وَارَحْمَتَاOh, pity! لِيfor me مِنْfrom صُرُوفِthe vicissitudes of زَمَانِيmy time
وَارَحْمَتَا لِي مِنْ صُرُوفِ زَمَانِي
أَنَّىwherever رَمَتْit shot سِهَامَarrows مَكَانِيmy place
أَنَّى رَمَتْ سِهَامَ مَكَانِي
Alas for me, beset by the vicissitudes of my time!
My mercy and blessings in the turns of my time
Wherever it shot its arrows, there I stood.
Wherever the arrows of my fate have struck
إِنِّيI indeed لأَسْأَلُdo ask وَالرَّفَاقُand the companions تَحَمَّلواdeparted
إِنِّي لأَسْأَلُ وَالرَّفَاقُ تَحَمَّلوا
أَتُرَىdo you think يُطِيلُwill prolong عَذَابِيmy torment المَلَوَانِnight and day
أَتُرَى يُطِيلُ عَذَابِي المَلَوَانِ
Indeed I ask, while my companions have departed:
I ask - though my friends have endured -
Will night and day prolong my torment, do you think?
Will my affliction by the vicious be prolonged?
مَنْwho مُبْلِغُwill bring السُّلْوَانِsolace مَقْرُوحَone wounded in الحَشَىthe heart
مَنْ مُبْلِغُ السُّلْوَانِ مَقْرُوحَ الحَشَى
سُدَّتْwere barred عَلَيْهِto him مَسَالِكُthe paths of السُّلْوَانِsolace
سُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ مَسَالِكُ السُّلْوَانِ
Who will bring solace to one whose heart is wounded,
Who will inform the Sulwan, wounded at heart?
when all paths to solace have been barred to him?
The paths to the Sulwan are blocked to him
مَنْعَاكَnews of your death يَاO عَبْدَAbd (servant of) العَزِيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) أَمَضِّينِيpained me
مَنْعَاكَ يَا عَبْدَ العَزِيزِ أَمَضِّينِي
وَأَضَافَand added أَشْجَاناًsorrows إِلَىto أَشْجَانِيmy sorrows
وَأَضَافَ أَشْجَاناً إِلَى أَشْجَانِي
News of your death, O Abd al-Aziz, pierced me
You forbid me, O Abdelaziz, send me on my way
and added sorrows to my sorrows.
And added sorrows upon my sorrows
فَاجَأْتَنِيyou surprised me بِالنَّأْيِwith separation قَبْلَbefore أَوَانِهِits due time
فَاجَأْتَنِي بِالنَّأْيِ قَبْلَ أَوَانِهِ
هَلْis there حُرْقَةٌburning grief كَالنَّأْيِlike separation قَبْلَbefore أَوَانِdue time
هَلْ حُرْقَةٌ كَالنَّأْيِ قَبْلَ أَوَانِ
You surprised me with separation before its time;
You surprised me with estrangement before its time
is any burning grief like untimely separation?
Is there a burning like estrangement before its time?
أَتَسُوءُdo you grieve إِخْوَاناًfriends مَلَكْتَyou won قُلُوبَهُمْtheir hearts
أَتَسُوءُ إِخْوَاناً مَلَكْتَ قُلُوبَهُمْ
ظَرْفاًthrough wit وَكَنْتَand you were مَسَرَّةَthe delight of الإِخْوَانِfriends
ظَرْفاً وَكَنْتَ مَسَرَّةَ الإِخْوَانِ
Do you grieve friends whose hearts you won
Would you treat brothers ill whose hearts you've won
through wit, when you were your friends' delight?
With grace, and you were the joy of the brothers?
