لمnot يُلْفَbe found للهونof abasement عاشقٌa lover جاحِدْrejecting
لم يُلْفَ للهون عاشقٌ جاحِدْ
فخلِّso leave aside قولَthe words of العذولِthe reproacher والحاسِدْand the envier
فخلِّ قولَ العذولِ والحاسِدْ
No lover has been found who rejects abasement.
No lover is blamed for falling madly in love
So leave aside the words of the reproacher and the envier.
So ignore the words of the blamer and envious
وذِلَّand humble yourself واخضعْand submit عسىperhaps الحبيبُthe beloved الىto
وذِلَّ واخضعْ عسى الحبيبُ الى
وصلِكunion with you منfrom بعدafter هجرِهhis estrangement عائدْreturning
وصلِك من بعد هجرِه عائدْ
And humble yourself and submit; perhaps the beloved will
Be humble, perhaps after his estrangement, the beloved
return to union with you after his estrangement.
Will unite with you
ولاand do not تقلْsay نامhe slept طولthroughout ليلتهhis night
ولا تقلْ نام طول ليلته
وبتُّand I passed the night فيin طولthe whole duration of ليلتيmy night ساهِدْsleepless
وبتُّ في طول ليلتي ساهِدْ
And do not say, “He slept throughout his night,
Don't say he slept all night long
while I passed my whole night sleepless.”
While I stayed awake all night long, upset
فمذهبُfor the creed of العاشقينthe lovers ذاكthat فقدْfor indeed
فمذهبُ العاشقين ذاك فقدْ
أضحىhas become عليهregarding it كلامهمtheir words واحدْone
أضحى عليه كلامهم واحدْ
For that is the lovers' creed; indeed,
For that is the way of lovers, their words
their words on it have become one.
Have become one
للهhow wondrous! ظبيٌa gazelle أغرُّbright-faced مختصَرُslender of الthe (continued)
لله ظبيٌ أغرُّ مختصَرُ ال
خصْرwaist غريرٌguileless عنيaway from me غداhas become شارِدْfleeing
خصْر غريرٌ عني غدا شارِدْ
How wondrous a bright-faced gazelle, slender of
A young gazelle, with a delicate and short
waist, guileless, who has taken flight from me!
Neck, a fawn whose eyes have wandered
قدindeed صادhunted قلبيmy heart ولنand will not ترىyou see عجباًa marvel
قد صاد قلبي ولن ترى عجباً
كنافرٍlike a fleeing creature فيin نِفارهits flight صائدa hunter
كنافرٍ في نِفاره صائد
He has hunted my heart; you will see no marvel
It captured my heart, it is no wonder
like a fleeing creature that hunts as it flees.
That an unbeliever continues in his unbelief, like a hunter
ياO صاحبيّmy two companions اتركاyou two leave ملامَكُماyour joint reproaches
يا صاحبيّ اتركا ملامَكُما
لاdo not تزرَعاyou two sow الشّرّevil إنهfor it is فاسِدْcorrupt
لا تزرَعا الشّرّ إنه فاسِدْ
O my two companions, leave off your reproaches.
My friend, stop your blame
Do not sow evil; it is corrupt.
Do not plant evil, for it is corrupt
وكاعبٍand a budding-breasted maiden ناهدٍwith swelling breasts وريحَunclear; perhaps 'alas for' فتًىa young man
وكاعبٍ ناهدٍ وريحَ فتًى
أصبحhas become صبّاًlovesick بكاعبٍfor a budding-breasted maiden ناهدْwith swelling breasts
أصبح صبّاً بكاعبٍ ناهدْ
And a budding, full-breasted maiden—alas for a youth [reading uncertain],
Like a playing boy, a sleepy one, and the youthful breeze
who has become lovesick for a budding, full-breasted maiden,
That has become morning drizzle playing with a sleepy one
خُمْصانةٍslender-waisted طَفلةٍdelicate خدلّجةٍfull-limbed
خُمْصانةٍ طَفلةٍ خدلّجةٍ
سارتْshe departed علىon ظهرِthe back of بازلٍa mature camel واخدْlong-striding
سارتْ على ظهرِ بازلٍ واخدْ
slender-waisted, delicate, full-limbed,
A young spirited girl with curly hair
who departed on the back of a long-striding, mature camel.
Walked on the back of a firm, one-humped camel
أفقدَنيdeprived me of الصبرَpatience بينُهاseparation from her وغداand became
أفقدَني الصبرَ بينُها وغدا
شوقيmy longing لماwhen ترحّلَتْshe journeyed away زائدْgreater
شوقي لما ترحّلَتْ زائدْ
Separation from her robbed me of patience, and
Her parting made me lose patience, and my longing
my longing grew when she journeyed away.
