أَجادَpoured abundantly القَطرُthe rain مِنfrom غادٍa morning-going cloud وَسارِand a night-traveling cloud
أَجادَ القَطرُ مِن غادٍ وَسارِ
عَلىupon تِلكَthose المَعاهِدِfamiliar haunts وَالدِيارِand dwellings
عَلى تِلكَ المَعاهِدِ وَالدِيارِ
May rain pour abundantly from morning and night-roving clouds,
upon those familiar haunts and dwellings.
فَكَمfor many a ليfor me وَقفَةًa pause فيهاin them اِشتِياقاًin longing
فَكَم لي وَقفَةً فيها اِشتِياقاً
وَزَندُand the fire-stick الوَجدِof passionate longing فيin الأَحشاءِthe innards وارِalight
وَزَندُ الوَجدِ في الأَحشاءِ وارِ
For many a time I stood there, yearning,
while passion's fire-stick blazed within my breast.
إِذاwhenever كَفكَفتُI wiped away مِنsome of عَبَراتِteardrops دَمعيmy tears
إِذا كَفكَفتُ مِن عَبَراتِ دَمعي
يُهَيِّجُهاstirs them up اِشتِعالٌa blaze مِنof أُوارِsearing heat
يُهَيِّجُها اِشتِعالٌ مِن أُوارِ
Whenever I wiped away some of my tears,
a blaze of searing heat stirred them up.
وَكَمand many a ليfor me فيin حِماهاtheir protected precinct مِنof لَيالٍnights
وَكَم لي في حِماها مِن لَيالٍ
يَفوتُsurpasses ضِياؤُهاtheir radiance وَضَحَthe brightness of النَهارِday
يَفوتُ ضِياؤُها وَضَحَ النَهارِ
And many were my nights within their shelter,
their radiance surpassing the brightness of day.
جَلَوتُI unveiled بِهاduring them وُجوهَfaces of الحُسنِbeauty تُزهىresplendent
جَلَوتُ بِها وُجوهَ الحُسنِ تُزهى
كَزَهرِlike flowers of الرَوضِthe garden بَلrather زَهرِflowers of الدَراريthe brilliant stars
كَزَهرِ الرَوضِ بَل زَهرِ الدَراري
In them I unveiled beauty's faces, resplendent,
like garden flowers—rather, flowers of the brilliant stars.
فَصِرتُso I became مُسامِراًa nighttime companion لِلنَجمِto the stars سُهداًsleepless
فَصِرتُ مُسامِراً لِلنَجمِ سُهداً
فَلاso not أُغضيI close الجُفونَthe eyelids عَلىfor غِرارِa brief sleep
فَلا أُغضي الجُفونَ عَلى غِرارِ
So I became a sleepless night-companion to the stars,
never closing my eyelids for even a brief sleep.
تُساجِلُrivals مُقلَتيmy eye الأَنواءَthe rainstorms سَكباًin pouring
تُساجِلُ مُقلَتي الأَنواءَ سَكباً
إِذاwhenever فاضَتit overflowed بِأَدمُعِهاwith its tears الغِزارِcopious
إِذا فاضَت بِأَدمُعِها الغِزارِ
My eye rivals the rainstorms in pouring,
whenever it overflows with its abundant tears.
وَعَينٍand an eye كَالسَفينِlike ships تَسيرُtravels زَهواًproudly
وَعَينٍ كَالسَفينِ تَسيرُ زَهواً
تَخوضُwades through عُبابَthe billows of آلٍa mirage فيin قِفارِdesolate wastes
تَخوضُ عُبابَ آلٍ في قِفارِ
And an eye journeys proudly, like ships,
plunging through billows of mirage in desolate wastes.
فَدَعنيso leave me فالسُرىfor night travel هَمّيmy concern وَعَزميand my resolve
فَدَعني فالسُرى هَمّي وَعَزمي
فَإِنَّfor indeed لِغايَةِtoward the utmost of المَجدِglory اِبتِداريmy hastening
فَإِنَّ لِغايَةِ المَجدِ اِبتِداري
So leave me: night travel is my concern and resolve,
for my haste is toward the summit of glory.
لَعَلّيperhaps I may أنthat أَحُلَّalight in دِيارَabodes of عِزٍّhonor
لَعَلّي أن أَحُلَّ دِيارَ عِزٍّ
مَغانيthe haunts of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One مَثوىthe abode of الفَخارِglory
مَغاني المُصطَفى مَثوى الفَخارِ
Perhaps I may alight in abodes of honor,
the haunts of the Chosen One, the dwelling of glory.
