جسميmy body منfrom الكربthe anguish المبرَّحagonizing قدalready عفاwasted away
جسمي من الكرب المبرَّح قد عفا
ووقفتand I stood منfrom ثقلthe weight of الذُّنوبthe sins علىon شفاa brink
ووقفت من ثقل الذُّنوب على شفا
My body has wasted away from agonizing anguish.
My body worn by unremitting grief is healed,
And under the weight of sins I have stood upon the brink.
And I stand at the edge, the burden of sins removed,
والرَّكبand the caravan قدalready وصلarrived لحمىat a sanctuary وأحبَّتيand my loved ones
والرَّكب قد وصل لحمى وأحبَّتي
منعواthey denied القبولacceptance وقيَّدونيand fettered me بالجفاwith estrangement
منعوا القبول وقيَّدوني بالجفا
The caravan has reached the sanctuary, and my loved ones
The caravan has reached my loved ones,
Have denied me welcome and fettered me with estrangement.
But they refused acceptance and bound me in rejection.
وبقربهمand with nearness to them بعدafter النوىseparation وببشرهمand with their smiling welcome
وبقربهم بعد النوى وببشرهم
اواهalas! كمhow often وعدpromised الزمانtime وماand did not وفاkeep its promise
اواه كم وعد الزمان وما وفا
And nearness to them after separation, and their smiling welcome—
In their nearness, after intention, and in their cheer,
Alas, how often time has promised, yet failed to keep its word!
Alas! How often time has promised but not fulfilled.
ياO منyou whom اذوبI melt إذاwhen حدىsang to urge onward الحاديthe camel-driver بهمwith them
يا من اذوب إذا حدى الحادي بهم
بحياتكمby your lives ياO سادتيmy masters هجرestrangement فيin (phrase unclear) كفىsuffices
بحياتكم يا سادتي هجر في كفى
O you for whom I melt whenever the camel-driver sings them onward,
O you whom I melt for when the guide mentions them,
By your lives, my masters—enough of estrangement! [Phrase unclear.]
By your lives, my masters, abandonment is enough for me.
أشكوI complain of لكمto you هذاthis الزمانage فإنَّهُfor it
أشكو لكم هذا الزمان فإنَّهُ
بشؤونهwith its troubles أضنىexhausted قوايmy strength وأتلفتand it was ruined
بشؤونه أضنى قواي وأتلفت
I complain to you of this age, for it
I complain to you of this time, for in its affairs,
Has exhausted my strength with its troubles and left it ruined.
It has weakened my strength and destroyed me.
وارحتماهah, mercy! (text irregular) لمغرمٍfor one enamored بجنابكمof your presence
وارحتماه لمغرمٍ بجنابكم
عنwithout كلevery خلقcreature فيin البرياتcreation اكتفىdid without
عن كل خلق في البريات اكتفى
Ah, mercy for one enamored of your presence,
And you have granted it, for a lovesick one, your side,
Who has dispensed with every other creature in creation.
Secluded from all people in the wilds, self-sufficient.
كادتnearly تإنُّgroan ليfor me الحجارةthe stones رأفةًout of pity
كادت تإنُّ لي الحجارة رأفةً
ويرقand grows tender ليtoward me قلبthe heart of الحديدiron تمطُّفاin kindness (text irregular)
ويرق لي قلب الحديد تمطُّفا
The stones nearly groan for me in pity,
The very rocks almost softened toward me in mercy,
And iron's heart grows tender toward me in kindness.
And the iron heart melted, becoming pliable.
وقفولand the homeward journey of قومٍa company فيin الصباحthe morning تركتهمI left them
وقفول قومٍ في الصباح تركتهم
وشذاand the fragrance of النسيمthe breeze علىalong الجوانبthe sides هفهفاwafted
وشذا النسيم على الجوانب هفهفا
And a company journeying home—I left them at dawn,
The people I left in the morning have journeyed on,
And the breeze's fragrance wafted all around.
And the gentle breeze whispered through the hillsides.
