مجيئكَyour coming ياO صدرforemost الأفاضلthe virtuous نعمةٌa blessing
مجيئكَ يا صدر الأفاضل نعمةٌ
لِخَالِقناto our Creator فيfor مثلهاthe like of it نُكثْرwe give abundantly الحمداpraise
لِخَالِقنا في مثلها نُكثْر الحمدا
Your coming, O foremost of the virtuous, is a blessing.
Your arrival, O noble one, is a blessing
For such a blessing, we offer our Creator abundant praise.
For which we thank our Creator abundantly
ولوand if أننيthat I أسطيعam able سعياًhastening إليكُمto you (plural)
ولو أنني أسطيع سعياً إليكُم
سعيتُI would hasten علىon عينيmy eye ولكنّهاbut it رَمْداinflamed
سعيتُ على عيني ولكنّها رَمْدا
And were I able to hasten to you,
If I could make effort to come to you
I would hasten on my very eye—but it is inflamed.
I would have, were it not for this blindness
لقدindeed أنكرتْit no longer knows طعمَthe taste الهدوِof repose فَصِرتso I have become مُذْfor
لقد أنكرتْ طعمَ الهدوِ فَصِرت مُذْ
ثلاثthree ليالٍnights لاnot أقرّI rest ولاnor أهداI am calm
ثلاث ليالٍ لا أقرّ ولا أهدا
Indeed, it no longer knows the taste of repose; for
I have lost the taste of sleep for three nights
three nights now I have neither rested nor found calm.
Restless, unable to relax or be at peace
جَعَلْنَthey have placed علىover إنسانthe pupil عينيof my eye غشاوةًa veil
جَعَلْنَ على إنسان عيني غشاوةً
وصيّرنand they have turned ماwhat بينيbetween me وبينand between الورىhumankind سُداa barrier
وصيّرن ما بيني وبين الورى سُدا
They have laid a veil over the pupil of my eye,
My eyes have been veiled from seeing people
and turned the space between me and humankind into a barrier.
A barrier placed between me and all creation
وأهدِand bestow إلىupon العبدِthe servant الدعاءprayer فإنّهfor indeed it
وأهدِ إلى العبدِ الدعاء فإنّه
إلىto صاحبthe sufferer of الآلامpains أحسنthe best ماwhat يُهدَىis given as a gift
إلى صاحب الآلام أحسن ما يُهدَى
And give this servant the gift of prayer, for it
Send blessings upon the servant in prayer
is the best gift that can be given to one in pain.
For it brings the most comfort to one in pain
عليكupon you منfrom اللهGod العَليthe Most High تحيّةa greeting
عليك من الله العَلي تحيّة
تفوحُit wafts fragrance فيحكيso it resembles نشرهاits fragrance المسكmusk والنَّداand aromatic incense
تفوحُ فيحكي نشرها المسك والنَّدا
May a greeting from God, the Most High, be upon you,
May you be greeted by God Most High
wafting forth, its fragrance resembling musk and aromatic incense.
With a fragrance more sweet than musk or dew
Sol 6.1