طَودانِtwo mountains قالاboth said زَلَّslipped غُفراناour two young ibexes
طَودانِ قالا زَلَّ غُفرانا
فَنَسأَلُso we ask الخالِقَthe Creator غُفراناforgiveness
فَنَسأَلُ الخالِقَ غُفرانا
Two mountains said, "Our two young ibexes have slipped."
So we ask the Creator for forgiveness.
أَبرَأَناcured us الواحِدُthe One مِنof سُقمِناour sickness
أَبرَأَنا الواحِدُ مِن سُقمِنا
وَرَمَّناand mended us المَلكُthe King وَأَبراناand fitted us with nose-rings
وَرَمَّنا المَلكُ وَأَبرانا
The One cured us of our sickness,
and the King mended us and fitted us with nose-rings.
اللَهُGod أَدراناmade us aware بِأَمرٍof a matter فَماyet not
اللَهُ أَدرانا بِأَمرٍ فَما
نَغسِلُwe wash بِالتَوبَةِthrough repentance أَدراناstains
نَغسِلُ بِالتَوبَةِ أَدرانا
God made us aware of a matter, yet we do not
wash away stains through repentance.
أَجرَأَناemboldened us الجَهلُignorance عَلىto إِثمِناour sin
أَجرَأَنا الجَهلُ عَلى إِثمِنا
وَهوَand it عَلىtoward الإِحسانِdoing good أَجراناsent us running
وَهوَ عَلى الإِحسانِ أَجرانا
Ignorance emboldened us to sin,
and it sent us running toward doing good.
وَالبَغيُand oppression أَشراناgoaded us فَأَلفَيتَناso you found us
وَالبَغيُ أَشرانا فَأَلفَيتَنا
وَكُلُّناand every one of us يوجَدُis found أَشراناinsolent
وَكُلُّنا يوجَدُ أَشرانا
And oppression goaded us on, so you found us,
and every one of us is found insolent.
إِنِّيَindeed I حَيٌّalive رانَhas encrusted ذَنبيmy sin عَلىover
إِنِّيَ حَيٌّ رانَ ذَنبي عَلى
قَلبيmy heart فَماso not أَنفَكُّI cease to be حَيراناbewildered
قَلبي فَما أَنفَكُّ حَيرانا
Indeed, I am alive; my sin has cast a film over
my heart, so I never cease to be bewildered.
نَجرانَparched مِنfrom قَيظٍsummer heat وَهَمٍّand worry فَمَنso who
نَجرانَ مِن قَيظٍ وَهَمٍّ فَمَن
يَغدوbecomes عَلىat مَسجِدٍa mosque نَجراناa wooden door-pivot
يَغدو عَلى مَسجِدٍ نَجرانا
Parched with summer heat and worry—who, then,
will become a door-pivot at a mosque?
إِنif يَفنَperish بَدراناour two full moons فَنَرجوthen we hope الَّذيthe One who
إِن يَفنَ بَدرانا فَنَرجو الَّذي
أَغنىbestowed wealth وَلاand do not نَسأَلُwe ask بَدراناBadran
أَغنى وَلا نَسأَلُ بَدرانا
If our two full moons perish, then we hope in Him who
bestowed wealth, and we do not petition Badran.
إِثرانِtwo traces مِنof خَيرٍgood وَشَرٍّand evil لَناfor us
إِثرانِ مِن خَيرٍ وَشَرٍّ لَنا
وَيَلحَقُand overtakes التَثريبُreproach أَثراناthe richest of us
وَيَلحَقُ التَثريبُ أَثرانا
Two traces—of good and evil—are ours,
and reproach overtakes the richest of us.
عُمرانِtwo lifetimes مَرّاboth passed لِكَبيرٍfor an elder وَلاand does not
عُمرانِ مَرّا لِكَبيرٍ وَلا
يَترُكُleave لِلدامِرِfor the destroyer عُمراناhabitation
يَترُكُ لِلدامِرِ عُمرانا
Two lifetimes have passed for an elder, and no
habitation is left for the destroyer.
فَرَحمَةُso the mercy اللَهِof God عَلىupon أُمَّةٍa community
فَرَحمَةُ اللَهِ عَلى أُمَّةٍ
عَهِدتُهاI knew them فيon الأَرضِthe earth جيراناas neighbors
عَهِدتُها في الأَرضِ جيرانا
So God's mercy be upon a community
I once knew on earth as neighbors.
أَقَرَأناconveyed to us مِنهاfrom them السَلامَgreetings الكَرىsleep
أَقَرَأنا مِنها السَلامَ الكَرى
وَكَمand how many أَبادَdestroyed الحَتفُdeath أَقراناpeers
وَكَم أَبادَ الحَتفُ أَقرانا
Sleep conveyed their greetings to us,
and how many peers death has destroyed!
غَيرانِtwo kinds of jealousy مِنof حَمدٍpraise وَمِنand of عِفَّةٍchastity
غَيرانِ مِن حَمدٍ وَمِن عِفَّةٍ
خَيرٌbetter لِمَنfor whoever أُلفِيَwas found غَيراناjealous
خَيرٌ لِمَن أُلفِيَ غَيرانا
Two kinds of jealousy—for praise and for chastity—
are better for whoever is found jealous.
نُهمِلُwe neglect أَسراناour captives بِأَيديin the hands of الرَدىdeath
نُهمِلُ أَسرانا بِأَيدي الرَدى
وَيُدلِجُand sets out by night اللَيلَةَtonight أَسراناour swiftest night-traveler
وَيُدلِجُ اللَيلَةَ أَسرانا
We neglect our captives in the hands of death,
and tonight our swiftest night-traveler sets out.
نيرانِtwo luminaries لاحاboth shone فيin ظَلامٍdarkness لَناfor us
نيرانِ لاحا في ظَلامٍ لَنا
وَقَدand indeed لَمَحناwe glimpsed فيهِin it نيراناfires
وَقَد لَمَحنا فيهِ نيرانا
Two luminaries shone for us in darkness,
and in it we have indeed glimpsed fires.
لَوif عَقَلَused reason الإِنسانُman رامَsought الهُدىguidance
لَو عَقَلَ الإِنسانُ رامَ الهُدى
وَلَمand did not يَبِتspend the night فيin النَومِsleep سَدراناheedless
وَلَم يَبِت في النَومِ سَدرانا
If man used his reason, he would seek guidance
and would not spend the night heedless in sleep.
مُرّانِtwo bitter things عَيشٌlife وَحِمامٌand death فَماso not
مُرّانِ عَيشٌ وَحِمامٌ فَما
أَغناهُbenefited him أَنthat يَحمِلَhe carries مُرّاناashwood spears
أَغناهُ أَن يَحمِلَ مُرّانا
Life and death are two bitter things; so
carrying ashwood spears has availed him nothing.
Sol 6.1