ياO منYou who لهُto Him المشتكىcomplaint ياراحمO merciful One المهجsouls
يا من لهُ المشتكى ياراحم المهج
عجّلhasten لناfor us بنزُولwith the descent of الغيثrain والفرجand relief
عجّل لنا بنزُول الغيث والفرج
O You to whom complaint is brought, O You who have mercy on souls,
O You to whom all complain, O Merciful to aggrieved souls,
hasten for us the descent of rain and relief.
Hasten to send down rain and relief upon us,
واسقand water البلادthe lands وأروand quench الأرضthe earth منof ظمأthirst
واسق البلاد وأرو الأرض من ظمأ
بماءwith water مُزنrain clouds علىacross الأفاقthe horizons مُنتسجwoven
بماء مُزن على الأفاق مُنتسج
Water the lands and quench the earth's thirst
Quench the land and water the thirsty earth,
with water from rain clouds woven across the horizons.
With pouring beneficial rain spread across horizons,
وأكسهاand clothe it حُللrobes الأنوارlights ضافيةample
وأكسها حُلل الأنوار ضافية
خُضراgreen مُدبّجةembroidered منwith نُورهاits light البهجlovely
خُضرا مُدبّجة من نُورها البهج
And clothe it in ample robes of light,
And clothe it in shimmering robes of light,
green, embroidered with its lovely radiance,
Verdant, embellished with its radiant joy,
حتّىuntil يُرىis seen وجههاits face الزاهيradiant بزهرتهwith its bloom
حتّى يُرى وجهها الزاهي بزهرته
فيin بهجةsplendor بدلاinstead منof وجههاits face العسجcontorted
في بهجة بدلا من وجهها العسج
until its face is seen, radiant with its bloom,
So its blooming face may be seen in delight instead of barrenness,
in splendor, instead of its contorted face.
And goodness from the clouds may be seen,
ويُصبحand becomes البرُّdry land منthrough صوبdownpour الغمامthe clouds يُرىseen
ويُصبح البرُّ من صوب الغمام يُرى
كأنّهas though it were البحرُthe sea بالأمواجwith waves فيin لججdeep waters
كأنّه البحرُ بالأمواج في لجج
And through the clouds' downpour the dry land appears
As if it were the sea with surging waves,
as though it were the sea, with waves in its depths.
So it may revive the land by drowning drought in its abundance,
فيقتلُand so kills الجدبdrought إحياءُrevival البلادthe lands بهthrough it
فيقتلُ الجدب إحياءُ البلاد به
فيin بحرهits sea غرقاdrowning منfrom كلّevery مُختلجsurging channel
في بحره غرقا من كلّ مُختلج
Thus the land's revival through it kills the drought,
All came to Your door of grace, beseeching it,
drowning it in its sea through every surging channel.
With no crookedness in Your exalted door,
كلٌّeveryone أتىcame بابgate فضلbounty منكfrom You سائلهُasking for it
كلٌّ أتى باب فضل منك سائلهُ
وليسand is not عنaway from بابكYour gate الأسمىmost exalted بمنعرجturning aside
وليس عن بابك الأسمى بمنعرج
Everyone has come to the gate of Your bounty, asking for it,
Their hearts humble in lowliness, dependent on God,
and none turns aside from Your most exalted gate.
Needy despite their provisions, and imploring,
وقلبهُand his heart وجلٌfearful بالذّلّin humility مُتّزرٌgirded
وقلبهُ وجلٌ بالذّلّ مُتّزرٌ
للهto God مُفتقرٌin need فيfor ماwhat لديهHe has رجhopeful
لله مُفتقرٌ في ما لديه رج
His heart is fearful, girded in humility,
I prayed with tears streaming down my cheeks,
in need of God, hopeful for what He possesses,
And sides heaving with summer’s scorching heat,
فيin أجمعall together (unclear) صلحتgrew sound بأدمُعwith tears سفحتwere shed
في أجمع صلحت بأدمُع سفحت
وأضلعand ribs لفحتwere scorched رمضىburning منfrom الزّنجintense thirst
وأضلع لفحت رمضى من الزّنج
in all [of them], made sound by tears poured forth [wording uncertain],
The soul in anguish, the body in toil,
and ribs scorched, burning with intense thirst.
The heart in distress, the chest constricted,
النّفسُthe soul فيin وصبaffliction والجسمُand the body فيin نصبexhaustion
النّفسُ في وصب والجسمُ في نصب
والقلبُand the heart فيin كربanguish والصّدرُand the breast فيin حرجdistress
والقلبُ في كرب والصّدرُ في حرج
The soul is in affliction, the body in exhaustion;
To You stretch out the palms of people beseeching,
the heart is in anguish, the breast in distress.
