أَمنارةَO beacon السَّاريthe night traveler وأَمْنَand safety الوادِيthe valley
أَمنارةَ السَّاري وأَمْنَ الوادِي
هَلْhas...? بَاتَspent the night حَوْلَكِaround you سَامِرٌa night companion فَأُنادِيso I may call out
هَلْ بَاتَ حَوْلَكِ سَامِرٌ فَأُنادِي
O beacon of the night traveler, and safety of the valley,
The lamps of dawn and the security of the valley
Has a night companion stayed beside you, that I might call?
Did a night companion dwell around you, so I call?
أَسَفُsorrow الصَّدَىthe echo أنto يَضمَحِلَّfade away ومَاand had not قضَىfulfilled
أَسَفُ الصَّدَى أن يَضمَحِلَّ ومَا قضَى
وَطراًa desire مِنَfrom الأَسماعِthe ears والأَكبادِand the hearts
وَطراً مِنَ الأَسماعِ والأَكبادِ
The echo's sorrow is to fade before it has fulfilled
Sadness that the echo would fade before fulfilling
its longing for ears and hearts.
A cure for the souls and hearts
وَمِنَand among العَناءِhardship وقدand indeed بَلوتُI have experienced صُنُوفَهُits varieties
وَمِنَ العَناءِ وقد بَلوتُ صُنُوفَهُ
فَشلُthe failure الهُداةِthe guides وخَيْبةُand the disappointment القُوّادِthe leaders
فَشلُ الهُداةِ وخَيْبةُ القُوّادِ
And among hardships, whose many kinds I have known,
And from ordeals, and I have tasted their kinds
are the guides' failure and the leaders' disappointment.
Failure of guides and disappointment of leaders
فيin ذِمَّةِthe keeping of الذّكرِthe Scripture الحكيمِthe wise رِسَالَتيmy message
في ذِمَّةِ الذّكرِ الحكيمِ رِسَالَتي
وإليكَand to You رَبِّيmy Lord مَرْجِعيmy return وَمَعاديand my final return
وإليكَ رَبِّي مَرْجِعي وَمَعادي
My message rests in the keeping of the wise Scripture,
In the protection of the Wise Remembrance my message
and to You, my Lord, are my return and my final homecoming.
And to You my Lord is my return and destination
أنتَYou العليمُthe All-Knowing بِماof what أُريدُI desire وأَبْتَغيand I seek
أنتَ العليمُ بِما أُريدُ وأَبْتَغي
وَبِماand of what أكابِدُI endure مِنof أذىًharm وَعِنادِand defiance
وَبِما أكابِدُ مِن أذىً وَعِنادِ
You know fully what I desire and seek,
You are the All-Knowing of what I want and seek
and the harm and stubborn opposition I endure.
And of what I endure of harm and obstinacy
عِفْتُI spurned الصِّبىyouth وَجعلتُand I made شَيْبِيmy gray hair قُرْبَةًan act of devotion
عِفْتُ الصِّبى وَجعلتُ شَيْبِي قُرْبَةً
أَبْغِيI seek الحياةَlife لأُمَّتِيfor my nation وبِلاديand my homeland
أَبْغِي الحياةَ لأُمَّتِي وبِلادي
I spurned youth and made my gray hair an act of devotion,
I disciplined the youth and made my gray hair an offering
seeking life for my nation and my homeland.
Seeking life for my nation and country
كلٌّall لِوجْهِكَfor Your countenance لَيسَthere is not شَيءٌanything غَيرُهother than it
كلٌّ لِوجْهِكَ لَيسَ شَيءٌ غَيرُه
إلّاexcept يصيرُbecomes إلىinto بِلىًdecay وَنَفادِand extinction
إلّا يصيرُ إلى بِلىً وَنَفادِ
All is for Your countenance; there is nothing else
All for Your sake, nothing else
that does not pass into decay and extinction.
Except it turns to decay and depletion
أَغْرَىincited الخوارجَthe rebels بالعداوةِto hostility أنّهمthat they
أَغْرَى الخوارجَ بالعداوةِ أنّهم
وَجَدواthey found مُرادَكَYour purpose فيin الحياةِlife مُراديmy purpose
وَجَدوا مُرادَكَ في الحياةِ مُرادي
What incited the rebels to hostility was that they
The dissenters tempted by enmity, for they
found Your purpose in life to be my purpose.
