لَفَلجٌsurely Falj وَصَحراواهُand its two desert plains لَوif سِرتُI traveled فيهِماthrough them both
لَفَلجٌ وَصَحراواهُ لَو سِرتُ فيهِما
أَحَبُّdearer إِلَيناto us مِنthan دُجَيلٍDujayl وَأَفضَلُand better
أَحَبُّ إِلَينا مِن دُجَيلٍ وَأَفضَلُ
Surely Falj and its two desert plains, if I traveled through them,
would be dearer to us than Dujayl, and better.
وَراحِلَةٍand a mount قَدalready عَوَّدونيthey accustomed me رُكوبَهاriding her
وَراحِلَةٍ قَد عَوَّدوني رُكوبَها
وَماand not كُنتُI was رَكّاباًa frequent rider لَهاof her حينَwhen تَرحَلُshe travels
وَما كُنتُ رَكّاباً لَها حينَ تَرحَلُ
And a mount they have accustomed me to riding,
though I was no frequent rider of her when she set out.
قَوائِمُهاher legs أَيديhands of الرِجالِthe men إِذاwhen اِنتَحَتshe takes her course
قَوائِمُها أَيدي الرِجالِ إِذا اِنتَحَت
وَتَحمِلُand she carries مَنthose who فيهاare aboard her قُعوداًseated وَتُحمَلُand is carried
وَتَحمِلُ مَن فيها قُعوداً وَتُحمَلُ
Her legs are men's hands when she takes her course;
she carries those aboard her seated, and is herself carried.
إِذاwhen ماever تَلَقَّتهاmeet her الأَواذِيُّthe billows شَقَّهاcleaves them
إِذا ما تَلَقَّتها الأَواذِيُّ شَقَّها
لَهاshe has جُؤجُؤٌa breast لاnot يَستَريحُrests وَكَلكَلُand a chest
لَها جُؤجُؤٌ لا يَستَريحُ وَكَلكَلُ
When the billows meet her, they are cleft
by her breast, which never rests, and her chest.
إِذاwhen رَفَعواthey raise فيهاaboard her الشِراعَthe sail كَأَنَّهاas though she were
إِذا رَفَعوا فيها الشِراعَ كَأَنَّها
قَلوصُa young female نَعامٍof ostriches أَوor ظَليمٌa male ostrich شَمَردَلُtall and sturdy
قَلوصُ نَعامٍ أَو ظَليمٌ شَمَردَلُ
When they raise the sail aboard her, she is like
a young hen ostrich, or a tall, sturdy cock ostrich.
تُريدُshe seeks اِبنَthe son of عَبدِthe servant of اللَهِGod إِيّاهُhim يَمَّمَتshe headed toward
تُريدُ اِبنَ عَبدِ اللَهِ إِيّاهُ يَمَّمَت
يَقولُhe speaks إِذاwhen قالَhe speaks الصَوابَwhat is right وَيَفعَلُand acts
يَقولُ إِذا قالَ الصَوابَ وَيَفعَلُ
She seeks Ibn Abd Allah; toward him she has set her course.
When he speaks, he speaks what is right, and acts.
إِذاwhen ماءَةٌa hundred زادواthey raise عَلَيهاabove it رِهانَهُمtheir wagers
إِذا ماءَةٌ زادوا عَلَيها رِهانَهُم
يَجيءُhe comes إِلىto غاياتِهاits finishing posts وَهوَand he is أَوَّلُfirst
يَجيءُ إِلى غاياتِها وَهوَ أَوَّلُ
When they raise their wagers above a hundred,
he reaches the finishing posts in first place.
لَعَمريby my life لَإِحياءُsurely saving النَفوسِlives الَّتيthat دَنَتhave drawn near
لَعَمري لَإِحياءُ النَفوسِ الَّتي دَنَت
إِلىto المَوتِdeath مِنthan إِعطاءِgiving نابَينِtwo old she-camels أَفضَلُbetter
إِلى المَوتِ مِن إِعطاءِ نابَينِ أَفضَلُ
By my life, saving lives that have drawn near
to death is better than giving two old she-camels.
تَدارَكَنيhe rescued me مِنfrom هُوَّةٍa chasm قَدalready تَقاذَفَتtossed about
تَدارَكَني مِن هُوَّةٍ قَد تَقاذَفَت
بِرِجلَيَّwith my two feet ماno فيon جولِهاits inner walls مُتَرَجَّلُa foothold
بِرِجلَيَّ ما في جولِها مُتَرَجَّلُ
He rescued me from a chasm that had tossed
my feet about, with no foothold on its sides.
أَلاbehold كُلُّevery شَيءٍthing فيin يَدِthe hand of اللَهِGod بالِغٌcoming
أَلا كُلُّ شَيءٍ في يَدِ اللَهِ بالِغٌ
لَهُto it أَجَلٌan appointed end عَنfrom يَومِهِits day لاnot يُحَوَّلُis shifted
لَهُ أَجَلٌ عَن يَومِهِ لا يُحَوَّلُ
Lo, everything is in God's hand; there comes
to each an appointed end, never shifted from its day.
وَإِنَّand indeed الَّذيwhoever يَغتَرَّpresumes بِاللَهِupon God ضائِعٌlost
وَإِنَّ الَّذي يَغتَرَّ بِاللَهِ ضائِعٌ
وَلَكِنbut سَيُنجيwill save اللَهُGod مَنwhoever يَتَوَكَّلُtrusts in Him
وَلَكِن سَيُنجي اللَهُ مَن يَتَوَكَّلُ
And indeed, whoever presumes upon God is lost,
but God will save whoever trusts in Him.
تُبَيِّنُmake plain ماnot يَخفىis hidden عَلىfrom اللَهِGod غَيبُهُits hidden truth
تُبَيِّنُ ما يَخفى عَلى اللَهِ غَيبُهُ
لَيالٍnights وَأَيّامٌand days عَلىover الناسِpeople دُوَّلُtaking turns
لَيالٍ وَأَيّامٌ عَلى الناسِ دُوَّلُ
Things are made plain—their secrets are not hidden from God—
by nights and days that hold sway over people in turn.
يُبينُmakes clear لَكَto you الشَيءَthe thing الَّذيwhich أَنتَyou جاهِلٌignorant
يُبينُ لَكَ الشَيءَ الَّذي أَنتَ جاهِلٌ
بِذَلِكَof that عَلّامٌone deeply knowledgeable لَهُabout it حينَwhen تَسأَلُyou ask
بِذَلِكَ عَلّامٌ لَهُ حينَ تَسأَلُ
The thing you do not know is made clear to you
by one who knows it well, when you ask.
أَلاbehold كُلُّevery نَفسٍsoul سَوفَwill يَأتيcome وَراءَهاbehind it
أَلا كُلُّ نَفسٍ سَوفَ يَأتي وَراءَها
إِلىuntil يَومِthe day يَلقاهاmeets it الكِتابُthe written decree المُؤَجَّلُwith its appointed term
إِلى يَومِ يَلقاها الكِتابُ المُؤَجَّلُ
Lo, every soul will be followed
by the written decree with its appointed time, until the day they meet.
Sol 6.1