لِلهِbelonging to God فيon الأرضِthe earth أقوامٌpeople قدindeed اشْتَملواthey clothed themselves
لِلهِ في الأرضِ أقوامٌ قد اشْتَملوا
بالعزّin honor واعتدلواand they stood upright حقّاًtruly وماand not عدلُواthey swerved
بالعزّ واعتدلوا حقّاً وما عدلُوا
God has people on earth who have clothed themselves
There are people of God on earth
In honor, stood truly upright, and never swerved.
Endowed with honor and justice indeed
إنif حدّثُواthey recounted صَدَقُواthey spoke truth أوor كلّمواthey addressed others رَفَقُواthey were gentle
إن حدّثُوا صَدَقُوا أو كلّموا رَفَقُوا
أوor شُوفِهُواthey were addressed face-to-face نطقواthey spoke أوor حُوكِمواthey were brought to judgment عَدَلُواthey acted justly
أو شُوفِهُوا نطقوا أو حُوكِموا عَدَلُوا
If they recount, they speak truth; if they address others, they are gentle.
If they speak, they are truthful and gentle in speech
When addressed face-to-face, they speak; when brought to judgment, they act justly.
If called upon, they are judicious and equitable
باللهِin God قدindeed وثقواthey trusted بالدينthrough religion قدindeed خُلِقُواthey were fashioned
باللهِ قد وثقوا بالدين قد خُلِقُوا
للخيرِto good قدindeed وُفِّقُواthey were granted success للهِfor God قدindeed عَمِلُواthey worked
للخيرِ قد وُفِّقُوا للهِ قد عَمِلُوا
In God they have trusted; through religion they have been fashioned.
They have full faith in God
They have been enabled to do good; for God they have labored.
And are rightly guided to do good
أكرمْhow noble بهمthey are (exclamatory) سادةًmasters أصحابَpossessors of مكرمةٍgenerosity
أكرمْ بهم سادةً أصحابَ مكرمةٍ
تراهمْyou see them مشرقيradiant الألوانِcomplexions إنif سُئِلواthey are asked
تراهمْ مشرقي الألوانِ إن سُئِلوا
How noble they are as masters, possessors of generosity!
Honor them, O leaders of eminence!
You see them radiant in complexion when they are asked.
You will find them fair complexioned when asked
هُمْthey القضاةُthe judges الثقاتُthe trustworthy السادةُthe masters اتفقتagreed
هُمْ القضاةُ الثقاتُ السادةُ اتفقت
آثارهمtheir transmitted teachings كلهُّمall of them عدلاin justice وماand not غَفَلُواthey were heedless
آثارهم كلهُّم عدلا وما غَفَلُوا
They are the judges, the trustworthy masters; in accord are
They are the trusted judges and revered chieftains
Their teachings; all are just, and none have been heedless.
Whose tracks are all marked by justice and vigilance
منهمamong them إمامُthe imam of الهدىguidance الزاكىthe pure الولىّthe saintly فتىًa young man
منهم إمامُ الهدى الزاكى الولىّ فتىً
سيفُSaif بنson of مالكMalik السَّامىthe exalted هوhe البطلُthe hero
سيفُ بن مالك السَّامى هو البطلُ
Among them is the imam of guidance, the pure, saintly young man,
Among them is the rightly guided leader
Saif ibn Malik, the exalted—he is the hero.
The virtuous and guardian, Saif ibn Malik
والشيخand the shaykh قُدْوَتُناour exemplar عبدُAbd (servant of) الإلهِal-Ilah (God) فيin (linkage unclear)
والشيخ قُدْوَتُنا عبدُ الإلهِ في
محمدMuhammad بنson of علىAli العادلُthe just الوجلُthe God-fearing
محمد بن على العادلُ الوجلُ
And the shaykh, our exemplar, Abd al-Ilah, in [linkage unclear]
And our exemplar, the servant of God
Muhammad ibn Ali, the just, the God-fearing.
Muhammad ibn Ali, the just and stately
وشيخُناand our shaykh راشدٌRashid نسلُoffspring of الفتَىthe young man خلَفKhalaf
وشيخُنا راشدٌ نسلُ الفتَى خلَف
أولئكthose السادةُthe masters الأخيارُthe virtuous قدindeed كَمُلُواthey attained perfection
أولئك السادةُ الأخيارُ قد كَمُلُوا
And our shaykh Rashid, offspring of the young man Khalaf:
And our mentor, Rashid, scion of the gallant ancestor
Those virtuous masters have attained perfection.
