الصَّبرُpatience أليَقُmore fitting نِعمَhow fine is أَجرُthe reward of الصابرthe patient one
الصَّبرُ أليَقُ نِعمَ أَجرُ الصابر
وَالشّكرُand gratitude أَجملُmore beautiful نِعمَhow fine is فضلُthe merit of الشاكرِthe grateful one
وَالشّكرُ أَجملُ نِعمَ فضلُ الشاكرِ
Patience is more fitting; how fine is the patient one's reward!
Patience is best, the reward of the patient is bountiful
And gratitude is more beautiful; how fine is the grateful one's merit!
Gratitude is finest, the merit of the grateful is plentiful
مَنْwho ذاthat one الّذيwho لاnot تَعتَريهِbefalls him مُصيبةٌa calamity
مَنْ ذا الّذي لا تَعتَريهِ مُصيبةٌ
ماnot إِنْat all (emphatic) سَمِعتI have heard وَلَمnor أكُنْhave I been بالناظرِa witness (emphatic)
ما إِنْ سَمِعت وَلَم أكُنْ بالناظرِ
Who is there whom no calamity befalls?
Who is he that is not afflicted with calamity
I have heard of none, nor have I witnessed one.
I have not seen, though my eyes were observant
وَالأمثَلونَand the noblest الأَكثَرونَthose with the most مَصائِباًafflictions
وَالأمثَلونَ الأَكثَرونَ مَصائِباً
وَالحامِدونَand those who praise بِكلِّin every حالٍcircumstance صادرِthat arises
وَالحامِدونَ بِكلِّ حالٍ صادرِ
And the noblest suffer the most afflictions,
The best of men most tried by calamities
and offer praise in every circumstance that arises.
The most thankful in every state proceeding
وَالمَوتُand death لَيثٌa lion لَيسَdoes not يرحَمُshow mercy to حادِثاًa mortal
وَالمَوتُ لَيثٌ لَيسَ يرحَمُ حادِثاً
يَسطوit pounces عَلىupon الآجالِallotted lifespans سَطوةَwith the violence of جائِرِa tyrant
يَسطو عَلى الآجالِ سَطوةَ جائِرِ
And death is a lion that shows no mercy to any mortal;
And death is a voracious lion that spares no man
it pounces upon allotted lifespans with a tyrant's violence.
It violates lives with the tyranny of the unjust
ماnot فيهِin it جَبرٌmending لِلقُلوبِfor hearts وَإِنّماbut rather
ما فيهِ جَبرٌ لِلقُلوبِ وَإِنّما
لِقُلوبِناfor our hearts قَدindeed كانَit has been أَعظَمَthe greatest كاسِرِbreaker
لِقُلوبِنا قَد كانَ أَعظَمَ كاسِرِ
There is no mending of hearts in it; rather,
In this is no comfort for hearts, indeed
it has been the greatest breaker of our hearts.
