ياO خالِقَCreator of البَدرِthe full moon وَشَمسِand the sun of الضُحىthe morning
يا خالِقَ البَدرِ وَشَمسِ الضُحى
مُعَوِّليmy reliance فيin كُلِّevery حالٍstate عَلَيكupon You
مُعَوِّلي في كُلِّ حالٍ عَلَيك
O Creator of the full moon and the morning sun,
O Creator of the full moon and the morning sun
My reliance in every state is upon You.
You are my sole reliance in every situation
وَكُلُّand every مَلكٍking لَكَto You عَبدٌa slave وَماand no
وَكُلُّ مَلكٍ لَكَ عَبدٌ وَما
يَبقىremains لَهُto him مُلكٌdominion فَيُدعىthat he might be called مُلَيكa little king
يَبقى لَهُ مُلكٌ فَيُدعى مُلَيك
And every king is Your slave, and no
All kingdoms belong to You, each king is Your servant
dominion remains to him, that he might be called a little king.
He has no lasting kingdom, so how can he be called king?
إِلىto اِبنِthe son of يَعقوبٍJacob سُلَيكاًSulayk غَداwent
إِلى اِبنِ يَعقوبٍ سُلَيكاً غَدا
كَاِبنِlike the son of عُمَيرٍʿUmayr فيin المَناياdeaths سُلَيكa partridge chick
كَاِبنِ عُمَيرٍ في المَنايا سُلَيك
To join Jacob's son went a Sulayk—
Tomorrow, the son of Jacob will be asked about
a partridge chick, like ʿUmayr's son, in death.
Like the son of Umayr in the throes of death he will be asked
وَمِثلُand like وَرقاءِWarqaʾ زُهَيرٍZuhayr مَضَتpassed away
وَمِثلُ وَرقاءِ زُهَيرٍ مَضَت
وَرقاءُa gray dove تَعلوrises above زَهراًblossoms بَينَamong أَيكthickets
وَرقاءُ تَعلو زَهراً بَينَ أَيك
And like Zuhayr's Warqaʾ, there passed away
And like the faded wreath of Zuhair that is gone
a gray dove, soaring over blossoms amid thickets.
Wreaths wither among flowers, wherever they may be
قَدhas رامَتِsought النَفسُthe soul لَهاfor itself مَوئِلاًa refuge
قَد رامَتِ النَفسُ لَها مَوئِلاً
فَقُلتُso I said مَهلاًwait لَيسَis not هَذاthis إِلَيكup to you
فَقُلتُ مَهلاً لَيسَ هَذا إِلَيك
The soul has sought a refuge for itself,
My soul yearned for a refuge for itself
So I said: “Wait; this is not up to you.”
But I said wait, this is not up to you
إِنَّindeed الَّذيthe One who صاغَكَfashioned you يَقضيdecrees بِماaccording to what
إِنَّ الَّذي صاغَكَ يَقضي بِما
شاءَHe wills وَيَمضيand takes effect فَاِزجُريso rebuke عاذِلَيكyour two reproachers
شاءَ وَيَمضي فَاِزجُري عاذِلَيك
Indeed, He who fashioned you decrees whatever
Surely He who created you will decide as He wills
He wills, and it takes effect; so rebuke your two reproachers.
And His decree will prevail, so chastise your blamer
البَحرُthe sea فيin قُدرَتِهِHis power نُغبَةٌa sip
البَحرُ في قُدرَتِهِ نُغبَةٌ
وَالفَلَكُand the celestial sphere الأَعظَمُthe greatest فيهاwithin it فُلَيكa tiny sphere
وَالفَلَكُ الأَعظَمُ فيها فُلَيك
The sea, in His power, is but a sip;
The sea lies within His power, a handful
And the greatest celestial sphere, within it, is a tiny sphere.
And the vast celestial sphere, it is but His fistful
Sol 6.1