يُمضيhe carries through الأُمورthe affairs عَلىon the basis of بَدائههhis spontaneous insights
يُمضي الأُمور عَلى بَدائهه
وَتُريهand shows him فِكرَتُهُhis reflection عَواقِبَهاtheir consequences
وَتُريه فِكرَتُهُ عَواقِبَها
He carries affairs through by his ready intuitions,
He goes about matters as they begin,
And his reflection shows him their consequences.
And his thoughts show him their ends.
فَيَظَلُّso he continues يُصدِرُهاhe sends them forth وَيورِدُهاand brings them in
فَيَظَلُّ يُصدِرُها وَيورِدُها
فَيَعُمّso he encompasses حاضِرهاtheir present aspects وَغائِبَهاand their absent aspects
فَيَعُمّ حاضِرها وَغائِبَها
So he keeps sending them forth and bringing them in,
So he keeps originating them and bringing them back,
Thus encompassing the present and the absent among them.
Informing of their present and their absent.
فَإِذاso when أَلمّتarose صعبَةa difficult matter فحمتand barred
فَإِذا أَلمّت صعبَة فحمت
منهاfrom it المَقادَةsubmission كانَhe was صاحِبَهاits master
منها المَقادَة كانَ صاحِبَها
So when a difficult matter arises and refuses
When a difficult one becomes harsh and glowing,
To be led, he is its master,
Its guide is its undertaker.
المُستقلّthe unaided bearer بهاof it وَقدand already رَسبَتit had sunk
المُستقلّ بها وَقد رَسبَت
وَلَوتand kept waiting عَلىthroughout الأَيّامِthe days طالِبَهاits seeker
وَلَوت عَلى الأَيّامِ طالِبَها
The one who bears it unaided, though it has sunk deep
The independent one in it when it is intertwined
And kept its seeker waiting, day after day.
And has crooked upon the days its seeker.
سُستَyou governed الخلافةthe caliphate إِذwhen نَصَبتyou took your stand لَهاfor it
سُستَ الخلافة إِذ نَصَبت لَها
فَحميتهاso you protected it وَمنعتَand you defended جانِبَهاits flank
فَحميتها وَمنعتَ جانِبَها
You governed the caliphate when you took your stand for it,
You took over the Caliphate when it was erected for you,
So you protected it and defended its flank.
So you protected it and prevented its aspect.
وَعدلتهاand you set it straight بِالحَقwith justice فَاِعتَدَلَتso it became upright
وَعدلتها بِالحَق فَاِعتَدَلَت
وَوَسِعتand you embraced راغِبَهاone who seeks it وَراهِبَهاand one who fears it
وَوَسِعت راغِبَها وَراهِبَها
And you set it straight with justice, so it stood upright,
And you made it just, so it became balanced,
And you embraced those who sought it and those who feared it.
And you satisfied its desirer and its monk.
عَفواًa pardon عممتَyou covered all بِهwith it جَرائِمهاits offenses
عَفواً عممتَ بِه جَرائِمها
وَنَدىًand bounty وَرَيتَyou kindled بِهwith it مَطالِبَهاits aspirations
وَنَدىً وَرَيتَ بِه مَطالِبَها
A pardon with which you covered all its offenses,
Generally, you covered its crimes with pardon,
And bounty with which you kindled its aspirations.
And you watered its demands with help.
وَإِذاand when الحُروبthe wars طَغَتraged beyond bounds بعثتَyou sent لَهاfor them
وَإِذا الحُروب طَغَت بعثتَ لَها
رَأياًa judgment تَفُلّyou shatter بِهwith it كَتائِبَهاtheir battalions
رَأياً تَفُلّ بِه كَتائِبَها
And when wars rage beyond bounds, you send against them
And when the wars grew violent you sent against them
A judgment by which you shatter their battalions,
An opinion that routs its battalions.
رَأياa judgment إِذاwhen نَبتfailed to bite السيوفthe swords مَضىpressed on
رَأيا إِذا نَبت السيوف مَضى
عَزمٌresolve بِهthrough it فَشفىand so healed مَضارِبَهاtheir striking edges
عَزمٌ بِه فَشفى مَضارِبَها
A judgment—when swords fail to bite, onward goes
An opinion, when the swords grew, advanced,
Resolve through it, healing their striking edges.
A resolve by which its striking places were healed.
أَجرىsent flowing إِلىto فِئَةa faction بِدَولَتِهاwith its ascendancy
أَجرى إِلى فِئَة بِدَولَتِها
وَأَقامَand established فيamong أخرىanother نَوادِبَهاits female mourners
وَأَقامَ في أخرى نَوادِبَها
It brings one faction its turn of fortune,
It flowed to a sect with its government
And in another sets up its mourning women.
And it settled in another its composers.
وَإِذاand when الخُطوبthe troubles تَأثلتtook root ورسَتand stood firm
وَإِذا الخُطوب تَأثلت ورسَت
هدَّتdemolished فَواضِلُهhis bounties نَوائِبَهاtheir calamities
هدَّت فَواضِلُه نَوائِبَها
And when troubles take root and stand firm,
And when the afflictions eased and abated,
His bounties demolish their calamities,
Its reconcilers calmed its vicissitudes.
حَتّىuntil تَكرّreturn صروفهاtheir vicissitudes نِعَماas blessings
حَتّى تَكرّ صروفها نِعَما
مَصارعهاtheir killing grounds مَضارِبَهاtheir encampments
مَصارعها مَضارِبَها
Until their vicissitudes return as blessings,
Until the turns of fate brought it blessings,
Their killing grounds become their encampments.
Its battlefields, its striking places.
وَإِذاand when جَرتmoved بِضَميرهin accord with his intent يَدهhis hand
وَإِذا جَرت بِضَميره يَده
أَبدَتrevealed لهto him الدُّنياthe world مَناقِبَهاits virtues
أَبدَت له الدُّنيا مَناقِبَها
And when his hand moves in accord with his intent,
And when your hand conducted its conscience,
The world reveals its virtues to him.
The world displayed for it its attributes.
Sol 6.1