طارواthey flew علىon زهرwhite النياقshe-camels وأسرعواand hastened
طاروا على زهر النياق وأسرعوا
والرسمand the encampment's traces قدalready تركوهthey left it قاعاa plain صفصفاbare and level
والرسم قد تركوه قاعا صفصفا
They flew along on white she-camels and hastened away,
They raced upon meadow flowers and hurried on,
And left the encampment's traces a bare, level plain.
Leaving the trail bare, empty and desolate.
رمتI sought اللحوقto catch up بهمwith them فأقعدنيbut held me back القوىstrength
رمت اللحوق بهم فأقعدني القوى
بالرغمdespite عنيme والدليلand the guide تأففاgrumbled in annoyance
بالرغم عني والدليل تأففا
I sought to catch up with them, but my strength held me back,
I tried to catch up but my strength failed me,
Against my will, while the guide grumbled in annoyance.
Despite myself, and the guide grew weary.
فجعلتso I made جنحيmy two wings الدموعthe tears كأنَّنيas though I
فجعلت جنحي الدموع كأنَّني
أسريjourney by night بدمعٍon tears بالتحدرin flowing downward أسرفاexceeded all bounds
أسري بدمعٍ بالتحدر أسرفا
So I made tears my two wings, as though I
So I made my tears my wings, as if
Were journeying by night on tears that flowed to excess.
I flowed in tears cascading without restraint.
فأعاقنيbut hindered me خوضيmy wading بلجتهin its depths التيwhich
فأعاقني خوضي بلجته التي
هدرتroared وأعيتand defeated مقلتيmy two eyes أنto تنزفاdrain dry
هدرت وأعيت مقلتي أن تنزفا
But wading through its depths held me back—depths that
My struggle in its turbulence that has
Roared and defied my two eyes' efforts to drain them.
Thrashed about and exhausted my eyelids from weeping.
سارواthey traveled ومنيand of me لمdid not تسرtravel إلاexcept الدُّموthe tears (partial word)
ساروا ومني لم تسر إلا الدُّمو
عُcompletion of 'tears' لدىbeside جنائبهمtheir led mounts قياماًstanding firm بالوفاin loyalty
عُ لدى جنائبهم قياماً بالوفا
They traveled on; nothing of me went with them but my tears,
They traveled on while my tears alone flowed
Beside their led mounts, keeping faith.
Loyally by their encampments, ever faithful.
ياO أيهاyou الرَّكبُthe caravan المثيرُkindling بمهجتيwithin my heart
يا أيها الرَّكبُ المثيرُ بمهجتي
ناراًa fire أَغثrescue قلباًa heart حزيناًsorrowful ماnot صفاfound peace
ناراً أَغث قلباً حزيناً ما صفا
O caravan that kindles within my heart
O caravan that stirs up my affection,
A fire, rescue a sorrowful heart that has found no peace.
Kindling a grieving heart that knows no serenity.
عَبَثَتtoyed بهwith it الأيامthe days فهوand so it is مولَّةٌdistraught (text irregular)
عَبَثَت به الأيام فهو مولَّةٌ
يشكوlaments الفراقseparation أجلyes يذوبmelts تلهفاwith longing
يشكو الفراق أجل يذوب تلهفا
The days have toyed with it; it is distraught,
Wanton time has toyed with it until it is shriveled,
It laments separation—yes, it melts with longing.
Lamenting the separation, melting in yearning.
يبكيweeps ويندبand wails كلماwhenever البرقthe lightning التوىcoiled
يبكي ويندب كلما البرق التوى
والليلand the night قامrose يجرُّdragging أردانthe sleeves of الخفاconcealment
والليل قام يجرُّ أردان الخفا
It weeps and wails whenever lightning coils,
It weeps and laments whenever lightning flickers,
And night rises, dragging the sleeves of concealment.
And night rises, trailing cloaks of darkness.