رَبَّO master of البَيَانِeloquence وَأَنْتَand you بَالِغَhaving reached شَأْوِهِits utmost reach
رَبَّ البَيَانِ وَأَنْتَ بَالِغَ شَأْوِهِ
أَعْجَزْتَyou rendered helpless بِالسَّبِقِthrough precedence البَدِيعِwondrous بَيَانِيmy eloquence
أَعْجَزْتَ بِالسَّبِقِ البَدِيعِ بَيَانِي
O master of eloquence, who reached its utmost height,
O Lord of eloquence, and you are its consummate master
your wondrous precedence left my own speech helpless.
Your precedence in wondrous eloquence has rendered my eloquence futile
أَدَبٌliterature يَخَالُimagines مُطَالِعُوreaders of آيَاتِهِits passages
أَدَبٌ يَخَالُ مُطَالِعُو آيَاتِهِ
أَنَّthat الكَلامَspeech مَثَالِثٌtriple strings وَمَثَانِand double strings
أَنَّ الكَلامَ مَثَالِثٌ وَمَثَانِ
Writing whose readers imagine, reading its passages,
A literary polish whose ayahs intimate
that speech is music on triple and double strings.
That speech is but derivative and plagiarized
فُقْتَyou surpassed الَّذِينَthose whom أَخَذْتَyou learned عَنْهُمْfrom them يَافِعاًas a youth
فُقْتَ الَّذِينَ أَخَذْتَ عَنْهُمْ يَافِعاً
وَبَزَزْتَand you outstripped مَنْthose who جَلُّواwere eminent مِنَamong الأَقْرَانِthe peers
وَبَزَزْتَ مَنْ جَلُّوا مِنَ الأَقْرَانِ
You surpassed those from whom you learned in youth,
You surpassed those from whom you learned as a youth
and outstripped the most eminent of your peers.
And outshone all your distinguished peers
هَذَاthis بِإِجْمَاعٍby unanimous agreement فَمَاذَاso what عَارَضَتْhas opposed
هَذَا بِإِجْمَاعٍ فَمَاذَا عَارَضَتْ
دَعْوَىa claim دَعِيٍّof a pretender مِنْof سَنَىthe radiance of البُرْهَانِthe proof
دَعْوَى دَعِيٍّ مِنْ سَنَى البُرْهَانِ
This is unanimous; what could be challenged
This by consensus, so what has the claim
in the radiance of proof by a pretender's claim?
Of a pretender to law disproved?
لاno خَيْرَgood فِيin زَمَنٍan age إِذَاwhen مَاever طَاوَلَتْvied in height
لا خَيْرَ فِي زَمَنٍ إِذَا مَا طَاوَلَتْ
فِيهِin it الصِّعَادُstraight shafts عَوَالِيthe lofty spears of المُرَّانِash wood
فِيهِ الصِّعَادُ عَوَالِي المُرَّانِ
There is no good in an age when there contend
No good in a time when upstarts
plain shafts with lofty ash-wood spears.
Overrun the heights of culture
أَحْدَثْتَyou created أُسْلُوباًa style وَكَنْتَand you were إِمَامَهُits master
أَحْدَثْتَ أُسْلُوباً وَكَنْتَ إِمَامَهُ
وَبَقِيتَand you remained فَذّاًpeerless فِيهِin it مَاno لَكَfor you ثَانِa second
وَبَقِيتَ فَذّاً فِيهِ مَا لَكَ ثَانِ
You created a style and were its master,
You created a style and were its imam
and remained peerless in it, without an equal.
Remaining unmatched in it, you who are without peer
جَمَعَcombined السُّهُولَةَease وَالجَزَالَةَand vigor لَفْظُهُits wording
جَمَعَ السُّهُولَةَ وَالجَزَالَةَ لَفْظُهُ
تَتَخَالَفَانِthey differ حِلىًas ornaments وَتَأْتَلِفَانِand they harmonize
تَتَخَالَفَانِ حِلىً وَتَأْتَلِفَانِ
Its wording combined ease and vigor,
Your words combine ease and gravity
two ornaments, different yet harmonious.
