بشرىglad tidings السلامةsafety أشرقتshone forth
بشرى السلامة أشرقت
منfrom كوكبstar العيدthe feast الأغرradiant
من كوكب العيد الأغر
Glad tidings of safety have shone forth
Good tidings, safety has dawned
from the star of the radiant feast.
From the planet of the most brilliant Eid
فليلتقمso let him swallow صخراًstones كذوliar (first part)
فليلتقم صخراً كذو
بcompletion of 'liar' بالاشاعةwith the rumor قدindeed جهرspoke openly
ب بالاشاعة قد جهر
So let the liar swallow stones—
So let the slanderer swallow a rock
who has openly voiced the rumor.
He has spoken openly with falsehood
إنيindeed I حميديloyal to Hamid زلاpure water (first part)
إني حميدي زلا
لcompletion of 'pure water' الصدقtruth لاnot أبديI reveal كدرmurk
ل الصدق لا أبدي كدر
I am Hamidi, pure as water
I am Hameedi, slipping not
in truth; I show no murk.
From truthfulness, I show no animosity
لاnot أنثنيI turn away عماfrom what بهupon it
لا أنثني عما به
ربيتI was raised منof هجرshunning الغررdeceit
ربيت من هجر الغرر
I do not turn from that upon which
I do not waver from what
I was raised: shunning deceit.
My Lord has nurtured me upon from estrangement of fellowmen
والامتحانand the test يريكمshows you
والامتحان يريكم
إنwhether كنتI am تبراًraw gold أوor حجرstone
إن كنت تبراً أو حجر
And the test will show you
And the test will show you
whether I am raw gold or stone.
If I am pure or a stone
إنindeed الكلامspeech لفيindeed in الفؤاthe heart (first part)
إن الكلام لفي الفؤا
دcompletion of 'heart' بطيهاwithin their folds سرa secret ظهرappeared
د بطيها سر ظهر
Speech indeed lies within the heart;
Speech is indeed about benefits, wrap it
within their folds, a secret has appeared.
In its folds lies a secret
هذيthese صحائفpages ضيغمa lion
هذي صحائف ضيغم
تتلىare read aloud وماand there is no فيهاin them خطرdanger
تتلى وما فيها خطر
These are a lion's pages,
These are pages designed
read aloud, with no danger in them.
To be recited, without any harm in them
لاnot يعدلنshall equal خليفةthe caliph of الthe
لا يعدلن خليفة ال
إسلامIslam إلاexcept المنتظرthe Awaited One
إسلام إلا المنتظر
None shall equal the caliph of
None replaces the Caliph of
Islam, except the Awaited One.
Islam except the Awaited One
إنif كانhe exists أوor فالنصرthen victory فيin
إن كان أو فالنصر في
ذاكthat الهلالthe crescent المعتبرesteemed
ذاك الهلال المعتبر
If he exists; otherwise, victory lies in
If it is him or so and so, then victory is in
that esteemed crescent.
That crescent moon of honor
جهراًaloud أناديI proclaim هكذاthus
جهراً أنادي هكذا
رأييmy view ومنand whoever مثليlike me نظرhas considered
رأيي ومن مثلي نظر
I proclaim aloud: this is
Openly I proclaim thus
my view, and that of whoever sees as I do.
My view and the view of those like me
فالويلso woe للأفاكto the inveterate liar إنif
فالويل للأفاك إن
يوماone day بهat him أسديmy lion سخرmocked
يوما به أسدي سخر
So woe to the liar if
So woe to the wicked ones, if
one day my lion mocks him.
One day through him I am mocked
أينwhere الطريفthe novel منbeside الظريفthe witty
أين الطريف من الظريف
وأينand where سحرsorcery فيat سحرdawn
وأين سحر في سحر
What is novelty beside wit?
Where is the gentle from the kind
And where is sorcery at dawn?
And where is magic within magic
الفرقthe contrast أجلىclearer منthan بنيbuilt
الفرق أجلى من بني
زيدZayd علىupon جرفa cliff فخرso he fell
زيد على جرف فخر
The contrast is clearer than the case of one who built—
The difference is clearer than
Zayd—upon a cliff, then fell;
Banu Zayd on a hill of pride
أوor قالspoke ميناًa lie خالدKhalid
أو قال ميناً خالد
واذand when استنارshone forth الحقtruth فرfled
واذ استنار الحق فر
or Khalid told a lie,
Or Khaled said securely
and when truth shone, he fled;
When the truth shone, so he fled
أوor ثعلبa fox لماwhen بداappeared
أو ثعلب لما بدا
أسدa lion عوىhowled خوفاًin fear وهرand growled
أسد عوى خوفاً وهر
or a fox, when there appeared
Or a fox when a
a lion, howled in fear and growled.
