لكَfor you كلَّevery يومٍday خارقاتٌmiracles تبهرُdazzle
لكَ كلَّ يومٍ خارقاتٌ تبهرُ
يثنيone offers praise بهنfor them علىto الإِلهGod ويشكرُand gives thanks
يثني بهن على الإِله ويشكرُ
Each day brings you dazzling miracles,
for which one praises God and gives thanks.
ماذاwhat يخافshould he fear منone whom الإِلهGod بعينهwith His eye
ماذا يخاف من الإِله بعينه
يرعاهguards him مماfrom what يختشيهhe dreads it ويحذرُand fears
يرعاه مما يختشيه ويحذرُ
What should he fear, whom God with His eye
guards from whatever he dreads and fears?
ماnot هذهthese منgiven سعدهhis good fortune بكبيرةٍanything great
ما هذه من سعده بكبيرةٍ
معdespite أَنهاtheir being منthan كلevery شيءthing أكبرُgreater
مع أَنها من كل شيء أكبرُ
These are no great matter, given his good fortune,
though they are greater than everything else.
نمsleep ملءto the full جفنكof your eyelid كيفhowever شئتyou wish فهاfor behold هناhere
نم ملء جفنك كيف شئت فها هنا
راعa guardian تحاطyou are protected بهby him وعينand an eye تنظرُwatches
راع تحاط به وعين تنظرُ
Sleep to your eyelid's fill, however you wish; for here
is a guardian whose care surrounds you, and an eye that watches.
منwhoever كانis فيin شكdoubt فينظرthen let him look فيat الذيwhat
من كان في شك فينظر في الذي
يقضيdecrees بهconcerning it لكfor you ربناour Lord ويقدرُand ordains
يقضي به لك ربنا ويقدرُ
Whoever doubts, let him consider what
our Lord decrees and ordains for you.
للهGod has فيكin you علىagainst البريةmankind حجةٌa proof
لله فيك على البرية حجةٌ
وعليهand of Him منكfrom you أدلةٌproofs لاnot تحصرُcan be counted
وعليه منك أدلةٌ لا تحصرُ
In you, God has a proof against mankind,
and from you come countless proofs of Him.
فلقدfor indeed أَراهمHe showed them فيكin you ماwhat لاno شبهةdoubt
فلقد أَراهم فيك ما لا شبهة
معهُwith it يظنmight be imagined فيزدهيso grows proud منwhoever يكفرُdisbelieves
معهُ يظن فيزدهي من يكفرُ
For He has shown them in you what leaves no doubt
for an unbeliever to entertain and so grow proud.
وبلغتَand you reached فيin دعةٍease بكشركwith your smile رتبةًa rank
وبلغتَ في دعةٍ بكشرك رتبةً
ماnot نالهاattained it فيthrough صبرهِhis endurance منone who يصبرُperseveres
ما نالها في صبرهِ من يصبرُ
And in ease, with your smile, you have reached a rank
that no persevering man attained through his endurance.
نفذَwas accomplished المرامُthe goal فكانso it was ماwhat أدركتَهُyou attained it
نفذَ المرامُ فكان ما أدركتَهُ
منهاof it علىto قلبِthe heart of امرئa man لاnot يخطرُoccurs
منها على قلبِ امرئ لا يخطرُ
The goal was accomplished; what you attained
of it could never enter any man's heart.
سعدgood fortune أرىhas shown ماwhat ليسis not يمكنpossible ممكناpossible
سعد أرى ما ليس يمكن ممكنا
فالمستحيلso the impossible عليهfor it لاnot يستكثرis deemed too much
فالمستحيل عليه لا يستكثر
Good fortune has shown the impossible to be possible;
so nothing impossible is too much to ask of it.
ثقْtrust بالإِلهin God فماfor there is no عليكfor you وراءهاbeyond that
ثقْ بالإِله فما عليك وراءها
واللهwhile God is عونُكyour helper مطلبٌa goal متعذرُunattainable
والله عونُك مطلبٌ متعذرُ
Trust in God; beyond that, for you—
with God your helper—no goal is unattainable.
