أرَىI see الدَّهرَtime يقضيpays كلَّevery يومٍday ديونَهُits debts
أرَى الدَّهرَ يقضي كلَّ يومٍ ديونَهُ
فيقطعُso it cuts down أهليِهِits people كماas يقطَعونَهُthey cut through it
فيقطعُ أهليِهِ كما يقطَعونَهُ
I see time paying its debts each day,
I see fate fulfilling its debts each day
So it cuts down its people as they cut through it.
Severing its people as they sever it
ويُخلِفُand provides successors عمَّنfor those who قدhave مَضَىpassed away منamong رجالهِits men
ويُخلِفُ عمَّن قد مَضَى من رجالهِ
كماas يُخلِفُrenews الأصلُthe root القديمُancient غُصونَهُits branches
كما يُخلِفُ الأصلُ القديمُ غُصونَهُ
And provides successors for those of its men who have passed away,
And leaving behind those men now passed
As the ancient root renews its branches.
As the old root leaves its branches
لقدindeed عوَّضَrecompensed الشَّعبَthe people الذيwhom ساءَit grieved راعياًa shepherd
لقد عوَّضَ الشَّعبَ الذي ساءَ راعياً
فأضحَكَso made laugh باكيهِtheir weeper وسرَّand gladdened حزينَهُtheir sorrowful one
فأضحَكَ باكيهِ وسرَّ حزينَهُ
It has indeed given a shepherd in recompense to the people it grieved,
It has compensated the people poorly led
Making their weepers laugh and gladdening their sorrowful.
Making the weeping laugh and gladdening the sad
أمينٌtrustworthy عليهِover them حافظٌkeeping عهْدَthe covenant ربِّهِof his Lord
أمينٌ عليهِ حافظٌ عهْدَ ربِّهِ
يُضيِّعُneglects دنياهُhis worldly life ليحفَظَto preserve دينَهُhis faith
يُضيِّعُ دنياهُ ليحفَظَ دينَهُ
Faithful in his care for them, keeping his Lord's covenant,
Trustworthy over them, keeping his Lord's pact
He neglects his worldly life to preserve his faith.
Neglecting his life to preserve his faith
عصاهُhis staff عصاthe staff of موسىMoses التِّيwhich شقَّتِsplit الصَّفاthe solid rock
عصاهُ عصا موسى التِّي شقَّتِ الصَّفا
وشَقَّand split بهاwith it البحرَthe sea الذيwhich حالَstood as a barrier دونهُbefore him
وشَقَّ بها البحرَ الذي حالَ دونهُ
His staff is Moses' staff, which split the solid rock,
His staff is Moses' staff which parted the rock
And with it he split the sea that barred his way.
And with it parted the sea blocking its path
وذاكَand that الجبينُthe brow الطَّلْقُradiant قدhas indeed زانَadorned تاجَهُhis crown
وذاكَ الجبينُ الطَّلْقُ قد زانَ تاجَهُ
جَمالاًwith beauty وليسَand not التَّاجُthe crown زانَadorned جبينَهُhis brow
جَمالاً وليسَ التَّاجُ زانَ جبينَهُ
And that radiant brow has adorned his crown
That smooth brow adorned with its crown
With beauty; it was not the crown that adorned his brow.
Became more beautiful, not the crown its brow
يَمُدُّstretches out إلىtoward حفظِpreserving الحياةِlife شِمالُهُhis left hand
يَمُدُّ إلى حفظِ الحياةِ شِمالُهُ
ويُلقيand puts forth إلىtoward حفظِsafeguarding الرَّعاياthe flock يَمينهُhis right hand
ويُلقي إلى حفظِ الرَّعايا يَمينهُ
He stretches out his left hand to preserve life,
His left hand reaches to preserve life
And puts forth his right to safeguard his flock.
His right casts among protecting the flock
أرَقُّmore tender منthan الماءِwater الزُّلالِlimpid شمائِلاًin qualities
أرَقُّ من الماءِ الزُّلالِ شمائِلاً
بألطافهاthrough their gentleness فاقتsurpassed صَفاهُits clarity ولِينَهُand its softness
بألطافها فاقت صَفاهُ ولِينَهُ
More tender than limpid water in his qualities,
More gentle than pure flowing water
In their gentleness, they have surpassed its clarity and softness.
His qualities surpassed its clarity and softness
وأثبَتُand more steadfast منthan شُمِّlofty الجبالِmountains فلمso did not يكُنْbe
وأثبَتُ من شُمِّ الجبالِ فلم يكُنْ
يُحرِّكُdisturb زَلزالُthe earthquake الخُطوبِof calamities سكونَهُhis stillness
يُحرِّكُ زَلزالُ الخُطوبِ سكونَهُ
And more steadfast than lofty mountains; never did
Steadier than the peaks of mountains
The earthquake of calamities disturb his stillness.
