أياO ربLord قدindeed ألقيتI have laid down رحلthe traveling pack of رجائيmy hope
أيا رب قد ألقيت رحل رجائي
وأملتand I hoped أنthat ألقىI would find مناءunclear; perhaps 'fulfillment' منائيmy wish
وأملت أن ألقى مناء منائي
O Lord, I have laid down the traveling pack of my hope.
O Lord, I have cast off my cloak of hope,
And hoped to find the [fulfillment?] of my wish.
And dreamed I would find shelter for my shelterless self.
وناديتand I called out خلفbehind البابthe door ياO سامعHearer of الدعاprayer
وناديت خلف الباب يا سامع الدعا
أجبanswer ليme وهبand grant ليme طاعةobedience; compliance لداعائيto my prayer (irregular spelling)
أجب لي وهب لي طاعة لداعائي
And called from behind the door: O Hearer of prayer,
I called out behind the door, "O hearer of supplications!
Answer me, and grant me compliance with my prayer.
Answer my plea and grant me the grace to obey you."
فقدfor indeed غلقتhave been shut أبوابthe doors of خلقكYour creatures سيديmy Master
فقد غلقت أبواب خلقك سيدي
وبابكand Your door مفتوحis open ولستand You are not بناءfar away
وبابك مفتوح ولست بناء
For the doors of Your creatures have been shut, my Master,
For you have closed the doors of your creation, my Master,
And Your door is open, and You are not far away.
While your door remains open and I am not forbidden.
وهاand behold أناI ذاthis (in 'here I am') بالبابat the door مولايmy Lord واقفstanding
وها أنا ذا بالباب مولاي واقف
وهذيand this يديmy hand ممدودةoutstretched بوعائيwith my vessel
وهذي يدي ممدودة بوعائي
And here I am, standing at the door, my Lord,
With outstretched arms and my hopes in my grasp.
And here is my hand, outstretched with my vessel.
So grant me acceptance from you and hear me in mercy,
فهبso grant ليme قبولاacceptance منكfrom You واسمعand listen برحمةwith mercy
فهب لي قبولا منك واسمع برحمة
ولاand do not تجعلنmake الردrejection منكfrom You جزائيmy recompense
ولا تجعلن الرد منك جزائي
So grant me acceptance from You, and listen mercifully,
And let not rejection from you be my recompense.
And do not make rejection from You my recompense.
Perhaps your generous calling will favor my will,
عسىmay منfrom نداكYour bounty الجمabundant نيكliterally 'intercourse'; likely a textual error إرادتيmy desire
عسى من نداك الجم نيك إرادتي
وتلحيقand bringing to attainment (uncertain form) آماليmy hopes وقهرand overpowering ثنائيmy praise
وتلحيق آمالي وقهر ثنائي
May my desire find [attainment?] through Your abundant bounty,
And bring to fruition my hopes and defeat my foes.
And my hopes be brought to fruition, and my praise be overwhelmed.
To you, O God, I complain of the sickness of six letters,
لكto You اللَهO God أشكوI complain of داءan illness of ستةsix أحرفletters
لك اللَه أشكو داء ستة أحرف
وأنتand You طبيبيmy physician جدgive generously لهاfor them بدوائيwith my remedy
وأنت طبيبي جد لها بدوائي
To You, O God, I complain of an illness of six letters,
And you are my doctor, find for it a cure.
And You are my physician; generously bestow my remedy upon them.
For the "A", the "L", and the "D" that came before,
فمنfor from ألفan alif (letter) منfrom قبلbefore لامa lām (letter) وذالهاand its dhāl (letter)
فمن ألف من قبل لام وذالها
ونونand a nūn (letter) وواوand a wāw (letter) قدindeed سقمتI have fallen ill وباءand a bāʾ (letter)
ونون وواو قد سقمت وباء
For from an alif before a lām and its dhāl,
Along with the "N", the "W", and the "A" have made me ill.
And a nūn and a wāw—and a bāʾ—I have fallen ill.
I asked you for aid against the "R" and its brothers,
سألتكI have asked You توفيقاdivine aid; success لراءfor a rāʾ (letter) وحائهاand its ḥāʾ (letter)
سألتك توفيقا لراء وحائها
وميمand a mīm (letter) علىon إثرthe heels of الدعاءthe prayer وهاءand a hāʾ (letter)
وميم على إثر الدعاء وهاء
I have asked You for aid toward a rāʾ and its ḥāʾ,
The "M" after supplication, and the "H" that came last.
And a mīm after the prayer, and a hāʾ.
Tell the "A" to desist from its hurtful ways,
وقلand say لعاmay you recover! منfrom عثرةa stumble استقيلهاI seek pardon for it
وقل لعا من عثرة استقيلها
وهبنيand grant me وهبand grant ليme رتبةthe rank of الشهداءthe martyrs
وهبني وهب لي رتبة الشهداء
And bid me recover from a stumble for which I seek pardon,
And grant me, grant me the rank of the martyrs.
And grant me—grant me the rank of the martyrs.
When it draws me to what I fear, and your Messenger
إذاif جرتنيYou protect me (apparently an irregular spelling) مماfrom what أخافI fear وكانand there is ليfor me
إذا جرتني مما أخاف وكان لي
شفيعاًan intercessor رسولthe Messenger of اللَهGod نلتI shall attain منائيmy wish
شفيعاً رسول اللَه نلت منائي
If You protect me from what I fear, and I have
Can be my intercessor, I will attain my hopes.
God's Messenger as an intercessor, I shall attain my wish.
Partial English translation: 21 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1