طربتُI thrilled اشتياقاًwith longing للنَّبيfor the Prophet محمَّدMuhammad
طربتُ اشتياقاً للنَّبي محمَّد
فمنso who ليfor me لوif only أنيthat I رُزقتُwere granted نشاطاvigor
فمن لي لو أني رُزقتُ نشاطا
I thrilled with longing for the Prophet Muhammad.
So who will help me? If only I were granted vigor!
طُبعتُI was fashioned علىupon حُبِّيmy love لهfor him ولآلهand for his family
طُبعتُ على حُبِّي له ولآله
وأصحابهand his companions فاخترتُso I chose ذاكَthat صراطاas a path
وأصحابه فاخترتُ ذاكَ صراطا
I was fashioned to love him and his family,
and his companions; so I chose that as my path.
طَمعتI hoped بإدراكِto attain الشفاعةِintercession فيon غَدٍthe morrow
طَمعت بإدراكِ الشفاعةِ في غَدٍ
إذاwhen الخوفُfear منfrom كلِّevery الجهاتdirection أحاطاcloses in
إذا الخوفُ من كلِّ الجهات أحاطا
I hoped to attain intercession on the morrow,
when fear closes in from every side.
طَوَيتُI folded علىaround نارِthe fire of اشتياقيmy longing أضلعيmy ribs
طَوَيتُ على نارِ اشتياقي أضلعي
فياso, oh ليتَif only أنَّthat القربnearness منهto him أماطاwould dispel
فيا ليتَ أنَّ القرب منه أماطا
I folded my ribs around the fire of my longing;
oh, if only nearness to him would dispel it!
طريقُthe path of الهُدىguidance بادٍplain فمنso who ليfor me بسرعةٍwith swiftness
طريقُ الهُدى بادٍ فمن لي بسرعةٍ
وقدwhile indeed قضتhave decreed الأقدارُfate's decrees أنthat أتباطأI should tarry
وقد قضت الأقدارُ أن أتباطأ
The path of guidance is plain; who can grant me speed,
when fate has decreed that I should tarry?
طولَthroughout اللياليthe nights بتُّI spent the night باللغُّوin idle talk لاهياًheedlessly absorbed
طولَ الليالي بتُّ باللغُّو لاهياً
وقدwhile indeed بسطَتhad spread تحتيbeneath me الذنوبُsins بساطاa carpet
وقد بسطَت تحتي الذنوبُ بساطا
I spent whole nights absorbed in idle talk,
while sins had spread a carpet beneath me.
طلبتُI sought بمدحthrough praise of المصطفىthe Chosen One أمنَsafety خائِفٍa fearful person
طلبتُ بمدح المصطفى أمنَ خائِفٍ
أحلُّI loosen بهthrough it مماfrom what حشتُI have amassed رباطاa bond
أحلُّ به مما حشتُ رباطا
Through praise of the Chosen One I sought a fearful man's safety,
through it I loosen a bond of what I have amassed.
طماعيةًeager longing منيon my part الرجاءhope فويحso alas for مَنone who
طماعيةً مني الرجاء فويح مَن
تعاطىhas committed منamong الزَّلاتthe lapses ماwhat أَتعاطىI commit
تعاطى من الزَّلات ما أَتعاطى
My hope is eager longing—alas for one
who has committed the lapses that I commit:
طعينpierced by المعاصيsins لاnot تزالُcease تنوشُهُassail him
طعين المعاصي لا تزالُ تنوشُهُ
رِماحٌspears تجاوَزنَhave surpassed النُّجُومَthe stars شطاطاin height
رِماحٌ تجاوَزنَ النُّجُومَ شطاطا
pierced by sins, he is ceaselessly assailed
by spears that tower beyond the stars.
طَموحٌaspiring لعفوِtoward the pardon of اللَهGod طرفُthe gaze of رجائِهِhis hope
طَموحٌ لعفوِ اللَه طرفُ رجائِهِ
علىdespite عظمthe enormity of ماwhat داجيhe connived عليهat it وَواطاand abetted
على عظم ما داجي عليه وَواطا
His hope's gaze strains toward God's pardon,
despite the enormity of what he has connived at and abetted.
Sol 6.1