يافارجَ الكرُباتِ : ضُرٌّ مَسّني

يافارجَ الكرُباتِ : ضُرٌّ مَسّني

وأَهمّني .. يا فارجَ الكرباتِ

وأَهمّني .. يا فارجَ الكرباتِ

O reliever of distress, affliction has touched me

O Reliever of afflictions: harm has befallen me

And troubled me—O reliever of distress.

And worried me.. O Reliever of afflictions

ضاقتْ جهاتي في الحياةِ ، وخِلتُني

ضاقتْ جهاتي في الحياةِ ، وخِلتُني

في رحلتي لا أستبينُ جهاتي

في رحلتي لا أستبينُ جهاتي

My paths in life grew narrow, and I thought myself

My horizons in life have narrowed, and I am left

Unable to find my bearings on my journey.

Alone on my journey, unable to see my horizons

ضاعتْ جهاتُ الأرضِ إلا وجهةً

ضاعتْ جهاتُ الأرضِ إلا وجهةً

نحوَ السماءِ تَرودُها عبَراتي

نحوَ السماءِ تَرودُها عبَراتي

The earth's directions were lost, save one—

The horizons of the earth are lost except for one direction

Toward heaven, which my tears seek out.

Towards the sky, which my expressions head towards

وأنا وحيدٌ .. والظلامُ يَلفّني

وأنا وحيدٌ .. والظلامُ يَلفّني

والنورُ غادَرَ ، وانطفتْ مِشكاتي

والنورُ غادَرَ ، وانطفتْ مِشكاتي

And I am alone, and darkness envelops me.

And I am alone.. And darkness envelops me

And light has departed, and my lamp-niche has gone dark.

And the light has departed, and my torches extinguished

وأنا ونفسي في مسيرٍ مُرهقٍ

وأنا ونفسي في مسيرٍ مُرهقٍ

خُطُواتها ما صالحتْ خُطواتي

خُطُواتها ما صالحتْ خُطواتي

And my soul and I are on an exhausting journey;

And I and my soul on an exhausting journey

Its steps have not made peace with mine.

Its steps have not matched my steps

وأنا ونفسي في سِجالٍ دائمٍ

وأنا ونفسي في سِجالٍ دائمٍ

وأَحارُ بين شَكاتِها و شكاتي

وأَحارُ بين شَكاتِها و شكاتي

And my soul and I are in constant contention;

And I and my soul in constant discord

And I am at a loss between its complaint and mine.

And I am confused between its complaints and my complaints

أنا لستُ أدري ما مدى مَأساتِها

أنا لستُ أدري ما مدى مَأساتِها

أتُرى ستدري ما مدى مأساتي ؟!

أتُرى ستدري ما مدى مأساتي ؟!

I do not know the extent of its tragedy;

I do not know the extent of its tragedies

Will it, I wonder, know the extent of my tragedy?

I wonder if it will know the extent of my tragedies?!

يا نفسُ : رفقاً ما أردتُ سوى الهدى

يا نفسُ : رفقاً ما أردتُ سوى الهدى

وغداً ترَيْنَ مَدى النعيمِ الآتي

وغداً ترَيْنَ مَدى النعيمِ الآتي

O soul, be gentle; I sought nothing but guidance.

O soul: gently, I wanted nothing but guidance

And tomorrow you will see the extent of the bliss to come.

And tomorrow you will see the extent of the coming bliss

حتى متى يا نفسُ ، نبقى كالعِدا ؟

حتى متى يا نفسُ ، نبقى كالعِدا ؟

هاتي العنانَ إلى المعارج ، هاتي

هاتي العنانَ إلى المعارج ، هاتي

How long, O soul, shall we remain like enemies?

How long, O soul, shall we remain like enemies?

Give me the reins to take the paths of ascent—give them to me!

Give me the reins to the ascents, give them to me

زادتْ جراحُ الدربِ حتى أَعثرَتْ

زادتْ جراحُ الدربِ حتى أَعثرَتْ

خَطوي ، فأهوي في الظلام العاتي

خَطوي ، فأهوي في الظلام العاتي

The road's wounds increased until they made

The wounds of the road have increased until my

My steps falter, so I plunge into the fierce darkness.

Steps stumble, and I fall into the raging darkness

زادتْ همومُ العمرِ ، لكنْ قُلتُها :

زادتْ همومُ العمرِ ، لكنْ قُلتُها :

( اللهُ أكبرُ ) ، يا همومَ حياتي

( اللهُ أكبرُ ) ، يا همومَ حياتي

Life's cares increased, but I said it:

The worries of life have increased, but I told them:

God is greater, O cares of my life!

(God is the Greatest), O worries of my life