رِضاًcontentment بالقَضَاwith the decree إِنَّindeed المَقَادِيرَdestinies تُرتَضَىare accepted
رِضاً بالقَضَا إِنَّ المَقَادِيرَ تُرتَضَى
وسَيفُand the sword المَنَايَاof death فيamong البَرِيَّةِcreation مُنتَضَىdrawn
وسَيفُ المَنَايَا في البَرِيَّةِ مُنتَضَى
Accept the decree, for destinies are to be accepted,
And the sword of death is drawn among creation.
ونحنُand we أُولُوthe people of الإسلاَمِIslam نَرضَىwe accept قَضَاءَهُHis decree
ونحنُ أُولُو الإسلاَمِ نَرضَى قَضَاءَهُ
ولَيسَand there is not لَناfor us إِلاexcept الرِّضَاcontentment مِنهُfrom Him بِالقَضَاwith the decree
ولَيسَ لَنا إِلا الرِّضَا مِنهُ بِالقَضَا
And we, the people of Islam, accept His decree,
And have no course but contentment with the decree from Him.
لَعُمرِىby my life ماnot شَقُّtearing الجُيُوبِcollars بِدَأبِنَاour custom
لَعُمرِى ما شَقُّ الجُيُوبِ بِدَأبِنَا
وإِنand even if شَبَّblazes فيin أحشَائِنَاour innermost parts مُحتَضَاthe kindled fire of الغَضَاghada wood
وإِن شَبَّ في أحشَائِنَا مُحتَضَا الغَضَا
By my life, tearing our collars is not our custom,
Though the kindled fire of ghada wood blazes within us.
وهَلand can يَكمُلُbe complete الإسلامُIslam لِلمَرءِfor a person قَبلَbefore أنthat
وهَل يَكمُلُ الإسلامُ لِلمَرءِ قَبلَ أن
يُسَلِّمَsubmits لِلِهِto God القَضَاthe decree ويُفوِّضَاand entrusts his affairs
يُسَلِّمَ لِلِهِ القَضَا ويُفوِّضَا
Can a person's Islam be complete before he
Submits to God's decree and entrusts his affairs to Him?
هُوit is الدَّهرُTime إِنif وَافَاكَcomes to you يَضحَكُsmiling مُقبِلاًdrawing near
هُو الدَّهرُ إِن وَافَاكَ يَضحَكُ مُقبِلاً
فَسَوفَthen it will يُولىturn away كَالِحاًscowling عَنكَfrom you مُعرِضَاturning aside
فَسَوفَ يُولى كَالِحاً عَنكَ مُعرِضَا
Such is Time: if it approaches you smiling,
It will turn away, scowling and forsaking you.
وإِنand if أولاَكَgrants you الوِصَالَcloseness تَعَرَّضَتintervenes
وإِن أولاَكَ الوِصَالَ تَعَرَّضَت
قَطِيعَتُهُits estrangement دُونَin the way of الوِصَالِcloseness تَعُرُّضَاas an obstruction
قَطِيعَتُهُ دُونَ الوِصَالِ تَعُرُّضَا
And if it grants you closeness, there will intervene
Its estrangement, barring the way to closeness.
فَلاَso do not تَغتَرِرbe deceived بالصَّفوِby the clarity مِنهُof it فَصَفْوُهُfor its clarity
فَلاَ تَغتَرِر بالصَّفوِ مِنهُ فَصَفْوُهُ
يُشَابُis clouded إِذَاwhen ماever (emphasis) شِئتَyou wish أنto يَتَمَخَّضَاbecome pure
يُشَابُ إِذَا ما شِئتَ أن يَتَمَخَّضَا
So do not be deceived by its clarity, for its clarity
Is clouded just when you wish it pure.
ولِلمَرءِand for a person أيَّامٌdays تُعَدُّare counted وإِنَّهُand indeed he
ولِلمَرءِ أيَّامٌ تُعَدُّ وإِنَّهُ
إٍِذَاwhen مَاever (emphasis) انقَضَتhave ended أَيَامُهhis days انقَضَّhe collapses وانقَضَand passes away
إٍِذَا مَا انقَضَت أَيَامُه انقَضَّ وانقَضَ
And a person's days are numbered, and he,
When his days are over, collapses and passes away.
فَأينَso where الأُلَىthose who كَانُواwere مُلُوكاًkings فَقَدfor indeed مَضَواthey have passed away
فَأينَ الأُلَى كَانُوا مُلُوكاً فَقَد مَضَوا
ومَاand what قَدhad حَوَواthey possessed مِنof كُلِّevery مُنجَرِدٍsleek-coated steed مِضَاswift
ومَا قَد حَوَوا مِن كُلِّ مُنجَرِدٍ مِضَا
So where are those who were kings? They have passed away,
And all they possessed of sleek, swift steeds.
ولَمand did not يَرحَلُواthey depart مناfrom us بِزَادٍwith provisions فَكُلُّهُمfor every one of them
ولَم يَرحَلُوا منا بِزَادٍ فَكُلُّهُم
يُجِيبُanswers الرَّدَىdeath عَجلاَنَin haste لَنwill not يَتَعَرَّضاresist
يُجِيبُ الرَّدَى عَجلاَنَ لَن يَتَعَرَّضا
And they left us without provisions; every one of them
Answers death in haste, offering no resistance.
