مَولايَmy lord ياO بَحرَsea النَدىgenerosity
مَولايَ يا بَحرَ النَدى
ياO ذاpossessor of الأَياديfavors الوافِيَهample
يا ذا الأَيادي الوافِيَه
My lord, O sea of generosity,
My master, O sea of splendor
O you whose favors are ample,
O you of generous hands
ياO خَيرَbest حَبرٍscholar عالِمٍlearned
يا خَيرَ حَبرٍ عالِمٍ
آراؤُهُhis counsels لِيَfor me كافِيَهsufficient
آراؤُهُ لِيَ كافِيَه
O finest of learned scholars,
O best of learned men
Whose counsels suffice me,
Whose views suffice for me
وَشهابand a meteor فَضلٍexcellence ثاقِبٍpiercing
وَشهاب فَضلٍ ثاقِبٍ
حَلَّsettled in المَجَرَّةthe Milky Way سامِيَهlofty
حَلَّ المَجَرَّة سامِيَه
And piercing meteor of excellence,
And piercing ray of overflowing grace
Lodged in the lofty Milky Way,
That solved the lofty matter
وَمَنِand one who اِغتَدَتhave become أَنوارُهُhis lights
وَمَنِ اِغتَدَت أَنوارُهُ
لِذويfor those in الضَلالةerror هادِيَهguiding
لِذوي الضَلالة هادِيَه
And you whose lights have become
And he whose lights transgressed
Guides for those astray:
As guides for the misguided
وَافتكَhas reached you مِنّيfrom me قطعَةٌa short poem
وَافتكَ مِنّي قطعَةٌ
كَالرَوضِlike a garden عُلَّwatered anew بِسَارِيَهby a night raincloud
كَالرَوضِ عُلَّ بِسَارِيَه
A little poem has reached you from me,
A piece of me was taken away
Like a garden watered anew by a night raincloud,
Like a garden at full bloom
فَتَفَتّحَتand so opened أَنوارُهُits blossoms
فَتَفَتّحَت أَنوارُهُ
كَخلائِقٍlike virtues لَكَof yours زاكِيَهpure
كَخلائِقٍ لَكَ زاكِيَه
And so its blossoms opened,
So his lights opened up
Like your own pure virtues.
Like creations made to praise you
وَافَتcame مِنَfrom المَملوكِthe servant تَنحُوheading
وَافَت مِنَ المَملوكِ تَنحُو
نَحوtoward بابِكَyour door جارِيَهa handmaid
نَحو بابِكَ جارِيَه
It came from your servant, heading
And it turned from your slave towards
Toward your door—a handmaid,
Your gate, flowing
تَبغىit seeks رِضاكَyour approval وَحَسبُهاand sufficient for it
تَبغى رِضاكَ وَحَسبُها
مِنكَfrom you الرِضاapproval وَالعافِيَهand well-being
مِنكَ الرِضا وَالعافِيَه
Seeking your approval; enough for it
Seeking your approval, and it suffices
Are approval and well-being from you.
To have your acceptance and well-being
وَتَرومُand it seeks نُجحَsuccess القَصدِthe aim فيin
وَتَرومُ نُجحَ القَصدِ في
أَمرٍa matter أَتَتهُit approached it راجِيَهhopeful
أَمرٍ أَتَتهُ راجِيَه
It seeks success in its purpose, in
And it hopes for success in attaining
A matter it has approached hopefully,
What it came desiring
وَتَراهُand it considers it شَيئاًa thing هَيِّناًeasy
وَتَراهُ شَيئاً هَيِّناً
ياO ذاpossessor of العَطاياgifts الفاشِيَهwidespread
يا ذا العَطايا الفاشِيَه
And considers it an easy thing,
And sees it as something simple
O you whose gifts are widespread.
