رَكِبواthey mounted المَراكِبَthe mounts وَاِغتَدَواand set out at dawn
رَكِبوا المَراكِبَ وَاِغتَدَوا
زُمَراًin bands إِلىto بابِthe gate of الخَليفَهthe caliph
زُمَراً إِلى بابِ الخَليفَه
They rode their mounts and set out at dawn,
Embark the ships and set forth
in bands, toward the caliph's gate.
In groups to the Caliph's gate
وَصَلواthey joined البُكورَthe early morning إِلىto الرَواthe evening (first part)
وَصَلوا البُكورَ إِلى الرَوا
حِ(completes 'evening') لِيَبلُغواto attain الرُتَبَthe ranks الشَريفَهthe noble
حِ لِيَبلُغوا الرُتَبَ الشَريفَه
They joined early morning to
And pray the dawn prayers to attain
evening, to attain the noble ranks.
The noble ranks
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ظَفِرواthey gained بِماwith what
حَتّى إِذا ظَفِروا بِما
طَلَبواthey sought مِنَof الحالِthe condition اللَطيفَهthe pleasant
طَلَبوا مِنَ الحالِ اللَطيفَه
When at last they gained what
Until when they had attained
they sought—a comfortable station—
What they sought of the gentle state
وَغَداand became المُوَلّىthe appointee مِنهُمُamong them
وَغَدا المُوَلّى مِنهُمُ
فَرِحاًdelighted بِماwith what تَحويcontains الصَحيفَهthe document
فَرِحاً بِما تَحوي الصَحيفَه
and the appointee among them grew
And the patron among them became
glad at what the document contained,
Delighted at what the scripture contains
وَتَعَسَّفواand they tyrannized over مِنthose (read as مَن) تَحتِهِمbeneath them
وَتَعَسَّفوا مِن تَحتِهِم
بِالظُلمِwith injustice وَالسِيَرِand the practices العَنيفَهthe harsh
بِالظُلمِ وَالسِيَرِ العَنيفَه
they tyrannized over those beneath them
And they oppressed from beneath them
with injustice and brutal practices.
With injustice and harsh deeds
خانواthey betrayed الخَليفَةَthe caliph عَهدَهُhis covenant
خانوا الخَليفَةَ عَهدَهُ
بِتَعَسُّفِby recklessly treading الطُرُقِthe paths المَخوفَهthe perilous
بِتَعَسُّفِ الطُرُقِ المَخوفَه
They betrayed the caliph's covenant
They betrayed the Caliph's covenant
by recklessly treading perilous paths.
With the intimidation of frightening ways
باعواthey sold الأَمانَةَtrust بِالخِياfor betrayal (first part)
باعوا الأَمانَةَ بِالخِيا
نَةِ(completes 'betrayal') وَاِشتَرَواand they bought بِالأَمنِwith safety جيفَهa carcass
نَةِ وَاِشتَرَوا بِالأَمنِ جيفَه
They sold trust for
They sold the trusteeship with treachery
betrayal, and bought a carcass at the cost of safety.
And bought with security a carcass
عَقَدواthey built up الشُحومَthe fat وَأَهزَلواand made lean
عَقَدوا الشُحومَ وَأَهزَلوا
تِلكَthose الأَماناتِthe trusts السَخيفَهthe flimsy
تِلكَ الأَماناتِ السَخيفَه
They put on fat and made lean
They tied the fats and wasted
those flimsy trusts.
Those frivolous trusts
ضاقَتgrew cramped قُبورُthe graves of القَومِthe men وَاِتand grew spacious (first part)
ضاقَت قُبورُ القَومِ وَاِت
تَسَعت(completes 'grew spacious') قُصورُهُمtheir palaces المُنيفَهthe lofty
تَسَعت قُصورُهُم المُنيفَه
The men's graves grew cramped, while
The people's graves narrowed and their lofty palaces expanded
their lofty palaces grew spacious.
From every person of discipline, cognizance and wise opinions
مِنof كُلِّevery ذيpossessor of أَدَبٍliterary learning وَمَعand knowledge (first part)
مِن كُلِّ ذي أَدَبٍ وَمَع
رِفَة(completes 'knowledge') وَآراءٍand opinions حَصيفَهsound
رِفَة وَآراءٍ حَصيفَه
Each a man of letters and
An expert jurist who combined
knowledge, and sound opinions;
The hadith to the jurisprudence of Abu Hanifa
مُتفَقِّهٍone versed in law جَمَعَhe combined الحَديHadith (first part)
مُتفَقِّهٍ جَمَعَ الحَدي
ثَ(completes 'Hadith') إِلىwith قِياسِthe analogical reasoning of أَبيAbu حَنيفَهHanifa
ثَ إِلى قِياسِ أَبي حَنيفَه
a jurist who combined
So there came to you one fitting to judge
Hadith with Abu Hanifa's analogical reasoning.
With a beard above the office
فَأَتاكَso he came to you يَصلُحُhe is fit لِلقَضاfor judgeship (first part)
فَأَتاكَ يَصلُحُ لِلقَضا
ءِ(completes 'judgeship') بِلِحيَةٍwith a beard فَوقَbeyond الوَظيفَهthe prescribed measure
ءِ بِلِحيَةٍ فَوقَ الوَظيفَه
So he came to you, fit for
He did not benefit from knowledge when
judgeship, with a beard beyond the prescribed measure.
His transient world preoccupied him
لَمdid not يَنتَفِعbenefit بِالعِلمِfrom learning إِذfor
لَم يَنتَفِع بِالعِلمِ إِذ
شَغَفَتهُit captivated him دُنياهُhis worldly life الشَغوفَهthe enthralling
شَغَفَتهُ دُنياهُ الشَغوفَه
He gained no benefit from learning, for
He forgot God and sought refuge
his enthralling worldly life had captured his heart.
In weak means
نَسِيَhe forgot الإِلَهَGod وَلاذَand sought refuge فيin
نَسِيَ الإِلَهَ وَلاذَ في
الدُنياthis world بِأَسبابٍin supports ضَعيفَهfrail
الدُنيا بِأَسبابٍ ضَعيفَه
He forgot God and, in
this world, took refuge in frail supports.
Partial English translation: 26 of 28 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1