أهلاًwelcome بماto what أَنسىmade forget الذنوبthe sins المذنبthe sinner
أهلاً بما أَنسى الذنوب المذنب
ودعىand called بحيwith 'come!' علىto الصيامِfasting وثوّباand repeated the summons
ودعى بحي على الصيامِ وثوّبا
Welcome to what made the sinner forget his sins,
Welcome what makes one forget sins, O sinner,
And called, 'Come to fasting,' and renewed the summons.
And supplicate the Preserver during fasting and gain reward,
ومحتand erased خبيثاتِthe foul deeds المآثمof sin صومُهits fasting
ومحت خبيثاتِ المآثم صومُه
وملاand filled صحائفهاtheir pages ثواباًwith reward طيّباًwholesome
وملا صحائفها ثواباً طيّباً
And its fasting erased the foul deeds of sin,
And his fasting erases the evils of misdeeds,
And filled their pages with wholesome reward.
And fills their pages with good reward.
فليهنso may rejoice يحيىYahya أَنهthat he لمdid not يلههdistract him
فليهن يحيى أَنه لم يلهه
ملكٌkingship بهby it تلهوare diverted الملوكthe kings ولاnor نَباturned aside
ملكٌ به تلهو الملوك ولا نَبا
May Yahya rejoice that he was not distracted
So it makes Yahya live, he whose kingdom
By kingship, which diverts kings; nor did he stray.
Makes kings play, and not with might,
وليهنهand may it gladden him أَجرِa reward كاجرlike the reward of صلاةthe prayer of منwhoever
وليهنه أَجرِ كاجر صلاة من
صلىprayed وصامand fasted بشهرهin its month وتحزّباand recited allotted portions
صلى وصام بشهره وتحزّبا
And may a reward gladden him, like the reward for the prayer of one
And its reward is like the reward of one who prays
Who prayed, fasted in its month, and recited his allotted portions.
And fasts during its month with devotion,
أعياexhausted الكرامthe noble ones الكاتبينthe recording scribes لهfor him بهthrough it
أعيا الكرام الكاتبين له به
ماwhat يكتبونthey record منof الثوابreward وأتعباand wearied
ما يكتبون من الثواب وأتعبا
His noble recording scribes were exhausted by it—
Tiring the generous scribes by it,
By the reward they write down—and wearied.
What they write of reward and toiling,
وأعاضand gave in compensation كتابthe scribes الشمالof the left مكاشطاًscrapers
وأعاض كتاب الشمال مكاشطاً
يكشطنَthey scrape away ماwhat أمرواthey were ordered ماwhat أمرواthey were ordered بهto do أنto يكتباbe written
يكشطنَ ما أمروا ما أمروا به أن يكتبا
And gave the scribes on the left scrapers instead,
And busying the scribes of the left, scraping away
Which scrape away what they were ordered—what they were ordered—to write.
What they were ordered, what they were ordered to write.
أَجرُّreward وعتقٌand deliverance فيin الصيامfasting وصحةٌand health
أَجرُّ وعتقٌ في الصيام وصحةٌ
فيin الجسمthe body اكرمْhow noble بالثلاثةthese three مكسباas a gain
في الجسم اكرمْ بالثلاثة مكسبا
Reward and deliverance lie in fasting, and health
Freedom and reward in fasting and health
In the body—how noble a gain these three make!
In the body, be gracious with the three gains,
منwhoever فاتهeluded him هذاthis وذاكَand that وهذهand this
من فاته هذا وذاكَ وهذه
مناamong us ففيthen in الدارينْboth worlds عاشlived معذباًtormented
منا ففي الدارينْ عاش معذباً
Whoever misses this, that, and this,
Whoever misses this, that and this
Among us has lived tormented in both worlds.
Will live tortured in the two abodes,
شهرٌa month بهin it امتحنَtested المهيمنُthe Guardian خلقهُHis creatures
شهرٌ به امتحنَ المهيمنُ خلقهُ
بالصومthrough fasting وهوand it قضيةٌa duty لنwill not تصعباbe difficult
بالصوم وهو قضيةٌ لن تصعبا
A month in which the Guardian tested His creatures
A month in which The Guardian tested His creation
Through fasting, a duty that will not prove difficult.
With fasting and it is an issue that will not be difficult,
وأَعاضهمand compensated them عنهfor it نعيماًwith bliss لوif سرىflowed
وأَعاضهم عنه نعيماً لو سرى
بعذابِthrough the torment of نارthe fire of جهنمHell لاستعذباwould be found sweet
بعذابِ نار جهنم لاستعذبا
And compensated them for it with bliss which, if it flowed
And distracted them from it with bliss, if it flowed
Through the torment of Hell's fire, would make that torment sweet.
