مضىhas passed رمضانٌRamadan أوor كأنيas though I بهsee it مضىpassed
مضى رمضانٌ أو كأني به مضى
وغابand vanished سناهits radiance بعدafter ماwhen كانit had been أوor (likely a fragment of 'flashed') مضاpassed (likely a fragment of 'flashed')
وغاب سناه بعد ما كان أو مضا
Ramadan has passed—or it seems to me it has passed.
Ramadan has passed, as though it passed me by
And its radiance vanished after it had flashed forth.
Its years have gone after being present a while
فياso O عهدهits days ماhow كانit was أكرمnoble معهداًa time
فيا عهده ما كان أكرم معهداً
وياand O عصرهits season أعززhow grievous عليّto me أنthat أنقضI undo (likely intended: ended)
ويا عصره أعزز عليّ أن أنقض
O its days, what a noble time they were!
What a noble time it was when it was present
And O its season, how grievous to me that it should end!
How dear its era is to me though it's gone
ألمit visited بناus كالطيفlike a dream-phantom فيin الصيفsummer زائراًas a visitor
ألم بنا كالطيف في الصيف زائراً
فخيمand it camped فيناamong us ساعةfor an hour ثمthen قوضاstruck its tent
فخيم فينا ساعة ثم قوضا
It visited us like a dream-phantom in summer,
It visited us like a gentle summer breeze
And camped among us for an hour, then struck its tent.
Lingered with us an hour, then left
فياso O ليتif only شعريI knew إذwhen نوىit intended غربةthe exile النوىof separation
فيا ليت شعري إذ نوى غربة النوى
أبالسخطwas it in displeasure عناfrom us قدalready تولىit turned away أمor الرضاcontentment
أبالسخط عنا قد تولى أم الرضا
Ah, if only I knew, when it chose the exile of separation,
Oh, I wonder as it intended its far journey
Whether it left us in displeasure or in contentment.
Did it turn from us satisfied or cross?
قضfulfilled الحقits duty فيناtoward us بالفضيلةthrough virtue جاهداًstriving diligently
قض الحق فينا بالفضيلة جاهداً
فأيthen which فتىyoung man فيناamong us لهto it الحقthe due قدhas قضاpaid
فأي فتى فينا له الحق قد قضا
It diligently fulfilled its duty to us through virtue;
It strove with us virtuously for truth
What young man among us, then, has paid it its due?
So which youth among us has truth fulfilled?
وكمand how many منof يدa hand بيضاءَwhite أسدىit bestowed لذيon one possessing تقىpiety
وكم من يد بيضاءَ أسدى لذي تقى
بتوبتهthrough his repentance فيهwithin it الصحائفthe record's pages بيَّضاhe whitened
بتوبته فيه الصحائف بيَّضا
How many a white hand of kindness it offered the devout,
How many a white hand did good to the reverent
Who, by repenting in it, whitened the pages of his record.
Their repentance made the scrolls turn white
وكمand how much حسنbeauty قدhad زادهincreased it حسنهits beauty سنىin radiance
وكم حسن قد زاده حسنه سنى
محاهit erased it وبالإحسانand with kindness والحسنand beauty عوضاgave compensation
محاه وبالإحسان والحسن عوضا
And how much beauty its beauty had made more radiant,
How much beauty has its beauty increased
It erased it, replacing it with kindness and beauty.
Time erased it, but kindness and beauty replace
فللهso to God be praise منfor a شهرmonth كريمgenerous تعرضتoffered themselves
فلله من شهر كريم تعرضت
مكارمهits generous gifts إلاexcept لمنto whoever كانhad أعرضاturned away
مكارمه إلا لمن كان أعرضا
Praise be to God for a generous month, freely offering
So for a noble month I exposed myself
Its bounty to all except those who turned away.
But none exposed themselves save the averse
ففيso at بينهits departure بينmake clear شجونكyour sorrows معلماopenly declaring
ففي بينه بين شجونك معلما
وفيand in أثرهits wake أرسلْrelease جفونكyour eyelids فيضاin a flood
وفي أثره أرسلْ جفونك فيضا
So, at its parting, make your sorrows plainly known,
In the space between, it taught you passions
And in its wake, let your eyelids pour forth a flood.
In its wake, send your eyelids pouring tears
وقفand stand بثنياتat the passes الوداعof farewell فإنهاfor they
وقف بثنيات الوداع فإنها
تمحِّصput to the test مشتاقاًone who longs إليهاfor them وممحضاand is sincerely devoted
تمحِّص مشتاقاً إليها وممحضا
And stand at Thaniyyāt al-Wadāʿ, the Passes of Farewell, for they
Stop at the slopes of farewell, for they
Test the one who longs for them and is sincerely devoted.
