انْظُرْlook لهat it نوراًa light بداappeared مشهوداvisible
انْظُرْ له نوراً بدا مشهودا
يأويtakes refuge لهin it رجلٌa man غَدَاhas become مسعوداfortunate
يأوي له رجلٌ غَدَا مسعودا
Behold it—a light that has appeared, plain to see.
Behold, a light has dawned, bright, manifest,
A man grown fortunate finds refuge in it.
A man has found refuge, blessed now with fortune,
فيin ظلمةdarkness الأسواقthe markets لاحshone كأنّماas though
في ظلمة الأسواق لاح كأنّما
نَشَرَunfurled الصّباحُmorning علىover الظّلامthe darkness بُنُوداbanners
نَشَرَ الصّباحُ على الظّلام بُنُودا
In the darkness of the markets it shone, as though
In the dark alleys there appeared as though
Morning had unfurled banners over the darkness.
The morning had cast its gleam upon the gloom.
ياO رنّةَthe wail of الشّيطانِSatan منهbecause of it إذاwhen النّداthe call
يا رنّةَ الشّيطانِ منه إذا النّدا
نادىcalled out فولّىso he turned away خاسِئاًabased مطروداdriven away
نادى فولّى خاسِئاً مطرودا
Oh, how Satan wailed because of it when the call
O cursed bird of ill-omen, when he calls
Rang out, so he fled, abased and driven away!
It takes to flight, expelled, driven away.
وغنيمةَand a boon for السُّعَدَاthe fortunate إذاwhen لمdid not يُلهِهِمْdistract them
وغنيمةَ السُّعَدَا إذا لم يُلهِهِمْ
شَيْءٌanything فَلَبَّوْاso they responded رُكّعاًbowing وسجوداand prostrating
شَيْءٌ فَلَبَّوْا رُكّعاً وسجودا
And what a boon for the fortunate, when they were not distracted by
The prize of bliss - when nothing can distract them -
Anything, and so responded, bowing and prostrating!
They bow down prostrate, fervent in worship.
قَرَّتْwere gladdened بهby it لذويfor those possessing الدّيانةreligious devotion أَعْيُنٌeyes
قَرَّتْ به لذوي الدّيانة أَعْيُنٌ
وغداand became بهthrough it حزبُthe faction of الشَّقاwretchedness مفؤوداstricken at heart
وغدا به حزبُ الشَّقا مفؤودا
By it, the eyes of the devout were gladdened,
In him the religious find delight,
And through it the faction of wretchedness was stricken at heart.
While the party of misery is deprived.
للّهfor God أسّسهhe founded it الذيthe one who هوhe آمِلٌhopeful
للّه أسّسه الذي هو آمِلٌ
أَنْthat سوفwill يُحْرِزُhe attains أَجْرَهُhis reward الموعوداpromised
أَنْ سوف يُحْرِزُ أَجْرَهُ الموعودا
For God it was founded by one who hopes
God established him, and he hopes
That he will attain his promised reward.
To gain the reward promised and assured.
رَبِحَتْyielded profit تجارتُهhis trade فأنفقso he spent فَانياًwhat perishes
رَبِحَتْ تجارتُه فأنفق فَانياً
لينالَso that he may attain فيin دارthe abode of النّعيمbliss خلوداeverlasting life
لينالَ في دار النّعيم خلودا
His trade yielded profit: he spent what perishes,
His trade has prospered, he spends like water
To gain everlasting life in the abode of bliss.
To gain in the Abode of Bliss eternity,
فَلِمِثلso, for the like of هذاthis الصُّنْعِdeed تستبقrace one another النّهىdiscerning minds
فَلِمِثل هذا الصُّنْعِ تستبق النّهى
وعليهand for it تنفطرsplit asunder الكِرَامُthe noble كبوداlivers
وعليه تنفطر الكِرَامُ كبودا
So for deeds like this, discerning minds race one another,
For the like of this deed sincerity races ahead
And for it the livers of the noble are torn asunder.
And upon it the generous assembled pour out their bounty.
فاقْبَلْهُso accept it منfrom بانيهits builder ياO رَبَّLord of الورىall creation
فاقْبَلْهُ من بانيه يا رَبَّ الورى
مَنْwho لاnever يُخِيبُfrustrates لآملٍfor one who hopes مقصوداa desired aim
مَنْ لا يُخِيبُ لآملٍ مقصودا
So accept it from its builder, O Lord of all creation,
Accept him from his Maker, O Lord of Lords,
You who never frustrate the aim of one who hopes.
He who never disappoints the hopes of yearners-after.
وأَجِبْand answer بفضلكby Your grace دعوتيmy prayer إذْas قلتُI said فِيin
وأَجِبْ بفضلك دعوتي إذْ قلتُ فِي
تاريخهits chronogram جازىmay He reward الصغيّرal-Sughayyir جوداgenerously
تاريخه جازى الصغيّر جودا
And by Your grace answer my prayer, as I said in
Answer my prayer, as I have said in its date,
Its chronogram: ‘May He reward al-Sughayyir generously.’
“May He reward the little one for his generosity.”
Sol 6.1