علميmy knowledge بالرحمنof the All-Merciful لاdoes not يثبتhold firm
علمي بالرحمن لا يثبت
لوصفهbecause He is described بالغضبِwith wrath القاصمْcrushing
لوصفه بالغضبِ القاصمْ
My knowledge of the All-Merciful does not hold firm,
because He is described as having crushing wrath
فيin حقthe case of منone whom أهلهHe prepared him للشقاfor wretchedness
في حق من أهله للشقا
وسخطهand His indignation الدائمُeverlasting واللازمْand inescapable
وسخطه الدائمُ واللازمْ
against one He has prepared for wretchedness,
and His everlasting, inescapable indignation.
إذاwhen أتىcomes الأمرthe command بإنفاذهfor its execution
إذا أتى الأمر بإنفاذه
فماso there is no لهfor him فيin الأمرthe matter منany عاصمprotector
فما له في الأمر من عاصم
When the command comes to carry it out,
then he has no protector in the matter.
لوif لمnot يكنHe were يغضبto grow angry قلناwe would say لهto Him
لو لم يكن يغضب قلنا له
بذاwith this أتتcame ترجمةthe account of الحاكمthe Ruler
بذا أتت ترجمة الحاكم
Were He not to grow angry, we would say to Him:
Thus came the account of the Ruler,
منthe One who يتجلىmanifests حكمهHis judgment فيamong الورىcreated beings
من يتجلى حكمه في الورى
بصورةِin the form of المظلومthe wronged والظالمand the wrongdoer
بصورةِ المظلوم والظالم
whose judgment manifests among created beings
in the form of the wronged and the wrongdoer,
عنهfrom Him فلاso not يأمنfeels secure منagainst مكرهHis devising
عنه فلا يأمن من مكره
غيرexcept ظلومone grievously unjust to نفسهhimself غاشمa ruthless oppressor
غير ظلوم نفسه غاشم
from Him—so none feels secure against His devising,
except one grievously unjust to himself, a ruthless oppressor.
وعينهand His very essence كونهاits existence فانظرواso behold
وعينه كونها فانظروا
فإنهfor He is القاسمُthe Apportioner فيwithin القاسمthe apportioner
فإنه القاسمُ في القاسم
And His very essence is its existence, so behold:
for He is the Apportioner within the apportioner.
كيفhow لناfor us بالأمنwith security بفرقانهthrough His criterion
كيف لنا بالأمن بفرقانه
منwhoever عرضهsets it forth يوصفis described بالعالمas a knower
من عرضه يوصف بالعالم
How can we find security through His criterion?
Whoever sets it forth is described as a knower.
لوif لمnot يكلفHe charged عبدهHis servant شرعهHis law
لو لم يكلف عبده شرعه
لمnot يتصفbe described بالأحدas the One الراحمwho shows mercy
لم يتصف بالأحد الراحم
Had He not charged His servant with His law,
He would not be described as the One who shows mercy.
ماnone حيرbewildered العالمthe knower إلاexcept الذيthe One who
ما حير العالم إلا الذي
قدindeed ضربَstruck العالمَthe world بالعالمwith the knower
قد ضربَ العالمَ بالعالم
None has bewildered the knower except the One
who has struck the world with the knower.
إذاwhen درىknows الشخصa person بعلمِof the knowledge of الذيthe One who
إذا درى الشخص بعلمِ الذي
حيرّهbewildered him لمnot يكhe is بالقادمone who advances
حيرّه لم يك بالقادم
When a person learns of the knowledge of the One
who bewildered him, he will not advance,
إلاexcept إذwhen أبصرhe beholds معلومهwhat He knows
إلا إذ أبصر معلومه
أزالHe dispels عنهfrom him حيرةthe bewilderment of الهائمthe wanderer
أزال عنه حيرة الهائم
unless, when he beholds what He knows,
He dispels from him the bewilderment of the wanderer.
ويحذرand he is wary of الأمرthe matter ويخشىand fears الذيthat which
ويحذر الأمر ويخشى الذي
يقودهleads him للوصفto being described بالنادمas remorseful
يقوده للوصف بالنادم
And he is wary of the matter and fears what
leads him to be described as remorseful.
لوif أنهthat he يعرفknew أحوالهhis states
لو أنه يعرف أحواله
لمnot يتصفbe described للدينِin religion بالعازمas resolute
لم يتصف للدينِ بالعازم
Were he to know his own states,
he would not be described as resolute in religion,
وكانand he would be ذاpossessed of رأيjudgment وذاand possessed of فطنةٍdiscernment
وكان ذا رأي وذا فطنةٍ
فعلthe action of اللبيبthe intelligent man الحذرthe cautious الحازمthe resolute
فعل اللبيب الحذر الحازم
and would possess judgment and discernment,
acting like an intelligent, cautious, resolute man.
Sol 6.1