أياO أغنياءَrich ones الروحthe spirit صونواguard كنوزَكمyour treasures
أيا أغنياءَ الروح صونوا كنوزَكم
وخافواand fear عليهاfor them منfrom لصوصthieves بنيsons of الدهرِtime
وخافوا عليها من لصوص بني الدهرِ
O you who are rich in spirit, guard your treasures;
O you who are spiritually wealthy preserve your treasures
And fear for them the thieves among the sons of time.
And protect them from the thieves of time
فماfor how أخبثwicked الدهرtime الكذوبthe deceitful بأهلهtoward its people
فما أخبث الدهر الكذوب بأهله
وماand how أكثرnumerous الآفاتthe afflictions فيin الدهرtime والعمرand life
وما أكثر الآفات في الدهر والعمر
For how wicked deceitful time is toward its people!
For how deceitful is impetuous time with its people
And how numerous are the afflictions in time and life!
And how numerous are its harms in life and age
وماand how أسعدblessed الصدّيقَthe righteous man فيهin it وسعيُهُand his striving
وما أسعد الصدّيقَ فيه وسعيُهُ
قويمٌupright بنورby the light of الصدقtruth فيin السرsecret والجهرand public
قويمٌ بنور الصدق في السر والجهر
And how blessed is the righteous man in it, and his striving
And how happy is the sincere friend in it and his effort
Is upright by the light of truth, in secret and in public.
Righteous with the light of truthfulness in private and public
خلافٌa contrast لهfor him قدindeed زادhas grown فيهwithin it خلافُهhis contrast
خلافٌ له قد زاد فيه خلافُه
كأنas though الثرياthe Pleiades قارنتjoined مطلعَthe rising of الفجرdawn
كأن الثريا قارنت مطلعَ الفجر
His contrast with it has grown still greater within it,
Unlike him, his disagreement has increased in it
As though the Pleiades had met the break of dawn.
As if Sirius accompanied the dawn
كأنas though نفوسsouls of الخلقcreation فيهin it غريقةٌdrowning
كأن نفوس الخلق فيه غريقةٌ
بدهرٍin an age كبحرٍlike a sea ماجsurged بالإثمwith sin والكفرand unbelief
بدهرٍ كبحرٍ ماج بالإثم والكفر
As though the souls of creation were drowning in it,
As if the souls of people in it are drowning
In an age like a sea surging with sin and unbelief.
In a time like a turbulent sea with sin and blasphemy
ولكنbut بوناًa gulf بينbetween غرقىthose drowned بأبحرٍin seas
ولكن بوناً بين غرقى بأبحرٍ
وبينand between غريقٍone drowned فيin المآثمtransgressions والوزرand guilt
وبين غريقٍ في المآثم والوزر
Yet there is a gulf between those drowned in seas
Yet there is a separation between the drowning in seas
And one drowned in transgressions and guilt.
And one drowning in sins and burdens
يقومrises غريقُa drowned person الماءwater حيّاًalive علىin الرجاhope
يقوم غريقُ الماء حيّاً على الرجا
ولكنbut غريقa drowned person الإثمsin ميتاًdead علىon الجمرthe embers
ولكن غريق الإثم ميتاً على الجمر
One drowned in water rises alive in hope,
The one drowning in water survives hoping for life
But one drowned in sin rises dead upon the embers.
While the one drowning in sin is dead over embers
إذاif كانis ذاthis لاno بدescape منهfrom it فقمthen rise بناwith us
إذا كان ذا لا بد منه فقم بنا
نمزِّقُwe tear ثوبَthe robe of المالwealth بالنسكthrough asceticism فيin القفرthe wilderness
نمزِّقُ ثوبَ المال بالنسك في القفر
If this is inevitable, then rise with us;
If the inevitable is at hand, stand with us
Let us tear wealth's robe through asceticism in the wilderness.
We tear the dress of money with asceticism in the wastelands
دخلناwe entered إلىinto الدنياthe world عراةًnaked وإنناand indeed we
دخلنا إلى الدنيا عراةً وإننا
عراةًnaked نفارقهاwe leave it ولاand no خُلفَdiscrepancy فيin الأمرthe matter
عراةً نفارقها ولا خُلفَ في الأمر
We entered the world naked, and indeed we
We entered the world naked and we will surely
Leave it naked; there is no disputing the matter.
