تَعَاضَدْتُمُyou supported one another بَغْياًin aggression لِنَشْرto spread الْمَظالِمِinjustices
تَعَاضَدْتُمُ بَغْياً لِنَشْر الْمَظالِمِ
وقُمْتُمْand you rose لِدَفْعِto repel الْحَقِّthe truth لاnot عَنْin تَكاتُمِconcealment
وقُمْتُمْ لِدَفْعِ الْحَقِّ لا عَنْ تَكاتُمِ
You joined forces in aggression to spread injustices,
and rose to repel the truth, making no secret of it.
وَرَاغَمْتُمُand you defied الدِّينَthe faith الْحَنيفَupright وَصُلْتُمُand you assailed
وَرَاغَمْتُمُ الدِّينَ الْحَنيفَ وَصُلْتُمُ
عَلَىupon مَنْwhoever دَعَاcalled لِلحَقّfor the truth صَوْلَةَwith the onslaught of ظالِمِa tyrant
عَلَى مَنْ دَعَا لِلحَقّ صَوْلَةَ ظالِمِ
You defied the upright faith, and you pounced
on whoever called for truth, with a tyrant's onslaught.
وَحَلّلْتُمُand you declared lawful ماwhat حَرَّمَforbade اللهُGod جُرْأَةًin insolence
وَحَلّلْتُمُ ما حَرَّمَ اللهُ جُرْأَةً
عَلَىtoward اللهِGod مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter اتّضاحِthe clarification of الْمَعالِمِthe signposts
عَلَى اللهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اتّضاحِ الْمَعالِمِ
And you declared lawful what God forbade, in insolence
toward God, after the signposts had become clear.
وأَنْكَرْتُمُand you denied تَحرِيمَthe prohibition of مكْسٍan extortionate levy وقُلْتُمُand you said
وأَنْكَرْتُمُ تَحرِيمَ مكْسٍ وقُلْتُمُ
عَلَىin support of حِلِّهِits lawfulness قَدْindeed جاءَhas come قَوْلٌa pronouncement لِعالِمِfrom a scholar
عَلَى حِلِّهِ قَدْ جاءَ قَوْلٌ لِعالِمِ
You denied the prohibition of an extortionate levy, and said,
'A scholar has spoken in favor of its lawfulness.'
كَذَبْتُمْyou have lied وَربِّby the Lord of الْعَرْشِthe Throne ماnot قَالَhas spoken قائِلٌany speaker
كَذَبْتُمْ وَربِّ الْعَرْشِ ما قَالَ قائِلٌ
بِتَحْلِيلِهِfor its lawfulness فيin دَهْرِناour age الْمُتَقَادِمِlong past
بِتَحْلِيلِهِ في دَهْرِنا الْمُتَقَادِمِ
You have lied, by the Lord of the Throne! No one has declared
it lawful in all our long history.
أَلَمْdid ... not? تَعْلَمُواyou know قَوْلَthe words of الرَّسْولِthe Messenger لِخالِدٍto Khalid
أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوا قَوْلَ الرَّسْولِ لِخالِدٍ
وَقَدْand indeed سَبَّhe reviled مَنْthe woman who حُدَّتْwas given the prescribed punishment بأحْجارِwith stones of راجِمِone who stones
وَقَدْ سَبَّ مَنْ حُدَّتْ بأحْجارِ راجِمِ
Do you not know the Messenger's words to Khalid,
when he reviled the woman punished by stoning:
رُويْداًgently بَمنْwith the one who لوif تَابَrepented ذُوthe collector of المكْسِthe extortionate levy مِثْلَهاas she did
رُويْداً بَمنْ لو تَابَ ذُو المكْسِ مِثْلَها
لبَاءَhe would surely return بِعَفْوٍwith pardon منْfrom كَريمٍa generous One وَرَاحِمِand merciful
لبَاءَ بِعَفْوٍ منْ كَريمٍ وَرَاحِمِ
'Be gentle with her: had a levy-collector repented as she did,
he would have gained pardon from One generous and merciful.'
