ماnot قدّرimagined الأقوامُthe peoples هذاthis one أنthat برىfashioned
ما قدّر الأقوامُ هذا أن برى
أبداever ولكنbut ذاكthat فعلُthe work قديرِthe Almighty
أبدا ولكن ذاك فعلُ قديرِ
The peoples did not imagine that such a one could be fashioned—
What people had not hoped would ever be cured
ever; but that is the work of the Almighty.
But that was done by the Almighty's act
يلقاكhe meets you بسَّاماًbeaming بوجهٍwith a face ضاحكsmiling
يلقاك بسَّاماً بوجهٍ ضاحك
سارjourneyed السفيرُthe envoy إليهto him دونwithout سفيرِan intermediary
سار السفيرُ إليه دون سفيرِ
He greets you beaming, with a smiling face.
You will meet Him smiling, with a cheerful face
The envoy journeyed to him without an intermediary.
The ambassador went to Him minus embassy
ماnot يسّرتwas made ready يدُهُhis hand الكريمةُgenerous فيamong الورىhumankind
ما يسّرت يدُهُ الكريمةُ في الورى
إلاّexcept لوضعto bestow يدٍa favor وجبرِand mending كسيرِa broken person
إلاّ لوضع يدٍ وجبرِ كسيرِ
His generous hand was not made ready among humankind
Whatever His generous hand facilitated in life
save to lend a hand and mend the broken.
Was only to lay a hand and heal the broken
إنif جئتهyou come to him يوماًone day لدهركof your fate شاكياًcomplaining
إن جئته يوماً لدهرك شاكياً
أغنتهspared him فطنتهhis discernment عنthe need for التذكيرa reminder
أغنته فطنته عن التذكير
If one day you come to him complaining of your fate,
If you come to Him one day complaining of your fate
his discernment spares him the need for a reminder.
His wisdom will suffice, without your reminding
خشنwas harsh الزَّمانُtime لديَّfor me حينwhen جئتهُI came to him
خشن الزَّمانُ لديَّ حين جئتهُ
فرفلتُthen I strode proudly فيin نعماهُhis bounty فوقupon حريرsilk
فرفلتُ في نعماهُ فوق حرير
Time was harsh to me when I came to him;
When harsh times visited me and I went to Him
then, in his bounty, I strode proudly upon silk.
I was adorned in His blessings upon silk
Sol 6.1