أعارتكhas lent you دنياa world مستردreclaimed معارهاwhat it lends
أعارتك دنيا مسترد معارها
غضارةluxuriance عيشٍof life سوفwill يذويwither اخضرارهاits greenness
غضارة عيشٍ سوف يذوي اخضرارها
A world whose loans are reclaimed has lent you
You are lent a world that will reclaim its loan,
a luxuriant life whose greenness will wither.
A green life that will fade into withering,
وهلand does ...? يتمنىwish for المحكمthe sound الرأيin judgment عيشةًa life
وهل يتمنى المحكم الرأي عيشةً
وقدwhen already حانhas become due منfrom دهمthe grim المناياdeaths مزارهاtheir visitation
وقد حان من دهم المنايا مزارها
Does one sound in judgment wish for life
Does the wise man wish for a life,
when the visitation of grim deaths is already at hand?
When death haunts his ending?
وكيفand how تلذenjoys العينthe eye هجعةa slumber ساعةٍof an hour
وكيف تلذ العين هجعة ساعةٍ
وقدwhen already طالhas been long فيماon what عانتهit endured اعتبارهاits reflection
وقد طال فيما عانته اعتبارها
How can the eye enjoy an hour's slumber
How can the eye delight in an hour's slumber,
when it has long reflected on what it has endured?
When it ponders the trials it has endured,
وكيفand how تقرrests النفسthe soul فيin دارan abode of نقلةٍdeparture
وكيف تقر النفس في دار نقلةٍ
قدalready استيقنتhas known certainly أنthat ليسthere is no فيهاin it قرارهاits abiding
قد استيقنت أن ليس فيها قرارها
How can the soul rest in an abode of departure,
How can the self find peace in an abode of transience,
knowing for certain that it cannot abide there?
Knowing it will find no rest within it,
وإنيand indeed I لهاfor it فيon الأرضthe earth خاطرa passing thought فكرةٍof reflection
وإني لها في الأرض خاطر فكرةٍ
ولمand has not تدرknown بعدafter الموتdeath أينwhere محارهاits return
ولم تدر بعد الموت أين محارها
And I am, for it upon the earth, a passing thought,
My thoughts on earth are of fleeting ideas,
while it does not know where it will return after death.
Unaware after death where its thoughts will be,
أليسis there not لهاfor it فيin السعيstriving للفوزfor salvation شاغلan occupation
أليس لها في السعي للفوز شاغل
أماis there not ...? فيin توقيهاits guarding against العذابtorment ازدجارهاits restraint
أما في توقيها العذاب ازدجارها
Does striving for salvation not give it enough to occupy it?
Does it not have the pursuit of success to occupy it,
Is avoiding torment not enough to restrain it?
Rather than dreading the coming torment?
فخابتso failed نفوسsouls قادهاled them لهوdiversion ساعةٍof an hour
فخابت نفوس قادها لهو ساعةٍ
إلىinto حرthe heat of نارٍa fire ليسnot يطفيquenches أوارهاits fierce heat
إلى حر نارٍ ليس يطفي أوارها
Lost are souls led by an hour's diversion
Souls led astray by an hour of vanity,
into the heat of a fire whose fierce blaze is not quenched.
To the heat of a fire that will not douse its flames,
لهاسائقit has a driver حادٍa chanting guide حثيثswift مبادرhastening
لهاسائق حادٍ حثيث مبادر
إلىtoward غيرother than ماwhat أحضىmost favorable (uncertain reading) إليكto you مدارهاits course
إلى غير ما أحضى إليك مدارها
It has a driver, chanting, swift and urgent,
It has an insistent guide leading it,
its course turning elsewhere than what is most favorable to you [reading uncertain].
To other than what you intend for its path,
ترادis intended لأمرfor a purpose وهيwhile it تطلبseeks غيرهanother
تراد لأمر وهي تطلب غيره
وتقصدand aims at وجهاًa direction فيin سواهother than it سفارهاits journeys
وتقصد وجهاً في سواه سفارها
It is intended for one purpose, yet seeks another;
You want one thing yet seek another,
it aims one way, while its journeys run another.
And aim for a direction, though heading elsewhere,
أمسرعنةis it hastening? (unclear form) فيماtoward what يسوءharms قيامهاits rising
أمسرعنة فيما يسوء قيامها
وقدthough already أيقنتit knows certainly أنthat العذابtorment قصارهاits ultimate end
وقد أيقنت أن العذاب قصارها
Is it hastening toward what will mar its rising,
Rushing heedlessly into its own ruin,
though it knows for certain that torment is its end?
Certain that torment will soon befall it.