وَقَدْand indeed صانَhas protected رَبُّthe Lord of الْخَلْقِcreation أَعْلاَمthe luminaries of عَصْرِناour age
وَقَدْ صانَ رَبُّ الْخَلْقِ أَعْلاَم عَصْرِنا
وَمَنْand those قَبْلَهُمُbefore them عَنْfrom مُوبِقاتِthe ruinous forms of المآثِمِsins
وَمَنْ قَبْلَهُمُ عَنْ مُوبِقاتِ المآثِمِ
The Lord of creation has guarded the luminaries of our age
and those before them from ruinous sins.
وَهَاand here هُمْthey are عَلَىupon ظَهْرِthe surface of الْبَسِيطَةِthe earth فاسْأَلواso ask
وَهَا هُمْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْبَسِيطَةِ فاسْأَلوا
تَروْهاyou will find it لَدَيْهِمٍْin their view مِنْamong أشَرِّthe worst of الْمَظالِمِinjustices
تَروْها لَدَيْهِمٍْ مِنْ أشَرِّ الْمَظالِمِ
Here they are upon the earth's surface—so ask them;
you will find they deem it among the worst injustices.
وَحَاشَاand far be it لأَهْلِfrom the people of الْبَيْتِthe House أنْthat يَأْذَنُواthey give permission بِهِfor it
وَحَاشَا لأَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ أنْ يَأْذَنُوا بِهِ
وهُمْand they are صَفْوَةُthe chosen of الرّحْمنِthe All-Merciful بَيْنَamong العوالِمِthe worlds
وهُمْ صَفْوَةُ الرّحْمنِ بَيْنَ العوالِمِ
Far be it from the People of the House to permit it,
and they are the All-Merciful's elect among the worlds.
فَياso, O جاهِلاًone ignorant of هُدْيَthe guidance of النّبِيِّthe Prophet وأَهْلِهِand his household
فَيا جاهِلاً هُدْيَ النّبِيِّ وأَهْلِهِ
وأصْحابِهِand his Companions والتّابعينَand the Followers الأكارِمِthe noble
وأصْحابِهِ والتّابعينَ الأكارِمِ
O you ignorant of the guidance of the Prophet and his household,
and his Companions and the noble Followers!
أَتَكْذِبُdo you lie? جَهْراًopenly لاmay there be no أبالَكَfather for you عامِداًdeliberately
أَتَكْذِبُ جَهْراً لا أبالَكَ عامِداً
وتَأْكُلُand you consume سُحْتاًill-gotten gain بئْسwretched is طُعْمَةُthe fare of طاعِمِan eater
وتَأْكُلُ سُحْتاً بئْس طُعْمَةُ طاعِمِ
Do you deliberately lie in public—may you have no father!—
and eat ill-gotten gains? Wretched fare for an eater!
فَماfor ... is nothing المكْسُthe extortionate levy إلاbut فَوْقَabove كُلِّevery مُحرَّمٍforbidden thing
فَما المكْسُ إلا فَوْقَ كُلِّ مُحرَّمٍ
وَمَاand ... is nothing الْمَكْسُthe extortionate levy إلاّbut مِنْamong أَشَدِّthe gravest of الْجَرائِمِcrimes
وَمَا الْمَكْسُ إلاّ مِنْ أَشَدِّ الْجَرائِمِ
For extortionate levies are worse than every forbidden act,
and extortionate levies are among the gravest crimes.
وماand not باعْتِيادِthrough habituation to الظُّلْمِinjustice يَذْهَبُvanishes حُكْمُهُits legal ruling
وما باعْتِيادِ الظُّلْمِ يَذْهَبُ حُكْمُهُ
لَدَىin the eyes of كُلِّevery مُفْتٍmufti فيamong الأنَامِhumankind وحاكِمِand judge
لَدَى كُلِّ مُفْتٍ في الأنَامِ وحاكِمِ
Nor does growing accustomed to injustice annul its ruling
for any mufti or judge among humankind.