Leave it naked, no doubt in the matter
فإنso if تخرجواyou depart والقلبand the heart حيثwhere كنوزكمyour treasures are
فإن تخرجوا والقلب حيث كنوزكم
تَرواyou will see ماwhat يرىsees الملّاحُthe sailor فيat ملتقىthe confluence of البحرthe sea
تَروا ما يرى الملّاحُ في ملتقى البحر
If you depart while your heart is where your treasures lie,
So if you come out while your heart is where your treasures are
You will see what the sailor sees at the sea's confluence.
You will see what the sailor sees where the seas meet
قبيحٌshameful بناfor us نبغيwe seek الضلالةerror كالهدىlike guidance
قبيحٌ بنا نبغي الضلالة كالهدى
ونحنand we نعدconsider السهلthe easy خيراًbetter منthan الوعرthe rugged
ونحن نعد السهل خيراً من الوعر
It is shameful for us to seek error as we seek guidance,
It would be ugly of us to desire misguidance like guidance
While we count the easy path better than the rugged.
And we consider the easy better than the difficult
منيَّتُناour death كالفيءlike a shadow لاحقةٌcatching up بناwith us
منيَّتُنا كالفيء لاحقةٌ بنا
وهمَّتناand our ambition فيin الزائلاتpassing things منof العمرlife
وهمَّتنا في الزائلات من العمر
Our death pursues us like a shadow,
Our death follows us
And our ambition is fixed on life's passing things.
And our ambition is in the transient things of life
فتنشرناso it unfolds us الدنياthe world وتطويand folds حياتَناour life
فتنشرنا الدنيا وتطوي حياتَنا
وليسand not لناfor us منهاfrom it سوىexcept الطيfolding والنشرand unfolding
وليس لنا منها سوى الطي والنشر
The world unfolds us and folds away our life,
So the world distracts us and folds our lives
And we have from it nothing but folding and unfolding.
And we have of it nothing but folding and unfolding
ويُعقبُهاand follows it التأبيدeternity والفعلand action ناظرٌlooking
ويُعقبُها التأبيد والفعل ناظرٌ
إلىtoward الخيرgood ثمthen الشرevil فيin النهيprohibition والأمرand command
إلى الخير ثم الشر في النهي والأمر
Eternity follows it, while action looks
And it is followed by eternity and the action looks
To good, then evil, in prohibition and command.
To good then evil in prohibition and command
فواعجباًso how strange والناسand the people نُوّامsleepers شهوةٍof desire
فواعجباً والناس نُوّام شهوةٍ
أنُوّامُO sleepers هبّواawake والحَقواand catch up with سَفَرَthe journey of السَفرthe travelers
أنُوّامُ هبّوا والحَقوا سَفَرَ السَفر
How strange, when people sleep in desire!
So strange are people intoxicated with desire's sleep
O sleepers, awake and join the travelers' journey!
Intoxicated, awake, set out on the journey of the journey
إذاif سرقتناsteals us away شهوةٌa desire مكرتschemes بناagainst us
إذا سرقتنا شهوةٌ مكرت بنا
بلذتهاwith its pleasure والصيدand game يؤخذis caught بالمكرby cunning
بلذتها والصيد يؤخذ بالمكر
When desire steals us away, it schemes against us
If a desire steals us, it tricks us
With its pleasure; game is caught by cunning.
With its pleasure, and game is caught with trickery
ولكنهاbut it تُهديgives إلىto منwhoever يحبهاloves it
ولكنها تُهدي إلى من يحبها
ويعشقهاand adores it التسويفprocrastination بالويلwith woe والخسرand loss
ويعشقها التسويف بالويل والخسر
Yet it gives to whoever loves it
But it guides those who love it
And adores it, procrastination with woe and loss.
And are passionate about it to procrastination, doom and loss
فتربحهاso you gain it منfrom حيثwhere تدريyou are aware بكذبهاof its falsehood
فتربحها من حيث تدري بكذبها
وتخسرُهاand you lose it منfrom حيثwhere إنكindeed you لاdo not تدريknow
وتخسرُها من حيث إنك لا تدري
Thus you gain it when you know its falsehood,
It profits from where you know its lies
And lose it when you do not know.
