ماwhat ذاتُpossessing نفعِbenefit وغناءand usefulness عظيمgreat
ما ذاتُ نفعِ وغناء عظيم
لهاit has حديثٌa tale فيin الزّمانِthe time القديمancient
لها حديثٌ في الزّمانِ القديم
What is the thing of benefit and great usefulness?
What immense benefit and great delight it holds
It has a tale from ancient times.
It has a narrative from ancient times
أوحىrevealed بهاconcerning it اللهGod إلىto عبدهHis servant
أوحى بها الله إلى عبده
فحبّذاso, how excellent! فعلُthe deed الرسولthe messenger الكريمnoble
فحبّذا فعلُ الرسول الكريم
God revealed it to His servant;
God revealed it to His servant
How fine, then, the noble messenger's deed!
So blessed is the act of the noble Messenger
وعابهاand marred it فيماin what مضىhas passed صالحٌa righteous man
وعابها فيما مضى صالحٌ
حسبكenough for you ماwhat نصَّstated explicitly الكتابُthe Book الحكيمwise
حسبك ما نصَّ الكتابُ الحكيم
And a righteous man once marred it;
And the pious blamed it in the past
What the wise Book expressly states is enough for you.
It suffices what the Wise Book has clearly stated
وفيand in كتابِthe Book of اللهGod تردادهاits repeated mention
وفي كتابِ الله تردادها
فاقرأso read تجدهyou will find it فيin قضاياepisodes الكليمthe one God addressed (Moses)
فاقرأ تجده في قضايا الكليم
And in God's Book it is mentioned repeatedly;
And in God's Book is its repetition
So read: you will find it in the episodes of the one whom God addressed.
So read, you will find it in the accounts of the Determined
إنif أنتَyou صحَّفتَaltered the dots of اسمهاits name تلقَهyou will find it
إن أنتَ صحَّفتَ اسمها تلقَه
مَحَلَّa place of أنسٍcompanionship أوor بلاءٍaffliction مُقيمlasting
مَحَلَّ أنسٍ أو بلاءٍ مُقيم
If you alter the dots of its name, you will find it
If you misspell its name, receive it
A place of companionship or of lasting affliction;
As a place of intimacy or enduring affliction
أوor هوit فعلٌa deed لكَof yours فيماin what مضىhas passed
أو هو فعلٌ لكَ فيما مضى
لكنbut إذاif أبرأتَyou cured داءthe ailment of السقيمthe sick person
لكن إذا أبرأتَ داء السقيم
Or it is a deed of yours in times gone by—
Or it is an act for you from the past
But only if you cured the sick person's ailment.
But if you heal the sick
فهاكهso take it قدindeed لاحَbecame apparent برهانهits proof
فهاكه قد لاحَ برهانه
مُبيّناًmaking clear لكلِّto every فكرٍmind سليمsound
مُبيّناً لكلِّ فكرٍ سليم
So take it: its proof has become apparent,
Clarifying for every sound mind
Making it clear to every sound mind.
Partial English translation: 13 of 14 Arabic lines translated.