فَياso, O مُنْكِراًone denying ماwhat قُلْتُI said فيabout المكْسِthe extortionate levy أَنْتَyou are فيin
فَيا مُنْكِراً ما قُلْتُ في المكْسِ أَنْتَ في
ضَلالٍerror وجَهْلٍand ignorance فَوقَbeyond جَهْلِthe ignorance of الْبَهَائمِbeasts
ضَلالٍ وجَهْلٍ فَوقَ جَهْلِ الْبَهَائمِ
O you who deny what I said about the levy, you are in
error and ignorance beyond the ignorance of beasts.
وَياand O مُنْكِراًone denying ماwhat قُلْتُI said فيabout الْعَدْلِjustice فيamong الْوَرَىhumankind
وَيا مُنْكِراً ما قُلْتُ في الْعَدْلِ في الْوَرَى
وأخْذِand taking الّذيwhat فيis in حُكْمِthe ruling of أَعْدَلِthe most just حاكِمِjudge
وأخْذِ الّذي في حُكْمِ أَعْدَلِ حاكِمِ
And O denier of what I said about justice among humankind,
and taking what accords with the most just judge's ruling,
وَكَفِّand restraining يَدِthe hand of الْعُدْوانِaggression عَنْfrom كُلِّevery مُسْلِمٍMuslim
وَكَفِّ يَدِ الْعُدْوانِ عَنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ
سِوَىexcept ماwhat أَتَىhas come فيin شَرْعِthe law of رَبِّthe Lord of الْعَوالِمِthe worlds
سِوَى ما أَتَى في شَرْعِ رَبِّ الْعَوالِمِ
and restraining aggression's hand from every Muslim,
except what is set forth in the law of the Lord of the worlds,
وَرَفْعِand removing ظُلامَاتٍinjustices عَلَىupon النّاسِthe people قَدْindeed غَدَتْhave become
وَرَفْعِ ظُلامَاتٍ عَلَى النّاسِ قَدْ غَدَتْ
تُرَىto be viewed عِنْدَby أَهْلِthe people of الظّلْمِinjustice ضَرْبَةَan imposed burden لازِمِinescapable
تُرَى عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الظّلْمِ ضَرْبَةَ لازِمِ
and removing injustices imposed upon the people, which have come
to be regarded by oppressors as an inescapable obligation,
كَمِثْلِsuch as سِياسَاتٍpunitive measures وتِلْكَand those هيthey are الّتيwhat
كَمِثْلِ سِياسَاتٍ وتِلْكَ هي الّتي
غَدَتْbecame فيin زَمانِthe age of الْجَوْرِtyranny إحْدَىone of الْعَظائِمِthe enormities
غَدَتْ في زَمانِ الْجَوْرِ إحْدَى الْعَظائِمِ
such as punitive measures—these are what
have become one of the enormities in the age of tyranny.
فَتُؤْخَذُso ... is seized أَمْوالُthe wealth of الْعِبادِpeople تَجَرِّياًin brazen defiance
فَتُؤْخَذُ أَمْوالُ الْعِبادِ تَجَرِّياً
عَلَىagainst اللهِGod جَلَّexalted is اللهُGod عَنْabove غَشْمِthe brutality of غاشِمِa tyrant
عَلَى اللهِ جَلَّ اللهُ عَنْ غَشْمِ غاشِمِ
Thus people's wealth is seized in brazen defiance
of God—exalted is God above a tyrant's brutality!
وَكَمْand how many مِنْof حُدودٍprescribed punishments أَوْجَبَmade obligatory اللهGod حُكْمَهاtheir enforcement
وَكَمْ مِنْ حُدودٍ أَوْجَبَ الله حُكْمَها
فَدافَعَهاthen averted them قَوْمٌsome people بِقَبْضِby receiving الدّراهِمِthe dirhams
فَدافَعَها قَوْمٌ بِقَبْضِ الدّراهِمِ
How many prescribed punishments whose enforcement God required
have people averted by pocketing dirhams!
وَكَمْand how many مِنْof عُقُوباتٍpunishments أَتَتْhave come بأَدِلّةٍwith proofs
وَكَمْ مِنْ عُقُوباتٍ أَتَتْ بأَدِلّةٍ
تُباعُare sold بِنَزْرٍfor a pittance منْof خَبيثِfoul الْمَطَاعِمِsustenance
تُباعُ بِنَزْرٍ منْ خَبيثِ الْمَطَاعِمِ
And how many punishments supported by proofs
are sold for a pittance of foul sustenance!