ياO ركببcaravan (text irregular) إنif جئتyou reach الأحبَّةَthe loved ones قلsay لهمto them
يا ركبب إن جئت الأحبَّةَ قل لهم
قوليmy message وزدهand add to it تخضُّعاًhumility وتلطُّفاًand gentleness
قولي وزده تخضُّعاً وتلطُّفاً
O caravan, if you reach my loved ones, tell them
O caravan, if you meet my loved ones, convey
My message, and add to it humility and gentleness:
My words, and add to them humility and gentleness.
عبدٌa servant لكمof yours فيin برطوسBartus اليومtoday أيbeginning of 'where'
عبدٌ لكم في برطوس اليوم أي
نَcompletion of 'where' فجاجُthe mountain passes of طوسTus وأينand where أرجاءُthe reaches of الصَّفاal-Safa
نَ فجاجُ طوس وأين أرجاءُ الصَّفا
A servant of yours is in Bartus today—where
A servant of yours is in Parthus today; oh where
Are the passes of Tus, and where are the reaches of al-Safa?
Are the meadows of Tus and the hills of Serenity!
قومواrise بجمعto gather شتاتهhis scattered pieces فلكمfor how often وكمand how often
قوموا بجمع شتاته فلكم وكم
قمتمyou stood up بذيfor one possessing ضعةِlowly station فصارand so he became مشرِّفاًa source of honor
قمتم بذي ضعةِ فصار مشرِّفاً
Rise and gather his scattered pieces, for how often, how often,
Rise to gather his fragments, for you have often
You have stood by one of lowly station, and he became a source of honor.
Raised up the lowly until he became exalted.
يارO (text irregular) ربLord ياO غوثsuccor of الصريخِthe one crying for help ومنand you who إذاwhen
يار رب يا غوث الصريخِ ومن إذا
ناداهcalls upon him ملهوفٌone in anguish حماهثhe shelters him (text irregular) وقدand indeed كفىsuffices
ناداه ملهوفٌ حماهث وقد كفى
O Lord, O succor of the one crying for help, O you who, when
O Lord, O succor of the anguished cry! For when
One in anguish calls upon you, you shelter him and suffice.
A despairing soul called out, You answered and sufficed.
أدعوكI call upon you مضطراًin desperate need بجاهby the standing of محمَّدٍMuhammad
أدعوك مضطراً بجاه محمَّدٍ
روحthe spirit of الوجودexistence الهاشميthe Hashimite المصطفىthe Chosen One
روح الوجود الهاشمي المصطفى
I call upon you in desperate need, by Muhammad's honored standing,
I call on You compelled, in the name of Muhammad,
The spirit of existence, the Hashimite, the Chosen One,
The essence of life, the Chosen One.
وبالهand by his family (text irregular) الساداتthe noble masters والصحبand the Companions الأُلىthose who (archaic)
وباله السادات والصحب الأُلى
والتابعينand the Followers وكلِّand everyone منwho لهمafter them اقتفىfollowed
والتابعين وكلِّ من لهم اقتفى
And by his family, the noble masters, and those Companions,
And his family, the masters, and his companions,
And the Followers, and all who followed in their footsteps.
And all who have followed them.
أوصلreconnect حبالthe cords of قطيعتيmy estrangement باللطفwith kindness واجand mend (partial word)
أوصل حبال قطيعتي باللطف واج
برcompletion of 'mend' كسرthe fracture of قلبيmy heart فالعدوfor the foe قدhas indeed اشتفىsated his spite
بر كسر قلبي فالعدو قد اشتفى
Rejoin the cords of my severed ties with kindness, and mend
Join the cords of my allegiance with kindness, and heal
The fracture of my heart, for the foe has sated his spite.
The breaking of my heart, for the enemy has gained strength.
واصببand pour علىupon دائيmy ailment الدواءthe medicine تفضلاًas a gracious favor
واصبب على دائي الدواء تفضلاً
ياO منyou who إلىto أيوبَAyyub (Job) أحسنَshowed kindness بالشِّفاthrough healing
يا من إلى أيوبَ أحسنَ بالشِّفا
And pour the medicine upon my ailment as a gracious favor,
And pour upon my sickness the remedy of Your grace,
O you who showed kindness to Ayyub by healing him.
O You who restored Job to health and wellbeing.
Sol 6.1