وماand what أنثىfemale بهاthrough her رَعيُtending الرعاياthe subjects
وما أنثى بها رَعيُ الرعايا
وإمضاءُand carrying out المناياdeaths والقضاياand judgments
وإمضاءُ المنايا والقضايا
And what female is it through whom subjects are tended,
She is not a place where the shepherds herd
and deaths and judgments carried out?
Nor where decrees of fate are executed
وتقصدهاand they seek her out بنوهاher sons منthrough رِضاعsuckling
وتقصدها بنوها من رِضاع
إذاwhen انبعثواthey set forth لإبرامto settle القضاياthe cases
إذا انبعثوا لإبرام القضايا
And her sons through suckling seek her out
Her children seek her out for suckling
when they set forth to settle cases.
When they set out to fulfill fate's decrees
لهاshe has اسمٌa name إنif أزلتyou remove النقطَthe dots منهfrom it
لها اسمٌ إن أزلت النقطَ منه
فعذthen seek refuge باللهِin God منfrom شَرِّthe evil of البلاياcalamities
فعذ باللهِ من شَرِّ البلايا
She has a name: if you remove its dots,
She has a name - if you remove the dots
then seek refuge in God from the evil of calamities.
Seek God's protection from dire tribulations
وإنand if أبدلتَyou replace آخرهits last letter بهمزٍwith a hamza
وإن أبدلتَ آخره بهمزٍ
فقدthen indeed أبرأتَyou have cured نازلةَthe affliction of الشكاياailments
فقد أبرأتَ نازلةَ الشكايا
And if you replace its last letter with a hamza,
And if you change the last letter to a hamza
then you have cured the affliction of ailments.
You will have solved the riddle of complaints
وإنand if بدَّلتَyou replace أوَّلهits first letter بنونٍwith a nūn
وإن بدَّلتَ أوَّله بنونٍ
أتيتَyou have come ببعضwith some of أرزاقthe provisions of المناياdeath
أتيتَ ببعض أرزاق المنايا
And if you replace its first letter with a nūn,
And if you change the first letter to a noon
you have brought some of death's provisions.
You will reveal some means of sustenance
فأوضحso explain ماwhat رمزناهwe encoded it بفكرٍwith thought
فأوضح ما رمزناه بفكرٍ
سديدِsound القصدِin purpose مُبدٍa revealer للخفاياof hidden things
سديدِ القصدِ مُبدٍ للخفايا
So explain what we have encoded, with thought
So clarify what I have hinted with thoughts
sound in its purpose, revealing hidden things.
Of clear intent, revealing the hidden