For her increased after she traveled
منwhoever يحمَدُpraises الآنnow ذاthis الزمانَage فماbut not
من يحمَدُ الآن ذا الزمانَ فما
أصبحتI have become ممّنْamong those who غداhas become لهof it حامدْa praiser
أصبحت ممّنْ غدا له حامدْ
Whoever praises this age now, I have not
Who can praise this time? It has become
become one of those who praise it.
One where there are few who praise it
لقدindeed رمانيit shot me بأسهُمwith arrows تركَتْleft
لقد رماني بأسهُم تركَتْ
قلبيَmy heart حيرانَbewildered قائماًstanding قاعِدْsitting
قلبيَ حيرانَ قائماً قاعِدْ
It has indeed shot me with arrows that left
Its arrows have struck me, leaving
my heart bewildered, now standing, now sitting.
My confused heart standing still
فقرٌpoverty يحاذيruns alongside صبابةًlovesickness أبداًforever
فقرٌ يحاذي صبابةً أبداً
وغربةٌand exile ماnot بلاؤهاits affliction واحدْa single one
وغربةٌ ما بلاؤها واحدْ
Poverty forever accompanies lovesickness,
Poverty that always competes with youth
and exile, with more than one affliction.
And estrangement whose afflictions are one
لولاhad it not been for الإمامthe Imam الأجلُّthe most august يُدرِكُنيreaching me
لولا الإمام الأجلُّ يُدرِكُني
بالعَذْبِwith sweet water منfrom بحرthe sea of جودِهhis generosity الباردْcool
بالعَذْبِ من بحر جودِه الباردْ
Had the most august Imam not reached me
If it were not for the most glorious Imam
with sweet water from the cool sea of his generosity,
Who quenches my thirst with the cool water of his generosity
متّI would have died ولكنهbut he تداركَنيcame to my rescue
متّ ولكنه تداركَني
أكرِمْhow generous! بهhe is منas a مهذّبrefined man ماجدْillustrious
أكرِمْ به من مهذّب ماجدْ
I would have died; but he came to my rescue.
I would have died but he saved me
How generous he is, a refined and illustrious man!
Honor him, the refined and glorious one
أبوfather of العلاexalted glory وابنهاand her son فلاso may not عدِمbe deprived of الthe (continued)
أبو العلا وابنها فلا عدِم ال
مولودَchild born منهاof her الزمانُtime والوالدْand the father
مولودَ منها الزمانُ والوالدْ
Glory's father and her son—may time never lack
Abu Al-Ala and his son, may the days
the child born of her, or the father.
When he and his father lived not cease
إنif قالhe speaks أوفىhe fulfills بماwhat يقولُhe says ومَنْand whoever
إن قال أوفى بما يقولُ ومَنْ
عداهis other than him لوif قالhe speaks ماطلُone who delays واعدْa promiser
عداه لو قال ماطلُ واعدْ
If he speaks, he fulfills what he says; anyone
If he makes a promise he fulfills it, and if
besides him, if he speaks, is a promiser who delays.
Another person makes a promise, he breaks it and disappoints
يذودُwards off عنfrom عِرضِهhis honor وماand not هوَhe عنfrom
يذودُ عن عِرضِه وما هوَ عن
لُهاهُhis gifts طولَthroughout الزمانtime بالذّائدْone who drives away
لُهاهُ طولَ الزمان بالذّائدْ
He guards his honor, but from
He protects his honor, and was never
his gifts he drives no one away, at any time.
Distracted from doing so, for ages
صفاءُthe purity of أعراضِهhis honors علىto كرمِthe nobility of الthe (continued)
صفاءُ أعراضِه على كرمِ ال
أخلاقِvirtues أخلاقِهhis virtues غَداhas become شاهدْa witness
أخلاقِ أخلاقِه غَدا شاهدْ
The purity of his honor, to the nobility of the
The purity of his character and noble manners
virtues—his own virtues—has become a witness.
Bare witness to this
بحرُthe sea of نداهhis bounty بحرٌa sea طمىoverflowed فلذاand therefore
بحرُ نداه بحرٌ طمى فلذا
لمnot يخْلُbe empty منof صادرٍone departing ومنand of واردْone arriving
لم يخْلُ من صادرٍ ومن واردْ
The sea of his bounty is an overflowing sea; thus
His generosity is an ocean whose waves crash and so
it is never without those departing and those arriving.
