شَوقٌlonging إِلَيكَfor you تَفيضُoverflow مِنهُfrom it الأَدمُعُthe tears
شَوقٌ إِلَيكَ تَفيضُ مِنهُ الأَدمُعُ
وَجَوىًand burning grief عَلَيكَover you تَضيقُgrow constricted مِنهُfrom it الأَضلُعُthe ribs
وَجَوىً عَلَيكَ تَضيقُ مِنهُ الأَضلُعُ
A longing for you that makes tears overflow,
and burning grief for you that constricts the ribs,
وَهَوىًand love تُجَدِّدُهُrenew it اللَياليthe nights كُلَّماwhenever
وَهَوىً تُجَدِّدُهُ اللَيالي كُلَّما
قَدُمَتthey grow old وَتَرجِعُهُand bring it back السِنونَthe years فَيَرجَعُso it returns
قَدُمَت وَتَرجِعُهُ السِنونَ فَيَرجَعُ
and love the nights renew whenever
they grow old; the years bring it back, and it returns.
إِنّيindeed, I وَماby what قَصَدَsought الحَجيجُthe pilgrims وَدونَهُمwhile before them
إِنّي وَما قَصَدَ الحَجيجُ وَدونَهُم
خَرقٌa vast wilderness تَخُبُّtrot بِهِthrough it الرِكابُthe riding camels وَتوضِعُand hasten
خَرقٌ تَخُبُّ بِهِ الرِكابُ وَتوضِعُ
Indeed, by what the pilgrims seek, beyond
a wilderness where riding camels trot and hasten,
أُصفيكَI offer you sincerely أَقصىthe utmost الوِدِّaffection غَيرَnot مُقَلَّلِdiminished
أُصفيكَ أَقصى الوِدِّ غَيرَ مُقَلَّلِ
إِنif كانَis أَقصىthe utmost الوِدِّaffection عِندَكِwith you يَنفَعُavails
إِن كانَ أَقصى الوِدِّ عِندَكِ يَنفَعُ
I offer you the utmost sincere affection, undiminished,
if the utmost affection avails you.
وَأَراكِand I see you أَحسَنَthe fairest مَنof those whom أَراهُI see him وَإِنeven if بَداappears
وَأَراكِ أَحسَنَ مَن أَراهُ وَإِن بَدا
مِنكِfrom you الصُدودُaversion وَبانَand has departed وَصلُكِunion with you أَجمَعُall of it
مِنكِ الصُدودُ وَبانَ وَصلُكِ أَجمَعُ
And I see you as the fairest I behold, even if
you shun me and all union with you is gone.
يَعتادُنيrevisits me طَربيmy yearning إِلَيكِfor you فَيَغتَليthen seethes
يَعتادُني طَربي إِلَيكِ فَيَغتَلي
وَجديmy passion وَيَدعونيand calls me هَواكِlove of you فَأَتبَعُso I follow
وَجدي وَيَدعوني هَواكِ فَأَتبَعُ
My yearning for you returns, and then seethes
my passion; your love calls me, and I follow.
كَلِفٌenamored بِحُبِّكِwith love of you مولَعٌenthralled وَيَسُرُّنيand it delights me
كَلِفٌ بِحُبِّكِ مولَعٌ وَيَسُرُّني
أَنّيthat I امرُؤٌa man كَلِفٌenamored بِحُبِّكِwith love of you مولَعُenthralled
أَنّي امرُؤٌ كَلِفٌ بِحُبِّكِ مولَعُ
Consumed by love of you, enthralled—and it delights me
that I am a man consumed by love of you, enthralled.
شَرَفاًglory بَنيsons of العَبّاسِal-ʿAbbās إِنَّindeed أَباكُمُyour father
شَرَفاً بَني العَبّاسِ إِنَّ أَباكُمُ
عَمُّthe uncle of النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَعيصُهُand his kin المُتَفَزِّعُa refuge in distress
عَمُّ النَبِيِّ وَعيصُهُ المُتَفَزِّعُ
Glory to you, sons of al-ʿAbbās! Your father is
the Prophet's uncle and his sheltering kin.
