عجباًhow strange! لراجٍfor one hoping for فوزthe triumph of ناجone saved سابقahead of others
عجباً لراجٍ فوز ناج سابق
وهوwhile he المقيمone persisting علىin الراهقwrongdoing
وهو المقيم على الراهق
How strange that one hopes for a saved forerunner's triumph,
How strange is one who hopes for success, a crying infant,
while he persists in wrongdoing.
Yet he is the one persisting in wrongdoing,
ياO راتقاone who joins أهلthe people of التقىpiety بمقالهwith his words
يا راتقا أهل التقى بمقاله
فلأنتso you indeed فيin الأفعالdeeds عينthe very embodiment of البايقthe evildoer
فلأنت في الأفعال عين البايق
O you who join the devout through your words,
O you who claim piety in words,
yet in deeds you are the very evildoer.
But your actions are far from truth,
تعصىyou disobey الإلهGod ومظهراًand displaying طاعاتهacts of obedience to Him
تعصى الإله ومظهراً طاعاته
ماnot هكذاthus فعلthe conduct of المحبthe lover الصادقthe sincere
ما هكذا فعل المحب الصادق
You disobey God while displaying obedience to Him;
You disobey God yet pretend to obey Him,
that is not how a sincere lover acts.
Not so does the sincere lover act,
نافقتyou acted hypocritically فيin عملthe practice of النفاقhypocrisy ولمand did not تزلyou cease
نافقت في عمل النفاق ولم تزل
فيin زيthe garb of إخلاصsincerity وطبعand the nature of منافقa hypocrite
في زي إخلاص وطبع منافق
You have acted hypocritically, doing hypocrisy's work, and still remain
You were hypocritical in your hypocrisy and persisted
in sincerity's garb, with a hypocrite's nature.
In the guise of sincerity and the nature of a hypocrite,
وجلبتand you brought أعمالاًdeeds قباحاًugly عندهin His sight
وجلبت أعمالاً قباحاً عنده
إنindeed القبيحwhat is ugly لديهin His sight غيرnot البايقvanishing
إن القبيح لديه غير البايق
And you have brought deeds ugly in His sight;
And you brought reprehensible deeds before Him
indeed, what is ugly in His sight does not vanish.
Though the reprehensible to Him is not lasting,
وترىand see الخلائقpeople منكfrom you حسنgoodness of خلائقcharacter
وترى الخلائق منك حسن خلائق
وتقابلand you face المولىthe Lord بسوءwith bad خلائقcharacter
وتقابل المولى بسوء خلائق
And people see fine manners in you,
And people see in you good manners
while you confront the Lord with foul manners.
While you meet the Lord with ill manners,
ترجوyou hope for المتابrepentance ولستand you are not تنهجyou follow نهجهits path
ترجو المتاب ولست تنهج نهجه
لمnot تجرsailed جاريةa ship بموجon waves of سمالقbarren plains
لم تجر جارية بموج سمالق
You hope for repentance, yet do not follow its path;
You hope for reward but do not follow His path
no ship has sailed on waves of barren plains.
You did not flow with the tide of the surging sea,
ولقدand indeed رأيتكI saw you كالسحابةlike a cloud برقهاits lightning
ولقد رأيتك كالسحابة برقها
آضreturned وصيبهاand its downpour فغيرbut not الوادقfalling as rain
آض وصيبها فغير الوادق
And I have seen you like a cloud whose lightning
And I saw you like a lightning-flashing cloud
returns, yet whose rain does not fall.
That thunders but does not send down rain,
ولباسand a wearer of كلevery قشيبnew ثوبٍgarment أبيضٍwhite
ولباس كل قشيب ثوبٍ أبيضٍ
والقلبand the heart مسودٌّblackened بلبسby wearing سبارقrags
والقلب مسودٌّ بلبس سبارق
You wear every new white garment,
The dress of every old man is a white garment
while your heart is blackened, clad in rags.
Yet his heart is blackened with the clothes of thieves,
وافقتyou agreed with أهلthe people of الخيرgoodness فيin أقوالهمtheir words
وافقت أهل الخير في أقوالهم
وعلىand in regard to الفعالdeeds فأنتso you are غيرnot موافقin accord
وعلى الفعال فأنت غير موافق
You have agreed with the virtuous in their words,
You agreed with the righteous in their words
but in deeds you are not in accord.
But in deeds you do not concur,
أعلنتyou proclaimed ضدthe opposite of سرائرsecrets مكنتهاyou lodged them
أعلنت ضد سرائر مكنتها
فيin دايةa rib; the breast فلأنتso you indeed عينthe very embodiment of البايقthe evildoer
في داية فلأنت عين البايق
You proclaimed the opposite of secrets you lodged
You proclaimed against your hidden secrets
within your breast; you are the very evildoer.
So you are the epitome of lastingness,
أحنقتyou pressed eagerly فيin جنبthe direction of المهاوسfollies راغباًeagerly
أحنقت في جنب المهاوس راغباً
وعنand from النهابرdeadly pitfalls لستyou are not بالمتحانقone who holds back
وعن النهابر لست بالمتحانق
You pressed eagerly toward follies,
You raged among the foolish, desiring
and do not hold back from deadly pitfalls.
