جادَكmay it lavish bounty on you الغيثthe rain منof; as محلّةa dwelling-place دارِa home
جادَك الغيث من محلّة دارِ
وثوىand may there dwell فيكِin you كلُّevery غادٍmorning traveler وسارِand night traveler
وثوى فيكِ كلُّ غادٍ وسارِ
May rain lavish its bounty on you, O homestead,
The rain has revived you from a neglected abode,
and may every morning and night traveler dwell in you.
And every wanderer has taken shelter in you,
حكَمَتْdecreed بعدafter قاطِنِيكِyour inhabitants اللياليthe nights
حكَمَتْ بعد قاطِنِيكِ الليالي
فيin مغانيthe dwellings رُبَاكِyour hillocks بالإقفارto desolation
في مغاني رُبَاكِ بالإقفار
After your inhabitants left, the nights decreed
After your inhabitants have left you to the nights,
desolation for the dwellings on your hillocks.
Singing your praises while you are deserted.
ورمْتِكand struck you الخطوبُthe calamities منهمfrom them ببينٍwith separation
ورمْتِك الخطوبُ منهم ببينٍ
ورحيلُand the departure القطينِof the residents موتُthe death الديارof dwellings
ورحيلُ القطينِ موتُ الديار
Calamities struck you with separation from them;
Misfortunes have estranged you from them,
the residents' departure is the death of dwellings.
And the departure of dwellers is the death of homes.
فاسِقياهاso you two water her الدموعtears إِنif بخلwas stingy الغيthe rain (first part)
فاسِقياها الدموع إِن بخل الغي
ثُrain (completion) عليهاupon her بواكفwith pouring showers مِدرارabundantly flowing
ثُ عليها بواكف مِدرار
So you two water her with tears if the rain
So quench it with tears, for the rain has been stingy,
withholds its abundant, pouring showers from her.
With constant downpours upon it.
ليسthere is no للدمعfor tears إنif تأخّرit is delayed عذرٌexcuse
ليس للدمع إن تأخّر عذرٌ
فدعاهso you two let it فيهاin her; there خليعَfree of العِذارthe bridle
فدعاه فيها خليعَ العِذار
Tears have no excuse if they come late;
Tears have no excuse for being late,
so you two let them loose there, unbridled.
Since the audacious caller has summoned them in it.
ياO طلولruins الِلوَىof al-Liwa غدوتِyou have become رسوماًtraces
يا طلول الِلوَى غدوتِ رسوماً
دارسِاتworn away الأعلامِthe landmarks والأحجارand the stones
دارسِات الأعلامِ والأحجار
O ruins of al-Liwa, you have become traces,
O haunts of yearning, you have become remnants
your landmarks and stones worn away,
Trod upon by flags and stones.
بعدafter ماthat كنتِyou were مَأْلَفَthe haunt العزّof glory والحسand beauty (first part)
بعد ما كنتِ مَأْلَفَ العزّ والحس
نbeauty (completion) وملهىًand a place of delight لأعينِto the eyes النظارof beholders
ن وملهىً لأعينِ النظار
after you had been the haunt of glory and beauty,
After you were accustomed to glory and delight,
and a delight to the eyes of beholders.
And a spectacle for onlookers' eyes.
وكذاكand likewise الزمانtime منقلبchanging الحاthe two states (first part)
وكذاك الزمان منقلب الحا
لينtwo states (completion) بينbetween الإقبالِadvance; good fortune والإدبارand retreat; misfortune
لين بين الإقبالِ والإدبار
Such is time, changing between its two states,
Thus time alternates between prosperity and decline,
between advance and retreat.
And between attending and turning away.
وخَنُوفٍand a neck-swaying she-camel عَيْرانةvigorous as a wild ass عَنْتَريسٍpowerful
وخَنُوفٍ عَيْرانة عَنْتَريسٍ
عَيْسَجُورmassive and sturdy شِمِلَّةnimble مِسيارٍmuch-traveling
عَيْسَجُور شِمِلَّة مِسيارٍ
And a neck-swaying she-camel, wild-ass-like and powerful,
A Khonouf, a stray she-camel, a lone Ontaris,
massive, nimble, tireless in travel,
An Aysajoore, a Shimellah, a Misear.