تعطلneglects مفروضاًan obligation وتغنيand enriches بفضلةٍwith a surplus
تعطل مفروضاً وتغني بفضلةٍ
لقدindeed شفهاhas worn it away طغيانهاits transgression واغترارهاand its self-deception
لقد شفها طغيانها واغترارها
It neglects an obligation and enriches itself with what is extra;
Neglecting ordained duties, singing empty praises,
its transgression and self-deception have indeed worn it away.
Its rebellion and arrogance have been exposed,
إلىtoward ماwhat لهاfor it منهfrom it البلاءaffliction سكونهاits settling
إلى ما لها منه البلاء سكونها
وعماand from what لهاfor it منهfrom it النجاحdeliverance نفارهاits aversion
وعما لها منه النجاح نفارها
It settles upon what brings it affliction,
To the trials it faces, resignation calms it,
and recoils from what brings it deliverance.
From success, aversion makes it recoil,
وتعرضand turns away عنfrom ربa Lord دعاهاwho called it لرشدهاto its right guidance
وتعرض عن رب دعاها لرشدها
وتتبعand follows دنياa world جدhas grown earnest عنهاfrom it فرارهاits flight
وتتبع دنيا جد عنها فرارها
It turns away from a Lord who called it to right guidance,
Turning from the Lord who guided it aright,
and follows a world whose flight from it has grown swift.
Pursuing a world that flees far from it,
فياso O أيهاyou المغرورthe deluded بادرhasten برجعةٍwith a return
فيا أيها المغرور بادر برجعةٍ
فللَهfor God has دارan abode ليسnot تخمدdies down نارهاits fire
فللَه دار ليس تخمد نارها
O deluded one, hasten to turn back:
Awaken, O deluded one, and repent,
God has an abode whose fire never dies.
For God has a realm where its fire is undying,
ولاand do not تتخيرchoose فانياًsomething perishing دونinstead of خالدٍsomething everlasting
ولا تتخير فانياً دون خالدٍ
دليلevidence علىof محضthe true substance of العقولminds اختيارهاtheir choice
دليل على محض العقول اختيارها
Do not choose the perishing over the everlasting;
Do not prefer the fleeting over the eternal,
the choices of minds reveal their true quality.
Evidence of minds gone astray in its choosing,
أتعلمdo you know أنthat الحقtruth فيماis in what تركتهyou abandoned
أتعلم أن الحق فيما تركته
وتسلكand you tread سبلاًpaths ليسnot يخفىis hidden عوارهاtheir defect
وتسلك سبلاً ليس يخفى عوارها
Do you know that truth lies in what you abandoned,
Do you not know the truth in what you've abandoned,
yet tread paths whose flaws are plain?
And tread paths whose flaws cannot be hidden?
وتتركand you abandon بيضاءthe white, clear المناهجways ضلةًin error
وتترك بيضاء المناهج ضلةً
لبهماءfor a dark path يؤذيhurts الرجلthe foot فيهاin it عتارهاits stumbling
لبهماء يؤذي الرجل فيها عتارها
You abandon the white, clear ways in error
Forsaking the clear, white paths,
for a dark path whose stumbles hurt the foot.
Lost in unclear darkness, man's dignity impaired,
تسرyou delight بلهوin diversion معقبٍfollowed بندامةٍby remorse
تسر بلهو معقبٍ بندامةٍ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle انقضىhas passed لاnot ينقضيpasses مستثارهاwhat it stirred up
إذا ما انقضى لا ينقضي مستثارها
You delight in diversion followed by remorse;
Rejoicing in fleeting vanity,
once it has passed, what it stirred up does not pass.
Trailed by regret that will not cease,
وتفنىand perish اللياليthe nights والمسراتand the pleasures كلهاall of them
وتفنى الليالي والمسرات كلها
وتبقىand remain تباعاتthe liabilities of الذنوبsins وعارهاand their shame
وتبقى تباعات الذنوب وعارها
The nights and all their pleasures perish,
Nights and pleasures all pass away,
but the liabilities of sins and their shame remain.
But the shame of sins remains,
فهلso are ...? أنتyou ياO مغبونcheated one مستيقظawakening فقدfor already
فهل أنت يا مغبون مستيقظ فقد
تبينhas become clear منof سرthe secret of الخطوبcalamities استتارهاtheir concealment
تبين من سر الخطوب استتارها
Will you awaken, O cheated one? For already
O deceived one, are you not awake?
the hidden secret of calamities has become clear.
The secret of calamities has been exposed,
فعجلso hasten إلىtoward رضوانthe good pleasure of ربكyour Lord واجتنبand avoid
فعجل إلى رضوان ربك واجتنب
نواهيهHis prohibitions إذsince قدalready تجلىhas become manifest منارهاtheir beacon
نواهيه إذ قد تجلى منارها
Hasten toward your Lord's good pleasure, and avoid
So hurry to your Lord's good graces, and shun
His prohibitions, now that their beacon stands revealed.
