هلis there? ليfor me إلىto عصرthe age of الشبابyouth
هل لي إلى عصر الشباب
بعدafter التصرمthe passing away منany إيابreturn
بعد التصرم من إياب
Is there any way back for me to the age of youth,
Can I return to the days of youth,
after all time’s vicissitudes?
after they have passed away?
ويعودand return عوديmy branch مورقاًleafy
ويعود عودي مورقاً
ويؤولand become نابيmy canine tooth غيرnot نابblunt
ويؤول نابي غير ناب
Will my bough return, green with leaves,
And can my branch grow leafy again,
and my worn fang become sharp again?
and my canine tooth become sharp once more?
هيهاتfar beyond reach أوبةthe return of لذةpleasure
هيهات أوبة لذة
ولتdeparted بأيامwith the days of الشبابyouth
ولت بأيام الشباب
Far beyond reach is the return of a delight
Far beyond reach is the return of pleasure
that departed with the days of youth.
that vanished with the days of youth.
حقاًrightly علىupon المتجاوزone who has passed الthe (article)
حقاً على المتجاوز ال
خمسينfifty يبكيhe weeps بانتحابwith sobbing
خمسين يبكي بانتحاب
Truly, one who has passed the—
It is only right that one past
fifty-year mark should weep aloud.
fifty should weep with sobs.
ومنand among العجايبthe wonders عاقلa rational person
ومن العجايب عاقل
عقباهhis final outcome منamong دركthe depths of العقابpunishment
عقباه من درك العقاب
And among all wonders is a man of reason
Among the wonders is a man of reason
whose end lies in punishment’s lowest depth.
whose end lies in the depths of punishment.
نلهوwe amuse ourselves بتخريبby destroying العماinhabited places (first part)
نلهو بتخريب العما
ر(completes 'inhabited places') وفيand in عماراتthe building up of الخرابruins
ر وفي عمارات الخراب
We make sport of laying waste to all that flour—
We amuse ourselves by destroying what is built,
ishes, while erecting structures of ruin.
and by building up what lies in ruins.
جمعhe amassed المهاوشill-gotten gains للنهاfor perdition (first part)
جمع المهاوش للنها
بر(completes 'perdition') منfrom رباًusury أوor منfrom نهابplunder
بر من رباً أو من نهاب
Heaping up tainted wealth only to squander it,
He amassed ill-gotten gains for perdition,
whether won by usury or plunder.
from usury or from plunder.
لمhe did not يدرknow أنthat الموتdeath يحdrives (first part)
لم يدر أن الموت يح
دوهdrives him on (completion) حداan urging-on رعبthe terror of السحابthe clouds
دوه حدا رعب السحاب
He does not know that death purs—
He did not know that death drives
ues him, driven onward by the terror of the clouds.
him on with the dread urging of clouds.
اللَهO God عفوكYour pardon إننيindeed I
اللَه عفوك إنني
قدindeed تبتI have repented منof حنفيmy straying وحابand sin
قد تبت من حنفي وحاب
O God, Your pardon! Truly I
O God, Your pardon! Indeed, I
have repented of my crookedness and partiality.
have repented of my straying and sin.
ماnot إن(reinforces negation) أخافI fear الموتdeath لbut (first part)
ما إن أخاف الموت ل
كن(completes 'but') خيفتيmy fear يومthe Day of الحسابreckoning
كن خيفتي يوم الحساب
It is not death that I fear,
It is not death that I fear,
but the Day of Reckoning.
but my fear is the Day of Reckoning.
وأخافand I fear أنthat أعطىI be given إذاwhen نوI am questioned (first part)
وأخاف أن أعطى إذا نو
قشت(completes 'I am questioned') باليسرىin the left hand كتابa book
قشت باليسرى كتاب
And I fear that, when my account is ex—
And I fear being given, when I am called
amined, I shall be given my book in my left hand.
to account, a book in my left hand.
وأخافand I fear منof جرthe dragging of الزباthe wardens (first part)
وأخاف من جر الزبا
نية(completes 'the wardens') الملائكةthe angels الغضابthe wrathful
نية الملائكة الغضاب
I fear being dragged by the Zabāniya—
And I fear being dragged by the wardens—
the wrathful angels.
the wrathful angels.
وأخافand I fear منof نهشthe biting of الأفاthe serpents (first part)
وأخاف من نهش الأفا
عي(completes 'the serpents') فيin اللظىthe blaze نهشthe biting of الذئابthe wolves
عي في اللظى نهش الذئاب
I fear being mauled by serpents
And I fear the serpents' biting
in the Blaze, mauled as by wolves.
in the blaze, as wolves would bite.
وأخافand I fear منof تخليديmy being kept forever النيthe fires (first part)
وأخاف من تخليدي الني
ران(completes 'the fires') فيin حرthe heat of العذابtorment
ران في حر العذاب
I fear being kept forever in the
And I fear the fires keeping me forever
fires, amid the heat of torment.
in the heat of torment.
وأخافand I fear منهاfrom it أنthat تقbe cut (first part)
وأخاف منها أن تق
طع(completes 'be cut') ليfor me الملابسclothing منfrom ثيابgarments
طع لي الملابس من ثياب
I fear that from it there will be cut
And I fear that from it may be cut
garments to clothe me.
garments for me to wear.