تصلshe joins الوَخْدlong-striding haste بالذَمِيلto a gentle trot إذاwhen ماever (emphasis)
تصل الوَخْد بالذَمِيل إذا ما
خانfailed أمثالُهاher like بنيthe sons الأسفارof journeys
خان أمثالُها بني الأسفار
joins long strides to a gentle trot whenever
It joins Al-Wakhd with Ath-Thameel when
her like fail the sons of travel.
The likes of it betray the travelers.
منfrom بناتِthe daughters الجَدِيلof al-Jadil وهيand she منbecause of السرspeed (first part)
من بناتِ الجَدِيل وهي من السر
عةspeed (completion) معدودةٌcounted منamong الأطيارthe birds
عة معدودةٌ من الأطيار
A daughter of al-Jadil, she, for her speed,
Of the daughters of Al-Jadeel, and it is
is counted among the birds.
One of the swift-footed birds.
أكلتْdevoured لحمَthe flesh زوْرهاof her chest دُلَجُnight journeys الليthe night (first part)
أكلتْ لحمَ زوْرها دُلَجُ اللي
لnight (completion) ووصلُand the joining الرواحevening travel بالإبكارto dawn departures
ل ووصلُ الرواح بالإبكار
Night journeys have devoured the flesh of her chest,
It ate the flesh of its companion at night
and the joining of evening travel to dawn departures.
And the souls' joining at dawn with weeping.
ترتميshe plunges مَجْهَلthe trackless expanse المهامِهof deserts منيfrom me; of me
ترتمي مَجْهَل المهامِه مني
بقليلِwith little الكَرَىsleep قليلِlittle الحِذارcaution; fear
بقليلِ الكَرَى قليلِ الحِذار
She plunges into the uncharted deserts, bearing me,
It throws down the simple-minded from its towering height
a man of scant sleep and scant fear,
With little consideration, little caution.
ببعيدwith one far-reaching in المُرَادaim أصبحhas become نِضْوwasted الthe
ببعيد المُرَاد أصبح نِضْو ال
جسمbody نضوwasted السرورjoy نضوwasted القرارrepose
جسم نضو السرور نضو القرار
of distant aims, now wasted in
Far from purpose has the health of my body become
body, wasted in joy, wasted in repose.
The health of joy, the health of tranquility.
وحرامٌand forbidden عليَّto me كلُّevery حَلاَلlawful pleasure
وحرامٌ عليَّ كلُّ حَلاَل
أوuntil أُقَضِّيI fulfill منof; from العلاglory أوطاريmy desires
أو أُقَضِّي من العلا أوطاري
Every lawful pleasure is forbidden to me
Everything lawful upon me is forbidden,
until I fulfill my desires for glory.
Unless I fulfill my great ambition.
ياO بنيsons هاشمof Hashim ولسناand we are not سواءequal
يا بني هاشم ولسنا سواء
فيin صِغَارsmall things منof العلاglory أوor كبارgreat ones
في صِغَار من العلا أو كبار
O sons of Hashim, we are not equal
O Banu Haashim, we are not equal,
in the small or great attainments of glory.
In our lowliness or greatness.
إنif نكنwe are ننتميtracing our descent لجَدّto a forefather فإناthen we
إن نكن ننتمي لجَدّ فإنا
قدalready سبقناكُمwe have surpassed you لكلّin every فخارhonor
قد سبقناكُم لكلّ فخار
If we trace our descent to one forefather, then we
If we belong to the same grandfather,
have outstripped you in every honor.
We have preceded you in all merit.
ليسis not عبّاسُكمyour Abbas كمثلlike عليّAli
ليس عبّاسُكم كمثل عليّ
هلcan تقاسbe compared النجومthe stars بالأقمارwith moons
هل تقاس النجوم بالأقمار
Your Abbas is not the like of Ali:
Your Abbas is not like my Ali.
are stars to be compared with moons?
Can stars be compared to moons?
منwho لهbelongs to him الفضلdistinction والتقدمand precedence فيin الإسIslam (first part)
من له الفضل والتقدم في الإس
لامIslam (completion) والناسwhile the people شِيعةُfollowers الكفارof the unbelievers
لام والناس شِيعةُ الكفار
Who had distinction and precedence in Islam,
He who has precedence and leadership in Islam,
when the people were followers of unbelievers?
While people are the followers of disbelievers.
