أبحرتُI sailed فيكin you لأنّكbecause you are البَحْرُthe sea
أبحرتُ فيك لأنّك البَحْرُ
ونَهِلْتُand I drank my fill منكfrom you لأنّكbecause you are النَّهْرُthe river
ونَهِلْتُ منك لأنّك النَّهْرُ
I sailed in you, for you are the sea.
I sailed in you for you are the sea,
And I drank my fill from you, for you are the river.
And I drank from you for you are the river.
أرسلتُI cast طرفيmy gaze فيinto دُجَىthe darkness of ألميmy pain
أرسلتُ طرفي في دُجَى ألمي
فَرَناso it gazed إليكَtoward you لأنّكbecause you are البَدْرُthe full moon
فَرَنا إليكَ لأنّك البَدْرُ
I cast my gaze into the darkness of my pain;
I sent my eyes in the darkness of my pain,
so it gazed toward you, for you are the full moon.
So they looked to you for you are the full moon.
أسقيتُI watered منكfrom you زُهورflowers of ذاكرتيmy memory
أسقيتُ منك زُهور ذاكرتي
فتألَّقَتْso they shone، وتألَّقand shone الزَّهْرُthe blossoms
فتألَّقَتْ، وتألَّق الزَّهْرُ
From you, I watered the flowers of my memory;
I watered from you the flowers of my memory,
so they shone, and the blossoms shone.
So they shone, and the blossoms shone.
وسألتُand I asked عنabout فجريmy dawn فبادَرَنيso hastened to me
وسألتُ عن فجري فبادَرَني
منكَfrom you الضياءُthe light، لأنّكbecause you are الفَجْرُthe dawn
منكَ الضياءُ، لأنّك الفَجْرُ
And I asked about my dawn; then rushed to me
And I asked about my dawn so
light from you, for you are the dawn.
The light rushed to me from you, for you are the dawn.
وسألتُand I asked عنكabout you السُّحبَthe clouds فابتَسَمَتْso they smiled
وسألتُ عنك السُّحبَ فابتَسَمَتْ
بَرْقاًwith lightning، وقالتْand they said: إنّكindeed you are القَطْرُthe rain
بَرْقاً، وقالتْ: إنّك القَطْرُ
And I asked the clouds about you, so they smiled
I asked the clouds about you so they smiled
with lightning, and said: “Indeed, you are the rain.”
With lightning, and said: you are the rain.
لمَّاwhen جرىflowed بكَwith you فيin يديmy hand قلميmy pen
لمَّا جرى بكَ في يدي قلمي
شَدَتِsang الحروفُthe letters، وغرَّدَand warbled الحِبْرُthe ink
شَدَتِ الحروفُ، وغرَّدَ الحِبْرُ
When my pen flowed with you in my hand,
When you flowed through my pen
the letters sang, and the ink warbled.
The letters tightened, and the ink sang.
ياO ضَيْفَguest of كلِّall المسلمينَthe Muslims إذwhen
يا ضَيْفَ كلِّ المسلمينَ إذ
ماemphatic particle جِئْتَyou came جاءَcame الأنسُcompanionship والبِشْرُand gladness
ما جِئْتَ جاءَ الأنسُ والبِشْرُ
O guest of all Muslims, whenever
O guest of all Muslims when
you arrive, companionship and gladness arrive.
You came, intimacy and good news came.
بكthrough you ترتقيrises النفسthe soul التيwhich شَرُفَتْgained honor
بك ترتقي النفس التي شَرُفَتْ
بالصومby fasting فيكin you، ويُشْرَحُand is expanded الصَّدرُthe breast
بالصوم فيك، ويُشْرَحُ الصَّدرُ
Through you rises the soul that gained honor
With you the soul rises honored
by fasting in you, and the breast is expanded.
By fasting in you, and the chest relaxes.
ياO ضيفَguest of كلِّall المسلمينthe Muslims، لهhe has
يا ضيفَ كلِّ المسلمين، له
فيin كلِّevery قلبٍheart مؤمنٍbelieving، قَدْرُesteem
في كلِّ قلبٍ مؤمنٍ، قَدْرُ
O guest of all Muslims, who has
O guest of all Muslims, for him
esteem in every believing heart.
In every believing heart, there is esteem.
يقْوىgrows strong الضعيفُthe weak person بماthrough what يشاهدهhe sees it
يقْوى الضعيفُ بما يشاهده
منof صائميكَthose fasting in you، فيُسْعِفُso gives aid الصَّبْرُpatience
من صائميكَ، فيُسْعِفُ الصَّبْرُ
The weak person grows strong through what he sees
The weak grow stronger with what they see
of those who fast in you; so patience comes to his aid.
Of your fasters, so patience prevails.
