ماnot أساءَdid ill الزَّمانُTime فيكtoward you الصَّنيعاthe treatment
ما أساءَ الزَّمانُ فيك الصَّنيعا
فاِشكرso thank اللَّهَGod سامعاًheeding ومطيعاand obeying
فاِشكر اللَّهَ سامعاً ومطيعا
Time has not dealt ill with you.
The times have not been unkind to you,
So thank God, heeding and obeying.
So thank Allah, listening and obedient.
أَخذtook اللّهُGod واحداًone ثمّthen أبقىspared
أَخذ اللّهُ واحداً ثمّ أبقى
لكfor you ممَّنof those whom تهوىyou love وترجوand you place hopes in جميعاall
لك ممَّن تهوى وترجو جميعا
God took one, then spared
Allah took one and left for you
for you all the others you love and place your hopes in.
Those you love and hope for, all together.
فهبso yield الحزنَgrief للسّرورِto joy ولاand do not تَذْshed (word begins)
فهب الحزنَ للسّرورِ ولا تَذْ
رِshed (word ends) علىover ماwhat مضىpassed وفاتand was lost دموعاtears
رِ على ما مضى وفات دموعا
So yield grief to joy, and do not shed
Cast out sorrow for joy, and do not
tears over what has passed and gone.
Weep for what is past and lost tears.
ماnot لناfor us مَجْزعٌcause for anguish ولوand even if أنّهthat it كاexisted (word begins)
ما لنا مَجْزعٌ ولو أنّه كا
نexisted (word ends) لحوشيتَyou would surely be spared أنthat تكونyou be جَزوعاdistraught
ن لحوشيتَ أن تكون جَزوعا
We have no cause for anguish; even if there were,
We have no cause for grief, though it
you would surely be spared being distraught.
Would please you if we were woeful.
قدindeed شكرناwe have thanked يداًa hand تجافَتْdrew away عنfrom الأصْthe root (word begins)
قد شكرنا يداً تجافَتْ عن الأصْ
لِthe root (word ends) وإنand even though جثّتuprooted الغصونthe boughs فروعاas branches
لِ وإن جثّت الغصون فروعا
We have indeed thanked a hand that spared the root,
We thanked the hand that parted from the root,
though it cut away the branching boughs.
Though branches sagged with fruit.
ونجاand escaped سالماًunharmed منfrom الهَوْلِthe terror مَنthe one who داhealed (word begins)
ونجا سالماً من الهَوْلِ مَن دا
وىhealed (word ends) نجاءًescape منهfrom it الفؤادَthe heart الوجيعاthe aching
وى نجاءً منه الفؤادَ الوجيعا
And safe from terror escaped the one whose
Safe from terror is he who implored
escape from it healed the aching heart.
Salvation for his anguished heart.
ولوand if انّاthat we حقّاًtruly نفكّرwe reflect فيماon what
ولو انّا حقّاً نفكّر فيما
يفعلdoes الدَّهرُTime مُعطياًgiving ومنوعاand withholding
يفعل الدَّهرُ مُعطياً ومنوعا
And if we truly reflected on what
If we truly reflect on the deeds
Time does, giving and withholding,
Of Time, giving and withholding,
لَعَددناwe would surely reckon منهُfrom it العطاءَthe giving اِبتزازاًplunder
لَعَددنا منهُ العطاءَ اِبتزازاً
وحسبناand we would count الغروبَthe sunset منهfrom it الطُّلوعاthe sunrise
وحسبنا الغروبَ منه الطُّلوعا
we would reckon its giving as plunder,
We would count its gifts as a loan
and count its sunset as sunrise.
And sunset as the dawn renewed.
وثلومُand the nicks الزَّمانِof Time فيin قاطعthe keen-edged الأسswords (word begins)
وثلومُ الزَّمانِ في قاطع الأس
يافِswords (word ends) يُعْهَدنthey are found لاnot يُصِبنthey strike القطيعاthe broken blade
يافِ يُعْهَدن لا يُصِبن القطيعا
And Time's nicks, in keen-edged
The cruelty of Time to the gentle flock
swords, are found; they do not strike a broken blade.
Is known and is not new.
وإذاand when هبَّتblew الرِّياحُthe winds فماthen not زَعْthey shook (word begins)
وإذا هبَّت الرِّياحُ فما زَعْ
زعنَthey shook (word ends) فيناamong us إلّاexcept البناءَthe edifice الرَّفيعاthe lofty
زعنَ فينا إلّا البناءَ الرَّفيعا
And when the winds blow, they shake
When winds blow they shake
nothing among us but the lofty edifice.
Only the lofty building firm based.
ولِحَمْلand for carrying الأثقالِheavy loads لاnot يطلبُseeks الحاthe bearer (word begins)
ولِحَمْل الأثقالِ لا يطلبُ الحا
ملُthe bearer (word ends) منَّاfrom among us إِلّاexcept الجَلالَthe massive one الضَّليعاthe strong-ribbed
ملُ منَّا إِلّا الجَلالَ الضَّليعا
And for carrying heavy loads, the bearer seeks
To bear life's burdens the carrier
only the massive, strong-ribbed one among us.
Seeks us, strong and robust.
والمصيباتُand calamities لاnot يُصِبْنَthey strike سوىexcept الأخْthe best (word begins)
والمصيباتُ لا يُصِبْنَ سوى الأخْ
يارِthe best (word ends) منّاamong us إِذاwhen وَلَجنَthey enter الرُّبوعاthe dwellings
يارِ منّا إِذا وَلَجنَ الرُّبوعا
And calamities strike none but the best
Misfortunes befall only the elect
among us when they enter the dwellings.
When they enter the meadows.
وَإِذاand if لَمnot يَكُنthere be سِوىanything but الموتِdeath فالماthen the one going (word begins)
وَإِذا لَم يَكُن سِوى الموتِ فالما
ضيgoing (word ends) بطيئاًslowly كمنْlike one who يموتdies سريعاswiftly
ضي بطيئاً كمنْ يموت سريعا
And if there is nothing but death, one who goes
Slow death is like the quick
slowly is like one who dies swiftly.
To one whose past is a long slow death.
أناI منكمْone of you خَفْضاًease وبُؤساًand hardship وأَمْناًand safety
أنا منكمْ خَفْضاً وبُؤساً وأَمْناً
وحِذاراًand fear وعزَّةًand honor وخشوعاand humility
وحِذاراً وعزَّةً وخشوعا
I am one of you—in ease, hardship, and safety,
I am one with you in lowliness and want,
in fear, honor, and humility.
Care and pride and devotion.
وَلَوand if اِنِّيthat I اِستَطعتI were able ماnot مسَّكtouched you السُّوharm (word begins)
وَلَو اِنِّي اِستَطعت ما مسَّك السُّو
ءُharm (word ends) وتبقيand you show mercy عليَّtoward me أَنthat أستطيعاI be able
ءُ وتبقي عليَّ أَن أستطيعا
And had I been able, no harm would have touched you;
If I could I would spare you evil
and you spare me the demand that I should be able.
And empower you if I were able.
Sol 6.1