محمدٌMuhammad ماnot لكَfor you منany خاذلِone who forsakes
محمدٌ ما لكَ من خاذلِ
فالحقُfor truth منصورٌgranted victory علىover الباطلِfalsehood
فالحقُ منصورٌ على الباطلِ
Muhammad, you have none who shall forsake you;
Muhammad, no one forsakes you;
for truth is victorious over falsehood.
for truth is victorious over falsehood.
والناسُand the people إماif غفلواthey grew heedless مرّةًonce
والناسُ إما غفلوا مرّةً
عنكَof you فماthen not ربّكَyour Lord بالغافلِat all heedless
عنكَ فما ربّكَ بالغافلِ
People are either heedless or beset by doubt
And if people once grow heedless
about you—but your Lord is never heedless.
of you, your Lord is not heedless.
العدلُjustice والعقلُand reason أليفاtwo companions هوىًlove
العدلُ والعقلُ أليفا هوىً
وليسَand is not كلّall لناسِpeople بالعاقلِat all rational
وليسَ كلّ لناسِ بالعاقلِ
Justice and reason are passion’s two intimates,
Justice and reason are companions in love,
yet not everyone among humankind is rational.
yet not all people are rational.
والسيفُand the sword إنif يصدأrusts بكفِّin the palm of الذيthe one who
والسيفُ إن يصدأ بكفِّ الذي
يحملهُhe carries it فالأمرُthen the task للصاقلِto the polisher
يحملهُ فالأمرُ للصاقلِ
And if the sword rusts in the hand of the one
And if the sword rusts in the hand of the one
who bears it, the task falls to the polisher.
who bears it, the task falls to the polisher.
فرحمةُthus the mercy اللهِof God بهذاtoward this الورىcreation
فرحمةُ اللهِ بهذا الورى
منزلةٌrevealed فيin قولهِHis word الفاصلِdecisive
منزلةٌ في قولهِ الفاصلِ
Thus God’s mercy toward all creation
Thus God's mercy toward these creatures
is set forth in His decisive Word.
is revealed in His decisive word.
والحقُّand truth إنeven if لانَgrows gentle ولكنهُbut it
والحقُّ إن لانَ ولكنهُ
يوديbrings ruin بذاكَupon that الباطلِfalsehood الباسلِfierce
يودي بذاكَ الباطلِ الباسلِ
Though truth may yield, nevertheless
And truth, though it may be gentle, nevertheless
it brings that fierce falsehood to ruin,
brings that fierce falsehood to ruin,
كالموجِlike the wave مهماhowever much همَّstrives فيin وثبهِits leap
كالموجِ مهما همَّ في وثبهِ
تراهُyou see it ينحلُّdissolves علىupon الساحلِthe shore
تراهُ ينحلُّ على الساحلِ
like a wave: however it gathers itself to leap,
like a wave, however hard it strives to leap,
you see it dissolve upon the shore.
you see it dissolve upon the shore.
Sol 6.1