His prohibitions, for their light has shone clear,
يجدpresses on earnestly مرورthe passage of الدهرtime عنكaway from you بلاعبwith one at play (unclear phrasing)
يجد مرور الدهر عنك بلاعب
وتغريand you are seduced بدنياby a world ساءhave been evil فيكtoward you سرارهاits secret dealings
وتغري بدنيا ساء فيك سرارها
Time's passage presses on, while you are at play [wording uncertain],
The days will pass you by heedlessly,
and you are seduced by a world whose secret dealings with you are foul.
Tempted by a world that has evilly betrayed you,
فكمhow many أمةٍa nation قدalready غرهاdeceived it الدهرtime قبلناbefore us
فكم أمةٍ قد غرها الدهر قبلنا
وهاتيكand those there منهاof them مقفراتdesolate ديارهاtheir dwellings
وهاتيك منها مقفرات ديارها
How many a nation before us has time deceived!
So many nations before us were deluded by fate,
There stand their deserted dwellings.
See their lands now lie barren and empty,
تذكرremember علىconcerning ماwhat قدalready مضىhas passed واعتبرand take a lesson بهfrom it
تذكر على ما قد مضى واعتبر به
فإنfor indeed المذكيwhat sharpens للعقولminds اعتبارهاtheir reflection
فإن المذكي للعقول اعتبارها
Remember what has passed, and take a lesson from it;
Recall the past and draw lessons from it,
for reflection is what sharpens minds.
For lessons make minds grow keener,
تحامىshunned ذراهاtheir heights كلevery باغٍaggressor وطالبٍand seeker
تحامى ذراها كل باغٍ وطالبٍ
وكانand was ضماناًa guarantee فيagainst الأعاديthe enemies انتصارهاtheir victory
وكان ضماناً في الأعادي انتصارها
Every aggressor and seeker shunned their heights,
Seek its remnants, every desiring pursuer,
and their victory over enemies was assured.
Once a refuge against enemies, now victorious,
توافتgathered ببطرwith arrogance الأرضof the earth وأنشتand [unclear verb] شملهاtheir unity
توافت ببطر الأرض وأنشت شملها
وعادand returned إلىto ذيthe possessor of ملكةٍownership استعارهاwhat it borrowed
وعاد إلى ذي ملكةٍ استعارها
They gathered in earthly arrogance and [unclear verb] their unity,
Its parts once gathered to clothe the earth,
and what they had borrowed returned to its owner.
Now returned to their rightful owner,
وكمand how many راقدٍa sleeper فيin غفلةٍheedlessness عنof منيةٍa death
وكم راقدٍ في غفلةٍ عن منيةٍ
مشمرةٍgirded for action فيin القصدpursuit وهوwhile he سعارهاits fuel
مشمرةٍ في القصد وهو سعارها
How many a sleeper is heedless of a death
How many sleep heedless of death drawing near,
girded for pursuit, while he fuels its blaze!
Intent in its aim though they slumber unaware,
ومظلمةٍand an injustice قدalready نالهاperpetrated it متسلطa tyrant
ومظلمةٍ قد نالها متسلط
مدلpresuming بأيدٍupon strength عندwith ذيthe Lord of العرشthe Throne ثارهاits redress
مدل بأيدٍ عند ذي العرش ثارها
How many an injustice a tyrant has perpetrated,
Calling down darkness that has descended unfought,
proud of his strength, while its redress rests with the Lord of the Throne!
Stretching hands, though the Lord's throne is too high,
أراكI see you إذاwhen حاولتyou pursue دنياكyour worldly life ساعياًstriving
أراك إذا حاولت دنياك ساعياً
علىdespite أنهاits being بادٍplain إليكto you ازورارهاits turning away
على أنها بادٍ إليك ازورارها
I see you striving when you pursue your worldly life,
When you strive for your world, believing
although its turning away from you is plain.
It hands you its reins, compliant and tamed,
وفيand in طاعةobedience to الرحمنthe Merciful يقعدكholds you back الونىweariness
وفي طاعة الرحمن يقعدك الونى
وتبديand you show أناةًtardiness لاnot يصحis valid اعتذارهاits excuse
وتبدي أناةً لا يصح اعتذارها
Yet in obedience to the Merciful, weariness holds you back,
Yet fatigue keeps you from serving the Merciful,
and you show a tardiness for which no excuse is valid.
Feigning reluctance, though no excuse can justify,
تحاذرyou beware of إخواناًbrethren ستفنىwill perish وتنقضيand pass away
تحاذر إخواناً ستفنى وتنقضي
وتنسىand you forget التيthat which فرضwas prescribed عليكupon you حذارهاwariness of it
وتنسى التي فرض عليك حذارها
You fear brethren who will perish and pass away,
You shun brethren who will fade and vanish,
and forget that which you are bound to beware of.