إِنَّindeed الفَضيلَةَdistinction لِلَّذيbelongs to the one اِستَسقىsought rain بِهِthrough him
إِنَّ الفَضيلَةَ لِلَّذي اِستَسقى بِهِ
عُمَرٌʿUmar وَشُفِّعَand was accepted as intercessor إِذwhen غَداhe went forth يَستَشفِعُseeking intercession
عُمَرٌ وَشُفِّعَ إِذ غَدا يَستَشفِعُ
Indeed, distinction belongs to him through whom rain was sought
by ʿUmar; intercession was accepted when he went seeking it.
وَأَرىand I regard الخِلافَةَthe caliphate وَهيَwhich is أَعظَمُthe greatest رُثبَةٍrank
وَأَرى الخِلافَةَ وَهيَ أَعظَمُ رُثبَةٍ
حَقّاًa rightful due لَكُمto you وَوِراثَةًand an inheritance ماnot تُنزَعُwrested away
حَقّاً لَكُم وَوِراثَةً ما تُنزَعُ
And I regard the caliphate—the greatest rank—
as your rightful due, an inheritance never wrested away.
أَعطاكُموهاHe gave it to you اللَهُGod عَنwith عِلمٍknowledge بِكُمof you
أَعطاكُموها اللَهُ عَن عِلمٍ بِكُم
وَاللَهُand God يُعطيgives مَنto whom يَشاءُHe wills وَيَمنَعُand withholds
وَاللَهُ يُعطي مَن يَشاءُ وَيَمنَعُ
God gave it to you, knowing you well;
and God gives to whom He wills, and withholds.
مَنwho ذاis it that يُساجِلُكُمrivals you وَحَوضُwhile the pool of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
مَن ذا يُساجِلُكُم وَحَوضُ مُحَمَّدٍ
بِسِقايَةِwith the water-giving of العَبّاسِal-ʿAbbās فيكُمamong you يُشفَعُis paired
بِسِقايَةِ العَبّاسِ فيكُم يُشفَعُ
Who can rival you, when Muhammad's Pool
is paired, among you, with al-ʿAbbās's water-giving?
مَلِكٌa king رِضاهُhis pleasure رِضاthe pleasure of المَليكِthe Sovereign وَسُخطُهُand his wrath
مَلِكٌ رِضاهُ رِضا المَليكِ وَسُخطُهُ
حَتفُthe death of العِدىthe enemies وَرَداهُمُand their destruction المُتَوَقَّعُthe expected
حَتفُ العِدى وَرَداهُمُ المُتَوَقَّعُ
A king whose pleasure is the Sovereign's pleasure, and whose wrath
is his enemies' death and their expected doom.
مُتَكَرِّمٌgenerous مُتَوَرِّعٌscrupulously abstaining عَنfrom كُلِّall ماthat which
مُتَكَرِّمٌ مُتَوَرِّعٌ عَن كُلِّ ما
يَتَجَنَّبُavoids المُتَكَرِّمُthe generous man المُتَوَرِّعُthe scrupulous
يَتَجَنَّبُ المُتَكَرِّمُ المُتَوَرِّعُ
Generous, scrupulously abstaining from all that
the generous and scrupulous man avoids.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المَلِكُking الَّذيwho سَقَتِhas watered الوَرىmankind
يا أَيُّها المَلِكُ الَّذي سَقَتِ الوَرى
مِنfrom راحَتَيهِhis two palms غَمامَةٌa cloud ماnot تُقلِعُlets up
مِن راحَتَيهِ غَمامَةٌ ما تُقلِعُ
O king, who waters all mankind
with a cloud from his two palms that never ceases!
يُهنيكَmay it gladden you فيin المُتَوَكِّلِيَّةِal-Mutawakkiliyya أَنَّهاthat it
يُهنيكَ في المُتَوَكِّلِيَّةِ أَنَّها
حَسُنَis lovely المَصيفُthe summer abode بِهاin it وَطابَand is pleasant المَربَعُthe spring abode
حَسُنَ المَصيفُ بِها وَطابَ المَربَعُ
May al-Mutawakkiliyya gladden you, for there
summer lodging is lovely, and the spring abode delightful.
فَيحاءُspacious مُشرِقَةٌradiant يَرِقُّis gentle نَسيمُهاits breeze
فَيحاءُ مُشرِقَةٌ يَرِقُّ نَسيمُها
ميثٌsoft ground تُدَرِّجُهُripple it الرِياحُthe winds وَأَجزَعُand valley bends
ميثٌ تُدَرِّجُهُ الرِياحُ وَأَجزَعُ
Spacious and radiant, its breeze is gentle;
soft ground rippled by winds, and valley bends.
