ياO منyou who تجلّىrevealed yourself حتىuntil تملاgazed his fill
يا من تجلّى حتى تملا
بهupon him الفتىthe youth المشتاقْthe yearning one
به الفتى المشتاقْ
O you who revealed yourself, till he gazed his fill
O you who has manifested to fill
Upon you—the yearning youth.
The longing young man
ماnot ثمَّthere إلاexcept وجهٌa face تجلىrevealed itself
ما ثمَّ إلا وجهٌ تجلى
بزائدwith heightened الإشراقْradiance
بزائد الإشراقْ
There is nothing there but a face revealed
There is only a face that has manifested
With heightened radiance.
With the excess of illumination
كليmy whole self اضمحلاvanished فصرتso I became ظلاa shadow
كلي اضمحلا فصرت ظلا
لقدرهof his decree الخلاقْall-creating
لقدره الخلاقْ
My whole self vanished, and I became a shadow
I have completely faded and became a shadow
Of his all-creating decree.
To his creative power
ماnot ملتI turned aside كلاby no means والغيرand others ضلاstrayed
ما ملت كلا والغير ضلا
عنfrom حالةthe state of العشاقْthe lovers
عن حالة العشاقْ
I did not turn aside—no!—while others strayed
I have not become bored at all while others went astray
From the state of lovers.
From the state of lovers
ياO برقlightning واديvalley رباhills جيادِJiyad
يا برق وادي ربا جيادِ
هيجتyou stirred للركبانْfor the riders
هيجت للركبانْ
O lightning of the valley of Jiyad's hills,
O lightning of the valley of Rabbah galloping horses
You stirred, for the riders,
That stirred the riders
شجىthe sorrow of فؤاديmy heart غناءthe song of حاديa camel-driver
شجى فؤادي غناء حادي
يسوقhe drives بالأظعانْwith the camel-borne litters
يسوق بالأظعانْ
My heart's sorrow—a camel-driver's song,
The agony of my heart is the singing guide
As he drives the camel-borne litters onward.
That leads with misery
باللهby God نادىhe called out والليلwhile the night هاديstill
بالله نادى والليل هادي
منwho للشجيfor the sorrowful one الولهانْthe love-distraught one
من للشجي الولهانْ
By God he called, while the night was still:
He called Allah while the night was calm
Who is there for the sorrowful, love-distraught one?
Who is there for the confused distraught one
لقاmeeting سعاديmy Su'ad أجلthe noblest زادِprovision
لقا سعادي أجل زادِ
فيin قسمةthe allotment of الأرزاقْsustenance
في قسمة الأرزاقْ
Meeting my Su'ad is the noblest provision
He found his happiness the best provision
In the allotment of sustenance.
In the distribution of sustenance
أوفىfullest سلاميmy greetings علىupon التهاميthe Tihami
أوفى سلامي على التهامي
منhe who خصwas singled out بالمعراجْwith the Ascension
من خص بالمعراجْ
My fullest greetings be upon the Tihami,
My greetings sent to the perfections
Who was singled out for the Ascension,
Who was privileged with ascension
معwith الكرامthe noble ones أهلpeople of المقامthe station
مع الكرام أهل المقام
وسائلmeans of الإنتاجْfruition
وسائل الإنتاجْ
Along with the noble ones, people of high station,
With the generous people of status
The means of fruition:
And the means of production
آلُa family عظامِgreat صحبُcompanions مراميmy aims
آلُ عظامِ صحبُ مرامي
بهمthrough them فلاso I do not أحتاجْneed
بهم فلا أحتاجْ
A great family and companions—my aims are met
The family of my wishes and goals
Through them, so I want for nothing.
With them I have no need
وصرتand I became ساميlofty فيin القدرrank شاميof al-Sham
وصرت سامي في القدر شامي
عبدAbd (servant of) الغنيal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) قدindeed فاقexcelled
عبد الغني قد فاق
And I became lofty in rank, a Shami;
And I became sublime in decree encompassing
Abd al-Ghani has indeed excelled.
Abdul Ghani has surpassed
Sol 6.1