ربLord الورىhumankind فيon عرشهHis throne
رب الورى في عرشه
وجنودُهand His hosts بينamong الملاthe multitude
وجنودُه بين الملا
The Lord of humankind is on His throne,
The Lord of all creation on His throne sublime,
and His hosts are among the multitude.
His hosts between His hands guard reason and rhyme,
همthey ينجدونhelp عقولناour minds
هم ينجدون عقولنا
نحوtoward الفضيلةvirtue والتقىand piety
نحو الفضيلة والتقى
They help our minds
Towards merit and conscience their help they provide,
toward virtue and piety.
While Satan now strives to misguide those inside,
إبليسIblis أضحىhas become وَجدَهُapparently 'alone' (text uncertain)
إبليس أضحى وَجدَهُ
يُغويseduces نفوسsouls ذويthose possessing النهىreason
يُغوي نفوس ذوي النهى
Iblis now stands [alone],
We're lured by desire; from wisdom astray,
seducing the souls of those endowed with reason.
Not to guidance aspire but passions obey,
فنميلso we incline نحنwe إليهtoward him حَسْonly (word begins)
فنميل نحن إليه حَسْ
بُcompletion of 'only' ولاand not نميلwe incline إلىtoward الهدىguidance
بُ ولا نميل إلى الهدى
So we incline only to him,
A wonder - a mind that was reasonable before,
and do not incline toward guidance.
Now wanders aimlessly, sense and sanity no more,
فاعجبso marvel لعقلٍat a mind عاقلٍrational
فاعجب لعقلٍ عاقلٍ
قدindeed ضلstrayed طوعاًwillingly بالهوىthrough desire
قد ضل طوعاً بالهوى
So marvel at a rational mind
Where is loyalty, where is compassion and care?
that has willingly strayed through desire.
Now lost in sheer ignorance, darkness and despair,
أينwhere الأمانةfaithfulness والرجاand hope
أين الأمانة والرجا
أينwhere المحبةlove والحِجىand reason
أين المحبة والحِجى
Where are faithfulness and hope?
The path of the righteous he’d walked days of yore,
Where are love and reason?
But now of free will, from wisdom he tore,
أضحىhas become غريقَdrowned in الجهلignorance فيin
أضحى غريقَ الجهل في
بحرthe sea of الضلالةerror والعمىand blindness
بحر الضلالة والعمى
It has drowned in ignorance, in
By choice he unleashed on himself his own fire,
the sea of error and blindness.
Persisting estranged from his Lord and his Sire,
قدindeed كانwas يمكنهpossible for it الهدىguidance
قد كان يمكنه الهدى
لكنهbut it طَوعاًwillingly أبىrefused
لكنه طَوعاً أبى
Guidance had been within its reach,
O you who have slipped towards evil and shame,
yet it willingly refused.
Blame not your misstep, but your willful aim,
فهوfor it المسلِّطthe one empowering رأَيهits judgment
فهو المسلِّط رأَيه
بالإختيارby choice بماaccording to what يرىit sees fit
بالإختيار بما يرى
For it gives its own judgment sway,
With free will endowed by the Creator of time,
by choice, as it sees fit.
You authored your being and chose your own crime,
ماnot زالceased يسحبُdraws away ذاتَهitself
ما زال يسحبُ ذاتَه
عنfrom ربهits Lord حتىuntil عتاgrew rebellious
عن ربه حتى عتا
It kept drawing itself away
You hid any good that you had inside,
from its Lord until it grew rebellious.
In oceans of evil and darkness to hide,
ياO منyou who خطوتَyou stepped إلىtoward الردىruin
يا من خطوتَ إلى الردى
لاdo not تعتبنَّever blame علىfor الخُطىthe steps
لا تعتبنَّ على الخُطى
O you who have stepped toward ruin,
Does man lack in means except what he's tried?
do not blame the steps.
Tell us, what's destined and what you decide?
إذfor أنتyou صِرتَyou became مخيراًfree to choose
إذ أنت صِرتَ مخيراً
منby مُبدعٍa Creator فيماin what مضىhas passed
من مُبدعٍ فيما مضى
For you were given freedom to choose
Why condemn the thief? Why praise one more wise?
by a Creator long ago.
If you claim no choice, then God you chastise,
فقدfor indeed ابتدعتَyou devised خلائقاًhabits
فقد ابتدعتَ خلائقاً
أخفتhid منof الخيرgoodness الصُوَىthe waymarks
أخفت من الخير الصُوَى
For you have devised habits
Corrupting His rule and overriding His hand,
that hid the waymarks of goodness.
Reward and punishment lose their command,
أفليسis it not للإنسانfor a person فيin الthe
أفليس للإنسان في ال
أرزاقmeans of sustenance إلّاexcept ماwhat سعىhe strove for
أرزاق إلّا ما سعى
Does a person not have, in the
No prayer and no plea, His book but a lie,
means of sustenance, only what he strives for?
A God contradicted before the world's eye,
أينwhere المقدَّرُwhat is predestined قلtell لناto us
أين المقدَّرُ قل لنا
والعقلand reason يصنعdoes ماwhat يرىit sees fit
والعقل يصنع ما يرى
Where is predestination? Tell us,
Imagine the Lord as unjust or unkind,
while reason does what it sees fit.
Like tyrants who prey with no law to bind!
فعلامso why تهجوyou revile سارقاًa thief
فعلام تهجو سارقاً
وعلامand why تمدحyou praise منone who وفىkept faith
وعلام تمدح من وفى
So why do you revile a thief,
Do not presume yourself bound as you see,
and why praise one who keeps faith?
