ياO مُجيريmy protector منfrom صرفِthe vicissitudes of دهرٍan age أذلاّhas humbled
يا مُجيري من صرفِ دهرٍ أذلاّ
وعماديand my support الأعلىthe loftiest وقِدْحيand my lot-arrow المُعلّىthe highest-winning
وعمادي الأعلى وقِدْحي المُعلّى
O my protector from the turns of an age that has humbled me,
O my protector from the vicissitudes of an abasing fate
And my loftiest support and my arrow that wins the highest share,
My supreme pillar and my exalted companion
أناI بالبابat the door أشتكيI complain لكto you ماwhat صاbefell (first part)
أنا بالباب أشتكي لك ما صا
دفَbefell (completion) وماand what بهupon him/it الآنnow حلاّhas descended
دفَ وما به الآن حلاّ
I am at the door, complaining to you of what befell me,
I complain to you at the door of what has transpired
And what has now descended upon me.
And what it has now become
أيهاO الحَبرُthe learned scholar ليسthere is no عنديwith me حِبرٌink
أيها الحَبرُ ليس عندي حِبرٌ
واشتغاليand my occupation منthan البطالةِidleness أولىpreferable
واشتغالي من البطالةِ أولى
O learned scholar, I have no ink,
O scholar, I have no ink
And my being occupied is preferable to idleness.
And my occupation with idleness takes precedence
وأناand I والمقامِand the Station والبيتِand the House والركand the Corner (first part)
وأنا والمقامِ والبيتِ والرك
نِCorner (completion) يميناًas an oath وزمزمٍand Zamzam والمصلّىand the place of prayer
نِ يميناً وزمزمٍ والمصلّى
And I, by the Station, the House, and the Corner,
While I, this abode, the house, the pillar
Swear an oath, by Zamzam and the place of prayer:
The Well of Zamzam and the praying place
ليسthere is no فيamong ذاthis الأنامmankind منanyone who يرقُبtakes heed الnow (first part)
ليس في ذا الأنام من يرقُب ال
آنَnow (completion) إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) أتيتُهI came to him فيّconcerning me إلاexcept
آنَ إذا ما أتيتُه فيّ إلا
No one among these people takes heed
In all creation, there is none who will watch over me
Of me now, when I come to him, except
When I come to him except for you
عينُthe eye علياكَyour eminence أيهاO الحافظthe Hafiz (memorizer) الحبthe scholar (first part)
عينُ علياكَ أيها الحافظ الحب
رُscholar (completion) لمdid not يَقُلsay لمنتجِعto a seeker of bounty لاno
رُ لم يَقُل لمنتجِع لا
The eye of Your Eminence, O Hafiz, learned scholar,
Your eye is upon me, O guardian scholar
Who has never said 'No' to a seeker of bounty.
You did not say to the one seeking refuge, no!
فأنِلْنيso grant me واسلَمْand stay safe ودُمْand endure ماas long as دَجاgrew dark الليthe night (first part)
فأنِلْني واسلَمْ ودُمْ ما دَجا اللي
لُnight (completion) علىover ذيone endowed with بصيرةٍinsight وتجلّىand grew clear
لُ على ذي بصيرةٍ وتجلّى
So grant me bounty, stay safe, and live on as long as night darkens
So grant me and be safe and let be what the night has veiled
Over one endowed with insight, and then grows clear.
Upon one with insight and splendor
Sol 6.1