لكَfor you اللَهGod منof علمٍknowledge إلىtoward الحقtruth رافعِraising
لكَ اللَه من علمٍ إلى الحق رافعِ
وحَسبُكَand sufficient for you منof خيرٍgoodness عنfrom الشرevil دافعِwarding off
وحَسبُكَ من خيرٍ عن الشر دافعِ
God bless you, O knowledge that lifts us toward truth.
To you, God has raised knowledge to the truth
And sufficient are you, a goodness that wards off evil.
And it is enough for you to ward off evil from good
رددتَyou restored إليناto us العقلreason بعدafter ظلامهits darkness
رددتَ إلينا العقل بعد ظلامه
منيراًilluminated بنورٍwith light منfrom سنائكyour radiance ساطعshining
منيراً بنورٍ من سنائك ساطع
You restored reason to us after its darkness,
You have returned reason to us after its darkness
illuminated by a light shining from your radiance.
Illuminated by the light of your brilliant rising sun
وأنهضتهand you raised it إذwhen كانit was فيin الجهلignorance رابضاًcrouching
وأنهضته إذ كان في الجهل رابضاً
فأصبحso it became فيin حسنٍbeauty منof الفضلvirtue رائعsplendid
فأصبح في حسنٍ من الفضل رائع
You raised it when it lay crouching in ignorance,
And you have raised it while it was slumbering in ignorance
and it became splendid in the beauty of virtue.
So it has become beautifully virtuous
وقدand indeed كانit was فيwithin the folds of طيِّerror الضلالةgrazing راتعاًgrazing
وقد كان في طيِّ الضلالة راتعاً
لهfor it منfrom زُؤانtares الجهلignorance شرُّthe worst المراتعpastures
له من زُؤان الجهل شرُّ المراتع
It had been grazing within the folds of error,
It was hiding in the folds of misguidance
with the tares of ignorance for its worst pastures.
With the worst dwellings of deep ignorance
فأمسىso it became بنورby the light of العلمknowledge يزهوit flourishes بطبعهin its nature
فأمسى بنور العلم يزهو بطبعه
ويسموand rises جلالاًin majesty فوقabove كلall الطبائعnatures
ويسمو جلالاً فوق كل الطبائع
Then, by knowledge's light, it shone in its own nature,
But with the light of knowledge it now blossoms in nature
and rose in majesty above all natures.
And rises sublime above all natures
فياso, O لكَfor you علماًknowledge قدindeed أراناshowed us حقائقاًtruths
فيا لكَ علماً قد أرانا حقائقاً
إلهيةًdivine يسموrises بهاthrough them كلُّevery وادعpeaceful person
إلهيةً يسمو بها كلُّ وادع
What knowledge you are, having shown us truths
What knowledge you have shown us divine truths
divine, through which every peaceful person rises!
With which every supplicant rises high
وياand O لكَfor you علماًknowledge زانadorned كلَّevery مقنَّعٍveiled man
ويا لكَ علماً زان كلَّ مقنَّعٍ
وزيَّنand adorned ربّاتِladies of الحُلَىjewels والمقانعand veils
وزيَّن ربّاتِ الحُلَى والمقانع
What knowledge you are, adorning every veiled man,
What knowledge has adorned every devout one
and adorning the ladies of jewels and veils!
And embellished the adorned maidens and veiled ladies
وياand O لكَfor you علماًknowledge رادعاًrestraining كلَّevery جاهلٍignorant person
ويا لكَ علماً رادعاً كلَّ جاهلٍ
فأقبلَso he approached طوعاًwillingly هائباًfearing سيفthe sword of رادعa restrainer
فأقبلَ طوعاً هائباً سيف رادع
What knowledge you are, restraining every ignorant man,
What knowledge, deterring every ignorant one
who then came willingly, fearing a restrainer's sword!
So he comes willingly, awed, deterred by the sword
أراناshowed us طريقthe path of اللَهGod ديناًfaith وذمةًand covenant
أرانا طريق اللَه ديناً وذمةً
مشيراًpointing إلىto أحكامهHis ordinances فيin الشرائعreligious laws
مشيراً إلى أحكامه في الشرائع
It showed us God's path as faith and covenant,
You have shown us the path of God in religion and conscience
pointing to His ordinances in the religious laws.
