أَقُولُI say بَعْدَafter حَمْدِpraising مَنْthe One who
أَقُولُ بَعْدَ حَمْدِ مَنْ
طَوَّقَنَاhas garlanded us بالْمِنَنِwith blessings
طَوَّقَنَا بالْمِنَنِ
I say, after praising the One who
After praising the One who
has garlanded us with blessings,
Has blessed us with favors,
مُصَلِّياًinvoking blessings مُسَلِّماًoffering peace
مُصَلِّياً مُسَلِّماً
عَلَىupon النَّبيthe Prophet الْمَدَنيof Medina
عَلَى النَّبي الْمَدَني
while invoking blessings and peace
Praying and submitting
upon the Prophet of Medina,
To the noble prophet from Medina
وآلِهِand his family وصَحْبِهِand his companions
وآلِهِ وصَحْبِهِ
حُلاَّلِuntiers of عُقْدِknots of الْمِحَنِafflictions
حُلاَّلِ عُقْدِ الْمِحَنِ
and his family and his companions,
And his family and companions,
who untie the knots of affliction:
Who untie the knots of ordeals,
لَمْhas not يَأْتِcome فيconcerning الرَّمْزِsymbols لَناto us
لَمْ يَأْتِ في الرَّمْزِ لَنا
عَلَىover مُرُورِthe passage of الزَّمَنِtime
عَلَى مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ
There has not come to us, concerning symbols,
No framework has come to us
through the passage of time,
Over the passage of time
كَيْفِيَّةٌa method نَسْلُكُهاwe follow it
كَيْفِيَّةٌ نَسْلُكُها
فيalong واضِحاتِclear السُّنَنِthe paths
في واضِحاتِ السُّنَنِ
a method for us to follow
On how to follow a path
along clearly defined paths;
In the clear ways and norms,
لأَنَّهُbecause it is تَواضُعٌan agreed convention
لأَنَّهُ تَواضُعٌ
ماthat is بَيْنَamong أهْلِpeople of الفِطَنِdiscernment
ما بَيْنَ أهْلِ الفِطَنِ
for it is an agreed convention
Because it is humility
that exists among people of discernment.
Amongst the people of insight.
ماthere is no فيهِin it تكْلِيفٌobligation لَناfor us
ما فيهِ تكْلِيفٌ لَنا
ولاand no لُزُومُrequired adherence to سَنَنِa path
ولا لُزُومُ سَنَنِ
There is no obligation for us in it,
There is no duty upon us in it,
nor any requirement to follow a path.
Nor adherence to norms.
فأَيُّso any نَقْشِmark made by ناقِشٍan inscriber
فأَيُّ نَقْشِ ناقِشٍ
يَعْرِفُهُrecognizes it مَنْwhoever يَعْتَنيpays attention
يَعْرِفُهُ مَنْ يَعْتَني
So any mark made by an inscriber,
So what inscription and writing
recognized by whoever pays attention,
Can one who is careful know,
يَقُومُfulfills بالمقْصُودِthe intended purpose مِنْof
يَقُومُ بالمقْصُودِ مِنْ
بَيانِclarifying مالَمْwhat has not يَبِنِbecome clear
بَيانِ مالَمْ يَبِنِ
fulfills the intended purpose of
That achieves the purpose of
making clear what has not become clear.
Explaining what was not clear?
فَذَلِكَso that الرَّسْمُthe notation الذيwhich
فَذَلِكَ الرَّسْمُ الذي
عَلَيْهupon it ذاthis الأَمْرُmatter بُنيwas built
عَلَيْه ذا الأَمْرُ بُني
That, then, is the notation which
That is the drawing upon which
this matter was built upon.
This matter has been built.
Sol 6.1