الىtoward شيخونShaykhun تنعطفturn الامانيthe hopes
الى شيخون تنعطف الاماني
كشهبlike the grey ones الخيلof the horses تسرعhasten بالوثوبwith leaping
كشهب الخيل تسرع بالوثوب
Toward Shaykhun the hopes turn,
To Shaykhun aspirations turn
Like grey horses, they hasten in leaps.
Like meteors horses gallop and leap
تتورsurge (likely intended) بهاwith them القلوبthe hearts بلاwithout توانdelay
تتور بها القلوب بلا توان
الىtoward اعتابthe thresholds of صيادthe hunter of القلوبhearts
الى اعتاب صياد القلوب
Hearts surge with them, without delay,
Hearts flutter ceaselessly towards
Toward the thresholds of the hunter of hearts.
The threshold of the heart's hunter
اثيلdeep-rooted المجدglory عز‘Izz (glory) الدينal-Din (the faith) ذخريmy treasure
اثيل المجد عز الدين ذخري
حسامthe sword of النصرvictory فيin داجيthe darkness of الخطوبcalamities
حسام النصر في داجي الخطوب
‘Izz al-Din, of deep-rooted glory, my treasure,
Master of glory, treasure of faith, Dhakhrī
The sword of victory in the darkness of calamities.
Sword of victory in the thick of battle
سليلscion of السيدthe master الاسدthe lion الرفاعيal-Rifa‘i
سليل السيد الاسد الرفاعي
امامimam of صدورthe foremost of ركبانthe riders of الغيوبunseen realms
امام صدور ركبان الغيوب
Scion of the master, the lion al-Rifa‘i,
Scion of the lordly lion, al-Rifā‘ī
Imam of the foremost riders of unseen realms.
Before the spiritual riders' breasts
لجأتI sought refuge اليهin him اعثرI stumble منfrom حيائيmy shame
لجأت اليه اعثر من حيائي
بذيليover my hem نغماسيmy immersion (likely intended) بالعيوبin faults
بذيلي نغماسي بالعيوب
I sought refuge in him, stumbling from my shame,
To him I came, tripping on my modesty
Over the hem of my immersion in faults.
My train dipped in faults
وغوثand the succor of الاولياءthe saints ابوAbu (father of) علي‘Ali
وغوث الاولياء ابو علي
علياlofty فيamid لملماتgathering masses of الكروبdistress
عليا في لملمات الكروب
And the succor of the saints, Abu ‘Ali,
And patron of saints, Abū ‘Alī
Lofty amid the gathering masses of distress.
Sublime in life's turmoils
هوhe ابنa son of المصطفىthe Chosen One والآلand the Household قومa people
هو ابن المصطفى والآل قوم
بهمthrough them ينجوis saved المكبرthe one who increases الذنوبsins
بهم ينجو المكبر الذنوب
He is a son of the Chosen One; the Household are a people
He is the son of al-Mustafā and his folk
Through whom one who heaps up sins is saved.
By them the great sinner is saved
عليهمupon them كلevery آونةmoment سلامpeace
عليهم كل آونة سلام
يجددis renewed فيin الصباحthe morning وفيand at العروبsunset (likely intended)
يجدد في الصباح وفي العروب
Upon them, at every moment, be peace,
Upon them at all times greetings
Renewed in the morning and at sunset.
Renewed in morn and eve
Sol 6.1