أَأَزَاهِيرُare these blossoms? رِيَاضٍof gardens
أَأَزَاهِيرُ رِيَاضٍ
أَمْor شِفَاءٌa healing لِعِيَاضِby Iyad
أَمْ شِفَاءٌ لِعِيَاضِ
Are these blossoms of gardens,
or Iyad's Healing?
جَدَّلَstruck down الْبَاطِلَfalsehood لِلْحَقِّfor truth
جَدَّلَ الْبَاطِلَ لِلْحَقِّ
بِأَسْيَافٍwith swords مَوَاضِيkeen-edged
بِأَسْيَافٍ مَوَاضِي
He struck falsehood down for truth
with keen-edged swords.
وَجَلاَand unveiled الأَنْوَارَthe lights بُرْهَاproof (first part)
وَجَلاَ الأَنْوَارَ بُرْهَا
ناًcompletion of 'proof' بِخُلْفٍby contradiction وَافْتِراضِand supposition
ناً بِخُلْفٍ وَافْتِراضِ
And unveiled the lights through proof,
by contradiction and supposition.
وَشَفَىand healed مَنْwhoever يَشْتَكِيcomplains of
وَشَفَى مَنْ يَشْتَكِي
الغُلَّةَburning thirst فِيin زُرْقِblue الْحِيَاضِthe pools
الغُلَّةَ فِي زُرْقِ الْحِيَاضِ
And healed whoever complained
of burning thirst, in the blue pools.
أَيُّwhat an بُنْيَانِedifice of مَعَالٍlofty virtues
أَيُّ بُنْيَانِ مَعَالٍ
آمِنsafe from خَوْفَfear of انْقِضَاضِcollapse
آمِن خَوْفَ انْقِضَاضِ
What an edifice of lofty virtues,
safe from fear of collapse!
أَيُّwhat a عَهْدٍcovenant لَيْسَis not يُرْمَىassailed
أَيُّ عَهْدٍ لَيْسَ يُرْمَى
بِانْتِكَاثٍby unraveling وَانْتِقَاضِand breach
بِانْتِكَاثٍ وَانْتِقَاضِ
What a covenant, not assailed
by unraveling and breach!
وَمَعَانٍand meanings فِيin سُطُورٍlines
وَمَعَانٍ فِي سُطُورٍ
كَأَسُودٍlike lions فِيin غِيَاضِthickets
كَأَسُودٍ فِي غِيَاضِ
And meanings within lines,
like lions within thickets.
وَشِفَاءٍand healing لصُدُورٍfor hearts
وَشِفَاءٍ لصُدُورٍ
مِنْfrom ضَنَىthe wasting sickness of الْجَهْلِignorance مِرَاضailing
مِنْ ضَنَى الْجَهْلِ مِرَاض
And healing for hearts
ailing from ignorance's wasting sickness.
حَرَّرَclarified القَصْدَthe aim فَمَاso it was not شيِwas marred (first part)
حَرَّرَ القَصْدَ فَمَا شيِ
نَcompletion of 'was marred' بنَقْدٍby criticism وَاعْترَاضِand objection
نَ بنَقْدٍ وَاعْترَاضِ
He clarified the aim, so it was not marred
by criticism or objection.
يَاO أَبَاAbu (father of) الْفَضْلِal-Fadl (excellence) أَرَىI see أَنْthat (first part)
يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ أَرَى أَنْ
نَcompletion of 'that' اللهَGod عَنْwith سَعْيكَyour endeavor راضِيpleased
نَ اللهَ عَنْ سَعْيكَ راضِي
O Abu al-Fadl, I see that
God is pleased with your endeavor.
فَازَprospered عَبْدٌa servant أَقْرَضَlent to اللGod (first part)
فَازَ عَبْدٌ أَقْرَضَ الل
هَcompletion of 'God' بِرُجْحَانِwith the greater return of القِرَاضِthe profit-sharing investment
هَ بِرُجْحَانِ القِرَاضِ
A servant who lent to God has prospered
with a rich return on the investment.
