مَنwhoever يَلقَهُmeets him مِمَّنamong those whom تَرىyou see فَلِقاؤُهُthen his meeting
مَن يَلقَهُ مِمَّن تَرى فَلِقاؤُهُ
إِيّاهُhim بِالتَّعظيمِwith reverence وَالسُّلطانِand authority
إِيّاهُ بِالتَّعظيمِ وَالسُّلطانِ
Whoever among those you see meets him,
Whoever meets him of those you see,
meets him with reverence and deference to his authority.
meeting him is with veneration and authority.
وَلَناand we have عَلَيهِمabove them رُتبَةًa rank إِنَّاindeed we لَهُto him
وَلَنا عَلَيهِم رُتبَةً إِنَّا لَهُ
دونَapart from الجَماعَةِthe company كُلِّهاall of it أَخَوانِtwo brothers
دونَ الجَماعَةِ كُلِّها أَخَوانِ
And we hold a rank above them: we are his
And we have over them a rank, we are to him,
two brothers, apart from all the company.
below the whole group, brothers.
فَلِقاؤُناso our meeting إِيَّاهُhim عِندَin the presence of عَدُوِّهِhis enemy
فَلِقاؤُنا إِيَّاهُ عِندَ عَدُوِّهِ
أَوor دونَshort of ذاكَthat كِلاهُماboth of them سِيّانِalike
أَو دونَ ذاكَ كِلاهُما سِيّانِ
Our meeting him in his enemy's presence
So our meeting with him in the presence of his enemy,
or otherwise—the two are alike.
or less than that, both are the same.
إِنَّindeed الموَدَّةَaffection لاnot تَكونُis مَوَدَّةًaffection
إِنَّ الموَدَّةَ لا تَكونُ مَوَدَّةً
حَتَّىuntil تَكونَit is مَنيعَةَimpregnable الأَركانِthe foundations
حَتَّى تَكونَ مَنيعَةَ الأَركانِ
Affection is not truly affection
Indeed, friendship cannot be friendship,
until its foundations are impregnable,
until it becomes firmly rooted.
حَتَّىuntil تَكونُit is إِذاwhen أَسَأتَyou do wrong كَأَنَّماas though
حَتَّى تَكونُ إِذا أَسَأتَ كَأَنَّما
تابَعتَyou continued عِندَin the eyes of أَخيكَyour brother بِالإِحسانِwith good deeds
تابَعتَ عِندَ أَخيكَ بِالإِحسانِ
until, when you do wrong, it is as though
Until it is - when you do wrong as if
you had kept doing good in your brother's eyes,
you followed, with your brother, kindness.
ثِقَةًout of trust وَإِدلالاًand familiar ease وَإِنَّand indeed ضَميرَهُhis conscience
ثِقَةً وَإِدلالاً وَإِنَّ ضَميرَهُ
لَكَfor you قايِمٌstands ready بِالعُذرِwith an excuse وَالبُرهانِand proof
لَكَ قايِمٌ بِالعُذرِ وَالبُرهانِ
out of trust and familiar ease; indeed, his conscience
Trust, and leniency, and indeed his conscience
stands in your defense with excuses and proof.
for you is established with excuse and proof.
فَاِسلَمso be safe سَلامَةthe safety of منone who حَنَتbent down مِنfrom فَوقِهِabove him
فَاِسلَم سَلامَة من حَنَت مِن فَوقِهِ
وَتَكَنَّفَتهُand enfolded him حِياطَةُprotection الرَّحمنِthe All-Merciful
وَتَكَنَّفَتهُ حِياطَةُ الرَّحمنِ
So remain safe, as one over whom bends from above
So submit safety from one protected from above,
the All-Merciful's protection, enfolding him.
and encompassed by the guardianship of the Merciful.
سَيفُsword الخِلافَةِthe caliphate وَالمُقَدَّمand the one placed foremost دونهin his defense
سَيفُ الخِلافَةِ وَالمُقَدَّم دونه
وَنَصيحهand his sincere counselor فيin السِرِّsecret وَالإِعلانِand public
وَنَصيحه في السِرِّ وَالإِعلانِ
Sword of the caliphate, set foremost in his defense,
The sword of the caliphate and the one preceding it
and his sincere counselor, in secret and in public.
and his advice in secret and openly.
وَالحَمدُand praise لِلَّهِto God المُقَرِّبwho draws close بَينناbetween us
وَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ المُقَرِّب بَيننا
مَنَّاًas a favor مِنَfrom المُتَفَضِّلِthe Gracious المَنَّانِthe Bestower of blessings
مَنَّاً مِنَ المُتَفَضِّلِ المَنَّانِ
And praise be to God, who has drawn us together,
And praise be to Allah who brought us close,
a favor from the Gracious, the Bestower of blessings.
bestowing favor, the benefactor.
جَمَعَhe united القُلوبَthe hearts عَلىin الرِّضىcontentment فَتَعاوَنَتso they cooperated
جَمَعَ القُلوبَ عَلى الرِّضى فَتَعاوَنَت
بِالنُّصحِwith sincere counsel وَاِتَّفَقَتand agreed عَلىon الإيمانِfaith
بِالنُّصحِ وَاِتَّفَقَت عَلى الإيمانِ
He united hearts in contentment, so they helped one another
He united hearts upon agreement, so they cooperated
with sincere counsel, and were united in faith.
with advice and agreed upon faith.
سَيفٌa sword يُهَزُّis brandished وَحاكِمٌand a judge قامَتwere upheld بِهِthrough him
سَيفٌ يُهَزُّ وَحاكِمٌ قامَت بِهِ
سُنَنُthe ordinances الكِتابِthe Book وَحُجَّةُand the proof الفُرقانِthe Criterion
سُنَنُ الكِتابِ وَحُجَّةُ الفُرقانِ
A sword that is brandished, and a judge through whom were upheld
A sword that strikes, and a ruler established by
the ordinances of the Book and the proof of the Criterion;
the ways of the Scripture and the proof of the Criterion.
وَأَخوand a brother of مُحافَظَةٍsteadfast loyalty يَنوءُstrains under a load إِذاwhen غَداhe sets out in the morning
وَأَخو مُحافَظَةٍ يَنوءُ إِذا غَدا
بِالثِّقلِunder the burden بَينَbetween يَديmy hand وَبَينَand between لِسانيmy tongue
بِالثِّقلِ بَينَ يَدي وَبَينَ لِساني
and a faithful brother who, when he sets out in the morning, strains
And a brother taking care, burdened if he goes forth
under the burden between my hand and my tongue.
with the weight, before my hand and before my tongue.
Sol 6.1