Refine one yearning for them, pure of heart
وإنand if قضيتْis kept قبلbefore التفرقthe parting وقفةa vigil
وإن قضيتْ قبل التفرق وقفة
فمقضّيهاthen its keeper منof ليلةthe Night القدرof Decree ماwhat قضىhe kept
فمقضّيها من ليلة القدر ما قضى
And if a vigil is kept before parting,
If you fulfilled before parting, stop and stand
Then its keeper has kept his share of the Night of Decree.
For its Night of Power fulfills whatever is divined
فياso O حسنَهاhow lovely it is منas a ليلةnight جلexalted is قدرهاits worth
فيا حسنَها من ليلة جل قدرها
وحضand urged عليهاtoward it الهاشميّthe Hashimite وحرضاand earnestly encouraged
وحض عليها الهاشميّ وحرضا
Ah, how lovely a night, how exalted its worth!
Oh, the beauty of that night, mighty its value
And the Hashimite urged its pursuit and earnestly encouraged it.
The Hashimi urged and roused to seek it
لعلperhaps بقاياthe remaining days الشهرof the month وهيand they are كريمةٌnoble
لعل بقايا الشهر وهي كريمةٌ
تبينwill reveal سراًa secret للأواخرfor the final nights أُغمضاkept hidden
تبين سراً للأواخر أُغمضا
Perhaps the month's remaining days, noble as they are,
Perhaps the remainder days, noble though they are
Will reveal a secret kept hidden for the final nights.
Might secretly show the latter ones what was concealed
وقدand indeed كانhe had أصفىmade pure وِردهhis draught كيso that يفيضهhe might pour it forth
وقد كان أصفى وِرده كي يفيضه
ولكنbut تلاحىquarreled منthose who تلاحَىquarreled فقيضاso it was ordained
ولكن تلاحى من تلاحَى فقيضا
He had made his draught pure, intending to pour it forth,
It was the purest blossoms he offered to overflow
But those who quarreled quarreled, and so it was ordained.
But the ardent ones vied, so it was cut off
وقالand he said اطلبوهاseek it تسعدواyou shall be blessed بطلابهاthrough seeking it
وقال اطلبوها تسعدوا بطلابها
فحركso he stirred أربابthe masters القلوبof hearts وانهضاand roused them
فحرك أرباب القلوب وانهضا
And he said, 'Seek it; through seeking it you shall be blessed.'
He said “Seek them and you'll prosper in seeking”
Thus he stirred the masters of hearts and roused them.
So the hearts' masters were roused and stood up
جزاهmay He reward him إلهُthe God العرشof the Throne خيرthe best جزائهof his reward
جزاه إلهُ العرش خير جزائه
وأكرَمناand may He honor us بالعفوwith pardon منهfrom Him وبالرضاand with favor
وأكرَمنا بالعفو منه وبالرضا
May the God of the Throne grant him the finest reward,
May God, Lord of the Throne, reward him well
And honor us with His pardon and favor,
And honor us with pardon and pleasure from Him
وصلىand may He bless عليهhim منas a نبيٍّprophet مباركblessed
وصلى عليه من نبيٍّ مبارك
رؤوفcompassionate رحيمmerciful للرسالةfor the Message مُرتضىchosen
رؤوف رحيم للرسالة مُرتضى
And bless him, a blessed prophet,
And bless the Prophet, blessed mercy to all
Compassionate and merciful, chosen for the Message.
Merciful and Compassionate, chosen as Messenger
لهhis is عزةٌglory أعلىhigher منthan الشمسthe sun منزلاًin station
له عزةٌ أعلى من الشمس منزلاً
وعزمتُهand his resolve أمضىkeener منthan السيفthe sword منتضىunsheathed
وعزمتُه أمضى من السيف منتضى
His is a glory higher in station than the sun,
His lofty honor above the sun in station
And his resolve is keener than a sword unsheathed.
His purpose firmer than the sharpened sword
لهhis is الذكرpraise يهمىraining down فضwas released مسكthe musk ختامِهof its seal
له الذكر يهمى فض مسك ختامِه
تأرَّجbecame fragrant منfrom ريَّاthe fragrance فضائلهof his virtues الفضاthe open air
تأرَّج من ريَّا فضائله الفضا
His praise rains down, the musk of its seal released;
His mention more fragrant than sealed musk
The open air is fragrant with the scent of his virtues.
His overflowing virtues perfuming the air
عليهupon him سلامpeace اللهof God ماas long as انهلpours down ساكبa raincloud
عليه سلام الله ما انهل ساكب
وذهبand gilds موشييthe adorners of الرياضthe gardens وفضضاand silvers them
وذهب موشيي الرياض وفضضا
God's peace be upon him for as long as a raincloud pours,
Upon him, God's peace, as long as the pourer pours
And gilds and silvers the gardens' adorners.
And gold-inlaid meadows continue to shimmer and shine
Sol 6.1