علىover مثلهاthe like of it فلتهمِso let them rain أعينناour eyes العبرىtearful
على مثلها فلتهمِ أعيننا العبرى
وتطلقand let loose فيin ميدانهاits arena الشهبthe gray steeds والحمراand the red steeds
وتطلق في ميدانها الشهب والحمرا
For a loss like this, let our tearful eyes rain,
On the likes of her, let our tearful eyes weep
And loose the gray and red steeds in its arena.
And let meteors and red stars shoot in her arena
فقدناwe lost بنيthe sons of الدنياthis world فلماthen when تلفتَّتturned
فقدنا بني الدنيا فلما تلفتَّت
وجوهُthe faces of أمانيناour hopes فقدناwe lost بنيthe sons of الأخرىthe next world
وجوهُ أمانينا فقدنا بني الأخرى
We lost the sons of this world; then, when
We lost the children of this world, so when
The faces of our hopes turned, we lost the sons of the next.
The faces of our wishes were disappointed, we lost the children of the other
لفقدكat your loss إبراهيمIbrahim أمستbecame قلوبناour hearts
لفقدك إبراهيم أمست قلوبنا
مؤجَّجةًset ablaze لاno بردcoolness فيin نارهاtheir fire الحرىscorching
مؤجَّجةً لا برد في نارها الحرى
At your loss, Ibrahim, our hearts have become
For your loss, O Ibrahim, our hearts have become
Ablaze, with no coolness in their scorching fire.
Inflamed, no coldness in its burning ember
وأنتwhile you بجنَّاتin the gardens of النعيمbliss مهنأgladdened
وأنت بجنَّات النعيم مهنأ
بماwith what كنتyou used to تبلىwear out فيin تطلبهseeking it العمراyour lifetime
بما كنت تبلى في تطلبه العمرا
While you, in the gardens of bliss, are gladdened
While you are in the Gardens of Bliss, congratulated
With what you wore out your lifetime seeking.
For what you used to suffer in pursuing life
عريتyou went naked وجوّعتand you starved الفؤادthe heart فحبَّذاso how blessed
عريت وجوّعت الفؤاد فحبَّذا
مساكنabodes فيهاin them لاnot تجوعُyou hunger ولاnor تعرىyou go naked
مساكن فيها لا تجوعُ ولا تعرى
You went unclothed and starved your heart; how blessed
It exposed and pained the heart, so excellent
Are abodes where you neither hunger nor go naked.
Are dwellings in which one neither starves nor is bare
بكىwept الجامعthe congregational mosque المعمورُwell-frequented فقدَكyour loss بعدafter ماthat
بكى الجامع المعمورُ فقدَك بعد ما
لبثتyou stayed علىto رغمthe chagrin of الدِّيارthe dwellings بهin it دهراan age
لبثت على رغم الدِّيار به دهرا
The well-frequented mosque wept for your loss, after
The frequented mosque cried for your loss after
You had dwelt there an age, to the chagrin of the dwellings.
You dwelled in it for ages defiant to the abodes
وفارقتهand you left it بعدafter التوطنsettling سارياًtraveling by night
وفارقته بعد التوطن سارياً
إلىto جنةِthe Garden of المأوىRefuge فسبحانso glory be to منHim who أسرىconveyed by night
إلى جنةِ المأوى فسبحان من أسرى
And you left it, after settling there, journeying by night
And left it after settling, travelling
To the Garden of Refuge—glory to Him who bore you by night!
To the Garden of Refuge, so Glory to the One who ascended
كأنَّas though مصابيحَthe lamps of الظلامdarkness بأفقهِalong its horizon
كأنَّ مصابيحَ الظلام بأفقهِ
لفقدكat your loss نيرانُfires of الصبابةardent longing والذكرىand remembrance
لفقدك نيرانُ الصبابة والذكرى
As though the lamps of darkness along its horizon
It is as if the lamps of darkness in its horizon
Were, at your loss, fires of yearning and remembrance.
