فقناwe surpassed علىabove العشاقthe lovers بكلّin every مشهدgathering
فقنا على العشاق بكلّ مشهد
منwho مثلناis like us
من مثلنا
We have surpassed the lovers in every gathering.
We have outshone all lovers in every scene
Who is like us?
None can compare to us
ولوand even if يطولrises high منwhoever طالrose high وجدand strove منwhoever جدstrove earnestly
ولو يطول من طال وجد من جد
ماnot نالناreached us
ما نالنا
And however high anyone rises, however hard anyone strives,
Though one persists however long, and strains intensely
None has reached us.
He cannot attain what we have gained
انّindeed الكريمthe Generous الفردthe Unique الحقthe Truth الأوحدthe One and Only
انّ الكريم الفرد الحق الأوحد
قدindeed خصناsingled us out
قد خصنا
Indeed, the Generous, the Unique, the Truth, the One and Only
The One True God has surely favored us
Has singled us out.
With graces that no limit can contain
وفضلand the bounty ربيof my Lord ليسnot يحصرهconfines it حدa limit
وفضل ربي ليس يحصره حد
منthe One who خلقناcreated us
من خلقنا
And no limit can contain the bounty of my Lord,
We are the ones with the sweetest springs to drink
The One who created us.
O you who deny
نحنwe الذيwho طابتbecame sweet لناfor us المشاربthe draughts
نحن الذي طابت لنا المشارب
ياO منكرينdeniers
يا منكرين
We are those for whom the draughts are sweet,
We are the stars that guide all seekers' paths
O deniers!
These are unearned gifts, O envious ones
نحنwe الذيwho للخلقto creation كالكواكبlike the stars
نحن الذي للخلق كالكواكب
للمهتدينto those finding their way
للمهتدين
We are to creation as the stars are
And who should envy us but those of lesser worth
To those who find their way.
So taste the bitterness
هذهthese مواهبgifts ليسnot بالمكاسبearned gains
هذه مواهب ليس بالمكاسب
ياO حاسدينenvious ones
يا حاسدين
These are gifts, not earned gains,
All hear our call but cannot see our forms
O envious ones!
As arrows find their destined marks
ومثلناand those like us ياO حاسدينenvious ones يحسدare envied
ومثلنا يا حاسدين يحسد
ذوقواtaste العناthe suffering
ذوقوا العنا
And those like us, O envious ones, are envied.
Lions guarding with their claws, fierce and rapt
Taste the suffering!
Those destined for greatness
فكلfor every أحدperson مقصودهhis purpose أذاناharming us
فكل أحد مقصوده أذانا
منfrom among كلevery عاتdefiant one
من كل عات
For anyone intent on harming us,
Who journey unto death with truthful purpose
From among all the defiant,
Comes before us now
نرميهwe shoot at him بأسهمناwith our arrows ولاand not يراناhe sees us
نرميه بأسهمنا ولا يرانا
الصايباتthe ones that strike true
الصايبات
We shoot at him with our arrows, and he does not see us—
What rivals can contend, what ignorant souls
The arrows that strike true.
Presume to challenge us
أسودlions تحميguard بالقناwith lances حماناour sanctuary
أسود تحمي بالقنا حمانا
والمرهفاتand the keen-edged swords
والمرهفات
Lions guard our sanctuary with lances
Our noble forefathers and righteous ancestors
And keen-edged swords.
With legacies that all the world excels
منwhoever كانwas لهfor him بالموتtoward death صدقsincerity مقصدpurpose
من كان له بالموت صدق مقصد
يقدمlet him advance لناto us
يقدم لنا
Whoever has a sincere resolve to die,
Hashim's descendant, the Chosen One Muhammed
Let him come forward to us.
He is our root and origin
منwho ذاis there يفاخرناvies with us in glory ومنand who يباهلinvokes mutual curses
من ذا يفاخرنا ومن يباهل
ياO جاهلينignorant ones
يا جاهلين
Who would vie with us in glory, and who would invoke mutual curses,
O ignorant ones?
آباؤناour fathers وأجدادناand our forefathers الأفاضلthe virtuous
آباؤنا وأجدادنا الأفاضل
الصالحينthe righteous
الصالحين
Our fathers and forefathers are the virtuous,
The righteous.
وزادand further طلناwe rose high فوقabove كلevery طائلlofty one
وزاد طلنا فوق كل طائل
فيin العالمينall the worlds
في العالمين
And further, we rose above all who stand tall
In all the worlds,
بالهاشميّthrough the Hashimite المصطفىthe Chosen One محمدMuhammad
بالهاشميّ المصطفى محمد
هوhe جدّناour forefather
هو جدّنا
Through the Hashimite, the Chosen One, Muhammad—
He is our forefather.
Partial English translation: 24 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1