قتلslew الاعداءthe enemies ياO هندHind الحسدenvy
قتل الاعداء يا هند الحسد
وبداءand with the disease الحقدrancor ماتواthey died عنfrom كمدanguish
وبداء الحقد ماتوا عن كمد
Envy has slain the enemies, O Hind.
Kill the enemies, O Hind of envy
And with the disease of rancor they died of anguish.
And with the disease of hatred they died of sorrow
غالبواthey strove against اللهGod بزعمwith a claim خائبvain
غالبوا الله بزعم خائب
خسئواthey were abased لنwill not يغلبovercome اللهGod أحدanyone
خسئوا لن يغلب الله أحد
They strove against God with a vain claim.
They thought they had overcome God
They were abased; no one will overcome God.
Wretched, no one can overcome God
كمhow often أرادhe sought بالتجريthrough audacity قطعsevering حبrope (apparently a damaged fragment of 'my rope')
كم أراد بالتجري قطع حب
بليmy (apparently completing 'my rope') وحبلand the rope اللهGod لمdid not يقطعهsever it شدstrain
بلي وحبل الله لم يقطعه شد
How often he sought, in audacity, to sever my rope,
How much they wanted to sever love by slander
yet no strain has severed God's rope.
But my love for God's rope has not been severed by adversity
نفخواthey blew كيso that يطفئواthey might extinguish نوريmy light فاءapparently a fragment of 'so He gave it'
نفخوا كي يطفئوا نوري فاء
طاهapparently the continuation of 'gave it' مولايmy Lord ضياءradiance فاتقدso it blazed
طاه مولاي ضياء فاتقد
They blew to extinguish my light; then
They blew to extinguish my light
my Lord gave it radiance, so it blazed.
But my Master made my light shine brighter
وارادواand they sought هدمthe demolition of مجديmy glory فعلاso it rose
وارادوا هدم مجدي فعلا
بيدby the hand of اللهGod وظلواand they remained بالنكدin misery
بيد الله وظلوا بالنكد
And they sought to demolish my glory, but it rose
They wanted to destroy my glory
by God's hand, and they remained in misery.
But by God's hand they remain in sorrow
محقواthey were annihilated غيظاin rage وراحواand they went away شيعاin factions
محقوا غيظا وراحوا شيعا
كلهمall of them فيaround جيدهhis neck حبلa rope مسدtwisted palm fiber
كلهم في جيده حبل مسد
They were consumed by rage and went off in factions,
They vented their anger and parted in disgrace
each with a rope of twisted palm fiber about his neck.
All bound by a tight rope around their necks
قامarose عنfrom فلسفةphilosophy ساحرهمtheir sorcerer
قام عن فلسفة ساحرهم
مبرماresolute ينفثbreathing مكراdeceit فيinto العقدthe knots
مبرما ينفث مكرا في العقد
Their sorcerer arose from philosophy,
The philosophy of their sorcerer has failed
resolute, breathing deceit into knots.
Speaking nonsense, plotting in secret
فقضىso he perished بالخزيin disgrace مطموساeffaced إلىto
فقضى بالخزي مطموسا إلى
حيثwhere القتshe cast down رحلهاher saddle امUmm (mother of) لبدLubad
حيث القت رحلها ام لبد
So he passed away, disgraced and effaced, to
So he was condemned in disgrace to the place
where Umm Lubad cast down her saddle.
Where she had pitched her tent, O Labid
حاربواthey warred against اللهGod ورامواand they sought عنوةby force
حاربوا الله وراموا عنوة
وضعthe abasement of منone whom اعلاهHe exalted him بئسevil is المعتقدthe belief
وضع من اعلاه بئس المعتقد
They warred against God and sought by force
They fought God and arrogantly tried
to abase one He had exalted—what an evil belief!
To depose the Highest with their corrupt belief
ينصرhelps اللهGod تعالىexalted be He عبدهHis servant
ينصر الله تعالى عبده
بالتجليthrough divine manifestation لاnot يجيشwith an army (apparent textual error) وعددand numbers
بالتجلي لا يجيش وعدد
God Most High helps His servant
God helps His servant
through divine manifestation, not by an army and numbers.
With divine splendor that never dims and endless soldiers
ويذلand He humbles الخصمthe adversary فيin عزتهHis might
ويذل الخصم في عزته
فيرىand so he is seen بالحالat once ممحوقobliterated الجسدthe body
فيرى بالحال ممحوق الجسد
And in His might He humbles the adversary,
And humiliates the enemy in His glory
who is seen at once, his body laid waste.
