He had afflicted us
For an age whose heavy breast pressed hard upon us—
تَخَيَّرَHe chose خَيرَthe best of الناسِpeople لِلناسِfor the people رَحمَةًa mercy
تَخَيَّرَ خَيرَ الناسِ لِلناسِ رَحمَةً
وَبَيتاًand a house إِذاwhen العادِيُّthe ancient stock عُدَّتare counted أَوائِلُهits forebears
وَبَيتاً إِذا العادِيُّ عُدَّت أَوائِلُه
Has chosen the best of men as a mercy to mankind,
And a house ancient in lineage when its forebears are counted.
وَكانَand He was الَّذيthe one who سَمّاهُnamed him بِاِسمِby the name of نَبِيِّهِHis prophet
وَكانَ الَّذي سَمّاهُ بِاِسمِ نَبِيِّهِ
سُلَيمانَSulayman إِنَّindeed اللَهَGod ذوpossessor of العَرشِthe Throne جاعِلُهwill make him
سُلَيمانَ إِنَّ اللَهَ ذو العَرشِ جاعِلُه
And He was the One who named him after His prophet,
Sulayman; indeed God, Lord of the Throne, will make him
عَلىover الناسِthe people أَمناًsecurity وَاِجتِماعَand a gathering جَماعَةًa community
عَلى الناسِ أَمناً وَاِجتِماعَ جَماعَةً
وَغَيثَand rain حَياًlife-giving rain لِلناسِfor the people يُنبِتَbrings growth وابِلُهits downpour
وَغَيثَ حَياً لِلناسِ يُنبِتَ وابِلُه
Security for the people, gathering them as one community,
And life-giving rain for the people, its downpour bringing growth.
فَأَحيَيتَso you revived مَنthose whom أَدرَكتَyou reached مِنّاamong us بِسُنَّةٍthrough a practice
فَأَحيَيتَ مَن أَدرَكتَ مِنّا بِسُنَّةٍ
أَبَتrefused لَمdid not يُخالِطهاmingle with it مَعَwith الحَقِّthe truth باطِلُهits falsehood
أَبَت لَم يُخالِطها مَعَ الحَقِّ باطِلُه
So you revived those of us you reached, through a practice
That would not yield: no falsehood mingled with its truth.
Sol 6.1