واملأand fill بجيشكwith your army أرضthe land of منwhoever ضلَّstrayed from الهدىright guidance
واملأ بجيشك أرض من ضلَّ الهدى
واضربand strike بسيفكwith your sword رأسthe head of منwhoever يتجبرُacts tyrannically
واضرب بسيفك رأس من يتجبرُ
And fill with your army the land of those who stray from guidance,
and strike with your sword the head of whoever tyrannizes.
أَناI لستam not أَعجبamazed منat ظِباكyour sword-edges وفعلِهاand their deeds
أَنا لست أَعجب من ظِباك وفعلِها
فيمنagainst those who طغىtransgressed فالأُمرfor the matter فيهاwith them أَظهرُis clearer
فيمن طغى فالأُمر فيها أَظهرُ
I do not marvel at your blades and what they do
to transgressors; their work is plain enough.
لكنْbut عجبتُI marvel لمنat one who يظلkeeps on بحدِّهاby their edge
لكنْ عجبتُ لمن يظل بحدِّها
جهلاًignorantly علىagainst حوبائهِhis own life يستنصرُseeks help
جهلاً على حوبائهِ يستنصرُ
But I marvel at one who keeps, by their edge,
ignorantly seeking help against his own life.
يدعوcalls بهاupon them منone who ليسَis not يجهلُignorant أَنهthat it is so
يدعو بها من ليسَ يجهلُ أَنه
منwhoever يدعهاsummons them فيماfor what دعاهhe called for it يجزرُis slaughtered
من يدعها فيما دعاه يجزرُ
He calls upon them, knowing full well that
whoever summons them as he has done is slaughtered.
لكنbut إِذاwhen جآءcomes القضاءُthe decree منfrom السماheaven
لكن إِذا جآء القضاءُ من السما
عميتْturn blind ولاand no عجبwonder عيونٌeyes تبصرُthat see
عميتْ ولا عجب عيونٌ تبصرُ
But when the decree comes from heaven,
eyes that see turn blind—and no wonder.
وبأيديand in Aydi حرٍّHurr لمنfor whoever تفكرreflects عبرةٌa lesson
وبأيدي حرٍّ لمن تفكر عبرةٌ
منهاfrom it الأَريبthe discerning man بعقلهwith all his reason يتحيرis bewildered
منها الأَريب بعقله يتحير
And in Aydi Hurr is a lesson for whoever reflects,
one that bewilders the discerning man, for all his reason.
ماnot كانhe was إِلاexcept عاقلاًsensible لولاhad it not been for القضاfate
ما كان إِلا عاقلاً لولا القضا
أعمىblinded البصيرةthe inward sight منهin him عماto what يحذرُhe feared
أعمى البصيرة منه عما يحذرُ
He would have been sensible, had not fate
blinded his inward sight to what he feared.
قدindeed كانhe had يعلمknown أَنthat مرقىًفيan ascent into السماthe sky
قد كان يعلم أَن مرقىًفي السما
مماthan what يحاولهhe attempts it أخفُlighter وأيسرُand easier
مما يحاوله أخفُ وأيسرُ
He knew that an ascent into the sky
was lighter and easier than what he attempted.
ويرىand he saw لقاءmeeting الموتdeath دونapart from عذابهits torment
ويرى لقاء الموت دون عذابه
متيقناًas certain ومرادهُand his aim لاnot يقدرُis attainable
متيقناً ومرادهُ لا يقدرُ
And he saw that meeting death, quite apart from its torment,
was certain, while his aim was unattainable.
فبفعلهso for his deed يُجزىhe is repaid ويرجعُand returns خاسئاًabased
فبفعله يُجزى ويرجعُ خاسئاً
منwhoever كانused to للقدرِof fate المقدَّرthe ordained يُنكرُdeny
من كان للقدرِ المقدَّر يُنكرُ
Thus he is repaid for his deed and returns abased—
whoever denies the fate ordained.
هوّنmake light عليكَfor yourself فماfor no عدوًenemy ظافرٌis victorious
هوّن عليكَ فما عدوً ظافرٌ
لكنَّهاbut these are آجالُappointed ends قومٍof men تحضرُcoming due
لكنَّها آجالُ قومٍ تحضرُ
Be at ease: no enemy is victorious;
it is only men's appointed deaths coming due.