Contraries reconciled in elegance
دِيبَاجَةٌa brocade عَرَبِيَّةٌArabic مِصْرِيَّةٌEgyptian
دِيبَاجَةٌ عَرَبِيَّةٌ مِصْرِيَّةٌ
نُقِشَتْwas embroidered بِرَائِعَةٍwith a marvel مِنَof الأَلْوَانِcolors
نُقِشَتْ بِرَائِعَةٍ مِنَ الأَلْوَانِ
An Arabic, Egyptian brocade,
An Arabic robe Egyptian brocade
embroidered with a marvel of colors.
Embroidered in a wondrous palette
مَنْwho لِلنَّوَادِرِfor the witticisms تَجْتَنِيgathers مِنْهَاfrom them النُّهَىminds
مَنْ لِلنَّوَادِرِ تَجْتَنِي مِنْهَا النُّهَى
مَاwhat تَشْتَهِيthey desire مِنْof طَيِّبَاتِthe delights of مَجَانِgathered fruits
مَا تَشْتَهِي مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَجَانِ
Who will give us the witticisms from which minds gather
For witticisms, plucking from them subtle fragrance
whatever they desire of the choicest gathered fruits?
Whatever you wish of the gardens' perfumes
مَنْwho لِلبَوَادِرِfor spontaneous sallies لاnot يَجُودُis generous بِمِثْلِهَاwith their like
مَنْ لِلبَوَادِرِ لا يَجُودُ بِمِثْلِهَا
قَبْلَbefore الرَّوِيَّةِdeliberation أَحْضَرُthe readiest الأَذْهَانِminds
قَبْلَ الرَّوِيَّةِ أَحْضَرُ الأَذْهَانِ
Who will give us the sallies whose like cannot be offered
For insights, no one gives of their like
before reflection even by the readiest minds?
Before conception, freshest in the minds
مَنْwho لِلدُّعَابَةِfor humor وَهْيَand it قَدْhas قَرَنَتْjoined إِلَىto
مَنْ لِلدُّعَابَةِ وَهْيَ قَدْ قَرَنَتْ إِلَى
حِلمِthe forbearance of الشُّيُوخِold men تُرَاهَةًthe frivolity of الشُّبَّانِyoung men
حِلمِ الشُّيُوخِ تُرَاهَةً الشُّبَّانِ
Who will give us humor that has joined to
For drollery, which you have matched to
old men's forbearance the frivolity of youths?
The forbearance of elders, levity of youths
إِنْif ثُقِّفَتْit was refined لطُفَتْit grew gentle وَفِيand in ضَحِكَاتِهَاits laughter
إِنْ ثُقِّفَتْ لطُفَتْ وَفِي ضَحِكَاتِهَا
إِيمَاضُa flash of بَرْقٍlightning لاnot انْفِضَاضُthe shattering of سِنَانِa spearpoint
إِيمَاضُ بَرْقٍ لا انْفِضَاضُ سِنَانِ
When refined, it grew gentle; in its laughter
When refined, it is gentle, and in its laughter
was lightning's flash, not a spearpoint's shattering.
Flashes of lightning, no bared teeth
نَهْلٌa draught تَسَاقَاهَاshared it in drinking القُلُوبُthe hearts فَتَشْتَفِيso are soothed
نَهْلٌ تَسَاقَاهَا القُلُوبُ فَتَشْتَفِي
غُلَلٌthirsts وَتُقْضَىand are fulfilled لِلقُلُوبِfor the hearts أَمَانِwishes
غُلَلٌ وَتُقْضَى لِلقُلُوبِ أَمَانِ
A draught the hearts shared, soothing
A nectar quaffed by hearts assuaging
their thirsts, while the hearts' wishes were fulfilled.