وَجبَتْbecame due غُرُّradiant الْمَزَايَاthe distinctions
وَجبَتْ غُرُّ الْمَزَايَا
مِنْof طِوَالٍlofty ones أَوْor عِرَاضِbroad ones
مِنْ طِوَالٍ أَوْ عِرَاضِ
The shining distinctions have become due,
whether lofty or broad,
لَكَto you يَاO أَصْدَقَmost truthful رَاوٍnarrator
لَكَ يَا أَصْدَقَ رَاوٍ
لَكَto you يَاO أَعْدَلَmost just قَاضِيjudge
لَكَ يَا أَعْدَلَ قَاضِي
to you, O most truthful narrator,
to you, O most just judge.
لِرَسُولto the Messenger of اللهِGod وَفّيْgave full due (verb stem)
لِرَسُول اللهِ وَفّيْ
تَyou (verb ending) بِجِدٍّwith earnestness وَانْتِهَاضِand vigorous effort
تَ بِجِدٍّ وَانْتِهَاضِ
You gave God's Messenger his due,
with earnestness and vigorous effort,
خَيْرِbest of خَلْقِcreation of اللهِGod فِيin حَاthe present (first part)
خَيْرِ خَلْقِ اللهِ فِي حَا
لٍcompletion of 'the present' وفِيand in آتٍwhat is to come وَمَاضِيand what is past
لٍ وفِي آتٍ وَمَاضِي
the best of God's creation in the present,
and in the future and the past.
سَدَّدَmay guide aright اللهGod ابنَIbn (son of) مَرْزُوMarzuq (first part)
سَدَّدَ الله ابنَ مَرْزُو
قٍcompletion of 'Marzuq' إِلىtoward تِلْكَthose المَرَاضِيpleasing ends
قٍ إِلى تِلْكَ المَرَاضِي
May God guide Ibn Marzuq aright
toward those pleasing ends.
زُبْدَةُquintessence of الْعرْفَانِknowledge مَعْنَىmeaning of
زُبْدَةُ الْعرْفَانِ مَعْنَى
كُلّevery نُسْكٍact of worship وَارِتيَاضِand spiritual discipline
كُلّ نُسْكٍ وَارِتيَاضِ
The quintessence of knowledge, the meaning
of every act of worship and spiritual discipline.
فَتَوَلَّىso he undertook بَسْطَunfolding مَاwhat أَجْمَلْتَyou summarized
فَتَوَلَّى بَسْطَ مَا أَجْمَلْتَ
مِنْfrom غَيْرِother than انْقِبَاضِholding back
مِنْ غَيْرِ انْقِبَاضِ
So he undertook to unfold what you had summarized,
without holding back.
سَاهِراًkeeping vigil لَمْdid not يَدْرِknow فِيin اسْتخْextracting (first part)
سَاهِراً لَمْ يَدْرِ فِي اسْتخْ
لاصِهِextracting it (completion) طَعْمَtaste of اغْتِمَاضclosing the eyes
لاصِهِ طَعْمَ اغْتِمَاض
Keeping vigil, he never knew, while extracting it,
the taste of closing his eyes.
إِنif يَكُنْit is دَيْناًa debt عَلَىowed by الأَيْthe days (first part)
إِن يَكُنْ دَيْناً عَلَى الأَيْ
يَامِcompletion of 'the days' قَدْindeed حَانَhas come التَّقَاضِيdemanding repayment
يَامِ قَدْ حَانَ التَّقَاضِي
If it is a debt owed by the days,
the time to demand repayment has come.
دَامَmay he remain فِيin عُلْوٍexaltation وَمَنْand whoever عَاopposed (first part)
دَامَ فِي عُلْوٍ وَمَنْ عَا
دَاهُopposed him (completion) يَهْوِيplunges فِيinto انْخِفَاضِabasement
دَاهُ يَهْوِي فِي انْخِفَاضِ
May he remain on high, and may whoever
opposes him plunge into abasement,
مَاas long as وَشَىembroiders الصُّبْحُdawn الدَّيَاجِيthe dark nights
مَا وَشَى الصُّبْحُ الدَّيَاجِي
فِيin سَوَادٍblackness بِبَيَاضِwith whiteness
فِي سَوَادٍ بِبَيَاضِ
as long as dawn embroiders the dark nights
with white upon black.
Sol 6.1