For your loss are the fires of youth and remembrance
كأنَّas though المحاريبَthe prayer niches القيامstanding upright بصدرهِat its breast
كأنَّ المحاريبَ القيام بصدرهِ
لفرقةِat parting from ذاكthat الصدرbreast قدhad قوّستbent ظهراa back
لفرقةِ ذاك الصدر قد قوّست ظهرا
As though the prayer niches standing at its breast
It is as if the prayer niches erect in its chest
Had bent their backs at parting from that breast.
For the separation of that chest have curved backs
مضيتyou departed وخلَّفتand you left behind الديارthe dwellings وأهلهاand their people
مضيت وخلَّفت الديار وأهلها
بمضيعةٍin abandonment تشكوlamenting الشدائدَhardships والوزراand sin's burden
بمضيعةٍ تشكو الشدائدَ والوزرا
You departed, leaving the dwellings and their people
You went away and left the dwellings and its people
Abandoned, lamenting hardships and sin's burden.
In loss, complaining of hardships and burden
فمنwho, then لسهامfor the arrows of الليلthe night بعدكafter you إنَّهاindeed they
فمن لسهام الليل بعدك إنَّها
معطلةٌleft idle ليستare not تراشُfletched ولاnor تبرىwhittled
معطلةٌ ليست تراشُ ولا تبرى
Who, then, will shoot the arrows of the night after you? They
So who after you for the arrows of night? They
Lie idle, neither fletched nor shaped.
Are broken, neither mended nor sharpened
ومنand who لعفافٍfor abstinence عنfrom ثراًwealth وبنيand the sons of الورىmankind
ومن لعفافٍ عن ثراً وبني الورى
عبيِدslaves of الأمانيdesires وانْثنيتand you turned away بهthrough it حرَّاfree
عبيِد الأماني وانْثنيت به حرَّا
And who will uphold abstinence from wealth and mankind's sons,
And who for modesty from evil and the children of mankind
Slaves to desires, while through it you departed free?
Slaves of wishes, and it has bowed down with burning
سيعلمwill know كلّeveryone منamong ذويthose possessing المالwealth فيin غدٍtomorrow
سيعلم كلّ من ذوي المال في غدٍ
إذاwhen نصبis set up الميزانthe balance منwho يشتكيlaments الفقراpoverty
إذا نصب الميزان من يشتكي الفقرا
Everyone possessed of wealth will learn tomorrow,
All those with wealth will know tomorrow
When the balance is set up, who must lament poverty.
When the Scale is set up, who will complain of poverty
عليكupon you سلامpeace اللهGod's منas a متيقظٍwakeful one
عليك سلام الله من متيقظٍ
صبورٍpatient إذاwhen لمْdid not يستطعْbe able بشرٌa mortal صبراendurance
صبورٍ إذا لمْ يستطعْ بشرٌ صبرا
God's peace be upon you, a wakeful man,
Peace be upon you from one awake,
Patient when no mortal could endure;
Patient when a mortal cannot be patient
ومنand as a ضامرlean الكشحينin both flanks يسبقraces ahead فيin غدٍtomorrow
ومن ضامر الكشحين يسبق في غدٍ
إلىtoward غايةٍa goal منfor أجلهاits sake تحمدyou praise الضّمراthe lean ones
إلى غايةٍ من أجلها تحمد الضّمرا
And a lean-flanked man, who tomorrow will race ahead
And from one with withered cheeks who will precede tomorrow
To a goal for whose sake the lean earn praise.
To a goal for which reasons are praised
أيعلمdoes he know ذوthe possessor of التسليكspiritual guidance أنthat جفونناour eyelids
أيعلم ذو التسليك أن جفوننا
علىover شخصهhis form النائيfar-off قدhave انْتثرتscattered دُرَّاpearls
على شخصه النائي قد انْتثرت دُرَّا
Does the spiritual guide know that our eyelids
Does the guide know that our eyelids
Have scattered pearls over his distant form,
Are scattering pearls for him in absence
وأنand that الأسىsorrow كالحزنlike grief قدhas جالَranged جولةa foray
وأن الأسى كالحزن قد جالَ جولة
فماso how أكثرnumerous القتلىthe slain وماand how أرخصcheap الأسرىthe captives
فما أكثر القتلى وما أرخص الأسرى
And that sorrow, like grief, has made a foray?