Pointing to His laws in the canons
عرفناwe knew بهthrough it الشرعthe law الشريفnoble كأنهas though it
عرفنا به الشرع الشريف كأنه
يشيرpoints إليناto us نحوهtoward it بالأصابعwith fingers
يشير إلينا نحوه بالأصابع
Through it we knew the noble law, as though it
We have come to know it as though it gestures to us
were pointing us toward it with fingers.
Toward it with fingers, this noble divine law
وقلدناand entrusted us with قسطاسa balance of حقٍّtruth محرَّرٍwell-defined
وقلدنا قسطاس حقٍّ محرَّرٍ
وسيطاًas a mediator بعدلٍwith justice بينbetween شارٍa buyer وبائعand a seller
وسيطاً بعدلٍ بين شارٍ وبائع
It entrusted us with the balance of well-defined truth,
And you have given us the balance of established truth
as a just mediator between buyer and seller.
An impartial judge between buyer and seller
وأثبتَand established فيهin it حقَّthe right to أجرٍrecompense وأُجرةٍand wages
وأثبتَ فيه حقَّ أجرٍ وأُجرةٍ
وإرثٍand inheritance وأَرشٍand injury compensation والقِصاصِand retaliation المضارعmatching
وإرثٍ وأَرشٍ والقِصاصِ المضارع
It established within it the right to recompense and wages,
And you have affirmed in it the right of pay and wages
to inheritance, compensation for injury, and matching retaliation.
And inheritance and wergild and lex talionis
وعَدَّand deemed السفاحَfornication الرذلَvile فِسقاًa sin وقدand indeed نهىforbade
وعَدَّ السفاحَ الرذلَ فِسقاً وقد نهى
عنagainst الغُبَّرghubbar (unclear term) المحذورِforbidden عندat المُضاجعbeds
عن الغُبَّر المحذورِ عند المُضاجع
It deemed vile fornication a sin, and forbade
And deemed the wanton killer to be corrupt when he prohibited
the forbidden ghubbar at the beds.
Abomination from the forbidden in conjugal beds
وحقَّقand confirmed قولthe word of اللَهGod أصدقthe most truthful حاكمٍjudge
وحقَّق قول اللَه أصدق حاكمٍ
وفنَّدand refuted فيهin it رأيَthe opinion of كلevery منازعdisputant
وفنَّد فيه رأيَ كل منازع
It confirmed the word of God, the most truthful judge,
And you have proven the word of God to be the most truthful judge
and refuted in it every disputant's opinion.
And refuted in it the view of every disputant
فلمso not ترyou saw خيراًgood فيin قضاياهits judgments ضائعاًlost
فلم تر خيراً في قضاياه ضائعاً
ولمand not ترyou saw شرّاًevil عندهwith it غيرَother than ضائعlost
ولم تر شرّاً عنده غيرَ ضائع
Thus you saw no good lost in its judgments,
So you have not seen any good lost in His judgments
nor saw any evil with it that was not undone.
Nor any evil unpunished by Him
تسامتrose high بهthrough it الأخبارthe reports فضلاًin excellence وقدْرُهمand their standing
تسامت به الأخبار فضلاً وقدْرُهم
تعالىrose فأضحىso it became طالعاًan ascendant فوقabove طالعan ascendant
تعالى فأضحى طالعاً فوق طالع
Through it, the reports rose in excellence, and their standing
Through it, reputations have risen in merit, and their status
rose, becoming an ascendant above every ascendant.
Has ascended above every rising star
لهمthey have سطوةٌpower تعنوsubmit الملوكkings لحكمهاto its rule
لهم سطوةٌ تعنو الملوك لحكمها
فلمso not ترyou saw مأموراًone commanded لهمby them غيرَother than طائعobedient
فلم تر مأموراً لهم غيرَ طائع
They have a power to whose rule kings submit,
They have authority making kings subordinate to their rule
so you saw none commanded by them who was not obedient.
