ثقيtrust ياO عزَّʿIzz باللهin God القديرِthe Almighty
ثقي يا عزَّ بالله القديرِ
وبالإنصافُand in justice والفضلُand grace الكبيرِabundant
وبالإنصافُ والفضلُ الكبيرِ
Trust, O ʿIzz, in Almighty God,
Trust, my dear, in God Almighty,
And in justice and abundant grace.
In justice and great virtue.
أيغلبنيcan he overpower me? علىover حقيmy right مغيرٌan aggressor
أيغلبني على حقي مغيرٌ
ويرهقنيand oppress me ولمand not افقدI lose نصيريmy supporter
ويرهقني ولم افقد نصيري
Can an aggressor wrest my right from me
Can an aggressor overcome my right
And oppress me, though I have not lost my supporter?
And exhaust me when I've not lost my helper?
عدمتُmay I lose رويتيmy considered judgment وثباتَand steadfastness جأشيmy heart
عدمتُ رويتي وثباتَ جأشي
إذاif خطرcrosses القنوطَdespair علىupon ضميريmy mind
إذا خطر القنوطَ على ضميري
May I lose my sound judgment and firmness of heart
I lost my composure and steadfastness
If despair should cross my mind.
When despair crept into my conscience.
وخانتنيand may it betray me البصيرةُinsight إنif عرانيafflicts me
وخانتني البصيرةُ إن عراني
أسىًgrief ونظرتُand I looked بالنظرِwith a view القصيرِshortsighted
أسىً ونظرتُ بالنظرِ القصيرِ
And may insight betray me if I am stricken
And if insight betrayed me when I stumbled
With grief and take a shortsighted view.
Upon sorrow and took the short view.
إذاif عدَassails الخطوبُmisfortunes عليَّagainst me يوماًone day
إذا عدَ الخطوبُ عليَّ يوماً
فإخلاصيthen my sincerity وإيمانيand my faith مجيريmy protector
فإخلاصي وإيماني مجيري
If misfortunes assail me one day,
If troubles befell me one day
Then my sincerity and faith are my protection,
My sincerity and faith are my liberators.
وبذليand my exertion الجهدَeffort فيin تقويمcorrecting نفسيmyself
وبذلي الجهدَ في تقويم نفسي
وسَيريand my walking فيon الطريقِthe path المستنيرِillumined
وسَيري في الطريقِ المستنيرِ
As are my efforts to set myself right,
And my striving to reform myself
And my walking on the illumined path.
And walk the enlightened path.
سليask ياO عزّʿIzz منthose whom لاقيتِyou meet عنيabout me
سلي يا عزّ من لاقيتِ عني
وطُوفيand go around بالمصاحبamong companions والعشيرِand close friends
وطُوفي بالمصاحب والعشيرِ
Ask those you meet about me, O ʿIzz,
Ask, my dear, whoever you meet about me
And go among companions and close friends,
And frequent my companion and friend.
لتدريso you may know أنthat صبكyour devoted lover لمdid not يفرّطbe remiss
لتدري أن صبك لم يفرّط
ولمand did not يفْرطgo to excess وذاand this خيرthe best الأمورِof courses
ولم يفْرط وذا خير الأمورِ
So you may know your devoted lover has not been remiss,
So you may know your weeping did not neglect me
Nor gone to excess—and this is the best course.
Nor did he who is the best of matters neglect.
فلاso do not تخشىfear عليهfor him ولاand do not تراعيbe alarmed
فلا تخشى عليه ولا تراعي
فمسديfor one who bestows الخيرgood يجزَيis repaid بالنظيرِin kind
فمسدي الخير يجزَي بالنظيرِ
So do not fear for him, nor be alarmed:
So do not worry about him or be concerned
For one who does good is repaid in kind.
For my benefactor rewards in kind.
وإنand if يكُis ناظرٌan overseer قدhas غضaverted his gaze عنهfrom him
وإن يكُ ناظرٌ قد غض عنه
فكمthen how many بينamong الوزارةthe ministry منof خبيرِdiscerning men
فكم بين الوزارة من خبيرِ
Even if an overseer has overlooked him,
And if a supervisor has turned away from him
How many discerning men there are in the ministry!
How many experts are between authority!
محالُimpossible أنthat يضيعbe lost الحقjustice فيناamong us
محالُ أن يضيع الحق فينا
وفيناand among us مالكُthe holder of الرأيthe judgment الأخيرِfinal
وفينا مالكُ الرأي الأخيرِ
It is impossible for justice to be lost among us,
It is inconceivable that truth be lost in us
While among us is the one who holds the final say,
When the final judgment is among us.
مُجَلىّclarifier of الرأيjudgment والأفكارُand thoughts حيرىbewildered
مُجَلىّ الرأي والأفكارُ حيرى
ومُجْلىand dispeller of الخطبِcalamity فيon اليومِthe day العسيرِdifficult
ومُجْلى الخطبِ في اليومِ العسيرِ
Who clarifies judgment when thoughts are bewildered,
Clear minded, confused thoughts perplex me
And dispels calamity on the difficult day.
As do confused words on a difficult day.
ثقيtrust أنthat سْوفَwill يرضينيsatisfy me وخصميand my adversary
ثقي أن سْوفَ يرضيني وخصمي
معاًtogether ويجيءand bring بالخيرgood الكثيرِabundant
معاً ويجيء بالخير الكثيرِ
Trust that he will satisfy both me and my adversary
Trust that soon he will satisfy me and my opponent
Together, and bring abundant good.
Together and bring abundant good.
سيعطيهhe will give him مرتبهhis salary تماماًin full
سيعطيه مرتبه تماماً
ويبقيهِand keep him بمنصبهِin his post الخطيرِimportant
ويبقيهِ بمنصبهِ الخطيرِ
He will give him his salary in full,
He will give him his full salary
And keep him in his important post,
And keep him in his important position.
وينقلنيand transfer me إلىto مصرٍCairo (Misr) وهذاand this
وينقلني إلى مصرٍ وهذا
عليهِfor him ليسis not بالأمرِa matter الكبيرِgreat
عليهِ ليس بالأمرِ الكبيرِ
And transfer me to Cairo—and this
And he will move me to Egypt, and this
Is no great matter for him.
Is no great matter for him.
Sol 6.1