وَفَسيحَةُand spacious الأَكنافِthe flanks ضاعَفَhas doubled حُسنَهاits beauty
وَفَسيحَةُ الأَكنافِ ضاعَفَ حُسنَها
بَرٌّopen land لَهاfor it مُفضاًstretching open وَبَحرٌand a sea مُترَعُbrimful
بَرٌّ لَها مُفضاً وَبَحرٌ مُترَعُ
And broad in its bounds, its beauty is redoubled
by its open countryside and a brimful sea.
قَدindeed سُرَّwere gladdened فيهاin it الأَولِياءُthe loyal supporters إِذِwhen التَقَواthey met
قَد سُرَّ فيها الأَولِياءُ إِذِ التَقَوا
بِفِناءِin the courtyard of مِنبَرِهاits pulpit الجَديدَthe new فَجَمَّعواand held Friday prayer
بِفِناءِ مِنبَرِها الجَديدَ فَجَمَّعوا
There the loyal supporters rejoiced when they met
in the court before its new pulpit and held Friday prayers.
فَارفَعso exalt بِدارِthrough the house of الضَربِcoin-minting باقيenduring ذِكرِهاits fame
فَارفَع بِدارِ الضَربِ باقي ذِكرِها
إِنَّindeed الرَفيعَthe exalted مَحَلَّةًin station مَنwhoever تَرفَعُyou exalt
إِنَّ الرَفيعَ مَحَلَّةً مَن تَرفَعُ
So exalt its enduring fame through the mint;
truly, high in station is whoever you exalt.
هَلwill يَجلُبَنَّsurely bring إِلَيَّto me عَطفَكَyour compassion مَوقِفٌa stand
هَل يَجلُبَنَّ إِلَيَّ عَطفَكَ مَوقِفٌ
ثَبتٌsteadfast لَدَيكَbefore you أَقولُI speak فيهِin it وَتَسمَعُand you listen
ثَبتٌ لَدَيكَ أَقولُ فيهِ وَتَسمَعُ
Will a stand bring your compassion to me—
steadfast before you, where I speak and you listen?
مازالَthere has always been ليfor me مِنfrom حُسنِthe kindness of رَأيِكِyour regard مَوئِلٌa refuge
مازالَ لي مِن حُسنِ رَأيِكِ مَوئِلٌ
آويI seek shelter إِلَيهِin it مِنَfrom الخُطوبِcalamities وَمَفزَعُand a haven
آوي إِلَيهِ مِنَ الخُطوبِ وَمَفزَعُ
I have always had in your good regard a refuge
where I shelter from calamities, a haven.
فَعَلامَso why أَنكَرتَhave you disowned الصَديقَthe friend وَأَقبَلَتwhile there approached
فَعَلامَ أَنكَرتَ الصَديقَ وَأَقبَلَت
نَحويtoward me رِكابُthe mounts of الكاشِحينَthe spiteful foes تَطَلَّعُpeering ahead
نَحوي رِكابُ الكاشِحينَ تَطَلَّعُ
Why, then, have you disowned your friend, while there advance
toward me my spiteful foes' mounts, peering ahead?
وَأَقامَand persisted يَطمَعُhoping فيin تَهَضُّمِslighting جانِبيmy dignity
وَأَقامَ يَطمَعُ في تَهَضُّمِ جانِبي
مَنone who لَمhad not يَكُنbeen مِنfrom قَبلُbefore فيهِfor it يَطمَعُhoping
مَن لَم يَكُن مِن قَبلُ فيهِ يَطمَعُ
And he persists in hoping to slight my dignity—
one who had never hoped for that before.
إِلّاif not يَكُنthere is ذَنبٌan offense فَعَدلُكَthen your justice واسِعٌvast
إِلّا يَكُن ذَنبٌ فَعَدلُكَ واسِعٌ
أَوor كانَthere is ليon my part ذَنبٌan offense فَعَفوُكَthen your pardon أَوسَعُvaster
أَو كانَ لي ذَنبٌ فَعَفوُكَ أَوسَعُ
If there is no offense, your justice is vast;
or if I am at fault, your pardon is vaster still.
Sol 6.1