أَلقَتcast إِلَيكَto you مَقادَهاtheir reins الأَيّامُthe days
أَلقَت إِلَيكَ مَقادَها الأَيّامُ
وَأَمَدَّكَand sustained you الإِجلالُreverence وَالإِعظامُand veneration
وَأَمَدَّكَ الإِجلالُ وَالإِعظامُ
The days have cast their reins to you,
and reverence and veneration have lent you strength.
وَمَشىand walked إِلَيكَto you الدَهرُtime مِشيَةَwith the gait خاضِعٍof one submissive
وَمَشى إِلَيكَ الدَهرُ مِشيَةَ خاضِعٍ
وَقَضىand decreed بِماaccording to what تَختارُهُyou choose it العَلّامُthe All-Knowing
وَقَضى بِما تَختارُهُ العَلّامُ
And Time has walked to you with a submissive gait,
and the All-Knowing has decreed what you choose.
وَبَقيتَand may you remain ماas long as بَقِيَremains الزَمانُtime مُخَلَّداًimmortal
وَبَقيتَ ما بَقِيَ الزَمانُ مُخَلَّداً
فيin حَيثُthe place where تَقعُدُyou sit وَالأَنامُand mankind قِيامُstanding
في حَيثُ تَقعُدُ وَالأَنامُ قِيامُ
May you remain immortal as long as time endures,
where you sit while all mankind stands.
وَحباكَand may He favor you رَبُّكَyour Lord بِالكرامَةِwith honor وَالرِضاand approval
وَحباكَ رَبُّكَ بِالكرامَةِ وَالرِضا
وَالبِرِّand goodness ماas long as نَسَخَeffaces الضِياءَlight ظَلامُdarkness
وَالبِرِّ ما نَسَخَ الضِياءَ ظَلامُ
May your Lord bestow on you honor and approval,
and goodness, as long as darkness effaces light.
فَلأَنتَfor indeed you حينَwhen تُعَدُّyou are reckoned عَينُthe eye زَمانِناof our age
فَلأَنتَ حينَ تُعَدُّ عَينُ زَمانِنا
وَبِصِدقِand to the truth of قَوليmy words يَشهَدُbears witness الإِسلامُIslam
وَبِصِدقِ قَولي يَشهَدُ الإِسلامُ
For you, when reckoned, are the very eye of our age,
and Islam bears witness to the truth of my words.
بِكَthrough you ياO مُحِبَّlover الدِّينِof the faith طالَتgrew tall فَاِعتَلَتand so rose
بِكَ يا مُحِبَّ الدِّينِ طالَت فَاِعتَلَت
شَرَفاًin honor عَلىabove الخَطِّيَّةِthe Khattian spears الأَقلامُthe pens
شَرَفاً عَلى الخَطِّيَّةِ الأَقلامُ
Through you, O Muhibb al-Din, there have grown tall and risen
in honor above the spears of al-Khatt—the pens.
أَحيَيتَyou revived بِشراًBishr وَالجُنَيدَand al-Junayd وَعامِراًand Amir
أَحيَيتَ بِشراً وَالجُنَيدَ وَعامِراً
زُهداًin asceticism وَكُلٌّand each إِذwhen يُعَدُّis reckoned إِمامُan imam
زُهداً وَكُلٌّ إِذ يُعَدُّ إِمامُ
You have revived Bishr, al-Junayd, and Amir
in asceticism; each is reckoned an imam.
وأَقَمتَand you established لِلقُرَشِيِّfor al-Qurashi فيin آرائِهِhis views
وأَقَمتَ لِلقُرَشِيِّ في آرائِهِ
حُجَجاًproofs يُقَصِّرُfalls short دُونَهاbeneath them النُظّامُal-Nazzam
حُجَجاً يُقَصِّرُ دُونَها النُظّامُ
And in support of al-Qurashi's views you have established
proofs that al-Nazzam cannot match.
لَوif رادَكَsought you out الثَورِيُّal-Thawri أَعلَنَwould proclaim قائِلاًsaying
لَو رادَكَ الثَورِيُّ أَعلَنَ قائِلاً
أَنتَyou الغَمامُthe raincloud وَمَنand whoever سَواكَis other than you جَهامُa rainless cloud
أَنتَ الغَمامُ وَمَن سَواكَ جَهامُ
Were al-Thawri to seek you out, he would proclaim:
You are the raincloud; all others are rainless clouds.
لِلّهِto God دَرُّكَyour excellence أَيُّwhat a مَوضِحِclarifier of مُشكِلٍa difficulty
لِلّهِ دَرُّكَ أَيُّ مَوضِحِ مُشكِلٍ
أَضحىhas become وَمِنand of شُبَهٍdoubts عَلَيهِupon it خِتامُa seal
أَضحى وَمِن شُبَهٍ عَلَيهِ خِتامُ
God bless you—how you clarify a problem
that has come to bear a seal of doubts!
حَسَنُexcellent in الإِنابَةِturning to God مُخلِصٌsincerely dedicating أَعمالَهُhis deeds
حَسَنُ الإِنابَةِ مُخلِصٌ أَعمالَهُ
لِلّهِto God لاnot يَسريcreeps إِلَيهِto him أَثامُsin
لِلّهِ لا يَسري إِلَيهِ أَثامُ
Beautiful in repentance, he dedicates his deeds sincerely
to God; no sin creeps toward him.