Earthquakes shaking disasters do not stir his calm
لهُhe has قَلَمٌa pen يجريruns علىacross الصُّحْفِthe pages راقماًinscribing
لهُ قَلَمٌ يجري على الصُّحْفِ راقماً
فتحسُدُso envy أرقامُthe patterns الطِّرازof brocade فنونَهُits artistry
فتحسُدُ أرقامُ الطِّراز فنونَهُ
He has a pen that runs across the pages, inscribing,
His pen flows over scrolls recording
So the patterns of brocade envy its artistry.
Numberings of embroidery envy his skills
يسهِّلُmakes easy منْamong طُرْقِthe paths الكلامof speech صِعابَهاtheir difficult ones
يسهِّلُ منْ طُرْقِ الكلام صِعابَها
ويفتحُand opens منof سرِّthe secret المعانيof meanings حصونَهُits fortresses
ويفتحُ من سرِّ المعاني حصونَهُ
He makes easy the difficult paths of speech,
He simplifies the difficulties of speech’s paths
And opens the fortresses of meanings' secrets.
And opens the fortresses of meanings' secrets
يُقلِّبُهُturns it ماضيdeft البنانِof fingers مُهذَّبٌa refined man
يُقلِّبُهُ ماضي البنانِ مُهذَّبٌ
تَرَىsees عينُهُhis eye منin كلِّevery أمرٍmatter يقينَهُits certainty
تَرَى عينُهُ من كلِّ أمرٍ يقينَهُ
A refined man, deft of fingers, turns it,
Well-mannered, the past turns him over
His eye sees the certain truth in every matter.
His eye sees certainty in all matters
تجلَّىappeared in splendor علىupon عرشٍa throne منof المَجدِglory باذخٍlofty
تجلَّى على عرشٍ من المَجدِ باذخٍ
تظُنُّyou think الثُّرَياthe Pleiades فوقهُabove it وهيyet they are دونَهُbeneath it
تظُنُّ الثُّرَيا فوقهُ وهي دونَهُ
He appeared in splendor on a lofty throne of glory,
He appeared on a lofty throne of glory
You think the Pleiades above it, though they are beneath it.
You'd think the Pleiades were beneath him
أقامَset علىon حفظِsafeguarding الأمانةِthe trust قلبَهُhis heart
أقامَ على حفظِ الأمانةِ قلبَهُ
ووكلَّand charged بالسُّهْدِwith wakefulness الطَّويلِlong جفونهُhis eyelids
ووكلَّ بالسُّهْدِ الطَّويلِ جفونهُ
He set his heart on safeguarding the trust,
He established preserving the trust in his heart
And charged his eyelids with long wakefulness.
And burdened his long eyelids with vigilance
وجرَّدَand stripped عنof أهواءِthe desires دنياهُof his worldly life نفسَهُhis soul
وجرَّدَ عن أهواءِ دنياهُ نفسَهُ
فقدso indeed أنكرَتْit renounced ماءَthe water الوجودِof existence وطينَهُand its clay
فقد أنكرَتْ ماءَ الوجودِ وطينَهُ
And stripped his soul of his worldly desires,
He stripped from his soul worldly passions
So it has renounced the water and clay of existence.
It rejected the water and clay of existence
لهُhe has حِليةٌan ornament منof كلِّevery فضلٍvirtue تزينُهُadorns him
لهُ حِليةٌ من كلِّ فضلٍ تزينُهُ
وليسَand there is not بهِin him مِنany ريبةٍsuspicion فتَشينهُand thus mar him
وليسَ بهِ مِن ريبةٍ فتَشينهُ
He has an ornament of every virtue to adorn him,
He has a jewel of every virtue adorning him
And there is nothing suspect in him to mar him.
No speck of doubt in him to mar him
وفيand in يدِهِhis hand أمرٌa command مُطاعٌobeyed أجازَهُauthorized it
وفي يدِهِ أمرٌ مُطاعٌ أجازَهُ
قديرٌthe Almighty تَوَلَّىtook charge of كافَthe letter kāf of أمرٍa command ونونهُand its letter nūn
قديرٌ تَوَلَّى كافَ أمرٍ ونونهُ
And in his hand is an obeyed command, authorized by
In his hand an obeyed command He authorized
The Almighty, who governs the command's letters kāf and nūn.
An Able One who assumed the task of its achievement
نُهنِّيكِwe congratulate you ياO صورُTyre التِّيwhich غابَvanished نجمُهاher star
نُهنِّيكِ يا صورُ التِّي غابَ نجمُها
ففازَتso she gained بنجمٍwith a star قرَّبَbrought near اللهُGod حينُهُits time
ففازَت بنجمٍ قرَّبَ اللهُ حينُهُ
We congratulate you, O Tyre, whose star had vanished,
We congratulate you, whose absent star
For she has gained a star whose time God brought near.
Won a star God drew near in its time
ظَفِرتِyou have obtained منfrom اللهِGod الذيwho يَهَبُgrants المُنَىwishes
ظَفِرتِ من اللهِ الذي يَهَبُ المُنَى
بماwith what أنتِyou فيin تاريخِهِhis history تبتَغِينهُyou seek it
بما أنتِ في تاريخِهِ تبتَغِينهُ
You have obtained from God, who grants wishes,
You won from God, who grants wishes,
What you seek in his history.
What you seek in its history
Sol 6.1