الحاديthe camel-driver صاحْcried out
الحادي صاحْ
منbecause of شدةِthe severity of الأمورْthe troubles
من شدةِ الأمورْ
The camel-driver cried out
The First Caller says:
because of the severity of troubles:
Out of hardship
لوif only صبتI found جناحْa wing
لو صبت جناحْ
للمصطفىto the Chosen One نزورْI visit
للمصطفى نزورْ
If only I could find a wing,
If only I had wings
I would visit al-Mustafa.
To visit Al-Mustafa
لوif only صبتI found الآنْnow
لو صبت الآنْ
نمشيI go خديمْa humble servant مطيعْobedient
نمشي خديمْ مطيعْ
If only I could find one now,
If only I set out now
I would go as a humble, obedient servant
Walking obediently
معwith الركبانْthe riders
مع الركبانْ
أنيthat I am عاشقٌa lover وَليعْardently devoted
أني عاشقٌ وَليعْ
with the riders.
With the caravan
For I am a passionately devoted lover.
I am a passionate lover
تذهبvanish الأحزانْthe sorrows
تذهب الأحزانْ
إذwhen نرىI see البقيعْal-Baqiʿ
إذ نرى البقيعْ
Sorrows vanish
Sorrows would leave
when I see al-Baqiʿ.
When we see Al-Baqi`
ثمthen نرتاحْI rest
ثم نرتاحْ
ودمعتيand my tear تفورْwells up
ودمعتي تفورْ
Then I find rest,
Then we would rest
and my tear wells up.
And my tears would flow
لوif only صبتI found جناحْa wing
لو صبت جناحْ
للمصطفىto the Chosen One نزورْI visit
للمصطفى نزورْ
If only I could find a wing,
If only I had wings
I would visit al-Mustafa.
To visit Al-Mustafa
لوif only صبتI found نعزمْI resolve to go
لو صبت نعزمْ
ونودعand I bid farewell to ناسيmy people
ونودع ناسي
If only I could, I would set out
If only I decided
and bid my people farewell.
And bid farewell to people
وماءand the water of زمزمْZamzam
وماء زمزمْ
فيهthrough it نبلغI reach ساسيmy foundation
فيه نبلغ ساسي
And the water of Zamzam—
And Zamzam water
through it I reach my very core.
Where I quench my thirst
نَفرحْI rejoice ونغنمْand I gain
نَفرحْ ونغنمْ
حينwhen نشربْI drink كاسيmy cup
حين نشربْ كاسي
I rejoice and am enriched
We would rejoice and be delighted
when I drink my cup.
When we drink our cup
ننظرI look بنظرهthrough his gaze
ننظر بنظره
وتزولْand vanishes إِنكاريmy denial
وتزولْ إِنكاري
I see through his gaze,
Looking at him
and my denial vanishes.
My denial would vanish
ياO ربْLord زورهa visit
يا ربْ زوره
للنبيto the Prophet الهاديthe guiding one
للنبي الهادي
O Lord, grant a visit
O Lord, visit him
to the guiding Prophet.
The guiding Prophet
ياربْO Lord عِينْhelp
ياربْ عِينْ
منone who لاno لهfor him جناحْa wing
من لا له جناحْ
O Lord, help
O Lord, help
the one who has no wing.
Those without wings
والقلبand the heart حزينْsorrowful
والقلب حزينْ
ملازمever bound to النواحْlamentation
ملازم النواحْ
And the heart is sorrowful,
With a sorrowful heart
ever bound to lamentation.
Ever lamenting
يطلبْit seeks فيat الحينْthe present moment
يطلبْ في الحينْ
زورةa visit to سيدthe lord of الملاحْthe fair ones
زورة سيد الملاحْ
It seeks, at once,
Seeking at this moment
a visit to the lord of the fair ones,
To visit the Master of Guides
فيin مساevening وصباحْand morning
في مسا وصباحْ
حاديthe driver of الحمولthe laden camels يقولْsays
حادي الحمول يقولْ
in evening and morning.
In the evening and morning
The driver of the laden camels says:
The First Caller says
لوif only صبتI found جناحْa wing
لو صبت جناحْ
للمصطفىto the Chosen One نزورْI visit
للمصطفى نزورْ
If only I could find a wing,
If only I had wings
I would visit al-Mustafa.
To visit Al-Mustafa
مَنْwhoever هُوhe فيin غفلاheedlessness
مَنْ هُو في غفلا
انتبهawake منfrom منامكْyour sleep
انتبه من منامكْ
You who dwell in heedlessness,
O oblivious one
awake from your sleep!
Awake from your sleep
العمرُlife وليhas slipped away
العمرُ ولي
وأنتَand you فيin عصيانكْyour disobedience
وأنتَ في عصيانكْ
Life has slipped away,
Life is fleeting
while you remain in your disobedience.
While you disobey
بادرْhasten فيon رحلاa journey
بادرْ في رحلا
منfrom ديارْthe lands of سكانكyour residence
من ديارْ سكانك
Hasten on a journey
Set out on a journey
from the lands where you dwell.
From your homelands
بادرhasten وأعزمْand resolve to go
بادر وأعزمْ
للنخيلto the palm trees والواديand the valley
للنخيل والوادي
Hasten and resolve to go
Set out and decide
to the palm trees and the valley.
For the palm trees and valley
ياO ربLord زورهa visit
يا رب زوره
للنبيto the Prophet الهاديthe guiding one
للنبي الهادي
O Lord, grant a visit
O Lord, visit him
to the guiding Prophet.
The guiding Prophet
يامنO one who يعشاقْloves
يامن يعشاقْ
يعشاقloves مليحْa fair one أصولْlineage
يعشاق مليحْ أصولْ
O one who loves,
O You who loves
who loves one of fair lineage,
The beautiful lovers
يتبعhe follows الأنياقْthe she-camels
يتبع الأنياقْ
ويشدْand he holds fast فيamong الحمولْthe laden camels
ويشدْ في الحمولْ
let him follow the she-camels
Who follows the elegant
and hold fast among the laden camels;
And travels in caravans
فعسىso perhaps يلحاقْhe may reach
فعسى يلحاقْ
بروضةِto the garden of الرسولْthe Messenger
بروضةِ الرسولْ
so perhaps he may reach
That he may join
the Messenger's garden.
The Prophet's Court
نورهhis light الوضاحْradiant
نوره الوضاحْ
ياO مبدعهhis Creator بنورْwith light
يا مبدعه بنورْ
His radiant light—
His brilliant light
O You who fashioned him with light!
O its Originator from Light
ولوand if only صبتI found جناحْa wing
ولو صبت جناحْ
للمصطفىto the Chosen One نزورْI visit
للمصطفى نزورْ
And if only I could find a wing,
If only I had wings
I would visit al-Mustafa.
To visit Al-Mustafa
Sol 6.1