وكَمْand how much منْof دِماءٍbloodshed قَدْindeed تَوَفَّرَhas accrued أَرْشُهاits compensation
وكَمْ منْ دِماءٍ قَدْ تَوَفَّرَ أَرْشُها
إلىto كَفِّthe palm of شَيْطانٍa devil قبِيحfoul in المآثمِsins
إلى كَفِّ شَيْطانٍ قبِيح المآثمِ
And how much compensation for bloodshed has accrued
to the palm of a devil foul in his sins!
وكَمْand how many حُرَمٍsacred bounds للهِbelonging to God تَنْتَهِكُونَهاyou violate them
وكَمْ حُرَمٍ للهِ تَنْتَهِكُونَها
وماand there is not فِيكُمُamong you مَنْanyone who خافَhas feared لَوْمَةَthe blame of لائِمِa reproacher
وما فِيكُمُ مَنْ خافَ لَوْمَةَ لائِمِ
And how many of God's sacred bounds you violate,
while none of you fears a reproacher's blame!
فَهذيso these سِياسَاتٌpunitive measures لَدَيْهمin their view ورُبَّماand sometimes
فَهذي سِياسَاتٌ لَدَيْهم ورُبَّما
تَقُولونَyou say آدَابٌdisciplinary penalties لأَهْلِfor perpetrators of الجرائِمِcrimes
تَقُولونَ آدَابٌ لأَهْلِ الجرائِمِ
These, to them, are punitive measures, and sometimes
you call them disciplinary penalties for criminals.
كماjust as جَعَلُواthey made ظُلْمَthe oppression of الرَّعاياsubjects بِمالِهاregarding their wealth
كما جَعَلُوا ظُلْمَ الرَّعايا بِمالِها
حُقُوقاًdues خِداعاًdeceitfully وهْيَwhile it is عَيْنُthe very essence of المظالِمِinjustice
حُقُوقاً خِداعاً وهْيَ عَيْنُ المظالِمِ
Just as they have turned robbing subjects of their wealth
into 'dues,' deceitfully, though it is sheer injustice.
وَكَمْand how many منْof ظُلامَاتٍinjustices تُسَمَّىare called لَدَيْهِمُamong them
وَكَمْ منْ ظُلامَاتٍ تُسَمَّى لَدَيْهِمُ
بِغَيْرِby other than اسْمِهاtheir name سَتْراًas a cover لَهاfor them فيin الْعَوالِمِthe worlds
بِغَيْرِ اسْمِها سَتْراً لَها في الْعَوالِمِ
How many injustices are called, among them,
by other names, to conceal them throughout the worlds!
تَقُولُونَyou say هَذيthis دَفْعَةٌa payment ثُمّthen هَذِهِthis
تَقُولُونَ هَذي دَفْعَةٌ ثُمّ هَذِهِ
لَدَيْناto us قِتَالٌwarfare أَوْor جَريمَةُthe fine of جارِمِan offender
لَدَيْنا قِتَالٌ أَوْ جَريمَةُ جارِمِ
You say, 'This is a payment'; then, 'This
to us is warfare, or an offender's fine.'
وَذيand this فُرْقَةٌseparation فاعلمso know بهاof it أوor مَعُونَةٌassistance
وَذي فُرْقَةٌ فاعلم بها أو مَعُونَةٌ
وتِلْكَyet that إذاwhen حَقَّقْتَyou examine closely أَقْبَحُthe foulest مأثَمِsin
وتِلْكَ إذا حَقَّقْتَ أَقْبَحُ مأثَمِ
And this is 'separation'—take note of it—or 'assistance';
yet that, when examined, is the foulest sin.
وهَذِيand these مُكُوسٌextortionate levies كُلُّهاall of them غَيْرَexcept أَنّهاthat they
وهَذِي مُكُوسٌ كُلُّها غَيْرَ أَنّها
تَرُوجُthey pass muster عَلَىwith فَهْمِthe understanding of امْرِىءٍa person غَيْرِnot فاهِمdiscerning
تَرُوجُ عَلَى فَهْمِ امْرِىءٍ غَيْرِ فاهِم
These are all extortionate levies, except that
they pass muster with the mind of one who understands nothing.
