هَلis there? فِيin أمانِيكَyour hopes رَيْبٌdoubt بَعْدَafter أنْthat نَظَرَتْlooked
هَل فِي أمانِيكَ رَيْبٌ بَعْدَ أنْ نَظَرَتْ
عَينَاكَyour two eyes فِيat وَجْهِthe face مَيمُونِthe auspicious one السَّلاطِينِthe sultans
عَينَاكَ فِي وَجْهِ مَيمُونِ السَّلاطِينِ
Is there doubt in your hopes, after the gaze
of your eyes upon the face of the auspicious one among sultans,
عَلِيِّlofty المُنتَهَىultimate attainment بَعدَafter التصَوفِSufi asceticism عَنْfrom
عَلِيِّ المُنتَهَى بَعدَ التصَوفِ عَنْ
مَاwhat يُصلِحُsets right الحَالَthe condition فِيin الدُّنيَاthis world وَفِيand in الدّينِreligion
مَا يُصلِحُ الحَالَ فِي الدُّنيَا وَفِي الدّينِ
lofty in attainment, after Sufi withdrawal from
what sets affairs right in this world and in religion?
ذَاكَthat one الذِيwho قَسَمَتْapportioned فيamong الناسِthe people دَولَتُهُhis reign
ذَاكَ الذِي قَسَمَتْ في الناسِ دَولَتُهُ
حَتَفَdoom الطُّغَاةِthe tyrants وإتحَافَand bestowing gifts upon المَسَاكِينِthe destitute
حَتَفَ الطُّغَاةِ وإتحَافَ المَسَاكِينِ
That is he whose reign apportioned among the people
doom to tyrants and gifts to the destitute.
تَشَابَهَتْwere alike فِيin الهَنَاhappiness أيَّامُهُhis days وَدَعَتْand called out
تَشَابَهَتْ فِي الهَنَا أيَّامُهُ وَدَعَتْ
تِلكَthose المَنَازِلُdwellings أهْلاًwelcome بِالمُوَافِينِيto those coming to me
تِلكَ المَنَازِلُ أهْلاً بِالمُوَافِينِي
His days were alike in happiness, and called out
those dwellings: 'Welcome to those who come to me!'
لَولاَwere it not for القِيامُattending عَلَىto إحيَاreviving شَعَائِرِهَاits rites
لَولاَ القِيامُ عَلَى إحيَا شَعَائِرِهَا
لَمْnot يُعرَفِbe recognized العِيدُthe feast day فِيamong بَاقِيthe remaining الأحايِينِtimes
لَمْ يُعرَفِ العِيدُ فِي بَاقِي الأحايِينِ
Were it not for attending to the revival of its rites,
the feast day would be indistinguishable from all other times.
وَسَارَand spread فِيthrough كَلّevery قُطرٍland ذِكرُthe fame نَائِلِهِhis bounty
وَسَارَ فِي كَلّ قُطرٍ ذِكرُ نَائِلِهِ
سَيرَthe journey العُفَاةِpetitioners لِفَضْلٍfor bounty مِنهُfrom him مَمنُونِbestowed
سَيرَ العُفَاةِ لِفَضْلٍ مِنهُ مَمنُونِ
And the fame of his bounty spread through every land,
like the journey of petitioners for bounty bestowed by him.
إذfor كُلُّevery يَومٍday عَلَىat أبوَابِهِhis gates زُمَرٌthrongs
إذ كُلُّ يَومٍ عَلَى أبوَابِهِ زُمَرٌ
مِنof وَارِدٍone arriving صَادِرٍone departing كَالفُلكِlike a ship مَشحُونِladen
مِن وَارِدٍ صَادِرٍ كَالفُلكِ مَشحُونِ
For every day at his gates there are throngs
of visitors arriving, then departing laden like ships,
إلَىin addition to دَمَاثَةِgentleness خُلْقٍcharacter لاَnot يُكَدّرُهَاclouds it
إلَى دَمَاثَةِ خُلْقٍ لاَ يُكَدّرُهَا
ثِقلُburdensomeness المُلِحّthe importunate وَلاَnor كِبرُarrogance الفَرَاعِينِpharaohs
ثِقلُ المُلِحّ وَلاَ كِبرُ الفَرَاعِينِ
along with a gentleness of character not clouded
by the burden of the importunate or the pride of pharaohs.