For our hearts it was the greatest breaker
شُلَّتْmay be paralyzed يَداهُits two hands حَيثُsince مَدَّit stretched out يَمينَهُits right hand
شُلَّتْ يَداهُ حَيثُ مَدَّ يَمينَهُ
نَحوَtoward الفتىthe youth المَيمونِthe blessed عَبدِAbd (servant of) القادرِal-Qadir (the All-Powerful)
نَحوَ الفتى المَيمونِ عَبدِ القادرِ
May both its hands be paralyzed, since it stretched its right hand
His hands were paralyzed as he extended them
toward the blessed youth, Abd al-Qadir,
Toward the auspicious youth, Abd al-Qadir
نَجلِson of الإِمامِthe imam الأَوحديthe peerless المُعتليwho has ascended
نَجلِ الإِمامِ الأَوحدي المُعتلي
أوجِthe summit of المَعاليhonors فيin الزَّمانِthe age الحاضِرِthe present
أوجِ المَعالي في الزَّمانِ الحاضِرِ
son of the peerless imam who has ascended
Son of the unique Imam, al-Awḥadī the Exalted
the summit of honors in the present age;
The loftiest of glories in the present time
الفاضِلِthe virtuous النحريرِthe consummate scholar وَالشّهمِand the noble-spirited الّذيwho
الفاضِلِ النحريرِ وَالشّهمِ الّذي
وَرِثَhe inherited المَكارِمِnoble qualities كابِراًone great man عَنfrom كابِرِanother great man
وَرِثَ المَكارِمِ كابِراً عَن كابِرِ
the virtuous, consummate scholar, the noble-spirited man who
The virtuous composer, the valiant one
inherited noble qualities from great forebear after great forebear;
Who inherited nobility, great from great
شَمسِthe sun of الحَقيقَةِtruth وَالمَعارِفِand knowledge فيamong الوَرىhumankind
شَمسِ الحَقيقَةِ وَالمَعارِفِ في الوَرى
بَدرِthe full moon of العُلىeminence النّجمِthe star الزّهيِّthe splendid الزاهرِthe radiant
بَدرِ العُلى النّجمِ الزّهيِّ الزاهرِ
the sun of truth and knowledge among humankind,
Sun of truth and knowledge in the world
the full moon of eminence, the splendid, radiant star,
Full moon of the sublime, the bright star
الجَهبَذِthe savant الفَردِthe peerless الإِمامِthe imam اللوذَعيthe keen-witted
الجَهبَذِ الفَردِ الإِمامِ اللوذَعي
بَحرِthe sea of النّدىgenerosity بحرِthe sea of العلومِthe sciences الزاخِرِthe overflowing
بَحرِ النّدى بحرِ العلومِ الزاخِرِ
the peerless savant, the keen-witted imam,
The unique imam, the erudite ocean
the sea of generosity, the overflowing sea of learning,
Sea of dew, sea of abundant knowledge
السيّدِSayyid (honored master) البِزريِّal-Bizri عالِمِthe scholar of عَصرِهِhis age
السيّدِ البِزريِّ عالِمِ عَصرِهِ
شِبلِthe lion-cub of المَحاسِنِvirtues وَالكَمالِand perfection الباهِرِthe dazzling
شِبلِ المَحاسِنِ وَالكَمالِ الباهِرِ
Sayyid al-Bizri, the scholar of his age,
My master al-Bizri, the sage of his time
lion-cub of virtues and dazzling perfection.
Adolescent of beauties and manifest perfection
ياO ذاyou الإِمامُthe imam وَأَنتَand you أَكمَلُthe most accomplished عارِفٍone who knows
يا ذا الإِمامُ وَأَنتَ أَكمَلُ عارِفٍ
اِصبرْbe patient علىwith ماwhat قدindeed أُصِبتyou have suffered وصابِرِand persevere
اِصبرْ على ما قد أُصِبت وصابِرِ
O imam, you are the most accomplished of those who know:
O Imam, you are the most perfect knower
bear patiently what has befallen you, and persevere.
Be patient for what has befallen you and endure
وَلَئِنand though أُصِبتَyou were afflicted بِماby what أُصِبتَyou were afflicted فَإِنَّماthen indeed
وَلَئِن أُصِبتَ بِما أُصِبتَ فَإِنَّما
بَينَamong الأَماثِلِthe noblest أنتyou أجملُthe finest صابِرِpatient one
بَينَ الأَماثِلِ أنت أجملُ صابِرِ
And though you have suffered what you have suffered, truly,
If you are afflicted with what afflicted you
among the noblest, you are the finest in patience.
Among the exemplars, you are the most handsomely patient
لاdo not تَضجَرنَّbe distraught بِفَقدِكat your loss of النّجلَthe son الّذيwho
لا تَضجَرنَّ بِفَقدِك النّجلَ الّذي
فيin فَقدِهِhis loss قَدindeed كانَthere was شقُّa rending of مرائِرِtaut cords; heartstrings
في فَقدِهِ قَد كانَ شقُّ مرائِرِ
Do not be distraught at losing your son, whose
Do not fret for the loss of the son
loss has indeed rent the heartstrings.
