لحَىmay curse اللَهGod أياfirst part of أيامًا (“days”) ماremainder of أيامًا (“days”) مضتpassed فيin بطالةidleness
لحَى اللَه أيا ما مضت في بطالة
وماand not فزتُI attained منfrom قبرthe tomb of النبيّthe Prophet بسُولِwith a desired boon
وما فزتُ من قبر النبيّ بسُولِ
May God curse the days that passed in idleness,
May Allah excuse whatever passed in idleness,
while I gained no wished-for boon from the Prophet's tomb.
And whatever I gained from the Prophet's tomb in Medina.
لقدindeed ضاعwas wasted عمرٌa lifetime لمnot أكنI was فيهin it واصلاًarriving
لقد ضاع عمرٌ لم أكن فيه واصلاً
إلىto خيرthe best مبعوثone sent forth وخيرand the best رَسُولmessenger
إلى خير مبعوث وخير رَسُول
A lifetime was surely wasted in which I never made my way
A lifetime has passed in which I was not connected
to the best of those sent forth and the best of messengers.
To the best of messengers and the best prophet.
لكyours الخيرgoodness ياO خيرَbest of النبيينَthe prophets كُلهِّمall of them
لك الخير يا خيرَ النبيينَ كُلهِّم
ومنand one whose فضلهhis excellence لمnot يفتقرneed لدَليلِof proof
ومن فضله لم يفتقر لدَليلِ
Goodness is yours, O best of all the prophets,
Goodness to you, O best of all prophets,
and you whose excellence has no need of proof.
And by your grace no one was in need of proof.
لبَابُكَindeed your gate يومَon the day of الخوفِfear أعظمُthe greatest مأمنٍrefuge
لبَابُكَ يومَ الخوفِ أعظمُ مأمنٍ
يُسكِّنُstills مِنَّاfrom us حَرَّthe heat of كُلِّevery غليلِburning thirst
يُسكِّنُ مِنَّا حَرَّ كُلِّ غليلِ
Your gate is indeed the greatest refuge on the day of fear;
Your door on the day of fear is the greatest refuge,
it stills within us the heat of every burning thirst.
It calms us from the heat of every illness.
لِجاهِكَto your high standing نأويwe seek refuge حينwhen نَخشىwe fear جَهنَّماHell
لِجاهِكَ نأوي حين نَخشى جَهنَّما
فجاهُكfor your high standing ذوpossessing ظلٍّshade هُنَاكthere ظَليلِsheltering
فجاهُك ذو ظلٍّ هُنَاك ظَليلِ
We seek refuge in your high standing when we fear Hell,
For your glory we take refuge when we fear hell,
for your standing provides sheltering shade there.
So your glory is shaded there, shaded and beautiful.
لَعلَّperhaps زمانيmy time أنthat يبلِّغَنيbring me to المُنىwishes
لَعلَّ زماني أن يبلِّغَني المُنى
فأسعدُso I may rejoice منfrom قبلِbefore الرَّدىdeath بوصُوليin my arrival
فأسعدُ من قبلِ الرَّدى بوصُولي
Perhaps my days will bring me what I long for,
Perhaps my time will take me to my inevitable fate,
so I may rejoice in my arrival before death.
And before destruction I will be happy to arrive.
لعمريby my life لقدindeed أرجُوI hope for الوصُولَarrival ليثربٍto Yathrib
لعمري لقد أرجُو الوصُولَ ليثربٍ
وحسبيand sufficient for me لديهاin it إننيindeed I am ابنُa son of سَبيلِa road
وحسبي لديها إنني ابنُ سَبيلِ
By my life, I truly hope to reach Yathrib,
By my life, I do hope to arrive in Yathrib,
and it suffices me there that I am a wayfarer.
And it is enough for me there that I am a wayfarer.
لهوتُI dallied وقدand indeed كانتthere was للهوىfor desire دولةٌa reign
لهوتُ وقد كانت للهوى دولةٌ
فماbut not دَامlasted ذاكthat اللهُوdiversion غيرother than قليلِa little while
فما دَام ذاك اللهُو غير قليلِ
I dallied while desire held sway,
I indulged in passions when passion once ruled,
but that diversion lasted only a little while.
As long as that passion was no meager thing.
لبستُI put on ثياباًgarments للمعَاصيof sins طويلةًlong
لبستُ ثياباً للمعَاصي طويلةً
فجرّرتُand I dragged منهاfrom them فيin الشَّبابِyouth ذُيُوليmy trailing hems
فجرّرتُ منها في الشَّبابِ ذُيُولي
I put on long garments of sin,
I wore the garb of disobedience for a long time,
and in youth I dragged the trains of my garments.
And in my youth I dragged its train behind me.
لجأتI sought refuge لعفوِin the pardon of اللَهGod سِرّاًsecretly وجَهرةًand openly
لجأت لعفوِ اللَه سِرّاً وجَهرةً
لأحظىso I may gain بسترٍwith a covering فيat المَعادِthe Resurrection جَميلِbeautiful
لأحظى بسترٍ في المَعادِ جَميلِ
I sought refuge in God's pardon, secretly and openly,
I sought the forgiveness of Allah secretly and openly,
that I might gain a gracious covering at the Resurrection.
To be endowed with graceful cover on Judgment Day.
Sol 6.1