عَلَيَّincumbent upon me للهِto God إنْif أُعْطيتُI am granted مَقْدِرَةًpower
عَلَيَّ للهِ إنْ أُعْطيتُ مَقْدِرَةً
فيin الْحَلِّunbinding والْعَقْدِand binding فيin وِرْدٍarrival at water وفيand in صَدَرِdeparture from water
في الْحَلِّ والْعَقْدِ في وِرْدٍ وفي صَدَرِ
It is my duty to God, if I am granted power,
If God grants me authority
to loose and bind, in coming and going,
To bind and to loosen, to spell and recite
أنْto أَنْشُرُI spread الْعَدْلَjustice نَشْراًspreading تستنيرُare illuminated بهby it
أنْ أَنْشُرُ الْعَدْلَ نَشْراً تستنيرُ به
مَعالِمُlandmarks الدّينِreligion فيin بَدْوٍnomads وفيand in حَضَرsettled people
مَعالِمُ الدّينِ في بَدْوٍ وفي حَضَر
to spread justice so that it brings light to
I will spread justice as light spreads
the landmarks of religion, among nomads and settled folk,
Illuminating the tenets of faith in desert and town
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter طَيِّrolling up بِساطِthe carpet الْجَوْرِoppression عَنْin كَمَلٍentirety
مِنْ بَعْدِ طَيِّ بِساطِ الْجَوْرِ عَنْ كَمَلٍ
عِنْدَat انْبِساطِthe outstretching يَدِيmy hand بالنّصْرِwith victory والظّفَرِand triumph
عِنْدَ انْبِساطِ يَدِي بالنّصْرِ والظّفَرِ
after rolling up the carpet of oppression in its entirety,
After the carpet of injustice has long been rolled up
when my hand stretches forth with victory and triumph.
As my hand spreads in victory and triumph
وقَدْand indeed دَعَاprayed لِيَfor me خَيْرُthe best الْخَلْقِof creation أَحْمَدُAhmad مَنْwho
وقَدْ دَعَا لِيَ خَيْرُ الْخَلْقِ أَحْمَدُ مَنْ
جاءَتْcame بمدْحَتِهِin praise of him الآياتُthe verses فيin السُّوَرِthe surahs
جاءَتْ بمدْحَتِهِ الآياتُ في السُّوَرِ
And the best of creation, Ahmad, has prayed for me—he whose
The best of creation, Ahmad, prayed for me
praise the verses in the surahs proclaim.
Whose praises the verses in the suras proclaim
وقَالَand he said أَيِّدْstrengthen بهِthrough him الشَّرْعَthe religious law الْحَنِيفَupright فَهَلْso, does...?
وقَالَ أَيِّدْ بهِ الشَّرْعَ الْحَنِيفَ فَهَلْ
يَشُكُّdoubts فيin مِثْلِthe like of ذَاthis فَرْدٌa single person مِنَamong الْبَشَرِhumankind
يَشُكُّ في مِثْلِ ذَا فَرْدٌ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ
And he said, “Strengthen the upright Law through him.” So does
"Support through him the upright canon," he said
a single human being doubt such a thing?
Can any mortal doubt the like of this command?
فَمنْfor whoever رآهْsaw him مَنَاماًin a dream قَدْindeed رَآهُhas seen him كماas
فَمنْ رآهْ مَنَاماً قَدْ رَآهُ كما
لَوْif كانَhe were حَيّاًalive وَهَذَاand this صَحَّis confirmed فيin الْخَبَرِthe tradition
لَوْ كانَ حَيّاً وَهَذَا صَحَّ في الْخَبَرِ
For whoever sees him in a dream has indeed seen him, as
Who sees me in a dream has seen me truly
though he were alive—and this is confirmed in the tradition.
As if I were alive—that is the true report
Sol 6.1