وَخطةand the office السلطانthe sultan
وَخطة السلطان
شَريفةnoble المَعانيthe meanings
شَريفة المَعاني
The sultan’s office—
And the office of the sultan
Noble in its meanings—
Is noble in its significance.
قَدindeed ذمهاcondemned it أَقوامsome people
قَد ذمها أَقوام
لَيسَتthere is no لَهُمfor them أَفهامunderstanding
لَيسَت لَهُم أَفهام
Some people have condemned it
Some people have condemned it
Who have no understanding.
Who have no understanding.
وَإِنَّهاand indeed it is مَحمودهpraiseworthy
وَإِنَّها مَحموده
مَخطوبةcourted مَودودهbeloved
مَخطوبة مَودوده
Yet truly it is praiseworthy,
And indeed it is praiseworthy,
Courted and beloved,
Courted and beloved.
إِذfor هِيَit ظلthe shadow اللَّهGod
إِذ هِيَ ظل اللَّه
جلHe is exalted عَنbeyond الأَشباهlikenesses
جل عَن الأَشباه
For it is the shadow of God,
For it is the shadow of God,
Exalted above all likenesses.
Exalted beyond all likenesses.
بِهاthrough it تَنالyou attain الآخرهthe hereafter
بِها تَنال الآخره
وَالمَأثراتand noble deeds الفاخِرهglorious
وَالمَأثرات الفاخِره
Through it the Hereafter is attained,
Through it you attain the hereafter
And glorious deeds as well:
And glorious deeds:
إِغاثةrelieving المَلهوفthe distressed
إِغاثة المَلهوف
وَالأَمرand enjoining بِالمَعروفwhat is right
وَالأَمر بِالمَعروف
Relief for the distressed,
Relieving the distressed,
And enjoining what is right;
And enjoining what is right,
إِقامةenforcing الحُدودthe prescribed penalties
إِقامة الحُدود
سِياسةdirecting الجُنودthe troops
سِياسة الجُنود
Enforcement of the prescribed penalties,
Enforcing the prescribed penalties,
Governance of the troops;
Directing the troops,
قَمعsuppressing الظلومthe oppressive الباغيthe aggressor
قَمع الظلوم الباغي
رَدعcurbing الغشومthe ruthless الطاغيthe tyrant
رَدع الغشوم الطاغي
Curbing the unjust aggressor,
Suppressing the oppressive aggressor,
Restraining the brutal tyrant;
Curbing the ruthless tyrant,
حِراسةguarding الشَّريعهthe sacred law
حِراسة الشَّريعه
عَنagainst بدعinnovations شَنيعهabhorrent
عَن بدع شَنيعه
Safeguarding the sacred law
Guarding the sacred law
Against abhorrent innovations;
Against abhorrent innovations,
حِمايةprotecting الثغورthe frontiers
حِماية الثغور
سِياسةgoverning الجمهورthe populace
سِياسة الجمهور
Defense of the frontiers,
Protecting the frontiers,
Governance of the people;
Governing the populace,
حِمايةprotecting المَسالكthe routes
حِماية المَسالك
مِنfrom شَرِّthe evil of كلevery فاتكruthless killer
مِن شَرِّ كل فاتك
Protection of the roads
Protecting the routes
From the evil of every marauder;
From the evil of every ruthless killer,
إِفاضةpouring forth الإِحسانkindness
إِفاضة الإِحسان
أَمانةtrustworthiness العُدوانaggression
أَمانة العُدوان
The outpouring of beneficence,
Pouring forth kindness,
Security from aggression;
Trustworthiness of aggression [wording unclear],
جِبايةcollecting الخراجthe land tax
جِباية الخراج
مَعونةhelping المُحتاجthe needy
مَعونة المُحتاج
Collection of the land tax,
Collecting the land tax,
Aid for the needy;
Helping the needy,
حفظsafeguarding الحُقوقthe rights الضائِعهneglected
حفظ الحُقوق الضائِعه
وَضعplacing الندىbounty مواضعهits proper places
وَضع الندى مواضعه
Preservation of rights that have been lost,
Safeguarding neglected rights,
Bestowing bounty where it belongs;
Bestowing bounty where it belongs,
إِزالةremoving المناكرwrongful practices
إِزالة المناكر
خطابةpreaching المنابرthe pulpits
خطابة المنابر
The abolition of wrongdoing,
Removing wrongful practices,
Preaching from the pulpits;
Preaching from the pulpits,
الرفقgentleness بِالرعاياtoward the subjects
الرفق بِالرعايا
إِزالةremoving الشكاياgrievances
إِزالة الشكايا
Gentleness toward the subjects,
Treating the subjects gently,
And the redress of grievances.
Removing grievances.
Sol 6.1