لَكَyours جاهstanding لَدىbefore الإلهGod جَليلexalted
لَكَ جاه لَدى الإله جَليل
وَفخارand glory عَلىabove الوجودexistence طَويلlofty
وَفخار عَلى الوجود طَويل
You have exalted standing before God,
You have great status with the Exalted God
and glory towering over all existence.
And eternal glory over existence
لَيسَthere is no فيin الخَلقcreation منanyone who يُدانيكcomes near you ياO مَنone who
لَيسَ في الخَلق من يُدانيك يا مَن
قَدindeed مَشىwalked فيin رِكابهhis retinue جبريلGabriel
قَد مَشى في رِكابه جبريل
None in creation comes near you, O you
None in creation can match you, O one
in whose retinue Gabriel has walked.
Whom Gabriel himself followed
لَوif رآكَhe saw you الكَليمGod's interlocutor (Moses) يَوماًone day لأَضحىhe would have become
لَو رآكَ الكَليم يَوماً لأَضحى
تابعاًa follower بَلindeed وَآدمand Adam وَالخَليلand God's friend (Abraham)
تابعاً بَل وَآدم وَالخَليل
Had Moses, God's interlocutor, seen you one day, he would have become
If the Kalim had seen you one day, he would have become
a follower—indeed, Adam and Abraham, God's friend, as well.
A follower, as would Adam and the Friend
لَمdid not يُباروكthey rival you فيin المَعاليlofty attainments وَكُلand each
لَم يُباروك في المَعالي وَكُل
سَيدa master كاملperfect نَبيa prophet رَسولa messenger
سَيد كامل نَبي رَسول
They did not rival you in lofty attainments, though each is
None has equaled you in high virtues, every
a perfect master, a prophet, a messenger.
Perfect master, prophet, messenger
لَيتَهُمwould that they شاهَدواthey beheld محياكyour face يَوماًone day
لَيتَهُم شاهَدوا محياك يَوماً
فَرَأواand so they saw نيراًa luminary وَضوءاًand a light يَجولcourses about
فَرَأوا نيراً وَضوءاً يَجول
Would that they had beheld your face one day,
If only they had witnessed your life one day
and seen a luminary and a light coursing about.
And seen a light and brilliance revolving
لَمحتflashed مِنهُfrom him لَمحةa gleam فَأَرتناand so it showed us
لَمحت مِنهُ لَمحة فَأَرتنا
منهَجاًa path واضِحاًclear وَبانَand became plain السَبيلthe way
منهَجاً واضِحاً وَبانَ السَبيل
A gleam flashed from him, and it showed us
You let a glimpse of it shine, showing us
a clear path, and the way became plain.
A clear path, the way became visible
لَعجتseared بيwithin me لَواعجburning pangs الشَوقlonging سراًin secret
لَعجت بي لَواعج الشَوق سراً
لَيتَwould that ليfor me لِلَّذيto the one whom عَشقتI loved passionately وصولaccess
لَيتَ لي لِلَّذي عَشقت وصول
Longing's burning pangs seared me in secret.
Yearning overcame me, secretly
Would that I could reach the one I love.
If only I could reach the one I loved
لَنwill not أحلI loosen الزِمامthe rein مِنfrom رحلsaddle شَوقيmy longing
لَن أحل الزِمام مِن رحل شَوقي
إِذwhen يبينcomes into view الحِمىthe sanctuary لَناfor us وَالنَخيلand the palm trees
إِذ يبين الحِمى لَنا وَالنَخيل
I will not loosen the rein from the saddle of my longing,
I will not release the reins of my passion’s saddle
when the sanctuary and palm trees come into view for us.
For the sanctuary becomes visible to us, and the palm trees
لَيلةa night يَسمحis generous الزَمانTime وَمِنand from أَيwhere (first fragment)
لَيلة يَسمح الزَمان وَمِن أَي
نwhere (final fragment) يَكونcomes about السَماحgenerosity وَهوَwhile he is البَخيلthe miser
ن يَكون السَماح وَهوَ البَخيل
A night when Time is generous—and from where
A night when time is forgiving, and from any
could generosity come, when he is a miser?
Comes forgiveness, and it is the stingy one
لحقتنيcaught up with me مِنfrom الذُنوبsins دُيونdebts
لحقتني مِن الذُنوب دُيون
وَأَبوand Abu (father of) القاسمal-Qasim الضَمينthe guarantor الكَفيلthe surety
وَأَبو القاسم الضَمين الكَفيل
Debts arising from sins have caught up with me,
Sins have burdened me with debts
and Abu al-Qasim is the guarantor, the surety.
And Abul Qasim, the guarantor who covers them
Sol 6.1