تَأبىyou refuse وَإِلىand until مَتىwhen التَماديpersistence
تَأبى وَإِلى مَتى التَمادي
قَدindeed آنَthe time has come بِأَنfor يُفيقَto awaken غافِلa heedless person
قَد آنَ بِأَن يُفيقَ غافِل
You refuse—and how long will you persist?
You refuse, but for how long will you persist?
The time has come for a heedless one to awaken.
It is time for the heedless one to awaken.
ماhow أَعظَمَgreat حَسرَتيmy regret لِعُمرٍfor a lifetime
ما أَعظَمَ حَسرَتي لِعُمرٍ
قَدindeed ضاعَwas wasted وَلَمand did not أَفُزI gain بِطائِلanything of worth
قَد ضاعَ وَلَم أَفُز بِطائِل
How great is my regret for a lifetime
How great is my regret for a life
That was wasted, while I gained nothing of worth.
That has been lost without gain.
قَدindeed عَزَّhas become grievous عَلَيَّto me سوءُthe wretchedness حاليof my state
قَد عَزَّ عَلَيَّ سوءُ حالي
ماnot يَفعَلُdoes ماwhat فَعَلتُI have done عاقِلa sensible person
ما يَفعَلُ ما فَعَلتُ عاقِل
My wretched state has become hard for me to bear.
My dire state weighs heavily upon me.
No sensible person does what I have done.
A sensible person would not do what I have done.
ماnot أَعلَمُI know مايَكونُwhat will be مِنّيfrom me
ما أَعلَمُ مايَكونُ مِنّي
وَالأَمرُand the matter كَماas عَلِمتَyou know هائِلterrifying
وَالأَمرُ كَما عَلِمتَ هائِل
I do not know what will become of me.
I know not what will become of me,
And the matter, as you know, is terrifying.
As matters stand, it is formidable.
ياO رَبُّLord وَأَنتَand you ليto me رَحيمٌmerciful
يا رَبُّ وَأَنتَ لي رَحيمٌ
قَدindeed جِئتُكَI have come to you راجِياًhopeful وَآمِلand expectant
قَد جِئتُكَ راجِياً وَآمِل
O Lord, you are merciful to me;
O Lord, You are merciful to me,
I have come to you, hopeful and expectant.
I have come to You hopeful and aspiring.
حاشاكَfar be it from you أَنto تَرُدَّyou turn away ضَعيفاًa weak person
حاشاكَ أَن تَرُدَّ ضَعيفاً
قَدindeed أَصبَحَhas become فيin ذَراكَyour shelter نازِلlodging
قَد أَصبَحَ في ذَراكَ نازِل
Far be it from you to turn away a weak person
Far be it from You to turn away one made weak,
Who has come to dwell in your shelter.
Who has arrived seeking shelter in Your precincts.
ياO أَكرَمَmost generous مَنof those whom رَجاهُhas placed hope in him راجٍone who hopes
يا أَكرَمَ مَن رَجاهُ راجٍ
عَنfrom بابِكَyour door لاnot يُرَدُّis turned away سائِلa petitioner
عَن بابِكَ لا يُرَدُّ سائِل
O most generous of those in whom the hopeful have placed their hope,
O Most Generous One whom the hopeful turn to,
No petitioner is turned away from your door.
No beseecher is turned away from Your door.
Sol 6.1