ياO مَنْyou who لَهُhe has مِنْfrom ذِهْنِهِhis mind
يا مَنْ لَهُ مِنْ ذِهْنِهِ
سَيْفٌa sword أَحَدٌsharper منَthan الْبَواتِرْthe cleaving blades
سَيْفٌ أَحَدٌ منَ الْبَواتِرْ
O you whose mind gives you
O you whose mind wields a sharp sword
A sword sharper than cleaving blades,
Finer than the blades of renowned warriors
ماwhat اسْمُthe name ثُلاثِيٍthree-letter مُسَمَّnamed (apparently incomplete)
ما اسْمُ ثُلاثِيٍ مُسَمَّ
سَيْفٌa sword أَحَدُّsharper منَthan الْبَواتِرْthe cleaving blades
سَيْفٌ أَحَدُّ منَ الْبَواتِرْ
What is a three-letter name, called
What is the name of this famed trilogy?
A sword sharper than cleaving blades?
A sword sharper than the blades of renowned warriors
وبِقَلْبِهِand in its heart; also, by reversing it داءُthe malady الْقُلوfirst part of 'the hearts'
وبِقَلْبِهِ داءُ الْقُلو
بِcompletion of 'the hearts' بدُونِwithout نُكْرٍdenial منْfrom مُناكِرْa gainsayer
بِ بدُونِ نُكْرٍ منْ مُناكِرْ
And in its heart lies the malady of hearts—
And whose heart harbors the malady of hearts
Without denial by any gainsayer.
Without shame of abominations
وإذاand when تَصَرَّفَit changes form خِلْتَهُyou would think it
وإذا تَصَرَّفَ خِلْتَهُ
طَوْعَobedient to الْقِيادِthe reins لِكُلِّfor every شاعِرْpoet
طَوْعَ الْقِيادِ لِكُلِّ شاعِرْ
And when it changes form, you would think it
And when he wields control
Obedient to the reins of every poet.
Bends all poets to his will
وإذاand when أُزيلَتْis removed عَيْنُهُits middle letter; literally, its eye
وإذا أُزيلَتْ عَيْنُهُ
فالقَلْبُthen the heart; also, the reversal زَلَّslipped وسَلْand ask وناظِرْand debate
فالقَلْبُ زَلَّ وسَلْ وناظِرْ
And when its middle letter is removed,
And when his gaze is removed
Then the heart slips; ask, and debate.
The heart falters, slips, and watches
وافاكَhas reached you لُغْزٌa riddle وَهْوَand it is تَصْfirst part of 'explicit declaration'
وافاكَ لُغْزٌ وَهْوَ تَصْ
رِيحٌcompletion of 'explicit declaration' بماabout what فيهِwithin it نُحَاوِرْwe discuss
رِيحٌ بما فيهِ نُحَاوِرْ
A riddle has reached you, and it is an explicit
Woe to you! Your raving is but
Declaration of what we discuss within it.
An empty wind carrying idle chatter
ماnot بَعْدَafter ذَاthis التَّصِريحِthe explicit declaration فيin
ما بَعْدَ ذَا التَّصِريحِ في
كَشْفِrevealing الْمُرادِthe intended meaning قَفُلْa lock (uncertain vocalization) وبَادِرْand make haste
كَشْفِ الْمُرادِ قَفُلْ وبَادِرْ
After this explicit declaration, in
After this candid exposition
Revealing what is meant, no lock remains; so make haste.
Of the true intent, close and desist
Sol 6.1