ظِلالُthe shades الأمانيhopes والأمانُand safety تفيأتI sought shade
ظِلالُ الأماني والأمانُ تفيأت
بأحمدَwith Ahmad خيرthe best of الخلقِcreation والكلُّwhile all قائظsweltering
بأحمدَ خير الخلقِ والكلُّ قائظ
I sought shelter in the shades of hope and safety
The shadows of hopes and safety took shade
with Ahmad, the best of creation, while all were sweltering.
In Ahmad, the best of creation, while all were perplexed
ظلامُdarkness ظلاماتِwrongs suffered by العبادthe people بنورهthrough his light
ظلامُ ظلاماتِ العباد بنوره
تجلّتwas dispelled وزالتْand vanished بالإخاءِthrough brotherhood الحفائظgrudges
تجلّت وزالتْ بالإخاءِ الحفائظ
The darkness of the wrongs people suffered, through his light,
The darkness of servants' darknesses was illuminated by his light
was dispelled, and grudges vanished through brotherhood.
And vanished by the embrace that restrains wrath
ظَلَلناwe remained بهthrough him بعدَafter الضلالةِmisguidance فيin هدىguidance
ظَلَلنا به بعدَ الضلالةِ في هدى
وحيّتand came to life بهthrough him تلكthose النفوسsouls الفوائظdying
وحيّت به تلك النفوس الفوائظ
Through him we remained in guidance after straying,
We took shade in him after being lost, into guidance
and through him those dying souls came to life.
And by him were awakened those eminent souls
ظلاماتُهمtheir grievances بالعدلthrough justice زالتvanished وغيضتand were dried up
ظلاماتُهم بالعدل زالت وغيضت
دموعهُمtheir tears والعدلُand justice للجوْرto tyranny غائظgalling
دموعهُم والعدلُ للجوْر غائظ
Their grievances vanished through justice, and dried up
Their darknesses disappeared by his justice, while their tears dried
were their tears; justice is galling to tyranny.
And justice becomes wrathful at injustice
ظلومa tyrant العدىthe foes مثلlike الظليمthe male ostrich تشرداًin flight
ظلوم العدى مثل الظليم تشرداً
وفعلاتهand his deeds الشوىpaltry جوافٍharsh وشائظsplinters
وفعلاته الشوى جوافٍ وشائظ
The tyrant among the foes is like a male ostrich in flight,
The unjust oppressor wanders around like the lost
and his paltry deeds are harsh, mere splinters.
And his flaming actions burn and provoke
ظليمٌa male ostrich جزوعeasily terrified بالصفيرby whistling لجبنهbecause of his cowardice
ظليمٌ جزوع بالصفير لجبنه
يروحhe goes معwith الأرواحthe winds والروحand the soul فائظexpiring
يروح مع الأرواح والروح فائظ
A male ostrich, terrified by whistling through cowardice,
A cowardly oppressor who whistles due to his cowardice
he goes with the winds, his soul ebbing away.
Going along with spirits, while the soul triumphs
ظلعتُI fell short عنof التوفيقdivine aid مالكMalik لمdid not تزرْyou visit
ظلعتُ عن التوفيق مالك لم تزرْ
رسولكyour Messenger ماwhat هذيthese الطباعdispositions الغلائظcoarse
رسولك ما هذي الطباع الغلائظ
I have fallen short of divine aid—Malik, you have not visited
I missed your guidance, protector, you did not visit
your Messenger; what are these coarse dispositions?
Your messenger - what are these coarse natures?
ظليفٌimpoverished بأقصىin the farthest part of الغربthe West أمستْhave become جفونهhis eyelids
ظليفٌ بأقصى الغرب أمستْ جفونه
وهنَّand they شواتscorched والظلوعand the ribs قوائظsweltering
وهنَّ شوات والظلوع قوائظ
An impoverished man in the farthest West: his eyelids have become
A perfidious one in the furthest west, whose eyelids grew weary
scorched, while his ribs swelter.
And passions subsided, while passions remain alert
ظلمتyou wronged لعمرby the life of اللهGod نفسكyour soul كمhow long عسىmight
ظلمت لعمر الله نفسك كم عسى
تغاضبهاyou quarrel with it مظلومةwronged وتغائظand provoke anger
تغاضبها مظلومة وتغائظ
You have wronged your soul, by God's life! How long will you
You have wronged yourself, by God's life - how much longer
quarrel with it, wronged as it is, and provoke its anger?
Will you provoke it, while it is wronged and irritated?
Sol 6.1