Forget she to whom you owe greatest caution,
كأنيas though I أرىsee منكfrom you التبرمdiscontent ظاهراًplain
كأني أرى منك التبرم ظاهراً
مبيناًmanifest إذاwhen الأقدارthe fates جلhas grown severe اضطرارهاtheir compulsion
مبيناً إذا الأقدار جل اضطرارها
I seem to see your discontent already plain,
I see in you frustration begin to show,
openly shown when fate's compulsion grows severe.
When fate forces your hand against your will,
هناكthen يقولsays المرءa person منwho ليfor me بأعصرwill restore ages
هناك يقول المرء من لي بأعصر
مضتthat passed كانwas ملكاa possession فيin يديmy hand خيارهاtheir choices
مضت كان ملكا في يدي خيارها
Then a man will say, 'Who will restore to me the ages
There one says, would that I had means
that passed, whose choices were once mine to command?'
To reclaim when I was master with free choice,
تنبهawaken ليومto a day قدalready أظلكhas overshadowed you وردهits arrival
تنبه ليوم قد أظلك ورده
عصيبٍgrievous يوافيovertakes النفسthe soul فيهاin it احتضارهاits death-agony
عصيبٍ يوافي النفس فيها احتضارها
Awaken to a day whose coming already overshadows you,
Awake to a day of woe and terror,
a grievous day when the soul's death-agony overtakes it.
When souls face their death throes,
تبراًdisowns (apparent typo) فيهon it منكyou كلevery مخالطٍcompanion
تبراً فيه منك كل مخالطٍ
وأنand indeed منof الآمالhopes فيهon it انهيارهاtheir collapse
وأن من الآمال فيه انهيارها
On it, every companion disowns you,
All friends abandon you on that day,
and hopes collapse upon it.
Hopes collapse and crumble away,
فأودعتthen it was lodged فيin ظلماءa dark place ضنكٍcramped مقرهاits resting place
فأودعت في ظلماء ضنكٍ مقرها
يلوحshows عليهاupon it للعيونto the eyes اغبرارهاits dustiness
يلوح عليها للعيون اغبرارها
Then it is laid in darkness, its resting place cramped,
Consigned to dark prison's confines,
its dustiness plain for eyes to see.
Its gloom and dust clear for eyes to survey,
تناديyou are summoned فلاand you do not تدريknow المناديthe caller مفرداًalone
تنادي فلا تدري المنادي مفرداً
وقدand already حطwas removed عنfrom وجهthe face of الحياةlife خمارهاits veil
وقد حط عن وجه الحياة خمارها
You are summoned alone, without knowing who calls,
Crying out, none responds when alone,
with the veil now removed from life's face.
Joy of life torn off like a mask,
تناديyou are summoned إلىto يومٍa day شديدٍgrievous مفزعterrifying
تنادي إلى يومٍ شديدٍ مفزع
وساعةand an hour of حشرgathering ليسnot يخفىis hidden اشتهارهاits renown
وساعة حشر ليس يخفى اشتهارها
You are summoned to a grievous, terrifying day,
Crying helplessly for a day of horror,
and an hour of gathering whose renown cannot be hidden.
AnHour when hidden becomes plain as day,
إذاwhen حشرتare gathered فيهon it الوحوشthe wild beasts وجمعتand are collected
إذا حشرت فيه الوحوش وجمعت
صحائفناour records وانثالand pours forth فيناamong us انتشارهاtheir spreading
صحائفنا وانثال فينا انتشارها
When the wild beasts are gathered, and assembled
Beasts herded together, pages gathered,
are our records, poured forth and spread among us;
Scattered open for all to survey,
وزينتand are adorned الجناتthe Gardens فيهon it وأزلفتand brought near
وزينت الجنات فيه وأزلفت
وأذكيand is stoked منof نارthe fire of الجحيمHell استعارهاits blazing
وأذكي من نار الجحيم استعارها
when the Gardens are adorned and brought near,
Gardens adorned, brought near,
and Hellfire's blaze is fiercely kindled;
Hellfire stoked, its flames leap high,
وكورتand is rolled up الشمسthe sun المينرةshining بالضحىat morning
وكورت الشمس المينرة بالضحى
وأسرعand hastens منof زهرthe bright النجومstars انكدارهاtheir darkening
وأسرع من زهر النجوم انكدارها
when the sun, bright at morning, is rolled up,
The brilliant sun folded up at dawn,
and the bright stars swiftly lose their lustre;
The scattering stars hastened away,
لقدindeed جلwas great أمرa command كانwas منهfrom it انتظامهاtheir ordering
لقد جل أمر كان منه انتظامها
وقدand already حلhas arrived أمرa command كانwas منهfrom it انتشارهاtheir scattering
وقد حل أمر كان منه انتشارها
great indeed was the command by which they were ordered,
The moment decreed has come to pass,
and now comes a command by which they are scattered.
