أَلاhear now أَيُّهاO الضَيفُthe guest الَّذيwho عابَfound fault with سادَتيmy lords
أَلا أَيُّها الضَيفُ الَّذي عابَ سادَتي
أَلاhear now اِسمَعlisten جَوابيmy reply لَستُI am not عَنكَof you بِغافِلِat all heedless
أَلا اِسمَع جَوابي لَستُ عَنكَ بِغافِلِ
Hear now, O guest who found fault with my lords,
O you, the guest who has maligned my masters
Hear now, listen to my reply: I am not heedless of you.
Listen to my answer, I am not heedless of you
أَلاhear now اِسمَعlisten لِفَخرٍto a boast يَترُكُleaves القَلبَthe heart مولِهاًbewildered
أَلا اِسمَع لِفَخرٍ يَترُكُ القَلبَ مولِهاً
وَيُنشِبُand kindles ناراًa fire فيin الضُلوعِthe ribs الدَواخِلِthe innermost
وَيُنشِبُ ناراً في الضُلوعِ الدَواخِلِ
Hear now, listen to a boast that leaves the heart bewildered
Listen to this boast that leaves the heart inflamed
And kindles a fire within the innermost ribs.
And kindles a fire in the innermost chests
فَأُحصيso I enumerate مَزاياthe merits of سادَةٍlords بِشَواهِدٍwith proofs
فَأُحصي مَزايا سادَةٍ بِشَواهِدٍ
قَدِindeed اِختارَهُمchose them رَحمانُهُمtheir All-Merciful لِلدَلائِلِfor the signs
قَدِ اِختارَهُم رَحمانُهُم لِلدَلائِلِ
So I recount the merits of lords, with proofs:
So I will recount the virtues of masters with evidence
Their All-Merciful indeed chose them as signs.
Whom their Merciful chose for signs
قَدِindeed اِختارَهُمchose them عُقماًsterile عَواقِرَbarren لِلوَرىfor humankind
قَدِ اِختارَهُم عُقماً عَواقِرَ لِلوَرى
وَمِنand from ثَمَّthere وَلّاهُمHe appointed them سَنامَthe summit of القَبائِلِthe tribes
وَمِن ثَمَّ وَلّاهُم سَنامَ القَبائِلِ
He chose them, sterile and barren for humankind,
He chose them barren and childless for the earth
And hence placed them at the summit of the tribes.
Then made them chiefs of the tribes
مِنَfrom النارِthe fire وَالقُربانِand the sacrifice وَالمِحَنِand the ordeals الَّتيwhich
مِنَ النارِ وَالقُربانِ وَالمِحَنِ الَّتي
لَهاto them اِستَسلَمواthey submitted حُبَّout of love for العُلىhigh glory المُتَكامِلِconsummate
لَها اِستَسلَموا حُبَّ العُلى المُتَكامِلِ
From fire, sacrifice, and the ordeals to which
With the fire, offering, and trials they faced
They submitted for love of consummate glory.
To which they surrendered, loving perfection
فَهَذاso here is خَليلٌan intimate friend صَيَّرَmade الناسَthe people حَولَهُaround him
فَهَذا خَليلٌ صَيَّرَ الناسَ حَولَهُ
رَياحينَsweet herbs جَنّاتِgardens الغُصونِthe boughs الذَوابِلِthe withering
رَياحينَ جَنّاتِ الغُصونِ الذَوابِلِ
So here is an intimate friend who made the people around him
So this is the friend who made people around him
Sweet herbs of gardens with withering boughs.
Gardens’ breezes with swaying branches
وَهَذاand here is ذَبيحٌone offered for slaughter قَدindeed فَداهُHe ransomed him بِكَبشِهِwith His ram
وَهَذا ذَبيحٌ قَد فَداهُ بِكَبشِهِ
بَراهُHe created it بَديهاًat once لاnot نِتاجَoffspring of الثَياتِلِthe ibexes
بَراهُ بَديهاً لا نِتاجَ الثَياتِلِ
And here is one offered for slaughter, whom He ransomed with His ram:
And this is the sacrifice who ransomed with his ram
He created it at once, not as the offspring of ibexes.
