قصةa tale أخرىanother بهاthrough it أدلىI relate إليكto you
قصة أخرى بها أدلى إليك
يفتحopens الحقthe Truth بهاthrough it باباa door عليكfor you
يفتح الحق بها بابا عليك
I relate another tale to you,
Another story I tell you
Through it, the Truth opens a door for you.
The truth opens through it a door to you
قالsaid للألماسto the diamond فحمcoal المعدنthe mine
قال للألماس فحم المعدن
ياO حليفally النورlight طولthroughout الزمنtime
يا حليف النور طول الزمن
Coal from the mine said to the diamond:
He said to the diamond, coal of the mine
O ally of light for all time,
O ally of light, for ages to shine
نحنwe صنوانsiblings نماناnurtured us والدa father
نحن صنوان نمانا والد
أصلناour origin فيin الكونthe universe أصلan origin واحدone
أصلنا في الكون أصل واحد
We are siblings, nurtured by one father;
We two are creations, one father bore us
Our origin in the universe is one and the same.
Our origin in the universe is one source
وعلىand upon التيجانthe crowns أنتyou الزينةthe ornament
وعلى التيجان أنت الزينة
وأناand I فيin التربthe dust حظىmy lot الذلةhumiliation
وأنا في الترب حظى الذلة
And on crowns you are the ornament,
On crowns you are the adornment
While I am in the dust, with humiliation for my lot.
While I in dust have been condemned
لكyours is حسنbeauty فيin المراياthe mirrors يسطعshines
لك حسن في المرايا يسطع
وأناand I منthan كفa handful تربdust أضيعless valued
وأنا من كف ترب أضيع
You have beauty that shines in mirrors;
You have beauty in mirrors that gleams
And I am less valued than a handful of dust.
While I from a palmful of dirt it seems
منfrom ظلاميmy darkness قدhas أضاءshone المجمرthe brazier
من ظلامي قد أضاء المجمر
ورماداand into ash آضbecame فيin الجوهرthe substance
ورمادا آض في الجوهر
From my darkness, the brazier has shone,
From my darkness the embers lit up
And my very substance has turned to ash.
And cinders concealed in the gem
موطئa treading-place for الأقدامfeet بينamong البشرhumankind
موطئ الأقدام بين البشر
قدhave رمواthey hurled فيinto مهجتيmy heart بالشررwith sparks
قد رموا في مهجتي بالشرر
I am trodden underfoot among people;
Trodden underfoot among all of mankind
They have hurled sparks into my heart.
They cast in my core sparks unkind
إنindeed حاليmy plight ببكاءof weeping لحرىsurely deserving
إن حالي ببكاء لحرى
هلdo ترىyou see أصليmy origin وفصليand my lineage هلdo ترىyou see
هل ترى أصلي وفصلي هل ترى
My plight surely deserves tears.
My state calls for weeping, can't you see
Do you see my origin and lineage—do you see?
My origin and end, can you see?
إننيindeed I am موجa billow دخانsmoke يعقدthickens
إنني موج دخان يعقد
كلall ماthat which فيin me شرارsparks يصعدrises
كل ما في شرار يصعد
I am a billow of smoke that thickens;
I'm a coil of smoke that condenses
All within me is sparks that rise.
All that sparks upward ascends
ومنand from الأنجمthe stars فيكin you الرونقthe luster
ومن الأنجم فيك الرونق
كلevery جنبside فيكin you نورlight يشرقshines
كل جنب فيك نور يشرق
And the luster in you comes from the stars;
While in you is the elegance of stars
Light shines from every facet of you.
Each of your facets radiance bars
تارةat times نورa light بعينيin the eyes of قيصراCaesar
تارة نور بعيني قيصرا
تارةat times فصa gemstone يزينadorns الخنجراthe dagger
تارة فص يزين الخنجرا
At times, you are a light in Caesar's eyes,
Once light in Caesar's eye as he gazed
At times, a gem that adorns the dagger.
Once an inset that daggers embellished
قالhe said فاسمعthen listen ياO رفيقيmy companion وافهماand understand
قال فاسمع يا رفيقي وافهما
ينضجripens التربthe dust فيغدوand so becomes خاتماa ring
ينضج الترب فيغدو خاتما
The diamond said: Then listen, my companion, and understand:
So listen my friend, and understand
Dust ripens, and so becomes a ring.
The soil ripens till a gem it will stand
شنwaged فيماagainst what حولهaround it حرباa war ومرand went on
شن فيما حوله حربا ومر
وغداand became بالحربthrough war صلباhard كالحجرlike stone
وغدا بالحرب صلبا كالحجر
It waged war against what surrounded it and went on,
Waging around it war and bitterness
And through war became hard as stone.
Growing hardened like stone in its steadfastness
هيكليmy form منthrough نضجهits ripening قدhas نوراgrown radiant
هيكلي من نضجه قد نورا
وبصدريand in my breast كمhow many شعاعa ray أسفراshone forth
وبصدري كم شعاع أسفرا
My form, through its ripening, has grown radiant;
My being from ripening shone into light
And in my breast, how many a ray has shone forth!
And from my heart how rays took flight
أنتyou منfrom ضعفweakness كيانconstitution تنفقperish
أنت من ضعف كيان تنفق
وبلينand through softness فيin قوامstructure تحرقyou are burned
وبلين في قوام تحرق
You perish from weakness of constitution,
You from the weakness of your constitution decay
And are burned through softness in your structure.
And with your fragile form you burn away
اهجرنdo forsake خوفاfear وغماand sorrow لاdo not تهنweaken
اهجرن خوفا وغما لا تهن
وانضجنand do ripen كالصخرlike rock والألماسand diamond كنbe
وانضجن كالصخر والألماس كن
Forsake fear and sorrow; do not weaken.
Forsake fear and sorrow, do not bend
And ripen like rock, and be diamond.
Ripen like rock and diamond, my friend
منwhoever أجادexcels at السعيstriving والأخذand acquiring معاtogether
من أجاد السعي والأخذ معا
فهوthen he فيin الدارينthe two worlds بدرa full moon طلعاhas risen
فهو في الدارين بدر طلعا
Whoever excels at both striving and acquiring,
Who strives and works hard night and day
He is then a full moon risen in both worlds.
Will like a full moon shine either way
وبحجرand at the stone of الكعبةthe Kaaba انظرlook حجراa stone
وبحجر الكعبة انظر حجرا
كانwas منfrom قبلbefore تراباdust حقراlowly
كان من قبل ترابا حقرا
And look at the Kaaba's stone—a stone
And look to the Stone of the Kaaba, mere dirt before
That was once lowly dust.
Was lowly dust on the floor
جاوزsurpassed الطورMount Sinai علاءin loftiness لاno جرمdoubt (in this idiom)
جاوز الطور علاء لا جرم
ورجتand hoped تقبيلهto kiss it كلall الأممthe nations
ورجت تقبيله كل الأمم
It surpassed Mount Sinai in loftiness, beyond doubt,
It surmounted obstacles, rose high
And all nations hoped to kiss it.
And all nations come its kiss to try
قوةstrength الأحياءthe living عزhonor ونجاهand salvation
قوة الأحياء عز ونجاه
والونىand languor والذلand humiliation منfrom ضعفweakness الحياهlife
والونى والذل من ضعف الحياه
The strength of the living is honor and salvation;
The strength of the living brings honor and glory
And languor and humiliation arise from life's weakness.
While fading and shame comes from frailty so sorry
Sol 6.1