O you of abundant gifts
هُوَit أَنَّthat سَيِّدناour master الَّذيwho
هُوَ أَنَّ سَيِّدنا الَّذي
حازَattained العُلومَthe sciences السامِيَهlofty
حازَ العُلومَ السامِيَه
It is that our master, who
That our master, who attained
Has attained the lofty sciences,
The lofty sciences
النجلُthe scion مِنfrom فَرعِa branch العَلاglory
النجلُ مِن فَرعِ العَلا
ءِcompletes ‘glory’ مِنَfrom الأُصُولِthe roots الزاكِيَهpure
ءِ مِنَ الأُصُولِ الزاكِيَه
The scion of a branch of glory,
The progeny of the prominent branch
From pure roots,
Of the most excellent roots
مِنfrom دَوحَةٍa spreading tree عَربِيّةٍArab
مِن دَوحَةٍ عَربِيّةٍ
لِسُمُوِّهاfor its loftiness مُتسامِيَهsoaring
لِسُمُوِّها مُتسامِيَه
From an Arab tree,
From a lofty Arabian palm
Soaring in its loftiness,
Came to the book market after
وافىcame لِسوقِto the market of الكتبِbooks مِنfrom
وافى لِسوقِ الكتبِ مِن
بَعدَafter الصَلاةِthe prayer الثانِيَهsecond
بَعدَ الصَلاةِ الثانِيَه
Came to the book market
The second prayer
After the second prayer,
And bought out of kindness
وَاِبتاعَand bought مِنfrom لُطفٍLutf عَلىon
وَاِبتاعَ مِن لُطفٍ عَلى
شَرحِthe commentary on المَواقِفِal-Mawaqif حاشِيَهa gloss
شَرحِ المَواقِفِ حاشِيَه
And bought from Lutf, on
A commentary on the exposition
The Commentary on al-Mawaqif, a gloss.
Of the objectives, an annotation
هِيَit بُغيةُthe desire of المَملوكِthe servant مِنsince
هِيَ بُغيةُ المَملوكِ مِن
عَصرِthe time of الصِباyouth وَمَرادِيَهand my wish
عَصرِ الصِبا وَمَرادِيَه
It has been your servant's desire since
It is the desire of the slave
The days of youth, and my wish.
From the days of youth and want
فَعَسىso may أعامِلُI deal with سَيّديmy lord
فَعَسى أعامِلُ سَيّدي
مِنهُfrom him بِرِقَّةwith gentleness of حاشِيَهmanner
مِنهُ بِرِقَّة حاشِيَه
So may my dealings with my lord
Perhaps my master will treat it
Meet with his gentleness of manner.
Gently with his annotation
خُذهاtake it إِلَيكَto yourself وَنَظمُهاand its composition
خُذها إِلَيكَ وَنَظمُها
فيin ساعَةٍan hour أَوor ثانِيَهa second hour
في ساعَةٍ أَو ثانِيَه
Accept it; its verse was composed
Take it to yourself and compose it
In an hour or two.
In an hour or second
لاnever زِلتُماmay you both cease فيin نِعمَةٍblessing
لا زِلتُما في نِعمَةٍ
وَمَسَرّةٍand happiness مُتَمادِيَهenduring
وَمَسَرّةٍ مُتَمادِيَه
May you both ever remain in blessing
While you both remain in blessing
And enduring happiness,
And lasting joy
ماas long as ناحَlaments قُمريٌّa turtledove عَلىupon
ما ناحَ قُمريٌّ عَلى
فَنَنa bough الرِياضِthe gardens الزاهِيَهradiant
فَنَن الرِياضِ الزاهِيَه
As long as a turtledove laments upon
No starry-eyed one laments
A bough of the radiant gardens,
The gardens in full bloom
وَصَباand yearns الغَريبthe stranger إِلىfor الحِمىthe homeland
وَصَبا الغَريب إِلى الحِمى
بَعدَafter الدِيارِthe lands النائِيَهfaraway
بَعدَ الدِيارِ النائِيَه
And the stranger yearns for the homeland,
And the stranger heads home
After sojourning in faraway lands.
After the distant lands
Sol 6.1