صاحO friend ماnot المسلمthe Muslim للدنياfor the world احتقرhas scorned
صاح ما المسلم للدنيا احتقر
عامراflourishing بالحقwith truth قلباa heart قدindeed عمرhas built
عامرا بالحق قلبا قد عمر
Friend, the Muslim has not scorned the world;
The Muslim does not care for this world
he has built a heart flourishing with truth.
His heart dwells with truth and purity
زهرةa flower منof شقرred anemones فيon القننthe peaks
زهرة من شقر في القنن
لمdid not ترعهاfrighten it طلعةthe appearance منof مجتنيa gatherer
لم ترعها طلعة من مجتني
A red anemone blossom upon the peaks,
A flower of radiance in a meadow
unfrightened by any gatherer's appearance.
Untouched by sprouting thorns
نفساa breath ينفخbreathes فيهاinto it السحرdawn
نفسا ينفخ فيها السحر
فتراهاso you see it لهباa flame يستعرblazing
فتراها لهبا يستعر
Dawn breathes a breath into it,
A soul infused with magic
and you see it as a blazing flame.
You see it aflame and glowing
تشفقfeel pity الزهرthe bright stars عليهاfor it تحسبsupposing
تشفق الزهر عليها تحسب
أنهاthat they خلفwas left behind عنهاfrom them كوكبa star
أنها خلف عنها كوكب
The bright stars pity it, supposing
The flower pities it, thinking
that a star has been left behind them.
It is a planet left behind
الندىdew منهاfrom it نعاساdrowsiness يغسلwashes away
الندى منها نعاسا يغسل
وشعاعand the sunlight الشمسthe sun فيهاupon it قبلkisses
وشعاع الشمس فيها قبل
Dew washes drowsiness from it,
Dew washes away its drowsiness
and the sun's rays upon it are kisses.
And sunlight enters it first
لمnot يكنbe أمسكgrasp بهاto it واشددand tighten يداa hand
لم يكن أمسك بها واشدد يدا
لترىso that you may see فيamong الناسpeople حراa free man أوحداpeerless
لترى في الناس حرا أوحدا
'None is His equal': grasp it and tighten your grip,
Had it not been for your strong grip
to see among mankind a free man without peer.
You'd see among people a lonely free soul
ذلكthat الواحدthe One لاno شركpartnership لهfor Him
ذلك الواحد لا شرك له
عبدهHis servant يأبىrefuses شريكاa partner مثلهlike Him
عبده يأبى شريكا مثله
That One has no partner;
That One, with no partners
His servant, like Him, refuses a partner.
His servant refuses any equal to Him
قدindeed سماhas risen المسلمthe Muslim أعلىhighest منthose who سماhave risen
قد سما المسلم أعلى من سما
ليسnot يرضىis content بمسامwith a rival فيin السماthe heavens
ليس يرضى بمسام في السما
The Muslim has risen, highest of all who rise;
The Muslim has risen above the celestial spheres
he will tolerate no rival in the heavens.
He accepts no blemish in the heavens
وردهhis litany لاdo not تحزنواgrieve, you all فيin المأزقdistress
ورده لا تحزنوا في المأزق
أنتمyou all الأعلونthe highest تاجa crown المفرقthe crown of the head
أنتم الأعلون تاج المفرق
His litany in distress is 'Do not grieve';
Take comfort and do not grieve in tribulation
'You are the highest' is the crown upon his head.
You are the highest, the crown of distinction
حملhas borne الكونينthe two worlds طراentirely ظهرهhis back
حمل الكونين طرا ظهره
وحوىand encompassed براland وبحراand sea صدرهhis breast
وحوى برا وبحرا صدره
His back has borne both worlds entire,
He carries the two worlds lightly on his back
and his breast has encompassed land and sea.
And contains land and sea within his chest
أذنهhis ear للرعدfor thunder إماwhenever جلجلاit roars
أذنه للرعد إما جلجلا
صدرهhis breast للبرقfor lightning إماwhenever نزلاit descends
صدره للبرق إما نزلا
His ear is for thunder whenever it roars,
His ear attends to the rumbling thunder
his breast for lightning whenever it descends.