Showed his readiness, not the yield of studs
وَهَذاand here is رَئيسٌa chief مُجتَبىًchosen ثَمَّthere صَفوُهُHis elect
وَهَذا رَئيسٌ مُجتَبىً ثَمَّ صَفوُهُ
وَسَمّاهُand He named him إِسرائيلَIsrael بَكرَfirstborn of الأَوائِلِthe earliest ones
وَسَمّاهُ إِسرائيلَ بَكرَ الأَوائِلِ
And here is a chosen chief, His elect there,
And this is the chosen leader, his elite
And He named him Israel, firstborn of the earliest ones.
Named Israel the first of the early ones
وَمِنand from نَسلِهِhis lineage الساميthe exalted أَبوالفَضلِfather of bounty يوسُفُJoseph الـbeginning of 'who'
وَمِن نَسلِهِ السامي أَبوالفَضلِ يوسُفُ الـ
ـلَذيremainder of 'who' أَشبَعَfed to fullness الأَسباطَthe tribes قَمحَwheat of السَنابِلِthe ears of grain
ـلَذي أَشبَعَ الأَسباطَ قَمحَ السَنابِلِ
And from his exalted lineage, Abu al-Fadl Joseph—
And from his noble lineage, the generous Joseph
Who fed the tribes their fill of wheat from the ears.
Who sated the tribes with the wheat of spikes
وَصارَand became بِمِصرٍin Egypt بَعدَafter فِرعَونَPharaoh أَمرُهُhis authority
وَصارَ بِمِصرٍ بَعدَ فِرعَونَ أَمرُهُ
بِتَعبيرِthrough interpreting أَحلامٍdreams لِحَلِّto resolve المَشاكِلِthe difficulties
بِتَعبيرِ أَحلامٍ لِحَلِّ المَشاكِلِ
And in Egypt his authority ranked after Pharaoh's,
And whose command in Egypt succeeded Pharaoh’s
Through interpreting dreams to resolve difficulties.
By interpreting dreams, solving problems
وَمِنand from بَعدِafter أَحقابٍages نَسواthey forgot ماwhat أَتىcame لَهُمto them
وَمِن بَعدِ أَحقابٍ نَسوا ما أَتى لَهُم
مِنَof الخَيرِgoodness وَالنَصرِand victory العَظيمِmighty الفَواضِلِthe bounties
مِنَ الخَيرِ وَالنَصرِ العَظيمِ الفَواضِلِ
And after ages they forgot what had come to them
Yet after eras they forgot the abundant good
Of goodness, mighty victory, and bounties.
And great victory that came to them
أَلَسناare we not بَنيsons of مِصرَEgypt المُنَكَّلَةِthe chastised الَّتيwhich
أَلَسنا بَني مِصرَ المُنَكَّلَةِ الَّتي
لَناfor us ضُرِبَتwas struck مِصرٌEgypt بِعَشرِwith ten مَناكِلِscourges
لَنا ضُرِبَت مِصرٌ بِعَشرِ مَناكِلِ
Are we not the sons of chastised Egypt, where
Are we not the sons of battered Egypt
Egypt was struck for our sake with ten scourges?
To whom ten plagues were brought down
أَلَسناare we not بَنيsons of البَحرِthe sea المُغَرِّقِthe engulfing وَالَّذيand which
أَلَسنا بَني البَحرِ المُغَرِّقِ وَالَّذي
لَناfor us غُرِّقَwas drowned الفِرعَونُPharaoh يَومَon the day of التَحامُلِaggression
لَنا غُرِّقَ الفِرعَونُ يَومَ التَحامُلِ
Are we not the sons of the engulfing sea, in which
Are we not the sons of the drowning sea
Pharaoh was drowned for our sake on the day of aggression?
