خُذtake حلَّsolution إِشكالdifficulty أَشكالfigures أشرتI alluded لَهاto them
خُذ حلَّ إِشكال أَشكال أشرت لَها
بِخَمسةin five مِنof بُيوتverses الشعرpoetry نِلتmay you attain عُلىeminence
بِخَمسة مِن بُيوت الشعر نِلت عُلى
Take the solution to the puzzle of the figures I have indicated
in five verses of poetry—may you attain eminence.
وَخُذand take رُموزsymbols القَضاياthe propositions مِنfrom أَوائلinitial letters ماwhat
وَخُذ رُموز القَضايا مِن أَوائل ما
بِهنَّin them مِنof كَلِماتwords تبلغِyou will attain الأَمَلاthe goal
بِهنَّ مِن كَلِمات تبلغِ الأَمَلا
And take the symbols of the propositions from the initial letters
of the words in them, and you will attain your goal.
فَالكافso kāf لِلموجبfor the affirmative الكلّيuniversal وَسالبهand its negative
فَالكاف لِلموجب الكلّي وَسالبه
لامٌlām وَسينٌand sīn لِسَلبfor the negation of الجُزءthe particular قَدindeed جعلاwas assigned
لامٌ وَسينٌ لِسَلب الجُزء قَد جعلا
Thus kāf denotes the universal affirmative; its negative is
lām, while sīn is assigned to the particular negative.
وَموجبand the affirmative of الجزءthe particular باءٌbāʾ وَهيَand they are أَربَعَةٌfour
وَموجب الجزء باءٌ وَهيَ أَربَعَةٌ
بِهاthrough them بَيانexplanation ضُروبmoods الشَكلthe figure قَدindeed حَصَلاwas obtained
بِها بَيان ضُروب الشَكل قَد حَصَلا
And bāʾ denotes the particular affirmative; these are four.
Through them, the moods of the figure have been made clear.
كَفاكhas sufficed you كافيكthe one who suffices you كُنbe لِلّهfor God بَدرa full moon هُدىguidance
كَفاك كافيك كُن لِلّه بَدر هُدى
كَمالperfection برّكyour devotion لِلمَولىto the Lord أَجلُّthe noblest وَلاloyalty
كَمال برّك لِلمَولى أَجلُّ وَلا
He who suffices you is enough for you; be for God a full moon of guidance.
The perfection of your devotion to the Lord is the noblest loyalty.
كَفىsuffices كَمالكyour perfection برّاًas virtue كمhow much كَساكit clothed you بهاًsplendor
كَفى كَمالك برّاً كم كَساك بهاً
كِلentrust لؤمmalice باغٍan oppressor لِكافيto Him who suffices كلّall منwho سألاhas asked
كِل لؤم باغٍ لِكافي كلّ من سألا
Your perfection is virtue enough; how much splendor it has clothed you in!
Entrust an oppressor's malice to Him who suffices all who ask.
كُنbe كاملاًperfect كانَwas بالتقوىfor piety لهُfor him كلفardent love
كُن كاملاً كانَ بالتقوى لهُ كلف
كماjust as لهfor him بالتُقىfor godliness لاnot سائماweary كسلاidle
كما له بالتُقى لا سائما كسلا
Be perfect, one whose passion has been for piety,
likewise devoted to godliness, neither weary nor idle.
كَمالfulfillment سُؤلكyour plea لِلمَولىto the Lord بِخيرتهthrough His chosen one
كَمال سُؤلك لِلمَولى بِخيرته
خَتمthe Seal النَبيينof the prophets خَتمsealing بِالتُقىwith piety عَملاa deed
خَتم النَبيين خَتم بِالتُقى عَملا
The fulfillment of your plea to the Lord through His chosen one,
the Seal of the Prophets, is to seal a deed with piety.