لاdo not تأخذنَّكseize you وحشةٌdismay مماat what جرىhappened
لا تأخذنَّك وحشةٌ مما جرى
هذاthis الزمانُage ولاand do not يهولكappall you ماwhat ترىyou see
هذا الزمانُ ولا يهولك ما ترى
Let no dismay seize you at what has happened.
Such are the times; let what you see not appall you.
فاللهfor God يعلمُknows أَنّthat فيكin you لخلقهfor His creatures
فالله يعلمُ أَنّ فيك لخلقه
خيراًgoodness كثيراًabundant جلَّtoo great عنfor أَنto يحُصراbe counted
خيراً كثيراً جلَّ عن أَن يحُصرا
For God knows that in you, for His creatures,
there is abundant goodness, too great to be counted.
جَهلتهُdid not know it أقوامٌsome people ولكنْbut ماnot بقيremained
جَهلتهُ أقوامٌ ولكنْ ما بقي
فيamong الناسthe people يومthe day شكوتyou suffered إلاexcept منone who درىknew
في الناس يوم شكوت إلا من درى
Some people did not know it, yet none remained
among the people, when you suffered, who did not know.
ولقدand indeed شكوتyou suffered فكادand nearly يأكلdevours بعضهمsome of them
ولقد شكوت فكاد يأكل بعضهم
بعضاًothers ويفترسand preys upon الكبيرthe greater الأَصغراthe lesser
بعضاً ويفترس الكبير الأَصغرا
You did indeed suffer, and they almost devoured
one another, the greater preying on the lesser.
فأراهمso He showed them الباريthe Creator سواكsomeone other than you ليذعنواso they might submit
فأراهم الباري سواك ليذعنوا
وأعادand restored ملككyour kingdom فيinto يديكyour hands لتشكراso you might give thanks
وأعاد ملكك في يديك لتشكرا
So the Creator showed them someone other than you, that they might submit,
and restored your kingdom to your hands, that you might give thanks.
للهGod has فيكfor you عنايةٌspecial care ولأَجلهاand for its sake
لله فيك عنايةٌ ولأَجلها
يلقاكHe meets you بالذكرىwith a reminder لكيso that تتذكراyou may take heed
يلقاك بالذكرى لكي تتذكرا
God has special care for you, and for its sake
He meets you with a reminder, that you may take heed.
ماwhat is عبسُʿAbs ماwhat is الحبشاءُal-Habshāʾ تلكthose قبائلٌtribes
ما عبسُ ما الحبشاءُ تلك قبائلٌ
مثلlike البغاثِweak birds أقلtoo insignificant منfor أَنto تذكراbe mentioned
مثل البغاثِ أقل من أَن تذكرا
What are ʿAbs and al-Habshāʾ? Those are tribes
like weak birds, too insignificant to be mentioned.
لكنْbut أراكshowed you اللهGod منsomething of سلطانهِHis sovereignty
لكنْ أراك الله من سلطانهِ
حتىso that يكونone may be بأمرwith the command of ربكyour Lord أَخبراbetter acquainted
حتى يكون بأمر ربك أَخبرا
But God showed you something of His sovereignty,
so that one may know your Lord's command more fully.
هذاhere is سليمانُSolomon النبيُّthe prophet لماwhen سهاhe was heedless
هذا سليمانُ النبيُّ لما سها
عنof بعضsome حقduty للإِلهowed to God وقصرّاand fell short
عن بعض حق للإِله وقصرّا
Consider Solomon the prophet: when he was heedless
of some duty owed to God and fell short,
ألقىcast علىupon كرسيهhis throne ربthe Lord of السماheaven
ألقى على كرسيه رب السما
جسداًa body وسلطهand gave it power عليهover him أشهراfor months
جسداً وسلطه عليه أشهرا
the Lord of heaven cast upon his throne
a body, and gave it power over him for months,
حتىuntil أنابhe repented فردَّthen restored ربكyour Lord ملكهhis kingdom
حتى أناب فردَّ ربك ملكه
لماwhen أضنابhe repented (text unclear) لربهto his Lord واستغفراand sought forgiveness
لما أضناب لربه واستغفرا
until he repented; then your Lord restored his kingdom
when he turned back to his Lord and sought forgiveness.
فارجعso return إِليهto Him فإنهfor He لاdoes not يبتليput to the test
فارجع إِليه فإنه لا يبتلي
منamong خلقهHis creatures إِلاّexcept الأَحبَّthe most beloved الأَخيرَاthe choicest
من خلقه إِلاّ الأَحبَّ الأَخيرَا
So return to Him, for He tests none
of His creatures but the most beloved and the choicest.