In which Pharaoh on the day of confrontation drowned
وَأَخرَجَهُand He brought him out الباريthe Creator إِلىto الشَعبِthe people كَيso that يَرىhe might see
وَأَخرَجَهُ الباري إِلى الشَعبِ كَي يَرى
أَعاجيبَهُHis wonders مَعwith جودِهِHis bounty المُتَواصِلِunceasing
أَعاجيبَهُ مَع جودِهِ المُتَواصِلِ
And the Creator brought him out to the people, that he might see
And the Maker brought him out to the people, to see
His wonders together with His unceasing bounty.
His wonders, with His ceaseless bounty
وَكيماand so that يَفوزواthey might win بِالغَنيمَةِwith the spoil أَهلُهاits rightful owners
وَكيما يَفوزوا بِالغَنيمَةِ أَهلُها
مِنَof الذَهَبِthe gold الإِبريزِpure فَوقَabove الحَمائِلِthe sword-belts
مِنَ الذَهَبِ الإِبريزِ فَوقَ الحَمائِلِ
And so that those entitled to it might win the spoil,
So they might win the plunder, its people’s
Of pure gold upon the sword-belts.
Of the gleaming gold atop the camels
أَلَسناare we not بَنيsons of القُدسِJerusalem الَّذيwho نُصِبَتwere raised لَهُمfor them
أَلَسنا بَني القُدسِ الَّذي نُصِبَت لَهُم
غَمامٌclouds تَقيهِمshielding them فيat جَميعِall المَراحِلِthe stages of travel
غَمامٌ تَقيهِم في جَميعِ المَراحِلِ
Are we not the sons of Jerusalem, for whom were raised
Are we not the sons of Jerusalem, for whom
Clouds to shield them throughout every stage of the journey?
A cloud was set up, protecting in all stages
مِنَfrom الشَمسِthe sun وَالأَمطارِand the rains كانَتthey were صِيانَةًa protection
مِنَ الشَمسِ وَالأَمطارِ كانَت صِيانَةً
تَجيرُsheltering نَواديهِمtheir gathering places نُزولَthe descent of الغَوائِلِcalamities
تَجيرُ نَواديهِم نُزولَ الغَوائِلِ
From the sun and rains, they were a protection,
From the sun and rain, it was safekeeping
Sheltering their gathering places from descending calamities.
Sheltering their valleys from descending calamities
أَلَسناare we not بَنيsons of السَلوىquail مَعَwith المَنِّthe manna وَالَّذيand that which
أَلَسنا بَني السَلوى مَعَ المَنِّ وَالَّذي
لَهُمfor them فَجَّرَmade gush forth الصَوّانُthe flint عَذبَthe sweet water of المَناهِلِthe watering places
لَهُم فَجَّرَ الصَوّانُ عَذبَ المَناهِلِ
Are we not the sons of quail with manna, and of what
Are we not the sons of Sela, and the manna
The flint made gush for them—the sweet waters of springs?
For them the cliff burst forth with fresh springs
عَلىaccording to عَدَدِthe number of الأَسباطِthe tribes تَجريflow عُيونُهاits springs
عَلى عَدَدِ الأَسباطِ تَجري عُيونُها
فُراتاًsweet زُلالاًlimpid طَعمُهُits taste غَيرُnot حائِلِchanging
فُراتاً زُلالاً طَعمُهُ غَيرُ حائِلِ
Its springs flow according to the number of the tribes,
Flowing according to the tribes’ number
Sweet and limpid, its taste unchanging.
As abundant, clear streams of wholesome taste
وَقَدand indeed مَكَثواthey remained فيin البَرِّthe wilderness عُمراًa lifetime مُجَدَّداًrenewed
وَقَد مَكَثوا في البَرِّ عُمراً مُجَدَّداً
يُغَذِّيهِمِnourishing them العاليthe Most High بِخَيرِwith the best of المَآكِلِthe foods
يُغَذِّيهِمِ العالي بِخَيرِ المَآكِلِ
And they remained in the wilderness for a renewed lifetime,
And they lived in the wilderness a renewed life
The Most High nourishing them with the finest foods.