And those suffering thirst beseeching from Your grace an outpouring,
إليكto You مُدّتwere stretched أكُفّpalms الخلقcreated beings سائلةpleading
إليك مُدّت أكُفّ الخلق سائلة
وطفاءa dense raincloud سائلةflowing منfrom فضلكYour bounty النّهجmanifest
وطفاء سائلة من فضلك النّهج
To You the creatures' palms are stretched in supplication
They headed to You in grief with heavy hearts,
for a dense cloud streaming from Your manifest bounty.
Weeping blood, and tongues fluent in supplication,
توجّهواthey turned لكto You فيin الشّكوىcomplaint بقلبwith a heart سجsubdued
توجّهوا لك في الشّكوى بقلب سج
باكيweeping الدّماblood ولسانand a tongue بالدّعاin supplication لهجunceasing
باكي الدّما ولسان بالدّعا لهج
They turn to You in complaint with a subdued heart,
Those unable to earn their basic living,
weeping blood, and a tongue unceasing in prayer.
With no means to strive or make an effort,
منamong عاجزa helpless one منthose who علىfor أدنىthe barest معاشهمُtheir livelihood
من عاجز من على أدنى معاشهمُ
لاnot يقدرونthey are able علىto سعيlabor ولاnor دلجnight travel
لا يقدرون على سعي ولا دلج
Among them are the helpless, who for their barest livelihood
Widows and children with no recourse,
cannot manage labor or travel by night:
And the frail, from harm and distress,
أراملُwidows وصغارٌand children لاno مجالscope to act لهمfor them
أراملُ وصغارٌ لا مجال لهم
وواهنُand frail الجسمof body منfrom ضُرّaffliction ومنand from عرجlameness
وواهنُ الجسم من ضُرّ ومن عرج
widows and children with no means to act,
And every disadvantaged woman unaware of her needs,
and the frail of body through affliction and lameness;
Lost in the wilderness, in ignorance wandering,
وكلّand every عجماءspeechless creature لاnot تدريknows مطالبهاits needs
وكلّ عجماء لا تدري مطالبها
منfor المعاشsustenance بقفرin the wilderness of الأرضthe earth فيin همجhunger
من المعاش بقفر الأرض في همج
and every speechless creature, unaware of what it needs
So do not disappoint those who sincerely came,
for sustenance in the earth's wilderness, in hunger.
To the gates of Your grace, O You in whom we trust,
فلاso do not تُخيّبdisappoint رجاءhope القاصدينthose making for إلىto
فلا تُخيّب رجاء القاصدين إلى
أبوابgates فضلكYour bounty ياO منYou who بالوفاءfor fulfillment رُجيare hoped in
أبواب فضلك يا من بالوفاء رُجي
So do not disappoint the hopes of those who come to
You are the refuge when severity overwhelms,
the gates of Your bounty, O You trusted to fulfill their hopes.
And its night before the dawn of relief emerges,
أنتYou الملاذُthe refuge إذاwhen ماemphatic particle شدّةٌhardship عظمتgrew great
أنت الملاذُ إذا ما شدّةٌ عظمت
وليلهاand its night بصباحby the dawn of الكشفrelief لمnot يهجis stirred
وليلها بصباح الكشف لم يهج
You are the refuge when hardship grows great
You are the rescuer of one engulfed by the flames beseeching You,
and its night remains unbroken by the dawn of relief.
When rain is late or the night of calamities descends,
أنتYou الغياثُsuccor للهبfor the parched one المستغيثthe one seeking help بكfrom You
أنت الغياثُ للهب المستغيث بك
إذwhen أخلفfailed الغيثُthe rain أوor ليلُthe night of الخطوبcalamities دجىgrew dark
إذ أخلف الغيثُ أو ليلُ الخطوب دجى
You are succor to the parched one who calls to You for aid
You are the hope for relieving misery when it comes,
when the rain fails or the night of calamities grows dark.
You are the protection against any sudden calamity,
أنتYou المرجّىthe One hoped in لرفعto lift البؤسmisery حينwhen أتىit came
أنت المرجّى لرفع البؤس حين أتى
أنتYou المعدّthe One prepared لدفعto repel الحادثcalamity العلجgrievous
أنت المعدّ لدفع الحادث العلج
You are the One hoped in to lift misery when it comes;
Who came to Your exalted gate in futility,
You stand ready to repel grievous misfortune.
One day with sincere hopes and did not succeed?
منwho ذاis it that أتىcame بابكYour gate الأعلىhighest يُؤمّمهmakes for it
من ذا أتى بابك الأعلى يُؤمّمه
يوماone day بصادقwith sincere آمالhopes ولمand not يلجentered
يوما بصادق آمال ولم يلج
Who has come to Your highest gate, making for it,
Who whispered to You to relieve his plight,
ever, with sincere hopes, and failed to enter?
Spent the night in sorrow and was not saved from it?
