ماso long as دامَlasts هذاthis اليومُthe day يَخلُفُهُsucceeds it الغدُtomorrow
ما دامَ هذا اليومُ يَخلُفُهُ الغدُ
لاdo not تُنكِرواdeny أنَّthat القَديمَthe old يُجدَّدُis renewed
لا تُنكِروا أنَّ القَديمَ يُجدَّدُ
As long as tomorrow succeeds this day,
As long as this day is followed by tomorrow
do not deny that the old is renewed.
Do not deny that the old is made new again
لمnot تُقطَعِwere cut الأغصانُthe branches منfrom شَجراتهاtheir trees
لم تُقطَعِ الأغصانُ من شَجراتها
إلاّexcept that رأيناwe saw غَيرهاothers besides them يتَولَّدُsprings forth
إلاّ رأينا غَيرها يتَولَّدُ
No branches were ever cut from their trees
When branches are not cut from their trees
without our seeing others spring forth.
We see others sprout and spread
هذاthis الأمينُal-Amin مَضىpassed away فقامَthen arose محمُّدٌMuhammad
هذا الأمينُ مَضى فقامَ محمُّدٌ
خَلَفاًas a successor فنابَso stood in عنfor الأمينِal-Amin مُحمَّدُMuhammad
خَلَفاً فنابَ عن الأمينِ مُحمَّدُ
Al-Amin has passed away, and Muhammad has risen
This trusted one has gone and Muhammad rose
as successor; thus Muhammad took al-Amin's place.
A successor, so Muhammad succeeded the Trusted One
حَدَثٌa youth لهُfor him فيin العينِthe eye يومٌa day أبيَضٌwhite
حَدَثٌ لهُ في العينِ يومٌ أبيَضٌ
يُجلَىis dispelled بهِthrough him فيin القَلبِthe heart يومٌa day أسْوَدُblack
يُجلَى بهِ في القَلبِ يومٌ أسْوَدُ
A youth who brings a white day to the eye,
An event has a white day in the eye
through whom a black day in the heart is dispelled.
Through which a black day is unveiled in the heart
مَنwhoever عاشَlived فيin الدُّنياthe world تَفطَّرَwas torn apart قلبُهُhis heart
مَن عاشَ في الدُّنيا تَفطَّرَ قلبُهُ
غَماًwith grief بهاin it إنif كانَwas لاnot يَتَجلَّدُshows fortitude
غَماً بها إن كانَ لا يَتَجلَّدُ
Whoever lives in this world has his heart torn
Whoever lived in this world, their heart was torn
with grief in it, if he does not steel himself.
With its sorrows, unless they show patience
إنif كانَwas عينيmy eye كُلّماwhenever رأتِit saw البَلاaffliction
إن كانَ عيني كُلّما رأتِ البَلا
سَهِرَتْstayed awake فطولَthen throughout حياتِهاits life لاnot تَرقُدُsleeps
سَهِرَتْ فطولَ حياتِها لا تَرقُدُ
If my eye, whenever it saw affliction,
If my eyes stay awake whenever they see tribulation
stayed awake, it would never sleep throughout its life.
Then for all their life they do not sleep
فيin كُلِّevery يومٍday للحَوادِثِfor misfortunes غارةٌa raid
في كُلِّ يومٍ للحَوادِثِ غارةٌ
فيناupon us تقولُsaying العَودُreturning عنديin my view أحمَدُmore praiseworthy
فينا تقولُ العَودُ عندي أحمَدُ
Every day misfortunes launch a raid
Each day misfortunes raid us
upon us, saying, 'Returning is better in my eyes.'
Among us the lute says "I am Ahmad"
إنif لمnot يَكُنِthere is للمَرْءِfor a man عندَat لقائِهاmeeting them
إن لم يَكُنِ للمَرْءِ عندَ لقائِها
سَيفٌa sword يُسَلُّis drawn فدِرعُthen a coat of mail صبرٍof patience تُسْرَدُis woven
سَيفٌ يُسَلُّ فدِرعُ صبرٍ تُسْرَدُ
If a man, when facing them, has no
If one has no sword to unsheathe when meeting them
sword to draw, then let patience's coat of mail be woven.
Then a coat of patience must be put on
فَقْدُloss of العزيزِthe loved one بليَّةٌan affliction وأخَفُّهاand the lightest of them
فَقْدُ العزيزِ بليَّةٌ وأخَفُّها
ماthat which صادَفَencountered التَعويضَcompensation عَمَّاfor what يُفقَدُis lost
ما صادَفَ التَعويضَ عَمَّا يُفقَدُ
Losing a loved one is an affliction, and the lightest of these
The loss of a loved one is an affliction, the slightest of which
is one that finds compensation for what is lost.
Is that which is compensated for what is missed
عَزَمَتْresolved علىupon الإنصافِfairness دُنياناour world التِّيwhich
عَزَمَتْ على الإنصافِ دُنيانا التِّي
سَلَبتْtook away يدٌa hand منهاof it وأعطَتْناand gave to us يَدُa hand
سَلَبتْ يدٌ منها وأعطَتْنا يَدُ
Our world has resolved to be fair:
Our world was intent on justice, it took a hand from us
one of its hands took away, and another gave to us.