Found Your desire in life my desire
لَكِto you ياO مُنَوِّرَةَilluminator of البقاعthe lands تَحَيَّةٌa greeting
لَكِ يا مُنَوِّرَةَ البقاع تَحَيَّةٌ
مِنfrom رائحٍone traveling at evening فيin نُورِthe light عِلْمِكِyour knowledge غادِtraveling in the morning
مِن رائحٍ في نُورِ عِلْمِكِ غادِ
To you, O illuminator of the lands, comes a greeting
For you, O enlightener of lands, a greeting
from one who travels evening and morning in the light of your knowledge.
From a beholder in the light of your knowledge, set out
سِيريproceed عَلىby نُورِthe light الكِتابِthe Book وَهدْيِهِand its guidance
سِيري عَلى نُورِ الكِتابِ وَهدْيِهِ
وعلىand by التيthat which سَنَّestablished الأمينُthe Trustworthy One الهاديthe Guide
وعلى التي سَنَّ الأمينُ الهادي
Proceed by the Book's light and its guidance,
On the light of the Book and its guidance
and by the way established by the Trustworthy Guide.
And on she who the Trustworthy Guide exemplified
لَكِfor you فيamong بنيthe sons of الإِسلامِIslam أَجرُthe reward of مُجَدِّدٍa renewer
لَكِ في بني الإِسلامِ أَجرُ مُجَدِّدٍ
لِشرائعِof the laws الآباءِthe fathers والأجدادِand the forefathers
لِشرائعِ الآباءِ والأجدادِ
Yours among the sons of Islam is the reward of a renewer
For you among the children of Islam the reward of a reviver
of the laws of fathers and forefathers.
Of the ancestors’ laws and traditions
أَنْصَفْتِyou vindicated دينَthe religion اللهِGod مِنagainst أعدائِهits enemies
أَنْصَفْتِ دينَ اللهِ مِن أعدائِه
وهَزَمْتِand you defeated دِينَthe creed الكُفْرِunbelief والإِلحادِand atheism
وهَزَمْتِ دِينَ الكُفْرِ والإِلحادِ
You vindicated God's religion against its enemies,
You championed God’s religion from its enemies
and defeated the creed of unbelief and atheism.
And defeated the religion of blasphemy and atheism
وغِضبتِand you raged للأخلاقِfor morality غَضْبَةَwith the wrath of حُرَّةٍa free woman
وغِضبتِ للأخلاقِ غَضْبَةَ حُرَّةٍ
تَأْبَىrefuses الحياةَlife مَشوبةًtainted بفَسادِwith corruption
تَأْبَى الحياةَ مَشوبةً بفَسادِ
And you raged for morality with the wrath of a free woman
And you raged for morals with the rage of a protective woman
who refuses a life tainted by corruption.
Who refuses a life tainted by corruption
وَجَهِدْتِand you labored تَبنينَyou build العُروبةَArab identity كُلَّماwhenever
وَجَهِدْتِ تَبنينَ العُروبةَ كُلَّما
أَبْصَرتِyou saw حَائِطَهاits wall بِغيرِwithout عِمادِa supporting pillar
أَبْصَرتِ حَائِطَها بِغيرِ عِمادِ
And you labored to build Arab identity whenever
And you strove to build Arabism whenever
you saw its wall without a supporting pillar.
You saw its fence without a pillar
رُدِّيbring back الغُواةَthe erring إلىto السّبيلِthe path وأَذِّنيand call out
رُدِّي الغُواةَ إلى السّبيلِ وأَذِّني
فيamong الجامحينَthe headstrong بِحكمةٍwith wisdom وسَدادِand sound judgment
في الجامحينَ بِحكمةٍ وسَدادِ
Bring the erring back to the path, and call out
Return the transgressors to the path and let me
among the headstrong with wisdom and sound judgment.
