بَدْرٌa full moon بأَفْلاكِin the spheres of الْبَلاغَةِeloquence طَالِعُrising
بَدْرٌ بأَفْلاكِ الْبَلاغَةِ طَالِعُ
دُرٌّa pearl علىupon جِيدِthe neck of الإِجادَةِexcellence لامِعُgleaming
دُرٌّ على جِيدِ الإِجادَةِ لامِعُ
A full moon rising in the spheres of eloquence,
a pearl gleaming upon the neck of excellence,
أمْor نَظْمُthe verse of مَنْone who لَبّاهُanswered his call مِنْfrom أَوْجِthe summit of الْعُلَىglory
أمْ نَظْمُ مَنْ لَبّاهُ مِنْ أَوْجِ الْعُلَى
ماwhatever رَامَhe sought فَهْوَso it is لَهُto him مُطِيعٌobedient سامِعُattentive
ما رَامَ فَهْوَ لَهُ مُطِيعٌ سامِعُ
or verse by one whose call was answered from glory's summit
by all he sought, obedient and attentive to him?
شَكْلُthe embodiment of الذَّكَاintelligence ونَتِيجَةُand the fruit of الْفَهْمِunderstanding الّذيwhich
شَكْلُ الذَّكَا ونَتِيجَةُ الْفَهْمِ الّذي
ماnot كادَnearly يَطْمَعُaspires فيto مَدَاهُits reach الطّامِعُthe aspirant
ما كادَ يَطْمَعُ في مَدَاهُ الطّامِعُ
The embodiment of intelligence, the fruit of understanding
whose reach the aspirant scarcely hopes to attain.
ياO مُفْنِياًone who exhausts عَصْرَthe years of الشَّبِيبةِyouth جاهِداًstriving
يا مُفْنِياً عَصْرَ الشَّبِيبةِ جاهِداً
فيin كُلِّevery عِلْمٍbranch of learning للْعَلائِقِof attachments قاطِعُa severer
في كُلِّ عِلْمٍ للْعَلائِقِ قاطِعُ
O you who spend your youthful years striving
in every branch of learning, severing attachments,
يَمْشِيhe walks عَلَىupon نَصِّthe explicit wording of الدّليلِthe proof مُبايناًkeeping apart
يَمْشِي عَلَى نَصِّ الدّليلِ مُبايناً
للرّأْيfrom opinion وَهْوَwhile he is بنَصِّwith the explicit words of طَهَTa-Ha قانِعُcontent
للرّأْي وَهْوَ بنَصِّ طَهَ قانِعُ
he follows the explicit text of proof, keeping apart
from opinion, content with Ta-Ha's explicit words.
وغَدَاand he has become بهَدْيِin the guidance of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad وصِحابِهِand his companions
وغَدَا بهَدْيِ مُحَمَّدٍ وصِحابِهِ
مُتَلَبِّساًclothed ولماand of whatever عَدَاهُlies beyond it خَالِعُdivesting himself
مُتَلَبِّساً ولما عَدَاهُ خَالِعُ
And he has taken the guidance of Muhammad and his companions
as his garment, casting off whatever lies beyond it.
ظَفِرَتْhave won يَدَاكَyour two hands بِمَنْبَعِthe fount of الْعِلْمِknowledge الّذِيwhich
ظَفِرَتْ يَدَاكَ بِمَنْبَعِ الْعِلْمِ الّذِي
يُروَىis transmitted عَنِfrom الْمَعْصُومِthe infallible one رَأْيٌopinion خَادِعُdeceptive
يُروَى عَنِ الْمَعْصُومِ رَأْيٌ خَادِعُ
Your two hands have won the fount of knowledge that
is transmitted from the infallible one; opinion is deceptive.
إنّindeed امْرَءاًa man يَأْبَىrejects الدَّلِيلَthe proof تَعَصُّباًout of partisanship
إنّ امْرَءاً يَأْبَى الدَّلِيلَ تَعَصُّباً
فَهْوَthen he is الّذيthe one who لِلأَنْفِof the nose مِنْهُof himself جادعُa mutilator
فَهْوَ الّذي لِلأَنْفِ مِنْهُ جادعُ
Indeed, a man who rejects proof out of partisanship
is the one who cuts off his own nose.
مَنْwhoever كانُwas قُدْوَتَهhis model مَقَالُthe words of مُحمَّدٍMuhammad
مَنْ كانُ قُدْوَتَه مَقَالُ مُحمَّدٍ
فَهْوَthen he is الضِّليعُthe well-versed one ومَنْand whoever عَداهُis other than him الضَّالِعُthe lame one
فَهْوَ الضِّليعُ ومَنْ عَداهُ الضَّالِعُ
Whoever takes Muhammad's words as his model
is well versed; anyone else is lame.
