وداعاًfarewell وحسبيand sufficient for me اللَهGod ياO عرفاتArafat
وداعاً وحسبي اللَه يا عرفات
وداعa farewell تلاقreunion لاnot صرماًseverance وشتاتand dispersal
وداع تلاق لا صرماً وشتات
Farewell, O Arafat; God suffices me.
Farewell, enough for me is Allah, O Arafat
A farewell toward reunion, not severance and dispersal.
A farewell of reunification, not division and scattering
أياO عرفاتArafat جمعwas gathered شملناour company
أيا عرفات جمع شملنا
ونحنand we جماعاتgroups بكمwith you ونياتand intentions
ونحن جماعات بكم ونيات
O Arafat, our company was gathered together.
O Arafat, you brought us together
And we stand before you in groups, with our intentions.
While we are groups with you and intentions
أعادmay He bring back لناfor us الباريthe Creator بكمwith you عامa year قابلto come
أعاد لنا الباري بكم عام قابل
ومناand from us حدودbounds ثمthen مقتبلاتthings to come
ومنا حدود ثم مقتبلات
May the Creator bring us back to you in the coming year.
The Creator brought us back to you another year
And from us, bounds, then things to come [wording unclear].
With borders from us then hopes
أثارstirred لناfor us التوديعfarewell وسطwithin قلوبناour hearts
أثار لنا التوديع وسط قلوبنا
غداةthe morning افترقناwe parted لوعةthe anguish of الزفراتsighs
غداة افترقنا لوعة الزفرات
Farewell stirred within our hearts,
Farewell stirred in our hearts
the morning we parted, the anguish of sighs.
The morning after we parted, the agony of sighs
وكلand every محبlover عندat بينthe parting of حبيبهhis beloved
وكل محب عند بين حبيبه
بهwithin him حسراتsorrows إثرهاafter them حسراتsorrows
به حسرات إثرها حسرات
And every lover, at parting from his beloved,
And every lover when away from his beloved
has sorrows followed by more sorrows.
Has regrets which lead to regrets
فإنfor indeed قلوبthe hearts of العاشقينlovers مقيمةremain
فإن قلوب العاشقين مقيمة
علىin الحبlove والأجسامand the bodies مفترقاتare separated
على الحب والأجسام مفترقات
For lovers’ hearts remain
For the hearts of lovers reside
in love, while their bodies are separated.
On love while bodies are separated
وكلand every غرابraven بالتفرقof separation ناعقcawing
وكل غراب بالتفرق ناعق
وكلand every نعيمbliss بعدهafter it أزماتhardships
وكل نعيم بعده أزمات
And every raven caws of separation,
And every raven caws with separation
and every bliss is followed by hardships.
And every blessing is followed by tribulations
يزيدincreases فؤدthe heart of الصبthe ardent lover عندat وداعهhis farewell احburning (first part of split word)
يزيد فؤد الصب عند وداعه اح
تراقاًburning (remainder of split word) إذاwhen انهلتstreamed بهfrom him العبراتtears
تراقاً إذا انهلت به العبرات
At farewell, the ardent lover’s heart burns
The agony of a lover increases during farewell
more fiercely when tears stream from him.
When tears pour down
وماand not البينseparation مماamong things that يستقالcan be undone كمثلlike ماwhat
وما البين مما يستقال كمثل ما
تقالare pardoned منfrom الجانيthe offender committing الخطاerror العثراتmissteps
تقال من الجاني الخطا العثرات
Parting cannot be undone in the way
And nothing is as dire as separation
an erring offender’s missteps are forgiven.
Like the mistakes and stumbles of the guilty
رعاكmay He keep you رعاكmay He keep you اللَهGod ياO موقفاًa place of standing لناfor us
رعاك رعاك اللَه يا موقفاً لنا
ترجىare hoped for علىupon توديعكbidding you farewell الحسناتspiritual merits
ترجى على توديعك الحسنات
May God keep you, keep you, O our place of standing,
May Allah protect you, O a stand for us
at whose farewell spiritual merits are hoped for.
Where goodness is hoped upon your farewell
ولمand did not أنسI forget منfrom جمعJamʿ غداةthe morning of وداعهits farewell
ولم أنس من جمع غداة وداعه
وقدand indeed جمعتwere gathered عنديwith me بهthere الكرباتdistresses
وقد جمعت عندي به الكربات
Nor have I forgotten the morning of farewell at Jamʿ,
I do not forget the gathering the morning of farewell
when sorrows gathered within me there.
When sorrows gathered in me
وماnor المشعرthe Sacred Landmark الأعلىthe highest بواديin the valley of محصبMuhassab
وما المشعر الأعلى بوادي محصب
وقدand indeed جرعتI swallowed منfrom واديthe valley of مسرMasr الجرعاتdraughts
وقد جرعت من وادي مسر الجرعات
Nor the highest Sacred Landmark in the valley of Muhassab,
Nor the highest Mash'ar valley in Muhassab
and the draughts I swallowed from the valley of Masr.
