حصنتُI protected ذاthis الوجهthe face الأغرradiant
حصنتُ ذا الوجه الأغر
بالمرسَلاتِwith al-Mursalat وبالزُمَرand with al-Zumar
بالمرسَلاتِ وبالزُمَر
I protected this radiant face
I have protected this radiant face
With al-Mursalat and al-Zumar,
With the sending down and the groups
وحطتهُand I shielded it منfrom أعينeyes الthe
وحطتهُ من أعين ال
عالمworld بالسبعِwith the seven السورQuranic chapters
عالم بالسبعِ السور
And shielded it from the eyes of the
And I have shielded him from the eyes of people
World with the seven surahs.
With the seven long chapters
وقائلٍand one who said لماwhen بداhe appeared
وقائلٍ لما بدا
واللهby God ماnot هذاthis ببشرa mortal (emphatic)
والله ما هذا ببشر
And someone said, when he appeared:
And one who said as he appeared
By God, this is no mortal!
By God this cannot be a human
قلتI said لهto him لاdo not تحلفنswear (emphatic)
قلت له لا تحلفن
هذاthis علىُّAli بنson of عمرUmar
هذا علىُّ بن عمر
I told him: Do not swear—
I said to him do not swear
This is Ali ibn Umar.
This is Ulliyyah son of Umar
هذاthis الوزيرُthe minister ابنson of الوزيرthe minister
هذا الوزيرُ ابن الوزير
الصارمthe cutting sword العضبkeen-edged الذكرhard-tempered
الصارم العضب الذكر
This is the minister, son of the minister,
This is the son of the minister
The keen blade, sharp and hard-tempered.
The firm, the stern, the renowned
هذاthis التقيthe pious man بنson of التقيthe pious man
هذا التقي بن التقي
المنتقيthe chosen one منfrom among الدررpearls
المنتقي من الدرر
This is the pious man, son of the pious man,
This is the pious son of the pious
Chosen from among pearls.
The choicest of the jewels
هذاthis الذيwho طلعتهhis countenance
هذا الذي طلعته
أحسنmore beautiful منthan ألفa thousand قمرmoon
أحسن من ألف قمر
This is he whose countenance
This is the one whose appearance
Is lovelier than a thousand moons.
Is fairer than a thousand moons
هذاthis الذيwho أخلاقهhis character
هذا الذي أخلاقه
كالروضlike a garden فيat وقتthe time الزهرblossoms
كالروض في وقت الزهر
This is he whose character
This whose character
Is like a garden at flowering time.
Is like a garden at blossom time
هذاthis الذيwho راحتهُhis palm
هذا الذي راحتهُ
تفضحُputs to shame أنواءrain-bringing stars المطرrain
تفضحُ أنواء المطر
This is he whose palm
This whose comfort
Puts the rain-bringing stars to shame.
Exposes the clouds' showers
هذاthis الذيwho هيبتهُhis awe-inspiring presence
هذا الذي هيبتهُ
تصدعsplits أحشاءentrails الحجرstone
تصدع أحشاء الحجر
This is he whose awe-inspiring presence
This whose gravitas
Splits the entrails of stone.
Splits the insides of stone
هذاthis المهابُthe feared one إنwhen نهىhe forbids
هذا المهابُ إن نهى
هذاthis المطاعthe obeyed one إنwhen أمرhe commands
هذا المطاع إن أمر
This is he who is feared when he forbids;
This one who if he forbids
This is he who is obeyed when he commands.
This one who if he commands is obeyed
هذاthis الذيwho محبهُhis admirer
هذا الذي محبهُ
لهfor him السماكal-Simak (a star) مُستقرa resting place
له السماك مُستقر
This is he whose admirer
This one whose love
Has al-Simak for his abode.
Has the planets settled
هذاthis الذيwho عزمتهُhis resolve
هذا الذي عزمتهُ
منهاof it النجومُthe stars فيin حذرwariness
منها النجومُ في حذر
This is he whose resolve
This one whose resolve
The stars regard with caution.
Has the stars cautious
هذاthis الذيwho أيامهhis days
هذا الذي أيامه
فيon طلعةthe face الدهرtime غُررwhite forehead markings
في طلعة الدهر غُرر
This is he whose days
This one whose days
Are white blazes on the face of time.
Are treasures in the rise of time
هذاthis الذيwho عدوهhis enemy
هذا الذي عدوه
مرميthe target of الخطوبcalamities والغِيرand reversals
مرمي الخطوب والغِير
This is he whose enemy
This one whose enemy
Is the target of calamities and reversals.
Is discarded misfortunes and others
لاmay never فارقتpart from طلعتهhis countenance
لا فارقت طلعته
قرانهاits union منof الظفرvictory
قرانها من الظفر
May his countenance never lose
His rising star never parted
Its union with victory;
From its conjunction with success
ولاand may never رأىsee محبهhis admirer
ولا رأى محبه
بؤساًmisery بهupon him ولاnor ضررharm
بؤساً به ولا ضرر
And may his admirer never see
Nor did his lover see
Him suffer misery or harm.
Misery or harm from him
Sol 6.1