Admonish the reckless with wisdom and integrity
وَخُذِيand take العُهودَthe pledges علىfrom الرِّجالِthe men فَحسْبُهمfor they have had enough
وَخُذِي العُهودَ على الرِّجالِ فَحسْبُهم
مَاwhat كانَhas been مِنof شَغَبٍstrife وَطُولِand the long duration of تَعادِmutual hostility
مَا كانَ مِن شَغَبٍ وَطُولِ تَعادِ
And take pledges from the men; they have had enough
And take pledges from the men, for it suffices them
of past strife and prolonged mutual hostility.
What was of clamor and prolonged hostility
الضّعفُweakness أَدركَهُمْovertook them وكانواand they were قُوّةًa force
الضّعفُ أَدركَهُمْ وكانوا قُوّةً
لاnot تُستباحُbe overrun بِقُوَّةٍby force وَعَتادِand arms
لا تُستباحُ بِقُوَّةٍ وَعَتادِ
Weakness has overtaken them, though they once were a force
Weakness overtook them while they were a strength
that could not be overrun by force and arms.
Not to be violated by power and weaponry
يُلقِيhands over إليهاto it المُستبِدُّthe tyrant قِيادَهُhis reins
يُلقِي إليها المُستبِدُّ قِيادَهُ
والحقُّand justice منهاfrom it آخِذٌtakes hold بِقيادِof the reins
والحقُّ منها آخِذٌ بِقيادِ
To it the tyrant hands over his reins,
The tyrant hands over his lead to it
and justice takes hold of its reins.
While the truth takes its lead from it
إنْif أَمْسَكتْit refrains فَعَنِthen from الأَذَىharm وإذاand when مَضَتْit advances
إنْ أَمْسَكتْ فَعَنِ الأَذَى وإذا مَضَتْ
مَضَتِadvance السُّيوفُthe swords علىwith هُدىًguidance وَرَشادِand right judgment
مَضَتِ السُّيوفُ على هُدىً وَرَشادِ
If it refrains, it is from doing harm; and when it advances,
If it withholds, it is from harm, and if it proceeds
the swords advance with guidance and right judgment.
The swords proceed with guidance and integrity
عَطفْتit showed compassion علىtoward الأُمَمِthe nations الضعافِthe weak وطَوَّحَتْand hurled
عَطفْت على الأُمَمِ الضعافِ وطَوَّحَتْ
خَلْفَbeyond الدُّروبِthe passes بآخرينَwith others شِدادِmighty
خَلْفَ الدُّروبِ بآخرينَ شِدادِ
It showed compassion to weak nations, and hurled
It had mercy on the weak nations and rallied
other mighty ones beyond the passes.
Others behind the campaigns, relentless
لمdid not تَتَّخِذْacquire مُلكاًa dominion أزلَّprecarious وَلمand did not تُقِمْestablish
لم تَتَّخِذْ مُلكاً أزلَّ وَلم تُقِمْ
حُكماًa rule علىupon شَطَطٍinjustice ولاnor اسْتبدادِdespotism
حُكماً على شَطَطٍ ولا اسْتبدادِ
It acquired no precarious dominion, nor established
It did not establish an eternal kingdom, nor institute
rule upon injustice or despotism.
A rule of depravity or dictatorship
خُلِقَتْit was created سَلاماًas peace لِلشُّعوبِfor the peoples وَرحمةًand mercy
خُلِقَتْ سَلاماً لِلشُّعوبِ وَرحمةً
فيin عَالَمٍa world باديdisplaying الشَّراسَةِferocity عادِaggressive
في عَالَمٍ بادي الشَّراسَةِ عادِ
It was created as peace for the peoples, and as mercy
It was created in peace for the people and as a mercy
in a world openly ferocious and aggressive.
In a world whose viciousness has become habitual
يَرْعَىtends الضِّعافَthe weak بهِin it ويَمْلِكُand controls أَمْرَهُمْtheir affairs
يَرْعَى الضِّعافَ بهِ ويَمْلِكُ أَمْرَهُمْ
غَرثانُa hungry one يَلتهمُdevours الممالكَthe kingdoms صادِthirsty
غَرثانُ يَلتهمُ الممالكَ صادِ
The weak in it are tended, and their affairs controlled,
The oppressors shepherd it, and govern their affair
by a hungry, thirsty one who devours kingdoms.