Those are the good leaders fully accomplished
عَنهمfrom them أَخَذْنَاwe learned أُصولَthe foundations of الدينreligion جملتناall of us
عَنهم أَخَذْنَا أُصولَ الدين جملتنا
والحقَّand the truth قالواthey spoke وَماand no فيin قولهمنtheir speech خَطَلُfolly
والحقَّ قالوا وَما في قولهمن خَطَلُ
From them we all learned the foundations of religion.
We have learned from them the essentials of faith
They spoke the truth, and in their speech there is no folly.
They spoke the truth without the least falsehood
وأفهمونَاand they made us understand بمَاthrough what يحووُنَthey possess منof نُكتٍsubtle points
وأفهمونَا بمَا يحووُنَ من نُكتٍ
غريبةٍunusual ماnot بهاin them لحنٌgrammatical error ولاand no زَلَلُslip
غريبةٍ ما بها لحنٌ ولا زَلَلُ
They enlightened us with the subtle insights they possess,
And conveyed to us strange ideas and insights
Unusual ones, containing neither grammatical fault nor error.
Free of error and lapse
هُمْthey أَوْضحُواmade clear حجةَthe proof for الإحرامentering prayer's sacred state بَيِّنَةًplain
هُمْ أَوْضحُوا حجةَ الإحرام بَيِّنَةً
مضيئةًluminous مِنْfrom علومِthe learning of الشرعِsacred law واعْتَدلُواand they remained upright
مضيئةً مِنْ علومِ الشرعِ واعْتَدلُوا
They made the proof for entering prayer's sacred state plain,
They clarified the proof of ihram unequivocally
Luminous with the learning of sacred law; they remained upright.
With glowing tenets of canon law
وَأَسْمَعُواand they made hear مَنwhoever تصلِّىprays خَلفهمbehind them معهمwith them
وَأَسْمَعُوا مَن تصلِّى خَلفهم معهم
بضمةٍwith a ḍamma (u-vowel) لهكذَاindeed thus استنباطُdeduction مَاwhat فَعَلُواthey did
بضمةٍ لهكذَا استنباطُ مَا فَعَلُوا
They made those praying behind them, together with them, hear
And they allowed those praying behind or with them
A ḍamma, the u-vowel; such was the deduction behind their practice.
To recite with a vowel, thus deducing what was unknown before
وهاكمand take this معشرَpeople of الإسلامِIslam قولa statement رضىًapproval
وهاكم معشرَ الإسلامِ قول رضىً
فعوجواso turn aside وأجيبواand answer الداعthe caller واحتفلُواand give heed
فعوجوا وأجيبوا الداع واحتفلُوا
And take this, people of Islam: a statement worthy of approval.
So pay heed and respond to the call and celebrate!
So turn aside, answer the caller, and give heed.
And come, ponder over it
وأقبلواand approach وأطيلُواand prolong فيهon it فكركُمyour reflection
وأقبلوا وأطيلُوا فيه فكركُم
وأكرموهand honor it وفيand in تحصيلهِacquiring it اشتَغلُواoccupy yourselves
وأكرموه وفي تحصيلهِ اشتَغلُوا
Turn toward it, and prolong your reflection on it.
And honor it, striving to understand it
Honor it, and devote yourselves to mastering it.
Inspire hearts that yearned long
وأهلموهand instill it (unclear spelling) قُلوباًhearts طالlasted long مَاthe time that وَجِلَتْthey trembled
وأهلموه قُلوباً طال مَا وَجِلَتْ
وهْوand it is المقالُthe statement الذيwhich ماnot فيهin it مُدَّخَلُan opening for objection
وهْو المقالُ الذي ما فيه مُدَّخَلُ
And [instill it] in hearts that have long trembled.
It being the discourse without interpolation
It is the statement that offers no opening for objection.
With scriptural basis, and the origin should be followed
فيin الذكرِthe Reminder أصلُa foundation لهfor it والأصلُand the foundation متبعٌfollowed
في الذكرِ أصلُ له والأصلُ متبعٌ
وقدand indeed رَوَتْهtransmitted it ثقاتٌtrustworthy authorities سادةٌmasters فَضُلُواthey were eminent
وقد رَوَتْه ثقاتٌ سادةٌ فَضُلُوا
In the Reminder it has a foundation, and the foundation is followed.
