إِلىto المَسجِدِthe mosque الأَقصىthe farthest مِنَfrom الحَرَمِthe sanctuary القُدسيholy
إِلى المَسجِدِ الأَقصى مِنَ الحَرَمِ القُدسي
سَرَيناwe journeyed by night فَوافىthen came الفَتحُillumination مِنfrom حَضرَةthe presence of القُدسِholiness
سَرَينا فَوافى الفَتحُ مِن حَضرَة القُدسِ
To Al-Aqsa Mosque from the holy sanctuary,
From Al-Haram Al-Qudsi to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
We journeyed by night, and illumination came from the Presence of Holiness.
We journeyed, and victory from the precinct of Al-Quds drew near
وَجئناand we came حمىthe sanctuary of التَقديسsanctification وَاللَيلُwhile the night راقِدٌlay asleep
وَجئنا حمى التَقديس وَاللَيلُ راقِدٌ
وَقَدand already جُنَّwent mad حَتّىto the point that لاnot يَفيقُrecover consciousness مِنَfrom المَسِّpossession
وَقَد جُنَّ حَتّى لا يَفيقُ مِنَ المَسِّ
And we reached the sanctuary of sanctification while the night lay asleep,
We came to protect the consecrated, while night lay asleep
And it had gone so mad that it could not recover from possession.
Having pulled her garments over her, lest she should awake from her slumber
طَلائِعُadvance parties of أَنضاءٍweary riders عَلىupon مِثلِهاtheir like لَهاtheirs is
طَلائِعُ أَنضاءٍ عَلى مِثلِها لَها
عَلىdespite الأَينfatigue إِرقالُthe swift gait of الظَليمِthe male ostrich عَلىon الحَرسِwatch
عَلى الأَين إِرقالُ الظَليمِ عَلى الحَرسِ
An advance guard of weary riders on mounts as weary, yet theirs,
Vanguards of gleaming brilliance, the likes of which
Despite fatigue, was the swift stride of a male ostrich on watch.
Keep watch over the gloomy shadows in the dark of night
تُباريthey race against نَعامَostriches of الجَوِّthe sky طَوراًat one time وَتارَةًand at another
تُباري نَعامَ الجَوِّ طَوراً وَتارَةً
تُجاريthey keep pace with نَعامَostriches of الدَوِّthe desert فيin المهمهِthe trackless wilderness الوَعسِsoft-sanded
تُجاري نَعامَ الدَوِّ في المهمهِ الوَعسِ
At times they raced the ostriches of the sky, and at others
Now challenging the ostriches of the firmament, now and then
Kept pace with the desert's ostriches in the soft-sanded waste,
Racing the ostriches of the earth in fearful apprehension
إِلىuntil أَنthat بَدَتappeared لِلعَينto the eye أَعلامُthe landmarks of ذيDhu (possessor of) طُوىTuwa
إِلى أَن بَدَت لِلعَين أَعلامُ ذي طُوى
وَبانَand appeared حِمىthe sanctuary of البَيتِthe House المُقَدَّسِsanctified عَنfrom رِجسِdefilement
وَبانَ حِمى البَيتِ المُقَدَّسِ عَن رِجسِ
Until the landmarks of Dhu Tuwa appeared to the eye,
Until the banners of the Holy Place became visible to the eye
And the sanctuary of the Holy House appeared, free of defilement.
And the sanctuary of the Sacred House was seen, free of pollution
نَزَلناwe alighted مِنَof الوَاديthe valley المُقَدَّسsacred شاطِئاًa bank
نَزَلنا مِنَ الوَادي المُقَدَّس شاطِئاً
عَلىupon بُقعَةٍa spot فيهِin it مُبارَكَةblessed الرَمسِburial soil
عَلى بُقعَةٍ فيهِ مُبارَكَة الرَمسِ
We alighted on a bank of the sacred valley,
We descended from the Sacred Valley to the shore
Upon a spot within it, whose burial soil was blessed.