His chest welcomes the flashing lightning
قاتلa slayer of الزورfalsehood وللحقand for truth وزرa refuge
قاتل الزور وللحق وزر
أمرهhis command المعيارthe measure فيin خيرgood وشرand evil
أمره المعيار في خير وشر
A slayer of falsehood and a refuge for truth,
He battles falsehood and upholds the truth
his command is the measure of good and evil.
His word distinguishes good and evil
جمرهhis embers كلevery لهيبflame فيin حشاهhis breast
جمره كل لهيب في حشاه
جوهرa jewel فيهin it كمالperfection للحياهfor life
جوهر فيه كمال للحياه
His embers are all the flames within his breast;
In his core, every flame blazes
a jewel in which lies life's perfection.
His essence contains the perfection of life
ليسthere is not فيin ضوضاءthe clamor هذيthese الأممnations
ليس في ضوضاء هذي الأمم
نغمةa melody إلاexcept أذانthe call to prayer المسلمthe Muslim
نغمة إلا أذان المسلم
Amid the clamor of these nations, there is no
Among the clamor of nations
melody but the Muslim's call to prayer.
Only the call of the Muslim has melody
هوhe فيin العفوforgiveness وفيand in البذلgiving عظيمgreat
هو في العفو وفي البذل عظيم
وهوand he حينwhen القهرoverpowering ذوpossessing طبعa nature كريمnoble
وهو حين القهر ذو طبع كريم
He is great in forgiveness and in giving,
Noble is he in pardoning and generosity
and when he prevails, his nature is noble.
Yet dignified when exerting might
لطفهhis gentleness فيin الحفلthe gathering جبرmending المنكسرthe broken
لطفه في الحفل جبر المنكسر
قهرهhis overpowering might فيin الحربwar صهرmelting للحجرof stone
قهره في الحرب صهر للحجر
His gentleness in company mends the broken;
His gentleness in gatherings mends the broken
his might in war melts stone.
His domination in war melts even stone
هوhe فيin الروضthe garden صفيرthe whistle البلبلthe nightingale
هو في الروض صفير البلبل
وهوand he فيin البيدthe deserts انقضاضthe swoop الأجدلthe falcon
وهو في البيد انقضاض الأجدل
In the garden he is the nightingale's whistle,
In the garden, he is the warble of the nightingale
and in the deserts, the falcon's swoop.
In the waste, the swoop of the predator
قلبهhis heart تحتbeneath سماءa sky لاnot يقرrests
قلبه تحت سماء لا يقر
هوhe فوقabove الزهرthe bright stars ماnot إنat all, emphatically يستقرsettles
هو فوق الزهر ما إن يستقر
His heart finds no rest beneath any sky;
His heart finds no rest under the heavens
above the bright stars he never settles.
He settles not, above flowers
طائرa bird ينقرpecks at نجمa star الحبكthe sky's woven paths
طائر ينقر نجم الحبك
طائراflying فيماin what lies وراءbeyond الفلكthe celestial sphere
طائرا فيما وراء الفلك
A bird pecking at a star of the woven heavens,
A bird pecking the star of destiny
flying in the realm beyond the celestial sphere.
A bird beyond the celestial spheres
أنتyou ياO منyou who لمhave not يطرflown منكfrom you جناحa wing
أنت يا من لم يطر منك جناح
دودةa worm فيin ظلمةthe darkness التربthe soil تراحrests
دودة في ظلمة الترب تراح
You, whose wing has never taken flight,
You, whose wings have never flown
are a worm resting in the darkness of the soil,
A worm resting in the darkness of dirt
مستكينcowering تشتكىyou complain of جورthe tyranny الزمانtime
مستكين تشتكى جور الزمان
قدindeed أصبتyou have suffered الذلhumiliation منbecause of هجرforsaking القرانthe Qur'an
قد أصبت الذل من هجر القران
cowering, you complain of the tyranny of time.
Poor soul complaining of the tyranny of time
You have suffered humiliation through forsaking the Qur'an.
You have attained humiliation by abandoning the Quran
قدindeed هبطتyou descended الأرضto earth طهراin purity كالندىlike dew
قد هبطت الأرض طهرا كالندى
بالكتابto the Book الحيthe living أمسكتyou held fast يداa hand
بالكتاب الحي أمسكت يدا
You descended to earth pure as dew;
The earth was purified like dew
you took the living Book firmly in hand.
When you held to the Living Book
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