For you have not seen any of their subjects disobedient
لهمtheirs is فصلdetermining حقّthe right of اللَهGod فيin كلevery مشكلٍdifficulty
لهم فصل حقّ اللَه في كل مشكلٍ
لهمto them دانit submitted لكنbut للسوىto others غيرnot خاضعsubmissive
لهم دان لكن للسوى غير خاضع
Theirs is to determine God's right in every difficulty;
They distinguish the truth of God in every problem
it submits to them, but bows to none besides.
They have humbled all but the proud will not submit
وناهيكand sufficient for you منof قومٍa people همُthey are النورthe light والهدىand guidance
وناهيك من قومٍ همُ النور والهدى
همthey are الملحthe salt بلindeed همthey are قوتnourishment for نفسٍa soul لجائعfor a hungry person
هم الملح بل هم قوت نفسٍ لجائع
And what a people they are: the light and the guidance!
And needless to say, they are the light and the guidance
They are the salt—indeed, a soul's nourishment for the hungry.
They are the salt, no, they are the food of the hungry soul
همthey are الغيثrain ثمthen الغوثrescue فيfor كلevery دامعٍtearful person
هم الغيث ثم الغوث في كل دامعٍ
همthey are الموئلthe refuge المقصودsought منby كلevery هالعpanicked person
هم الموئل المقصود من كل هالع
They are rain, then rescue for every tearful person;
They are rain, then relief for every weeping eye
they are the refuge sought by everyone in panic.
They are the destination sought by every perplexed one
همُthey are الحقtruth والمحرابand the sanctuary فيin كلevery قِبلةٍprayer-direction
همُ الحق والمحراب في كل قِبلةٍ
همُthey are السُلَّمُthe ladder الراقيascending لخاشٍfor a fearful person وخاشعand a humble person
همُ السُلَّمُ الراقي لخاشٍ وخاشع
They are truth and the sanctuary in every direction of prayer;
They are truth and direction for every prayeral niche
they are the ascending ladder for the fearful and the humble.
They are the ladder lifting the timid and devout
فياso, O عصبةًcompany جلَّتgrew great فجلَّso grew great مقامهاits station
فيا عصبةً جلَّت فجلَّ مقامها
فكانواso they were لسانَthe tongue of اللَهGod يومon the day of المجامعthe councils
فكانوا لسانَ اللَه يوم المجامع
O company grown great, whose station grew great:
O party exalted! Exaltation befits your station
they were God's tongue on the day of the councils.
For you were God's tongue on the day of the council
وأثبتمُand you established الإيمانfaith بالحقin truth قائماًstanding firm
وأثبتمُ الإيمان بالحق قائماً
وفنَّدتمُand you refuted آراءthe opinions of أهلadherents of البدائعinnovations
وفنَّدتمُ آراء أهل البدائع
You established faith standing firm in truth,
And you established faith in the truth, standing firm
and refuted the opinions of the innovators,
And refuted the opinions of the people of innovation
كأريوسَsuch as Arius نسطورٍNestorius وبيروسَand Pyrrhus بالماPalma
كأريوسَ نسطورٍ وبيروسَ بالما
ومعand with فُوِتيُسْPhotius يعقوبُJacob ذاكthat البرادعيBaradaeus
ومع فُوِتيُسْ يعقوبُ ذاك البرادعي
such as Arius, Nestorius, Pyrrhus, and Palma,
Like Arius, Nestorius, and Pyrrhus the heedless
and, with Photius, Jacob, that Baradaeus.
And with them James and that fabricating Jacobite
بكمthrough you تمwas fulfilled أمرthe purpose of اللَهGod فيin كلevery حُجَّةٍproof
بكم تم أمر اللَه في كل حُجَّةٍ
يراهاHe sees it وليسand is not ماwhat ترونyou see بمانعan obstacle
يراها وليس ما ترون بمانع
Through you God's purpose was fulfilled in every proof
Through you God's affair was completed in every proof
He sees; and what you see is no obstacle.