Fetters - hearts secured in peace
بَلَوَاتُtrials أَلْبَقِthe most tactful كَاتِبٍwriter وَمُحَدِّثٍand speaker
بَلَوَاتُ أَلْبَقِ كَاتِبٍ وَمُحَدِّثٍ
صَافِيclear in البَدَاهَةِspontaneous wit بَارعِmasterful in التِّبْيَانِexposition
صَافِي البَدَاهَةِ بَارعِ التِّبْيَانِ
The trials of a most tactful writer and speaker,
Ordeals of the most brilliant writer and conversationalist
clear in spontaneous wit, masterful in exposition.
Pristine spontaneity, eloquent exposition
فِيin جِدِّهِhis seriousness وَمُزَاحِهِand his jest مُتَصَرِّفٌversatile
فِي جِدِّهِ وَمُزَاحِهِ مُتَصَرِّفٌ
بِبَرَاعَةٍwith artistry خَلاَّبَةٍenchanting وَلِسَانِand eloquence
بِبَرَاعَةٍ خَلاَّبَةٍ وَلِسَانِ
Versatile in his seriousness and his jest,
In earnest and jest resourceful
with enchanting artistry and eloquence.
With charming dexterity and a clever tongue
أَخَلاhas it become bereft مِنَof البِشْرِيُّal-Bishri عَصْرٌan age لَمْnot يَكُنْwas
أَخَلا مِنَ البِشْرِيُّ عَصْرٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ
فِيهِin it عَلَىof ذَاكَthat المِثَالِmold اثْنَانِtwo
فِيهِ عَلَى ذَاكَ المِثَالِ اثْنَانِ
Has an age lost al-Bishri, though it never held
Rare in humankind an age that did not have
two men of that same mold?
The likes of that example, a peerless pair
شَخْصٌa man قَلِيلٌscant ظِلُّهُhis shadow طَاوِيlean in الحَشَىthe belly
شَخْصٌ قَلِيلٌ ظِلُّهُ طَاوِي الحَشَى
يَمْشِيhe walks فَلاso not تَتَوَازَنُare level الكَتِفَانِthe two shoulders
يَمْشِي فَلا تَتَوَازَنُ الكَتِفَانِ
A man of scant shadow, lean of belly,
A unique persona, a sheltering shadow
walking with his two shoulders uneven.
Walking while the shoulders do not sway
طَلَقُcheerful المُحَيَّاof countenance إِذْwhen تَرَاهُyou see him وَرُبَّمَاand sometimes
طَلَقُ المُحَيَّا إِذْ تَرَاهُ وَرُبَّمَا
نَمَّتْhinted بِكَامِنِat the hidden part of دَائِهِhis ailment العَيْنَانِthe two eyes
نَمَّتْ بِكَامِنِ دَائِهِ العَيْنَانِ
Bright-faced when you saw him, though at times
Easy of manner when you see him, though perhaps
his eyes betrayed his hidden ailment.
In the pocket of his shirt the eyes may sleep
حُبَّتْwere endowed مَلامِحُهُhis features بِمَسْحَةِwith a touch of أُدْمَةٍbrown complexion
حُبَّتْ مَلامِحُهُ بِمَسْحَةِ أُدْمَةٍ
هِيَit مِنْfrom مِنَاMina إِنْif شِئْتَyou wish أَوْor عَدْنَانِAdnan
هِيَ مِنْ مِنَا إِنْ شِئْتَ أَوْ عَدْنَانِ
His features were endowed with a touch of brown,
His features gilded with a touch of duskiness
a hue from Mina, if you will, or Adnan.