All things once joined now split apart,
وسيرتand are set in motion الأجبالthe mountains والأرضand the earth بدلتis changed
وسيرت الأجبال والأرض بدلت
وقدand already عطلتare abandoned عنby مالكيهاtheir owners عشارهاits pregnant she-camels
وقد عطلت عن مالكيها عشارها
When the mountains are set in motion and the earth is changed,
Mountains and earth changed and altered,
and its pregnant she-camels are abandoned by their owners;
Its fruits withheld from their masters,
فإماthen either لدارٍto an abode ليسnot يفنىperishes نعيمهاits bliss
فإما لدارٍ ليس يفنى نعيمها
وأماor else لدارٍto an abode لاnot يفكare loosened أسارهاits bonds
وأما لدارٍ لا يفك أسارها
then either to an abode whose bliss never perishes,
To Paradise, eternal its bliss,
or to an abode whose bonds are never loosened,
Or Hell, unending its torment,
بحضرةin the presence of جبارthe All-Powerful رفيقٍgentle معاقبpunishing
بحضرة جبار رفيقٍ معاقب
فتحصىthen are counted المعاصيthe sins كبرهاtheir great ones وصغارهاand their small ones
فتحصى المعاصي كبرها وصغارها
in the presence of the All-Powerful, gentle yet punishing,
Before the Almighty Lord of requital,
where sins are counted, great and small.
Sins recounted, major and minor,
ويندمand regrets يومon the day of البعثresurrection جانيthe doer of صغارهاtheir small ones
ويندم يوم البعث جاني صغارها
وتهلكand destroy أهليهاtheir perpetrators هناكthere كبارهاtheir great ones
وتهلك أهليها هناك كبارها
On resurrection day, the doer of small sins will regret them,
On Resurrection Day regretting the minor,
and great sins will destroy their perpetrators there.
Destroyed there for major ones,
ستغبطwill be deemed fortunate أجسادbodies وتحياand will live نفوسهاtheir souls
ستغبط أجساد وتحيا نفوسها
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle استوىare alike أسرارهاtheir secrets وجهارهاand their open deeds
إذا ما استوى أسرارها وجهارها
Bodies will be deemed fortunate, and their souls will live,
Bodies envied, souls revived,
when their hidden and open deeds are alike,
Private and public equal in sway,
إذاwhen حفهمsurrounds them عفوthe pardon of الإلهGod وفضلهand His bounty
إذا حفهم عفو الإله وفضله
وأسكنهمand houses them داراًin an abode حلالاًlawful عقارهاits lands
وأسكنهم داراً حلالاً عقارها
when God's pardon and bounty surround them,
When God cloaks them in pardon and grace,
and He houses them in an abode whose lands are lawful to them.
Granting an eternal, rightful abode,
سيلحقهمwill catch up with them أهلthe people of الفسوقwickedness إذاwhen استوىare equal
سيلحقهم أهل الفسوق إذا استوى
بحليةin the adornment of سبقٍwinning a race طرفهاits thoroughbred وحمارهاand its donkey
بحلية سبقٍ طرفها وحمارها
The wicked will catch them when there stand equal
Evildoers will join them when all equals
in the winner's garland its thoroughbred and its donkey.
Garb of faith and visage of sin,
يفرflee بنوthe children of الدنياthe world بدنياهمwith their worldly goods التيwhich
يفر بنو الدنيا بدنياهم التي
يظنis thought علىto أهلthe people of الحظوظgood fortune اقتصارهاits restriction
يظن على أهل الحظوظ اقتصارها
The children of the world flee with their worldly goods, which
Seeking worldly riches, assuming exclusivity,
are thought reserved for those favored by fortune.
Though faith alone grants security,
هيit الأمis the mother خيرthe best البرfilial piety فيهاtoward it عقوقهاdisobeying it
هي الأم خير البر فيها عقوقها
وليسand not بغيرthrough anything but البذلgiving يحمىis protected ذمارهاits honor
وليس بغير البذل يحمى ذمارها
It is a mother best honored by disobedience,
Kings desire numbers and pleasures,
whose honor is protected only through giving.
Pursuing desire, the path of right forsaken,
فماso none نالgained منهاfrom it الحظgood fortune إلاexcept مهينهاone who scorns it
فما نال منها الحظ إلا مهينها
وماand nothing الهلكis ruin إلاexcept قربهاcloseness to it واعتمارهاand frequenting it
وما الهلك إلا قربها واعتمارها
None gains its favor except one who scorns it,
What they seek is the course of the remnant,
and ruin lies only in closeness to it and frequenting it.