Cast off your vain doubt, leave false blame to Thee,
إنif كنتyou are ياO ذاyou there مجبراًcompelled
إن كنت يا ذا مجبراً
فاللَهthen God يظلمwrongs منwhoever جنىcommitted a wrong
فاللَه يظلم من جنى
If you are compelled, O man,
Lamentation unfits; better smile, understand-
then God would wrong the wrongdoer.
You mimicked the image of God in this land,
أفسدتyou corrupted شرعthe law of اللَهGod والand the
أفسدت شرع اللَه وال
أحكامrulings طرّاًall of them والقضاand judgment
أحكام طرّاً والقضا
You would have undone God's law and the
With will to pick evil or walk the straight line,
rulings, all of them, and judgment.
Good yours when you shine, and yours the decline,
زالvanished الثوابreward عنfrom التقىpiety
زال الثواب عن التقى
وكذاand likewise العقابpunishment عنfrom الخطاwrongdoing
وكذا العقاب عن الخطا
Reward for piety would vanish,
Yours due is reward if you comfort and heal,
and likewise punishment for wrongdoing.
And yours punishment justly if you steal and kill,
كذبlied الكتابُScripture فلاso no صلاprayer (word begins)
كذب الكتابُ فلا صلا
ةَcompletion of 'prayer' ولاnor قنوتَdevotion ولاnor دُعاsupplication
ةَ ولا قنوتَ ولا دُعا
Scripture would be false: no prayer,
Judas chose darkness, but look at his end-
nor devotion, nor supplication.
Peter chose rightly, redemption to send,
حاشاfar be it لربٍّfrom a Lord عادلٍjust
حاشا لربٍّ عادلٍ
بقضائهin His judgment بينamong الورىhumankind
بقضائه بين الورى
Far be it from a Lord who is just
Not bound by his Lord was the one or the other,
in His judgment among humankind
Each walked his own path, one way or the other,
يبدوappears لديناto us جائراًunjust
يبدو لدينا جائراً
أوor قاسياًcruel مثلlike العدىenemies
أو قاسياً مثل العدى
to appear unjust to us,
So pity your life and from misdeed abstain,
or cruel like enemies.
Let tears, not laughter, cleanse hijab of stain,
لاdo not تشْكُcomplain أنكthat you مجبرٌare compelled
لا تشْكُ أنك مجبرٌ
فيماin what تراهyou deem it ياO فتىyoung man
فيما تراه يا فتى
Do not complain that you are compelled
A day comes to bear what is justly ordained,
in what you see fit, young man.
When good or corrupt, reward is obtained,
دعput aside عنكaway from yourself غيَّكyour waywardness واحتشمand show restraint
دع عنك غيَّك واحتشم
ليسis not التبسمsmiling كالبكاlike weeping
ليس التبسم كالبكا
Put aside your waywardness and show restraint;
Intention decides the soul's gain or its pain,
smiling is not like weeping.
Yours the prize earned for your travel or bane.
أبدعتyou were created إنساناًa human بشبin the likeness (continued)
أبدعت إنساناً بشب
هِcompletion of 'likeness' اللَهGod فيin هذاthis الحجىfaculty of reason
هِ اللَه في هذا الحجى
You were created human, in the likeness
of God, in this faculty of reason,
متسلطاًself-governing متخيراًfree to choose
متسلطاً متخيراً
بينbetween الضلالةerror والهدىand guidance
بين الضلالة والهدى
self-governing and free to choose
between error and guidance.
فالخيرso good خيركyour good إنif بداappears
فالخير خيرك إن بدا
والشرand evil شركyour evil إنif جرىoccurs
والشر شرك إن جرى
So good is yours if it appears,
and evil is yours if it occurs.
أنتyou المثابthe one rewarded علىfor الرضاapproval
أنت المثاب على الرضا
أنتyou المَدينُthe one held accountable علىfor الأذىharm
أنت المَدينُ على الأذى
You are rewarded for what wins approval;
you are held accountable for harm.
اختارchose يوداسJudas الردىruin
اختار يوداس الردى
واختارand chose توبتهhis repentance الصفاCephas ('the Rock')
واختار توبته الصفا
Judas chose ruin,
and Cephas chose repentance for himself.
لاnot مجبرٌcompelled هذاthis one بهto it
لا مجبرٌ هذا به
حقّاًtruly ولاnor ذاكَthat one بذاto this
حقّاً ولا ذاكَ بذا
This one was not compelled to it,
truly, nor that one to this.
فارحمso have mercy on حياتكyour life وانتزحand draw away
فارحم حياتك وانتزح
عماfrom what تراهyou perceive it منof الخطاwrongdoing
عما تراه من الخطا
So have mercy on your life and draw away
from whatever wrongdoing you perceive.
يوماًone day تدانyou will be judged وتَقتضيand receive your due
يوماً تدان وتَقتضي
ذاكthat الجزاءrecompense بلاwithout مِراdispute
ذاك الجزاء بلا مِرا
One day you will be judged and receive
that recompense, without dispute,
إنwhether صالحاًrighteous أوor طالحاًwicked
إن صالحاً أو طالحاً
ولكلand for every مَرْءٍperson ماwhat نوىhe intended
ولكل مَرْءٍ ما نوى
whether you are righteous or wicked;
and each person shall have what he intended.
Partial English translation: 48 of 66 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1