سَلُواask النَّاسَthe people مَنْwho قَدْindeed قَامَtook a stand مِثْلَlike مَقامِيmy stand
سَلُوا النَّاسَ مَنْ قَدْ قَامَ مِثْلَ مَقامِي
وأَوْضَحَand made clear وَجْهَthe face of الرُّشْدِright guidance عِنْدَamid تَعامِيwillful blindness
وأَوْضَحَ وَجْهَ الرُّشْدِ عِنْدَ تَعامِي
Ask the people: who has taken a stand like mine,
And made clear the face of right guidance amid willful blindness?
أَلَمْHave ... not? تَسْمَعُواyou hear ماwhat قُلْتُهُI said it فيin مَجَالِسٍassemblies
أَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا ما قُلْتُهُ في مَجَالِسٍ
وسَيَّرْتُand I circulated منْfrom نَثْرِيmy prose بهِconcerning it ونِظاميand my verse
وسَيَّرْتُ منْ نَثْرِي بهِ ونِظامي
Have you not heard what I said in assemblies,
And what I circulated concerning it in my prose and verse?
وَحَرَّرْتُand I wrote ماwhat حَرَّرْتُI wrote فيconcerning الْعَدْلِjustice جَهْرَةًopenly
وَحَرَّرْتُ ما حَرَّرْتُ في الْعَدْلِ جَهْرَةً
وَهَدَّمْتُand I demolished أَرْكاناًpillars لِكُلِّfor every حَرامِforbidden practice
وَهَدَّمْتُ أَرْكاناً لِكُلِّ حَرامِ
And I openly wrote what I wrote on justice,
And demolished the pillars of every forbidden practice.
وَصَارَتْand became بُيُوتُhouses of المكْسِtoll collection مَهْدُومَةَdemolished الْبِنَاthe structure
وَصَارَتْ بُيُوتُ المكْسِ مَهْدُومَةَ الْبِنَا
وفَازَand gained الّذِيthe one who قَدْindeed رَدَّهاrestored them بأَثامِwith punishment for sin
وفَازَ الّذِي قَدْ رَدَّها بأَثامِ
And the tollhouses were left in ruins,
And he who restored them earned punishment for sin.
أَلاcome now فاخْبِرُوناthen tell us عَنْabout مَقَامَاتِstands taken غَيْرِناthose other than us
أَلا فاخْبِرُونا عَنْ مَقَامَاتِ غَيْرِنا
ولاand do not تَثْلُبُواdefame عِرْضِيmy honor بِزُورِwith falsehood كَلامِspeech
ولا تَثْلُبُوا عِرْضِي بِزُورِ كَلامِ
Come, then, tell us what stands others besides us have taken,
And do not defame my honor with false speech.
وَإنَّand indeed رَجائيmy hope أَنْthat يُنَجِّزَfulfill خالِقيmy Creator
وَإنَّ رَجائي أَنْ يُنَجِّزَ خالِقي
كَلامِيmy words بِسَعْيٍthrough striving فَهْوَfor it is جُلُّthe chief part of مَرامِيmy aim
كَلامِي بِسَعْيٍ فَهْوَ جُلُّ مَرامِي
And indeed my hope is that my Creator will fulfill
My words through striving, for that is my foremost aim.
Sol 6.1