سَمّاهnamed him جَبّارُthe Almighty السماof heaven
سَمّاه جَبّارُ السما
صِراطَa path حَقٍّof truth فسماso he rose high
صِراطَ حَقٍّ فسما
The Almighty of heaven named him
A path of truth, and so he rose high.
فقالthen He said فيin الذَّكرِthe Reminder وماand not
فقال في الذَّكرِ وما
كانَit was حديثاًa tale يُفتَرىfabricated
كانَ حديثاً يُفتَرى
Then He said in the Reminder—and it
Was no tale to be fabricated—
هذاthis صراطيMy path فاتبعواso follow
هذا صراطي فاتبعوا
وعنهمand away from them لاdo not تُخْدَعواbe deceived
وعنهم لا تُخْدَعوا
This is My path, so follow it;
And do not be lured away from them.
فخالَفواbut they defied ماwhat سَمِعواthey heard
فخالَفوا ما سَمِعوا
والخُلفُand the breach of faith مِمَّنْfrom those who شَرَعاbegan
والخُلفُ مِمَّنْ شَرَعا
Yet they defied what they had heard,
And the breach came from those who began it.
واجتمعواand they gathered واتفقُواand they agreed
واجتمعوا واتفقُوا
وعاهدواand they made a pact ثمthen التقواthey met
وعاهدوا ثم التقوا
And they gathered and agreed,
And made a pact, then met together:
إذاwhen ماتhe died عنهمleaving them وبقواand they remained
إذا مات عنهم وبقوا
أنthat يَهدِمواthey would demolish ماwhat قدalready بَنىhe built
أن يَهدِموا ما قد بَنى
When he died and they lived on,
They would demolish what he had built.
لهhis was البساطthe carpet إذwhen سرىhe journeyed by night
له البساط إذ سرى
وفتيةُand the youths الكهفof the Cave دَعاhe called
وفتيةُ الكهف دَعا
His was the carpet when he journeyed by night,
And he called the youths of the Cave;
فماbut not أجابواthey answered فيin النِّداthe call
فما أجابوا في النِّدا
سوىexcept الوصيِّthe legatee المُرْتَضىthe chosen one
سوى الوصيِّ المُرْتَضى
But at the call they answered no one
Except the chosen legatee.