منwho لهbelongs to him الصِهْرkinship by marriage والمواساةand loyal aid والنُصْand support (first part)
من له الصِهْر والمواساة والنُصْ
رةsupport (completion) والحربwhile war ترتميhurls بالشَرارwith sparks
رة والحرب ترتمي بالشَرار
Who had kinship by marriage, loyal aid, and support,
He who has the ties of marriage and solace and aid,
while war hurled sparks?
And war casts sparks.
منwhom دعاهcalled him النبيthe Prophet خدْناًa close companion وسمَّاand named
من دعاه النبي خدْناً وسمَّا
هhim أخاًa brother فيin الخفاءsecrecy والإظهارand openness
ه أخاً في الخفاء والإظهار
Whom did the Prophet call a close companion and name
He whom the Prophet called his supporter and named
a brother, in secret and openly?
His brother, secretly and openly.
منwho لهto him قالhe said أنتyou مِنّيof me; to me كهاروas Aaron (first part)
من له قال أنت مِنّي كهارو
نAaron (completion) وموسَىand Moses أكرِمْhow noble! بهhe is (exclamation) منin; as نِجارِstock; lineage
ن وموسَى أكرِمْ به من نِجارِ
To whom did he say, 'You are to me as Aaron
He of whom he said "You are to me like Aaron to Moses,"
was to Moses'—how noble that lineage!
Honoring him above all carpenters.
ثمthen يومthe day الغَدِيرof al-Ghadir ماwhat قدalready علمتمyou have known
ثم يوم الغَدِير ما قد علمتم
خَصّهhe singled him out دونapart from سائرall the other الحُضَّارattendees
خَصّه دون سائر الحُضَّار
Then, on the day of al-Ghadir—as you know—
Then on the Day of Ghadir, as you know,
he singled him out from all those present.
He especially favored him over all the others.
منwho لهto him; of him قالhe said لاno فتىyoung hero كعليّlike Ali
من له قال لا فتى كعليّ
لاno ولاand no مُنْصُلsword سوىexcept ذيDhu; possessor of الفَقَارal-Fiqar; vertebrae
لا ولا مُنْصُل سوى ذي الفَقَار
Of whom did he say, 'No young hero is like Ali;
He said "No youth like Ali,
no, and no sword but Dhu al-Fiqar'?
No sword except Dhul-Faqar."
وبَمْنand with whom بأهلinvoked mutual curses (probable reading) النبيَّthe Prophet أأنتمare you
وبَمْن بأهل النبيَّ أأنتم
جُهَلاءignorant بواضحof the clear الأخبارreports
جُهَلاء بواضح الأخبار
And with whom did the Prophet invoke mutual curses—are you
And who are you to the Prophet's family?
ignorant of the plainly told accounts?
Ignorant of clear reports!
أبعبدwas it with ʿAbd الإلهal-Ilah; God أمor بحسينwith Husayn
أبعبد الإله أم بحسين
وأخيهand his brother سُلاَلةoffspring الأطهارof the pure
وأخيه سُلاَلة الأطهار
Was it with ʿAbd al-Ilah, or with Husayn
Shall I worship God or Hussein
and his brother, offspring of the pure?
And his brother, the progeny of the pure?
ياO بنيsons عمّناof our uncle ظَلَمتمyou acted unjustly وطِرْتمand you flew
يا بني عمّنا ظَلَمتم وطِرْتم
عنaway from سبيلthe path الإنصافof fairness كلevery مَطَارflight; direction
عن سبيل الإنصاف كل مَطَار
O sons of our uncle, you have acted unjustly and flown
O cousins, you have wronged and deviated
in every direction from the path of fairness.
From the path of justice, every swift flier.
كيفhow تحوونdo you possess بالأكفّwith the hands مكاناًa station
كيف تحوون بالأكفّ مكاناً
لمdid not تنالواyou attain رؤياهthe sight of it بالأبصارwith eyes
لم تنالوا رؤياه بالأبصار
How do you grasp in your hands a station
How can your palms encompass a place
that your eyes have never even glimpsed?
Which your sights did not reach?
منwho توطّاlay upon الفراشthe bed يُخلفtakes the place of فيهin it
من توطّا الفراش يُخلف فيه
أحمداAhmad وهْوwhile he نحوَtoward يثربَYathrib سارjourneyed
أحمدا وهْو نحوَ يثربَ سار
Who lay on the bed, taking the place there of
He who shared the bed, he left in it
Ahmad, while he set out toward Yathrib?
Ahmad, while he headed towards Yathrib.