دِيارٌdwellings حَلَّهاhe settled in them خَيرُthe best of البَراياcreatures
دِيارٌ حَلَّها خَيرُ البَرايا
وَخَيرُand the best of الخَلقِcreation مِنamong بادٍnomads وَقارِand settled folk
وَخَيرُ الخَلقِ مِن بادٍ وَقارِ
Dwellings where the best of all creatures settled,
the best of creation, nomads and settled folk alike.
سَرِيٌّnoble سابِقٌforemost فيin كُلِّevery فَضلٍexcellence
سَرِيٌّ سابِقٌ في كُلِّ فَضلٍ
كَريمُnoble in أَرومَةٍancestral stock زاكيpure in النِجارِlineage
كَريمُ أَرومَةٍ زاكي النِجارِ
Noble, foremost in every excellence,
of noble stock and pure lineage,
وَمَخصوصٌand singled out بِتَشريفٍfor honor وَعِزٍّand might
وَمَخصوصٌ بِتَشريفٍ وَعِزٍّ
وَمَجدٍand glory شامِخٍtowering ساميlofty in المَنارِthe beacon
وَمَجدٍ شامِخٍ سامي المَنارِ
and singled out for honor and might,
and towering glory with a lofty beacon.
عَلاrose فَوقَabove الطِباقِthe heavenly layers السَبعِthe seven قُرباًin nearness
عَلا فَوقَ الطِباقِ السَبعِ قُرباً
وَخَصَّand was singled out بِمَقصِدٍwith a destination دانيclose in الجِوارِproximity
وَخَصَّ بِمَقصِدٍ داني الجِوارِ
He rose above the seven layered heavens in nearness,
and was granted a station in close proximity.
إِمامُthe leader of الخَلقِcreation نورُthe light of الحَقِّTruth يَبدوappears
إِمامُ الخَلقِ نورُ الحَقِّ يَبدو
ضياءًas radiance مِنfrom سَناهُhis splendor لِكُلِّfor every سارِnight traveler
ضياءً مِن سَناهُ لِكُلِّ سارِ
Creation's leader, the light of Truth, appears
as radiance from his splendor for every night traveler.
وَآياتٌand signs لَهُfor him ظَهَرَتappeared فلَيسَتso they are not
وَآياتٌ لَهُ ظَهَرَت فلَيسَت
يُباريهاmatches them مُبارٍa contender أَوor مُجارِone keeping pace
يُباريها مُبارٍ أَو مُجارِ
And signs appeared for him, which no
contender or rival can match.
تَفوتُsurpass العَدَّcounting لَيسَnot يُطاقُcan be accomplished عَدٌّa count
تَفوتُ العَدَّ لَيسَ يُطاقُ عَدٌّ
لِرَملِof the sand of البَحرِthe sea أَوor قَطرِthe drops of البِحارِthe seas
لِرَملِ البَحرِ أَو قَطرِ البِحارِ
They defy counting; no count can be made
of the sea's sand or the drops of the seas.
فَجاهَدَso he fought كُلَّevery حِزبٍfaction مِنof ضَلالٍerror
فَجاهَدَ كُلَّ حِزبٍ مِن ضَلالٍ
بِسُمرٍwith brown spears أَوor بِبيضٍwith white swords مِنof شِفارِblades
بِسُمرٍ أَو بِبيضٍ مِن شِفارِ
So he fought every faction of error,
with brown spears or shining white blades.
فَعادَso turned الجَمعُthe host مِنهُمof them لِاِفتِراقٍto dispersal
فَعادَ الجَمعُ مِنهُم لِاِفتِراقٍ
وَعَودُهُمُand their wood الصَليبُthe cross إِلىto اِنكِسارِshattering
وَعَودُهُمُ الصَليبُ إِلى اِنكِسارِ
So their gathered host turned to dispersal,
and their wood—the cross—was shattered.
عَلَيكَupon you تَحِيَّةٌa greeting ماas long as اِنهَلَّpoured down غَيثٌrain
عَلَيكَ تَحِيَّةٌ ما اِنهَلَّ غَيثٌ
وَصابَand fell مِنَfrom العَواديthe morning-going clouds وَالسَواريand the night-traveling clouds
وَصابَ مِنَ العَوادي وَالسَواري
May a greeting be upon you as long as rain pours,
and falls from morning and night-traveling clouds.