هَذاthis حَدِيثِيmy account صَحِيحٌtrue عَنْbased on مُشاهَدَةٍfirsthand observation
هَذا حَدِيثِي صَحِيحٌ عَنْ مُشاهَدَةٍ
مَاnot فِيهِin it مَطمَعُan opening نَقَّادٍa critic لِتوْهِينِfor discrediting
مَا فِيهِ مَطمَعُ نَقَّادٍ لِتوْهِينِ
This account of mine is true, based on firsthand observation;
there is no opening in it for a critic to discredit it.
لِذَلِكَbecause of that الخِيمِdisposition وَالعَدلِand justice المتينِsteadfast وَللحِلمِand for forbearance
لِذَلِكَ الخِيمِ وَالعَدلِ المتينِ وَللحِلمِ
الكَمِينِlatent وَصِدْقِand sincerity الوِدّaffection وَالدّينِand faith
الكَمِينِ وَصِدْقِ الوِدّ وَالدّينِ
Because of that disposition, that steadfast justice, and that forbearance
held within, and that sincerity of affection and faith,
أضمَرتُI harbored مِنْof حُبِّهِlove for him مَاthat which لَوّif أحَاطَfully grasped بِهِof it
أضمَرتُ مِنْ حُبِّهِ مَا لَوّ أحَاطَ بِهِ
جَهْمُgrim الطَّبِيعَةِnature عِلماًin knowledge صُمَّwas struck deaf فِيat الحِينِthe moment
جَهْمُ الطَّبِيعَةِ عِلماً صُمَّ فِي الحِينِ
I have harbored such love for him that, were it known
to a grim-natured man, he would be struck deaf at once.
لَكِنْbut لِيfor me وَلِغَيرِيand for others besides me مِنْfrom فِراسَتِهِhis discernment
لَكِنْ لِي وَلِغَيرِي مِنْ فِراسَتِهِ
مَاthat which يَقطَعُstops الخَصمَthe adversary عنْfrom نَصْبِsetting forth البَرَاهِينِproofs
مَا يَقطَعُ الخَصمَ عنْ نَصْبِ البَرَاهِينِ
But I, and others besides me, have from his discernment
what stops an adversary from advancing proofs.
وَحَيْهَلٍand hail بِعُيُونِto the eyes البَختِgood fortune أجمَعِهِall of it
وَحَيْهَلٍ بِعُيُونِ البَختِ أجمَعِهِ
حَمُّودَةHammuda وَبِعُثمَانand to Uthman وَمَيمُونِand Maymun
حَمُّودَة وَبِعُثمَان وَمَيمُونِ
And hail to the eyes of all good fortune:
Hammuda, and Uthman, and Maymun.
أشبَالُهُhis lion cubs رُسِمَتْwere inscribed فِيهِمin them شَمَائِلُهُhis traits
أشبَالُهُ رُسِمَتْ فِيهِم شَمَائِلُهُ
رَسمَinscription الأمانةِtrustworthiness فِيin أطرافِlimbs جِبرِينِJibrin (Gabriel)
رَسمَ الأمانةِ فِي أطرافِ جِبرِينِ
His lion cubs, in whom his traits are inscribed,
as trustworthiness is inscribed upon Jibrin's limbs.
يَاO لَيلَةَnight العِيدِthe feast هَلاَّwill you not عُدتِyou returned ثَانِيةًagain
يَا لَيلَةَ العِيدِ هَلاَّ عُدتِ ثَانِيةً
بِمَطمَعٍwith a hope نَحوَهُمْtoward them بِالسَّعْدِwith good fortune مَقرُونِcoupled
بِمَطمَعٍ نَحوَهُمْ بِالسَّعْدِ مَقرُونِ
O night of the feast, will you not return once more
with a hope set on them, coupled with good fortune?
أبقَاهُمُmay He preserve them مَلِكُthe King الأملاَكِkings فِيin نِعَمٍblessings
أبقَاهُمُ مَلِكُ الأملاَكِ فِي نِعَمٍ
مَاas long as دَامَcontinues يُذكَرُHe is remembered فِيin فَرضٍobligatory prayer وَتَأذِينِand the call to prayer
مَا دَامَ يُذكَرُ فِي فَرضٍ وَتَأذِينِ
May the King of Kings preserve them amid blessings,
as long as He is remembered in obligatory prayer and the call to prayer.
Sol 6.1