أينwhere كانwas العبّاسAbbas إِذat; when ذاكthat time فيin الهجthe migration (first part)
أين كان العبّاس إِذ ذاك في الهج
رةmigration (completion) أمor فيin الفراشthe bed أمor فيin الغارthe cave
رة أم في الفراش أم في الغار
Where was Abbas then—in the migration,
Where was Al-'Abbas then, during the Hijrah,
or in the bed, or in the cave?
In bed, or in the cave, or in the ditch?
ألكمdo you have حُرْمةa sacred claim بعمّthrough an uncle رسولof the Messenger الGod (first part)
ألكم حُرْمة بعمّ رسول ال
لهِGod (completion) ليسis not فيكمْamong you بذاتpossessed of توارconcealment
لهِ ليس فيكمْ بذات توار
Have you a sacred claim through the uncle of God's Messenger,
Do you have sanctity due to the Prophet's uncle
a claim among you that is not concealed?
When there is no privacy between you?
ولناand ours is حُرمةthe sacred claim الوِلادةof birth والأعand uncles (first part)
ولنا حُرمة الوِلادة والأع
مامuncles (completion) والسبقand precedence والهدىand guidance والمنارand the beacon
مام والسبق والهدى والمنار
Ours is the sacred claim of birth and of uncles,
We have the sanctity of birth, leadership,
of precedence, guidance, and the beacon.
Precedence, guidance, and the beacon.
ولناand ours is هجرةُthe migration المهاجِرof the emigrant قِدْماًlong ago
ولنا هجرةُ المهاجِر قِدْماً
ولناand ours is نُصْرةٌsupport منfrom الأنصارthe Ansar; Helpers
ولنا نُصْرةٌ من الأنصار
Ours is the emigrant's migration long ago,
We have the emigration of the early emigrants
and ours is support from the Ansar.
And the support of the Helpers.
ولناand ours are الصومfasting والصلاةand prayer وبذلand giving الthe
ولنا الصوم والصلاة وبذل ال
عُرunclear as written; perhaps bounty فيin عُسْرناour hardship وفيand in الإيسارprosperity
عُر في عُسْرنا وفي الإيسار
Ours are fasting, prayer, and the giving of
We have fasting, prayers and spending
bounty [reading uncertain] in our hardship and in prosperity.
In our hardship and ease.
نحنwe أهلthe people الكِساءof the Cloak سادسناour sixth الروُthe Spirit (first part)
نحن أهل الكِساء سادسنا الروُ
حSpirit (completion) أمينthe trusted one المهيمِنof the Guardian الجبّارthe Almighty
ح أمين المهيمِن الجبّار
We are the People of the Cloak; our sixth is the Spirit,
We are the people of the cloak, and our sixth is the spirit,
the trusted one of the Guardian, the Almighty.
The Trustworthy of the Omnipotent, the Compeller.
نحنwe أهلthe people التقىof piety وأهلand the people المواساof mutual aid (first part)
نحن أهل التقى وأهل المواسا
ةmutual aid (completion) منamong بنيthe sons بيتof the house أحمدَof Ahmad الأبرارthe righteous
ة من بني بيت أحمدَ الأبرار
We are the people of piety and of mutual aid,
We are the people of piety and solace
among the righteous sons of Ahmad's house.
From the Household of Ahmad the virtuous.
أوor فلومواthen blame الإلهGod فيfor أنthat براناHe created us
أو فلوموا الإله في أن برانا
فوقكمabove you واغضبواand be angry علىat المِقدارdestiny
فوقكم واغضبوا على المِقدار
Or blame God for having created us
Or blame God for elevating us
above you, and rage against destiny.
Above you, and be angry with fate!
أجعلتمhave you equated سَقْيَwatering الحجيجthe pilgrims كمنwith one who آbelieved (first part)
أجعلتم سَقْيَ الحجيج كمن آ
منbelieved (completion) باللهin God مؤمِناًas a believer لاnot يداريdissembles
من بالله مؤمِناً لا يداري
Have you made watering the pilgrims equal to one who
Have you made giving water to the pilgrims
believes in God, a believer who does not dissemble?
Equal to having faith in God, with no hypocrisy?
