حزينٌsad .. ويغشاهُand enfolds him صبرٌpatience جميلُbeautiful
حزينٌ .. ويغشاهُ صبرٌ جميلُ
حزينٌsad ، ويُقسمand he swears : ( لاnot أستقيلُI quit )
حزينٌ ، ويُقسم : ( لا أستقيلُ )
He is sad, yet beautiful patience enfolds him.
Sad... though patience cloaks him well
He is sad, and swears: “I will not quit.”
Sad, though he vows: I will not yield
ضعيفٌweak .. ويَمضيand he goes on بغيرwithout التفاتٍturning around
ضعيفٌ .. ويَمضي بغير التفاتٍ
فدربُfor the path المحبّةof love دربٌa path طويلُlong
فدربُ المحبّة دربٌ طويلُ
He is weak, yet goes on without looking back.
Weak... yet heedless trods ahead
For the path of love is a long path.
For love's path is long indeed
أرادhe desired الهدىguidance .. فهَداهُso He guided him الإلهُGod
أراد الهدى .. فهَداهُ الإلهُ
ولمّاand when استعانَhe sought help ، أعانَgave help الجليلُthe Majestic One
ولمّا استعانَ ، أعانَ الجليلُ
He desired guidance, so God guided him.
The Lord granted guidance sought
And when he sought help, the Majestic One helped him.
Help when aid was prayed and wrought
فجابتso traversed دروبَthe paths السماءِof the sky رُؤاهُhis visions
فجابت دروبَ السماءِ رُؤاهُ
قليلٌtoo small عليهfor him الفضاءُspace .. قليلُtoo small
قليلٌ عليه الفضاءُ .. قليلُ
So his visions traversed the paths of the sky.
His visions pierced the heavens' roads
Space is too small for him—too small.
Space to him seemed scant abode
فيَمضيso he goes on ، وفوقand above السماءِthe sky مُناهُhis hopes
فيَمضي ، وفوق السماءِ مُناهُ
لدارtoward the abode الخلودof eternity ، فثَمّfor there المَقيلُthe resting place
لدار الخلود ، فثَمّ المَقيلُ
So he goes on, and his hopes lie above the sky,
He journeys on, nirvana-bound
Toward the abode of eternity, for there is the resting place.
To an eternal dwelling found
Sol 6.1