And makes you lose from where you do not know
فأولهاso its beginning سهلٌeasy وحلوٌand sweet مذاقهits taste
فأولها سهلٌ وحلوٌ مذاقه
وآخرهاand its end مرٌّbitter أمرُّّmore bitter منthan الصبرbitter aloes
وآخرها مرٌّ أمرُّّ من الصبر
Its beginning is easy, and sweet is its taste,
Its beginning is easy and sweet is its taste
But its ending is bitter, more bitter than aloes.
And its ending bitter - more bitter than aloes
أرتكit showed you المزاياthe advantages البيضwhite حتىuntil تحسرتit unveiled itself
أرتك المزايا البيض حتى تحسرت
أرتكit showed you المناياthe deaths السودblack بالأسيُفِwith swords الحمرred
أرتك المنايا السود بالأسيُفِ الحمر
It showed you white advantages, until it unveiled itself;
I left the white privileges until I regretted
It showed you black deaths with red swords.
I left the black deaths by the red swords
وإنand indeed أجيراًa hireling يأخذtakes الأجرthe wage عندهاwith it
وإن أجيراً يأخذ الأجر عندها
لمثلsurely like أسيرa captive قدalready سبتهit captured him بلاwithout أجرpayment
لمثل أسير قد سبته بلا أجر
And a hireling who takes his wages from it
If a hireling takes payment from it
Is surely like a captive it seized without payment.
He is like a captive, captured without pay
فأحسنُso the best ماwhat تلقاهyou meet فيهاin it هوit is التقىpiety
فأحسنُ ما تلقاه فيها هو التقى
وأقبحand the worst ماwhat يلقاكmeets you فيهاin it الذيthat which يُزريdisgraces
وأقبح ما يلقاك فيها الذي يُزري
The best that you meet in it is piety,
So the best that you will meet in it is piety
And the worst that meets you in it is what brings disgrace.
And the ugliest that meets you in it is what degrades
فماfor how أسعدhappy الإنسانthe human being إنif ظنhe considers حُسنَهاits beauty
فما أسعد الإنسان إن ظن حُسنَها
قبيحاًugly وأشقاهand how wretched he is إذاif كانhe is لاnot يدريhe knows
قبيحاً وأشقاه إذا كان لا يدري
How fortunate is a person if he thinks its beauty
So happy is the person if he deems its beauty ugly
Ugly, and how wretched if he does not know!
And wretched is he if he does not know
مواسمهاits seasons تحويcontain رديّاًbad وجيداًand good
مواسمها تحوي رديّاً وجيداً
وماand how أحسنَfine البنيانَbuilding فيهاin it علىon الصخرrock
وما أحسنَ البنيانَ فيها على الصخر
Its seasons contain the bad and the good,
Its seasons contain both inferior and good
And how fine is building upon rock within it!
And how excellent is building on solid rock in it
فإنso if رُمتyou sought خيراًgood نلتyou attained خيراًgood وإنand if ترُمyou seek
فإن رُمت خيراً نلت خيراً وإن ترُم
قبيحاًevil تجدهyou find it فالحسامso the sword علىat النحرthe throat
قبيحاً تجده فالحسام على النحر
If you seek good, you attain good; and if you seek
If you throw good, you obtain good and if you throw
Evil, you find it: the sword is at the throat.
Evil, you will find it. Swords at the throat
وشاهدُناand our witness ماwhat قدalready رأيناwe have seen مثالهits example
وشاهدُنا ما قد رأينا مثاله
بلوطٍin Lot وأيوبٍand Job وآدمand Adam فيin الصبرendurance
بلوطٍ وأيوبٍ وآدم في الصبر
Our witness is the example we have seen
And we witnessed examples of what we saw
In Lot, Job, and Adam, in endurance.
In the patience of Job, Lot and Adam
فآدمso Adam فيin الفردوسParadise باعدَdistanced فخرَهhis glory
فآدم في الفردوس باعدَ فخرَه
ولوطٌand Lot بسادومٍin Sodom توشَّحclothed himself بالفخرin glory
ولوطٌ بسادومٍ توشَّح بالفخر
Adam in Paradise cast away his glory,
Adam in Paradise lost his pride
While Lot in Sodom clothed himself in glory.
While Lot in Sodom dressed himself with pride
ففيso in مسكنthe dwelling of الأحياءthe living قدindeed ماتdied عائشٌa living man
ففي مسكن الأحياء قد مات عائشٌ
وفيand in مسكنthe dwelling of الأمواتthe dead قدindeed عاشlived ذوthe possessor of الذكرrenown
وفي مسكن الأموات قد عاش ذو الذكر
In the dwelling of the living, a living man died,
In the abode of the living, one who lived in luxury died
And in the dwelling of the dead, the man of renown lived.
