ليسis not البليدthe dull-witted man الجاهلignorant
ليس البليد الجاهل
كمنlike one who لهhe has فضائلُvirtues
كمن له فضائلُ
The dull-witted, ignorant man is not
The ignorant fool is not like one endowed with merit
like one endowed with virtues;
Nor is the coward in war like one who fights
ولاnor الذيthe one who يجبنcowers فيin الthe
ولا الذي يجبن في ال
حربwar كمنlike one who يقاتلfights
حرب كمن يقاتل
nor is he who cowers in
If you weigh Muhammad on the scales
war like one who fights.
He is virtuous
إنif تزِنواyou weigh محمداMuhammad
إن تزِنوا محمدا
بالطودagainst the mountain فهوthen he فاضلsuperior
بالطود فهو فاضل
If you weigh Muhammad
Today my Lord has shown
against a mountain, he outweighs it.
Justice and my Lord is just
اليومtoday ربيmy Lord أظهرmade manifest الthe
اليوم ربي أظهر ال
عدلjustice وربيand my Lord عادلjust
عدل وربي عادل
Today my Lord has made manifest
Today a quarter of glory
justice; and my Lord is just.
Has come to pass and He is capable
اليومtoday ربعthe abode المجدglory قدindeed
اليوم ربع المجد قد
أصبحhas become وهوand it is آهلinhabited
أصبح وهو آهل
Today the abode of glory has
Today for the full moon
become inhabited.
The positions are pleasing
اليومtoday للبدرfor the full moon المنيthe radiant (word beginning)
اليوم للبدر المني
رِ(completes 'radiant') طابتbecame pleasant المنازلthe stations
رِ طابت المنازل
Today, for the radiant full moon,
He went forth and attained what
the stations have grown pleasant.
Would disappoint the hopeful
سارhe journeyed فأدركand so attained الذيthat which
سار فأدرك الذي
يَخِيبُfalls short عنهof it الآملthe hopeful one
يَخِيبُ عنه الآمل
He journeyed and attained what
Not everyone who walked with intent upon the path reached the goal
the hopeful fails to reach.
He attained a rank which has no equal
ماnot كلevery منone who سارtraveled علىalong
ما كل من سار على
قصدِthe straight course of الطريقthe road واصلarriving
قصدِ الطريق واصل
Not everyone who travels along
He attained it yet no one attained
the road's straight course arrives.
What he attained through effort
منof رتبةa rank قدindeed حازهاhe attained it
من رتبة قد حازها
ليسthere is not لهاfor it معادلan equal
ليس لها معادل
He has attained a rank
And he had no means save
that has no equal.
His right and tools
قدindeed حازهاhe attained it ولمand did not يحزattain
قد حازها ولم يحز
ماwhat حازهhe attained it محاولa striver
ما حازه محاول
He attained it, and no striver attained
None can reach him though
what he attained.
He be opposed by opposition
ولمand not يكنthere was لهfor him سوىexcept اس(begins 'merit')
ولم يكن له سوى اس
تحقاقهhis merit (word ending) وسائلmeans
تحقاقه وسائل
And he had no means but
So between him and those who
his own merit.
Opposed him are stages
لاnot يدركنّهever catch him وإنeven if
لا يدركنّه وإن
طاولهstrives to equal him مطاولa rival
طاوله مطاول
None shall catch up with him, even if
He has marks of courage about him
a rival strives to equal him.
Evidenced by his deeds
فبينهfor between him وبينand between منwhoever
فبينه وبين من
طاولهrivals him مراحلstages of travel
طاوله مراحل
For between him and whoever
Matters have been raised above the
rivals him lie stages of travel.
Iraqis through him
شهمa gallant man لهhe has عليهof it منfrom
شهم له عليه من
فعالهhis deeds دلائلproofs
فعاله دلائل
A gallant man, whose gallantry
Matters that make fingers
is proven by his deeds.
