شمِّرgird yourself فإنfor indeed صفاتِthe qualities of القومِthe people تشميرٌearnest striving
شمِّر فإن صفاتِ القومِ تشميرٌ
ولاand not لقولٍfor a saying علىaccording to ماwhat فيهis in it تشطيرُsplitting in two
ولا لقولٍ على ما فيه تشطيرُ
Gird yourself, for the people’s hallmark is earnest striving.
Roll up your sleeves, for the traits of the people require effort
Nor is a saying, whatever it contains, to be split in two.
And do not over-interpret what is said
ولتأتِand come بالكلwith the whole إنَّindeed الكلthe whole مطلبُthe demand of مَنthe one who
ولتأتِ بالكل إنَّ الكل مطلبُ مَن
أوحىrevealed إليكto you بهwith it فالأمرُso the command تشميرearnest striving
أوحى إليك به فالأمرُ تشمير
And bring the whole, for the whole is the demand of the One who
Bring it all, for all is sought by the One
revealed it to you; so the command is earnest striving.
Who inspired you, so the matter requires effort
منwhoever يأتِcomes بالنصwith the text والإجمالand the summary يطلبهseeks it
من يأتِ بالنص والإجمال يطلبه
قدindeed جاءcame بالنصِّwith the text لكنbut فيهin it تقصيرa shortcoming
قد جاء بالنصِّ لكن فيه تقصير
Whoever brings the text while seeking a summary
Whoever brings the text and the summary that is sought
has indeed brought the text, but there is a shortcoming in it.
Has brought the text, yet there is inadequacy
إذاif أنتمyou (plural) بماwith what يرضيpleases نفوسكمُyour souls
إذا أنتم بما يرضي نفوسكمُ
دونrather than الإلهGod بهby it فأنتthen you (singular) مغرورdeluded
دون الإله به فأنت مغرور
If you are intent on what pleases your own souls,
When you are with what satisfies your souls
rather than God, then you are deluded by it.
Apart from God, you are deluded
ماwhat lies بينbetween عدلٍjustice وفصلٍand decisive judgment حُكمُthe ruling of خالقناour Creator
ما بين عدلٍ وفصلٍ حُكمُ خالقنا
فيناconcerning us وللفصلِand for decisive judgment دونrather than العدلِjustice تقديرapportionment
فينا وللفصلِ دون العدلِ تقدير
Between justice and decisive judgment lies our Creator’s ruling
Between justice and distinction is the judgement of our Creator
concerning us; and decisive judgment, rather than justice, has its measure.
Regarding us, and distinction, not justice, is fate
كذاthus أتتناcame to us نصوصُthe texts of العدلِjustice مخبرةbearing news
كذا أتتنا نصوصُ العدلِ مخبرة
منfrom الإلهGod بماof what فيهin it التباشيرglad tidings
من الإله بما فيه التباشير
Thus the texts of justice came to us, bearing news
Thus the texts of justice came to us, informing
from God of what holds glad tidings.
Us from God of the good news
Sol 6.1