ياO راقدsleeper الليلthe night إنindeed اللَيلthe night قدalready صدراdeparted
يا راقد الليل إن اللَيل قد صدرا
والنجمand the star غارsank ووجهand the face of الصبحdawn قدalready سفراwas unveiled
والنجم غار ووجه الصبح قد سفرا
O sleeper of the night, the night has departed,
O night sleeper, the night has dawned
and the star has sunk, and dawn's face has been unveiled.
And the star has set, and the face of morning shone
والشهبand the bright stars فيin لججthe depths of الجرباءthe sky تحسبهاyou reckon them
والشهب في لجج الجرباء تحسبها
نحوtoward المغيبthe place of setting نفيسprecious الدرpearls منتشراscattered
نحو المغيب نفيس الدر منتشرا
And the bright stars in the depths of the sky—you would think them
And the shooting stars in the sands of Al-Jirba’ you’d think
precious pearls scattered toward the west.
They are the precious pearls towards the west scattered
تشولraise their tails كالشولlike dry she-camels بعدafter الحشرthe herding روعهاfrightened them
تشول كالشول بعد الحشر روعها
سهيلSuhayl وهوand he is لهاfor them فحلa breeding male وقدand already جفراceased mating
سهيل وهو لها فحل وقد جفرا
They raise their tails like dry she-camels after herding, startled by
They wandered like the lost after resurrection, confused
Suhayl, their breeding male, though he has ceased to mate.
Suhail was their leader though they disagreed
والورقand the gray doves هبتawakened وبالألحانand in melodies قدalready سجعتcooed
والورق هبت وبالألحان قد سجعت
فيin مائدswaying الدوحthe great trees والمكاءand the lark قدalready صفراwhistled
في مائد الدوح والمكاء قد صفرا
And the gray doves have awakened and cooed melodiously
The leaves fluttered and with melodies sang
among the swaying great trees, and the lark has whistled.
On the table of meadows while the valleys whistled
قمrise منfrom رقادكyour sleep إنif كنتyou are الحريصeager علىfor
قم من رقادك إن كنت الحريص على
فعلdoing الصلاحrighteousness وبادرand hasten عندalongside منthose who بدراhastened
فعل الصلاح وبادر عند من بدرا
Rise from your sleep, if you are eager to
Rise from your slumber if you seek
do righteous deeds, and hasten with those who have hastened.
To do good deeds, seize the chance at dawn
فازتtriumphed رجالmen لطيبthe sweetness of النومsleep هاجرةًforsaking
فازت رجال لطيب النوم هاجرةً
فاهجرso forsake منامكyour slumber تلقيyou will gain حظthe share of منthose who هجراforsook
فاهجر منامك تلقي حظ من هجرا
Men have triumphed by forsaking the sweetness of sleep;
Honorable men won by their sweet sleep emigrated
so forsake your slumber; you will gain the share of those who forsook it.
So abandon your sleep to gain rewards from migration
ياO مدعيclaimant of الحبlove للباريfor the Creator أراكI see you علىon
يا مدعي الحب للباري أراك على
لينthe softness of الفراشbedding نزيفاًintoxicated منfrom كؤوسcups of كرىslumber
لين الفراش نزيفاً من كؤوس كرى
O you who claim to love the Creator, I see you on
O you who claim to love the Creator, I see you
soft bedding, drunk from cups of slumber.
Languid on the bed from cups of anguish overflowed
إنindeed المحبthe lover لمنfor the one whom يهوىhe loves ببيتin a house لهhe has
إن المحب لمن يهوى ببيت له
عينan eye تلذdelights in لمنfor the one who يحلوbecomes sweet بهthrough him سهراwakefulness
عين تلذ لمن يحلو به سهرا
Indeed, the lover has, at home, for the one he loves,
The lover of whom he desires has an eye
an eye that delights in wakefulness for the one who makes it sweet.
