إذاwhen حرناwe are bewildered وحارand are bewildered الناسُthe people فيناby us
إذا حرنا وحار الناسُ فينا
وأسكناهمand we settle them البلدthe city الأميناsecure
وأسكناهم البلد الأمينا
When we are bewildered and people are bewildered by us,
and we settle them in the secure city,
عرفناwe knew الحقَّthe Truth حقاًtruly فاتبعناso we followed
عرفنا الحقَّ حقاً فاتبعنا
فكناand so we were فيat القيامةthe Resurrection آمنيناsafe
فكنا في القيامة آمنينا
we have truly known the Truth and followed it,
and so shall be safe at the Resurrection.
ولولاand were it not for ذاكthat ماnot كناwe would be عبيداًservants
ولولا ذاك ما كنا عبيداً
بماthrough what قالsaid المهيمنُthe Guardian غالبيناvictorious
بما قال المهيمنُ غالبينا
And were it not for that, we would not be servants,
victorious through what the Guardian has said.
ويشهدناand He lets us witness الأمورthings كماjust as علمناwe knew
ويشهدنا الأمور كما علمنا
فنقطعso we traverse نجدهاtheir high ground حيناًat one time فحيناthen at another
فنقطع نجدها حيناً فحينا
And He lets us witness things just as we knew them,
so we traverse their high ground, time after time.
رأيتُI saw أئمةleaders كُبَّارَgreat men of قومٍa people
رأيتُ أئمة كُبَّارَ قومٍ
أضلُّواthey led others astray بعدماafter ضَلُّواthey went astray يقيناcertainly
أضلُّوا بعدما ضَلُّوا يقينا
I saw leaders, the great men of a people,
who led others astray after surely going astray themselves.
فإنْso if عزمواthey resolve علىupon إبطالnullifying حقٍّa truth
فإنْ عزموا على إبطال حقٍّ
وكانواand they are فيin الشريعةِthe sacred Law ممتريناdoubting
وكانوا في الشريعةِ ممترينا
So if they resolve to nullify a truth,
and are doubtful about the sacred Law,
فإنَّthen indeed اللهGod يهلكهمwill destroy them ذهاباًvanishing
فإنَّ الله يهلكهم ذهاباً
ويأتيكمand He will come to you بقومٍwith a people آخريناother
ويأتيكم بقومٍ آخرينا
then God will destroy them, sweeping them away,
and bring you another people.
ونخزيهمand we will disgrace them وينصرُكمand He will grant you victory عليهمover them
ونخزيهم وينصرُكم عليهم
ويشفيand He will heal صدورَthe breasts of قومٍa people مؤمنيناbelieving
ويشفي صدورَ قومٍ مؤمنينا
And we will disgrace them, and He will grant you victory over them,
and heal the breasts of a believing people.
أقولI say لهمto them وقدand already كفرواthey have disbelieved بقوليin my words
أقول لهم وقد كفروا بقولي
كفرتمyou have disbelieved بئسَwretched is عُقبىthe final fate of الكافريناthe disbelievers
كفرتم بئسَ عُقبى الكافرينا
I say to them, who have disbelieved in my words:
“You have disbelieved! Wretched is the disbelievers’ final fate!”
أناI الشخصthe person الذيwho ماnot زالceased قوليmy words
أنا الشخص الذي ما زال قولي
يراهsees it ذوone possessed of النهُّىunderstanding الحقthe Truth المبيناmanifest
يراه ذو النهُّى الحق المبينا
I am the one whose words are still
seen by the discerning as the manifest Truth.
Sol 6.1