إِنif يَجحَدِdeny العُظماءُthe great فَضلَكَyour beneficence فيهِمُamong them
إِن يَجحَدِ العُظماءُ فَضلَكَ فيهِمُ
فَبَنُواthen the sons السَبيلِof the road تُقِرُّacknowledge وَالأَيتامُand the orphans
فَبَنُوا السَبيلِ تُقِرُّ وَالأَيتامُ
If the great deny the favor you have shown them,
then wayfarers and orphans acknowledge it.
لَكَyours حينَwhen يَعتَكِرُthickens الظَلامُdarkness صَنائِعٌacts of kindness
لَكَ حينَ يَعتَكِرُ الظَلامُ صَنائِعٌ
تَغشىvisit الأَرامِلَthe widows وَالعُيونُwhile the eyes نِيامُasleep
تَغشى الأَرامِلَ وَالعُيونُ نِيامُ
Yours, when darkness thickens, are acts of kindness
that visit widows while all eyes sleep.
قَسَماًI swear لَوَif اِنّكَindeed you فيin الغِنىwealth فيin بَسطَةٍabundance
قَسَماً لَوَ اِنّكَ في الغِنى في بَسطَةٍ
لَمnot يَدرِwould know أَهلُpeople الفَضلِof merit ماwhat الإِعدامُdestitution
لَم يَدرِ أَهلُ الفَضلِ ما الإِعدامُ
I swear, were you amply endowed with wealth,
people of merit would not know what destitution is.
لِلّهِto God مِنof خَفَقانِthe throbbing قَلبيof my heart كُلَّماwhenever
لِلّهِ مِن خَفَقانِ قَلبي كُلَّما
قَعَدُواthey sat down لِتَجهيزِto prepare الحُمولِthe laden camels وَقامُواand they rose
قَعَدُوا لِتَجهيزِ الحُمولِ وَقامُوا
O God, how my heart throbs whenever
they sit and rise to prepare the laden camels!
فَليَفرَحِso let rejoice البَيتُthe House العَتيقُthe Ancient وَزَمزَمٌand Zamzam
فَليَفرَحِ البَيتُ العَتيقُ وَزَمزَمٌ
بِقُدُومِهِat his arrival وَالحِلُّand the unconsecrated state وَالإِحرامُand pilgrimage consecration
بِقُدُومِهِ وَالحِلُّ وَالإِحرامُ
So let the Ancient House rejoice, and Zamzam,
at his arrival, and those outside and within consecration.
ياO وَحشَتاmy desolation وَالعِيسُand the pale camels لَمnot yet يُرفَعhas been raised لَهاfor them
يا وَحشَتا وَالعِيسُ لَم يُرفَع لَها
رَحلٌa saddle وَلاnor نُشِرَتhave been unfurled لَهاfor them أَعلامُbanners
رَحلٌ وَلا نُشِرَت لَها أَعلامُ
Ah, my desolation! Yet no one has lifted onto the pale camels
a saddle, nor have banners been unfurled for them.
لاmay not كانَbe هَذاthis السَيرُdeparture آخِرَthe last عَهدِناour acquaintance
لا كانَ هَذا السَيرُ آخِرَ عَهدِنا
فَهِيَfor they are اللَياليthe nights رِحلَةٌa journey وَمَقامُand a stay
فَهِيَ اللَيالي رِحلَةٌ وَمَقامُ
May this departure not be the last we see of one another,
for the nights are journeying and abiding.
وَكَلاكَand may He guard you رَبُّكَyour Lord حَيثُwherever كُنتَyou are وَلاand may not عَداbypass
وَكَلاكَ رَبُّكَ حَيثُ كُنتَ وَلا عَدا
أَرضاًa land تَحُلُّyou dwell بِهاin it حَياًlife-giving rain وَرِهامُand gentle showers
أَرضاً تَحُلُّ بِها حَياً وَرِهامُ
May your Lord guard you wherever you are, and may none bypass
the land where you dwell—neither life-giving rain nor gentle showers.
وَرَعاكَand may He watch over you مَنHe who لَوif كُنتَyou were راعِيَshepherd of خَلقِهِHis creation
وَرَعاكَ مَن لَو كُنتَ راعِيَ خَلقِهِ
لَمnot يُرعَwould be honored إِلّاexcept لِلحَنيفِfor the true believer ذِمامُa pledge of protection
لَم يُرعَ إِلّا لِلحَنيفِ ذِمامُ
And may He watch over you—were you shepherd of His creation,
no pledge of protection would be honored save the true believer's.
أَنعِمfavor عَلَيناupon us بِالدُعاءِwith prayer إِذاwhen اِلتَقىmeet
أَنعِم عَلَينا بِالدُعاءِ إِذا اِلتَقى
بِحُجُونِat Hajun مَكَّةَof Mecca مَشرِقٌan easterner وَشآمُand a Syrian
بِحُجُونِ مَكَّةَ مَشرِقٌ وَشآمُ
Favor us with your prayers when there meet
at Mecca's Hajun an easterner and a Syrian.
وَعَلَيكَand upon you مِنّاfrom us ماas long as حَييتَyou live وَماand as long as بَدَتappears
وَعَلَيكَ مِنّا ما حَييتَ وَما بَدَت
شَمسُthe sun النَهارِof day تَحِيَّةٌa greeting وَسَلامُand peace
شَمسُ النَهارِ تَحِيَّةٌ وَسَلامُ
And upon you from us, as long as you live and as long as there appears
the sun of day, be greetings and peace.
Sol 6.1