Descendant of us or of Adnan
وَبِعَارِضَيْهِand with his two side-whiskers الهَابِطَيْنِdrooping وَلِمَّةٍand a mane
وَبِعَارِضَيْهِ الهَابِطَيْنِ وَلِمَّةٍ
شَعْثَاءَunkempt لَمْnot تُلمَمْwas tidied مِنَfrom الثَّوَرَانِwildness
شَعْثَاءَ لَمْ تُلمَمْ مِنَ الثَّوَرَانِ
And with his drooping side-whiskers and a mane
With the two drooping lines and a hint
unkempt, its wildness never tamed,
Of unkempt hair, never groomed for ceremony
وَمَضِنَّةٍand a treasure يَطْوِيhe folds عَلَيْهَاover it صَدْرَهُhis breast
وَمَضِنَّةٍ يَطْوِي عَلَيْهَا صَدْرَهُ
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he أَبَداًforever عَلَيْهَاover it حَانِbending tenderly
وَكَأَنَّهُ أَبَداً عَلَيْهَا حَانِ
and a treasure over which he folded his breast,
And a slight stoop, chest curved over it
as though forever bending tenderly over it,
As if forever leaning upon it
مِنْfrom ذَلِكَthat التِّمْثَالِfigure لاحَتْshone لِلوَرَىfor mankind
مِنْ ذَلِكَ التِّمْثَالِ لاحَتْ لِلوَرَى
آيَاتُsigns of أَيِّwhat حِجىًintellect وَأَيُّand what جَنَانِa heart
آيَاتُ أَيِّ حِجىً وَأَيُّ جَنَانِ
from that figure there shone for mankind
From that statue shone for all
signs of such intellect and such a heart!
Signs of what sanctity, what heavens
حُسْنُthe beauty of المَنَارَةِthe lighthouse فِيin سُطُوعِthe radiance of ضِيائِهَاits light
حُسْنُ المَنَارَةِ فِي سُطُوعِ ضِيائِهَا
لاnot فِيin زَخَارِفِهَاits ornaments وَلاand not البُنْيَانِthe structure
لا فِي زَخَارِفِهَا وَلا البُنْيَانِ
A lighthouse's beauty lies in the brilliance of its light,
A lighthouse's beauty is in the radiance of its beacon
not in its ornaments or its structure.
Not its decor nor architecture
أَمَّاas for خَلائِقُهُhis character فَقُلْthen say مَاwhat شِئْتَyou wish فِيabout
أَمَّا خَلائِقُهُ فَقُلْ مَا شِئْتَ فِي
جَمِّabundant in المُرُوءةِnobility رَاسِخِsteadfast in الإِيمَانِfaith
جَمِّ المُرُوءةِ رَاسِخِ الإِيمَانِ
As for his character, say what you will of
As for his nature - say what you will of
one rich in nobility, steadfast in faith.
The essence of chivalry, staunch faith
مَاnot ضَاقَwas constricted صَدْراًin heart وَهْوَwhile he أَصْدَقُthe most sincere مُسْلِمٍMuslim
مَا ضَاقَ صَدْراً وَهْوَ أَصْدَقُ مُسْلِمٍ
بِتَخَالُفِby differences of الآرَاءِopinions وَالأَدْيَانِand religions
بِتَخَالُفِ الآرَاءِ وَالأَدْيَانِ
His heart never chafed, though the most sincere of Muslims,
No breast was straitened, his being the truest Muslim
at differences of opinion and religion.
By difference of views and religions
نِعْمَexcellent is الفَتَىthe man فِيin غَيْبَةٍabsence أَوْor مَشْهَدٍpresence
نِعْمَ الفَتَى فِي غَيْبَةٍ أَوْ مَشْهَدٍ
نِعْمَexcellent is الفَتَىthe man فِيin السِّرِّprivate وَالإِعْلانِand public
نِعْمَ الفَتَى فِي السِّرِّ وَالإِعْلانِ
An excellent man, absent or present,
What a gallant lad in absence or presence
an excellent man, in private and in public.
What a gallant lad in secret and openly
بِالعَدْلِwith justice يَقْضِيhe judges فِيin الحُقُوقِclaims وَبِالنَّدَىand with generosity
بِالعَدْلِ يَقْضِي فِي الحُقُوقِ وَبِالنَّدَى
يَقْضِيhe fulfills حُقُوقَthe rights of الأَهْلِfamily وَالجِيرَانِand neighbors
يَقْضِي حُقُوقَ الأَهْلِ وَالجِيرَانِ
With justice he judges claims, and with generosity
With justice he rules in rights, and with dew
he fulfills the rights of family and neighbors.
