نظمstringing عقدa necklace الدعاءof supplication درٌّpearls نضيدُarrayed in order
نظم عقد الدعاء درٌّ نضيدُ
جوهرٌa jewel فيin سماthe sky of القبولacceptance فريدُpeerless
جوهرٌ في سما القبول فريدُ
The stringing of prayer’s necklace is a row of pearls,
The necklace of supplication is a string of ordered pearls,
a jewel peerless in the heaven of acceptance.
a peerless jewel in the sky of acceptance.
كيفhow والقلبand the heart وهوand it is غيبٌunseen وفيand in الغيthe unseen (continued in the next line)
كيف والقلب وهو غيبٌ وفي الغي
بcompletes 'the unseen' لنظمfor stringing الدعاءsupplication فيهwithin it يجيدexcels
ب لنظم الدعاء فيه يجيد
How could it be otherwise, when the heart—unseen, and in the un—
How, when the heart—itself unseen—in the unseen realm
seen—excels there at fashioning prayer?
excels at stringing supplication within it?
ثمّthen لاno ريبdoubt إنindeed بهwith it قدalready تحلّىadorned itself
ثمّ لا ريب إن به قد تحلّى
منamong غوانيlovely women غيدِgraceful maidens الإجابةof answered prayer جيدa neck
من غواني غيدِ الإجابة جيد
Then, beyond all doubt, by it is adorned
Then, beyond doubt, with it has been adorned
the neck of Answer’s graceful beauties.
a neck among the lovely, graceful maidens of Answer.
وتجلّتand appeared لهto him بحسنwith gracious قبولٍacceptance
وتجلّت له بحسن قبولٍ
وابتهاجٍand joy فيin حضرةthe presence of الغيبِthe unseen غيدgraceful maidens
وابتهاجٍ في حضرة الغيبِ غيد
And before it, in gracious acceptance
And there appeared to him, with gracious acceptance
and joy, within the Presence of the Unseen, appeared graceful maidens.
and joy, in the presence of the Unseen, graceful maidens.
وتدلّتand descended حَسناthe fair lady العنايةِof providential care تُجلَىis unveiled
وتدلّت حَسنا العنايةِ تُجلَى
ولهاand she has فيin الدنوّdrawing near بأسٌmight شديدformidable
ولها في الدنوّ بأسٌ شديد
And Providence leaned down, her beauty unveiled;
And the fair lady of Providence descended, unveiled,
in her drawing near is tremendous might,
and as she draws near, hers is formidable might.
بشديدٍwith one stern علىtoward الأعاديenemies لطيفٍgentle
بشديدٍ على الأعادي لطيفٍ
بالمواليtoward allies وهوand he is المحبّthe loving one الودودthe affectionate one
بالموالي وهو المحبّ الودود
through one stern against foes, yet gentle
With one stern toward foes, gentle
to loyal friends—the loving, affectionate one.
toward allies—and he is the loving, affectionate one.
وبإحجامand with hesitation هيبةawe of المجدglory تلقاyou find
وبإحجام هيبة المجد تلقا
هhim قريبَnear المنالof reach وهوyet he is بعيدfar away
ه قريبَ المنال وهو بعيد
And, recoiling before the awe of glory, you meet—
And, held back by awe of glory, you find
him: easy to reach, though he is far.
him within easy reach, yet far away.
وإذاand when مرَّhe passes وحدهby himself بجلالٍwith majesty
وإذا مرَّ وحده بجلالٍ
قلتyou would say هذاthis جيشٌan army كثيرٌlarge عديدnumerous
قلت هذا جيشٌ كثيرٌ عديد
And when he passes alone in majesty,
And when he passes alone in majesty,
you say: This is a vast and numerous army.
you would say, 'This is an army, vast in number.'
ولهand he has فيin الأمورaffairs رأيٌjudgment سديدٌsound
وله في الأمور رأيٌ سديدٌ
وبحسنand for the goodness of الفعالdeeds وصفٌa description حميدpraiseworthy
وبحسن الفعال وصفٌ حميد
In affairs, he possesses sound judgment,
And in affairs he has sound judgment,
and beauty of action is his praised attribute.
and for his fine deeds, he is spoken of with praise.
جامعgathering المكرماتnoble virtues بعدafter شتاتٍdispersion
جامع المكرمات بعد شتاتٍ
وهوand he is للمنكراتof reprehensible deeds عنّاaway from us مبيدan eradicator
وهو للمنكرات عنّا مبيد
Gathering noble virtues after their dispersal,
Gathering noble virtues after their scattering,
he banishes all reprehensible deeds from our midst.
and eradicating reprehensible deeds from among us.
Sol 6.1