ياO رامِياًone shooting منfrom تحتِbeneath أَجbeginning of 'wings'
يا رامِياً من تحتِ أَج
نحةِcompletion of 'wings' العنايةِProvidence مَنthe one whom تُظِلُّit shelters
نحةِ العنايةِ مَن تُظِلُّ
O you who shoot from beneath the wings
O you who casts stones beneath the shade of Providence, who do you shade?
of Providence at the one they shelter!
And Allah is above the oppressors and above their oppression always appears.
وَاللَهُand God فَوقَabove الظالِمbeginning of 'the wrongdoers'
وَاللَهُ فَوقَ الظالِم
ينَplural ending of 'the wrongdoers' وَفَوقَand above ظُلمِهِمُtheir wrongdoing مُطلُّkeeping watch from above
ينَ وَفَوقَ ظُلمِهِمُ مُطلُّ
And God, above the wrongdoers,
What have you done, and below what you have tried, swords hang low.
and above their wrongdoing, keeps watch.
And the stars of Gemini which are like a necklace in an orderly arrangement hang.
ماذاwhat صَنَعتَyou have done ودونَand barring ماwhat
ماذا صَنَعتَ ودونَ ما
حاوَلتَyou attempted أَسيافٌswords تُسَلُّare unsheathed
حاوَلتَ أَسيافٌ تُسَلُّ
What have you done, when between you and what
For Allah there is an armor, every sword beneath His protection hangs low.
you attempted, swords are drawn,
Al-Husayn surrendered, yet the one with madness and ignorance cast stones.
وَكواكبُand the stars الجَوزاءِOrion وَهbeginning of 'and they'
وَكواكبُ الجَوزاءِ وَه
ىcompletion of 'they' العِقدُthe necklace فيin نَسَقٍordered sequence تُحلُّare unstrung
ى العِقدُ في نَسَقٍ تُحلُّ
and Orion's stars—which
Say to the one who casts stones recklessly, "Do not throw, no arrows will strike you."
are the necklace—are unstrung in sequence?
What is this meaningless act in Allah's shade? As the ignorant see it, it is easy.
لِلَّهِbelonging to God درعٌarmor كلُّevery سَيbeginning of 'sword'
لِلَّهِ درعٌ كلُّ سَي
فٍcompletion of 'sword' دونbefore مَنعَتِهits protective strength يُفَلُّis blunted
فٍ دون مَنعَتِه يُفَلُّ
God has armor; every sword
is blunted before its protective strength.
سلِمَescaped unharmed الحُسَينُal-Husayn وَطاشَand went astray سَهbeginning of 'arrow'
سلِمَ الحُسَينُ وَطاشَ سَه
مٌcompletion of 'arrow' راشهُfletched it حُمقٌfolly وَجهلُand ignorance
مٌ راشهُ حُمقٌ وَجهلُ
Al-Husayn escaped unharmed; an arrow went astray,
fletched by folly and ignorance.
قُلsay لِلّذيto the one who يَرمىshoots at البُدوbeginning of 'the full moons'
قُل لِلّذي يَرمى البُدو
رَcompletion of 'the full moons' تَوَقَّbeware لاlest يَرشُقكَstrike you نَصلُan arrowhead
رَ تَوَقَّ لا يَرشُقكَ نَصلُ
Tell the one who shoots at the full moons:
Beware, lest an arrowhead strike you.
ماnot العَبثُtrifling فيin ظِلِّthe shadow of الإِلbeginning of 'God'
ما العَبثُ في ظِلِّ الإِل
هcompletion of 'God' كماas يرىsupposes الجُهّالُthe ignorant سَهلُeasy
ه كما يرى الجُهّالُ سَهلُ
Trifling beneath God's shadow is not,
as the ignorant suppose, easy.
Partial English translation: 8 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1