آبِقٌa runaway يَسْتَغِيثُcries for help فيin اللَّيلِthe night رَبَّهhis Lord
آبِقٌ يَسْتَغِيثُ في اللَّيلِ رَبَّه
مُبْتَلًىafflicted يَشتكيlaments هَواهُhis passion وكَرْبَهْand his anguish
مُبْتَلًى يَشتكي هَواهُ وكَرْبَهْ
A runaway slave enslaves his Lord in the night,
A runaway cries to his Lord for help in the night,
afflicted, lamenting his passion and anguish,
Afflicted, he laments his passion and his anguish.
يَذْرِفُsheds الدَّمعَtears حائِرًاbewildered يَتَلَظَّىburns
يَذْرِفُ الدَّمعَ حائِرًا يَتَلَظَّى
ليسdoes not يَدريknow وليسَand does not يَفْقَهُunderstand دَرْبَهْhis path
ليس يَدري وليسَ يَفْقَهُ دَرْبَهْ
shedding tears, bewildered and aflame.
He sheds tears, bewildered and aflame,
He neither knows nor comprehends his path.
He does not know, nor does he understand his path.
عالِمٌa scholar، غيرُnot عالِمٍknowing بِخَباياof the secrets
عالِمٌ، غيرُ عالِمٍ بِخَبايا
عُمْرِهِhis life، تَسْرِقُsteals الضَّلالةُmisguidance قَلْبَهhis heart
عُمْرِهِ، تَسْرِقُ الضَّلالةُ قَلْبَه
Learned, yet unknowing of the hidden mysteries
A scholar, yet ignorant of the secrets
of his life—misguidance steals away his heart.
Of his life; misguidance steals his heart.
آبِقٌa runaway لاnot يَؤُوبُreturns، يغشىenters صحارىdeserts
آبِقٌ لا يَؤُوبُ، يغشى صحارى
موبقاتٍdeadly sins مِنَof المَهالِكperils جَدْبَةْbarren
موبقاتٍ مِنَ المَهالِك جَدْبَةْ
A fugitive who never returns, traversing deserts
A runaway who does not return, he enters deserts
whose barrenness is one of the deadly perils.
Of deadly sins—barren wastes of ruin.
أينwhere يَمضيgoes وكيفand how يَمضيgoes ولَمَّاand not yet
أين يَمضي وكيف يَمضي ولَمَّا
يَسْكُنِdwells النُّورُthe light والهِدايَةُand guidance جَنْبَهْat his side؟
يَسْكُنِ النُّورُ والهِدايَةُ جَنْبَهْ؟
Where does he go, and how can he go, when not yet
Where does he go, and how does he go, when
have light and guidance come to dwell beside him?
Light and guidance have not yet settled at his side?
طائِشٌwayward كالسِّهامِlike arrows أوor كالمَناياlike death
طائِشٌ كالسِّهامِ أو كالمَنايا
واللَّياليand the nights تَغُرُّbeguile حينًاfor a time وتَجْبَهْand rebuff
واللَّيالي تَغُرُّ حينًا وتَجْبَهْ
Wayward as arrows, or as death’s decrees,
Wayward as arrows, or as death,
the nights beguile him awhile, then strike him head-on.
And the nights beguile awhile, then rebuff him.
ويُعانِيand suffers كَماas يُعانيsuffers السَّكارىthe drunken
ويُعانِي كَما يُعاني السَّكارى
والحَيارىand the bewildered مِنَfrom الهواجِسِanxious thoughts غُربةْestrangement
والحَيارى مِنَ الهواجِسِ غُربةْ
And he suffers as drunkards suffer,
And he suffers, as do the drunken
and the bewildered by haunting thoughts: estrangement.
And the bewildered, estrangement born of anxious thoughts.
فَيْلَسُوفٌa philosopher وواعظٌand a preacher، وخطيبٌand an orator
فَيْلَسُوفٌ وواعظٌ، وخطيبٌ
واحَةًan oasis يرتعيgrazes مِنof الزَّيْفَfalsehood خَصْبَةْfertile
واحَةً يرتعي مِن الزَّيْفَ خَصْبَةْ
A philosopher, a preacher, and an orator,
A philosopher, a preacher, and an orator,
yet he loves to graze on falsehood’s lush abundance.
He grazes in a fertile oasis of falsehood.
واهِمٌdeluded آثِمٌsinful كثيرُhaving many الرَّزاياcalamities
واهِمٌ آثِمٌ كثيرُ الرَّزايا
وكثيرًاand often ماemphatic particle يَتْبَعُfollows الخِلُّa close friend صَحْبَهْhis companions
وكثيرًا ما يَتْبَعُ الخِلُّ صَحْبَهْ
Deluded, sinful, abounding in calamities,
Deluded, sinful, beset by many calamities,
and often the close friend follows his companions.
And often a close friend follows his companions.
أَيَعُودُwill it return? الضِّياءُradiance لِلقَلبِto the heart نُورًاa light
أَيَعُودُ الضِّياءُ لِلقَلبِ نُورًا
قُدُسِيًّاholy، يرعىnurtures الهُدىguidance والمَحَبَّةْand love؟
قُدُسِيًّا، يرعى الهُدى والمَحَبَّةْ؟
Will radiance return to the heart as a light,
Will radiance return to the heart as a light,
sacred, tending guidance and love?
Holy, nurturing guidance and love?
Sol 6.1