Shortened for seekers of salvation,
تهافتrushed headlong فيهاinto it طامعa covetous person بعدafter طامعٍa covetous person
تهافت فيها طامع بعد طامعٍ
وقدand already بانhas become clear للبto the mind الذكيdiscerning اختبارهاthe testing of it
وقد بان للب الذكي اختبارها
One covetous person after another has rushed headlong into it,
Is not honor but a protected resolve?
though trial has made its nature plain to a discerning mind.
When man's resolve cannot be broken?
تطامنbow low لغمرbefore the flood of الحادثاتcalamities ولاand do not تكنbe
تطامن لغمر الحادثات ولا تكن
لهاtoward it ذاone possessing اعتمارٍdevotion يجتنيكreaps you غمارهاits depths
لها ذا اعتمارٍ يجتنيك غمارها
Bow low before the flood of calamities, and do not be
No profit but in reliance on God,
one devoted to it, whom its depths reap.
A content soul needs little to be satisfied,
وإياكand beware أنof تغترbeing deceived منهاby it بماby what ترىyou see
وإياك أن تغتر منها بما ترى
فقدfor already صحhas been established فيin العقلreason الجليclear عيارهاits tested worth
فقد صح في العقل الجلي عيارها
Beware of being deceived by what you see of it,
Rulers fear and worry,
for its true worth is plain to a lucid mind.
Distress that leaves no room for patience,
رأيتI have seen ملوكthe kings of الأرضthe earth يبغونseeking عدةًprovisions
رأيت ملوك الأرض يبغون عدةً
ولذةand a pleasure نفسٍof the soul يستطابis found sweet اجترارهاruminating upon it
ولذة نفسٍ يستطاب اجترارها
I have seen earthly kings seeking provisions,
We see, yet stupor obscures our vision,
and a pleasure of the soul, sweet to ruminate upon.
Clouding us before we awaken,
وخلواand they left طريقthe path of القصدmoderation فيin مبتغاهمtheir pursuit
وخلوا طريق القصد في مبتغاهم
لمتبعهfor its follower الصفارunclear in context جمabundant صغارهاits abasement
لمتبعه الصفار جم صغارها
They left the path of moderation in pursuing their desires;
Consider the Builder of the heavens as Earth's roof,
for its follower, [unclear word]; abundant is its abasement.
His knowledge includes its settled and empty tracts,
وأنand that التيwhat يبغونthey seek نهجis a path of بقيةٍa remnant
وأن التي يبغون نهج بقيةٍ
مكينfirmly attainable لطلابfor seekers of الخلاصdeliverance اختصارهاits shortening
مكين لطلاب الخلاص اختصارها
And what they seek is a path of what remains,
Who upholds cosmos lacking pillars,
whose shortening is within reach of seekers of deliverance.
On which its stability depends,
هلis ...? العزhonor إلاanything but همةan aspiration صحwas sound صونهاits preservation
هل العز إلا همة صح صونها
إذاwhen صانpreserved هماتthe aspirations of الرجالmen انكسارهاtheir brokenness
إذا صان همات الرجال انكسارها
Is honor anything but an aspiration rightly preserved,
Who determined wise governance of it,
when humility safeguards the aspirations of men?
Making clear its night and day,
وهلand is there رابحone who prospers إلاexcept امرؤa man متوكلtrusting in God
وهل رابح إلا امرؤ متوكل
قنوعcontent غنىrichness of النفسthe soul بادٍmanifest وقارهاits dignity
قنوع غنى النفس بادٍ وقارها
Who prospers but a man who trusts in God,
Who unfurled the waters over its face,
content, rich in soul, whose dignity is plain?
Feeding its mountains, plains and fruit,
ويلقىand encounter ولاةthe rulers of الملكdominion خوفاًfear وفكرةand anxious thought
ويلقى ولاة الملك خوفاً وفكرة
تضيقis straitened بهاby it ذرعاًin endurance ويغنيand avails اصطبارهاits patience
تضيق بها ذرعاً ويغني اصطبارها
The holders of power encounter fear and anxious thought,
Who made its blooms colored in their brilliance,
which strain their endurance, though patience avails.
Some darkening gazes, some brightening sight,
عياناًwith our own eyes نرىwe see هذاthis ولكنbut سكرةًan intoxication
عياناً نرى هذا ولكن سكرةً
أحاطتhas surrounded بناus ماnot أنemphatic particle يفيقclears خمارهاits drunken haze
أحاطت بنا ما أن يفيق خمارها
We see this with our own eyes, yet an intoxication
Who carved rivers effortlessly,
has engulfed us whose drunken haze never clears.
