اسلكtraverse الأرضthe land ومهِّدهاand smooth it اتساعاfar and wide
اسلك الأرض ومهِّدها اتساعا
واملأand fill الملكthe realm نعيماًbliss ومتاعاand enjoyment
واملأ الملك نعيماً ومتاعا
Traverse the land and smooth it far and wide,
And fill the realm with bliss and enjoyment.
واقضand judge بينamong الناسthe people يأخذmay receive حقهhis due
واقض بين الناس يأخذ حقه
كلevery إنسانperson حياةlife وانتفاعاand benefit
كل إنسان حياة وانتفاعا
And judge among the people, that his due may be received
By every person: life and benefit.
عرفتhas shown كلevery طلوبeager seeker جدهhis fortune
عرفت كل طلوب جده
سنةthe law of العدلjustice الذيwhich عمbecame universal وشاعاand spread widely
سنة العدل الذي عم وشاعا
Every eager seeker has been shown his fortune
By the law of justice, which has spread far and wide.
قسَّمdivided الماءthe water فروعاًbranches ومضىand went on
قسَّم الماء فروعاً ومضى
يقسمapportions الخصبfertility غياضاًgroves وبقاعاand tracts of land
يقسم الخصب غياضاً وبقاعا
It divided the water into branches, and went on
Dividing fertile land into groves and tracts.
حاجةthe need of الخلقhumankind إلىfor مزرعةa farm
حاجة الخلق إلى مزرعة
قبلbefore ماwhat حلcame اكتشافاًdiscovery واختراعاand invention
قبل ما حل اكتشافاً واختراعا
Humankind's need for a farm
Preceded what came as discovery and invention.
لوif خلاwere devoid البرdry land منof المحراثthe plow لمdid not
لو خلا البر من المحراث لم
ترفعraise الريحthe wind علىupon البحرthe sea شراعاa sail
ترفع الريح على البحر شراعا
Had the land been without the plow, never
Would the wind have raised a sail upon the sea.
مثلthe likeness of الزارعthe farmer يحتلoccupies القرىthe villages
مثل الزارع يحتل القرى
مثلlike الجنديthe soldier يحتلoccupies القلاعاthe fortresses
مثل الجندي يحتل القلاعا
The farmer taking possession of the villages
Is like the soldier taking possession of the fortresses.
سخرتهpressed him into service قوةthe power of الأمسyesterday وكمand how often
سخرته قوة الأمس وكم
أطعمfed الخلقhumankind وكمand how often هانwas abased وجاعاand went hungry
أطعم الخلق وكم هان وجاعا
Yesterday's power pressed him into service, and how often
He fed humankind, and how often he was abased and went hungry!
وتلقىand received اليومtoday ماwhat عوضهcompensated him
وتلقى اليوم ما عوضه
منfrom أياديكyour benefactions اصطفاءselection واصطناعاand patronage
من أياديك اصطفاء واصطناعا
And today he has received his recompense
From your benefactions: favor and patronage.
سهلbecame easy الملكownership عليهfor him واستوىand became equal
سهل الملك عليه واستوى
ماwhat اقتنىhe acquired جوداًthrough generosity وماand what جاءcame ابتياعاby purchase
ما اقتنى جوداً وما جاء ابتياعا
Ownership became easy for him, and alike were
What he acquired as a gift and what came by purchase.
رحلةthe journey of الخيرgoodness وماand how أيمنهاauspicious it was
رحلة الخير وما أيمنها
لكfor you ركباًa cavalcade ولقاءand meeting واجتماعاand gathering
لك ركباً ولقاء واجتماعا
The journey of goodness—and how auspicious it was
For you, in cavalcade, meeting, and gathering!
نعمتdelighted نفسكyour soul فيهاduring it بالذيin what
نعمت نفسك فيها بالذي
بلغتهattained it النفسthe soul علماًin knowledge واطلاعاand awareness
بلغته النفس علماً واطلاعا
Your soul delighted during it in what
The soul had gained in knowledge and awareness.
وأتتand arrived أنباءnews منthe one whom أوفدتهyou dispatched him
وأتت أنباء من أوفدته
بالذيwith what شئتyou wished مريحاتbringing relief سراعاswiftly
بالذي شئت مريحات سراعا
And news from the one you had dispatched arrived
With what you wished, comforting and swift.
أخذtook العدةthe equipment فيin حملتهhis campaign
أخذ العدة في حملته
منكfrom you والجندand the troops لساناًa tongue ويراعاand a reed pen
منك والجند لساناً ويراعا
He took the equipment for his campaign
From you, and as his troops, a tongue and a reed pen,
جامعاًincorporating رأيكyour counsel فيin حجتهhis argument
جامعاً رأيك في حجته
وقديماًand of old نفعaided الرأيcounsel الشجاعاthe brave man
وقديماً نفع الرأي الشجاعا
Incorporating your counsel into his argument;
And counsel has long aided the brave.
نزلdescended الجبارthe tyrant منfrom معقلهhis stronghold
نزل الجبار من معقله
بعدafter ماhaving اعتزtaken pride إباءin defiance وامتناعاand resistance
بعد ما اعتز إباء وامتناعا
The tyrant descended from his stronghold
After priding himself on defiance and resistance,
يطلبseeks العهدthe pact الذيwhich يعوزهhe lacks it
يطلب العهد الذي يعوزه
ويوفيهand fulfills it اصطحاباًcompanionship واتباعاand adherence
ويوفيه اصطحاباً واتباعا
Seeking the pact that he lacks,
And fulfilling it through companionship and adherence.
ليسis not منone who هاجroused سباعاًbeasts of prey فاعتدتso they attacked
ليس من هاج سباعاً فاعتدت
مثلlike منone who روضtamed واقتادand led السباعاthe beasts of prey
مثل من روض واقتاد السباعا
He who roused beasts of prey so that they attacked is not
Like him who tamed and led the beasts of prey.
والذيand the one who ينقلmoves طوداًa mountain عالياًlofty
والذي ينقل طوداً عالياً
ليسis not كالناقلlike the one who changes للناسfor people طباعاdispositions
ليس كالناقل للناس طباعا
And he who moves a lofty mountain
Is not like him who changes people's dispositions.
رجلthe man of الساعةthe hour حلهاresolved it سبلاًpaths
رجل الساعة حلها سبلاً
ممكناتpracticable ومنالاًand a goal مستطاعاattainable
ممكنات ومنالاً مستطاعا
The man of the hour resolved it into paths
That were practicable, and an attainable goal.
ودعand leave الرهطthe group الذيthat أمهلتهyou granted it respite
ودع الرهط الذي أمهلته
فتحداكthen challenged you اغتراراًin overconfidence وانخداعاand being misled
فتحداك اغتراراً وانخداعا
And leave the group you granted respite,
Which then challenged you, overconfident and misled.
قُضيwas settled الأمرthe matter كماas شئتyou wished فهلso, does...?
قُضي الأمر كما شئت فهل
يملكhas power الحاسدthe envious man فيin العقبىthe end نزاعاa dispute
يملك الحاسد في العقبى نزاعا
The matter was settled as you wished; so does
The envious man have power to dispute it in the end?
Translation model: Sol 6.1