With the torment of hellfire, it would be pleasurable,
فليشكرنَّso let him surely thank اللهGod عبدٌa servant قدindeed جزىwas rewarded
فليشكرنَّ الله عبدٌ قد جزى
هذاthis الجزاreward بعبادةfor worship لنwill not تتعباbe tiring
هذا الجزا بعبادة لن تتعبا
Let a servant who has been rewarded surely thank God
So let a servant thank Allah, who has rewarded
With this reward for worship that will not prove tiring.
This reward with a worship that will not tire,
ماnot أجرthe reward of منone who ذكرremembered الإِلهGod لأَنهbecause he
ما أجر من ذكر الإِله لأَنه
لمdid not يلقencounter ماwhat ألهيdistracted ولاnor ماwhat أَعجباdelighted
لم يلق ما ألهي ولا ما أَعجبا
The reward of one who remembers God because
What is the reward of one who remembered his God, for he
He has encountered nothing to distract or delight him
Did not encounter what distracted or amazed,
كثوابِlike the reward of ملكٍa king تاركٍforsaking شهواتِهhis desires
كثوابِ ملكٍ تاركٍ شهواتِه
ولهand for him خراجُthe tribute of الأرضِthe earth طراًentirely يجتبىis collected
وله خراجُ الأرضِ طراً يجتبى
Is not like that of a king who forsakes his desires,
Like the reward of a king who abandoned his desires
While all the earth's tribute is collected for him.
And land taxes for him plentifully gathered,
منone who آثرpreferred الباريthe Creator علىover شهواتهhis desires
من آثر الباري على شهواته
منsuch as مقنبa cavalry troop كالشهبlike meteors يتلواfollows مقنباa cavalry troop
من مقنب كالشهب يتلوا مقنبا
One who preferred the Creator over his desires,
Who preferred the Creator over his desires
Such as a cavalry troop like meteors, following another troop.
Like meteors sliding and sliding,
وأمرتهمand you ordered them بحيونto enliven (reading uncertain) ليلthe night of صيامهمtheir fasting
وأمرتهم بحيون ليل صيامهم
بقيامهby praying through it أكرمْhow noble بذلكthat مَطلباas a pursuit
بقيامه أكرمْ بذلك مَطلبا
And you bade them enliven the nights of their fasting
And I commanded them with living nights of their fasting
By standing in prayer—how noble a pursuit!
With its standing, honoring with that a request,
وجميعand all أَهلthe people of العلمlearning منهمamong them والتقىand piety
وجميع أَهل العلم منهم والتقى
فيمنamong those whom جمعتyou gathered وكلand every خيرworthy person مجتبيchosen
فيمن جمعت وكل خير مجتبي
And all their men of learning and piety
And all the people of knowledge among them and the devout
Are among those you gathered, every worthy man selected,
Among those I gathered and every good chosen one,
لتلاوةِfor reciting القرآنِthe Quran أوor لسماعهfor hearing it
لتلاوةِ القرآنِ أو لسماعه
ممنfrom those who بأصواتwith the voices of المزامرflutes أطرباgave delight
ممن بأصوات المزامر أطربا
To recite the Quran or to hear it
For reciting the Qur’an or listening to it
From those who gave delight with flute-like voices.
From those with voices of singers most enchanting,
وصفوفهمand their ranks كصفوفlike the ranks of أملاكthe angels of السماheaven
وصفوفهم كصفوف أملاك السما
يستغفرونseek forgiveness لكلfor every عبدservant أَذنباsinned
يستغفرون لكل عبد أَذنبا
And their ranks are like the ranks of heaven's angels;
And their rows are like the rows of the angels of heaven
They seek forgiveness for every servant who has sinned.
Seeking forgiveness for every sinful servant,
والذكرand the remembrance يتلىis recited والملائِكand the angels حولaround منthose who
والذكر يتلى والملائِك حول من
يتلونهthey recite it للاستماعto listen ثباثباgroup after group
يتلونه للاستماع ثباثبا
The remembrance is recited, and the angels surround those
And the remembrance being recited and the angels around those
Who recite it, to listen, group after group.
Reciting it to listen closely,
وأكفهمand their palms ممدودةoutstretched لكfor you بالدعاin prayer
وأكفهم ممدودة لك بالدعا
ونداكand your bounty توسعهمyou lavish on them إليكtoward you تحبباto win affection
ونداك توسعهم إليك تحببا
And their palms are outstretched in prayer for you,
And their palms outstretched to you in supplication
And you lavish your bounty on them to win their love.