From barren clefts, water burst forth,
تدبرconsider منwho البانيis the builder علىabove الأرضthe earth سقفهاits roof
تدبر من الباني على الأرض سقفها
وفيand within علمهاknowledge of it معمورهاits inhabited parts وقفارهاand its deserts
وفي علمها معمورها وقفارها
Consider who built the earth's roof above it,
Who garbed the radiant sun in whiteness by day,
and whose knowledge embraces its settled lands and deserts;
Yellow by dusk and night adorns its cast,
ومنand who يمسكholds الإجرامthe celestial bodies والأرضand the earth أمرهHis command
ومن يمسك الإجرام والأرض أمره
بلاwithout عمدٍpillars يبنىis built عليهupon it قرارهاits stability
بلا عمدٍ يبنى عليه قرارها
and whose command holds the celestial bodies and the earth
Who created orbiting spheres, regulating their course,
without pillars upon which their stability could rest;
Fixing their circuit, so turn never errs,
ومنand who قدرordained التدبيرthe ordering فيهاin it بحكمةٍwith wisdom
ومن قدر التدبير فيها بحكمةٍ
فصحso was rightly ordered لديهاwithin it ليلهاits night ونهارهاand its day
فصح لديها ليلها ونهارها
and who ordained its ordering with wisdom,
When minds were dimmed lacking reason,
so that its night and day run true;
No living soul their needs could provide,
ومنand who فثقopened (apparent typo) الأمواهthe waters فيover صفحthe surface of وجههاits face
ومن فثق الأمواه في صفح وجهها
فمنهاand from them يغذيnourishes حبهاits grain وثمارهاand its fruits
فمنها يغذي حبها وثمارها
and who opened the waters across the surface of its face,
Signs were made clear by His prophets,
and with them nourishes its grain and fruits;
Power perfected, though feeble before,
ومنand who صيرplaced الألوانthe colors فيin نورthe blossoms of نبتهاits vegetation
ومن صير الألوان في نور نبتها
فأشرقso shone فيهاin it وردهاits roses وبهارهاand its oxeye flowers
فأشرق فيها وردها وبهارها
and who placed the colors in its plants' blossoms,
Who gave their mouths words of wisdom,
so that its roses and oxeye flowers shone;
Beyond their capacity to relate or comprehend,
فمنهنand among them مخضرgreen يروقdelights بصيصهits gleam
فمنهن مخضر يروق بصيصه
ومنهنand among them ماthat which يغشىoverwhelms اللحاظthe eyes احمرارهاtheir redness
ومنهن ما يغشى اللحاظ احمرارها
some of them green, their gleam delighting the eye,
Who brought forth from silent stones, a she-camel,
and some whose redness overwhelms the gaze;
Miraculously, they heard its cries,
ومنand who حفرdug الأنهارthe rivers دونwithout تكلفٍeffort
ومن حفر الأنهار دون تكلفٍ
فثارso burst forth منfrom الصمthe solid rocks الصلابhard انفجارهاtheir gushing
فثار من الصم الصلاب انفجارها
and who dug the rivers without effort,
So some may believe, others deny,
so that their gushing sprang from solid, hard rock;
Brought by fate deserving annihilation,
ومقand who (apparent typo) رتبordered الشمسthe sun المينرshining (apparent typo) ابيضاضهاits whiteness
ومق رتب الشمس المينر ابيضاضها
غدواًat morning ويبدوand appears بالعشيat evening اصفرارهاits yellowness
غدواً ويبدو بالعشي اصفرارها
and who ordained the sun's radiant whiteness
Who clove a pathway for Moses in the sea,
at morning, and the yellow glow it shows at evening;
Waves splitting, waters receding to bare its floor,
ومنand who خلقcreated الأفلاكthe celestial spheres فامتدso extended جريهاtheir motion
ومن خلق الأفلاك فامتد جريها
وأحكمهاand perfected them حتىuntil استقامbecame regular مدارهاtheir course
وأحكمها حتى استقام مدارها
and who created the celestial spheres, extending their motion,
Who saved Abraham from the fire's burning rage,
and perfected them until their courses ran true;
Its flames and embers left him unscathed,
ومنand who إنif المتbefell بالعقولthe minds رزيةa calamity
ومن إن المت بالعقول رزية
فليسthen there is no إلىfor حيa living being سواهother than Him افتقارهاtheir need
فليس إلى حي سواه افتقارها
and who, if calamity strikes the minds,
Who rescued Noah from the flood,
is the only living being on whom they depend?
After his people rejected truth time and again,
أبانmade clear لناto us الأياتthe signs فيthrough أنبيائهHis prophets
أبان لنا الأيات في أنبيائه
فأمكنso made possible بعدafter العجزincapacity فيهاthrough them اقتدارهاtheir power
فأمكن بعد العجز فيها اقتدارها
He made the signs plain to us through His prophets,
Empowered David and his son,
and through them made ability possible after helplessness.