منwho ذاis it that يُناجيكconfides in You فيfor تفرجeasing كربتهhis anguish
من ذا يُناجيك في تفرج كربته
لومand not (apparently ولم) يبتspends the night وهوwhile he منfrom تلكthose الكُروبsorrows نجdelivered
لوم يبت وهو من تلك الكُروب نج
Who confides in You for the easing of his anguish,
Who but You deserves to respond when one calls out,
and does not pass the night delivered from those sorrows?
With a heart laden with worries and grief?
منwho ذاis it that سواكbesides You جديرٌworthy بالإجابةof answering إذwhen
من ذا سواك جديرٌ بالإجابة إذ
يدعُوكcalls upon You داعa caller بقلبwith a heart بالهمومby worries شجيgrieved
يدعُوك داع بقلب بالهموم شجي
Who but You is worthy to answer when
My Lord, if our sins have multiplied,
a caller invokes You with a heart grieved by worries?
There is no exaggeration in Your vast pardon,
ياO ربّLord إنif عظمتgrew great منّاfrom us الذُّوبُsins (apparently الذنوب) فماthen what
يا ربّ إن عظمت منّا الذُّوبُ فما
تعظيمهاtheir magnification فيbeside عظيمimmense العفوpardon منany نتجconsequence
تعظيمها في عظيم العفو من نتج
O Lord, if our sins have grown great, what
If anyone exceeded the limits in the world’s injustice,
effect has their magnitude beside Your immense pardon?
Transgressed and disobeyed but did not waver,
وإنand if تجاوزoverstepped فيin ظُلمwronging الورىhumankind أحدٌanyone
وإن تجاوز في ظُلم الورى أحدٌ
حدّاa limit تجاوزoverlook وتُبand relent عليهtoward him لمnot يهجbe stirred
حدّا تجاوز وتُب عليه لم يهج
And if anyone, in wronging humankind, has overstepped
Do not make all people suffer for it,
a limit, overlook it and relent toward him, leaving him untroubled.
Let the innocent be struck and the guilty escape!
ولاand do not تُؤاخذhold accountable جميعall العالمينthe worlds بهfor him
ولا تُؤاخذ جميع العالمين به
يغدُوbecomes البريءُthe innocent مُصاباafflicted والطلوبُand the culprit نجescaped
يغدُو البريءُ مُصابا والطلوبُ نج
And do not hold all the world's people to account for him,
O You whose treasuries of grace are never depleted,
leaving the innocent stricken while the culprit escapes.
Save us from torment which we have not defied,
ياO منYou whose خزائنُtreasuries رُحمىmercy الفضلbounty ماnot نفدتran out
يا من خزائنُ رُحمى الفضل ما نفدت
منهُfrom Him اجرناshelter us منfrom اللأواhardship فلمand so not نحجwe turned aside (uncertain)
منهُ اجرنا من اللأوا فلم نحج
O You whose stores of merciful bounty have never run dry,
Your mercy encompassed all the disobedient in the world,
shelter us from hardship, for we have not turned aside [reading uncertain].
Whether unbelievers defying You or doubting Your religion,
رُحماكYour mercy عمّتencompassed عُصاةsinners العالمينthe worlds عدواan enemy
رُحماك عمّت عُصاة العالمين عدوا
بالكفرin unbelief أوor ملحداa heretic فيin الدينreligion منكfrom You رجhopeful
بالكفر أو ملحدا في الدين منك رج
Your mercy has embraced the world's sinners, even an enemy
They beseeched You by the Chosen One from Mudar,
in unbelief, or a heretic in religion who hopes in You.