Where I took sips from the valley of sweet sips
وياand O ليلةnight نلناwe attained منيthe wishes of القلبthe heart منfrom منىMina
ويا ليلة نلنا مني القلب من منى
وطابand was pleasant مقيلاًa noonday rest عندهthere وبياتand an overnight stay
وطاب مقيلاً عنده وبيات
And O night when we attained the heart’s wishes from Mina,
Oh night when you took my heart from Mina
and sweet were a noonday rest there and a night’s lodging.
And resting there was pleasant and nights
وكمand how often أوقفتناyou made us stand فيin رضىthe pleasure of اللَهGod موقفاًa station
وكم أوقفتنا في رضى اللَه موقفاً
وقدand already رميتwere pelted بعدafter الضحىmidmorning الجمراتthe Jamarat
وقد رميت بعد الضحى الجمرات
And how often you made us stand at a station pleasing to God,
How you made us stand, satisfying Allah
when the Jamarat had been pelted after midmorning.
After Thuhur, we stoned the Jamrat
مواقفstations يرضىis pleased اللَهGod فيهاin them وقوفناour standing
مواقف يرضى اللَه فيها وقوفنا
فهلthen can مثلهاtheir like تلقاهyou find it إذاًthen وقفاتoccasions of standing
فهل مثلها تلقاه إذاً وقفات
Stations where God is pleased with our standing—
Stands satisfying Allah where we stood
can you find, then, other stations like them?
Are there any like them if there are stands?
أودعهاI bid them farewell والعينand the eye شكريmy gratitude بدمعهاwith its tears
أودعها والعين شكري بدمعها
كأنيas though I علىupon توديعهاbidding them farewell مقلاتa bereaved mother
كأني على توديعها مقلات
I bid them farewell, my eye expressing my thanks in tears,
I bid them farewell while my eyes thank with their tears
as though, at parting from them, I were a bereaved mother.
As if I am crying over their farewell
أياO رازقProvider for الفرخthe fledgling الذيwhose ماتhas died (wording unclear) جلدهits skin
أيا رازق الفرخ الذي مات جلده
رياشاًplumage لومunclear, apparently 'and not yet' تحسنare deft لهfor it حركاتmovements
رياشاً لوم تحسن له حركات
O Provider for the fledgling whose skin is [apparently] bare
O Provider of the chick whose skin molted
of plumage, and whose movements are not yet steady.
Feathers though its moves were clumsy
وياand O منthe One who متىwhenever يدعis called upon إلىto كشفdispelling كربةa distress
ويا من متى يدع إلى كشف كربة
كشفنthey are dispelled بنعمىby a blessing منهfrom Him فيamid اللزباتhardships
كشفن بنعمى منه في اللزبات
And O You who, whenever called upon to dispel distress,
And O You who whenever called to relieve an agony
such troubles are dispelled by His grace amid hardships.
Relieved us with blessings during hardships
دعوتكI called upon You محزوناًgrieving وجئتكand I came to You راغباًhopeful
دعوتك محزوناً وجئتك راغباً
فلاso may not خيبتbe disappointed منيfrom me لكto You الدعواتthe prayers
فلا خيبت مني لك الدعوات
I called upon You grieving, and came to You hopeful.
I called You distressed and came to You hopeful
May my prayers to You not go unanswered.
So my prayers to You were not unanswered
فهبيso grant غفراناًforgiveness ولطفاًand kindness ونائلاًand bounty
فهبي غفراناً ولطفاً ونائلاً
أياO منthe One who لهHis are عنديwith me يدa favor وهباتand gifts
أيا من له عندي يد وهبات
So grant forgiveness, kindness, and bounty,
So grant me forgiveness, kindness and wishes fulfilled
O You whose favor and gifts I have received.
O You who has gifts and generosity towards me
وكنand be قابلاًaccepting نسكيmy rites وحجيand my Hajj وعمرتيand my ʿumrah
وكن قابلاً نسكي وحجي وعمرتي
وزوريand my visit لمنto the one who زانتbecame beautiful بهthrough him العمراتthe ʿumrahs
وزوري لمن زانت به العمرات
And accept my rites, my Hajj, and my ʿumrah,
And accept my Hajj, Umrah, ziyarah
and my visit to him through whom the ʿumrahs are adorned.
That were adorned with Umrahs
ولاand do not ترجعنيsend me back دونbefore بابكYour door خائباًdisappointed
ولا ترجعني دون بابك خائباً
فليfor I have فيكtoward You إعلانopen utterance of الدعاsupplication وخفاتand hushed utterance
فلي فيك إعلان الدعا وخفات
And do not send me back disappointed from before Your door,
And do not return me, disappointed, from Your door
for my prayers to You are both aloud and hushed.
For to You I proclaim my prayers and whispers
إذاif لمnot تكنYou are ليfor me منwho ألوذI seek refuge بظلهin his shade
إذا لم تكن لي من ألوذ بظله
إذwhen ارتدفتfollowed one another فيat الموقفthe place of standing الحسراتsorrows
إذ ارتدفت في الموقف الحسرات
If You are not there for me, in whose shade shall I take refuge
If You are not the One I seek shade under
when sorrows follow one another at the place of standing?
When sorrows chase me during the stands
Sol 6.1