Two gluttons who devour kingdoms, predatory
يَرِدُcomes to drink الدّماءَthe blood بَريئةًinnocent ويخوضُهاand wades through it
يَرِدُ الدّماءَ بَريئةً ويخوضُها
وَلْهَىdistraught ولمand not تَكُit was مَطْمَحَthe object of desire الوُرَّادِthose coming to drink
وَلْهَى ولم تَكُ مَطْمَحَ الوُرَّادِ
He comes to innocent blood and wades through it—
They shed innocent blood and wade through it
distraught blood, never the goal of those coming to drink.
Indulgently, while it was not the wish of pursuers
اللهُGod حَرَّمَهاmade it inviolable ودَافعَand defended دُونهاon its behalf
اللهُ حَرَّمَها ودَافعَ دُونها
مَنwho ذاis it that يُدافِعُcontends with ربَّهhis Lord ويُراديand defies Him
مَن ذا يُدافِعُ ربَّه ويُرادي
God made it inviolable and defended it;
God has forbidden it, and defended it
who would contend with his Lord and defy Him?
Who can defend his Lord and oppose Him?
نظرlooked الهداةُthe guides إلىat الشُّعوبِthe peoples فماand not دَرَوْاthey knew
نظر الهداةُ إلى الشُّعوبِ فما دَرَوْا
أَعُقولُare these minds? وَحْشٍof wild beasts أمor طِباعُthe natures جمادِof lifeless matter
أَعُقولُ وَحْشٍ أم طِباعُ جمادِ
The guides looked upon the peoples, and could not tell:
The leaders looked upon the nations, but could not discern
Were these beasts' minds, or the natures of lifeless matter?
Are they beasts’ minds or inanimate natures?
وتعجَّبواand they marveled للأرضِat the earth كيفَhow يَسوسُهاgoverns it
وتعجَّبوا للأرضِ كيفَ يَسوسُها
طُغيانُthe tyranny أربابٍof lords وجَهلُand the ignorance عِبادِof servants
طُغيانُ أربابٍ وجَهلُ عِبادِ
And they wondered at the earth: how can it be governed
And they wondered about the earth, how can it be ruled
by the tyranny of lords and the ignorance of servants?
By the tyranny of masters and the ignorance of servants?
مَرِضَتْfell ill نُفوسُthe souls العالَمينَof all peoples فَعادَهاso he visited them
مَرِضَتْ نُفوسُ العالَمينَ فَعادَها
خيرُthe best الأُساةِof healers وأفضلُand the finest العُوّادِof visitors to the sick
خيرُ الأُساةِ وأفضلُ العُوّادِ
The souls of all peoples fell ill, and were visited
The souls of the two worlds fell ill, so He cured them
by the best of healers and the finest of those who visit the sick.
The Best of Healers and Most Virtuous of Curers
طِبٌّmedicine منfrom الوحْيthe revelation المفصَّلِfully expounded آخِذٌtaking hold
طِبٌّ من الوحْي المفصَّلِ آخِذٌ
بِمجامعِof the very cores الأَرواحِof souls والأجسادِand bodies
بِمجامعِ الأَرواحِ والأجسادِ
A medicine from the fully expounded revelation, taking hold
A cure from the articulated revelation, taking hold
of the very cores of souls and bodies.
Of the spirits’ and bodies’ assemblies
ماnot انفكّتِceased to be الأفهامُthe minds فيin أصفادِهاtheir fetters
ما انفكّتِ الأفهامُ في أصفادِها
حتّىuntil تداركهاrescued them الرّسولُthe Messenger الفاديthe redeemer
حتّى تداركها الرّسولُ الفادي
Minds remained in their fetters
The minds did not cease in their shackles
until the redeeming Messenger came to their rescue.
Until the Messenger Savior rescued them
إيهٍgo on مُحبَّO lover الدّينِof the faith زِدْهُgive it more محَبّةًlove
إيهٍ مُحبَّ الدّينِ زِدْهُ محَبّةً
فيamong المؤمنينthe believers وَزِدْهُand give it more صَفْوَpure وِدادِaffection
في المؤمنين وَزِدْهُ صَفْوَ وِدادِ
Go on, lover of the faith: foster more love for it
Alas, O lover of the faith, increase in
among believers, and give it more unalloyed affection.