So that he sees his body destroyed
هكذاthus نصرةthe aid of مولاناour Lord لمنfor whoever
هكذا نصرة مولانا لمن
طهرpurified السرthe inner self وللهand on God استندrelied
طهر السر ولله استند
Such is our Lord's help for one
Such is the help of our Master to one
who purified his inner self and relied on God.
Who has purified his inner secret and on God relies
فاطربىso rejoice ياO هندHind انيindeed I am رجلa man
فاطربى يا هند اني رجل
خالصpure القلبof heart علىupon اللهGod اعتمدrelied
خالص القلب على الله اعتمد
So rejoice, O Hind: I am a man
Rejoice O Hind that I am a man
pure of heart, relying on God.
Pure of heart, relying on God
وجهturned الوجهthe face لهtoward Him منقطعاwithdrawing
وجه الوجه له منقطعا
عنfrom سواهall besides Him قامrose زعماin pretension اوor قعدsat
عن سواه قام زعما او قعد
I turned my face toward Him, withdrawing
My face turned to Him alone
from all besides Him, whether they rose in pretension or sat.
Apart from all others, standing or sitting
واحتميand sought shelter بالهاشميin the Hashimi المصطفىthe Chosen One
واحتمي بالهاشمي المصطفى
سيدmaster of الاكوانall worlds مصباحthe lamp of الرشدright guidance
سيد الاكوان مصباح الرشد
And I sought shelter in the chosen Hashimi,
And I seek protection in Al-Mustafa the Hashimi
master of all worlds, the lamp of right guidance.
Master of all worlds, lamp of guidance
وانتمىand affiliated himself لابنwith Ibn الرفاعيal-Rifa'i الذيwhose
وانتمى لابن الرفاعي الذي
جدهhis grandfather مدextended لهto him اكرمthe noblest يدhand
جده مد له اكرم يد
And I affiliated myself with Ibn al-Rifa'i, whose
And I belong to the son of Al-Rifa'i
grandfather extended to him the noblest hand.
Whose noble grandfather stretched out his generous hand
لمdid not يرsee التاثيرeffective power الاexcept للذيto Him who
لم ير التاثير الا للذي
بسطspread الأرضthe earth علىupon ماءwater جمدfroze
بسط الأرض على ماء جمد
I have seen no effective power except in Him
He saw no effect but from Him
who spread the earth upon water that froze.
Who spread out the earth over still waters
ويرىand sees جاهthe standing of التهاميthe Tihami يداa hand
ويرى جاه التهامي يدا
توصلbrings العبدthe servant الىto عزthe honor of الابدeternity
توصل العبد الى عز الابد
And I see the Tihami's standing as a hand
And he saw the glory of helping hands
that brings the servant to everlasting honor.
That brings a servant to eternal honor
ويرىand regards شيخthe shaykh of العريجاal-'Urayja قدوةa model
ويرى شيخ العريجا قدوة
برسولto the Messenger of اللهGod موصولlinked السندthe chain of transmission
برسول الله موصول السند
And I see the shaykh of al-'Urayja as a model,
And he saw the Sheikh Al-Arija as an example
his chain of transmission linked to God's Messenger.
Connected to the Messenger of God in lineage
جاههhis standing العاليlofty ملاذيmy refuge ابداforever
جاهه العالي ملاذي ابدا
انماindeed الوالدthe father يحميprotects للولدfor the child
انما الوالد يحمي للولد
His lofty standing is forever my refuge;
His lofty station is my eternal refuge
a father indeed protects his child.
For the father protects his son
تهزأmocks العينthe eye بآسادat the lions of الشرىal-Shara
تهزأ العين بآساد الشرى
بعدafter انthat حلتit entered حمىthe sanctuary of ذاكthat الاسدlion
بعد ان حلت حمى ذاك الاسد
The eye mocks the lions of al-Shara
The eye mocks the lions of evil
after entering that lion's sanctuary.
After the zeal of that lion descended
كمhow much لهhe possesses منof همةspiritual resolve فعالةeffective
كم له من همة فعالة
كمhow many باذنby the leave of اللهGod حلتit untied منof عقدknots
كم باذن الله حلت من عقد
How much potent spiritual resolve he possesses!
How many great feats he has
How many knots it has untied, by God's leave!
How many knots, by God's leave, he has untied
وردthe litany of اهلthe people of اللهGod انif خطبa calamity دهاbefell
ورد اهل الله ان خطب دها
ياO رفاعيRifa'i ياO اباAbu (father of) العرجاal-'Arja المددaid
يا رفاعي يا ابا العرجا المدد
The litany of God's people, when calamity strikes:
The people of God reply when addressed
O Rifa'i, O Abu al-'Arja—aid!
O Rifa'i, O Abu Al-Arija, help!
Sol 6.1