ويحسُّand feel فيكin you الأغنياءُthe rich بمof what
ويحسُّ فيك الأغنياءُ بم
يشكوcomplain of الجياعُthe hungry، ويصنعand causes الفَقْرُpoverty
يشكو الجياعُ، ويصنع الفَقْرُ
And in you the rich feel what
The wealthy feel during you what
the hungry complain of, and what poverty causes.
The hungry complain of, and poverty manufactures.
فتكونَso you become أنتَyou، دليلَguide of غافِلِهمtheir heedless one
فتكونَ أنتَ، دليلَ غافِلِهم
نَحْوَtoward العطاءِgiving، فمالهso he has no عُذْرُexcuse
نَحْوَ العطاءِ، فماله عُذْرُ
So you become the guide of the heedless one among them,
You become, their guide to
toward giving; he has no excuse.
Generosity, so there is no excuse.
يتواضعhumble themselves المتجبِّرونَthe overbearing، إذwhen
يتواضع المتجبِّرونَ، إذ
صاموكthey fasted in you حقّاًtruly، يَذْهبُdeparts الكِبْرُarrogance
صاموك حقّاً، يَذْهبُ الكِبْرُ
The overbearing humble themselves when
The arrogant humble themselves, when
they truly fast in you; arrogance departs.
They truly fast you, pride disappears.
ياO ضيفَguest of أفئدةٍhearts بكin you ابتهجَتْthey rejoiced
يا ضيفَ أفئدةٍ بك ابتهجَتْ
فتألَّقso shone الإحساسُfeeling والفِكْرُand thought
فتألَّق الإحساسُ والفِكْرُ
O guest of hearts that rejoiced in you,
O guest of hearts that rejoiced with you
so feeling and thought shone.
So feelings and thoughts shone.
ياO ضيفَguest of قلبيmy heart، أنتَyou are فيin لغتيmy language
يا ضيفَ قلبي، أنتَ في لغتي
سِرُّsecret of البيانِeloquence، وفيand in فميmy mouth ذِكرُremembrance
سِرُّ البيانِ، وفي فمي ذِكرُ
O guest of my heart, in my language you are
O guest of my heart, you are in my language
the secret of eloquence, and remembrance on my lips.
The secret of eloquence, and rememberance in my mouth.
تمتدُّspread فيin قلبيmy heart وأوردتيand my veins
تمتدُّ في قلبي وأوردتي
لمّاwhen تجيءyou come، غُصونُكَyour branches الخُضْرُgreen
لمّا تجيء، غُصونُكَ الخُضْرُ
Through my heart and veins spread
You extend in my heart and veins
your green branches, whenever you come.
When you come, your green branches.
ضيفٌa guest جميلbeautiful الوجهِof face طَلْعَتُهhis countenance
ضيفٌ جميل الوجهِ طَلْعَتُه
بدْرٌa full moon يُضيءshines، وأنْجُمٌand stars زُهْرُradiant
بدْرٌ يُضيء، وأنْجُمٌ زُهْرُ
A fair-faced guest, whose countenance
A guest beautiful of face whose rising
is a shining full moon and radiant stars.
Is a moon that illuminates, and stars blossom.
«رمضانُRamadan» أحْرُفُهits letters محبّبَةٌbeloved
«رمضانُ» أحْرُفُه محبّبَةٌ
يهفوyearns إليهاtoward them النَّثْرُprose، والشِّعْرُand poetry
يهفو إليها النَّثْرُ، والشِّعْرُ
“Ramadan”—its letters are beloved;
“Ramadan” - its letters are beloved
prose and poetry yearn for them.
To which prose and poetry incline.
لمَّاwhen أُسِطّرهاI write them down علىupon ورقيmy paper
لمَّا أُسِطّرها على ورقي
تَزْهُوglories اليراعةُthe reed pen، يُورقputs forth leaves السَّطْرُthe line
تَزْهُو اليراعةُ، يُورق السَّطْرُ
When I write them upon my paper,
When I line them on my paper
the reed pen glories; the line puts forth leaves.
Delight blooms, the line flowers.
شهرٌa month إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جاءَcame رافقَهaccompanied it
شهرٌ إذا ما جاءَ رافقَه
أمنُpeace of القلوبhearts، وغادَرَand departed الذُّعْرُterror
أمنُ القلوب، وغادَرَ الذُّعْرُ
A month that, when it arrives, is accompanied
A month when it comes, accompanying it
by peace in hearts, while terror departs.
Is security of hearts, and fear departs.
فيin صَوْمِهِits fasting، وقيامهand its night prayer تَعَبٌtoil
في صَوْمِهِ، وقيامه تَعَبٌ
حُلْوٌsweet، بهthrough it يتعاظمgrows greater الأجْرُthe reward
حُلْوٌ، به يتعاظم الأجْرُ
In its fasting and night prayer there is toil,
In its fast, and its vigil a
sweet, through which the reward grows greater.
