طريقكyour path للعفافِto chastity هوit is الطريقُthe path
طريقك للعفافِ هو الطريقُ
طريقٌa path لاnot يتيهُstrays ولاnor يضيقnarrows
طريقٌ لا يتيهُ ولا يضيق
Your path to chastity is the true path,
Your path to chastity is the true path,
a path that neither loses its way nor narrows.
A path that neither strays nor narrows.
طريقُكَyour path للشموخto loftiness وللتَّساميand to elevation
طريقُكَ للشموخ وللتَّسامي
لهit has جسرٌa bridge منof التقوىpiety وثيقُsturdy
له جسرٌ من التقوى وثيقُ
Your path to steadfastness and transcendence
Your path to loftiness and elevation
has a firm bridge built of piety.
Has a sturdy bridge of piety.
طريقُthe path of الأنبياءِthe prophets، عليهupon it سارواthey walked
طريقُ الأنبياءِ، عليه ساروا
تُصانare safeguarded بهthrough it المكارمnoble virtues والحقوقُand rights
تُصان به المكارم والحقوقُ
The prophets’ path—upon it they journeyed;
The prophets' path—upon it they walked;
through it, noble virtues and rights are preserved.
Through it, noble virtues and rights are safeguarded.
طريقٌa path للعفافِto chastity، طريقُa path of رَوْضٍa garden
طريقٌ للعفافِ، طريقُ رَوْضٍ
يغذِّيnourishes قَلْبَthe heart of سالكهits traveler الرَّحيقُnectar
يغذِّي قَلْبَ سالكه الرَّحيقُ
A path to chastity, a garden path,
A path to chastity, a garden path:
whose nectar nourishes its traveler’s heart.
Nectar nourishes the heart of the one who walks it.
كأنيas though I بالمَرابعbehold the meadows، وهيwhile they تشدوsing
كأني بالمَرابع، وهي تشدو
ويطردand drives away ليلَهاtheir night الدَّاجيpitch-dark الشُّروقsunrise
ويطرد ليلَها الدَّاجي الشُّروق
As though I behold the meadows singing,
I seem to see the meadows as they sing,
while sunrise drives away their pitch-dark night.
And sunrise drives away their pitch-dark night.
يُردِّدrepeats أُفقُهاtheir horizon لحناًa melody جميلاًbeautiful
يُردِّد أُفقُها لحناً جميلاً
ويُنْشِدُand sings مِثْلهُone like it البحرthe sea العميقُdeep
ويُنْشِدُ مِثْلهُ البحر العميقُ
Their horizon echoes a beautiful melody,
Their horizon repeats a lovely melody,
and the deep sea sings another like it.
And the deep sea sings one like it.
لقاءٌa meeting فيin ظِلالthe shade of الشرعsacred law، تحلوgrows sweet
لقاءٌ في ظِلال الشرع، تحلو
بهthrough it الدنياthe world، ويبتهجand rejoices الرَّفيقُthe companion
به الدنيا، ويبتهج الرَّفيقُ
A meeting in the shade of Sacred Law—sweet becomes
A meeting in the shade of sacred law brings sweetness
the world through it, and the companion rejoices.
To the world, and the companion rejoices.
وتُغْرسُand is planted أسْرةٌa family فيin أرْضِa land of طُهْرٍpurity
وتُغْرسُ أسْرةٌ في أرْضِ طُهْرٍ
وتبرقand flash منfrom سعادتهاits happiness البُروقُflashes of lightning
وتبرق من سعادتها البُروقُ
And a family is planted in soil of purity,
And a family is planted in a land of purity,
and lightning flashes spring from its happiness.
And lightning flashes from its happiness.
كنخلِlike palm trees باسقٍtowering يُعطيgives عطاءًa bounty
كنخلِ باسقٍ يُعطي عطاءً
لذيذَdelicious الطَّعْمin taste، تحملهbear it العذوقُthe date clusters
لذيذَ الطَّعْم، تحمله العذوقُ
Like a towering date palm yielding a bounty,
Like towering palms bestowing a bounty
delicious in taste, borne by clusters of dates.
Sweet to the taste, borne by the date clusters.
نَعَمْyes قُلْناwe said نَعمْyes، ونقولand we say ألفاًa thousand times
نَعَمْ قُلْنا نَعمْ، ونقول ألفاً
نعمyes، للحُصْنِto the fortress مَيَّزهdistinguished it السُّموقُtowering height
نعم، للحُصْنِ مَيَّزه السُّموقُ
Yes—we said yes, and shall say it a thousand times:
Yes, we said yes, and a thousand times we say:
yes to the fortress, whose distinction is towering height.
Yes to the fortress, distinguished by its soaring height.
نعمyes لعفافِto the chastity of أجيالٍgenerations، إليهاfor them
نعم لعفافِ أجيالٍ، إليها
فؤادُthe heart of شُموخِthe pride of أمتناour nation يتُوقyearns
فؤادُ شُموخِ أمتنا يتُوق
Yes to chastity—generation after generation, toward it
Yes to the chastity of generations for whom
the heart of our nation’s pride yearns.
The heart of our nation's pride yearns.
علىon أرضِthe land of العفافِchastity لَناfor us لقاءٌa meeting
على أرضِ العفافِ لَنا لقاءٌ
يُسَرُّis delighted بماby what يَرىhe sees فيهin it الصَّديقُthe friend
يُسَرُّ بما يَرى فيه الصَّديقُ
Upon the soil of chastity we have a meeting;
On the land of chastity we have a meeting,
the friend is gladdened by what he sees there.
Where the friend is delighted by what he sees.
بهat it نُصِبَتْwere pitched خيامُthe tents of الحبِّlove، فيهاwithin them
به نُصِبَتْ خيامُ الحبِّ، فيها
منof الأشواقِlongings والذِّكرىand remembrance بريقa gleam
من الأشواقِ والذِّكرى بريق
Through it, love’s tents were pitched, and in them
There the tents of love have been pitched; within them
is a gleam of longings and memory.
Is a gleam of longing and remembrance.
مراكبُvessels منof عَفَافٍchastity سائراتٌsailing onward
مراكبُ من عَفَافٍ سائراتٌ
مباركةٌblessed، وأبْطؤهاand their slowest سَبُوقoutstripping others
مباركةٌ، وأبْطؤها سَبُوق
Vessels of chastity sail onward,
Vessels of chastity sail on,
blessed—and even the slowest of them surges ahead.
Blessed, with even their slowest racing ahead.
لهاfor them منof حبناour love الصافيpure صبوحٌa morning draught
لها من حبنا الصافي صبوحٌ
ومنهand from it إذاwhen دناdraws near الليلُnight الغَبوقُthe evening draught
ومنه إذا دنا الليلُ الغَبوقُ
For them, from our pure love, is a morning drink,
For them, a morning draught of our pure love,
and from it, when night draws near, an evening drink.
And from it, when night draws near, an evening draught.
لناfor us لُغَةُthe language of العَفَافِchastity، لناfor us المعاليthe heights of honor
لنا لُغَةُ العَفَافِ، لنا المعالي
فلاso let not عاشlive التَعَنُّتُobstinacy والعقوقand filial disobedience
فلا عاش التَعَنُّتُ والعقوق
Ours is the language of chastity; ours are the heights.
Ours is the language of chastity; ours are the heights of honor.
So may obstinacy and disobedience never live.
So let obstinacy and filial disobedience perish.
Sol 6.1