تنوّعتvaried الأحوالthe states فاعترفso he confessed العبدthe servant
تنوّعت الأحوال فاعترف العبد
وكانand were لهfor him القربُthe nearness المعينthe appointed والبعدُand the distance
وكان له القربُ المعين والبعدُ
The states varied, and the servant confessed;
And his were the appointed nearness and distance.
ألمdid ... not? ترyou see أنَّthat اللهGod قدindeed وعدpromised الذيthe one who
ألم تر أنَّ الله قد وعد الذي
أتاهcame to Him بهwith it صدقاًin truth وقدand indeed صدقproved true الوعدthe promise
أتاه به صدقاً وقد صدق الوعد
Have you not seen that God has promised the one
Who came to Him with it in truth—and the promise proved true?
فمنso whoever كانwas ذاpossessing عهدٍa covenant وفياًfaithful بعهدهto his covenant
فمن كان ذا عهدٍ وفياً بعهده
يوفيHe fulfills لهfor him بالشرعِaccording to the Law ماwhat قرّرprescribed العهدthe covenant
يوفي له بالشرعِ ما قرّر العهد
So whoever has a covenant, faithful to his covenant,
He fulfills for him, according to the Law, what the covenant prescribed.
فسلمso surrender إليهto Him الأمرthe matter فيin كلِّevery حالةstate
فسلم إليه الأمر في كلِّ حالة
فللَّهfor to God belongs هذاthis الأمرthe matter منfrom قبلُbefore منfrom بعدُafter
فللَّه هذا الأمر من قبلُ من بعدُ
So surrender the matter to Him in every state;
For this matter belongs to God, before and after.
أناI المؤمنthe believer السّجادthe oft-prostrating one أبغيI seek بسجدتيthrough my prostration
أنا المؤمن السّجاد أبغي بسجدتي
شهودَwitnessing إلهa god قيلَit was said فيهof Him هوHe الفردthe Unique One
شهودَ إله قيلَ فيه هو الفرد
I am the believer, ever prostrating; through my prostration I seek
To witness a God of whom it was said, 'He is the Unique One.'
وماand not هوHe إلاexcept الواحدthe One الأحدُthe Only One الذيwhom
وما هو إلا الواحد الأحدُ الذي
يقرّبهbrings Him near عقدٌa creed ويجحدهand denies Him عقدُa creed
يقرّبه عقدٌ ويجحده عقدُ
And He is none but the One, the Only One, whom
One creed brings near, and another denies.
فمنso whoever شاءwishes فليرحلthen let him journey ومنand whoever شاءwishes فليقمthen let him remain
فمن شاء فليرحل ومن شاء فليقم
فقدfor indeed عُرفَwas known المعنىthe meaning وقدand indeed حُققwas realized القصدthe aim
فقد عُرفَ المعنى وقد حُقق القصد
So whoever wishes, let him journey; and whoever wishes, let him remain.
For the meaning is known, and the aim has been realized.
Sol 6.1