Whose loss was most wrenching of agonies
ماnot كانَhas there been فيin الدّنياthis world خُلودٌimmortality لاِمرِئٍfor any mortal
ما كانَ في الدّنيا خُلودٌ لاِمرِئٍ
لَيسَnot اِمرُؤٌany mortal لِسوىfor anything but المَماتِdeath بِصائِرِbound (emphatic)
لَيسَ اِمرُؤٌ لِسوى المَماتِ بِصائِرِ
There has never been immortality for anyone in this world;
None in the world abides forever
no mortal is bound for anything but death.
No man but leads to the inevitability of death
وَالكلُّand everyone فيin الدُّنياthe world الدّنيّةِthe lowly زائِرٌa visitor
وَالكلُّ في الدُّنيا الدّنيّةِ زائِرٌ
وإِلىand toward الذّهابِdeparture يَؤولُultimately leads أَمرُthe fate of الزّائِرِthe visitor
وإِلى الذّهابِ يَؤولُ أَمرُ الزّائِرِ
And everyone is a visitor in this lowly world;
And all in the vile world are visitors
and the visitor's fate is ultimately departure.
And the matter of visitors comes to leaving
أَنتَyou المُعزّىthe one consoled لاmay not أُصِبتَyou be afflicted بِمِثلِهاwith its like
أَنتَ المُعزّى لا أُصِبتَ بِمِثلِها
فيin الدّهرِthe course of time بِالنجلِover the son اللّبيبِthe discerning الماهِرِthe skilled
في الدّهرِ بِالنجلِ اللّبيبِ الماهِرِ
You are the one consoled—may you never suffer the like
It is you who are consoled, not afflicted by his like
in all your days—over your discerning, gifted son,
In the times with the intelligent, skillful son
مَنْwho كانَwas فيناamong us دُرَّةًa pearl مَكنونَةًkept hidden
مَنْ كانَ فينا دُرَّةً مَكنونَةً
تَعلوit rises عَلىabove تَعديلِهاmatching it بِجَواهِرِwith jewels
تَعلو عَلى تَعديلِها بِجَواهِرِ
who was a hidden pearl among us,
Who among us was a concealed pearl
too exalted to be equaled by other jewels.
Rising above the stringing of its likeness in gems
لَكِنَّbut رَبَّthe Lord of الخلقِcreation فيin هَذاthis قَضىhas decreed
لَكِنَّ رَبَّ الخلقِ في هَذا قَضى
وَهوَand He الحكيمُthe Wise وَلَمnor يَكُنhas He been بِالجائِرِunjust (emphatic)
وَهوَ الحكيمُ وَلَم يَكُن بِالجائِرِ
But the Lord of creation has decreed this,
But the Lord of creation in this decreed
and He is the Wise and has never been unjust.
And He is Wise and was not unjust
فَعَليهِso upon him رِضوانٌdivine favor يَدومُthat endures وَرَحمةٌand mercy
فَعَليهِ رِضوانٌ يَدومُ وَرَحمةٌ
ماas long as اِهتزَّsways غُصنٌa branch بِالنّسيمِin the breeze السّائِرِpassing
ما اِهتزَّ غُصنٌ بِالنّسيمِ السّائِرِ
So upon him be enduring divine favor and mercy,
Upon Him are lasting approval and mercy
as long as a branch sways in the passing breeze;
No branch trembled in the passing breeze
بَلrather ماas long as اِبنُIbn (son of) فَتحِFath (victory) اللَّهِAllah (God) أَنشَدrecites قائِلاًsaying
بَل ما اِبنُ فَتحِ اللَّهِ أَنشَد قائِلاً
الصّبرُpatience أَليَقmore fitting نِعمَhow fine is أَجرُthe reward of الصابِرِthe patient one
الصّبرُ أَليَق نِعمَ أَجرُ الصابِرِ
nay, as long as Ibn Fath Allah recites, saying:
Rather, not what the son of Fathallah recited saying:
Patience is more fitting; how fine is the patient one's reward!
Patience is best, the reward of the patient is bountiful
Sol 6.1