إنْif أَغبّتْbecame intermittent خَدَماتيmy services
إنْ أَغبّتْ خَدَماتي
فدعائيthen my prayer ماnot أَغبّاwas intermittent
فدعائي ما أَغبّا
If my services have been intermittent,
If my service falters,
my prayer has never been so.
My prayers do not falter.
وأَخوand one given to الإغبابِintermittent attendance بالتخby lightening (first fragment)
وأَخو الإغبابِ بالتخ
فيفlightening (final fragment) قدmay يزدادُincrease حُبّاin affection
فيف قد يزدادُ حُبّا
And one who comes less often, by
And the brother of absence with yearning
lightening the burden, may grow more beloved.
May increase in love.
فأَقلْso pardon عثرةَthe stumble of عبدٍa servant
فأَقلْ عثرةَ عبدٍ
تابَrepented إنْif قارفَcommitted ذَنْباa sin
تابَ إنْ قارفَ ذَنْبا
So pardon the stumble of a servant
So overlook the stumbling of a servant
who has repented, if he committed a sin.
Who repents if he commits a sin.
إنّهindeed, he أَوَّلُthe first مَنْwho نادَcalled (first fragment)
إنّه أَوَّلُ مَنْ نادَ
ىcalled (final fragment) ندَىthe bounty of المولَىthe master ولبّىand responded
ى ندَى المولَى ولبّى
Indeed, he is the first who called
He is the first who calls out
upon the master's bounty and responded.
The dew of the Master and obeys.
شابَgrew gray مِنfrom عتبكَyour reproach للخوout of fear (first fragment)
شابَ مِن عتبكَ للخو
فfear (final fragment) وإنْand if أَعتبَmade amends شَبّاgrew young
ف وإنْ أَعتبَ شَبّا
He has grown gray from your reproach, out of
He drank from your reproach out of love,
fear; and if he makes amends, he grows young.
Even if he was reproached as a youth.
Sol 6.1