هَلhas ...? عرسhalted for the night الظاعنthe departing traveler المشيمthe watcher of lightning
هَل عرس الظاعن المشيم
بالابرقat al-Abraq الفردal-Fard (the solitary) ياO نَسيمbreeze
بالابرق الفرد يا نَسيم
Has the lightning-watching traveler halted for the night
at al-Abraq al-Fard, O breeze?
أَمor راحdeparted فيin الركبthe caravan يومthe day راحواthey departed
أَم راح في الركب يوم راحوا
لهمtheirs لرسمtoward the traces of الحمىthe protected grounds رَسيمa swift camel-trot
لهم لرسم الحمى رَسيم
Or did he depart with the caravan when they departed,
theirs a swift trot toward the traces of the protected grounds?
فَلَيتَنيso, if only I كنتI were فيamong المَطاياthe riding camels
فَلَيتَني كنت في المَطايا
أَوor خلفbehind آثارهمtheir tracks أهيمI wander distraught
أَو خلف آثارهم أهيم
If only I were among the riding camels,
or wandered distraught behind their tracks!
فَكَso how many (apparently فكم) دَعاsummoned البينparting منof قلوبhearts
فَكَ دَعا البين من قلوب
فيin ركبهمtheir caravan ماnot لهاbelonging to them جسومbodies
في ركبهم ما لها جسوم
How many hearts has parting summoned
into their caravan, though they have no bodies!
ياO نازلينyou who camp اللوىal-Liwa اليمانيthe Yemeni
يا نازلين اللوى اليماني
هَلis there? عَنabout أَحبابناour loved ones علومnews
هَل عَن أَحبابنا علوم
O you who camp at Yemeni al-Liwa,
have you any news of our loved ones?
ماwhat حالthe condition of ربعthe campsite of الفَريقthe company بعديsince I left
ما حال ربع الفَريق بعدي
وَكَيفَand how الاطلالthe ruins وَالرسومand the traces
وَكَيفَ الاطلال وَالرسوم
How fares the company's campsite since I left,
and how are the ruins and the traces?
لَيتَif only الصباthe east wind الحاجريof al-Hajir حياgreeted
لَيتَ الصبا الحاجري حيا
أَرضاa land فؤاديmy heart بهاin it مقيمdwelling
أَرضا فؤادي بها مقيم
If only al-Hajir's east wind would greet
a land where my heart dwells.
وَلَيتَand if only عينيmy eye تَرىcould see بنجديin my Najd
وَلَيتَ عيني تَرى بنجدي
روضاa meadow تَناغَتmurmured together بهin it الغيومthe clouds
روضا تَناغَت به الغيوم
And if only my eye could see in my Najd
a meadow where the clouds murmured together,
وَحيتand where (apparently وحيث) ماءthe water of العذيبal-Udhayb عذبsweet
وَحيت ماء العذيب عذب
عليهabove it ورقgray doves الحمىof the protected grounds تَحومcircle
عليه ورق الحمى تَحوم
and where al-Udhayb's water is sweet,
over which the gray doves of the protected grounds circle.
أذاwhen دعتthey called بالسجوعwith cooing قَلبيmy heart
أذا دعت بالسجوع قَلبي
أَجابهاit answered them وَمَعيand with me السجومstreaming tears
أَجابها وَمَعي السجوم
When they called to my heart with their cooing,
it answered them, and I was in floods of tears.
أَحبابO loved ones of قَلبيmy heart مضىhas passed زَمانيmy time
أَحباب قَلبي مضى زَماني
وَنغصتand embittered عيشيmy life الهمومcares
وَنغصت عيشي الهموم
O loved ones of my heart, my days have passed,
and cares have embittered my life.
وَفرقand scattered الموتdeath أَهلthe people of عصريmy age
وَفرق الموت أَهل عصري
فَلاso no صَديقfriend وَلاand no حَميمintimate companion
فَلا صَديق وَلا حَميم
Death has scattered the people of my age,
so neither friend nor intimate remains.
وَخلفand left behind الدهرtime خلفa succeeding generation سوءevil
وَخلف الدهر خلف سوء
كأَنَّنيas though I بينهمamong them يتيمan orphan
كأَنَّني بينهم يتيم
And time has left an evil generation,
as though I were an orphan among them.
والآنand now حانis at hand الرَحيلdeparture منيfrom me
والآن حان الرَحيل مني
وَهذهand this الدارthe abode لاnot تَدومendures
وَهذه الدار لا تَدوم
And now my departure is at hand,
and this abode does not endure.
وَماand not تزودتI provisioned myself غيرexcept ذنبsin
وَما تزودت غير ذنب
عذابهits punishment دائمunceasing أَليمpainful
عذابه دائم أَليم
Yet I have provisioned myself with nothing but sin,
whose punishment is unceasing and painful.
يصرحspeaks plainly الوعظadmonition بيto me وَقَلبيyet my heart
يصرح الوعظ بي وَقَلبي
كأنَّهas though it were صخرةa rock صميمsolid
كأنَّه صخرة صميم
Admonition speaks plainly to me, yet my heart
is like a solid rock.
