إذاwhen وضعis set الميزانthe balance فيin قبةِthe dome of العدلِjustice
إذا وضع الميزان في قبةِ العدلِ
ترجَّحweighs heavier ميزانthe balance of السماحةِgenerosity بالفصلِin decisive judgment
ترجَّح ميزان السماحةِ بالفصلِ
When the balance is set in the dome of justice,
The balance of generosity weighs heavier in judgment.
وإنand if لمnot يكنit is بالفضلfrom surplus فالوزنُthen the weighing خاسرٌdeficient
وإن لم يكن بالفضل فالوزنُ خاسرٌ
وإنْeven if كانit is إيثاراًpreferring others بماin whatever كانthere is مِنof بذلِgiving
وإنْ كان إيثاراً بما كان مِن بذلِ
And if it is not from surplus, the weighing falls short,
Even if it is selflessness in whatever is given.
فاوّلُso the first حقٍّright فيهin it حقُّthe right of إلههhis God
فاوّلُ حقٍّ فيه حقُّ إلهه
وحقُّand the right of رسولِthe Messenger of اللهGod ذيpossessed of المجدِglory والفضلِand bounty
وحقُّ رسولِ الله ذي المجدِ والفضلِ
So the first right within it is the right of his God,
And the right of God's Messenger, endowed with glory and bounty.
ومنand from بعدِهafter him حقُّthe right of المكلِّفِthe one imposing duty نفسهhimself
ومن بعدِه حقُّ المكلِّفِ نفسه
وحقand the right of فراشِthe bed of الشخصِthe person إنْif كانhe is ذاpossessed of أهلa family
وحق فراشِ الشخصِ إنْ كان ذا أهل
And after him, the right of the one who charges himself with duty,
And the right of a person's bed, if he has a family,
وحقُّand the right of بنيهhis sons ثمthen حقُّthe right of خديمهhis servant
وحقُّ بنيه ثم حقُّ خديمه
ومنand from بعدهafter him حقُّthe right of القرابةkinship بالعدلِwith justice
ومن بعده حقُّ القرابة بالعدلِ
And the right of his sons, then the right of his servant,
And after him, the right of kinship, with justice,
إلىto جارهhis neighbor الأدنىnearest إلىto أهلthe people of دينهhis faith
إلى جاره الأدنى إلى أهل دينه
إلىto كلِّevery ذيpossessor of حقٍّa right ويجريand it proceeds علىaccording to الأصلِthe original principle
إلى كلِّ ذي حقٍّ ويجري على الأصلِ
To his nearest neighbor, to the people of his faith,
To everyone with a right, proceeding according to the original principle.
لهذاfor this الذيwhich قدindeed قلتهI have said it وزنthe measure of شرعهHis law
لهذا الذي قد قلته وزن شرعه
وأماand as for الذيthat which للكلbelongs to the whole فاضربهthen multiply it فيby الكلthe whole
وأما الذي للكل فاضربه في الكل
What I have said has the measure of His law.
And as for what belongs to the whole, multiply it by the whole.
فيخرجso emerges كلthe whole of الكلthe whole منfrom ضربmultiplying كلهits entirety
فيخرج كل الكل من ضرب كله
كماas تخرجemerge الأمثالlikenesses منfrom واحدthe unit of المثلthe likeness
كما تخرج الأمثال من واحد المثل
So the whole of the whole emerges from multiplying its entirety,
As likenesses emerge from the single likeness.
فإنso if كانit is ذاpossessed of فضلٍa surplus فيوصَلthen is joined on فضلهits surplus
فإن كان ذا فضلٍ فيوصَل فضله
وماand no ثَمthere منany وصلjoining وماand no ثَمthere منany فصلseparation
وما ثَم من وصل وما ثَم من فصل
So if it has a surplus, its surplus is joined on,
And there is no joining, and there is no separation.
إذاwhen ضربmultiplies الإنسانthe human being واحدَthe unit of عينهhis essence
إذا ضرب الإنسان واحدَ عينه
بعينِby the essence of وجودِthe existence of الأصلthe source لمnot يبدُappears للمثلِto the likeness
بعينِ وجودِ الأصل لم يبدُ للمثلِ
When the human being multiplies the unit of his essence
By the essence of the source's existence, nothing appears to the likeness
سوىexcept نفسِهitself فافهمso understand حقيقةthe reality of ضربهhis multiplication
سوى نفسِه فافهم حقيقة ضربه
فماso not ثَمthere إلاexcept الحقُّthe Real إذsince أنتyou كالظلِّlike the shadow
فما ثَم إلا الحقُّ إذ أنت كالظلِّ
But itself—so understand the reality of his multiplication.
So there is nothing but the Real, since you are like a shadow.
Sol 6.1