ماnot كُنتُI was أحسَبُI suppose هذاthis الأمرَthe authority مُنصَرِفاًturning away
ما كُنتُ أحسَبُ هذا الأمرَ مُنصَرِفاً
عنfrom هاشمٍHashim ثُمَّthen منهاfrom within it عنfrom أبيAbu (father of) حَسَنِHasan
عن هاشمٍ ثُمَّ منها عن أبي حَسَنِ
I never thought this authority would be diverted
From Hashim, and then, within that clan, from Abu Hasan.
أليسَis he not أوَّلَthe first منwho صلَّىprayed لِقِبلَتِهمtoward their prayer direction
أليسَ أوَّلَ من صلَّى لِقِبلَتِهم
وأعرَفَand most knowledgeable الناسِof people بالآثارِabout transmitted traditions والسُّنَنِand established practices
وأعرَفَ الناسِ بالآثارِ والسُّنَنِ
Is he not the first to have prayed toward their qibla,
And the most knowledgeable of people about transmitted traditions and established practices,
وآخِرَand the last الناسِof people عَهداًin contact بالنبيِّwith the Prophet ومَنand the one who
وآخِرَ الناسِ عَهداً بالنبيِّ ومَن
جبريلُGabriel عونٌa helper لهُfor him فيin الغُسلِthe washing والكَفَنِand the shroud
جبريلُ عونٌ لهُ في الغُسلِ والكَفَنِ
And the last of all to be with the Prophet, and the one
Whom Gabriel aided in washing and shrouding?
منone who فيهin him ماwhat فيهمُin them لاnot يمترونُthey doubt بهِabout it
من فيه ما فيهمُ لا يمترونُ بهِ
وليسَand there is not فيamong القومِthe people ماwhat فيهِin him منof الحَسَنِexcellence
وليسَ في القومِ ما فيهِ من الحَسَنِ
He has what they have—they have no doubt of it—
Yet the people lack the excellence that is in him.
ماذاwhat الذيthat ردَّكمturned you away عنهُfrom him فنعلَمَهُso we may know it
ماذا الذي ردَّكم عنهُ فنعلَمَهُ
هاbehold إنَّindeed بيعَتَكُمyour pledge of allegiance منamong أغبَنِmost disadvantageous الغَبَنِloss in bargaining
ها إنَّ بيعَتَكُم من أغبَنِ الغَبَنِ
What turned you away from him, that we might know it?
Behold, your pledge of allegiance is among the worst of bad bargains.
Sol 6.1