And that sorrow like grief has taken a stroll
How many the slain, and how cheap the captives!
So numerous are the slain and cheap the captives
ألاah رُبَّmany a ليلٍnight قدindeed حمىhe protected فيهduring it منfrom وغىwarfare
ألا رُبَّ ليلٍ قد حمى فيه من وغى
حمىthe domain of الشامal-Sham والأجفانwhile the eyelids غافلةheedless تكرىdozed
حمى الشام والأجفان غافلة تكرى
Ah, many a night he shielded from warfare
Oh, many are the nights in which, from the clamor,
The domain of al-Sham, while heedless eyelids dozed.
It has protected the slumbering eyelids in heedlessness
إذاwhen ضحكlaughed السمارthe night companions حجبhe covered ثغرهhis mouth
إذا ضحك السمار حجب ثغره
كذلكthus يحميguards العابدthe worshipper الثغرthe mouth والثغراand the frontier
كذلك يحمي العابد الثغر والثغرا
When the night companions laughed, he covered his mouth;
When the entertainer laughs, his mouth veils
Thus the worshipper guards both mouth and frontier.
Likewise the worshipper protects the mouth and mouth
إلىto اللهGod قلباًa heart بعدهafter him فيin تغابنٍloss
إلى الله قلباً بعده في تغابنٍ
إلىuntil أنthat رأىit saw صفthe ranks of القيامةResurrection والحشراand the Gathering
إلى أن رأى صف القيامة والحشرا
To God I commend a heart left at a loss after him,
To God a heart after Him in discord
Until it beholds the ranks of Resurrection and the Gathering.
Until it saw the row of Resurrection and Gathering
لقدindeed كنتI used to ألقاهُmeet him وصدريَwhile my breast محرجconstricted
لقد كنت ألقاهُ وصدريَ محرج
فيفتحthen he would open ليfor me يسراًease ويشرحُand expand ليfor me صدراa breast
فيفتح لي يسراً ويشرحُ لي صدرا
Indeed, I would meet him with my breast constricted,
You were whom I met while my chest embarrassed
And he would open a way of ease for me and expand my breast.
So you opened ease for me and expanded my chest
وألثمand I kiss يمناهhis right hand وفكريَwhile my mind ظامئٌthirsty
وألثم يمناه وفكريَ ظامئٌ
كأنيَas though I منهاfrom it ألثمkiss الوابلthe downpour الغمراcopious
كأنيَ منها ألثم الوابل الغمرا
And I would kiss his right hand, my mind athirst,
And I kissed your right hand while my mind thirsty
As though from it I kissed a copious downpour.
As if I was kissing the pouring rain from it
أمولايO my master إنيindeed I كنتused to أرجوكَlook to you للدعاfor supplication
أمولاي إني كنت أرجوكَ للدعا
فلاso do not تنسنيforget me بالخلدِin eternity فيin الدعوةthe supplication الكبرىgreat
فلا تنسني بالخلدِ في الدعوة الكبرى
O my master, I used to look to you for prayer;
My patron, I used to hope for you for supplication
So do not forget me in eternity, in the great supplication.
So do not forget me in eternity with the Greatest Supplication
سقىmay it water القطرthe rain أرضاًan earth قدhave حللتyou settled بتربِهاin its soil
سقى القطر أرضاً قد حللت بتربِها
وإنalthough كنتI used to أستسقيseek rainfall برؤيتكby beholding you القطراthe rain
وإن كنت أستسقي برؤيتك القطرا
May rain water the earth in whose soil you have come to rest,
The rain quenched land that dissolved with its soil
Though I used to seek rain by beholding you.
And if I seek rain from seeing you, be the rain
ومنand whoever كانَwas يرجىhoped for منهfrom him فيin المدحِpraise أجرةa fee
ومن كانَ يرجى منه في المدحِ أجرة
فإنيfor indeed I أرجوhope for فيin مدائحِكَpraises of you الأجراthe reward
فإني أرجو في مدائحِكَ الأجرا
While others are looked to for payment when praised,
And whoever hopes for reward in praise
I hope for reward in my praises of you.
I hope for reward in praising you
Sol 6.1