While in the abode of the dead one with remembrance lived
وأيوبand Job فيin الحالينboth conditions أصبحbecame ظافراًvictorious
وأيوب في الحالين أصبح ظافراً
بحالin the state of الغنىwealth والجاهand standing والذلand humiliation والفقرand poverty
بحال الغنى والجاه والذل والفقر
And Job became victorious in both conditions:
And Job in both states emerged victorious
In wealth and standing, and in humiliation and poverty.
In the state of wealth, glory, humility and poverty
هوit is العقلreason فيin الإنسانthe human being إنif ضلhe strayed واهتدىand found guidance
هو العقل في الإنسان إن ضل واهتدى
لهit has الإختيارchoice التامcomplete فيin النهيprohibition والأمرand command
له الإختيار التام في النهي والأمر
It is human reason—whether man strays or finds guidance—
It is the intellect in man, if he strays and is guided
That has full choice in prohibition and command.
He has full choice in prohibition and command
أأيامَناO our days ماnot كنتِyou were إلّاexcept تجارةًa trade
أأيامَنا ما كنتِ إلّا تجارةً
وقدand indeed سُرقتwere stolen بالقصفby revelry واللهوand diversion والسكرand drunkenness
وقد سُرقت بالقصف واللهو والسكر
O our days, you were nothing but a trade,
Oh our days, you were nothing but business
Yet you were stolen by revelry, diversion, and drunkenness.
And you were stolen by frivolity, play and intoxication
فأذنبتُso I sinned واستأنفتُand resumed ذنبيmy sin فلمand did not أجدI find
فأذنبتُ واستأنفتُ ذنبي فلم أجد
لنفسيfor myself وقدand indeed تابتit repented خلاصاًdeliverance منfrom الحشرthe final gathering
لنفسي وقد تابت خلاصاً من الحشر
I sinned, and resumed my sin, and found no
I sinned and repeated my sin but did not find
Deliverance for my soul, though it repented, from the final gathering.
Salvation for my repentant soul from reckoning
وأنظمُand I string فيwithin نفسيmy soul عقودَnecklaces of مآثمٍsins
وأنظمُ في نفسي عقودَ مآثمٍ
وأنثرُand I scatter خسرانَthe loss of الدقائقminutes منfrom عمريmy life
وأنثرُ خسرانَ الدقائق من عمري
I string within my soul necklaces of sins,
And I compose in myself bonds of sins
And scatter the loss of minutes from my life,
And I scatter the loss of moments from my life
إلىuntil أنthat ثنيتI turned النفسthe soul عنaway from طرقpaths of الهدىguidance
إلى أن ثنيت النفس عن طرق الهدى
وأفنيتand I exhausted عمريmy life فيهin it بالنظمin verse والنثرand prose
وأفنيت عمري فيه بالنظم والنثر
Until I turned my soul away from the paths of guidance
Until I bent the soul from the paths of guidance
And exhausted my life in it, in verse and prose.
And wasted my life in it with prose and verse
وهاand behold أناI منfrom صوتthe sound of النشورresurrection محيَّرٌbewildered
وها أنا من صوت النشور محيَّرٌ
إذاwhen ماindeed دعانيcalls me اللَهGod منfrom جانبthe side of القبرthe grave
إذا ما دعاني اللَه من جانب القبر
And here I am, bewildered by the sound of resurrection,
And here I am, confused by the sound of resurrection
When God calls me from beside the grave.
When God summons me from the side of the grave
أتوبI repent ولكنbut لاno ثباتconstancy لتوبةٍfor repentance
أتوب ولكن لا ثبات لتوبةٍ
بعمرٍin a life بهin it الأوزارthe sins كالماءlike water بالخمرwith wine
بعمرٍ به الأوزار كالماء بالخمر
I repent, yet repentance has no constancy
I repent but the repentance has no constancy
In a life where sins are like water mixed with wine.