He sees but there is nothing you see that prevents Him
قُصاراكمُyour utmost aim أنto تُحكمواperfect كلَّevery حكمةwisdom
قُصاراكمُ أن تُحكموا كلَّ حكمة
بهاin it العقلthe mind ملتذٌّdelighting بحُسنthrough the beauty of المسامعthings heard
بها العقل ملتذٌّ بحُسن المسامع
Your utmost aim is to perfect every wisdom
Your excellence is that you judge every wisdom
in which the mind delights through the beauty of what it hears.
That delights the mind with good audition
فإنكمfor you والعلمand knowledge نورٌare light لمبتدٍfor a beginner
فإنكم والعلم نورٌ لمبتدٍ
وحصنٌand a fortress لكهلٍfor a mature man ثمthen ثَديٌّa breast لراضعfor a suckling
وحصنٌ لكهلٍ ثم ثَديٌّ لراضع
For you and knowledge are light for a beginner,
For you are a light for the novice with knowledge
a fortress for a mature man, then a breast for a suckling;
A fortress for the veteran, then a breast for the suckling babe
صراطٌa path يجوزpass الناسُpeople منهby it إلىto الهدىguidance
صراطٌ يجوز الناسُ منه إلى الهدى
ومركزand a center of فضلٍvirtue عندfor راءٍa beholder وسامعand a listener
ومركز فضلٍ عند راءٍ وسامع
a path by which people pass to guidance,
A path the people pass over toward guidance
and a center of virtue for beholder and listener.
And a center of virtue for observer and listener
لقدindeed زانتadorned الأعمالُdeeds منكمfrom you علومَكمyour learning
لقد زانت الأعمالُ منكم علومَكم
كماas زُيِّنَwas adorned الخدُّthe cheek الأسيلsmooth بشافعby a complement
كما زُيِّنَ الخدُّ الأسيل بشافع
Your deeds have indeed adorned your learning,
Indeed, your deeds have adorned your knowledge
as a smooth cheek is adorned by a companion embellishment.
As the flushed cheek adorns the slender branch
أياO عالماًlearned person فالعلمُfor knowledge يَبغيكَrequires you عاملاًacting
أيا عالماً فالعلمُ يَبغيكَ عاملاً
فماso what الفضلُmerit فيin علمٍknowledge بداproved غيرnot نافعuseful
فما الفضلُ في علمٍ بدا غير نافع
O learned man, knowledge requires you to act;
O scholar, knowledge seeks you as one who acts
what merit lies in knowledge that proves useless?
For what virtue lies in useless knowledge?
رويدَكhold back قدindeed أركبتَyou set aboard نفسَكyourself مركباًa vessel
رويدَك قد أركبتَ نفسَك مركباً
منof الكبرarrogance فيin بحرthe sea of العنادobstinacy المنازعcontentious
من الكبر في بحر العناد المنازع
Hold back: you have set yourself aboard a vessel
Restrain yourself, you have mounted your soul
of arrogance, in the sea of contentious obstinacy.
On a ship of arrogance in the sea of contention
فإياكso beware والبحرَthe sea الثَّجَاجَpouring forth بمائهits waters
فإياك والبحرَ الثَّجَاجَ بمائه
كفرعونِlike Pharaoh مصرَof Egypt المبتلىafflicted بالفجائعby calamities
كفرعونِ مصرَ المبتلى بالفجائع
Beware the sea pouring forth its waters,
Beware the turbulent sea in its waters
like Egypt's Pharaoh, afflicted by calamities.
Like Pharaoh of Egypt, tested with calamities
لقدindeed صارhe became مفجوعاًafflicted بنفسٍby a soul عنيدةٍobstinate
لقد صار مفجوعاً بنفسٍ عنيدةٍ
فأحقِرْso how contemptible بمفجوعٍthe afflicted one وأعظِمْand how mighty بفاجعthe afflicter
فأحقِرْ بمفجوعٍ وأعظِمْ بفاجع
He was indeed undone by an obstinate soul.
He was devastated by his obstinate soul
How contemptible the afflicted, how mighty the afflicter!