وامحُand erase اسمthe name of كسرىKisra الأَعجميّthe Persian فإِنهfor he
وامحُ اسم كسرى الأَعجميّ فإِنه
فيabout عدلهhis justice الأَمثالproverbs تضربُare coined فيamong الورىhumankind
في عدله الأَمثال تضربُ في الورى
And erase the name of Kisra the Persian, for
his justice is proverbial among humankind.
أَوor لستare you not منthan كسرىKisra وماand what ضربواthey made proverbial بهabout him
أَو لست من كسرى وما ضربوا به
بأَحقَّmore deserving يابنO son of الأَكرمينthe noblest وأَجدراand worthier
بأَحقَّ يابن الأَكرمين وأَجدرا
Or are you not, compared with Kisra and all they cite him for,
more deserving and worthier, O son of the noblest?
قدalready كانhad بشّرنيgiven me glad tidings بذلكof that عنكمon your behalf
قد كان بشّرني بذلك عنكم
فيin النومsleep ياO ملكking of الورىhumankind منone who بشرّاbrought glad tidings
في النوم يا ملك الورى من بشرّا
Someone had already brought me glad tidings of this on your behalf,
in a dream, O king of humankind—a bearer of good news.
وقصصتand I recounted رؤياهاits vision عليكto you ولمand not أراI was seen
وقصصت رؤياها عليك ولم أرا
بوعودهاfor its promises مترقباًwatching expectantly مستنظراwaiting
بوعودها مترقباً مستنظرا
I recounted that vision to you, and I was not seen
watching for its promises, waiting in expectation.
نفسيmy soul فداؤكyour ransom كنتyou had أَمسِyesterday أَمرتنيcommanded me
نفسي فداؤك كنت أَمسِ أَمرتني
أَمراًa task بهthrough which رضوانthe good pleasure of ربكِyour Lord يُشتريis bought
أَمراً به رضوان ربكِ يُشتري
My soul be your ransom! Yesterday you had charged me
with a task through which your Lord's good pleasure is bought.
وافيcame المَشدthe superintendent بهwith it واجمعَand agreed رأيناour judgment
وافي المَشد به واجمعَ رأينا
حتىso that كتبناwe wrote فيهconcerning it تلكthose الأسطراlines
حتى كتبنا فيه تلك الأسطرا
The superintendent brought it, and we reached agreement,
so that we wrote those lines concerning it.
واسَتبشرتand rejoiced أُممpeoples ومدتand stretched out أَيدناour hands
واسَتبشرت أُمم ومدت أَيدنا
لكَfor you بالدعاءِin supplication إلىto الإِلهِGod مكرّراrepeatedly
لكَ بالدعاءِ إلى الإِلهِ مكرّرا
Peoples rejoiced, and our hands were outstretched
for you, in prayer to God, again and again.
سارعhasten إِلىto الخيراتgood deeds وانجزand fulfill موعداًa promise
سارع إِلى الخيرات وانجز موعداً
ينجزHe will fulfill بهthrough it لكfor you كلevery وعدpromise أكبراgreater
ينجز به لك كل وعد أكبرا
Hasten to good deeds, and fulfill a promise;
through it, He will fulfill every greater promise to you.
وابعثand send forth جيوشكyour armies فيthrough البلادthe lands تجوشهاsurging through them
وابعث جيوشك في البلاد تجوشها
حتىuntil تقيمَyou raise بكلin every أرضٍland عثيراdust
حتى تقيمَ بكل أرضٍ عثيرا
And send your armies through the lands, surging across them,
until you raise dust in every land.
واملأand fill بهاwith them عرضthe breadth of الفيافيthe deserts وانتصفand exact redress
واملأ بها عرض الفيافي وانتصف
ممنfrom those who بغىsought الإِفسادcorruption فيin بعضsome of القرىthe towns
ممن بغى الإِفساد في بعض القرى
Fill the breadth of the deserts with them, and exact redress
from those who sought corruption in some of the towns.
فاللهfor God ينصرهاwill grant them victory ويبعثand send قبلهاahead of them
فالله ينصرها ويبعث قبلها
منfrom عندهHis presence بالنصرwith victory جيشاan army آخراanother
من عنده بالنصر جيشا آخرا
For God will grant them victory, and send ahead of them,
from His presence, another army bearing victory.
Sol 6.1