But you do not hasten away from the wicked,
مثلlike الفراشةthe moth أنتyou تحرقit burns نفسهاits own self
مثل الفراشة أنت تحرق نفسها
لمnot تدرit knew إنif وقعتit fell فأيthen what الحارقthe burning thing
لم تدر إن وقعت فأي الحارق
You are like the moth: it burns itself,
You are like a moth burning itself
not knowing, should it fall, what will burn it.
Not knowing which is the burner when it falls,
أفماdo you then not تخافfear إذاwhen وقفتyou stand محاسباًbeing called to account
أفما تخاف إذا وقفت محاسباً
وسئلتand you are questioned عنabout جلmuch ونزرand little دقايقfine details
وسئلت عن جل ونزر دقايق
Do you not fear when you stand for reckoning,
Do you not fear when you stand being questioned
and are questioned about matters great and small,
And are asked about each minor and major sin?
فيat عرضthe presentation for judgment يومa day شابturned gray منfrom أهوالهits terrors
في عرض يوم شاب من أهواله
للطفلa child's جعدthe curls of غدائرtresses ومفارقand hair-partings
للطفل جعد غدائر ومفارق
at the muster of a day whose terrors turn gray
On a day of terrors that make the hair of a child curl
a child's curly tresses and hair-partings?
Ah! That situation, a day of tremors, rumblings and lightning bolts,
آهاًalas! لذاكfor that العرضreckoning يومa day of زلازلearthquakes
آهاً لذاك العرض يوم زلازل
ورواجفand tremors وروادفand successive shocks وصواعقand thunderbolts
ورواجف وروادف وصواعق
Alas for that reckoning, a day of earthquakes,
And a reckoning of agonies that testify
and tremors, successive shocks, and thunderbolts,
Against their deeds, with witnesses departing,
ومناقشand questioning لدواهشof bewildered souls شهدتtestified علىagainst
ومناقش لدواهش شهدت على
أفعالهاtheir deeds منهاfrom among them عدولupright witnesses لقايقeloquent
أفعالها منها عدول لقايق
and questioning of bewildered souls, with testimony against
O Lord, I trust in Your pardon, who can trust
their deeds from their own upright, eloquent witnesses.
In the horror of that day, who is certain?
ياO ربLord عفوكYour pardon إننيindeed I بكin You واثقtrusting
يا رب عفوك إنني بك واثق
منfrom هولthe terror of ذاكthat اليومday أيhow fully الواثقone who trusts
من هول ذاك اليوم أي الواثق
O Lord, Your pardon! I trust in You,
Do not take me to account for my crimes, they
against that day's terror—how fully I trust!
Broke my strength and burdened me,
لاdo not تأخذنيcall me to account بالجرائمfor the crimes إنهاindeed they
لا تأخذني بالجرائم إنها
كسرتhave broken صلابيmy stout bones وآدand bent under weight منهاbecause of them عاتقيmy shoulder
كسرت صلابي وآد منها عاتقي
Do not take me to task for my crimes; they
I am repentant to You, turning to You, asking
have broken my stout bones and bent my shoulder beneath them.
For guidance on the path, guide this visiting guest,
أناI تائبrepentant لكto You آيبreturning لكto You سائلasking
أنا تائب لك آيب لك سائل
أهدىmost rightly guided الطريقthe path وهديand guidance ضيفa guest طارقarriving by night
أهدى الطريق وهدي ضيف طارق
I repent to You, return to You, and ask
If I have no creator to save me through them
for the path of surest guidance, and guidance for a guest arriving by night.
In that straitened situation,
إنif لمnot تكنYou are ليfor me خالقيmy Creator
إن لم تكن لي خالقي
أنجوI may be saved بهاthrough it فيat الموقفthe place of judgment المتضايقconstricted
أنجو بها في الموقف المتضايق
If You are not there for me, my Creator...
And grant me pilgrimage to the House, then
I may be saved through it at the straitened place of judgment.
Visiting the truthful guiding Prophet,
وأرزقنيand grant me اللهمO God حجpilgrimage to البيتthe House ثمthen
وأرزقني اللهم حج البيت ثم
مcompletion of 'then' زيارةa visit to الهاديthe guide النبيthe Prophet الصادقthe truthful
م زيارة الهادي النبي الصادق
And grant me, O God, pilgrimage to the House, then
And grant my companions what You granted me
a visit to the guide, the truthful Prophet.
And accept my prayer, O Sustainer, my Grantor,
وارزقand grant أصيحابيmy dear companions الذيwhat أرزقتنيYou granted me
وارزق أصيحابي الذي أرزقتني
واقبلand accept دعايmy prayer علىin الولاsuccession ياO رازقيmy Provider
واقبل دعاي على الولا يا رازقي
And grant my dear companions what You have granted me,
I came to perform pilgrimage to Your House
and accept my prayer continually, O my Provider.