فَياso, O مُنْكِرَdenier of المعْروفِwhat is known مِنْof دِينthe faith of أَحْمَدٍAhmad
فَيا مُنْكِرَ المعْروفِ مِنْ دِين أَحْمَدٍ
جَهِلْتَyou are ignorant ولكِنْand yet فَوْقَbeyond جَهْلِthe ignorance of الْبَهَائِمِbeasts
جَهِلْتَ ولكِنْ فَوْقَ جَهْلِ الْبَهَائِمِ
O denier of what is known of Ahmad's faith,
you are ignorant—but beyond the ignorance of beasts!
لَكَto you الْوَيْلُwoe هَذَاthis فيin الشّرِيعَةِthe sacred law قاطِعٌis definitive
لَكَ الْوَيْلُ هَذَا في الشّرِيعَةِ قاطِعٌ
ومَنْand whoever أَنْكَرَdenies الْقَطْعِيwhat is definitive عَظِيمُgreat in الْجَرائِمِcrimes
ومَنْ أَنْكَرَ الْقَطْعِي عَظِيمُ الْجَرائِمِ
Woe to you! This is definitive in the sacred law,
and whoever denies what is definitive is guilty of grave crimes.
وقَدْand indeed كَفَّرَdeclared an unbeliever الأعْلامُthe luminaries مَنْwhoever رَدَّrejected قاطِعاًa definitive ruling
وقَدْ كَفَّرَ الأعْلامُ مَنْ رَدَّ قاطِعاً
مِنَof الشَّرْعِthe sacred law وَهْوَand it is الْحَقُّthe truth عِنْدَat times of التّخاصُمِdispute
مِنَ الشَّرْعِ وَهْوَ الْحَقُّ عِنْدَ التّخاصُمِ
The luminaries have declared an unbeliever whoever rejects a definitive ruling
of the sacred law—and this is the truth when disputes arise.
فَيَاso, O مَعْشَرَcompany of الأَعْلامِluminaries فيin كُلِّevery بَلْدَةٍtown
فَيَا مَعْشَرَ الأَعْلامِ في كُلِّ بَلْدَةٍ
وَهَذاand this نِداءٌa call شامِلٌembracing كُلَّevery عالِمِscholar
وَهَذا نِداءٌ شامِلٌ كُلَّ عالِمِ
O company of luminaries in every town—
this is a call embracing every scholar—
أَيُنْكِرُdo ... object? أَقُوامٌsome people إذاwhen قَالَsays قائِلٌa speaker
أَيُنْكِرُ أَقُوامٌ إذا قَالَ قائِلٌ
قَضَىdecreed رَبُّناour Lord تَحْريمَthe prohibition of كُلِّall الْمَظالِمِinjustices
قَضَى رَبُّنا تَحْريمَ كُلِّ الْمَظالِمِ
do some people object when someone says,
'Our Lord has decreed every injustice forbidden,'
وَقَالَand said بأَنَّthat اللهَGod أَوْجَبَrequired فيamong الْوَرَىhumankind
وَقَالَ بأَنَّ اللهَ أَوْجَبَ في الْوَرَى
سُلُوكَfollowing طَريقِthe path of الْعَدْلِjustice منْfrom كُلّevery قائِمِone in authority
سُلُوكَ طَريقِ الْعَدْلِ منْ كُلّ قائِمِ
and says that God has required among humankind
that everyone in authority walk the path of justice?
أَبِينُواmake it clear أَبِينُواmake it clear إنَّindeed ذَاthis عَهْدُthe covenant of رَبّناour Lord
أَبِينُوا أَبِينُوا إنَّ ذَا عَهْدُ رَبّنا
عَلَيْكُمْupon you وإنَّand indeed الْعَهْدَthe covenant أَلْزَمُthe most binding لازِمِobligation
عَلَيْكُمْ وإنَّ الْعَهْدَ أَلْزَمُ لازِمِ
Make it clear, make it clear! This is our Lord's covenant
upon you, and the covenant is the most binding of obligations.
Sol 6.1