ياO قلبheart لاdo not تسموsoar بعزمwith resolve باردlukewarm
يا قلب لا تسمو بعزم بارد
انif كنتyou are قاصدseeking منتهىthe utmost of المقاصدthe goals
ان كنت قاصد منتهى المقاصد
O heart, do not soar with lukewarm resolve,
O heart, do not aspire with cold determination
If you seek the highest of all goals.
If you intend the utmost intentions
لاlet not يرددكturn you back دونshort of الورودreaching the water واردsomething that comes
لا يرددك دون الورود وارد
يكونbe قصدكyour aim واحداًone لواحدfor the One
يكون قصدك واحداً لواحد
Let nothing that comes your way turn you back before you reach the water.
Let no thorn deter you from the roses
Let your aim be one, directed to the One.
Make your aim one for one
حبlove of السلامهsafety يحرمdeprives one of السلامةsafety
حب السلامه يحرم السلامة
لاlet not يمنعكkeep you away عمنfrom whomever تشاyou desire ملامهreproach
لا يمنعك عمن تشا ملامه
Love of safety deprives you of safety.
Love of peace prohibits peace
Let no reproach keep you from whomever you desire.
Let no blamer prevent you from whom you desire
انif كانthere is لكfor you مرمىan aim لريمfor the gazelle of رامهRāmah
ان كان لك مرمى لريم رامه
لاdo not تستمعlisten to واشيa tale-bearer ولاnor معاندan adversary
لا تستمع واشي ولا معاند
If you have your sights set on the gazelle of Rāmah,
If you have an aim for a lovely gazelle
Do not heed a tale-bearer or an adversary.
Do not listen to slanderers nor opponents
منwhoever لمhas not يخاطرrisked فيin الهوىlove بغاليهwith what he holds dear
من لم يخاطر في الهوى بغاليه
فلاso let him not يذقtaste فيin الحبّlove قطّever حاليهits sweetness
فلا يذق في الحبّ قطّ حاليه
Whoever has not risked what he holds dear in love,
Whoever does not risk his most precious in love
Then let him never taste the sweetness of love.
Will never taste its sweetness
كمhow long ليfor me أناديI call out ماnot لقيتI have found شاريهa buyer for it
كم لي أنادي ما لقيت شاريه
روحيmy soul بنظرهfor a glance فيat الذيwhat أكابدI endure
روحي بنظره في الذي أكابد
How long I have called out, yet found no buyer for it—
How I cry out but find no buyer
My soul, for a glance at what I endure.
My soul looks upon what I endure
لوif ذقتyou tasted ماwhat ذاقواthey tasted أولواthose endowed with العزائمfirm resolve
لو ذقت ما ذاقوا أولوا العزائم
منof الهناbliss والفوزand victory والغنائمand spoils
من الهنا والفوز والغنائم
Had you tasted what those of firm resolve have tasted,
If you tasted what people of determination tasted
Of bliss, victory, and spoils,
Of bliss, triumph and spoils
ماnot سارتjourneyed الركبانthe riders وأنتwhile you نائمasleep
ما سارت الركبان وأنت نائم
ياO حسرتاهmy sorrow منat قلةthe scarcity of المساعدthe helper
يا حسرتاه من قلة المساعد
The riders would not have journeyed on while you slept.
While you sleep, the caravans march on
Alas for the scarcity of helpers!
Oh what regret from little aid
منعكhas kept you عنfrom ذوقtasting الهوىlove هواكاyour own desire
منعك عن ذوق الهوى هواكا
حتىuntil غلبprevailed داؤكyour illness علىover دواكاyour remedy
حتى غلب داؤك على دواكا
Your own desire has kept you from tasting love,
Your love distracted you
Until your illness prevailed over your remedy.
Until your sickness overcame your cure
انif لمnot تكنyou are تبكيweeping فكنthen be تباكاone who feigns tears
ان لم تكن تبكي فكن تباكا
لعلّperhaps نفحهa breath of grace تصلحwill put right المفاسدthe corruptions
لعلّ نفحه تصلح المفاسد
If you are not weeping, then feign weeping,
If you do not weep, then sigh
Perhaps a breath of grace will put right what is corrupt.
Perhaps a breeze will heal the corruption
فسرso journey إلىto اللَهGod أعرجlame ومكسورand broken
فسر إلى اللَه أعرج ومكسور
فجودfor the bounty of ربكyour Lord واسعvast ومنشورand widespread
فجود ربك واسع ومنشور
So journey to God, lame and broken,
Travel to God crooked and broken
For your Lord’s bounty is vast and widespread.
Your Lord's generosity is vast and widespread
والذنبand sin انif تقلعyou desist لديهwith Him مغفورforgiven
والذنب ان تقلع لديه مغفور
شفيعناour intercessor أحمدAhmad جامعuniting المحامدpraiseworthy qualities
شفيعنا أحمد جامع المحامد
And sin, if you abandon it, is forgiven in His sight.
Sins, if renounced, are forgiven
Our intercessor is Ahmad, who unites all praiseworthy qualities.
Our intercessor Ahmad, gatherer of praises
Sol 6.1