إذاwhen وصفdescribes الشرعthe revealed Law المبينclear إلهاa god
إذا وصف الشرع المبين إلها
فذاكthen that الإلهGod الحقُّthe true ليسis not يضاهىequaled
فذاك الإله الحقُّ ليس يضاهى
When the clear revealed Law describes a god,
If the Noble Law describes a god
then that is the true God, beyond compare.
Then that is the true God, none can compare
ودَعand leave عنكaway from you أفكاراًthoughts تنازعcontend with حكمةwisdom
ودَع عنك أفكاراً تنازع حكمة
فآلهةُfor the gods الأفكارِthoughts لاnot تتناهىcome to an end
فآلهةُ الأفكارِ لا تتناهى
And set aside thoughts that contend with wisdom,
And leave behind ideas that conflict with wisdom
for the gods of thought have no end.
For the gods of ideas know no bounds
وقدand indeed بلغتْhas attained نفسيmy soul إذاwhen هيit أنصفتdealt fairly
وقد بلغتْ نفسي إذا هي أنصفت
وقالتand spoke بقولِin the words of الشرعِthe revealed Law فيهabout Him مناهاits desire
وقالت بقولِ الشرعِ فيه مناها
And my soul has attained—when it dealt fairly
And my soul has attained, when it is just
and spoke of Him as the Law speaks—its desire.
And speaks with the word of the Law, its wishes
فياso, O قارىءَreader of القرآنthe Qur’an شرعَكyour Law فالتزمthen hold fast
فيا قارىءَ القرآن شرعَك فالتزم
فماfor no آيةٌverse إلاbut يزيدincreases رضاهاits contentment
فما آيةٌ إلا يزيد رضاها
So, O reader of the Qur’an, hold fast to your Law,
So oh reader of the Quran, hold to your Law
for every verse increases its contentment.
For not an ayah but increases its blessings
وماand not طعمةُthe food of الأفكارِthoughts إلاbut تغصصchoking
وما طعمةُ الأفكارِ إلا تغصص
إذاif هيit لمdid not تبلغattain لديهin His presence أناهاits ripeness
إذا هي لم تبلغ لديه أناها
And the food of thought is nothing but choking,
And not a morsel of ideas but chokes
if it has not attained its ripeness in His presence.
If it does not reach, with Him, its wishes