Yellow from their intensity
ارتفعتwere lifted عنfrom العراthe two Iraqs (word beginning)
ارتفعت عن العرا
قين(completes 'the two Iraqs') بهthrough him نوازلcalamities
قين به نوازل
From the two Iraqs have been lifted
Problems were solved through
calamities, through him—
His grace from their entanglement
نوازلٌcalamities تَصفرُّturn yellow منfrom
نوازلٌ تَصفرُّ من
شدتهاtheir severity الأناملthe fingertips
شدتها الأنامل
calamities that make the fingertips turn yellow
Were it not for him knotty
from their severity.
Problems would not be solved
فُحُلَّand so were solved منamong مشكلهاtheir perplexities
فُحُلَّ من مشكلها
بفضلهthrough his merit مسائلproblems
بفضله مسائل
Thus, among their perplexities,
He came with what the ancients
problems were solved through his merit.
Had failed to accomplish the like of
لولاهwere it not for him ماnot حلَّتwould have been solved منamong الthe
لولاه ما حلَّت من ال
مسائلquestions المشاكلthe difficulties
مسائل المشاكل
But for him, unsolved would have remained
The traits about him are beautiful
the difficulties among the questions.
To behold
أتىhe came بماwith what قدindeed عجزتwere incapable
أتى بما قد عجزت
عنof مثلهits like الأوائلthe ancients
عن مثله الأوائل
He brought forth what the ancients
If he descends upon a land then
were unable to match.
Injustice departs from it
قدindeed حسنتbecame fair فيin العينthe eye منfrom
قد حسنت في العين من
جنابهhis noble person الشمائلthe character traits
جنابه الشمائل
Fair to the eye have become
So it has no mischief
the qualities of his noble person.
Nor tribulations in it
إنif حلhe settles فيin أرضa land فإنّthen indeed
إن حل في أرض فإنّ
الجورoppression عنهاfrom it زائلdeparting
الجور عنها زائل
If he settles in a land, then surely
As truth, so if he comes
oppression departs from it.
Falsehood perishes from him
فماand so no بهاin it مشاغبa troublemaker
فما بها مشاغب
ولاnor بهاin it غوائلperils
ولا بها غوائل
Then no troublemaker is there,
Justice then safety
nor are there perils.
And injustice then delay
كالحقlike truth فهوthus he إنif أتىcomes
كالحق فهو إن أتى
يزهقperishes منهbecause of him الباطلfalsehood
يزهق منه الباطل
He is like truth: when he comes,
Through him justice and injustice
falsehood perishes because of him.
Have pitched camp and departed
العدلjustice ثمّthere آمنsafe
العدل ثمّ آمن
والظلمand oppression ثَمَّthere واجلafraid
والظلم ثَمَّ واجل
Justice is safe there,
The tribes dread his might
and oppression there is afraid.
And hope for his generosity
العدلjustice والظلمand oppression بهin his presence
العدل والظلم به
مخيمencamped وراحلand departing
مخيم وراحل
Justice and oppression, in his presence:
About a rank he attained
one encamped, the other departing.
Ask me questions
تخافfear بأسهhis might وترand hope (word beginning)
تخاف بأسه وتر
جو(completes 'hope') جودهhis generosity القبائلthe tribes
جو جوده القبائل
His might is feared, and
So I said in answering him
his bounty hoped for, by the tribes.
And the reciter eloquently spoke
عنabout رتبةa rank قدindeed نالهاhe attained it
عن رتبة قد نالها
ساءلنيasked me مسائلa questioner
ساءلني مسائل
About a rank he had attained,
Oh hearts be at peace
a questioner asked me.
A virtuous group is loved
فقلتso I said فيin جوابهreply to him
فقلت في جوابه
وقدand may يجيدspeak well القائلthe speaker
وقد يجيد القائل
So I said in reply to him—
and a speaker may speak well—
إلىinto القلوبthe hearts أرِّخنrecord the date!
إلى القلوب أرِّخن
أهوىhas descended فريقa general فاضلvirtuous
أهوى فريق فاضل
Into hearts—mark the date—
a virtuous general has descended.
Partial English translation: 54 of 58 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1