طَرَقَتكَvisited you by night طارِقَةُthe night visitor المُنىof wishes بِبَياتِby night
طَرَقَتكَ طارِقَةُ المُنى بِبَياتِ
لاdo not تُظهِريshow جَزَعاًanguish فَأَنتِfor you بَداتِyou began
لا تُظهِري جَزَعاً فَأَنتِ بَداتِ
The night visitor of wishes came to you by night.
Do not show anguish, for you were the one who began.
فيin حُبِّlove for آلِthe family of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One وَوَصِيِّهِand his appointed successor
في حُبِّ آلِ المُصطَفى وَوَصِيِّهِ
شُغلٌpreoccupation عَنِaway from اللَذاتِpleasures وَالقَيناتِand singing girls
شُغلٌ عَنِ اللَذاتِ وَالقَيناتِ
In love for the Chosen One’s family and his appointed successor
lies distraction from pleasures and singing girls.
إِنَّindeed النَشيدَsinging بِحُبِّof love for آلِthe family of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
إِنَّ النَشيدَ بِحُبِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
أَزكىpurer وَأَنفَعُand more beneficial ليto me مِنَthan القُنياتِpossessions
أَزكى وَأَنفَعُ لي مِنَ القُنياتِ
Indeed, singing of love for Muhammad’s family
is purer and more beneficial to me than possessions.
فاحِشُso fill القَصيدَthe poetry بِهِمwith them وَفَرِّغand devote فيهِمُto them
فاحِشُ القَصيدَ بِهِم وَفَرِّغ فيهِمُ
قَلباًa heart حَشَوتَyou filled هَواهُits desires بِاللَذاتِwith pleasures
قَلباً حَشَوتَ هَواهُ بِاللَذاتِ
So fill your poetry with them, and devote to them
a heart whose desires you have filled with pleasures.
وَاَقطَعand sever حِبالَةَthe bond of مَنwhoever يُريدُdesires سِواهُمُothers than them
وَاَقطَع حِبالَةَ مَن يُريدُ سِواهُمُ
فيin حُبِّهِhis love تَحلُلyou will dwell بِدارِin an abode of نَجاةِsalvation
في حُبِّهِ تَحلُل بِدارِ نَجاةِ
And sever the bond with whoever desires others than them
in his love; you will dwell in an abode of salvation.
Sol 6.1