So belittle the devastated and exalt the calamitous
تَمُدُّyou spread الرِياostentation فخّاًa snare لعُجبٍfor self-admiration تصيدُهyou catch it
تَمُدُّ الرِيا فخّاً لعُجبٍ تصيدُه
فواعجباًso how strange منof عالمٍa learned person فيهwithin it قانعcontent
فواعجباً من عالمٍ فيه قانع
You spread ostentation as a snare to catch self-admiration;
Vain glory spreads its net to catch your self-admiration
how strange—a learned man content within it!
So wonder at a scholar satisfied with it!
وتسبحand you swim فيin بحرthe sea of الشراهةgluttony عائماًafloat
وتسبح في بحر الشراهة عائماً
بسكرٍin drunkenness ونهمٍand ravenousness بينamong ضالٍone astray وضائعand one lost
بسكرٍ ونهمٍ بين ضالٍ وضائع
You swim afloat in a sea of gluttony,
And you swim intoxicated in the sea of profligacy
in drunkenness and ravenousness, among the erring and the lost.
Confused and craving between the lost and confused
نديمُكyour boon companion فيهtherein إزدراءٌcontempt بعاقلٍfor a wise person
نديمُك فيه إزدراءٌ بعاقلٍ
وهُزءٌand mockery بمسكينof a poor person وقَذفٌand slander بجائعagainst a hungry person
وهُزءٌ بمسكين وقَذفٌ بجائع
Your boon companion there is contempt for the wise,
Your companion thereby disdains the reasonable
mockery of the poor, and slander against the hungry.
And mocks the poor and spurns the hungry
عنtoward الخيرgood ذوpossessing بطءٍslowness وفيand in الشرevil منشطٌenergetic
عن الخير ذو بطءٍ وفي الشر منشطٌ
وفيand in الطَمَعgreed المرذولvile أَقدمُthe boldest طامعgreedy person
وفي الطَمَع المرذول أَقدمُ طامع
Slow toward good, but energetic in evil,
Slow toward good but energetic toward evil
and in vile greed, the boldest of the greedy.
And in despicable greed most covetous
وماand not بِعتُI sold منof ثَلبٍslander وبغضٍand hatred ومَحْسدٍand envy
وما بِعتُ من ثَلبٍ وبغضٍ ومَحْسدٍ
وحقدٍand rancor وإلّاand yet أنتyou أرخصُthe cheapest بائعseller
وحقدٍ وإلّا أنت أرخصُ بائع
I have sold no slander, hatred, or envy,
And I sell nothing of cunning, hatred, envy
nor rancor—yet you are the cheapest seller.
Malice, spite unless you, the cheapest seller
فياso, O عاشقlover of الدينارthe dinar مستهلكاًconsumed بهby it
فيا عاشق الدينار مستهلكاً به
وقدand may يصرعthrow down الدينارُthe dinar كلَّevery مُصارعwrestler
وقد يصرع الدينارُ كلَّ مُصارع
O lover of the dinar, consumed by it:
O lover of money, squandering it
the dinar can throw down every wrestler.
Though money lays low every adversary
قبيحٌshameful بأهلfor the people of العلمlearning أنto يخدعواbe deceived بهby it
قبيحٌ بأهل العلم أن يخدعوا به
وقدand indeed عرَفوهthey knew it شرَّthe worst of كلevery مخادعdeceiver
وقد عرَفوه شرَّ كل مخادع
It is shameful for people of learning to be deceived by it,
Ugly it is for the learned to be deceived by it
when they have known it as the worst of all deceivers.
When they know it is the worst of tricksters
أضاعواthey lost زمامthe reins of الحقtruth منthrough فقدlack of ذمّةٍa conscience
أضاعوا زمام الحق من فقد ذمّةٍ
مُصنَّعةٍfabricated فيin العلمlearning أرداthe vilest الصنائعcrafts
مُصنَّعةٍ في العلم أردا الصنائع
They lost the reins of truth for want of a conscience,
They have lost the reins of truth, lacking principles
fabricated in learning—the vilest of crafts.
Feigning knowledge, intending only crafts
ومالواand they inclined معwith الأهواءdesires أنَّىwherever تمايلتthey swayed
ومالوا مع الأهواء أنَّى تمايلت
كماas مالbent غصنٌa branch بالرياحin the winds الزعازعgusting
كما مال غصنٌ بالرياح الزعازع
They inclined with their desires wherever those swayed,
And they incline with passions wherever they tilt
as a branch bends in gusting winds.