أوor جعلتمhave you made نِداءthe cry عبّاسof Abbas فيin الحرbattle (first part)
أو جعلتم نِداء عبّاس في الحر
بbattle (completion) وقدwhile already فُرَّflight was made عنfrom لقاءfacing الشِفَارthe blades
ب وقد فُرَّ عن لقاء الشِفَار
Or have you made Abbas's cry in battle,
Or have you made Al-'Abbas's call in war,
when men had fled from facing the blades,
When he fled from meeting the swords,
كوقوفِlike the stand الوصيّof the legatee فيin غَمْرةthe depths الموdeath (first part)
كوقوفِ الوصيّ في غَمْرة المو
تdeath (completion) لضربto strike الرؤوسheads تحتbeneath الغُبارthe dust
ت لضرب الرؤوس تحت الغُبار
like the legatee's stand in the depths of death,
Like the stance of the successor in the tumult of death,
to strike heads beneath the dust?
Striking heads beneath the dust?
حينwhen ولَّىturned away صَحْبُthe companions النبيّof the Prophet فِراراًin flight
حين ولَّى صَحْبُ النبيّ فِراراً
وهوwhile he يحميprotects النبيَّthe Prophet عندduring الفِرارthe flight
وهو يحمي النبيَّ عند الفِرار
When the Prophet's companions turned in flight,
When the Prophet's companions fled,
he guarded the Prophet as they fled.
And he protected the Prophet when they fled,
واسألواand ask يومthe day خيبرٍof Khaybar واسألواand ask مكْMecca (first part)
واسألوا يوم خيبرٍ واسألوا مكْ
كةMecca (completion) عنabout كَرِّهhis charge علىagainst الفُجّارthe wicked
كة عن كَرِّه على الفُجّار
Ask the day of Khaybar, and ask Mecca
Ask about the day of Khaybar and ask
about his charge against the wicked.
Mecca about his attack on the sinners.
واسألواand ask يومthe day بَدْرof Badr مَنwho فارسُthe horseman الإسof Islam (first part)
واسألوا يوم بَدْر مَن فارسُ الإس
لامIslam (completion) فيهon it; that day وطالبُand the seeker الأوتارof blood-vengeance
لام فيه وطالبُ الأوتار
Ask the day of Badr who was Islam's horseman
Ask about the day of Badr who the knight of Islam was
there, and the seeker of blood-vengeance.
And the seeker of the blades.
اسألواask كلّevery غزوةexpedition لرسولof the Messenger الGod (first part)
اسألوا كلّ غزوة لرسول ال
لهGod (completion) عمَّنabout the one who أغارcharged; raided كلَّevery مُغَارplace of assault
له عمَّن أغار كلَّ مُغَار
Ask every expedition of God's Messenger
Ask about every raid of God's Messenger
about the one who charged at every point of attack.
Who raided each raid.
ياO بنيsons هاشمٍof Hashim أليسis not عليٌّAli
يا بني هاشمٍ أليس عليٌّ
كاشفَthe dispeller الكربof anguish والرزاياand calamities الكبارthe great
كاشفَ الكرب والرزايا الكبار
O sons of Hashim, is not Ali
O Banu Haashim, is not Ali
the dispeller of anguish and great calamities?
The dispeller of sorrows and great disasters?
فبماذاby what, then ملكتُمhave you possessed دونناto our exclusion إرinheritance (first part)
فبماذا ملكتُم دوننا إر
ثinheritance (completion) نبيّof the Prophet الهدىof guidance بلاwithout استِظهارsupporting proof
ث نبيّ الهدى بلا استِظهار
By what, then, have you taken, to our exclusion, the inheritance
So by what have you ruled without us
of the Prophet of guidance, without supporting proof?
The inheritance of the Prophet's guidance without proof?
أَبِقُربَيis it through kinship فنحنthen we أقربare closer للموto the one inherited from (first part)
أَبِقُربَي فنحن أقرب للمو
روثone inherited from (completion) منكthan you ومنand than مكانthe place الشِعارof the inner garment
روث منك ومن مكان الشِعار
By kinship? We are closer to the one whose legacy it is
Is it due to kinship? But we are closer
than you, closer even than an inner garment.
To the inheritance than you and the place of the banner.
أمor بإرثthrough an inheritance ورِثتموهyou inherited it فإناthen we
أم بإرث ورِثتموه فإنا
نحنwe أهلُthe people الآثارِof notable deeds والأخطارand lofty ranks
نحن أهلُ الآثارِ والأخطار
Or by an inheritance you inherited? Then we,
Or is it an inheritance you inherited?
we are the people of notable deeds and lofty ranks.
But we are the people of relics and perils.