My reliance is on You, I hope You will sustain me,
إنيindeed I أتيتhave come لحجfor pilgrimage to بيتكYour House وافداًas a visitor
إني أتيت لحج بيتك وافداً
حسبيenough for me عليكin You رجايmy hope أنكthat You are عاتقيmy liberator
حسبي عليك رجاي أنك عاتقي
I have come as a visitor to make pilgrimage to Your House;
And I cut off relations from all but You
my hope in You suffices me: You are my liberator.
So do not cut off my relations with You,
ولقدand indeed قطعتI severed علائقيmy ties منwith كلevery مخcreated being (first fragment)
ولقد قطعت علائقي من كل مخ
لوقcreated being (final fragment) فلاso do not تقطعsever لديكwith You علائقيmy ties
لوق فلا تقطع لديك علائقي
And I have severed my ties with every created
I parted for Your sake from the one who
being; so do not sever my ties with You.
Did not desire to part from me,
فارقتI left فيfor مرضاتكYour pleasure الخلthe intimate friend الذيwho
فارقت في مرضاتك الخل الذي
ماnot كانwas يهوىwishing أنto يكونbe مفارقيone who parts from me
ما كان يهوى أن يكون مفارقي
For Your pleasure I left the intimate friend who
And I disobeyed for Your sake those who blamed me
never wanted to part from me.
While still enduring the heat of the clinging road,
وعصيتand I disobeyed فيكfor Your sake العاذلينthe reproachers ولمand did not أزلI cease
وعصيت فيك العاذلين ولم أزل
متجشماًbraving لججthe depths of الطريقthe road العالقensnaring
متجشماً لجج الطريق العالق
And for Your sake I defied the reproachers and kept
At times folding the turban, at times the headcloth
braving the depths of the ensnaring road.
While the ship folds the surging sea,
طوراًat times أجبوI traverse سمالقاًbarren plains بأيانقon she-camels
طوراً أجبو سمالقاً بأيانق
وجداًwith yearning وطوراًand at times فالسفينthen the ships أيانقيmy she-camels
وجداً وطوراً فالسفين أيانقي
At times I cross barren plains on she-camels,
And I came to deserted places
with yearning; at other times, ships are my she-camels.
Where partridges call me to them,
ولقدand indeed وردتI reached موارداًwatering places مهجورةًdeserted
ولقد وردت موارداً مهجورةً
فيهاin them يواردنيcomes to water with me فروخchicks of الباشقthe sparrowhawk
فيها يواردني فروخ الباشق
And I have reached deserted watering places,
Where bitter waters accumulate
where sparrowhawk chicks come to water beside me.
That drip a taste more bitter than aloes,
قدindeed علفقتturned murky فيهاin them المياهthe waters وطعمهاand their taste
قد علفقت فيها المياه وطعمها
مرbitter تدفللbecame foul (uncertain) منهfrom it طعمthe taste of الباصقthe spitter
مر تدفلل منه طعم الباصق
The waters there have turned murky, and their taste
The ships fold the turbulent sea at times
is bitter, fouling the spitter's palate [verb uncertain].
And at others I fold the barren lands like a departing guest,
تطويfolds up اللجيجthe deep sea بيwith me السفينthe ships وتارةand at times
تطوي اللجيج بي السفين وتارة
أطويI fold up البراريthe deserts طيthe folding of سحلa fine white cloth مفارقone departing
أطوي البراري طي سحل مفارق
Ships fold up the deep with me aboard, and at times
My purpose is Your approval and hurried pilgrimage to Your House
I fold up the deserts like the white cloth of one departing.
So grant me victory through pardon, everlasting,
قصديmy aim رضاكYour pleasure وحجand pilgrimage to بيتكYour House عاجلاًswiftly
قصدي رضاك وحج بيتك عاجلاً
فاعلقso fasten يديmy hand بفوزto the attainment of عفوpardon عالقholding fast
فاعلق يدي بفوز عفو عالق
My aim is Your pleasure and swift pilgrimage to Your House;
Make it easy for us and protect us from the evil
so bind my hand to the gain of pardon that holds fast.
We fear of harm and dread obstacles,
سهلmake easy عليناfor us واكفناand spare us شرthe evil of الذيthat which
سهل علينا واكفنا شر الذي
نخشاهwe fear it منof شرevil وخوفand fear of بوائقcalamities
نخشاه من شر وخوف بوائق
Make things easy for us, and spare us the evil that
And make for us a barrier from the unseen guarding You
we fear—evil and the dread of calamities.
Against the loss of sinking minds and loss,
واجعلand make لناfor us منfrom سرthe secrecy of حفظكYour protection مانعاًa shield
واجعل لنا من سر حفظك مانعاً
منfrom زاهقa destroyer (uncertain here) رهقoverwhelmed العقولthe minds وزاهقand a destroyer (uncertain here)
من زاهق رهق العقول وزاهق
And make for us, from Your hidden protection, a shield
My purpose is Your approval and hurried pilgrimage to Your House
from a destroyer that overwhelms minds, and a destroyer [wording unclear].
So grant me victory through pardon, everlasting.
Sol 6.1