Upon a plot of land blessed by the Divine
فَلاحَthen shone لَناto us مِنfrom جانبthe side of الطُورِthe Mount لامِعاًgleaming
فَلاحَ لَنا مِن جانب الطُورِ لامِعاً
سَناthe radiance of ضَوءِthe light of نارٍa fire قَدalready جَلَتdispelled ظُلمَةَthe darkness of اللَبسِconfusion
سَنا ضَوءِ نارٍ قَد جَلَت ظُلمَةَ اللَبسِ
Then from the side of the Mount there shone before us, gleaming,
There shone for us from the side of Al-Tur, radiantly
The radiance of a fire's light that had dispelled the darkness of confusion.
The light of a fire which had dispelled the darkness of confusion
وَماand not تِلكَthat نارٌa fire بَلrather سَناthe radiance of رَبةِthe Lady of السَناsplendor
وَما تِلكَ نارٌ بَل سَنا رَبةِ السَنا
تَجَلّىrevealed itself لِقَلبٍto a heart قَدalready تَخَلّىfreed itself عَنfrom الحَدسِconjecture
تَجَلّى لِقَلبٍ قَد تَخَلّى عَن الحَدسِ
And that was no fire, but the radiance of the Lady of Splendor,
That was no fire, but the brilliance of the All-Holy
Revealed to a heart that had relinquished conjecture.
Revealed to a heart emptied of speculation
أَضاءَilluminated سَناهاher radiance طُورَMount سيناءَSinai مَرَّةًonce
أَضاءَ سَناها طُورَ سيناءَ مَرَّةً
وَآنَسَهاand perceived her مِنfrom قَبلُbefore موسىMoses بِلاwithout حِسِّsensory perception
وَآنَسَها مِن قَبلُ موسى بِلا حِسِّ
Her radiance once illumined Mount Sinai,
Its light illuminated Mount Sinai once
And Moses had perceived her before, without the senses.
And gave solace beforetime to Moses without senses
سَمِعناwe heard بِطُورِupon the Mount of القَلبِthe heart مِنهاfrom her نِداءَthe call of مَنthe One who
سَمِعنا بِطُورِ القَلبِ مِنها نِداءَ مَن
تَنَزَّهis exalted عَنbeyond فَصلٍa defining difference يُدانيهِcomes near Him أَوor جنسِa genus
تَنَزَّه عَن فَصلٍ يُدانيهِ أَو جنسِ
Upon the heart's Mount we heard from her the call of One
We heard with the inner heart a call from it, from One
Who transcends any defining difference or genus that might approach Him.
Exalted above description or likeness to any created thing
وَنادىand called مُناديthe herald of القُربnearness مِنfrom حَضرَةَthe presence of الرِضاcontentment
وَنادى مُنادي القُرب مِن حَضرَةَ الرِضا
أَلاbehold! فَاِنعمواso rejoice فَالفَتحُfor illumination فَوقَabove جَنىthe fruit of الغَرسِplanting
أَلا فَاِنعموا فَالفَتحُ فَوقَ جَنى الغَرسِ
And the herald of nearness called from the Presence of Contentment:
And the Herald of Nearness called from the Court of Good Pleasure
Lo, rejoice, for illumination surpasses the fruit of planting!
"Rejoice! For the Opening is upon the fruits of the branches."
فَطُوبىso blessedness لَناfor us مِنamong حاضِريthose present at أَيمَنِthe right side of الحِمىthe sanctuary
فَطُوبى لَنا مِن حاضِري أَيمَنِ الحِمى
وَطُوبىand blessedness لَناfor us مِنamong حاضِريthose present in حَضرَةَthe Presence of القُدسِHoliness
وَطُوبى لَنا مِن حاضِري حَضرَةَ القُدسِ
So blessed are we, among those at the sanctuary's right-hand side,
So joy to us, from the attendants on the right side of the sanctuary!
And blessed are we, among those in the Presence of Holiness.
And joy to us, from the attendants in the precinct of Al-Quds!
Sol 6.1