And gave us a hand in return
بَدَلٌa replacement لشَخصِfor the person of أبيهِhis father حَلَّoccupied مَحلَّهُhis place
بَدَلٌ لشَخصِ أبيهِ حَلَّ مَحلَّهُ
فَهُوَso he الذيthe one who يُنحَىone turns إليهِtoward him ويُقصَدُand is sought out
فَهُوَ الذي يُنحَى إليهِ ويُقصَدُ
A replacement for his father, he has taken his place;
A substitute for his father has taken his place
so he is the one to whom people turn and whom they seek.
So he is the one deferred to and sought
لمnot تَعَهدِhas known العُلياeminence فَتىًa youth كمُحمَّدٍlike Muhammad
لم تَعَهدِ العُليا فَتىً كمُحمَّدٍ
فيamong النَّاسِpeople وَهْيَand she لَدَيهِto him مماamong what يُعهَدُis known
في النَّاسِ وَهْيَ لَدَيهِ مما يُعهَدُ
Eminence has never known a youth like Muhammad
The Sublime did not groom a youth like Muhammad
among men, though to him she is familiar.
Among the people, though it was accustomed to him
ألِفَgrew familiar with الولايةَrulership منsince صِباهُhis childhood كِلاهُماboth of them
ألِفَ الولايةَ من صِباهُ كِلاهُما
إلفٌa close companion لصاحِبِهِto his companion عليهِto him مُعوَّدُaccustomed
إلفٌ لصاحِبِهِ عليهِ مُعوَّدُ
He has known rulership since childhood; each of the two
He was accustomed to authority from his youth, both of them
is the other's close companion, accustomed to the other.
A habit to its owner, imposed on him
نَظَرتْshe beheld مَناقِبَهُhis virtues الحِسانَthe fine فأدرَكَتْand perceived
نَظَرتْ مَناقِبَهُ الحِسانَ فأدرَكَتْ
سِرّاًa secret تكادُshe almost تَراهُsees him مِمَّاamong what يُعبَدُis worshipped
سِرّاً تكادُ تَراهُ مِمَّا يُعبَدُ
She beheld his fine virtues and perceived
It saw his traits of nobility and perfection
a secret: she almost sees him as an object of worship.
A mystery you'd think was being worshipped
هيَshe فيin حِماهُhis protection رَبيبةٌa ward لاnot تَنْثنيturns away
هيَ في حِماهُ رَبيبةٌ لا تَنْثني
عنfrom بابهِhis door ونَزيلةٌand a guest لاnot تُطرَدُis driven out
عن بابهِ ونَزيلةٌ لا تُطرَدُ
She is a ward in his protection, never turning
It is under his protection, not one to bend
from his door, and a guest never driven out.
From his door, not one to be expelled
وضَجيعةٌand a bedfellow فيin مَهْدِهِhis cradle وَردِيفةٌand a rider behind him
وضَجيعةٌ في مَهْدِهِ وَردِيفةٌ
فيon سَرْجِهِhis saddle وجليسةٌand a seated companion إذْwhen يَقعُدُhe sits
في سَرْجِهِ وجليسةٌ إذْ يَقعُدُ
And a bedfellow in his cradle, and a rider behind him
A bedmate in his crib, a companion on his saddle
on his saddle, and a companion when he sits.
A sitting companion when he settles down
رَيَّانُfull of vigor فيin نَظَرthe gaze of البصائرِthe eyes of insight أشيَبٌgray-haired
رَيَّانُ في نَظَر البصائرِ أشيَبٌ
عَجَباًhow wondrous وفيand in بَصَرِthe sight of النَّواظِرِthe seeing eyes أمرَدُbeardless
عَجَباً وفي بَصَرِ النَّواظِرِ أمرَدُ
Full of vigor, gray-haired to the eyes of insight—
Flowing in the eyes of the discerning, but white-haired
how wondrous!—yet beardless to the eyes that look.
Strangely, and in the eyes of onlookers, a young man
تَزْوَرُّturns away عنfrom مرْآهُthe sight of him عينُthe eye of حَسُودِهِhis envier
تَزْوَرُّ عن مرْآهُ عينُ حَسُودِهِ
كَشُعاعِlike a ray of شَمْسٍsun يتَّقيهِshuns it الأرمَدُthe sore-eyed one
كَشُعاعِ شَمْسٍ يتَّقيهِ الأرمَدُ
His envier's eye turns away from the sight of him,
The eye of his envious enemy is dazzled
as a sore-eyed man shuns a ray of sunlight.
Like the rays of a sun avoided by the blind
خَلَفٌa successor كريمٌnoble أشبَهَresembled السَّلَفَthe predecessor الذيwho
خَلَفٌ كريمٌ أشبَهَ السَّلَفَ الذي
كانتْused to لهُfor him كُلُّall الخَلائقِcreatures تَشهَدُbear witness
كانتْ لهُ كُلُّ الخَلائقِ تَشهَدُ
A noble successor, resembling the predecessor
A noble successor, most resembling his ancestor
for whom all creatures bore witness.
To whom all creation bore witness
ماnot كانَwas يُوجَدُfound كالأمينِlike al-Amin بعَصرِهِin his age
ما كانَ يُوجَدُ كالأمينِ بعَصرِهِ
واليومَand today مِثلُthe like of محمَّدٍMuhammad لاnot يُوجَدُis found
واليومَ مِثلُ محمَّدٍ لا يُوجَدُ
None like al-Amin could be found in his age,
None were found like the Trusted one in his time
and today none like Muhammad can be found.
And today none are found like Muhammad
Sol 6.1