The Sublime feeding them the best foods
فَلَمso not يَبلَwore out ثَوبٌa garment مِنof لِباسٍclothing عَلَيهِمِupon them
فَلَم يَبلَ ثَوبٌ مِن لِباسٍ عَلَيهِمِ
وَلَمand not يُحوَجواwere made to need لِلنَعلِfor footwear كُلَّall المَنازِلِthe stopping places
وَلَم يُحوَجوا لِلنَعلِ كُلَّ المَنازِلِ
So not a garment of the clothing upon them wore out,
So no garment of clothes wore out upon them
Nor did they need shoes at any stopping place.
And they lacked no sandals throughout the journeys
وَأَرسَلَand He sent نوراًa light كَالعَمودِlike a pillar أَمامَهُمbefore them
وَأَرسَلَ نوراً كَالعَمودِ أَمامَهُم
يُنيرُilluminating الدُجىthe darkness كَالصُبحِlike dawn غَيرَnot مُزايلِdeparting
يُنيرُ الدُجى كَالصُبحِ غَيرَ مُزايلِ
And He sent a light like a pillar before them,
And He sent light before them like a pillar
Lighting the darkness like dawn, never departing.
Illuminating the gloom like dawn, never shifting
أَلَسناare we not بَنيsons of الطورِthe Mount المُقَدَّسِthe sacred وَالَّذيand which
أَلَسنا بَني الطورِ المُقَدَّسِ وَالَّذي
تَدَخدَخَcrumbled لِلجَبّارِbefore the Almighty يَومَon the day of الزَلازِلِthe earthquakes
تَدَخدَخَ لِلجَبّارِ يَومَ الزَلازِلِ
Are we not the sons of the sacred Mount, which
Are we not the sons of the sacred Mount
Crumbled before the Almighty on the day of earthquakes?
Which quaked for the Giant on the day of tremors
وَمِنand from هَيبَةِawe of الرَحمانِthe All-Merciful دُكَّwas leveled تَذَلُّلاًin submission
وَمِن هَيبَةِ الرَحمانِ دُكَّ تَذَلُّلاً
فَشَرَّفَهُso He honored it الباريthe Creator عَلىabove كُلِّevery طائِلِlofty thing
فَشَرَّفَهُ الباري عَلى كُلِّ طائِلِ
And from awe of the All-Merciful, it was leveled in submission;
And from awe of the Merciful it cowered, humbled
So the Creator honored it above every lofty thing.
So the Maker ennobled it over every lofty thing
وَناجىand He communed with عَلَيهِupon it عَبدَهُHis servant وَكَليمَهُand His interlocutor
وَناجى عَلَيهِ عَبدَهُ وَكَليمَهُ
فَقَدَّسَناso He consecrated us لِلرَبِّto the Lord يَومَon the day of التَباهُلِmutual imprecation
فَقَدَّسَنا لِلرَبِّ يَومَ التَباهُلِ
And upon it He communed with His servant and interlocutor,
And conversed upon it with His servant and spokesman
So He consecrated us to the Lord on the day of mutual imprecation.
And sanctified us for the Lord on the day of deliverance
وَفيand in آخِرِthe last of الأَيّامِthe days جاءَcame مَسيحُناour Messiah
وَفي آخِرِ الأَيّامِ جاءَ مَسيحُنا
فَأَهدىso he bestowed بَنيthe children of الدُنياthe world سَلامَthe peace of التَكامُلِwholeness
فَأَهدى بَني الدُنيا سَلامَ التَكامُلِ
And in the last days our Messiah came,
And in latter days came our Messiah
So he bestowed on the children of the world the peace of wholeness.
Bestowing completion’s peace upon the earth’s children
Sol 6.1