Muhammad the noblest of messengers,
توسّلواthey sought intercession لكto You بالمختارthrough the Chosen One منfrom مُضرMudar
توسّلوا لك بالمختار من مُضر
مُحمّدMuhammad افضلfinest الرّاقينthose ascending فيthrough الدّرجthe ranks
مُحمّد افضل الرّاقين في الدّرج
They implore You through the Chosen One of Mudar,
By what Job invoked You when he suffered,
Muhammad, the finest of those ascending the ranks;
To relieve his plight when he was rescued,
بماby what دعاكcalled upon You بهwith it أيوبُJob فيin ظُلمdarkness
بما دعاك به أيوبُ في ظُلم
لكشفto lift كربdistress ومُوسىand Moses حيثُwhen كانwas نجيa confidant
لكشف كرب ومُوسى حيثُ كان نجي
by that with which Job called upon You in darkness
By Moses’ call when he was saved,
to lift distress, and Moses when he was Your confidant;
And by the Friend when flame turned cool and peaceful,
وماand what الخليلُthe Friend دعاinvoked فيin النّارthe fire حتّىuntil غدتit became
وما الخليلُ دعا في النّار حتّى غدت
برداcoolness لهُfor him وسلاماand peace وهيwhile it فيin وهجa blaze
بردا لهُ وسلاما وهي في وهج
and by what the Friend invoked amid the fire, until it became
By Isaac the Sacrifice and his supplication,
coolness and peace for him, though blazing fiercely;
And Noah’s lamentation as all aboard was saved,
وماand what توسّلpleaded إسحاقُIsaac الذّبيحُthe one offered for sacrifice بهthrough it
وما توسّل إسحاقُ الذّبيحُ به
وناحand cried out نُوحٌNoah فأنجىso He saved كلّevery مُزدوجpair
وناح نُوحٌ فأنجى كلّ مُزدوج
and by that through which Isaac, the one offered for sacrifice, pleaded,
By Jacob’s plea in anguish for his son Joseph,
and Noah cried out, so He rescued every pair;
When he was abandoned in the well and imprisoned,
وماand what تضرّعpleaded humbly يعقوبٌJacob بهthrough it أسفاin grief
وما تضرّع يعقوبٌ به أسفا
علىfor ابنهhis son يُوسفJoseph فيin الجبّthe well وهوwhile he سجيstill
على ابنه يُوسف في الجبّ وهو سجي
and by that with which Jacob pleaded in grief
By Adam whose sin You forgave,
for his son Joseph in the well, lying still;
And for him and Eve repentance You accepted
وماand what بهthrough it آدمٌAdam حُطّتwas removed خطيئتهُhis sin
وما به آدمٌ حُطّت خطيئتهُ
وتُبتand You relented عنهtoward him وعنand toward حوّاEve فلمand so not يحجhe turned aside (uncertain)
وتُبت عنه وعن حوّا فلم يحج
and by that through which Adam's sin was removed,
Send down rain from You in proper measure,
and You relented toward him and Eve, so he did not turn aside [reading uncertain].
Blessed, beneficial, without any trouble,
أرسلsend حواملbearers ماءwater منكfrom You مُنسجمpouring forth
أرسل حوامل ماء منك مُنسجم
مُباركblessed نافعbeneficial منfrom كلّevery مُرتعجquivering cloud
مُبارك نافع من كلّ مُرتعج
Send clouds bearing water that pours forth from You,
So that the land may appear from the clouds,
blessed and beneficial, from every quivering cloud.
Verdant, blooming with flowers in meadows,
فتصبحُand so becomes الأرضُthe earth منthrough صوبthe downpour of الغمامthe clouds تُرىseen
فتصبحُ الأرضُ من صوب الغمام تُرى
مُخضرّةgreen وهيwhile it بالأزهارwith flowers فيin أرجfragrance
مُخضرّة وهي بالأزهار في أرج
Then through the clouds' downpour the earth will be seen
For You are the Most Generous when implored,
green and filled with the fragrance of flowers.
And the Most Capable when entrusted and hoped for,
فأنتfor You are أكرمُmost generous مسؤُولنone petitioned وأبلغُand fullest مأhoped-for (first part)
فأنت أكرمُ مسؤُولن وأبلغُ مأ
مُولhoped-for (final part) وأكلأand most protective موكولone entrusted إليهto Him لجيa refuge-seeker
مُول وأكلأ موكول إليه لجي
For You are the most generous One petitioned, the fullest object of
Bless, my Lord, the Intercessor when terrors close in,
hope, and the surest protector to whom a refuge-seeker is entrusted.
On the Day of Reckoning and souls are anguished,
وصلّand bless ربّيmy Lord علىupon الهاديthe Guide الشّفيعthe Intercessor إذاwhen
وصلّ ربّي على الهادي الشّفيع إذا
يومthe day الجزاrecompense ضاقتhemmed in الأهوالُterrors بالمهجupon souls
يوم الجزا ضاقت الأهوالُ بالمهج
And bless, my Lord, the Guide, the Intercessor, when,
And his family, companions and wives, whenever
on the Day of Recompense, terrors hem in souls;
The clouds pour forth rain benefiting the land,
والالand the family والصّحبand the companions والأزواجand the wives ماas long as انهمرتpoured down
والال والصّحب والأزواج ما انهمرت
سحابُclouds غيثrain بنفعwith benefit for الأرضthe earth مُتزجmingled
سحابُ غيث بنفع الأرض مُتزج
and his family, companions, and wives, as long as there pour down
And forgive this poem’s composer and its reciters,
rain clouds mingled with benefit for the earth.
And conclude with goodness, O You Most High!
واغفرand forgive لناظمهاfor its composer والسّامعينand the listeners لهاto it
واغفر لناظمها والسّامعين لها
واختمand conclude بخيرwith goodness لاfor us (apparently لنا) ياO رافعRaiser of الدّرجranks
واختم بخير لا يا رافع الدّرج
And forgive its composer and those who hear it,
and grant us a good ending [reading uncertain], O Raiser of ranks.
Partial English translation: 76 of 78 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1