He rules the rights of family and neighbors
يَسْعَىhe strives كَأَدْأَبِlike the most diligent مَنْone who سَعَىstrove لِمُهِمَّةٍfor a task
يَسْعَى كَأَدْأَبِ مَنْ سَعَى لِمُهِمَّةٍ
مَهْمَاwhatever يُجَشِّمُhe takes on as hardship دُونَهُbefore it وَيُعَانِand endures
مَهْمَا يُجَشِّمُ دُونَهُ وَيُعَانِ
He strives like the most diligent worker at a task,
He labors, as assiduous as one who has toiled for a mission
whatever hardship he takes on in its pursuit and endures.
However grueling, though he suffers
مُتَشَمِّراًgirded for work بِغُدُّوِّهِin his morning going وَرَوَاحِهِand his evening return
مُتَشَمِّراً بِغُدُّوِّهِ وَرَوَاحِهِ
عَجِلَswift in الخُطَىhis steps مُسْتَرْسِلَwith flowing الأَرْدَانِsleeves
عَجِلَ الخُطَى مُسْتَرْسِلَ الأَرْدَانِ
Girded for work in his morning going and evening return,
Girt for rising and retiring
swift of step, with sleeves flowing loose.
Hastening, steps unfaltering
لَمْnot كَانَwas مَاwhat فِيin جِدِّهِhis earnestness فِيin جِدِّهِhis earnestness
لَمْ كَانَ مَا فِي جِدِّهِ فِي جِدِّهِ
لَعَلَتْwould have risen مَكَانَتُهُhis standing إِلَىto كِيوَانِSaturn
لَعَلَتْ مَكَانَتُهُ إِلَى كِيوَانِ
What was in his earnestness was not in his earnestness [unclear as written];
Not for his diligence would his station have reached
his standing would have risen to Saturn.
The heavens, had he not been thus content
لَكِنَّهُbut he لَمْnot يُلْفَwas found يَومْاًever عَاتِباًreproachful
لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُلْفَ يَومْاً عَاتِباً
أَوْor طَالِباًseeking مَاwhat لَيْسَis not فِيwithin الإِمْكَانِpossibility
أَوْ طَالِباً مَا لَيْسَ فِي الإِمْكَانِ
Yet he was never found reproachful
But he never spent a day complaining
or seeking what lay beyond possibility.
Or seeking what isn't possible
وَرَعَىand guarded حَقِيقَةَthe true nature of نَفْسِهِhis self وَأَجَلِّهَاand honored it
وَرَعَى حَقِيقَةَ نَفْسِهِ وَأَجَلِّهَا
عَنْfrom أَنْthat تُبَدَّلَbe exchanged عِزَّةًdignity بِهَوَانِfor humiliation
عَنْ أَنْ تُبَدَّلَ عِزَّةً بِهَوَانِ
He guarded his true self and held it too noble
And he respected the truth of his soul, and its nobility
to let dignity be exchanged for humiliation.
Lest honor be replaced by disgrace
مَاnot مَنْصِبٌan office فَوْقَabove المَنَاصِبِthe offices أَوْor غِنًىwealth
مَا مَنْصِبٌ فَوْقَ المَنَاصِبِ أَوْ غِنًى
فَوْقَbeyond المَطَالِبِdesires غَايَةَthe goal of الفَنَّانِthe artist
فَوْقَ المَطَالِبِ غَايَةَ الفَنَّانِ
Neither an office above all offices nor wealth
No position above positions, no wealth
beyond all desires is the artist's goal.