وَدامَand may it endure عَلىupon سَليلِكَyour descendant ذيpossessing حِفاظٍsteadfast honor
وَدامَ عَلى سَليلِكَ ذي حِفاظٍ
عَريقِdeep-rooted in أَصالَةٍnobility حاميdefender of الذِمارِall that must be protected
عَريقِ أَصالَةٍ حامي الذِمارِ
And may it endure upon your descendant, steadfast in honor,
deep-rooted in nobility, defender of all held dear.
سَماrose صَعَداًupward إِلىuntil أَنthat حَلَّreached أَوجاًa zenith
سَما صَعَداً إِلى أَن حَلَّ أَوجاً
أَطَلَّlooked down عَلىupon الغَزالَةِthe sun وَالجَوارِand the coursing planets
أَطَلَّ عَلى الغَزالَةِ وَالجَوارِ
He rose upward until he reached a zenith,
looking down upon the sun and the coursing planets.
إِذاwhen ماever رامَtargets ذاone possessing كُفرٍunbelief وَأَيدٍand strength
إِذا ما رامَ ذا كُفرٍ وَأَيدٍ
فَلَيسَthen there is no لَهُfor him اِعتِصامٌrefuge بِالفِرارِin flight
فَلَيسَ لَهُ اِعتِصامٌ بِالفِرارِ
When he targets a man of unbelief and might,
that man finds no refuge in flight.
وَمَقرونُand coupled النَجاحِsuccess بِكُلِّwith every رَأيٍjudgment
وَمَقرونُ النَجاحِ بِكُلِّ رَأيٍ
وَتَأييدِand strengthening العَزائِمِthe resolves بِانتِصارِby victory
وَتَأييدِ العَزائِمِ بِانتِصارِ
And success is joined to his every judgment,
and his resolves are strengthened by victory.
وَغارَand grew jealous الغَيثُthe rain مِنof يُمناهُhis right hand حتّىuntil
وَغارَ الغَيثُ مِن يُمناهُ حتّى
يَكادَalmost يَفيضُoverflows فَيضٌa flood مِنهُfrom it جارِflowing
يَكادَ يَفيضُ فَيضٌ مِنهُ جارِ
And rain envied his right hand, until
a flowing flood nearly poured forth from it.
فَأَكثَرُfor the greatest of جودِهِits bounty بِالقَطرِin rain سَكباًpouring
فَأَكثَرُ جودِهِ بِالقَطرِ سَكباً
وَأَيسَرُand the least of جودِthe bounty of كَفِّهِhis palm بِاليَسارِin wealth
وَأَيسَرُ جودِ كَفِّهِ بِاليَسارِ
For its greatest bounty is an outpouring of rain,
while his palm's least bounty is wealth.
جَرىcoursed بِسُعودِهَin accord with his good fortune وَبِمُشتَهاهُand according to his desire
جَرى بِسُعودِهَ وَبِمُشتَهاهُ
نُجومٌstars لُحنَshone فيin فَلَكٍa celestial sphere مُدارِset revolving
نُجومٌ لُحنَ في فَلَكٍ مُدارِ
In accord with his good fortune and his desire coursed
stars that shone in a revolving sphere.
لَهُhe has سِيَرٌways مِنَof العَدلِjustice اِستَفاضَتbecame widespread
لَهُ سِيَرٌ مِنَ العَدلِ اِستَفاضَت
عَلىamong قاصٍone far away وَدانٍand one nearby فيin المَزارِvisitation
عَلى قاصٍ وَدانٍ في المَزارِ
His ways of justice have become widely known
among those visiting from far and near.
وَزانَand adorned عُلاهُhis eminence فيin الدُنياthe world جَمالٌbeauty
وَزانَ عُلاهُ في الدُنيا جَمالٌ
وَأَمرٌand authority قائِمٌestablished فيamong الخَلقِcreation جارِprevailing
وَأَمرٌ قائِمٌ في الخَلقِ جارِ
And beauty adorned his eminence in this world,
and firm authority prevailing among creation.
وَزانَتand adorned مِلَّةُthe faith of الإِسلامِIslam دَأباًcontinually
وَزانَت مِلَّةُ الإِسلامِ دَأباً
كَماjust as اِزدانَbecame adorned المَعاصِمَthe wrists بِالسِوارِwith a bracelet
كَما اِزدانَ المَعاصِمَ بِالسِوارِ
And the faith of Islam ever adorned him,
as wrists are adorned with a bracelet.
Sol 6.1