إِعصِdisobey الهَوىpassion وَتَعَزَّand console yourself عَنaway from سُعداكاyour Suʿdā
إِعصِ الهَوى وَتَعَزَّ عَن سُعداكا
فَلَمِثلُfor surely the like of حِلمِكَyour sound judgment عَنfrom هَواكَyour passion نَهاكاhas restrained you
فَلَمِثلُ حِلمِكَ عَن هَواكَ نَهاكا
Defy passion, and steel yourself against your Suʿdā.
Defy passion, and let go of your Suʿdā.
Let your self-command hold your reason aloof from passion.
For surely sound judgment like yours has restrained you from your passion.
أَحياrevived لَناfor us سُنَنَthe traditions of النّبِيِّthe Prophet سَمِيُّهُhis namesake
أَحيا لَنا سُنَنَ النّبِيِّ سَمِيُّهُ
قَدَّmatching the measure of الشِراكِthe sandal strap بِهِwith it قَرَنتَyou paired شِراكاa sandal strap
قَدَّ الشِراكِ بِهِ قَرَنتَ شِراكا
His namesake has revived for us the Prophet’s ways.
The Prophet’s namesake has revived his traditions for us.
Through him, you matched thong to thong, cut to the selfsame measure.
You have paired one sandal strap with another of equal measure.
Sol 6.1