إلىfor الزهادthe ascetics فيin الدنياthis world
إلى الزهاد في الدنيا
جنانgardens الخلدeternity تشتاقُyearn
جنان الخلد تشتاقُ
For those who renounce this world,
To the ascetics of this world
the gardens of eternity yearn.
The gardens of eternity yearn
عبيدslaves منfrom خطاياهمtheir sins
عبيد من خطاياهم
إلىto الرحمنthe All-Merciful أبّاقُrunaway slaves
إلى الرحمن أبّاقُ
Slaves who, from their sins,
Servants whose sins
flee to the All-Merciful.
To the Merciful have cried
حدتهمurged them onward نحوهtoward Him الرغبَthe longing (continued)
حدتهم نحوه الرغبَ
ةcompletion of 'longing' والرهبةand fear فانساقواso they followed
ة والرهبة فانساقوا
Longing drove them toward Him,
Their desire and awe led them
and fear; so they followed.
And so they flowed
وزافتand it strutted seductively لهمbefore them الدنياthe world
وزافت لهم الدنيا
وعاقتهمand it hindered them فماyet not انعاقواthey were held back
وعاقتهم فما انعاقوا
And the world strutted seductively before them,
The world was kind to them
and hindered them, yet they were not held back.
Yet they did not bend
عليهمupon them حينwhen تلقاهمyou meet them
عليهم حين تلقاهم
سكيناتserene demeanors وإطراقand lowered gazes
سكينات وإطراق
Upon them, when you meet them,
Upon them when met
are serene demeanors and downcast gazes.
Serenity and devotion
بقاياهمwhat remains of them منfrom الخدمَthe devotional service (continued)
بقاياهم من الخدمَ
ةcompletion of 'service' أشباحٌshadowy forms وأرماقand flickers of life
ة أشباحٌ وأرماق
What remains of them after their worship
What remains of their service
is shadowy forms and flickers of life.
Are specters and offerings
توهَّمُهُمyou imagine them وقدwhile already مالتhave bowed
توهَّمُهُم وقد مالت
لسكرالنومfrom sleep's stupor أعناقnecks
لسكرالنوم أعناق
You imagine them asleep, seeing how bowed
They imagine as sleep pulls
their necks are with the stupor of sleep;
Their necks into its drunkenness
وقدyet already قامواthey have stood ولاnot يهجَslumbers (continued)
وقد قاموا ولا يهجَ
عcompletion of 'slumbers' منwhoever ذاقhas tasted الذيwhat ذاقواthey have tasted
ع من ذاق الذي ذاقوا
yet they stand, and none slumbers
And they arise, unable to express
who has tasted what they have tasted.
What they have tasted
يضجونthey cry aloud إلىto اللهGod
يضجون إلى الله
ودمعand tears العينof the eye مهراقpoured forth
ودمع العين مهراق
They cry aloud to God,
Crying out to God
and tears from their eyes pour forth:
As tears stream down
مليكَO Sovereign الناسof mankind أعتقناset us free
مليكَ الناس أعتقنا
فإعتاقكfor Your freeing إعتاقemancipation
فإعتاقك إعتاق
O Sovereign of mankind, set us free,
Our Master, free us
for Your freeing is true freedom.
For your emancipation is freedom
مليكO Sovereign الناسof mankind خلِّصناdeliver us
مليك الناس خلِّصنا
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle كُشِّفَتis laid bare ساقa shin
إذا ما كُشِّفَت ساق
O Sovereign of mankind, deliver us
Our Master, deliver us
when a shin is laid bare.
When legs are exposed
مليكO Sovereign الملكof dominion هلis there مماfrom what
مليك الملك هل مما
تطوقناهwe have worn it as a collar إطلاقrelease
تطوقناه إطلاق
O Sovereign of dominion, is there, from what
Our Master of sovereignty, is there
we have worn around our necks, any release?
Any release from what has bound us
ففيfor around أعناقناour necks طرّاًall together
ففي أعناقنا طرّاً
منof الآثامsins أطواقcollars
من الآثام أطواق
For around the necks of us all
For around our necks are burdens
are collars of sins.
Of sins like shackles
رجوناكwe hoped in You ولاand not يخلfails (continued)
رجوناك ولا يخل
فcompletion of 'fails' منone who رجّاكhoped in You مصداقfulfillment of hope
ف من رجّاك مصداق
We have hoped in You, and never fails
We hoped in you, and none who hoped
the fulfillment of hope for whoever hopes in You.
In you has ever been disappointed
وخفناكand we feared You وقدthough perhaps تعفوYou pardon
وخفناك وقد تعفو
وقلبand the heart المرءof a person خفّاقfluttering
وقلب المرء خفّاق
And we have feared You, though You may forgive,
We feared you, and you forgive
and the human heart flutters.
As hearts flutter
Sol 6.1