لقدindeed حارwas bewildered الذيthe one who سَبَرprobed الوجوداexistence
لقد حار الذي سَبَر الوجودا
ليسلكso he might tread فيهwithin it مسلكهhis path البعيداdistant
ليسلك فيه مسلكه البعيدا
Indeed, the one who probed existence was bewildered,
To tread within it his distant path.
فماbut did not وفىaccomplish بذاكthat فحادso he turned away عنهfrom it
فما وفى بذاك فحاد عنه
إلىto علمٍknowledge يورثهbequeaths him السفوداthe roasting spit
إلى علمٍ يورثه السفودا
But he did not accomplish that, so he turned away from it
To knowledge that bequeaths him the roasting spit,
عنaway from الكشفِthe unveiling الأتمmost complete فكانand so he was فيهwithin it
عن الكشفِ الأتم فكان فيه
إذاif أنصفتهyou judge him fairly فرداًalone وحيداsolitary
إذا أنصفته فرداً وحيدا
Away from the fullest unveiling; and within it he was,
If you judge him fairly, alone and solitary.
فلاso do not تنوِintend الصعيدَthe high ground إذاwhen عدمتمyou all lack
فلا تنوِ الصعيدَ إذا عدمتم
طهوراًa means of purification للصلاةfor prayer تكنyou will be سعيداًhappy
طهوراً للصلاة تكن سعيداً
So do not intend the high ground when you all lack
A means of purification for prayer; you will be happy.
فإنfor indeed اسمthe name الصعيدhigh ground يريكshows you علوَّاheight
فإن اسم الصعيد يريك علوَّا
لهذاfor this الحقِّtruth أودعكhe consigned you to اللحوداthe graves
لهذا الحقِّ أودعك اللحودا
For the name “high ground” shows you height;
For this truth, he consigned you to the graves.
ويممand seek تربthe soil منthe one whom جعلتyou made ذلولاsubmissive
ويمم ترب من جعلت ذلولا
تحزْyou will gain خيراًgood تكونyou will be بهthrough it رشيداrightly guided
تحزْ خيراً تكون به رشيدا
And seek the soil of the one you made submissive;
You will gain good, through which you will be rightly guided.
وتعطيكand it gives you الأمانةthe trust مستواهاits station
وتعطيك الأمانة مستواها
وتحذوكand it bestows on you المشاهدthe visions والشهوداand witnessing
وتحذوك المشاهد والشهودا
And the trust grants you its station,
And bestows on you visions and witnessing.
وتحميكand it protects you العنايةprovidence فيwithin حماهاits sanctuary
وتحميك العناية في حماها
وتكسيand you are clothed in ثوبكyour robe الغضَّfresh الجديداnew
وتكسي ثوبك الغضَّ الجديدا
And providence protects you within its sanctuary,
And you are clothed in your fresh, new robe.
وتأتيكand they come to you العوارفُthe benefactions مسرعاتٌhastening
وتأتيك العوارفُ مسرعاتٌ
علىaccording to ترتيبهاtheir order بيضاًwhite وسوداand black
على ترتيبها بيضاً وسودا
And benefactions come hastening to you,
In their order, white and black.
فتأكلهاthen you eat them بهthrough it لحماًmeat طريّاًfresh
فتأكلها به لحماً طريّاً
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle المدَّعيthe claimant أكلeats القديداdried meat
إذا ما المدَّعي أكل القديدا
Then you eat them through it as fresh meat,
While the claimant eats dried meat.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle خضتyou delve فيinto الآياتthe signs تشقىyou suffer
إذا ما خضت في الآيات تشقى
وتحرمand you are denied أنto تكونbe لهاto them شهيداa witness
وتحرم أن تكون لها شهيدا
When you delve into the signs, you suffer,
And are denied being a witness to them.
إذاwhen جدstrives العليthe Most High اسميmy name اعتلاءًfor exaltation
إذا جد العلي اسمي اعتلاءً
علىabove العظماءthe mighty أورثهمhe bequeaths them حدوداlimits
على العظماء أورثهم حدودا
When the Most High—my name—strives for exaltation
Above the mighty, he bequeaths them limits.
سمعتُI heard لهfrom him وقدwhile he had أصغىlistened إليهto it
سمعتُ له وقد أصغى إليه
لماat what قالوهthey said it بينهمُamong themselves فديداa clamour
لما قالوه بينهمُ فديدا
I heard from him—while he listened to it—
A clamour at what they had said among themselves.
رأيتهمُI saw them وقدwhile they had خرَّواfallen down إليهtoward him
رأيتهمُ وقد خرَّوا إليه
وبينand between يديهhis two hands منout of أدبٍreverence سُجوداprostrate
وبين يديه من أدبٍ سُجودا
I saw them, having fallen down before him,
And prostrate before him out of reverence.
ولنتand I became pliant لصونهthrough his protection المخزونstored-up لماwhen
ولنت لصونه المخزون لما
ألانhe softened بهwith it الجلامدthe boulders والحديداand iron
ألان به الجلامد والحديدا
And I grew pliant under his stored-up protection, when
With it he softened the boulders and iron.
وقدand indeed وافىhe arrived علىupon قومٍa people قيامٌstanding
وقد وافى على قومٍ قيامٌ
فصيَّرهُمso he made them بهمتهby his spiritual resolve قُعوداseated
فصيَّرهُم بهمته قُعودا
And he came upon a people standing,
So, by his spiritual resolve, he made them sit.
Sol 6.1