In a life whose burdens are like water mixed with wine
رأىhe saw الناسَthe people يومَthe day of الدينjudgment والعدلand justice حاكمٌruling
رأى الناسَ يومَ الدين والعدل حاكمٌ
وناهيكand sufficient for you عنconcerning عدلٍjustice أدقَّmore exact منthan الفكرthought
وناهيك عن عدلٍ أدقَّ من الفكر
He saw mankind on Judgment Day, with justice ruling,
People saw a day of recompense and justice ruling
And what a justice—more exact than thought!
Let alone justice subtler than thought
وكلٌّand everyone بأثوابin garments of الندامةregret مكتسٍclothed
وكلٌّ بأثواب الندامة مكتسٍ
علىfor السعيthe striving إلّاexcept التامthe perfect one فيin السرsecret والجهرand public
على السعي إلّا التام في السر والجهر
Everyone is clothed in garments of regret
And each clad in robes of regret
For his striving, except the one perfect in secret and in public.
Except those perfected in private and public
فماfor how أشجعَbrave الشُّهْداءَthe martyrs والحربُand the battle قائمٌongoing
فما أشجعَ الشُّهْداءَ والحربُ قائمٌ
ولاقَواand they faced زُؤامَthe horror of الموتdeath بالبيضِwith bright swords والسمرand tawny spears
ولاقَوا زُؤامَ الموت بالبيضِ والسمر
How brave are the martyrs while battle rages,
How bold are the martyrs though battle rages
Who faced dreadful death amid bright swords and tawny spears!
They faced the adversity of death in white and brown
وماand how أسعدَblessed النساكَthe ascetics إذwhen تمwas completed سعيهمtheir striving
وما أسعدَ النساكَ إذ تم سعيهم
ورَدّواand they repelled هوىthe craving for اللذاتpleasures بالسودwith black والصفرand yellow
ورَدّوا هوى اللذات بالسود والصفر
How blessed are the ascetics, when their striving was complete,
How happy are the ascetics when their effort is complete
Who repelled the craving for pleasures with black and yellow!
They repelled the desires of pleasures in black and yellow
وماand how أجملَbeautiful الأبرارَthe righteous والبِرُّand righteousness ثوبُهمtheir robe
وما أجملَ الأبرارَ والبِرُّ ثوبُهم
يرومونthey seek مجدthe glory of اللَهGod بالأثوُبِin garments الخضرgreen
يرومون مجد اللَه بالأثوُبِ الخضر
How beautiful are the righteous, with righteousness their robe,
And how beautiful are the righteous whose clothing is righteousness
Seeking God's glory in green garments!
Seeking the glory of God in green attire
إذاwhen شاهدbeheld الأطهارُthe pure مجداًglory مؤثّلاًfirmly established
إذا شاهد الأطهارُ مجداً مؤثّلاً
لديهمwith them وهمand they منهin relation to it كشمسlike the sun لدىbeside البدرthe full moon
لديهم وهم منه كشمس لدى البدر
When the pure behold firmly established glory
When the pure witness a towering glory
Among them, they stand beside it like the sun beside the full moon,
Theirs, while they are to it as the sun to the moon
يصوغونthey fashion مدحاًpraise تمَّbecame complete إذwhen تمَّbecame complete عمرُهمtheir lifetime
يصوغون مدحاً تمَّ إذ تمَّ عمرُهم
مُجِدّاًearnestly علىdespite الأحزانsorrows والضيقand hardship والفقرand poverty
مُجِدّاً على الأحزان والضيق والفقر
They fashion praise made perfect when their lives were complete,
They compose a praise when their lives are complete
Earnestly, despite sorrows, hardship, and poverty.
Glorifying over grief, distress and poverty
وربُّكand your Lord يرميهمlooks upon them بعينٍwith a gaze بهاin it الرضاfavor
وربُّك يرميهم بعينٍ بها الرضا
لأنهمُbecause they أرضوهpleased Him بالحمدwith praise والشكرand thanksgiving
لأنهمُ أرضوه بالحمد والشكر
And your Lord casts upon them a gaze of favor,
And your Lord gazes at them with a pleased eye
Because they pleased Him with praise and thanksgiving.
For they pleased Him with gratitude and thanks
وتنحدرand descend الأشرارthe wicked بالويلwith woe والردىand ruin
وتنحدر الأشرار بالويل والردى
إلىto دارthe abode of نارthe fire of العارshame بالذلin humiliation والقهرand subjugation
إلى دار نار العار بالذل والقهر
The wicked descend in woe and ruin
While the wicked plunge into misery and loss
To the abode of shame's fire, in humiliation and subjugation.
