لبسُwearing التقىpiety للنفسfor the soul خيرُthe best لباسgarment
لبسُ التقى للنفس خيرُ لباس
يزهوglories بهin it المسعودُthe fortunate one بينamong الناسِthe people
يزهو به المسعودُ بين الناسِ
For the soul, wearing piety is the finest attire;
The garb of piety is the best garment for the soul;
the blessed one shines in it among the people.
The fortunate one glories in it among the people.
إنّindeed الشريفَthe noble one هوhe التقيّthe pious one المرتضىthe approved one
إنّ الشريفَ هو التقيّ المرتضى
لاnot الهاشميّthe Hashimite ولاnor بنوsons of العباسِal-Abbas
لا الهاشميّ ولا بنو العباسِ
The truly noble is the pious, the approved—
Indeed, the noble one is the pious one, held in favor,
not the Hāshimite, nor the sons of al-ʿAbbās—
Not the Hashimite, nor the sons of al-Abbas,
إلاexcept إذاwhen اتَّقواthey fear الإلهGod فإنهمthen indeed they
إلا إذا اتَّقوا الإله فإنهم
أهلُpeople of المكارمِnoble deeds والندىand generosity والباسand valor
أهلُ المكارمِ والندى والباس
unless they fear God; then indeed they are
Unless they fear God; for then they are
people of noble deeds, generosity, and valor.
People of noble deeds, generosity, and valor.
إنيindeed I لبستُI donned بحمصِin Hims أندلسٍof al-Andalus وبالand in the
إني لبستُ بحمصِ أندلسٍ وبال
حرَمِsanctuary الشريفَnoble ومكةand Mecca وبفاسand in Fez
حرَمِ الشريفَ ومكة وبفاس
I donned it in Homs of al-Andalus, and in the
I donned it in Hims of al-Andalus, and in the
Noble Sanctuary, in Mecca, and in Fez,
Noble Sanctuary, and in Mecca and Fez,
منfrom سادةٍmasters مثلِlike الشموسِthe suns أئمةimams
من سادةٍ مثلِ الشموسِ أئمة
اللهGod أكرمهمhonored them بخيرwith the best لباسِgarment
الله أكرمهم بخير لباسِ
from masters like suns—imams
From masters like suns, imams
whom God honored with the finest attire.
Whom God honored with the finest garment.
بهدىthrough the guidance of هداتهمtheir guides اهتديتُI was guided لأنهمbecause they
بهدى هداتهم اهتديتُ لأنهم
فيin الليلةthe night الظلماءpitch-dark كالنبراسِlike a lamp
في الليلة الظلماء كالنبراسِ
By the guidance of their guides I found my way, for they are
By the guidance of their guides I was guided, for they are
like a lamp in the pitch-dark night.
Like a lamp in the pitch-dark night.
Sol 6.1