It never lacks one who takes or one who gives
يُرىare seen العِدىthe enemies نحوَهtoward him بأجمعهمall of them together
يُرى العِدى نحوَه بأجمعهم
ذاthis one راكعٌbowing تارةًat times وذاand that one ساجدْprostrate
ذا راكعٌ تارةً وذا ساجدْ
His enemies are all seen before him:
They are all seen bowing down before him
this one bowing at times, and that one prostrate.
Sometimes kneeling, sometimes prostrating
منwhoever قاسَcompares وجهَthe face of الإمامthe Imam أحمدَAhmad بالto the (continued)
من قاسَ وجهَ الإمام أحمدَ بال
بدرِfull moon فعنديthen in my view قياسُهhis comparison فاسِدْflawed
بدرِ فعندي قياسُه فاسِدْ
Whoever compares the face of Imam Ahmad to the
Whoever compares the face of Imam Ahmed to a
full moon—his comparison, to my mind, is flawed.
Full moon, I see his analogy as faulty
البدرthe full moon طوراًsometimes تراهyou see it ينقصُit diminishes والand the (continued)
البدر طوراً تراه ينقصُ وال
حافظُHafiz (Guardian) ماnot زالceased ضوؤهُhis light زائدْincreasing
حافظُ ما زال ضوؤهُ زائدْ
The full moon you sometimes see diminish, whereas
The full moon wanes at times, while
al-Hafiz's light has never ceased to grow.
The Protector’s light always increases
ياO منyou whose عطاياهُhis gifts عندamong أجمعناall of us
يا من عطاياهُ عند أجمعنا
منهاamong them طريفٌnewly acquired wealth فيin إثْرِهits wake تالِدlong-held wealth
منها طريفٌ في إثْرِه تالِد
O you whose gifts, among us all,
O you whose gifts, all of us agree
include newly gained riches, with long-held ones in their wake.
Some ancient and some recent
جودُكyour generosity أزرىput to shame بحاتمٍHatim وغدَتْand became
جودُك أزرى بحاتمٍ وغدَتْ
علياكَyour lofty glory ترميstrikes at ماwhat قدalready بنىbuilt خالدْKhalid
علياكَ ترمي ما قد بنى خالدْ
Your generosity has put Hatim to shame, and
Your generosity rivals Hatim’s and surpassed
your lofty glory has come to strike at what Khalid built.
What Khaled ibn Al Waleed built
أتاكcame to you فاهْنأْso rejoice بهin it إذاًthen رجبٌRajab
أتاك فاهْنأْ به إذاً رجبٌ
ولتَهْنِهand may you gladden it أنتyou أيهاO الماجدْillustrious one
ولتَهْنِه أنت أيها الماجدْ
Rajab has come to you; rejoice in it, then,
So celebrate as Rajab has come to you
and may you yourself gladden it, O illustrious one.
O glorious one
وهاكand here, take بكراًa virgin أتتكshe came to you تخطِرُshe sways proudly فيin
وهاك بكراً أتتك تخطِرُ في
ثوبَيْtwo robes of فخارٍglory وسؤدُدٍand eminence شائِدْlofty
ثوبَيْ فخارٍ وسؤدُدٍ شائِدْ
And here is a virgin, come to you swaying in
And the first born comes announcing in the garb
two robes of glory and lofty eminence.
Of happy tidings
واسلَمْand be safe ودُمْand endure فيin النعيمِbliss ياO علَمَbanner of الدthe… (beginning of 'age')
واسلَمْ ودُمْ في النعيمِ يا علَمَ الد
هرِage (completion) حقيقاًtruly وملجأَand refuge of القاصدْthe seeker
هرِ حقيقاً وملجأَ القاصدْ
Be safe and abide in bliss, O banner of
Greet and live in bliss forever O flag of the days
the age in truth, and refuge of the seeker.
And destination of seekers
لاmay you not زلتَcease صِنوَthe twin of العُلاexalted glory ومجتمَعَand the meeting-place of الthe (continued)
لا زلتَ صِنوَ العُلا ومجتمَعَ ال
فضلِexcellence وغيظَand vexation of العدوّthe enemy والحاسدْand the envier
فضلِ وغيظَ العدوّ والحاسدْ
May you ever remain glory's twin, and the meeting-place of
You still are the stronghold of supremacy, the place where
excellence, and the vexation of foe and envier.
Virtue gathers, and vexation of the enemy and envious
Sol 6.1