ذكرrecalled القَلبthe heart ذَنبهits sin فَاستعاذاso it sought refuge
ذكر القَلب ذَنبه فَاستعاذا
وَبَكىand wept ناظِريmy eye وَزادَand increased رذاذاa fine drizzle
وَبَكى ناظِري وَزادَ رذاذا
The heart recalled its sin and sought refuge.
My heart recalled its sin and sought refuge,
And my eye wept, its drizzle growing heavier.
And my eyes wept, increasing their flow.
ذبتI melted مِنfrom زِلتيmy lapse فَصارso became فُؤاديmy heart
ذبت مِن زِلتي فَصار فُؤادي
مِنfrom ذُنوبsins أتيتهنI committed them جذاذاshattered fragments
مِن ذُنوب أتيتهن جذاذا
I melted at my lapse, and my heart became
I melted from my slip, so my heart became,
Shattered by sins I had committed.
Jaded from the sins I came to it with.
ذهبhas passed العُمرlife وَالفُؤادand the heart مَريضsick
ذهب العُمر وَالفُؤاد مَريض
مِنfrom سقامsickness لِمهجةto the soul of الصبthe lovelorn one آذىcaused pain
مِن سقام لِمهجة الصب آذى
Life has passed, and the heart is sick
Life passed while my heart ailed,
From an illness that wounded the lovelorn soul.
From the sickness of a burning love's harm.
ذلwas humbled منby صَولةthe onslaught of الدنوبsins وَلَكنbut
ذل من صَولة الدنوب وَلَكن
بِكَin you ياO أَكرَمnoblest of النَبيينthe prophets لاذاit sought refuge
بِكَ يا أَكرَم النَبيين لاذا
It was humbled by the onslaught of sins, but
It's the humiliation of sins, but with you,
In you, O noblest of prophets, it sought refuge.
O the most generous of prophets, is my refuge.
ذخرa treasure كُلall الوَرىcreation فَحقso it is fitting لِمثليfor one like me
ذخر كُل الوَرى فَحق لِمثلي
أَنto يرىbe seen عِندَat بابكمyour door شحاذاa beggar
أَن يرى عِندَ بابكم شحاذا
Treasure of all creation, it is fitting for one like me
All people accumulated, so it's right that one like me,
To be seen as a beggar at your door.
Sees himself at your door as a beggar.
ذروةa summit المذنبينthe sinners فيon يَومthe day of حَشرgathering
ذروة المذنبين في يَوم حَشر
ذاكَthat one مِنfrom خَلفهbehind him يَلوذseeks refuge وَهَذاand this one
ذاكَ مِن خَلفه يَلوذ وَهَذا
A summit for sinners on the Day of Gathering—
The peak of sinners on the day of resurrection,
That one seeks refuge behind him, and this one too.
Is one behind the other seeking refuge and shelter.
ذمةa pledge of protection اللَهGod لاnot أريدI desire سِواهanyone besides him
ذمة اللَه لا أريد سِواه
ناصِراًa helper ليfor me مِنfrom الهَوىpassion نقاذاa deliverer
ناصِراً لي مِن الهَوى نقاذا
God's pledge of protection—I desire none but him
I want no guarantor but Allah's covenant,
As my helper and deliverer from passion.
To save me from passionate love.
ذهلwas astounded العَقلthe mind مِنby نعوتthe attributes of نَبيa prophet
ذهل العَقل مِن نعوت نَبي
طابَwas pleasing ليto me مَدحهpraising him وَزادَand increased لذاذاin delight
طابَ لي مَدحه وَزادَ لذاذا
The mind was astounded by the attributes of a prophet;
Reason is bewildered by the attributes of a prophet,
Praising him pleased me and grew ever sweeter.
Whose praise is pleasant to me and increases my joy.
ذاكَthat one منthe one who شيدraised high الإِلهGod علاهhis glory
ذاكَ من شيد الإِله علاه
فَلِذاso, for this reason جلis exalted قَدرهhis rank أَنto يُحاذىbe matched
فَلِذا جل قَدره أَن يُحاذى
He is the one whose glory God raised high;
He whom God elevated his status,
So his rank is too exalted to be matched.
So it’s fitting that his esteem be equaled.
ذرleave حسودan envier of الهَوىlove وَفزand triumph بِثَناهby praising him
ذر حسود الهَوى وَفز بِثَناه
ثُمthen شَرفhonor بِمَدحهby praising him بَغداذاBaghdad
ثُم شَرف بِمَدحه بَغداذا
Leave the envier of love, and triumph by praising him;
Leave the envious of passion and excel in his praise,
Then honor Baghdad by praising him.
Then be honored by praising him tomorrow.
Sol 6.1