أبارزI openly defy اللَهGod بالخَطاياwith sins
أبارز اللَه بالخَطايا
واللَهwhile God سبحانهglory be to Him حليمforbearing
واللَه سبحانه حليم
I openly defy God with my sins,
while God—glory be to Him—is forbearing.
فَكَso often (apparently فكم) خلعتI cast off العذارthe bridle جهلاin ignorance
فَكَ خلعت العذار جهلا
وَلمتand I blamed فيin الغيwaywardness منwhoever يلومrebukes
وَلمت في الغي من يلوم
How often I have cast off the bridle in ignorance,
and, in my waywardness, blamed whoever reproved me.
وَكَمand how often تعاميتI feigned blindness عَنto رشاديmy right course
وَكَم تعاميت عَن رشادي
وَمتهجyet the path (apparently ومنهج) الحقof truth مُستَقيمstraight
وَمتهج الحق مُستَقيم
And how often I have shut my eyes to my right course,
though the path of truth is straight.
لاnot اِنتَهىI desist (apparently أنتهي) عَنfrom قبيحthe ugliness of فعليmy conduct
لا اِنتَهى عَن قبيح فعلي
وَلاnor أَصليI pray وَلاnor أَصوامI fast (apparently أصوم)
وَلا أَصلي وَلا أَصوام
I do not desist from my foul conduct,
nor do I pray, nor do I fast.
عصيتI disobeyed طفلاas a child وَصرتand I became أَعصىmore disobedient
عصيت طفلا وَصرت أَعصى
وَالشيبwhile gray hair فيat مفرقيmy hair's parting يحومhovers
وَالشيب في مفرقي يحوم
I disobeyed as a child and have grown more disobedient,
while gray hair hovers around my parting.
شيبgray hair وَعيبand disgrace وَحملand a burden of ذنبsin
شيب وَعيب وَحمل ذنب
وَالذَنبand sin بعدafter المشيبthe coming of gray hair شومan ill omen
وَالذَنب بعد المشيب شوم
Gray hair, disgrace, and a burden of sin—
and sin after gray hair comes is an ill omen.
ياO جامعgatherer of المالwealth منfrom حَرامunlawful gain
يا جامع المال من حَرام
سيقتَضيwill claim مالكyour wealth الغَريمthe creditor
سيقتَضي مالك الغَريم
O gatherer of wealth from forbidden gain,
the creditor will claim your wealth,
وَتَقتَضيand you will receive وزرهits burden of sin وَتلقىand you will be cast
وَتَقتَضي وزره وَتلقى
فيinto النارthe Fire يغليboils بكaround you الحَميمthe scalding water
في النار يغلي بك الحَميم
and you will receive its burden of sin and be cast
into the Fire, where scalding water boils around you.
وَكَيفand how يهنيكdelights you صفوthe untroubled sweetness of عيشlife
وَكَيف يهنيك صفو عيش
ختامهits end علقمbitter colocynth عَقيمbarren
ختامه علقم عَقيم
And how can the sweetness of life delight you,
when its end is barren, bitter colocynth?
ياO وسعvast in (apparently واسع) اللطفkindness جدbestow generously بفضلwith bounty
يا وسع اللطف جد بفضل
وَرحمةand mercy منكfrom You ياO كَريمGenerous One
وَرحمة منك يا كَريم
O You of boundless kindness, grant bounty
and mercy from You, O Generous One.
انif قالsays عَبدʿAbd (servant of) الرَحيمal-Rahim (the Merciful) ذَنبيmy sin
ان قال عَبد الرَحيم ذَنبي
فقلthen say أَناI am المشفقthe Compassionate الرَحيمthe Merciful
فقل أَنا المشفق الرَحيم
If ʿAbd al-Rahim says, 'My sin!'
then say, 'I am the Compassionate, the Merciful.'
وانand if شكاhe complains منof خصومadversaries سوءevil
وان شكا من خصوم سوء
فحلthen untie ماwhat تعقدtie in knots الخصومthe adversaries
فحل ما تعقد الخصوم
And if he complains of evil adversaries,
untie the knots those adversaries bind.
وَسامحand pardon الكلeveryone فيfor ذنوبsins
وَسامح الكل في ذنوب
أَنتَYou ياO سيديmy Master عَليمall-knowing
أَنتَ يا سيدي عَليم
And pardon everyone for sins—
You, my Master, are all-knowing.
وَصلand bless ياO ذاPossessor of العلاexaltedness وَسلمand grant peace
وَصل يا ذا العلا وَسلم
عَلىupon الَّذيthe one who فضلهhis bounty عَميمall-embracing
عَلى الَّذي فضله عَميم
And bless, O Exalted One, and grant peace
to him whose bounty embraces all:
محمدMuhammad سيدmaster of البَراياall creation
محمد سيد البَرايا
وآلهand his family السادةthe masters النجومthe stars
وآله السادة النجوم
Muhammad, master of all creation,
and his family, the masters, the stars.
Sol 6.1