لاdo not تبخَلنbe miserly وأعطِand give كلاَّeveryone حقَّهhis due
لا تبخَلن وأعطِ كلاَّ حقَّه
وتواضعنَّand be humble وجالِسِand sit with المُسْكِينَاthe poor man
وتواضعنَّ وجالِسِ المُسْكِينَا
Do not be miserly; give everyone his due.
Do not be stingy, give each their due rights
And be humble, and sit with the poor man.
Be humble, sit with the poor
إياكَbeware والسرَّand the secret الذيwhich أوزعتَهyou imparted it
إياكَ والسرَّ الذي أوزعتَه
لوْeven if ناقشوكthey question you بدونهwithout it مَدْفُونَاburied
لوْ ناقشوك بدونه مَدْفُونَا
Beware the secret you have imparted;
Beware of the secret you have confided
[Keep it] buried, even if they question you without it.
If discussed without it, you would be buried
فإذاso if أردتَyou wish دوامَcontinuance شىءsomething هكذاthus
فإذا أردتَ دوامَ شىء هكذا
وإذاand if أردتمyou all wish ضدّهits opposite فاعصُونَاthen disobey us
وإذا أردتم ضدّه فاعصُونَا
So if you wish something to endure, act thus;
If you want something to last forever
And if you wish the opposite, then disobey us.
And if you want the opposite, then disobey us
لاnot يستوىis equal حلٌّuntying وعقدٌand tying بينكمamong you
لا يستوى حلٌّ وعقدٌ بينكم
هذاthis one يحلُّunties وذاكand that one يعقدُties حينَاfor a time
هذا يحلُّ وذاك يعقدُ حينَا
Untying and tying are not alike among you:
Right and wrong are not equal amongst you
This one unties, and that one ties for a time.
This one makes right, that one wrongs at times
إنindeed الخلافdiscord مشتتٌscattering ومفرقٌand separating
إن الخلاف مشتتٌ ومفرقٌ
ماwhat بينbetween آباءfathers لهمof theirs وبنينَاand sons
ما بين آباء لهم وبنينَا
Indeed, discord brings division and separation
Differences divide and separate
Between their fathers and sons.
Between fathers who have sons from us
طوبىblessedness لهمto them خلصواthey were sincere وداداًin affection بينهمamong themselves
طوبى لهم خلصوا وداداً بينهم
وجلبنَand they brought رحمةَmercy ربهمtheir Lord يَرْجُونَاthey hope for
وجلبنَ رحمةَ ربهم يَرْجُونَا
Blessed are they, sincere in their mutual affection,
Blessed are they who have sincere love between them
And they brought their Lord’s mercy, for which they hope.
And seek their Lord's mercy hopefully
وأولئكand those القومُthe people الذينَwho جزاؤهمtheir reward
وأولئك القومُ الذينَ جزاؤهم
جناتُgardens عدنEden خالدينdwelling forever يقينَاcertainly
جناتُ عدن خالدين يقينَا
And those are the people whose reward is
Those people whose reward is
Gardens of Eden, where they shall surely dwell forever.
Gardens of Eden, eternally certain
إناindeed we لنرجوwe surely hope فَوْزَناour triumph بدعائهمthrough their prayers
إنا لنرجو فَوْزَنا بدعائهم
فاللهso God يرحُمناhas mercy on us بِهمthrough them ويقينَاand protects us
فالله يرحُمنا بِهم ويقينَا
We surely hope for our triumph through their prayers;
We hope to win by their prayer
So God has mercy on us through them and protects us.
May God have mercy on us through them certainly
Sol 6.1