Transmitted by eminent and virtuous traditionists
Trustworthy, eminent masters have transmitted it.
So conform, obey and listen to this word
فاتَّبِعُواso follow وأطيعُواand obey واسمعُواand listen to كلماًwords
فاتَّبِعُوا وأطيعُوا واسمعُوا كلماً
لهَاfor them أصولٌfoundations بشرعِin the law of الدينreligion تشتملُare clothed
لهَا أصولٌ بشرعِ الدين تشتملُ
So follow, obey, and listen to words
With legal bases in religious law
Whose foundations are clothed in religious law.
Abandon discord and blind adoption
خلّواleave aside التنازعَdispute والتقليدَand imitation وادكرواand take heed
خلّوا التنازعَ والتقليدَ وادكروا
وأقْبِلواand turn لكتابِto the Book of اللهِGod واحْتَمِلُواand endure
وأقْبِلوا لكتابِ اللهِ واحْتَمِلُوا
Leave dispute and imitation behind, and take heed.
And devote to God's scripture and endure
Turn to the Book of God, and persevere.
God is greatest! Like God knows best are oft repeated
اللهُGod أكبرُgreatest مثلُlike اللهGod أعلمُknows best فيin القرآنthe Qur'an
اللهُ أكبرُ مثلُ الله أعلمُ في القرآن
جاءتit occurs مراراًrepeatedly ليسnot تَنْتقلُit changes
جاءت مراراً ليس تَنْتقلُ
“God is greatest” is like “God knows best”; in the Qur'an
In the Quran — they do not move from their places
It occurs repeatedly, without changing.
All flows to its wonted course and habit
كلُّeach علىaccording to أصلِهits original form يجرىproceeds وعادتُهand its customary usage
كلُّ على أصلِه يجرى وعادتُه
حتىuntil تحولَهalter it الأسبابُthe causes والعِللُand reasons
حتى تحولَه الأسبابُ والعِللُ
Each proceeds according to its original form and customary usage,
Till circumstances and causations turn its tide
Until causes and reasons alter it.
And God sent down lucid signs
واللهُand God أنزلَsent down آياتٍverses مبينةًclarifying
واللهُ أنزلَ آياتٍ مبينةً
لهاfor them ضياءٌradiance كنورlike the light of الشمسthe sun يشتعلُblazes
لها ضياءٌ كنور الشمس يشتعلُ
God has sent down clarifying verses,
With an effulgence like the blazing sun
Whose radiance blazes like sunlight,
To compare what resembles them
كيماso that يقاسmay be compared علهياagainst them ماwhat يشابهُهاresembles them
كيما يقاس علهيا ما يشابهُها
منamong الأصولthe principles التيthat فيin الشرعِsacred law تمتثِلُconform
من الأصول التي في الشرعِ تمتثِلُ
So that what resembles them may be judged by analogy with them,
Among the principles ingrained in canon law
Among the principles that conform to sacred law.
No conflict over the Quran among the scholarly
ولاand no تنازعdispute فيabout القرآنthe Qur'an بينهمamong them
ولا تنازع في القرآن بينهم
قدindeed جوزواthey permitted آلةَa means of التسكينِvowel-suppression إنْif فَصَلُواthey paused
قد جوزوا آلةَ التسكينِ إنْ فَصَلُوا
There is no dispute among them concerning the Qur'an:
As they allow the quiescent letter if separated
They have permitted the use of a vowelless ending when they pause.
