سَقىmay water اللَهُGod تِلكَthat الدارَthe dwelling عَودَةَthe return أَهلِهاits people
سَقى اللَهُ تِلكَ الدارَ عَودَةَ أَهلِها
فَذَلِكَfor that أَجدىmore beneficial مِنthan سَحابٍa cloud وَقَطرِهِand its rain
فَذَلِكَ أَجدى مِن سَحابٍ وَقَطرِهِ
May God water that dwelling with the return of its people—
May God water that dwelling with the return of its people.
for that is more beneficial than a cloud and its rain.
For that is more beneficial than a cloud and its rain.
لَئِنif indeed جَمَعَreunited الدَهرُTime المُشَتِّتُthe scatterer شَملَهُhis circle
لَئِن جَمَعَ الدَهرُ المُشَتِّتُ شَملَهُ
فَماthen no بَعدَهاafter it ذَنبٌfault يُعَدُّis reckoned لِدَهرِهِagainst his time
فَما بَعدَها ذَنبٌ يُعَدُّ لِدَهرِهِ
If Time gathers together his scattered company,
If Time, the scatterer, reunites his circle,
thereafter no fault could be charged against his Time.
Then no fault will be reckoned against his time thereafter.
فَكَيفَso how تَرىdo you imagine أَشواقَهُhis longings بَعدَafter عامِهِhis year
فَكَيفَ تَرى أَشواقَهُ بَعدَ عامِهِ
إِذاif كانَwas هَذاthis شَوقَهُhis longing بَعدَafter شَهرِهِhis month
إِذا كانَ هَذا شَوقَهُ بَعدَ شَهرِهِ
How, then, do you think his longings will be after a year,
What, then, do you think his longings will be after a year,
if this is his longing after a month?
If this is his longing after a month?
بَعيدٌdistant قَريبٌnear مِنكُمُto you بِضَميرِهِin his inner thoughts
بَعيدٌ قَريبٌ مِنكُمُ بِضَميرِهِ
يَراكُمhe sees you إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle لَمdid not يَزُركُمhe visits you بِفِكرِهِin his thoughts
يَراكُم إِذا ما لَم يَزُركُم بِفِكرِهِ
Far away, yet near to you in his inward heart,
Far away, yet close to you in his inner thoughts,
he sees you in thought whenever he cannot visit you.
He sees you in his mind when he does not visit you.
تَرَحَّلَdeparted عَنكُمfrom you جِسمُهُhis body دونَbut not قَلبِهِhis heart
تَرَحَّلَ عَنكُم جِسمُهُ دونَ قَلبِهِ
وَفارَقَكُمand he parted from you فيamid جَمرِهِhis embers دونَbut not سِرِّهِhis innermost self
وَفارَقَكُم في جَمرِهِ دونَ سِرِّهِ
His body journeyed away from you, but not his heart;
His body departed from you, but not his heart,
he parted from you in his embers, but not in his secret self.
And he parted from you amid his embers, but not in his innermost self.
إِذاif ماemphatic particle خَلَتbecame empty مِنكُمof you مَجالِسُgatherings وُدِّهِhis affection
إِذا ما خَلَت مِنكُم مَجالِسُ وُدِّهِ
فَقَدthen indeed عَمَرَتbecame filled مِنكُمwith you مَجالِسُgatherings شُكرِهِhis gratitude
فَقَد عَمَرَت مِنكُم مَجالِسُ شُكرِهِ
Though the gatherings of his affection may be empty of you,
If his gatherings of affection are empty of you,
the gatherings of his gratitude are inhabited by you.
Then his gatherings of gratitude are indeed filled with you.
فَياso, O لَيلُnight لاdo not تُجلِبmuster عَلَيكَagainst yourself بِظلمَةٍwith darkness
فَيا لَيلُ لا تُجلِب عَلَيكَ بِظلمَةٍ
وَطَلعَةُand the countenance بَدرِBadr (full moon) الدينِal-Din (the faith) طَلعَةُthe countenance بَدرِهِits full moon
وَطَلعَةُ بَدرِ الدينِ طَلعَةُ بَدرِهِ
O night, do not draw darkness down upon yourself;
So, O night, do not muster darkness against yourself,
Badr al-Din’s countenance is the countenance of its full moon.
While Badr al-Din's countenance is that of its full moon.
Sol 6.1