كَمْhow great بَيْنَbetween مَنْone who قَالَsays الرَّسُولُthe Messenger قَضَىruled بِذاthus
كَمْ بَيْنَ مَنْ قَالَ الرَّسُولُ قَضَى بِذا
وَلَهُand he has بِهِfor it سَنَدٌa chain of transmission صَحِيحٌsound قاطِعُconclusive
وَلَهُ بِهِ سَنَدٌ صَحِيحٌ قاطِعُ
How great the gulf between one who says, 'The Messenger ruled thus,'
and has a sound, conclusive chain of transmission for it,
وَفَتىًand a youth يَقُولُsays أَبُوAbu (father of) فُلانٍSo-and-so قُدْوَتيmy model
وَفَتىً يَقُولُ أَبُو فُلانٍ قُدْوَتي
أَرْضَىI am content بماwith what يَرْضاهُhe approves of it لَسْتُI am not أنازِعُdisputing
أَرْضَى بما يَرْضاهُ لَسْتُ أنازِعُ
and a youth who says, 'Abu So-and-so is my model;
I am content with what he approves; I do not dispute.'
فالعِلْمُfor knowledge كُلُّall of الْعِلْمِknowledge إِنْصافُthe fairness of الْفَتَىa young man
فالعِلْمُ كُلُّ الْعِلْمِ إِنْصافُ الْفَتَى
وَبِهِand with it أَتَىcame النَّصُّthe text الصَّرِيحُexplicit الشائِعُwidely known
وَبِهِ أَتَى النَّصُّ الصَّرِيحُ الشائِعُ
For knowledge, all knowledge, lies in a man's fairness,
and the clear, widely known text has brought it.
مَنْwhoever كانَwas أَعْرَفmore knowledgeable بالصَّوابِabout what is right فَحظُّهُthen his share
مَنْ كانَ أَعْرَف بالصَّوابِ فَحظُّهُ
فيin الْعِلْمِknowledge حَظٌّa share فيin الْحَقيقَةِtruth واسِعُvast
في الْعِلْمِ حَظٌّ في الْحَقيقَةِ واسِعُ
Whoever knows best what is right—his share
of knowledge is truly a vast one.
أَمّاas for كانَwas أَعْرَفmore knowledgeable بالصَّوابِabout what is right فَحظُّهُthen his share
أَمّا كانَ أَعْرَف بالصَّوابِ فَحظُّهُ
فيin الْعِلْمِknowledge حَظٌّa share فيin الْحَقيقَةِtruth واسِعُvast
في الْعِلْمِ حَظٌّ في الْحَقيقَةِ واسِعُ
As for one who knows best what is right, his share
of knowledge is truly a vast one.
لَوْif كانَhe were فيin كُلِّall الْمَعارِفِbranches of knowledge مُفْرَداًunrivaled
لَوْ كانَ في كُلِّ الْمَعارِفِ مُفْرَداً
وَإِلَيْهِand to him كُلٌّeveryone فيon الدَّقائِقِsubtle points راجِعُturns
وَإِلَيْهِ كُلٌّ في الدَّقائِقِ راجِعُ
Were he unrivaled in every branch of knowledge,
and everyone turned to him on subtle points.
وَأَقُولُand I say قَدْindeed وافَىhas come إلَيْناto us مِنْكَfrom you ياO
وَأَقُولُ قَدْ وافَى إلَيْنا مِنْكَ يا
بَدْرَfull moon of الْهُدَىguidance بَحْثٌan inquiry بَديعٌmarvelous رائعُsplendid
بَدْرَ الْهُدَى بَحْثٌ بَديعٌ رائعُ
And I say: there has come to us from you, O
full moon of guidance, a marvelous, splendid inquiry,
عَنْabout حُكْمِthe ruling on لُبْسٍwearing للمُعَصْفَرِof safflower-dyed cloth مالwhat (probable reading) الّذيthat which
عَنْ حُكْمِ لُبْسٍ للمُعَصْفَرِ مال الّذي
قَدْhas صَحّproved authentic مماof what قَالَsaid فِيهِabout it الشارِعُthe Lawgiver
قَدْ صَحّ مما قَالَ فِيهِ الشارِعُ
on the ruling for wearing safflower-dyed cloth: what
has been soundly established from what the Lawgiver said about it?
