فيin ذمةthe care of اللهGod محروساguarded مدىthroughout الأبدeternity
في ذمة الله محروسا مدى الأبد
أنىّwherever ترحلتyou journey أوor خيمتyou camp فيin بلدa land
أنىّ ترحلت أو خيمت في بلد
In God's care, guarded for all eternity,
Under God's protection, safe for eternity
wherever you journey or camp in a land.
Wherever you travel or settle in a land
عليكover you منfrom ظلthe shade of سترthe covering of اللهGod واقيةa protective shield
عليك من ظل ستر الله واقية
تحاطyou are guarded فيهاwithin it بعينby the eye of الواحدthe One الأحدthe Only One
تحاط فيها بعين الواحد الأحد
Over you lies a shield from the shade of God's covering;
You are shielded by God's shade and care
within it you are guarded by the eye of the One, the Only One.
Encompassed by the One, the Only's eye
فسرso journey معwith اللهGod فيin حفظsafekeeping وفيand in دعةease
فسر مع الله في حفظ وفي دعة
فماfor there is no وليّكyour guardian غيرother than اللهGod منany (emphatic) أحدone
فما وليّك غير الله من أحد
So journey with God, in safekeeping and in ease,
Journey with God in His preservation and peace
for no one but God is your guardian.
For you have no guardian but God alone
فاستقبلso welcome النصرvictory والفتحand conquest الذيwhich انفتحتhave opened
فاستقبل النصر والفتح الذي انفتحت
ابوابهits gates لكfor you والأسيافand the swords فيin الغمدthe sheath
ابوابه لك والأسياف في الغمد
So welcome victory and conquest, which has opened
Face the victory and opening you unlocked
its gates to you while the swords remain in their sheaths.
Its doors now open to you, swords sheathed
سعادةgood fortune أغلقتhas shut بابthe gate of الحروبwars فماand has not
سعادة أغلقت باب الحروب فما
أبقتleft لديكwith you عدواan enemy غيرnot مضطهدsubdued
أبقت لديك عدوا غير مضطهد
Good fortune has shut the gate of wars, and has not
Good fortune closed the doors of wars, leaving
left you any enemy who is not subdued.
No enemy for you but the subdued
تهتمyou concern yourself بالأمرwith the matter لاnot يرجىis hoped for فتدركهthen you attain it
تهتم بالأمر لا يرجى فتدركه
بهمةwith resolve لمdid not تزلcease تدعيis summoned إلىto الرشدright guidance
بهمة لم تزل تدعي إلى الرشد
You concern yourself with a matter deemed hopeless, then accomplish it,
You care for matters, attaining what seems impossible
with resolve ever summoned to right guidance.
With resolve leading steadily to rectitude
سبايةcaptive-taking صادفتmet رأىthe counsel of امرىءa man يقظvigilant
سباية صادفت رأى امرىء يقظ
موفقgranted success بسبيلon the path of الحقtruth معتمدreliant
موفق بسبيل الحق معتمد
A capture that met the counsel of a vigilant man,
An auspicious chance met the plan of an astute leader
granted success, relying on the path of truth.
Guided by truth, anchored fast
هذيthese البشائرglad tidings والأفراحand joys مقبلةapproaching
هذي البشائر والأفراح مقبلة
إلىtoward فنائكyour courtyard تسعىhastening سعىthe striving of مجتهدa diligent striver
إلى فنائك تسعى سعى مجتهد
These glad tidings and joys are approaching
These glad tidings and joys head
your courtyard, hastening as one who strives diligently.
Swiftly to your abode, brisk and keen
فيon كلevery يومday بشاراتglad tidings تسرis gladdened بهاby them
في كل يوم بشارات تسر بها
النفسthe soul والمالand wealth والأهلينand the family والولدand the children
النفس والمال والأهلين والولد
Each day brings glad tidings that gladden
Each day brings news delighting
the soul, wealth, family, and children.
The soul, possessions, family and child
أعيدI invoke protection (apparently intended as أعيذ) سربكyour flock مماfrom that which يستعاذrefuge is sought بهby it
أعيد سربك مما يستعاذ به
فقلso say هوHe اللهGod لمwas not يولدborn ولمand did not يلدbeget
فقل هو الله لم يولد ولم يلد
I invoke protection for your flock with that by which refuge is sought;
Say "It is God" when asked in Whom you trust
so say: He is God; He was not born, nor did He beget.
He did not beget nor was He begotten
Sol 6.1