لاdo not تُغَطَّواcover بحيفكمwith your injustice واضحthe manifest الحtruth (first part)
لا تُغَطَّوا بحيفكم واضح الح
قtruth (completion) فيُفْضِيlest it lead بكمyou onward لكلّto every دَمَارruin
ق فيُفْضِي بكم لكلّ دَمَار
Do not veil manifest truth with your injustice,
Do not cover yourselves with your injustice, clear truth
lest it carry you to every kind of ruin.
Which would lead you to complete destruction.
وأصِيخواand listen closely لوقعةfor a battle تملأthat fills الأرthe earth (first part)
وأصِيخوا لوقعة تملأ الأر
ضearth (completion) عليكمagainst you بجحفلٍwith a mighty army جرّارvast; massed
ض عليكم بجحفلٍ جرّار
Listen for a battle that will fill the earth
And prepare for a battle that fills the land against you
against you with a vast, massed army.
With a formidable army.
تحتbeneath أعلامهits banners منfrom among الفاطِمِييthe Fatimids (first part)
تحت أعلامه من الفاطِمِيي
نFatimids (completion) أُسودٌlions تُدمِيbloody; make bleed شَبَاthe sharp tips الأظفارِof claws
ن أُسودٌ تُدمِي شَبَا الأظفارِ
Beneath its banners, from among the Fatimids,
Under its banners are black lions
are lions that bloody the sharp tips of their claws.
That bloody claws.
فاصدُرواso depart عنfrom مواردthe watering places الملكof sovereignty إناindeed we
فاصدُروا عن موارد الملك إنا
نحنwe أهلthe masters الإيرادof leading to water والإصدارand leading away from water
نحن أهل الإيراد والإصدار
So leave sovereignty's watering places; indeed we,
So refrain from the sources of the kingdom.
we are those who lead to water and lead away.
We are the people of revenue and expenditure.
ولناand ours are العزّmight والسموّand ascendancy عليكمover you
ولنا العزّ والسموّ عليكم
والمساعيand great endeavors وقُطْبand the axis كلَّof every مَدَارorbit
والمساعي وقُطْب كلَّ مَدَار
Ours are might and ascendancy over you,
Ours are the glory, loftiness over you,
great endeavors, and the axis of every orbit.
Endeavors, and the axis of every age.
ياO بنيsons فاطمof Fatim إلىuntil كمhow long أقِيكمI shield you
يا بني فاطم إلى كم أقِيكم
بلسانيwith my tongue ومُنْصُليand my blade وانتصاريand my championing
بلساني ومُنْصُلي وانتصاري
O sons of Fatim, how long must I shield you
O Banu Fatimah, how long will I call you
with my tongue, my blade, and my championing?
With my tongue, my blade, and my victory?
فخذوهاso take it منّيfrom me نتيجةthe fruit فهمof understanding
فخذوها منّي نتيجة فهم
بينbetween حَدّthe limit الإقلالof saying little والإكثارand saying much
بين حَدّ الإقلال والإكثار
So take it from me, the fruit of understanding,
Take this from me, an outcome of understanding
between the limits of saying too little and too much.
Between moderation and excess.
سلمتْit was free منfrom تعصُّبpartisanship وغُلُوٍّand excess
سلمتْ من تعصُّب وغُلُوٍّ
وتبَّرتand was cleared (probable reading) منof سوءthe evil كلّof every اختيارchoice
وتبَّرت من سوء كلّ اختيار
It is free of partisanship and excess,
It is safe from partisanship and extremism
and purged of the evil of every choice.
And free of any evil choice.
غيرbut أنthat البيانclarity; eloquence يظهرappears فيهاin it
غير أن البيان يظهر فيها
ساطعاًradiant نورهُits light بغيرwithout استِتارconcealment
ساطعاً نورهُ بغير استِتار
Yet clarity reveals itself in it,
Clarity appears in it, shining its light
its light radiant and unconcealed:
Openly, without concealment.
حُجَجproofs كلَّماwhenever تأمّلهاhe considers them العاthe scholar (first part)
حُجَج كلَّما تأمّلها العا
لمscholar (completion) بانتbecame clear لهto him بيانَwith the clarity النهارof daylight
لم بانت له بيانَ النهار
proofs that, whenever a scholar considers them,
Its arguments, whenever the scholar contemplates them,
become as clear to him as daylight.
Become clear to him like daylight.
Sol 6.1