That enjoys for the one who spends his night vigil
فركعتانfor two prayer cycles بجوفin the heart of الليلthe night جالبةbringing
فركعتان بجوف الليل جالبة
لكto you الرضىfavor وسعيدand good الحظfortune والظفراand victory
لك الرضى وسعيد الحظ والظفرا
For two cycles of prayer in the heart of night bring
Two bows in the darkness of night bringing
you favor, good fortune, and victory.
Your pleasure, fortune, and triumph
منwhoever يبتغيseeks منكمamong you الحوراthe houri يعانقهاhe embraces her
من يبتغي منكم الحورا يعانقها
فليسألso let him ask اللَهGod كيso that يحظىhe may be favored بهاwith her سحراbefore dawn
فليسأل اللَه كي يحظى بها سحرا
Whoever among you seeks to embrace the houri,
Whoever of you seeks the houri to embrace
let him ask God before dawn, that he may win her.
Let him ask God to be blessed with her at dawn
أراكمI see you all ياO عبادservants of اللَهGod فيin سكرdrunkenness
أراكم يا عباد اللَه في سكر
هيهاتfar be it يبلغattains عينthe essence of الفضلvirtue منwhoever سكراbecame drunk
هيهات يبلغ عين الفضل من سكرا
I see you, O servants of God, in a drunken stupor;
I see you, O servants of God, intoxicated
how far the drunken are from reaching the essence of virtue!
Alas, the elite’s path is far from one intoxicated
لوif أنهاthat they نفعتwere of use منكمamong you عقولكمyour minds
لو أنها نفعت منكم عقولكم
لكانthen would have been كلكمevery one of you بالموتby death معتبراtaking heed
لكان كلكم بالموت معتبرا
Had those minds of yours been of use,
If it benefited your minds, you’d all
every one of you would have taken heed from death.
See death as admonition
فأينwhere, then منthe one who شادbuilt قصراًa palace كيso that يحلhe may dwell بهin it
فأين من شاد قصراً كي يحل به
أراهI see him عنهfrom it علىunder الأرغامcompulsion قدalready قصراfallen short
أراه عنه على الأرغام قد قصرا
Where, then, is the one who built a palace to dwell in it?
Where is he who built a palace to live in?
I see him kept away from it against his will.
I see him squeezed in the burrows he shortened
وكاتنزand a hoarder ذهباًgold ذخراًas a reserve لشدتهfor his hardship
وكاتنز ذهباً ذخراً لشدته
أمسىcame to be ببطنin the belly of الثرىthe earth لمdid not يدرknow ماwhat ذخراhe stored
أمسى ببطن الثرى لم يدر ما ذخرا
And the hoarder of gold, storing it against his hardship,
And hoarded gold in wealth
has come to lie in earth's belly, not knowing what he stored.
To end up in the earth’s belly unaware of what he hoarded
ياO خالقيmy Creator إننيindeed I أدعوكcall upon You مبتهلاًsupplicating
يا خالقي إنني أدعوك مبتهلاً
هبنيgrant me النجاةdeliverance وكنand be للذنبof sin مغتفراforgiving
هبني النجاة وكن للذنب مغتفرا
O my Creator, I call upon You in supplication;
O my Creator, I call upon You pleading
grant me deliverance, and be forgiving of sin.
Grant me salvation and for sin be Forgiving
أبغيI seek الجوارprotection أجرنيprotect me منfrom عذابthe torment of غدtomorrow
أبغي الجوار أجرني من عذاب غد
أنتYou الحفظيthe Protector (unclear form) فماso not أحتاجI have need للخفراof guards
أنت الحفظي فما أحتاج للخفرا
I seek protection; shield me from tomorrow's torment.
I seek Your neighborhood, save me from the torment to come
You are the Protector, so I need no guards.
You are my protection, so no guards do I need
علىupon النبيthe Prophet صلاةa blessing منكfrom You دائمةunceasing
على النبي صلاة منك دائمة
وآلهand his family الغرthe radiant ones والمستأثرand the one claiming for himself الأثراthe legacy
وآله الغر والمستأثر الأثرا
May an unceasing blessing from You rest upon the Prophet,
Bless the Prophet always with Your prayers
and his radiant family, and the one who claims the legacy for himself.
And his family, the elite of great feats
Sol 6.1