أقمremain وادعاًat peace واصبرand be patient علىin the face of الضيمoppression والأذىand harm
أقم وادعاً واصبر على الضيم والأذى
فإنكfor you are إنسانa human being وجدكand your forefather آدمAdam
فإنك إنسان وجدك آدم
Remain at peace, and endure oppression and harm;
Stand upright, be patient, endure injustice and harm
For you are human, and your forefather is Adam.
For you are human, and humanity descends from Adam
وهبكand suppose you علىagainst الدنياthe world سخطتyou felt anger وظلمهاand its injustice
وهبك على الدنيا سخطت وظلمها
أتملكcan you دفعwarding off الظلمinjustice والظلمwhile injustice لازمinescapable
أتملك دفع الظلم والظلم لازم
And suppose you resent the world and its injustice—
Fate has destined you to resent and suffer this world's injustice
Can you ward off injustice, when injustice is inescapable?
Can you prevent injustice when it is fate's own judgement?
بنيO children of آدمAdam ماwhy للغرورwith vanity رمىhurled بكمwith you
بني آدم ما للغرور رمى بكم
مراميهits far reaches حتىuntil غداit became وهوand it حاكمa ruler
مراميه حتى غدا وهو حاكم
Children of Adam, why has vanity hurled you
O children of Adam! How easily vain glory has misled you!
To its far reaches, until it came to rule?
Until its ambitions have made it your ruler
تظنونyou think أنthat الأرضthe earth قدindeed بسطتhas been spread out لكمfor you
تظنون أن الأرض قد بسطت لكم
ومنand for أجلكمyour sake تجريdrift الغمامthe clouds الروائمrain-bearing
ومن أجلكم تجري الغمام الروائم
You think the earth has been spread out for you,
You fancy the earth was spread out here just for you
And for your sake the rain-bearing clouds drift;
And drifting clouds made, just for your sake, to roam
وأنand that النجومthe stars الزهرradiant علنrose aloft زينةas adornment
وأن النجوم الزهر علن زينة
تقرfind delight بهاin it الألحاظthe eyes وهيwhile they هوائمwandering
تقر بها الألحاظ وهي هوائم
And that the radiant stars rose aloft as adornment,
You think the stars shine as mere decoration
In which the eyes find delight as they wander;
To delight your eyes - yet all this is transient
فماthen why لكمfor you لاnot تنظمونyou string together نثيرهاtheir scattered array
فما لكم لا تنظمون نثيرها
فيصبحso would become منهاfrom them حليكمyour jewelry والتمائمand the amulets
فيصبح منها حليكم والتمائم
Then why do you not string those scattered stars together,
Why then don't you make these ornaments your necklaces?
So your jewelry and amulets might be made from them?
To adorn yourselves at dawn with glittering jewels?
Sol 6.1