Sweet fatigue, with which reward magnifies.
وخَلُوفُand the altered breath odor أفواهِmouths of العِبادِthe worshippers إذwhen
وخَلُوفُ أفواهِ العِبادِ إذ
عَقَدواthey undertook الصِّيامَfasting، كأنهas though it were العِطْرُperfume
عَقَدوا الصِّيامَ، كأنه العِطْرُ
And the altered breath from worshippers’ mouths, when
And the silence of servants’ mouths when
they undertake fasting, is like perfume.
They upheld the fast, as if it were perfume.
بالفرحتينwith the two joys يفوزwins صائمُهthe one fasting in it
بالفرحتين يفوز صائمُه
وهماand the two are «لقاءُmeeting اللهِGod» وand»الفِطْرُbreaking the fast»
وهما «لقاءُ اللهِ» و»الفِطْرُ»
The one who fasts in it gains two joys,
The one who fasts it wins with two joys
and they are meeting God and breaking the fast.
“Meeting God” and “breakfast”.
اللهGod متخصٌّexclusively concerned بمنحتهwith His gift
الله متخصٌّ بمنحته
للصائمينfor those who fast، وعندهand with Him الذُّخْرُthe stored treasure
للصائمين، وعنده الذُّخْرُ
God has sole charge of His bounty
God is uniquely granting
for those who fast; with Him lies the treasure.
To the fasters, and with Him is abundance.
«رمضانُRamadan» اسمٌa name باذخٌlofty شرفhonor
«رمضانُ» اسمٌ باذخٌ شرف
بجلالهof its majesty يتحدَّثُspeaks الدَّهْرُthe ages
بجلاله يتحدَّثُ الدَّهْرُ
“Ramadan”—a name towering in honor;
“Ramadan” - a splendid name noble
the ages speak of its majesty.
In its majesty the ages speak of.
تكفيهsuffices it ليلتُهits night التيwhich شَرُفَتْbecame exalted
تكفيه ليلتُه التي شَرُفَتْ
قَدْراًin rank، تتيهglories بفضلهالعَشْرُin its merit, the ten nights
قَدْراً، تتيه بفضلهالعَشْرُ
Sufficient for it is its night, exalted
Its night suffices it, which was ennobled
in rank; the ten nights glory in its merit.
In value, by its virtue the ten shine.
يعلوrises مقامُrank of الصائمينَthose who fast، إذwhen
يعلو مقامُ الصائمينَ، إذ
نُشِبَwas fixed in place الصِّراطُthe Sirat، وأقبلand came الحَشْرُthe Gathering
نُشِبَ الصِّراطُ، وأقبل الحَشْرُ
The rank of those who fast rises when
The station of the fasters rises, when
the Sirat is fixed in place, and the Gathering comes.
The path is set up, and the gathering approaches.
بوَّابةُgate of «الريَّانِal-Rayyan» تَرْقُبُهمawaits them
بوَّابةُ «الريَّانِ» تَرْقُبُهم
للهto God هذاthis العزُّhonor والفَخْرُand pride
لله هذا العزُّ والفَخْرُ
The gate of al-Rayyan awaits them;
The gate of Rayyan awaits them
to God belong this honor and pride.
For God - this honor and pride.
ياO ضيفَguest of أفئدةٍhearts معلَّقةٍattached
يا ضيفَ أفئدةٍ معلَّقةٍ
باللهto God، يُجْبَرُis mended عندهاin their presence الكَسْرُbrokenness
بالله، يُجْبَرُ عندها الكَسْرُ
O guest of hearts attached
O guest of hanging hearts
to God; in their presence, brokenness is mended.
With God, with Him sorrow is mended.
ياO ضيفَguest of وجدانيmy inner being ومُؤْنِسَهُand its comforter
يا ضيفَ وجداني ومُؤْنِسَهُ
ياO مَنْyou who بسِرّكَthrough your secret يَحْسُنُbecomes beautiful الجَهْرُopen utterance
يا مَنْ بسِرّكَ يَحْسُنُ الجَهْرُ
O guest of my inner being and its comforter,
O guest of my innermost and its companion
O you whose secret makes open speech beautiful.
O you whose secret improves clamor.
تبقىcontinue الشهورُthe months علىamid تألُّقِهits radiance
تبقى الشهورُ على تألُّقِه
تمضيpass، وأنتَand you are السَّيِّدُthe sovereign الشَّهْرُthe month
تمضي، وأنتَ السَّيِّدُ الشَّهْرُ
The months continue, amid its radiance,
The months remain in its brilliance
passing, while you are the sovereign month.
Passing, while you are the master month.
Sol 6.1