To the abode of Hellfire’s disgrace in humiliation and coercion
كأنas though تلكمthose النيرانَfires وهيwhile they are عليهمُupon them
كأن تلكم النيرانَ وهي عليهمُ
جبالُmountains of رصاصٍlead لاnot جبالٌmountains منof الصخرrock
جبالُ رصاصٍ لا جبالٌ من الصخر
As though those fires, pressing upon them,
As if those fires, while above them,
Were mountains of lead, not mountains of rock.
Are mountains of lead, not mountains of stone
يودونthey wish ألّاnot to يولدواbe born ثمthen يقبرواbe buried
يودون ألّا يولدوا ثم يقبروا
ولاand not يوعدواbe promised منfrom بعدُafterward بالبعثresurrection والحشرand the gathering
ولا يوعدوا من بعدُ بالبعث والحشر
They wish they had never been born, then buried,
They wish they were never born, then buried,
Nor afterward been promised resurrection and the gathering.
Promised no resurrection or reckoning after
ترىyou see كُمَّلاًperfect ones فيin حبِّlove of منthe One who قدindeed أتاهمُcame to them الthe
ترى كُمَّلاً في حبِّ من قد أتاهمُ ال
كمالُperfection كبدرٍlike a full moon تمbecame full فيin ليلةthe night of البدرthe full moon
كمالُ كبدرٍ تم في ليلة البدر
You see them perfected in love of Him from whom there came to them
You see some enraptured in the love of the One who
Perfection, like a moon made full on the night of the full moon.
Reached them with perfection like the full moon at its brightest night
غدواthey became إخوةًbrothers فضلاًin grace وأربابَand possessors of نسبةٍkinship
غدوا إخوةً فضلاً وأربابَ نسبةٍ
إلىto مالكٍthe Master للفضلof grace بالعزwith might والنصرand victory
إلى مالكٍ للفضل بالعز والنصر
They became brothers in grace, and men of kinship
They have become brothers of superiority and kinship
With the Master of grace, in might and victory.
To a Master of Grace with might and victory
لأنهمُbecause they لمdid not يسلكواwalk مسلكthe path of الردىruin
لأنهمُ لم يسلكوا مسلك الردى
وتمواand were perfected بجسمٍthrough a body جلexalted عنabove دنسthe stain of الأصرbondage
وتموا بجسمٍ جل عن دنس الأصر
For they did not walk the path of ruin,
For they did not walk the path of wickedness
And were perfected through a body exalted above the stain of bondage.
And they perfected themselves with a body beyond the filth of shackles
وماand not وَلَدُthe child of الإنسانِman إلّاexcept مضاعفٌtwofold
وما وَلَدُ الإنسانِ إلّا مضاعفٌ
وماand not ضِعفُهُhis doubling إلّاexcept منfrom البطنthe womb والقبرand the grave
وما ضِعفُهُ إلّا من البطن والقبر
And the child of man is twofold,
A person is born nothing but doubles
His doubling comes only from the womb and the grave.
And his weakness is only of the womb and grave
فمولدهso his birth بالبطنfrom the womb يأتيcomes إلىto الشقاmisery
فمولده بالبطن يأتي إلى الشقا
ومولدُهand his birth بالقبرfrom the grave للدينfor judgment والأجرand reward
ومولدُه بالقبر للدين والأجر
His birth from the womb brings him to misery,
His birth by the womb comes with adversity
And his birth from the grave is for judgment and reward.
While his birth by the grave is for religion and reward
سألتكI ask You ياO مولايmy Lord ساعةَthe hour of مولاديmy birth
سألتك يا مولاي ساعةَ مولادي
منfrom القبرthe grave والأمواتand the dead تَنهضُrise للنشرfor resurrection
من القبر والأموات تَنهضُ للنشر
I ask You, O my Lord, at the hour of my birth
I asked You, my Master, for the hour of my birth
From the grave, when the dead rise for resurrection,
From the grave when corpses rise for assembly
رضاءًfavor وغفراناًand forgiveness وعفواًand pardon ورحمةًand mercy
رضاءً وغفراناً وعفواً ورحمةً
بمنthrough the one ساغwas fitting فيهاin her المدحُpraise بالنظمin verse والنثرand prose
بمن ساغ فيها المدحُ بالنظم والنثر
For favor, forgiveness, pardon, and mercy,
Favor, pardon, forgiveness and mercy
Through her in whom praise is fitting, in verse and prose.