Love for the faithful and increase in purity and affection
ليِfor me مِنfrom يراعكَyour reed-pen فيin الصَّبابةِardent longing مُسعِدٌa sympathetic companion
ليِ مِن يراعكَ في الصَّبابةِ مُسعِدٌ
فَامْزجْso mix مِدادَكyour ink فيin الهَوىlove بِمداديwith my ink
فَامْزجْ مِدادَك في الهَوى بِمدادي
In your reed-pen I find a companion in ardent longing;
I have, for one who cares for you in youth, a fortunate
so mingle your ink with mine in love.
So mix your love on paper with my ink
وتَعالَand come نَقْضِlet us fulfill الحقَّwhat is due فيat ميعادهِits appointed time
وتَعالَ نَقْضِ الحقَّ في ميعادهِ
إنindeed الحياةَlife قريبةُnear الميعادِthe appointed end
إن الحياةَ قريبةُ الميعادِ
And come, let us fulfill what is due at its appointed time;
And come, let us fulfill the truth in its appointment
for life's appointed end is near.
For life is near its appointment
اليومَtoday نَملِكُwe have the power أنto نَقولَspeak وإنَّناand indeed we
اليومَ نَملِكُ أن نَقولَ وإنَّنا
لإِلىsurely toward رُفاتٍcrumbled remains صَامتٍsilent وَرَمادِand ashes
لإِلى رُفاتٍ صَامتٍ وَرَمادِ
Today we have the power to speak, but surely we
Today we have the ability to speak, though we
are bound for silent remains and ashes.
Are to silent dust and ashes headed
قُلْsay ماwhat أردتَyou wish ونادِand call قومَكَyour people أَقْبِلواcome
قُلْ ما أردتَ ونادِ قومَكَ أَقْبِلوا
مِنfrom among حاضرٍa town-dweller يَخْشَىfears الإلهَGod وبادِand a desert-dweller
مِن حاضرٍ يَخْشَى الإلهَ وبادِ
Say what you wish, and call your people: "Come,
Speak what you wish and call your people, come
town-dwellers who fear God, and desert-dwellers alike!"
From the present, who fear God and perish
اللهُGod يَسألُasks أينwhere غُوْدِرَwas abandoned دينُهHis religion
اللهُ يَسألُ أين غُوْدِرَ دينُه
ويقولُand says أينwhere فَوارِسيMy horsemen وَجِياديand My steeds
ويقولُ أين فَوارِسي وَجِيادي
God asks where His religion has been abandoned,
God will ask where has His religion been attacked
and says: "Where are My horsemen and My steeds?"
And say where are My knights and steeds?
أَفَيَطْمعُdo they then hope? النُّوَّامُthe sleepers مِلءَthe fullness of عُيونهِمِtheir eyes
أَفَيَطْمعُ النُّوَّامُ مِلءَ عُيونهِمِ
أنto يَملِكُواpossess الدُّنياthe world بِغَيْرِwithout جِهادِstruggle
أن يَملِكُوا الدُّنيا بِغَيْرِ جِهادِ
Do those who fill their eyes with sleep hope
Can the sleepy hope to fill their eyes
to possess the world without struggle?
To rule the world without strife?
سِرْproceed ياO دَليلَguide الرّكبِthe caravan مَأمونَtrusted الخُطَىthe steps
سِرْ يا دَليلَ الرّكبِ مَأمونَ الخُطَى
وَارْفَعْand raise يَديكَyour two hands تَحيَّةًin greeting للحاديto the singing camel-driver
وَارْفَعْ يَديكَ تَحيَّةً للحادي
Go on, O guide of the caravan, with sure steps,
Go, O guide of the caravan, secure in step
and raise your hands in greeting to the singing camel-driver.
And raise your hand in salutation of the guide
المُسلمونَthe Muslims علىupon هُدىًguidance مِنfrom رَبِّهمtheir Lord
المُسلمونَ على هُدىً مِن رَبِّهم
ماas long as دَامَcontinues نُورُكَyour light عنon يَمينِthe right of الواديthe valley
ما دَامَ نُورُكَ عن يَمينِ الوادي
The Muslims follow guidance from their Lord,
The Muslims are guided by their Lord
so long as your light remains on the valley's right side.
As long as your light is to the right of the valley
Sol 6.1