تشبهresembles الوردةthe rose فيamid أَشواكهاits thorns
تشبه الوردة في أَشواكها
أملاًa hope ينبتُsprouts بينamong الحادثاتthe adversities
أملاً ينبتُ بين الحادثات
The rose amid its thorns resembles
The rose resembles hope amidst its thorns
a hope sprouting amid adversities.
That sprouts between misfortunes
يُعقدis formed الكمُّthe bud فيسقيهand so waters it الندىthe dew
يُعقد الكمُّ فيسقيه الندى
ويغذيهand nourishes it الترابُthe soil الحاضنُnurturing
ويغذيه الترابُ الحاضنُ
The bud takes shape, and the dew waters it,
The bud is tied up, watered by dew
and the nurturing soil nourishes it.
And nourished by the cradling soil
ويواليهand continually supplies it الضحىthe late morning نوراًlight كماjust as
ويواليه الضحى نوراً كما
تبعدdrive away الأَوضارَthe impurities عنهfrom it النسماتthe breezes
تبعد الأَوضارَ عنه النسمات
And the morning keeps giving it light, just as
And dawn accompanies it with light
the breezes sweep impurities away from it.
As the breeze removes impurities from it
فإذاthen when ماemphatic particle فتَّحunfolds الكمُّthe bud بداappears
فإذا ما فتَّح الكمُّ بدا
فيon محياthe face الروضthe garden خدٌّa cheek فاتنُcaptivating
في محيا الروض خدٌّ فاتنُ
Then, when the bud unfolds, there appears
So when the bud opens up
on the garden's face a captivating cheek.
A charming cheek appears in the garden’s beauty
هكذاthus فيin النفسthe soul يبدوappears أملٌa hope
هكذا في النفس يبدو أملٌ
بعدafter أَنthat تشتدَّgrow severe فيهاwithin it النكباتthe calamities
بعد أَن تشتدَّ فيها النكبات
Thus a hope appears within the soul
Thus in the soul a hope emerges
after calamities grow fierce within it,
After much adversity intensifies within it
يطردdrives away الهمَّthe sorrow بلطفgently دائباًunceasingly
يطرد الهمَّ بلطف دائباً
وبهand through it يقوىgrows strong الضعيفُthe weak one الواهنُfeeble
وبه يقوى الضعيفُ الواهنُ
gently and ceaselessly driving sorrow away;
It gently dispels worries
and through it the weak and feeble grow strong.
And through it the weak and frail grow strong
مثلlike خيطa thread الفجرthe dawn يبدوappears نورُهits light
مثل خيط الفجر يبدو نورُه
ثمthen ينموgrows ثمthen يجلوdispels الظلماتthe darkness
ثم ينمو ثم يجلو الظلمات
Like a thread of dawn, its light appears,
Its light appears like the thread of dawn
then grows, then dispels the darkness.
Then it grows and illuminates the darkness
فإذاthen behold الصبحthe morning وماand what فيin الصبحthe morning منof
فإذا الصبح وما في الصبح من
راحةٍrest فالقلبso the heart ساجٍtranquil آمنُsecure
راحةٍ فالقلب ساجٍ آمنُ
Then comes morning, with all the morning's
And so it becomes the morning, and the peace
rest; so the heart is tranquil and secure.
That the morning brings, and the heart rests assured
ويظلand remains الوردُthe rose فيin روضتهits garden
ويظل الوردُ في روضته
باسماًsmiling يُمليdictates علىto الطيرthe birds الغناthe song
باسماً يُملي على الطير الغنا
And the rose remains in its garden,
And the rose remains in its garden
smiling, dictating song to the birds.
Inspiring song in the birds
ويُسَرّيand dispels كلَّevery همٍّsorrow شكلهits form
ويُسَرّي كلَّ همٍّ شكله
بهجٌradiant لوناًin color يقرdelights الأعيناthe eyes
بهجٌ لوناً يقر الأعينا
And its form dispels every sorrow;
And pleasing every worried mind
radiant in color, it delights the eyes.
With a joy whose color delights the eyes
طاهرpure يوحيimparts إلىto القلبthe heart شذاًa fragrance
طاهر يوحي إلى القلب شذاً
كانwas طهراًpurity ثمthen منهfrom it فقداwas lost
كان طهراً ثم منه فقدا
Pure, it imparts to the heart a fragrance
Pure, conveying a delightful fragrance to the heart
that once was purity, then was lost from it.
It was pure, but then it was lost
وكذاكand likewise النفسthe soul فيin راحتهاits repose
وكذاك النفس في راحتها
لاnot يدانيهاdraws near it اضطرابٌturmoil وقلقand anxiety
لا يدانيها اضطرابٌ وقلق
And likewise, when the soul is at ease,
And so it is with the soul in its tranquility
neither turmoil nor anxiety draws near it.
No anxiety or restlessness can equal it
تفعلdoes الخيرgood لفعلfor doing الخيرgood لاnot
تفعل الخير لفعل الخير لا
لمبهاةfor boasting بهof it يومon the day of السبقthe race
لمبهاة به يوم السبق
It does good for goodness' sake, not
It does good for the sake of good, not
to boast of it on the day of the race,
To boast on the day of judgement
وتواليand offers in succession بسماتٍsmiles كلهاall of them
وتوالي بسماتٍ كلها
أرجٌfragrance باقlasting وإنand even if طالgrows long المدىthe span of time
أرجٌ باق وإن طال المدى
and gives smile after smile, all of them
And it continues smiling, all of which
a lasting fragrance, however long time may stretch.
Is lasting fragrance, however long the days
Sol 6.1