وأخافand I fear منfrom زقومهاits zaqqum
وأخاف من زقومها
أكليmy eating ومنand from حمأblack mud شرابa drink
أكلي ومن حمأ شراب
I fear its Zaqqum will become
And I fear that its zaqqum
my food, and black mire my drink.
will be my food, and black mire my drink.
وأخافand I fear إنif ناديتI call upon ماMalik (first part)
وأخاف إن ناديت ما
لك(completes 'Malik') قالhe says ياO ويليmy woe جوابa reply
لك قال يا ويلي جواب
I fear that if I call out to Mā—
And I fear, if I call to Malik,
lik, his answer will be: “Alas for me!”
his answer—woe is me!
وأخافand I fear منof بردthe cold of الجباthe mountains (first part)
وأخاف من برد الجبا
ل(completes 'the mountains') بهاin it ومنand of ثلجthe snow of الروابthe hills
ل بها ومن ثلج الرواب
I fear the cold of its moun—
And I fear the cold of the mountains
tains, and the snow upon its hills.
therein, and the snow of the hills.
وأخافand I fear أنthat أهويI plunge بأقto the farthest (first part)
وأخاف أن أهوي بأق
صى(completes 'to the farthest') قعرهاits depth مثلlike الشهابa shooting star
صى قعرها مثل الشهاب
I fear that I may plunge to the
And I fear falling to the farthest
farthest depth of its abyss, like a shooting star.
depth of its pit, like a shooting star.
وأخافand I fear أنthat أدعI invoke الإلGod (first part)
وأخاف أن أدع الإل
ه(completes 'God') بهاin it أكنI be غيرnot المجابanswered
ه بها أكن غير المجاب
I fear that if I call upon Go—
And I fear calling upon God
d there, I shall be among the unanswered.
there, and being left unanswered.
مولايmy Master ياO اللَهGod ياO
مولاي يا اللَه يا
ذاpossessor of الفضلgrace والمننand favors الرغابabundant
ذا الفضل والمنن الرغاب
My Lord, O Allah, O
My Master, O God, O
Possessor of bounty and blessings longed for,
possessor of grace and abundant favors!
ياO مستجيباًone who answers دعوةthe plea of المضthe distressed (first part)
يا مستجيباً دعوة المض
طر(completes 'the distressed') والواهيand the frail المصابthe afflicted
طر والواهي المصاب
O Answerer of the desperate person’s
O You who answer the plea of the distressed
prayer, and of the stricken, broken one;
and the frail, afflicted one!
ياO منYou who تحجبare hidden عنfrom عيوthe eyes (first part)
يا من تحجب عن عيو
ن(completes 'the eyes') الناظرينthe beholders بلاwithout حجابa veil
ن الناظرين بلا حجاب
O You who are veiled from the
O You hidden from the eyes
eyes of all beholders, without a veil.
of beholders, without a veil!
فاسمعso hear دعايmy prayer فذيfor this is يديmy hand
فاسمع دعاي فذي يدي
فيهاin it وعايmy vessel وذاand this is مآبa return
فيها وعاي وذا مآب
Hear my prayer, then: here is my hand;
So hear my prayer: here is my hand,
in it is my vessel, and here is my refuge.
my vessel within it; here is a return.
وببابand at the door of عفوكYour pardon قدindeed وقفstood (verb stem)
وبباب عفوك قد وقف
تI (verb ending) وبابand the door of عفوكYour pardon أيwhat a بابdoor
ت وباب عفوك أي باب
At the gate of Your pardon I have stood—
And at the door of Your pardon I have stood;
and what a gate the gate of Your pardon is!
and what a door is the door of Your pardon!
فاقبلso accept متابيmy repentance إننيindeed I
فاقبل متابي إنني
أرجوكI beseech You تقبلaccept ليfrom me متابrepentance
أرجوك تقبل لي متاب
Accept my repentance; truly I
So accept my repentance, for I
beseech You to accept my repentance.
beseech You to accept my return.
فاحسمso cut away ذنوبيmy sins ياO إلmy God (first part)
فاحسم ذنوبي يا إل
هي(completes 'my God') بالدعاءthrough the prayer المستجابthat is answered
هي بالدعاء المستجاب
Cut off my sins, O my Go—
So cut away my sins, O my God,
d, through prayer that is answered.
through the prayer that is answered.
وأدخلنيand admit me اللَهمكO God (unusual form) جنgardens (first part)
وأدخلني اللَهمك جن
نات(completes 'gardens') النعيمbliss بلاwithout حسابreckoning
نات النعيم بلا حساب
And admit me, O God, to the gar—
And admit me, O God, into the gardens
dens of bliss, without reckoning,
of bliss, without reckoning,
جارa neighbor of النبيthe Prophet المصطفىthe chosen one
جار النبي المصطفى
وأصحابهand his companions خيرthe best of الصحابcompanions
وأصحابه خير الصحاب
as neighbor to the Chosen Prophet
as neighbor to the chosen Prophet
and his Companions, the best companions.
and his companions, the best of companions.
صلىmay ... bless عليهupon him اللَهGod ماas long as
صلى عليه اللَه ما
رقصdance العساقلthe mirages قلsay (unclear here) بالركابbeside the riding camels
رقص العساقل قل بالركاب
May God bless him as long as
May God bless him as long as
the swift camels dance—say it!—beneath their riders.
the mirages dance—'say' [unclear here]—beside the riding camels.
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