ظنّىmy hope بعفوكin Your pardon عنfor ذنوبيmy sins أجملfairest
ظنّى بعفوك عن ذنوبي أجمل
والجودand bounty أوسعvaster والمواهبُand gifts أجزلmore lavish
والجود أوسع والمواهبُ أجزل
My hope in Your pardon for my sins is the fairest,
And Your bounty is vaster, and Your gifts more lavish.
ولفيضand indeed the outpouring فضلكYour grace منfrom خزائنtreasuries رحمةmercy
ولفيض فضلك من خزائن رحمة
غيثrain هتونsteadily pouring مرسلsent down ومسمسلand ever-flowing (uncertain reading)
غيث هتون مرسل ومسمسل
And the outpouring of Your grace from treasuries of mercy
Is an unceasing rain, sent down and ever-flowing.
ياO ربLord إنيindeed I am مذنبsinful ومقصرand remiss
يا رب إني مذنب ومقصر
لكنbut ليI have المختارthe Chosen One نعمhow excellent الموثلthe refuge (uncertain reading)
لكن لي المختار نعم الموثل
O Lord, I am sinful and remiss,
But I have the Chosen One—what an excellent refuge!
ظهرىmy back يئنgroans بعبئهاbeneath their burden فكأنّهas though it were
ظهرى يئن بعبئها فكأنّه
غصنٌa bough بتيّارin the rush of الصباthe east wind يتململwrithes
غصنٌ بتيّار الصبا يتململ
My back groans beneath their burden, as though it were
A bough writhing in the rush of the east wind.
لكنbut رسولthe Messenger اللهof God يشهدbears witness أننيthat I
لكن رسول الله يشهد أنني
دوماalways بجاهthrough the standing of جنابهhis august person أتوسّلI seek nearness
دوما بجاه جنابه أتوسّل
But God's Messenger bears witness that I
Ever seek nearness through his exalted standing,
وبأنّنيand that I am منof آلهhis family ولآلهand for his family
وبأنّني من آله ولآله
حقa right عليهupon him بأنهمthat they لنwill not يخذلواbe forsaken
حق عليه بأنهم لن يخذلوا
And that I am of his family; and his family have
A claim upon him that they shall never be forsaken.
حاشاfar be it from رسولthe Messenger اللهof God يغضىto avert طرفهhis gaze
حاشا رسول الله يغضى طرفه
عنهمfrom them وأمهمُand their mother تولunclear as written فتفعلthen she would do so
عنهم وأمهمُ تول فتفعل
Never would God's Messenger turn his gaze away
From them; nor would their mother [unclear word] do likewise.
يأبىrefuses النبيthe Prophet دخولentering جناتgardens العلاon high
يأبى النبي دخول جنات العلا
حتىuntil يرىhe sees بيئتthe household (apparent misspelling) النبوةof prophethood يدخلenters
حتى يرى بيئت النبوة يدخل
The Prophet refuses to enter the gardens on high
Until he sees the household of prophethood enter,
ويرىand he sees الملائكةthe angels الكرامthe noble بجمعهمaround their company
ويرى الملائكة الكرام بجمعهم
حفّتhave gathered وأنوارand lights الصفاof purity تتهلّلbeam with joy
حفّت وأنوار الصفا تتهلّل
And sees the noble angels around their company
Gathered, while lights of purity beam with joy.
والحورand houris والولدانand youths تخدمهمserve them بهاin them
والحور والولدان تخدمهم بها
ولهمand theirs is بأعلاهاin their highest reaches المقامthe station الأولthe foremost
ولهم بأعلاها المقام الأول
And houris and youths serve them there,
And in their highest reaches, the foremost station is theirs.
صلىmay He bless عليهupon him اللهGod ماas long as نجمa star بداappears
صلى عليه الله ما نجم بدا
أوor اشرقshines البدرthe full moon المنيرthe radiant الأكملthe most perfect
أو اشرق البدر المنير الأكمل
May God bless him as long as a star appears,
Or the radiant, most perfect full moon shines.
Sol 6.1