مَثلُlike الأَميرِthe emir مَنِone who اِرتَضىwas content
مَثلُ الأَميرِ مَنِ اِرتَضى
فيماin what الإِلهُGod بِهِconcerning it قَضىHe decreed
فيما الإِلهُ بِهِ قَضى
Like the emir is one who is content
with what God has decreed,
وَإِلَيهِand to Him سَلَّمَsurrendered أَمرَهُhis affairs
وَإِلَيهِ سَلَّمَ أَمرَهُ
بِالاِختِيارِby choice وَفَوَّضاand entrusted
بِالاِختِيارِ وَفَوَّضا
and has surrendered his affairs to Him
freely, entrusting them to Him.
وَالحُكمُand judgment للَّهِto God الكَبيرِthe Great
وَالحُكمُ للَّهِ الكَبيرِ
بِماconcerning what يَجيءُcomes وَماand what مَضىhas passed
بِما يَجيءُ وَما مَضى
And judgment belongs to God, the Great,
over what comes and what has passed.
فيin الخَلقِcreation أَنفَذَHe enforced حُكمَهُHis decree
في الخَلقِ أَنفَذَ حُكمَهُ
طِبقَin accordance with المُرادِwhat is willed وَمُقتضىand what is required
طِبقَ المُرادِ وَمُقتضى
He has enforced His decree in creation,
in keeping with His will and its dictates.
أَفنىHe annihilated وَأَوجَدَand brought into being مَنwhomever يَشاHe wills
أَفنى وَأَوجَدَ مَن يَشا
وَشَفىand healed المَريضَthe sick وَأَمرَضاand made ill
وَشَفى المَريضَ وَأَمرَضا
He has annihilated and brought into being whomever He wills,
and healed the sick and brought on sickness.
سُبحانَهُglory be to Him مِنwhat a حاكِمٍruler
سُبحانَهُ مِن حاكِمٍ
عَدْلٍjust حَكيمٍwise مُرتضىwell-pleasing
عَدْلٍ حَكيمٍ مُرتضى
Glory be to Him—what a ruler,
just, wise, and well-pleasing!
الكُلُّall مَملوكٌowned لَهُby Him
الكُلُّ مَملوكٌ لَهُ
مِمّنof those whom أَحَبَّHe loved وَأَبغَضاand He hated
مِمّن أَحَبَّ وَأَبغَضا
All belong to Him,
those He loves and those He hates,
مِنamong أَسمَرٍbrown-skinned أَوor أَحمَرٍred-skinned
مِن أَسمَرٍ أَو أَحمَرٍ
أَوor أَسوَدٍblack-skinned أَوor أَبيَضاwhite-skinned
أَو أَسوَدٍ أَو أَبيَضا
whether brown-skinned or red-skinned,
or black-skinned or white-skinned.
ياO ذاyou الأميرُthe emir أخاbrother of العُلىlofty glory
يا ذا الأميرُ أخا العُلى
مَنْone whose أَمرُهُhis command يَحويencompasses المضاdecisive force
مَنْ أَمرُهُ يَحوي المضا
O you, emir, brother of lofty glory,
whose command carries decisive force!
ياO صاحِبَbearer of الشّرَفِhonor الّذيwho
يا صاحِبَ الشّرَفِ الّذي
لِقَواضِبِthe keen blades of المَجدِglory اِنتَضىhe unsheathed
لِقَواضِبِ المَجدِ اِنتَضى
O bearer of honor, who
unsheathed the keen blades of glory!
ياO صاحِبَbearer of الصّيتِrenown الحميpraiseworthy (first part)
يا صاحِبَ الصّيتِ الحمي
دِ(completes 'praiseworthy') وَلَيسand not يَعروهُovertakes it اِنقِضاan ending
دِ وَلَيس يَعروهُ اِنقِضا
O bearer of praiseworthy renown,
which no ending overtakes!
إِنْif قَدindeed أَصبتَyou were stricken بِكَوكبٍby a star
إِنْ قَد أَصبتَ بِكَوكبٍ
قَدindeed غابَvanished لَمّاwhen أَنْthat (linking particle) قَضىhe died
قَد غابَ لَمّا أَنْ قَضى
If indeed you have suffered the loss of a star
that vanished when he died,
مِنfrom جَوهَرِthe essence of المَجدِglory اِنتَشىhe sprang forth
مِن جَوهَرِ المَجدِ اِنتَشى
فيat ذَروَةِthe pinnacle of العَلياeminence أَضاhe shone
في ذَروَةِ العَليا أَضا
that sprang from the essence of glory
and shone at the pinnacle of eminence,
فَاللَّهُthen God رَبّيmy Lord اِختَارَهُchose him
فَاللَّهُ رَبّي اِختَارَهُ
فَاِصبِرso be patient وَسَلِّمand submit لِلقَضاto the decree
فَاِصبِر وَسَلِّم لِلقَضا
then God, my Lord, chose him;
so be patient and submit to the decree.
وَلأنْتَand surely you أَجمَلُthe finest صابِرٍone who endures
وَلأنْتَ أَجمَلُ صابِرٍ
يَلقىmeets المَصائِبَcalamities بِالرِّضاwith acceptance
يَلقى المَصائِبَ بِالرِّضا
And surely you are the finest of those who endure,
who meet calamities with acceptance.
وَاللَّهand God أَجزلَmay He make abundant أَجرَكمyour reward
وَاللَّه أَجزلَ أَجرَكم
وَعَليكand to you عَنهُfor him عوّضاmay He compensate
وَعَليك عَنهُ عوّضا
And may God make your reward abundant,
and compensate you for his loss.
وَاللَّهand God يُبقيكُمmay He preserve you لَناfor us
وَاللَّه يُبقيكُم لَنا
ماas long as بارِقٌlightning قَدindeed أَوْمَضاflashed
ما بارِقٌ قَد أَوْمَضا
And may God preserve you for us
as long as lightning flashes.
Sol 6.1