And your call expanding them in affection to you,
انتمyou ملوكkings والضعيفand the weak man بعدnevertheless لكمto you
انتم ملوك والضعيف بعد لكم
فيin الحقjustice كفؤan equal للقوىto the strong وذىand one endowed with الاباpride
في الحق كفؤ للقوى وذى الابا
You are kings, yet for you the weak man
You are kings and the weak are equal to you
Is the equal, in justice, of the strong and the proud.
In truth, equal to the strong and man of prestige,
حسناتُmerits عدلof justice لاnot يشارككمshares with you بهاin them
حسناتُ عدل لا يشارككم بها
أحدٌanyone كفعلlike performing الصالحاتrighteous deeds تسبّباby bringing them about
أحدٌ كفعل الصالحات تسبّبا
Merits of justice in which you are joined by
Good deeds of justice none can share with you
No one, like good deeds performed at your prompting.
Like the doing of good deeds qualifying,
يامنO you who تفردَstood alone بالعبادةin worship مثلlike منone who
يامن تفردَ بالعبادة مثل من
فيهاin it لهhe has شركاpartners وتقسمُand are apportioned أنصباshares
فيها له شركا وتقسمُ أنصبا
O you who stand alone in worship, like one
O you who singled out worship like one who
Who has partners in it, with shares apportioned.
In it has partners and shares portions,
راعيتَyou observed حقَّthe due of اللهGod فيهin it ولمand did not يكنbe
راعيتَ حقَّ الله فيه ولم يكن
شيءٌanything عليكover you سوىexcept العبادةِworship أَغلباmore dominant
شيءٌ عليك سوى العبادةِ أَغلبا
You observed God's due in it, and there was
You heeded the right of Allah in it and there was not
Nothing stronger in its hold on you than worship.
Anything upon you but devotion most overwhelming,
للصومِfor fasting إِجلالٌreverence لديكَwith you وحرمةٌand sanctity
للصومِ إِجلالٌ لديكَ وحرمةٌ
تكسوهُyou clothe it أُبهةُsplendor لديكwith you ومَنصِباand rank
تكسوهُ أُبهةُ لديك ومَنصِبا
Fasting enjoys reverence and sanctity with you;
For fasting you have reverence and sanctity
You clothe it in splendor and rank in your presence.
Adorning it, awe to you and stature,
فإذاso when رآكit sees you رآكit sees you قرةthe delight of عينهِits eye
فإذا رآك رآك قرة عينهِ
ويرىand it sees سواكother than you منof الملوكِthe kings فيغضباso it grows angry
ويرى سواك من الملوكِ فيغضبا
So when it sees you, it sees the delight of its eye;
So when one sees you, he sees the delight of his eye
And it sees other kings besides you and grows angry.
And sees other than you among kings and is angered,
فيهin it الهناjoy لكfor you والهناءُand joy لهfor it بكمthrough you
فيه الهنا لك والهناءُ له بكم
كلٌّeach قضىfulfilled بلقاby meeting أَخيهhis brother مأرباa wish
كلٌّ قضى بلقا أَخيه مأربا
In it lies joy for you, and through you joy for it;
In it for you is our congratulations and congratulations to it through you
Each fulfilled a wish by meeting his brother.
Each fulfilled meeting his brother affectionately,
ألقىfound (reading uncertain) لديكwith you رضىًacceptance بهof it وكرامةand honor
ألقى لديك رضىً به وكرامة
وكسبتand you gained فيهin it محسناًdoing good لنwill not تكسباyou gain
وكسبت فيه محسناً لن تكسبا
It found with you acceptance of it and honor;
It found acceptance with you and dignity
And, doing good in it, you gained what you would not otherwise gain.
And you gained in it a benefactor you will not gain,
أَرضيتyou pleased ربكyour Lord فيهin it رضواناًapproval غداًtomorrow
أَرضيت ربك فيه رضواناً غداً
منfor أجلهits sake الشيطانSatan باكٍweeping مغضباenraged
من أجله الشيطان باكٍ مغضبا
You pleased your Lord in it, winning approval that, tomorrow,
You pleased your Lord in it, His pleasure tomorrow
Will leave Satan weeping and enraged.
For it the devil crying and angry,
خذهاtake her عروساas a bride مانتحلتI have not adopted بمدحهاin her praise
خذها عروسا مانتحلت بمدحها
عنaway from وصفdescribing حالكyour state حالwhile مدحكpraising you مذهباa course
عن وصف حالك حال مدحك مذهبا
Take her as a bride; in the praise she bears I have not chosen
Take it as a bride who assumed in praising you
A path away from describing you as you are while praising you.
Describing your state, describing your praise as profession.
Sol 6.1