For she who poetry flows praising her in prose and verse
وحلَّand dwelt لهاfor her بِكرُthe Firstborn of الخلائقcreatures كلهمall of them
وحلَّ لها بِكرُ الخلائق كلهم
وناهيكَand sufficient for you منof بِكرٍa Firstborn تَجسَّدَbecame incarnate منfrom بكرa virgin
وناهيكَ من بِكرٍ تَجسَّدَ من بكر
And for her the Firstborn of all creation came to dwell;
And to her the best of all creation submitted
And what a Firstborn, made flesh from a virgin!
Let alone the best who incarnated from the best
فإنso if تدعهاyou call on her يوماًone day يجبكanswers you حنوُّهاher tenderness
فإن تدعها يوماً يجبك حنوُّها
أناI يُسرُthe ease of منwhoever يدعوcalls بمريمَupon Mary فيin العسرhardship
أنا يُسرُ من يدعو بمريمَ في العسر
If you call on her one day, her tenderness will answer you:
If you call upon her one day, her affection will answer you
"I am relief for whoever calls upon Mary in hardship.
I facilitate one who prays through Maryam in hardship
فبيso through me خَلَصَwas saved الإنسانُmankind بعدafter هلاكهits destruction
فبي خَلَصَ الإنسانُ بعد هلاكه
وبيand through me جَذَبpulled الإيمانُfaith ناصيةthe forelock of الكفرunbelief
وبي جَذَب الإيمانُ ناصية الكفر
Through me mankind was saved after its ruin,
Through me humanity was saved after its ruin
And through me faith dragged unbelief by the forelock.
And through me faith pulled the forelock of blasphemy
وبيand through me أُخِذwas seized الشيطانSatan وهوwhile he is مغللٌchained
وبي أُخِذ الشيطان وهو مغللٌ
أسيراًas a captive ولاand not يرجوhe hopes الخلاصrelease منfrom الأسرcaptivity
أسيراً ولا يرجو الخلاص من الأسر
Through me Satan was taken, bound in chains,
Through me Satan was seized bound
A captive, with no hope of release from captivity.
A captive with no hope of release from captivity
فآدمso Adam قدindeed أضحىbecame بحواءthrough Eve مائتاًmortal
فآدم قد أضحى بحواء مائتاً
وبيand through me قامrose حيّاًalive نائلَreceiving العفوpardon منfrom بِكريmy Firstborn
وبي قام حيّاً نائلَ العفو من بِكري
Adam became mortal through Eve,
Adam was ruined for Eve's sake
And through me rose alive, receiving pardon from my Firstborn.
While through me he rose living, granted pardon from my purity
بحوّاthrough Eve تردىdonned الخزيَdisgrace غِرّاًunwittingly وإنَّهand indeed he
بحوّا تردى الخزيَ غِرّاً وإنَّه
بفضليthrough my grace تردّىdonned المجدglory دهراًan age علىupon دهرan age
بفضلي تردّى المجد دهراً على دهر
Through Eve he donned disgrace, unwittingly; yet
Through Eve, shame fell bitterly while
Through my grace he donned glory, age upon age.
Through my grace, glory flows eternally
فياso O سعدَthe blessedness of منwhoever قدindeed جاءcame نحويَtoward me طالباًseeking
فيا سعدَ من قد جاء نحويَ طالباً
بتوبتهthrough his repentance عفواًpardon ومغفرةَand forgiveness of الوِزرguilt
بتوبته عفواً ومغفرةَ الوِزر
How blessed is whoever has come toward me seeking,
So happy is one who comes seeking me
Through repentance, pardon and forgiveness of guilt!"
In repentance, pardon and forgiveness of sins
أتيتُكِI have come to you ياO ملجاrefuge of الخطاةsinners مؤمّلاًhoping
أتيتُكِ يا ملجا الخطاة مؤمّلاً
غياثَكyour succor فيon يومthe day of القيامةresurrection والحشرand the gathering
غياثَك في يوم القيامة والحشر
I have come to you, O refuge of sinners, hoping
I came to you, refuge of sinners, hoping
For your succor on the day of resurrection and the gathering.
for your relief on the Day of Resurrection and Reckoning
Sol 6.1