وداعاًfarewell أيهاO الشهرthe month الوداعاfarewell
وداعاً أيها الشهر الوداعا
فقدfor indeed أزفhas drawn near الرحيلdeparture وقدand indeed تداعىhas come calling
فقد أزف الرحيل وقد تداعى
Farewell, O month, farewell!
Farewell, O month of parting farewell
For departure has drawn near and come calling.
For departure has drawn near and hearts have yearned
وقدand indeed راعfrightened الفراقparting قلوبthe hearts of قومpeople
وقد راع الفراق قلوب قوم
وكمand how many حبa beloved عليupon me فقدloss أراعاhas terrified
وكم حب علي فقد أراعا
And parting has frightened people's hearts,
And separation has pained the hearts of a people
and how many a beloved's loss has terrified me!
And how much love, alas, has been disturbed
وكيفand how لناfor us سلوكgoing on بعدafter بينseparation
وكيف لنا سلوك بعد بين
وقدand indeed نسخundid الفراقparting الاجتماعاtogetherness
وقد نسخ الفراق الاجتماعا
And how can we go on after separation,
How can we journey on after being together
when parting has undone our togetherness?
When separation has annulled that union
وقدand indeed كنتyou were الحبيبthe beloved لناto us وكناand we used to
وقد كنت الحبيب لنا وكنا
نحاذرwe are wary منكof you أنthat تنويyou intend زماعاdeparture
نحاذر منك أن تنوي زماعا
You were our beloved, and we would
You were the beloved to us and we
fear that you might resolve to depart.
Feared you intended to bid adieu
ولكنand yet كلevery جمعgathering صاحcried فيهwithin it
ولكن كل جمع صاح فيه
غرابthe raven of البينseparation ينصدعsplits apart انصداعاutterly
غراب البين ينصدع انصداعا
But every gathering, once within it cries
But every assembly in which
the raven of separation, splits utterly apart.
The crow of separation caws is ruptured
ألعتyou caused anguish to قلوبناour hearts بالبينthrough separation حتىso that
ألعت قلوبنا بالبين حتى
لذكركat your mention ياO أباfather of فطرٍFitr (fast-breaking) ألاعاI burn with grief
لذكرك يا أبا فطرٍ ألاعا
You tormented our hearts with parting, so that
You have lit our hearts aflame with separation until
at your mention, O Abu Fitr, I burn with grief.
The mere mention of you, O Abu Fatra, pains
لياليكyour nights الحسانthe beautiful ones مضينpassed عناaway from us
لياليك الحسان مضين عنا
بأيامalong with days بناby us مرتpassed سراعاswiftly
بأيام بنا مرت سراعا
Your lovely nights have passed away from us,
Your beautiful nights have passed from us
along with days that sped swiftly by us.
With days that raced by hastily
مررتyou passed بناby us مرورlike the passage of الطيفa dream-vision حياgreeted
مررت بنا مرور الطيف حيا
محييهthe one greeting it وماand how أهنىblissful اضطجاعاrepose
محييه وما أهنى اضطجاعا
You passed us like a dream-vision that greeted
You passed by us like the passing of a specter revived
its greeter—and how blissful the repose!
Not having enjoyed rest
وأثنيتand you turned العنانthe reins بلاwithout حزناًsorrow
وأثنيت العنان بلا حزناً
ووجداًand longing لنnever يطاقbe borne ويستطاعاand be endured
ووجداً لن يطاق ويستطاعا
And you turned the reins without sorrow,
And you pulled away the reins without sorrow
or longing that can never be borne or endured.
And sadness that cannot be endured or resisted
ومنand who ذاthis one فيكon your account لائمناone blaming us إذاif ماemphasis
ومن ذا فيك لائمنا إذا ما
بكيناwe wept بعدafter فرقتكparting from you التياعاin anguish
بكينا بعد فرقتك التياعا
And who could blame us on your account if
And who can we blame if after your
we weep in anguish after parting from you?
Parting we weep copious tears
ألفناwe grew accustomed to نسككyour devotions المحمودpraiseworthy حقاtruly
ألفنا نسكك المحمود حقا
وفارقناكand we parted from you مذsince صرناwe became جذاعاyoung ones
وفارقناك مذ صرنا جذاعا
We truly grew accustomed to your praiseworthy devotions,
We were accustomed to your blessed way
and have parted from you ever since we were young.
And we parted when we were but saplings
جديرfitting أنthat نذوبwe melt عليكover you وجداًwith longing
جدير أن نذوب عليك وجداً
ونطلقand we extend فيin الوداعfarewell عليكtoward you باعاan armspan
ونطلق في الوداع عليك باعا
It is fitting that we melt with longing for you
It is fitting that we melt in sorrow for you
and stretch our arms toward you in farewell.
