مسافرينtravelers أبلغواconvey عناon our behalf
مسافرين أبلغوا عنا
منthe one فيin تريمTarim ألفa thousand وألفيand two thousand سلامgreetings
من في تريم ألف وألفي سلام
Travelers, convey on our behalf
Travelers, convey from us
A thousand and two thousand greetings to the one in Tarim,
To those in Tarim a thousand greetings
منthe one whose قامتهhis stature تشبهresembles الغصناthe bough
من قامته تشبه الغصنا
ومنand whose جبينهhis brow كبدرlike the moon التمامfullness
ومن جبينه كبدر التمام
Whose stature resembles a bough,
Whose stature resembles a branch
And whose brow is like the full moon.
And whose forehead is like the full moon
متممperfect in الحسنbeauty والمعنىand inner worth
متمم الحسن والمعنى
سويجيlanguid الطرفthe gaze قميريa little turtledove الحمامthe doves
سويجي الطرف قميري الحمام
Consummate in beauty and inner worth,
The perfected beauty and meaning
Languid of gaze, a little turtledove among doves.
Even of feature, tender of glance
والجسمand the body منfrom فرقتهseparation from him مضنىwasted
والجسم من فرقته مضنى
وناظريand my eyes ماnot تهناenjoy repose منامsleep
وناظري ما تهنا منام
And my body is wasted by separation from him,
Though parted, my body yearns
And my eyes have enjoyed no sleep.
And my eyes know no sleep
قولواtell لمنto the one who قدalready براworn down حاليmy condition
قولوا لمن قد برا حالي
لاnot يحسبthink أناthat we نسيناhave forgotten لقاهmeeting him
لا يحسب أنا نسينا لقاه
Tell the one who has worn me down:
Say to him whose state I have come to know
Let him not think we have forgotten meeting him.
Let him not think I have forgotten our meeting
أفديهI would ransom him بالحالwith my being والمالand my wealth
أفديه بالحال والمال
وليسand is not مقصوديmy aim إلاexcept رضاهhis pleasure
وليس مقصودي إلا رضاه
I would ransom him with my being and my wealth,
I would ransom him with my state and wealth
And my aim is nothing but his pleasure.
My only desire is his approval
واللَهby God أقسمI swear ولاand not أباليI care
واللَه أقسم ولا أبالي
ماnot حبّI love حدّanyone فيamong الخلائقcreatures سواهexcept him
ما حبّ حدّ في الخلائق سواه
By God I swear, and I care not:
By God I swear, and I do not care
I love no one among all creatures but him.
If I love anyone among the creations but him
هوhe لبthe core قلبيmy heart وهوand he اليمنىthe right eye
هو لب قلبي وهو اليمنى
منof أعينيmy eyes وهوand he مخthe marrow العظامthe bones
من أعيني وهو مخ العظام
He is my heart's core, and he is the right one
He is the heart of my heart, my right hand
Of my eyes, and he is the marrow of my bones.
The apple of my eye, the marrow of my bones
إنif تمpersists ذاthis الشوقlonging فيin قلبيmy heart
إن تم ذا الشوق في قلبي
يصبحis in the morning عظيمimmense ويمسيand is in the evening عظيمimmense
يصبح عظيم ويمسي عظيم
If this longing persists in my heart,
If this longing in my heart is fulfilled
It is immense in the morning and immense in the evening.
He will find me always magnificent
لاno شكdoubt يزدادincreases بيin me كربيmy anguish
لا شك يزداد بي كربي
وشوقand longing قلبيmy heart لظبيةfor the gazelle of تريمTarim
وشوق قلبي لظبية تريم
No doubt my anguish grows within me,
Undoubtedly, my sorrows will increase through him
And my heart's longing for the gazelle of Tarim.
And my heart's longing for the gazelle of Tarim
سألتI asked فيin خلوتيmy solitude ربيmy Lord
سألت في خلوتي ربي
يسقيto water تريماTarim بوبلwith a downpour of الزديمheavy rain
يسقي تريما بوبل الزديم
In my solitude I asked my Lord
In my solitude, I asked my Lord
To water Tarim with a torrential downpour,
To water Tarim with abundant rain
وتنجليand may clear away عنهاfrom it الشحناenmity
وتنجلي عنها الشحنا
بالعافيهwith well-being بعدafter برءrecovery from السقامillness
بالعافيه بعد برء السقام
And that enmity may vanish from it,
And to lift from her the adversity
With well-being after recovery from sickness.
With well-being, after the sickness has passed
نحنwe عزمناhave resolved إلىto مكهMecca
نحن عزمنا إلى مكه
ياO اخوانناour brothers ادعواpray لناfor us بالمرادfor our wish's fulfillment
يا اخواننا ادعوا لنا بالمراد
We have resolved to go to Mecca.
We are resolved to Mecca
O our brothers, pray for us to attain our desire:
O brothers, pray for us to attain what we desire
بالخيرfor goodness والسعدand good fortune والبركهand blessing
بالخير والسعد والبركه
والعودand a return إلىto عندكمwhere you are ياO سعادSu'ad
والعود إلى عندكم يا سعاد
For goodness, good fortune, and blessing,
Of goodness, joy, and blessing
And a return to where you are, O Su'ad.
And a return to you, O happiness
أنتمyou فيin النومsleep والحركهand motion
أنتم في النوم والحركه
معيwith me وأنتمand you حلولdwelling within العوادthe bodily frame (uncertain)
معي وأنتم حلول العواد
You are, in sleep and in motion,
You are with me in sleep and movement
With me, and you dwell within my frame.
O comfort of return
إنif لفناbrings us together اللَهGod وإنand if عدناwe return
إن لفنا اللَه وإن عدنا
علىbinding upon me نذرa vow بشهرfor a month صيامof fasting
على نذر بشهر صيام
If God reunites us, and if we return,
Whether God unites us or we come back
I am bound by a vow to fast for a month.
Upon a vow of fasting a month
Sol 6.1