خلقcreated اللّهGod للمكلفfor the morally accountable person عقلاًan intellect
خلق اللّه للمكلف عقلاً
فلماذاso why يهيمhe wanders aimlessly فيin كلevery واديvalley
فلماذا يهيم في كل وادي
God created an intellect for the morally accountable person;
God created a mind for the morally accountable;
so why does it wander through every valley?
so why does he wander in every valley?
شركthe snare النفسof the self لاnot يغيبis hidden عنfrom العقthe intellect (first part)
شرك النفس لا يغيب عن العق
لcompletion of ‘the intellect’ فكيفso how الوقوعfalling فيinto الأصفادshackles
ل فكيف الوقوع في الأصفاد
The soul’s snare is never hidden from the intel—
The self’s snare is not hidden from reason;
—lect; how, then, could it fall into fetters?
so how does one fall into shackles?
ينفذpenetrates العقلthe intellect حيثwhere لاnot ينفذpenetrates الرمthe spear (first part)
ينفذ العقل حيث لا ينفذ الرم
حcompletion of ‘the spear’ ويجريand runs أمامahead of حضرthe gallop الجوادof the steed
ح ويجري أمام حضر الجواد
The intellect penetrates where the spe—
Reason penetrates where the spear cannot,
—ar cannot, and races ahead of swift steeds.
and runs ahead of the steed’s gallop.
لاnot يردturns back العقولminds بابa door عنfrom الحthe truth (first part)
لا يرد العقول باب عن الح
قcompletion of ‘the truth’ ولاnor تنطويthey shrink بقرعbeneath the blows of العواديadversities
ق ولا تنطوي بقرع العوادي
No gate can turn minds away from the tru—
No door bars minds from truth,
—th, nor do they yield beneath adversity’s blows.
nor do they shrink beneath adversity’s blows.
كيفhow تكبوstumble بصائرinsights مشرقاتradiant
كيف تكبو بصائر مشرقات
دونshort of ادراكperceiving مشرقاتthe bright lights الرشادof right guidance
دون ادراك مشرقات الرشاد
How could radiant insights stumble
How can radiant insights stumble
short of perceiving the shining lights of right guidance?
short of perceiving the bright lights of right guidance?
يعجزfails الجيشthe army عنat مهمa weighty task وكمand how often فضshattered (first part)
يعجز الجيش عن مهم وكم فض
فضcompletion of ‘shattered’ ذوone possessed of نهيةunderstanding صدورthe breasts of الهواديthe vanguard
فض ذو نهية صدور الهوادي
An army may fail before a grave task—yet how often
An army fails at a weighty task; yet how often
has one discerning man scattered the foremost ranks!
has a man of understanding shattered the breasts of the vanguard!
نحنwe لاnot ندركwe discern العواقبthe outcomes إلاyet (with أن)
نحن لا ندرك العواقب إلا
أنthat للعقلfor the intellect منفذاًa passage فيthrough الدآديthe darkest nights
أن للعقل منفذاً في الدآدي
We cannot fathom the consequences, except
We do not discern outcomes, yet
that the intellect finds a passage through calamities.
reason has a passage through the darkest nights.