وحقكمand by your honor إنيindeed I علىupon شرطthe pledge of صحبتيmy companionship
وحقكم إني على شرط صحبتي
وماand not غيرchanged الهجرانestrangement صفوthe purity of مودّتيmy affection
وما غير الهجران صفو مودّتي
And by your honor, I remain true to the pledge of my companionship.
By your rights, I am true to our companionship
Nor has estrangement changed the purity of my affection.
And nothing but estrangement is the purity of my affection
علىin كلّevery حالstate أنتمyou أصلthe root of بغيتيmy desire
على كلّ حال أنتم أصل بغيتي
وانand even if كانwere منكمfrom you منيتيmy desire أوor منيتيmy death
وان كان منكم منيتي أو منيتي
In every state, you are the root of my desire,
In any case, you are the origin of my desire
Even if from you comes my desire—or my death.
And whether you bring me bliss or afflict me
حبذاhow lovely عتابكمyour reproach
حبذا عتابكم
وأعذبهand its sweetest عذابكمyour torment
وأعذبه عذابكم
How lovely is your reproach!
How excellent is your rebuke
And its sweetest part is your torment.
And how sweet is your torment
ارحمواhave mercy ببابكمat your door
ارحموا ببابكم
مرتجىone hoping for ثوابكمyour reward
مرتجى ثوابكم
Have mercy, at your door,
Have mercy at your door
On one who hopes for your reward,
Seeker of your reward
سقيمailing عميدstricken قلبهhis heart بالقطيعةby separation
سقيم عميد قلبه بالقطيعة
فجودواso be generous ومنواand grant favor باللقاwith a meeting ياO أحبتيmy beloveds
فجودوا ومنوا باللقا يا أحبتي
A sick one whose heart is stricken by separation.
A sick leader whose heart is severed by estrangement
So be generous and grant a meeting, O my beloveds.
So be generous and grant reunion, O my loved ones
خلعتI cast off عذاريmy bridle فيin هواكمlove for you ولذليand sweet to me
خلعت عذاري في هواكم ولذلي
نحوليmy wasting away وتعذيبيand my torment بكمthrough you وتذلليand my self-abasement
نحولي وتعذيبي بكم وتذللي
I cast off my bridle in loving you; sweet to me are
I shed my adornment in passion for you and so
My wasting away, my torment through you, and my self-abasement.
My leanness, torment by you, and my humiliation
حلفتI swore بحقّby the honor of الباريthe Maker الخالقthe Creator الوليthe Protector
حلفت بحقّ الباري الخالق الولي
بأنthat ليسnot أسمعI heed فيكمabout you قولthe words of عذليmy reproachers
بأن ليس أسمع فيكم قول عذلي
I have sworn by the honor of the Maker, the Creator, the Protector,
I swore by the right of the Creator, the Guardian
That I will not heed my reproachers' words about you.
That you hear no word of blame from me
اعطفواshow kindness بجودكمthrough your generosity
اعطفوا بجودكم
وارحمواand have mercy عميدكمyour love-stricken one
وارحموا عميدكم
Show kindness through your generosity,
Be kind in your generosity
And have mercy on your love-stricken one,
And have mercy on your leader
وأسعدواand gladden بسعدكمwith your happiness
وأسعدوا بسعدكم
منone who شقىbecame wretched ببعدكمthrough your distance
من شقى ببعدكم
And with your happiness, gladden
And make happy with your joy
The one made wretched by your distance.
One who suffers from your absence
فلاso may you never زلتمcease to be ياO سادتيmy masters نصبbefore مقلتيmy eye
فلا زلتم يا سادتي نصب مقلتي
ومسكنكمand your dwelling فيin منتهىthe deepest reaches of لبّthe core of مهجتيmy soul
ومسكنكم في منتهى لبّ مهجتي
May you ever remain, O my masters, before my eye,
Still, O my masters, you are the aim of my glance
And your dwelling is in the innermost core of my soul.
And your dwelling is at the essence of my inner depths
أياO حاديchanting camel-driver of الأظعانthe caravans باللَهby God عجturn aside بهاwith them
أيا حادي الأظعان باللَه عج بها
ودعهاand let them تهادىsway gently فيon المسيرthe journey ورحand set out بهاwith them
ودعها تهادى في المسير ورح بها
O camel-driver of the caravans, by God, turn aside with them,
O guide of misfortunes, by Allah hurry with them
And let them sway gently on the journey, and set out with them
And leave them to wander on the journey and be off
إلىto طيبةTayba قدindeed طابbecame goodly سكانthe inhabitants of كثبهاits dunes
إلى طيبة قد طاب سكان كثبها
بمنby him who فاقsurpassed فيin العلياءexalted rank عجماnon-Arabs وعربهاand its Arabs
بمن فاق في العلياء عجما وعربها
To Tayba, whose dune-dwellers have been blessed
To the blessed Tabiyah, its dwellers are serene
By him who surpassed non-Arabs and her Arabs in exalted rank:
With the one who surpassed the best of non-Arabs and Arabs
هاديguide to الهدىright guidance حقاًtruly سيدmaster of الورىhumankind صدقاtruly
هادي الهدى حقاً سيد الورى صدقا
فيin العلاglory رقىhe rose مرقاa height ماnot أحدanyone لهto it يرقاascends
في العلا رقى مرقا ما أحد له يرقا
Truly the guide to right guidance, truly the master of humankind.
Guide of guidance, truly master of all people, truthful
In glory he rose to a height no one else can ascend.
He ascended high, none can ascend as he did
لقدindeed زانhas adorned ذكرهmention of him ياO أخيmy brother قصيدتيmy poem
لقد زان ذكره يا أخي قصيدتي
فأرجوso I hope for بهthrough him غفرانforgiveness of ذنبيmy sin وزلتيand my lapse
فأرجو به غفران ذنبي وزلتي
Indeed, mention of him has adorned my poem, O my brother,
Indeed, his mention, O brother, adorned my poem
So through him I hope for forgiveness of my sin and my lapse.
So I hope through it the forgiveness of my sin and slip
Sol 6.1