And loudly bid you adieu at parting
وكلand every موصلarrival فإلىthen toward رجوعa return
وكل موصل فإلى رجوع
وإنand even if كثرgrow numerous المناعيthe death notices بالمناعاfor the mourned
وإن كثر المناعي بالمناعا
And every arrival leads to a return,
And every joining has an eventual reunion
even if death notices for the mourned multiply.
Though the swervers may increase in swerving
أشهرO month الصومof fasting هلquestion marker لكfor you منany رجوعreturn
أشهر الصوم هل لك من رجوع
فندركso we may redress بالرجوعthrough the return الاتجاعاanguish
فندرك بالرجوع الاتجاعا
O month of fasting, will you ever return,
Will you return in the fasting months
so that through your return we may redress our anguish?
That we may attain through return, rapprochement
لقدindeed أجليتyou polished أفئدةhearts صداةrust-stained
لقد أجليت أفئدة صداة
وقدستand you sanctified المذيعthe proclaimer والمذاعاand what is proclaimed
وقدست المذيع والمذاعا
You have indeed polished rust-stained hearts
You have gladdened the hearts of your companions
and sanctified the proclaimer and what is proclaimed.
And sanctified the broadcaster and broadcast
ملائكةthe angels of السماءheaven بكthrough you اصطحبناwe kept company with
ملائكة السماء بك اصطحبنا
وآلفناand we grew attached to المساجدthe mosques والجماعاand the congregations
وآلفنا المساجد والجماعا
Through you we kept company with the angels of heaven
The angels of heaven accompanied you
and grew attached to mosques and congregations.
And we became familiar with mosques and congregations
وكمand how many ألبستyou clothed نوركyour light منof وليa saint
وكم ألبست نورك من ولي
كماjust as ملأit filled المدائنthe cities والبقاعاand the lands
كما ملأ المدائن والبقاعا
And how many a saint have you clothed in your light,
How much of your light you clothed on a saint
just as it filled the cities and the lands!
As you filled cities and lands
إذاwhen ماemphasis الليلthe night أظلمgrew dark شاعit spread فيهwithin it
إذا ما الليل أظلم شاع فيه
وفيand in السبعthe seven الطباقlayered الكلall of them شاعاit spread
وفي السبع الطباق الكل شاعا
When night grew dark, it spread within it,
Whenever the night darkened your light shone through
and throughout all seven layered heavens it spread.
And shone through the seven oft-repeated
وفيكand in you الليلةthe night المقدورdecreed فيهاin it
وفيك الليلة المقدور فيها
جميعall الأمرaffairs ضرّاًharm وانتفاعاand benefit
جميع الأمر ضرّاً وانتفاعا
And within you is the night in which is decreed
And in you is the night of ordainment in which
every affair, for harm and for benefit.
All matters become harm or benefit
فليلfor the night of القدرdecree تعدلequals ألفa thousand شهرmonths
فليل القدر تعدل ألف شهر
موفقةًgranting success لمجتهدto a diligent one أطعاobeyed
موفقةً لمجتهد أطعا
For the Night of Decree equals a thousand months,
The Night of Power equals a thousand months
granting success to the diligent one who obeyed.
A boon to the diligent worshipper
وكمand how many لكare yours منof فضائلvirtues ليسare not تحصىcounted
وكم لك من فضائل ليس تحصى
رحلتyou departed بهاwith them وبرand goodness منكfrom you ذاعاspread abroad
رحلت بها وبر منك ذاعا
And how many virtues are yours, beyond all counting!
How many virtues of yours cannot be counted
You departed bearing them, while goodness from you spread abroad.
You carried them and your blessings spread
رحلتyou departed وليتand would that شعريmy knowledge كانwas ذنبيmy sin
رحلت وليت شعري كان ذنبي
معwith التوديعthe farewell ممحىًerased أمor مراعاtaken into account
مع التوديع ممحىً أم مراعا
You have left—if only I knew whether my sin was,
You left and would that I knew whether my sin
at this farewell, erased or still taken into account.
In bidding farewell was erased or noted
فرعياso may you be cared for شهرmonth of رمضانRamadan فرعياًso may you be cared for
فرعيا شهر رمضان فرعياً
فراقكparting from you بعدafter إلفكintimacy with you قدindeed أراعاhas terrified
فراقك بعد إلفك قد أراعا
So may you be cared for, month of Ramadan—may you be cared for!
Farewell O month of Ramadan, farewell
Parting from you after our closeness has filled us with dread.
Your parting after closeness has pained
لعلmay اللَهGod يسمحpermit بالتلاقيa reunion
لعل اللَه يسمح بالتلاقي
ويبدلand He replaces بالرضىwith good pleasure العملthe deeds المضاعاwasted
ويبدل بالرضى العمل المضاعا
May God grant us a reunion,
Perhaps God will allow a reunion
and replace wasted deeds with His good pleasure.
And replace disfavor with effort amended
Sol 6.1