Like a branch tilting with rough winds
فأعطيتso you gave ذاكthat البدخostentation والقصفand revelry حقَّهits due
فأعطيت ذاك البدخ والقصف حقَّه
تَرَفُّهَpampering جسمٍa body للمَذَمّاتfor reproaches جامعgathering
تَرَفُّهَ جسمٍ للمَذَمّات جامع
So you gave that ostentation and revelry their due,
So you have given decadence and debauchery their due
pampering a body that gathers reproaches.
A luxuriating body gathering censures
كأنكas though you فيin وشيthe embroidery of الملابسgarments يافعٌwere a youth
كأنك في وشي الملابس يافعٌ
يميلsways كغصنٍlike a branch مُزهرِblossoming with النورflowers يانعflourishing
يميل كغصنٍ مُزهرِ النور يانع
As though, in embroidered garments, you were a youth,
As if you in the garb of clothes are a youth
swaying like a flourishing branch blossoming with flowers.
Swaying like a blooming, delicate branch
عديمlacking الوفاfaithfulness فيin الودaffection معwith كلevery صاحبٍcompanion
عديم الوفا في الود مع كل صاحبٍ
تَذُمُّyou blame وتُثنيand praise بينbetween راجٍone hoping وراجعand one returning
تَذُمُّ وتُثني بين راجٍ وراجع
Faithless in affection toward every companion,
Disloyal in friendship with every companion
you blame and praise, between one who hopes and one turning back.
You blame and malign, between returner and returnee
فهذاso this الذيis what أحصيتُهI counted فيكin you ظاهراًoutwardly
فهذا الذي أحصيتُه فيك ظاهراً
وربكand your Lord أدرىknows better بالخفيthe hidden المواقعoccurrences
وربك أدرى بالخفي المواقع
This is what I have counted outwardly in you;
This which I have counted evident in you
your Lord knows better the hidden occurrences.
While your Lord knows best what is concealed
فلاso do not تنهforbid عنagainst خُلْقٍa trait وتأتيَwhile you practice مثلهits like
فلا تنه عن خُلْقٍ وتأتيَ مثله
تكنyou would be مثلlike منone who يدعوcalls إلىto غيرnot سامعhearing
تكن مثل من يدعو إلى غير سامع
Do not forbid a trait while practicing its like,
Do not forbid morals while committing the like
lest you be like one calling to someone who will not hear.
Be not like one who calls to what he does not hear
وُضِعتَyou were appointed لبُنيانِto build up البنينthe children وصوغِهمand shape them
وُضِعتَ لبُنيانِ البنين وصوغِهم
فأحسِنْso how excellent بمبنيٍّthe one built up وأحسنand how excellent بواضعthe builder
فأحسِنْ بمبنيٍّ وأحسن بواضع
You were appointed to build up the children and shape them;
You were created to build the edifice of mankind and mold them
how fine the one built up, and how fine the builder!
So excel with one built and one building
كأنكas though you فيin الحالينboth states بانٍwere a builder وهادمٌand a destroyer
كأنك في الحالين بانٍ وهادمٌ
وحتامَand for how long ياO كذابliar لستَyou are not بنافعuseful
وحتامَ يا كذاب لستَ بنافع
As though in both states you were a builder and a destroyer;
It is as though you destroy and build both
and for how long, liar, will you be of no use?
Stop, liar, you are of no benefit
فإنso if كنتyou are عنinstead of إصلاحreforming نفسكyourself هاجعاًsleeping
فإن كنت عن إصلاح نفسك هاجعاً
فلاso do not ترجhope بالتعليمthrough teaching تنبيهto awaken هاجعa sleeper
فلا ترج بالتعليم تنبيه هاجع
If you are sleeping instead of reforming yourself,
If you refrain from reforming your own soul
do not hope through teaching to awaken another sleeper.
