بَارِكْinvoke blessings عَلَيْهَاupon it بِذِكْرِwith the remembrance of اللهِGod مِنْfrom قِصَصِtales
بَارِكْ عَلَيْهَا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ مِنْ قِصَصِ
وَاذْكُرand recall بِهَاin it مَاwhat أَتَىcame فِيin سُورَةِthe surah of الْقَصَصِal-Qasas (The Stories)
وَاذْكُر بِهَا مَا أَتَى فِي سُورَةِ الْقَصَصِ
Bless it with God's remembrance drawn from tales,
and recall in it what came in Surat al-Qasas.
حَيْثُwhere اغْتَدىَbegan السِّحْرُmagic يَلْهُوplays بِالْعُقُولِwith minds وَقَدْand already
حَيْثُ اغْتَدىَ السِّحْرُ يَلْهُو بِالْعُقُولِ وَقَدْ
أَجَالَsent roaming بَيْنَamong حِبَالِropes of كَيْدِهِits guile وَعِصِيand rods
أَجَالَ بَيْنَ حِبَالِ كَيْدِهِ وَعِصِي
There magic began to toy with minds, having
sent them roaming among the ropes and rods of its guile.
عَقَائِلُnoble ladies of الْعَقْلِreason وَالسِّحْرِand magic الْحِلاَلِlawful ثَوَتْsettled
عَقَائِلُ الْعَقْلِ وَالسِّحْرِ الْحِلاَلِ ثَوَتْ
مِنfrom كَافِلِa guarantor of الصَّوْنِsafekeeping بَعْدَafter الْكَوْنِcoming into being حِجْرَthe lap of وَصِيa guardian
مِن كَافِلِ الصَّوْنِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْنِ حِجْرَ وَصِي
Noble ladies of reason and lawful magic have come to rest,
from a protector's keeping, after coming into being, in a guardian's lap.
وَأَقْبَلَتْand they approached تَتَهَادَىswaying gracefully كَالْبُدُورِlike full moons إِذَاwhen
وَأَقْبَلَتْ تَتَهَادَى كَالْبُدُورِ إِذَا
سَبحْنَthey glided مِنْfrom فَلَكِthe sphere of التَّدْبِيرِgovernance فِيin حِصَصِallotted shares
سَبحْنَ مِنْ فَلَكِ التَّدْبِيرِ فِي حِصَصِ
And they approached, swaying gracefully, like full moons when
they glide from the sphere of governance in allotted shares.
مَنْwho لِلْبُدُورِfor the full moons وَرَبَّاتِand mistresses of الْخُدُورِcurtained chambers بِهَاin it
مَنْ لِلْبُدُورِ وَرَبَّاتِ الْخُدُورِ بِهَا
الْمِثْلُan equal غَيْرُnot مُطِيعcompliant وَالْمِثَالُand a likeness عَصِيdefiant
الْمِثْلُ غَيْرُ مُطِيع وَالْمِثَالُ عَصِي
Who could rival its full moons and ladies of curtained chambers?
An equal is elusive, a likeness unattainable.
مَاnot قُرصةُthe disk of الشَّمْسِthe sun وَالشَّمْسِby the sun المُنِيَرةِradiant إِنْif
مَا قُرصةُ الشَّمْسِ وَالشَّمْسِ المُنِيَرةِ إِنْ
قِيسَتْis compared بِهِنَّwith them سِوَىanything but مِنْamong جُمْلَةِthe totality of الْقُرصِdisks
قِيسَتْ بِهِنَّ سِوَى مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْقُرصِ
The sun's disk—by the radiant sun!—if
compared with them, is merely one disk among many.
تَاby اللهِGod مَاnot حُكْمُهَاits ruling يَوْماًever بِمُنْتَقَضٍat all overturned
تَا اللهِ مَا حُكْمُهَا يَوْماً بِمُنْتَقَضٍ
كَلاَّby no means وَلاَnor بَدْرُهَاits full moon يَوْماًever بِمُنْتَقَصِat all diminished
كَلاَّ وَلاَ بَدْرُهَا يَوْماً بِمُنْتَقَصِ
By God, its ruling is never overturned;
no indeed, nor is its full moon ever diminished.
إِنْif قَالَdeclares حُكْمِيَmy judgment فِيهَاin it بِالسَّوَاءِwith equality فَقَدْthen indeed
إِنْ قَالَ حُكْمِيَ فِيهَا بِالسَّوَاءِ فَقَدْ
أَمِنْتُI am safe from مَاwhat يَحْذَرُfears الْقَاضِيthe judge مِنَof الْغُصَصِchoking anguish
أَمِنْتُ مَا يَحْذَرُ الْقَاضِي مِنَ الْغُصَصِ
If my judgment there declares equality, then indeed
I am safe from the choking anguish a judge fears.
أَوor كُنْتُI had أَرْخَصْتُI allowed leniency فِيin التَّرْجِيحِgiving preference مُجْتَهداًexercising independent judgment
أَو كُنْتُ أَرْخَصْتُ فِي التَّرْجِيحِ مُجْتَهداً
لَمْdid not يَقْبَلِaccept الْوَرَعُscrupulous piety الْفُتيَىthe legal opinion مَعَwith الرُّخَصِconcessions
لَمْ يَقْبَلِ الْوَرَعُ الْفُتيَى مَعَ الرُّخَصِ
Or, had I been lenient in preferring one, exercising independent judgment,
scrupulous piety would not accept a legal opinion with concessions.
Translation model: Sol 6.1