وكَذاكَand likewise سائِرُthe rest of كُلِّevery ثَوْبٍgarment أحْمَرٍred
وكَذاكَ سائِرُ كُلِّ ثَوْبٍ أحْمَرٍ
هَلْwhether جَاءَhas come عَنْهُfrom him مِنَamong الأدِلّةِthe proofs مانِعُa prohibition
هَلْ جَاءَ عَنْهُ مِنَ الأدِلّةِ مانِعُ
And likewise every other red garment:
has any evidence prohibiting it come from him?
واعْلَمْand know بأنَّthat الأَمْرَthe matter فيهِconcerning it تَخَالُفٌconflict
واعْلَمْ بأنَّ الأَمْرَ فيهِ تَخَالُفٌ
فيin السُّنَّةِthe prophetic tradition الْغَراradiant وفِيهِand concerning it تنَازُعُdispute
في السُّنَّةِ الْغَرا وفِيهِ تنَازُعُ
And know that this matter has conflicting reports
in the radiant Sunnah, and is a subject of dispute.
والْجَمْعُand reconciliation بالإجْماعِby consensus صارَhas become مُقَدَّماًgiven precedence
والْجَمْعُ بالإجْماعِ صارَ مُقَدَّماً
وَلَدَيْهِand beside it تَرْجِيحٌgiving preference among الأَدِلّةِthe proofs ضَائِعُfutile
وَلَدَيْهِ تَرْجِيحٌ الأَدِلّةِ ضَائِعُ
Reconciling them takes precedence by consensus,
and beside it, preferring one proof over another is futile.
وأَرَاهُand I consider it فيماin what نَحْنُwe فِيهِin it مُمْكِناًpossible
وأَرَاهُ فيما نَحْنُ فِيهِ مُمْكِناً
وَهْوَand it is الذيwhat للشّكِّof doubt عِنْديfor me رافِعُa remover
وَهْوَ الذي للشّكِّ عِنْدي رافِعُ
And I consider it possible in the matter before us,
and it is what dispels doubt for me.
قَدْindeed تَمّis complete مَسْلَكَهُits path بِغَيْرِwithout تَعَسُّفٍstrained interpretation
قَدْ تَمّ مَسْلَكَهُ بِغَيْرِ تَعَسُّفٍ
فاسْلُكْهُso follow it فَهْوَfor it is لماof what تَفَرّقَhas become scattered جامِعُa gatherer
فاسْلُكْهُ فَهْوَ لما تَفَرّقَ جامِعُ
Its path is complete, without strained interpretation;
so follow it, for it gathers what was scattered.
والْحَقُّand truth أَبْلَحُmanifest (probable reading) والدَّليلُand proof مُحْكَّمٌthe appointed arbiter
والْحَقُّ أَبْلَحُ والدَّليلُ مُحْكَّمٌ
والْكُلُّand all مِنْfrom نَهْرِthe river of النُّبُوَّةِprophethood كارِعُdrinking directly
والْكُلُّ مِنْ نَهْرِ النُّبُوَّةِ كارِعُ
And truth is manifest, and proof is the arbiter,
and all drink from the river of prophethood.
فاسْتَمْلِso take dictation ماwhat أُمْليهِI dictate it دُمْتَmay you remain مُنَعّماًblessed
فاسْتَمْلِ ما أُمْليهِ دُمْتَ مُنَعّماً
يَحْبوكَmay He favor you بالصُّنْعِwith kindness الْجَميلِbeautiful الصّانِعُthe Maker
يَحْبوكَ بالصُّنْعِ الْجَميلِ الصّانِعُ
So take down what I dictate—may you remain blessed;
may the Maker favor you with gracious care.
واعْذُرْand pardon me فَهَذاfor this النَّظْمُverse غَيْرُnot مُهَذَّبٍpolished
واعْذُرْ فَهَذا النَّظْمُ غَيْرُ مُهَذَّبٍ
ماnot فِيهin it ماwhat يَهْوَىdesires الْبَليغُthe eloquent speaker البارِعُaccomplished
ما فِيه ما يَهْوَى الْبَليغُ البارِعُ
And pardon me: this verse is unpolished;
it lacks what the accomplished master of eloquence desires.
لَكِنَّهُbut it is فيconcerning بَحْثِan inquiry into عِلْمٍknowledge بَيْنَناbetween us
لَكِنَّهُ في بَحْثِ عِلْمٍ بَيْنَنا
والشِّعْرُand poetry للمَقْصودِto the intended purpose مِنْهُof it تابِعُsubordinate
والشِّعْرُ للمَقْصودِ مِنْهُ تابِعُ
But it concerns an inquiry into knowledge between us,
and poetry is subordinate to its intended purpose.
Translation model: Sol 6.1