Then do not aspire to teach the neglected
فإنكfor you والهاجاتِand the croaking creatures فيin الصوتsound واحدٌare one
فإنك والهاجاتِ في الصوت واحدٌ
ومرعاكمُand your pasture حولَaround الوحولthe mud المناقعstagnant pools
ومرعاكمُ حولَ الوحول المناقع
For you and the croaking creatures are one in sound,
For you and passions are equal in voice
and your pasture lies around the mud and stagnant pools.
And your pastures are around stagnant ponds
فإعلمso learn وعلِّمْand teach وارضَand be content واشتدَّand be steadfast واتَّئدand be deliberate
فإعلم وعلِّمْ وارضَ واشتدَّ واتَّئد
وإزهدْand renounce وجاهدand strive مستعداًin readiness ودافعand defend
وإزهدْ وجاهد مستعداً ودافع
So learn, teach, be content, be steadfast, and be deliberate;
So know, teach, consent, be firm, persevere
renounce worldly things, strive in readiness, and defend.
Be prepared and struggle with restraint
فقمso arise أولاًfirst بالصبرwith patience والفضلand virtue عاملاًacting
فقم أولاً بالصبر والفضل عاملاً
وأوجدهand bring it into being بعدafter الفعلacting فيin نفسa soul ضائعlost
وأوجده بعد الفعل في نفس ضائع
First, arise practicing patience and virtue,
First, act with patience and virtue
then, after acting, bring it into being in a lost soul.
Then engender them after in the bewildered soul
وخذand take مريماًMary فيin الكلeverything رسماًas a pattern وقدوةًand an example
وخذ مريماً في الكل رسماً وقدوةً
إذاif شئتyou wish أنto تُعزَىbe ascribed إلىto خيرthe best صانعmaker
إذا شئت أن تُعزَى إلى خير صانع
Take Mary in everything as your pattern and example,
And take Mary as an exemplar and model in all
if you wish to be ascribed to the best of makers.
If you wish to be guided to the best Maker
بهاthrough her النجحsuccess والإرشادand guidance فيin كلevery حالةٍcircumstance
بها النجح والإرشاد في كل حالةٍ
تؤديleads إلىto الإصلاحreform نحوtoward المنافعbenefits
تؤدي إلى الإصلاح نحو المنافع
Through her come success and guidance in every circumstance,
Through her is success and guidance in every situation
leading to reform and toward beneficial ends.
Leading to reform for the beneficial
فسارعso hasten وقمand stand فيat بابthe door of مريمMary قارعاًknocking
فسارع وقم في باب مريم قارعاً
فمنfor of شانهاher custom تدعوshe calls نداءthe cry of المسارعone who hastens
فمن شانها تدعو نداء المسارع
Hasten, and stand knocking at Mary's door,
So hurry and knock on the door of Mary
for her custom is to call with the cry of one who hastens.
For it is characteristic of her to call out like one racing
فياso, O مربعاًabode قدindeed حلdwelt فيهin it إلهُناour God
فيا مربعاً قد حل فيه إلهُنا
وقدand indeed خصهHe singled it out منfrom دونbesides كلall المرابعabodes
وقد خصه من دون كل المرابع
O abode in which our God has dwelt,
O cube, in which our God dwelt
and which He singled out above all other abodes:
And singled it out over all others like it
وقدسهand He sanctified it قبلbefore الوجودexistence وصانهand He preserved it
وقدسه قبل الوجود وصانه
لهfor Him موضعاًas a place منfrom بينamong كلall المواضعplaces
له موضعاً من بين كل المواضع
He sanctified it before its existence and preserved it
And sanctified it before existence and protected it
as a place for Himself among all places.
For Himself a position among all positions
أتمَّcomplete بناin us بنيانَthe edifice of تعليمِinstruction in علمِناour knowledge
أتمَّ بنا بنيانَ تعليمِ علمِنا
بأعمالناthrough our deeds ياO خيرthe best سامٍexalted one وسامعand hearer
بأعمالنا يا خير سامٍ وسامع
Complete in us the edifice of instruction in our knowledge,
Perfect through us the structure of teaching our knowledge
through our deeds, O most exalted and best of hearers.
With our deeds, O best of those who fast and listen