قَضَىdecreed اللهُGod لِلمُختَأرِfor al-Mukhtar وَيحَكَalas for you قَضَىdecreed
قَضَى اللهُ لِلمُختَأرِ وَيحَكَ قَضَى
وإنَّاand indeed we لَنَرضَىare surely content بالذيwith what اللهُGod قَدhas قَضَىdecreed
وإنَّا لَنَرضَى بالذي اللهُ قَد قَضَى
God decreed al-Mukhtar's fate—alas for you!—He decreed it.
And we surely accept what God has decreed,
عَلَىdespite أنَّthe fact that رُكنَthe pillar of المَكرُمَاتِnoble deeds تَقَوَّضَاhas collapsed
عَلَى أنَّ رُكنَ المَكرُمَاتِ تَقَوَّضَا
وبَرقُand the lightning إنقَضَاءِof the end الجُودِof generosity والمَجدِand glory أومَضَاhas flashed
وبَرقُ إنقَضَاءِ الجُودِ والمَجدِ أومَضَا
Though the pillar of noble deeds has collapsed,
And the lightning of generosity's and glory's demise has flashed.
مَضَىshed (probably نضى) البَذلُgenerosity سِمطَيهِits two necklaces وألقَىand cast off شُنُوفَهُits earrings
مَضَى البَذلُ سِمطَيهِ وألقَى شُنُوفَهُ
وأصبَحَand became مَهجُوراًforsaken ذِليلاًabased مُبغَضَاdespised
وأصبَحَ مَهجُوراً ذِليلاً مُبغَضَا
Generosity has shed its twin necklaces and cast off its earrings,
And become forsaken, abased, and despised.
وماand not ذَاكَthat إِلاَّexcept مَنthe one who كَانَwas آلِفاًdevoted
وما ذَاكَ إِلاَّ مَن كَانَ آلِفاً
لَهُto it ومُقِيلاًand lifting up كُلَّevery ذىone with عشرةa stumble (probably عثرة) قضىhas died
لَهُ ومُقِيلاً كُلَّ ذى عشرة قضى
And that is only because the man who was devoted
To it, and lifted up all who stumbled, has died.
وفيand in إخوَةِthe brothers of المُختَارِal-Mukhtar مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter him إِسًىconsolation
وفي إخوَةِ المُختَارِ مِن بَعدِهِ إِسًى
فَهُمfor they are غًُرَرُthe luminaries of النَّادِىthe assembly ذويpossessors of الأَوجُهِfaces الوِضَاradiant
فَهُم غًُرَرُ النَّادِى ذوي الأَوجُهِ الوِضَا
Yet in al-Mukhtar's brothers after him there is solace:
They are the assembly's luminaries, men of radiant faces.
يَرُمُّونَthey mend مَاwhat أثأَتهُdamaged it أيدِىthe hands of الرَّدَىdeath بِهِthrough his loss
يَرُمُّونَ مَا أثأَتهُ أيدِى الرَّدَى بِهِ
ويَبنُونَand they rebuild مَاwhat مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter him قَدhas تَقَوَّضَاcollapsed
ويَبنُونَ مَا مِن بَعدِهِ قَد تَقَوَّضَا
They mend what death's hands have damaged through his loss,
And rebuild what has collapsed after him.
سَقَىmay water اللهُGod أرضاًland حَلَّهاhe settled in it أُسدِيَّةًshowers of dew
سَقَى اللهُ أرضاً حَلَّها أُسدِيَّةً
مُرَوِّضَةًmaking meadowland مَاwhat كَانَwas لَيسَnot مُرَوَّضَاmade into meadowland
مُرَوِّضَةً مَا كَانَ لَيسَ مُرَوَّضَا
May God water the land where he rests with showers of dew,
Turning into meadows what was not meadowland.
وأسكَنَهُand may He lodge him جَنَّاتِGardens of عَدنٍEden مُنَعَّماًenjoying bliss
وأسكَنَهُ جَنَّاتِ عَدنٍ مُنَعَّماً
ونَالَand may he attain بِمَاthrough what قَدَّمخَhe sent it ahead (probably قدَّمه) الفَوزَsalvation والرِّضَاand approval
ونَالَ بِمَا قَدَّمخَ الفَوزَ والرِّضَا
And may He lodge him in the Gardens of Eden, in bliss,
And may he gain salvation and approval through what he sent ahead,
بِجِاهِby the honor of الذيhim who أبدَىmade plain الهُدَىguidance لِمَنto whoever اهتَدَىwas guided
بِجِاهِ الذي أبدَى الهُدَى لِمَن اهتَدَى
وأقذَىand put grit in عُيُونَthe eyes of المُشرِكِينَthe polytheists وأَغمَضَاand closed them
وأقذَى عُيُونَ المُشرِكِينَ وأَغمَضَا
By the honor of him who made guidance plain to those who followed it,
And cast grit into the polytheists' eyes and closed them.
عليهupon him صَلاَةُthe blessing of اللهِGod ماas long as نَاحَcooed بِالضُّحَىin the forenoon
عليه صَلاَةُ اللهِ ما نَاحَ بِالضُّحَى
حَمَامٌdoves وغَابَand set البَدرُthe full moon مِنfrom بَعدِمَاafter أضَاshone
حَمَامٌ وغَابَ البَدرُ مِن بَعدِمَا أضَا
Upon him be God's blessing, as long as at forenoon there coos
A dove, and the full moon sets after it has shone.