اللهGod أكبرُis greatest إِنindeed فيin حكمthe ruling of القضاfate
الله أكبرُ إِن في حكم القضا
وغريبهand its strangeness عجباًa marvel لمنfor whoever يتدّبرُreflects
وغريبه عجباً لمن يتدّبرُ
God is greatest! Surely in fate's decree
and its strangeness lies a marvel for whoever reflects.
أوand did لمnot يرواthey see بالأمسِyesterday قصةَthe story of خالدٍKhalid
أو لم يروا بالأمسِ قصةَ خالدٍ
لماwhen تخاصمَquarreled فيin فناهhis courtyard العسكرُthe troops
لما تخاصمَ في فناه العسكرُ
Did they not see yesterday the story of Khalid,
when the troops quarreled in his courtyard?
وأتوهand they came to him كيso that يقضيhe might judge ففاسحso he made room بينهمamong them
وأتوه كي يقضي ففاسح بينهم
يتبارزونthey duel وإنand indeed هذاthis المنكرُis reprehensible
يتبارزون وإن هذا المنكرُ
They came to him for judgment; he made room for them
to duel—and that was truly reprehensible.
وأثارand he stirred up شراًevil ساكناًdormant فتلاطمواso they clashed
وأثار شراً ساكناً فتلاطموا
بالمشرفيةِwith Mashrafi swords واستقامَand rose straight العثيرُthe dust
بالمشرفيةِ واستقامَ العثيرُ
He stirred up dormant evil, and they clashed
with Mashrafi swords, and the dust rose straight up.
ومضىand went on الحديدُthe steel بصوتهِin its voice مترنماًsinging
ومضى الحديدُ بصوتهِ مترنماً
فالسمرُso the brown spears تنظمُstring together والصوارمand the keen swords تنثرُscatter
فالسمرُ تنظمُ والصوارم تنثرُ
The steel went on, singing in its own voice;
the brown spears strung men together, the keen swords scattered them.
ظلَواthey remained بيومٍthrough a day قمطريرٍgrim وانقضىand it passed
ظلَوا بيومٍ قمطريرٍ وانقضى
عنهمaway from them ومنهمand among them خائبٌa loser ومظفّرُand a victor
عنهم ومنهم خائبٌ ومظفّرُ
They spent a grim day, and it passed
from them, some defeated and others victorious.
خسرواthey lost ولكنbut خالدٌKhalid فيin صنِعهhis conduct
خسروا ولكن خالدٌ في صنِعه
عنcompared with هؤلاءِthese وهؤلاءِand those الأخْسرُthe greater loser
عن هؤلاءِ وهؤلاءِ الأخْسرُ
They lost, but Khalid, through his conduct,
was a greater loser than either side.
علمواthey knew بأنthat المرءthe man يطلبsought هلكهمtheir destruction
علموا بأن المرء يطلب هلكهم
بقضائَهthrough his judgment ويريدand wanted أنthat لاnot يشعرواthey realize
بقضائَه ويريد أن لا يشعروا
They knew the man was seeking their destruction
through his judgment, while wishing them not to notice.
والحقُّand the truth is إِنindeed الحكمthe judgment ذلكthat والقضاand the decree
والحقُّ إِن الحكم ذلك والقضا
كاناboth were بسعدكthrough your good fortune فيهمamong them فليعذرواso let them excuse him
كانا بسعدك فيهم فليعذروا
In truth, that judgment and decree
came upon them through your good fortune; let them excuse him.
ماnot خالدُKhalid المسكينthe poor fellow إِلاbut آلةٌan instrument
ما خالدُ المسكين إِلا آلةٌ
لعلاكfor your glory فليرضوكso let them please you وليستغفرواand let them seek forgiveness
لعلاك فليرضوك وليستغفروا
Poor Khalid is nothing but an instrument
for your glory; let them please you and seek forgiveness.
لاmay you never زلتَcease تضربِstriking والصوارمwhile the keen swords تنتضيare drawn
لا زلتَ تضربِ والصوارم تنتضي
وتكفُّand hold back سيفكyour sword والضراغِمwhile the lions تؤسرُare captured
وتكفُّ سيفك والضراغِم تؤسرُ
May you ever strike while the keen swords are drawn,
and stay your sword while lions are taken captive.
Sol 6.1