Let him then bring the pure white proof explicit
فليأتِthen let him bring بالحجةِwith the proof البيضاءِwhite (radiant) واضحةًplainly evident
فليأتِ بالحجةِ البيضاءِ واضحةً
منfrom الكتابِthe Book الذيwhich جاءتcame بهwith it الرسُلُthe messengers
من الكتابِ الذي جاءت به الرسُلُ
Then let him bring the radiant proof, plainly evident,
From the book sent down to prophets
From the Book that the messengers brought,
Or the tradition of the elect best of mankind
أوor سنةِthe tradition of المصطفىthe Chosen One المتخارِthe Elect سيدناour master
أو سنةِ المصطفى المتخارِ سيدنا
خيرِthe best of البرايَاcreatures الذيwho دَانَتْsubmitted لهto him الملكُdominion
خيرِ البرايَا الذي دَانَتْ له الملكُ
Or from the tradition of the Chosen One, the Elect, our master,
Our liege, the beloved one, master of both worlds
The best of creatures, to whom dominion bowed,
Or the consensus of the righteous without
أوor احتماعٍconsensus منamong الأخيارthe virtuous ليسَnot بهin it
أو احتماعٍ من الأخيار ليسَ به
تنازعٌdispute بينهمamong them فيconcerning كلِّall مَاthat يصِلُreaches
تنازعٌ بينهم في كلِّ مَا يصِلُ
Or a consensus among the virtuous, in which there is
Dissent among them regarding what connects
No dispute among them over whatever is transmitted,
Or a book of athar but not unaware
أوor منfrom كتابٍa book منof الآثارِtraditions بغفلةwith heedlessness
أو من كتابٍ من الآثارِ بغفلة
عنfrom الأثمةِthe sinners (possibly 'imams') مأثوراًhanded down بماconcerning what فَعلُواthey did
عن الأثمةِ مأثوراً بما فَعلُوا
Or from a book of transmitted traditions, with heedlessness,
Of the imams and their legacy of noble deeds
Handed down from the sinners [possibly: imams], concerning what they did.
We submit, obey and accept what he says
نخضعْwe shall submit ونسمعْand listen ونتبعْand follow ماwhat يقولُhe holds بهِto it
نخضعْ ونسمعْ ونتبعْ ما يقولُ بهِ
منof المقالِdoctrine ولاand let not يجمحْbolt away بناwith us العَذَلُreproach
من المقالِ ولا يجمحْ بنا العَذَلُ
We shall submit, listen, and follow what he maintains
In his treatise without obstinacy deafening our ears
As doctrine; let reproach not carry us headlong.
My Lord has spoken an irrevocable word
قدْindeed قالَsaid ربىmy Lord قولاa statement لاno مردَّrejection لهُfor it
قدْ قالَ ربى قولا لا مردَّ لهُ
فيin الذكرthe Reminder فاجتمعُواso gather فيfor بحثِهexamining it وسَلُواand ask
في الذكر فاجتمعُوا في بحثِه وسَلُوا
My Lord has spoken a statement that cannot be rejected
So come together to examine it and inquire
In the Reminder; so gather to examine it, and ask.
If you dispute any matter between you
فإِنْthen if تنازعتُمُyou disagree فيover الأمرthe matter بينكمamong yourselves
فإِنْ تنازعتُمُ في الأمر بينكم
ردُّواrefer back إلىto اللهِGod كلَّall of الأمرِthe matter وامتثلُواand obey
ردُّوا إلى اللهِ كلَّ الأمرِ وامتثلُوا
If you disagree over a matter among yourselves,
Refer it to God, submitting all affairs
Refer the entire matter back to God, and obey.
Receive the dazzling proofs of the entire religion
تلقواyou will find براهينَproofs of كلِّall الدينreligion ساطعةًshining
تلقوا براهينَ كلِّ الدين ساطعةً
مثلَlike المصابيحِlamps نوراًin radiance مَاno بهَاin them ظُلَلُshadows
مثلَ المصابيحِ نوراً مَا بهَا ظُلَلُ
You will find the proofs of all religion shining,
Like lamps with no shades casting shadows
Like lamps in radiance, with no shadows in them.
And suffice yourself with adherence to the Quran
ومنand whoever تعلَّقclings بالقرآنِto the Qur'an حَسْبُكَsufficient for you مِنas a
ومن تعلَّق بالقرآنِ حَسْبُكَ مِن
ركنٍpillar شديدٍmighty وماand no فيin أصْلِهits foundation جَدَلُdispute
ركنٍ شديدٍ وما في أصْلِه جَدَلُ
And whoever clings to the Qur'an has enough in a
As a strong pillar without base controversy
Mighty pillar, with no dispute about its foundation.
It is enough as a clear proof on earth
كَفَىsuffices بهit (emphatic) حجةًas proof فيon الأرضِthe earth واضحةًclear
كَفَى به حجةً في الأرضِ واضحةً
إذاwhen تنازعَdispute مَنْthose who فيon الأرضthe earth أوor جَهِلُواthey are ignorant
إذا تنازعَ مَنْ في الأرض أو جَهِلُوا
It suffices as a clear proof on earth,
When people dispute or lack cognition
When those on earth dispute or are ignorant.
Partial English translation: 65 of 66 Arabic lines translated.
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