مَنَعَprevented الرقادَsleep بِلابِلٌtroubles وَهُمومُand cares
مَنَعَ الرقادَ بِلابِلٌ وَهُمومُ
وَاللَيلُand the night مُعتَلِجُroiling الرَواقِthe canopy بِهيمُpitch-black
وَاللَيلُ مُعتَلِجُ الرَواقِ بِهيمُ
Troubles and cares denied me sleep,
and night, its canopy roiling, was pitch-black.
مِمّاfrom what أَتانيreached me أَنَّthat أَحمدَAhmad لامَنيreproached me
مِمّا أَتاني أَنَّ أَحمدَ لامَني
فيهِfor it فَبِتُso I spent the night كَأَنِنيas though I were مَحمومُfever-stricken
فيهِ فَبِتُ كَأَنِني مَحمومُ
For word had reached me that Ahmad reproached me
for it; so I spent the night as though fever-stricken.
ياO خَيرَbest مَنthose whom حَمَلَتshe carried عَلىupon أَوصالِهاher limbs
يا خَيرَ مَن حَمَلَت عَلى أَوصالِها
عَيرانَةٌa sturdy she-camel سُرُحُfree-striding اليَدَينِthe two forelegs غَشومُheedlessly rushing
عَيرانَةٌ سُرُحُ اليَدَينِ غَشومُ
O best of those borne upon her limbs
by a sturdy she-camel, free-striding in her forelegs, rushing heedlessly on.
إِنّيindeed I لمُعتَذِرٌsurely apologizing إِلَيكَto you مِنfor الَّذيwhat
إِنّي لمُعتَذِرٌ إِلَيكَ مِن الَّذي
أَسدَيتُI did إِذwhen أَناI فيin الضَلالِerror أَهيمُI wander aimlessly
أَسدَيتُ إِذ أَنا في الضَلالِ أَهيمُ
I am indeed apologizing to you for what
I did when I wandered in error,
أَيامَthe days when تَأمُرَنيorders me بِأَغوىtoward the most misguided خُطَّةٍcourse of action
أَيامَ تَأمُرَني بِأَغوى خُطَّةٍ
سَهمٌSahm وَتَأمُرَنيand orders me بِهاto it مَخزومُMakhzum
سَهمٌ وَتَأمُرَني بِها مَخزومُ
in days when I was urged toward the most misguided course
by Sahm, and Makhzum urged me to it;
وَأمُدُّand I extend أَسبابَthe cords الرَدىdeath وَيَقودُنيand leads me
وَأمُدُّ أَسبابَ الرَدى وَيَقودُني
أَمرُthe command الغُواةِthe misguided وَأمرُهُمand their command مَشؤومُill-omened
أَمرُ الغُواةِ وَأمرُهُم مَشؤومُ
and I stretched out the cords of death, and was led
by the command of the misguided—and their command was ill-omened.
فَاليَومَso today آمَنَhas believed بِالنَبيِّin the Prophet مُحَمَدٍMuhammad
فَاليَومَ آمَنَ بِالنَبيِّ مُحَمَدٍ
قَلبيmy heart وَمُخطئُand whoever misses هَذِهِthis مَحرومُdeprived
قَلبي وَمُخطئُ هَذِهِ مَحرومُ
So today the Prophet Muhammad has the faith
of my heart; whoever misses this is deprived.
مَضَتِhas passed العَداوَةُenmity وَاِنقَضَتand has ended أَسبابُهاits causes
مَضَتِ العَداوَةُ وَاِنقَضَت أَسبابُها
وَدَعَتand have called أَواصِرُkinship bonds بَينَناbetween us وَحُلومُand sound minds
وَدَعَت أَواصِرُ بَينَنا وَحُلومُ
Enmity has passed, and its causes have ended;
and bonds between us have beckoned, and sound minds too.
فَاِغفِرso forgive فِدَىًa ransom لَكَfor you وَالِدايmy two parents كِلاهُماboth of them
فَاِغفِر فِدَىً لَكَ وَالِداي كِلاهُما
زَلَليmy lapses فَإِنَّكَfor indeed you راحِمٌmerciful مَرحومُshown mercy
زَلَلي فَإِنَّكَ راحِمٌ مَرحومُ
So forgive—may both my parents be your ransom—
my lapses, for you are merciful and shown mercy.
وَعَلَيكَand upon you مِنfrom عِلمِthe knowledge المَليكِthe Sovereign عَلامَةٌa sign
وَعَلَيكَ مِن عِلمِ المَليكِ عَلامَةٌ
نُورٌa light أَغَرُّradiant وَخاتِمٌand a seal مَختومُimprinted
نُورٌ أَغَرُّ وَخاتِمٌ مَختومُ
And upon you is a sign from the Sovereign’s knowledge:
a radiant light and an imprinted seal.
أَعطاكَHe gave you بَعدَafter مَحَبَةٍlove بُرهانَهُHis proof
أَعطاكَ بَعدَ مَحَبَةٍ بُرهانَهُ
شَرَفاًas an honor وَبُرهانُand the proof الإِلَهِGod عَظيمُmighty
شَرَفاً وَبُرهانُ الإِلَهِ عَظيمُ
After loving you, He granted you His proof
as an honor; and the proof of God is mighty.
وَلَقَدand indeed شَهِدتُI testified بِأَنُّthat دينَكَyour religion صادِقٌtrue
وَلَقَد شَهِدتُ بِأَنُّ دينَكَ صادِقٌ
حَقٌّtruth وَأَنكَand that you فيamong العِبادِGod’s servants جَسيمُeminent
حَقٌّ وَأَنكَ في العِبادِ جَسيمُ
And I have indeed testified that your religion is true,
the truth, and that you are eminent among God’s servants.
وَاللَهُand God يَشهَدُbears witness أَنَّthat أَحمدَAhmad مُصطَفىchosen
وَاللَهُ يَشهَدُ أَنَّ أَحمدَ مُصطَفى
مُستَقبِلٌwelcoming فيamong الصالِحينَthe righteous كَريمُnoble
مُستَقبِلٌ في الصالِحينَ كَريمُ
And God bears witness that Ahmad is chosen,
welcoming and noble among the righteous.
قَرمٌa mighty chief عَلاrose high بُنيانُهُhis edifice مِنfrom هاشِمٍHashim
قَرمٌ عَلا بُنيانُهُ مِن هاشِمٍ
فرعٌa branch تَمَكَّنَbecame firmly established فيin الذُرىthe heights وَأُرومُand ancestral roots
فرعٌ تَمَكَّنَ في الذُرى وَأُرومُ
A mighty chief whose edifice rose from Hashim,
a branch firmly set in the heights, with ancestral roots.
Sol 6.1