أَصِخْgive ear لِمقالٍto a discourse فَهْوَfor it is رُدْءُan aid الرِّباقِthe bonds وحَلِّهاand their untying
أَصِخْ لِمقالٍ فَهْوَ رُدْءُ الرِّباقِ وحَلِّها
وَدَعْand leave aside مَنْwhoever غَداhas become مُتْشفّعاًa Shafi‘i adherent أوor تَزَيّداhas become a Zaydi
وَدَعْ مَنْ غَدا مُتْشفّعاً أو تَزَيّدا
Give ear to a discourse—an aid with bonds and their untying.
And leave aside whoever has become a Shafi‘i or a Zaydi.
وبادِرْand hasten بِتَقْطيعِto cutting apart الرِّباقِthe bonds وحَلِّهاand untying them
وبادِرْ بِتَقْطيعِ الرِّباقِ وحَلِّها
وتَفْكِيكِand dismantling غِلٍّa shackle للإسارِfor bondage مُشَدِّداtightening
وتَفْكِيكِ غِلٍّ للإسارِ مُشَدِّدا
And hasten to sever the bonds and undo them,
And dismantle a shackle that tightens bondage.
كَفَىsuffices وَصْمَةًas a disgrace تِيهُthe wilderness التّقالِيدِof blind imitation لاfor مْرِىءa man
كَفَى وَصْمَةً تِيهُ التّقالِيدِ لا مْرِىء
غَدَاhas become بِنساعِby the thongs of الاتِّباعِfollowing مُقَيَّداfettered
غَدَا بِنساعِ الاتِّباعِ مُقَيَّدا
The wilderness of blind imitation is shame enough for a man
Who has become fettered by the thongs of following.
ولاand do not تَكُbe مِطْواعاًreadily obedient لِغَيْرِto anyone other than مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
ولا تَكُ مِطْواعاً لِغَيْرِ مُحَمَّدٍ
مِنَamong النّاسpeople إِنْif رُمْتَyou seek التَّمَسُّكَholding fast بالهدىto guidance
مِنَ النّاس إِنْ رُمْتَ التَّمَسُّكَ بالهدى
And be obedient to no one but Muhammad
Among mankind, if you seek to hold fast to guidance.
فكَمْhow great, then بَيْنَbetween مَنْone who قَالَsaid الدَّليلُthe evidence قَضَىruled بِذاthus
فكَمْ بَيْنَ مَنْ قَالَ الدَّليلُ قَضَى بِذا
ومَنْand one who قَالَsaid تابَعْتُI followed الإمامَthe imam مُقَلِّداas a blind follower
ومَنْ قَالَ تابَعْتُ الإمامَ مُقَلِّدا
What a difference, then, between one who says, “The evidence rules thus,”
And one who says, “I followed the imam in blind imitation.”
ودَعْand set aside كُلَّall نُصْحٍcounsel عِنْدَbeside نُصْحِيmy counsel فإِنَّنيfor indeed I
ودَعْ كُلَّ نُصْحٍ عِنْدَ نُصْحِي فإِنَّني
أَنَاI الصّائِحُthe caller الْمَحْكِيُّwhose voice is echoed والآخَرُand the other الصَّدىthe echo
أَنَا الصّائِحُ الْمَحْكِيُّ والآخَرُ الصَّدى
And set aside all counsel beside my own, for indeed
I am the caller whose voice is echoed; the other is the echo.
Sol 6.1