Vanquishing a stubborn giant barring their way,
فأنطقand made speak أفواهاmouths بالفاظwith words of حكمةٍwisdom
فأنطق أفواها بالفاظ حكمةٍ
وماand not حلهاhad come to them إثغارهاtheir shedding of teeth واتغارهاand their growing of new teeth
وما حلها إثغارها واتغارها
He made mouths speak words of wisdom
Subdued the land's tyrants by His command,
before they had shed their teeth or grown new ones.
Taught from birds of the sky their speech,
وأبرزand brought forth منfrom صمsolid الحجارةstone ناقةًa she-camel
وأبرز من صم الحجارة ناقةً
وأسمعهمand made them hear فيat الحينonce منهاfrom her خوارهاher lowing
وأسمعهم في الحين منها خوارها
He brought forth a she-camel from solid stone,
Favored Ahmad's nation with the Qur'an's grace,
and immediately made them hear her lowing,
From the land's edge, gave him refuge in a cave,
ليوقنso that they gain certainty أقوامpeoples وتكفرand disbelieve عصبةًa band
ليوقن أقوام وتكفر عصبةً
أتاهاbrought it بأسبابthe causes of الهلاكdestruction قدارهاits Qudar
أتاها بأسباب الهلاك قدارها
so some peoples might gain certainty, while a band disbelieved;
Split the moon for him in the sky's expanse,
their Qudar brought them the means of destruction.
Blessed him with the signs of reigning truth,
وشقand split لموسىfor Moses البحرthe sea دونwithout تكلفٍeffort
وشق لموسى البحر دون تكلفٍ
وبانand became clear منof الأمواجthe waves فيهin it انحسارهاtheir recession
وبان من الأمواج فيه انحسارها
He split the sea for Moses without effort,
Saved us from our masters' disbelief through him,
and the recession of its waves became plain.
A guiding lamp, though darkness pressed near,
وسلمand kept safe منfrom نارthe fire of الأنوunclear qualifier خليلهHis intimate friend
وسلم من نار الأنو خليله
فلمso did not يؤذهharm him أحراقهاits burning واعترارهاand its onslaught
فلم يؤذه أحراقها واعترارها
He kept His intimate friend safe from the fire [unclear qualifier],
Why do we not leave ignorance be,
so its burning and its onslaught did him no harm.
And submit, safe from the fire's sparks?
ونجىand saved منfrom الطوفانthe flood نوحاًNoah وقدwhile already هدتhad been shattered
ونجى من الطوفان نوحاً وقد هدت
بهby it أمةa nation أبدىdisplayed الفسوقwickedness شرارهاits worst people
به أمة أبدى الفسوق شرارها
He saved Noah from the flood, which had laid low
a nation whose worst people had displayed wickedness.
ومكنand empowered داوداًDavid بأيدٍwith strength وابنهand his son
ومكن داوداً بأيدٍ وابنه
فتعسيرهاso its difficulty ملقىًlaid at one's disposal لهfor him وبدارهاand its haste
فتعسيرها ملقىً له وبدارها
He empowered David with strength, and his son;
its difficulty and its haste were put at his disposal.
وذللand subjected جبارthe All-Powerful البلادthe lands لأمرهto his command
وذلل جبار البلاد لأمره
وعلمand taught منof طيرthe birds of السماءthe sky حوارهاtheir speech
وعلم من طير السماء حوارها
The All-Powerful subjected the lands to his command,
and taught him the speech of the birds of heaven.
وفضلand favored بالقرآنwith the Qur'an أمةthe community of أحمدٍAhmad
وفضل بالقرآن أمة أحمدٍ
ومكنand enabled فيin أقصرshortest (unclear here) البلادthe lands مغارهاits raids
ومكن في أقصر البلاد مغارها
He favored Ahmad's community with the Qur'an,
and enabled its raids into the lands [unclear modifier].
وشقand split لهfor him بدرthe full moon of السماءthe sky وخصهand singled him out
وشق له بدر السماء وخصه
بآياتwith signs of حقٍtruth لاnot يخلfails معارهاtheir lent gift
بآيات حقٍ لا يخل معارها
He split the full moon of heaven for him, and singled him out
with true signs whose lent gift never fails.
وأنقذناand saved us منfrom كفرthe unbelief of أربابناour masters بهthrough him
وأنقذنا من كفر أربابنا به
وكانand he was علىat قطبthe pivot of الهلاكdestruction منارهاits beacon
وكان على قطب الهلاك منارها
Through him He saved us from our masters' unbelief,
and he was its beacon at the pivot of destruction.
فماthen what بالناis the matter with us لاnot نتركwe abandon الجهلignorance ويحناwoe to us
فما بالنا لا نترك الجهل ويحنا
لنسلمso that we may escape منfrom نارa fire ترامىfly outward شرارهاits sparks
لنسلم من نار ترامى شرارها
Why, then, do we not abandon ignorance—woe to us—
to escape a fire whose sparks fly outward?
Partial English translation: 156 of 170 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1