Beyond yearning, the artist's ultimate goals
مَهْمَاwhatever يُزَاوِلْhe practices فَالكَرَامَةُthen dignity عِنْدَهُto him
مَهْمَا يُزَاوِلْ فَالكَرَامَةُ عِنْدَهُ
هِيَit فِيin إِجَادَتِهِhis excellence وَفِيand in الإِتْقَانِmastery
هِيَ فِي إِجَادَتِهِ وَفِي الإِتْقَانِ
Whatever he practices, dignity, to him,
However he makes his living, dignity to him
lies in doing it well and in mastery.
Lies in his workmanship and excellence
مَاذَاwhat يَكُونُcould be سَلِيلُthe scion of بَيْتٍa house صَالِحٍrighteous
مَاذَا يَكُونُ سَلِيلُ بَيْتٍ صَالِحٍ
عَالِيlofty in المَنَارَةِthe beacon بَاذِخِtowering in الأَرْكَانِthe pillars
عَالِي المَنَارَةِ بَاذِخِ الأَرْكَانِ
What else could the scion of a righteous house be,
What would the scion of a virtuous house be
with its lofty beacon and towering pillars?
Lofty of pillar, firm of foundation
أَلوَالِدُthe father الشَّيْخُthe sheikh الرَّئِيسُthe leader وَوُلدُهُand his sons
أَلوَالِدُ الشَّيْخُ الرَّئِيسُ وَوُلدُهُ
شَرَوَاهُhis equals فِيin أَدَبٍletters وَفِيand in عِرْفَانِlearning
شَرَوَاهُ فِي أَدَبٍ وَفِي عِرْفَانِ
The father is the sheikh, the leader; his sons
His father the Shaykh, the Rais, and his son
are his equals in letters and in learning.
Partook of literary grace and mystical knowledge
صَبْراًpatience جَمِيلاًnoble يَاO أَخَاهُhis brother وَأَنْتَand you مَنْone who
صَبْراً جَمِيلاً يَا أَخَاهُ وَأَنْتَ مَنْ
بِحِجَاهُwith his understanding يُدْرِكُgrasps حِكْمَةَthe wisdom of الرَّحْمَنِthe All-Merciful
بِحِجَاهُ يُدْرِكُ حِكْمَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ
Have noble patience, O his brother—you are one
Noble patience, my brother, you are one who
whose understanding grasps the All-Merciful's wisdom.
Through wisdom attains the Merciful's wisdom
كَمْhow many فِيin القَضَاءِdivine decree تَلُوحُappear لِلفَطِنِto the discerning الَّذِيone who
كَمْ فِي القَضَاءِ تَلُوحُ لِلفَطِنِ الَّذِي
وَلِيَadministered القَضَاءَjustice وَمَعانِand meanings
وَلِيَ القَضَاءَ وَمَعانِ
How much in destiny shines for the discerning man who
How in fate for the astute are glimpses
has administered justice—and how many meanings!
Of succor and consolation
وَعَزَاءَكُمْand your consolation يَاO آلَهُhis family إِنَّindeed الَّذِيthe one whom
وَعَزَاءَكُمْ يَا آلَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِي
تَبْكُونَهُyou mourn him فِيin نِعْمَةٍbliss وَجِنَانِand gardens
تَبْكُونَهُ فِي نِعْمَةٍ وَجِنَانِ
And take comfort, O his family: surely he whom
And console yourselves, his family - he whom
you mourn is in bliss and gardens.
You mourn is in grace and gardens
وَعَزَاءَكُمْand your consolation يَاO مُعْجَبِينَadmirers بِفَضْلِهِof his excellence
وَعَزَاءَكُمْ يَا مُعْجَبِينَ بِفَضْلِهِ
فِيمَاin what دَنَاis near وَنَأَىand is distant مِنَof الأَوْطَانِhomelands
فِيمَا دَنَا وَنَأَى مِنَ الأَوْطَانِ
And take comfort, O admirers of his excellence,
And console yourselves, you enamored of his excellence
in lands both near and far.
In homelands near and distant
Sol 6.1