Lion appeared, he whimpered in fear and perplexity
فعلىso in كلاboth الحالينthe two cases ماthere is no
فعلى كلا الحالين ما
للجعلfor the dung beetle فيin طيبperfume وطرdesire
للجعل في طيب وطر
So, in both cases, there is no
So in either case, the hide
desire for perfume in the dung beetle.
Has no place among the good and pure
لاnot يطلبseeks الديدانworms إلexcept (first part)
لا يطلب الديدان إل
لاcompletion of 'except' خنفساءa beetle محتقرdespised
لا خنفساء محتقر
None seeks worms except
Worms do not seek
a despised beetle.
Except a despised beetle
دعleave ذاthe one given to الخناfoul speech فيin غيهhis error
دع ذا الخنا في غيه
فالاسدfor the lion لاnot تبديshows ضجرvexation
فالاسد لا تبدي ضجر
Leave the foul-mouthed one in his error;
Leave this vermin in its confusion
for the lion shows no vexation.
The lion shows no irritation
والصقرand the falcon لاnot يأويresorts to الخباthe foul things (first part)
والصقر لا يأوي الخبا
ئثcompletion of 'foul things' والغرابand the raven لهاfor them خفرprotection
ئث والغراب لها خفر
And the falcon does not resort to
The falcon does not roost with the
foul things; the raven guards them.
Carrion crows, for they are its guards
قلsay قبحmay disgrace اللهGod السعاthe informers (first part)
قل قبح الله السعا
ةcompletion of 'informers' علىagainst الافاضلthe noble لاdo not تذرspare
ة على الافاضل لا تذر
Say: 'May God disgrace the informers
Say, may Allah disfigure the
against the noble; spare none.'
Happiness of the virtuous, do not spare
والعنand curse خسيساa base fellow قدindeed عنيconcerned himself
والعن خسيسا قد عني
بالزورwith falsehood فيin نقلconveying الخبرthe news
بالزور في نقل الخبر
And curse a base fellow who has busied himself
And curse the despicable one, who
with falsehood in reporting the news.
Was preoccupied with lies in conveying the news
واعلنand proclaim باخلاصwith sincerity لمنfor whoever
واعلن باخلاص لمن
نالgained الامانةthe trust وانتصرand triumphed
نال الامانة وانتصر
And proclaim sincerely for the one
And declare with sincerity to the one
who won the trust and triumphed:
Who attained the trust, and was victorious
عبدservant of الحميدthe Praiseworthy المرتضىthe esteemed
عبد الحميد المرتضى
بدرthe full moon المعاليof lofty virtues مذsince ظهرhe appeared
بدر المعالي مذ ظهر
Abd al-Hamid, the esteemed,
Abdul Hameed Al-Murtada
the full moon of lofty virtues since he appeared.
The full moon of glories since it appeared
واعلمand know بلاwithout ريبdoubt وقلand say
واعلم بلا ريب وقل
ماthere is no للموسوسfor the whisperer منany مفرescape
ما للموسوس من مفر
And know without doubt, and say:
And know without doubt and say
'The whisperer has no escape.'
There is no escape for the whisperer
اللهGod أكبرgreatest أشرقتshone forth
الله أكبر أشرقت
شمسthe sun الحقيقةof truth فيin الحضرthe towns
شمس الحقيقة في الحضر
God is greatest! There has risen
God is the Greatest, the sun of
the sun of truth in the towns.
Truth has shone in the settlements
وغداand has become الظلامdarkness مسوداًblackening
وغدا الظلام مسوداً
وجهthe face of الكذوبthe inveterate liar ومنand whoever فجرacted wickedly
وجه الكذوب ومن فجر
And darkness now blackens
And the darkness became blackened
the liar's face and that of whoever did evil.
The face of falsehood and the one who ignited it
الحقtruth يعلوrises والموسوand the whisperer (first part)
الحق يعلو والموسو
سcompletion of 'whisperer' لاnot يزالceases فيin كدرmurk
س لا يزال في كدر
Truth rises, while the whisperer
Truth rises and the whisperer
still remains in murk.
Remains in constant loss
Sol 6.1