إليكto you أضرعI beseech فيin مدحٍpraise خُصصتِyou were singled out بهfor it
إليك أضرع في مدحٍ خُصصتِ به
فأبهجيso gladden صوتَthe voice مطريكyour praiser بإصغاءِby listening
فأبهجي صوتَ مطريك بإصغاءِ
To you I plead in praise reserved for you.
To you I plead in praise I dedicated
So gladden your praiser's voice by listening.
So make joyful the sound of your rain by listening
إنيindeed, I أناديكI call to you منfrom قلبٍa heart بهin it ألمٌpain
إني أناديك من قلبٍ به ألمٌ
منfrom العلىthe heights فاسمعيso listen ثمthen ارحميhave mercy on دائيmy affliction
من العلى فاسمعي ثم ارحمي دائي
Indeed, I call to you from a heart in pain.
I call upon you from a pained heart
From on high, hear me, then pity my affliction.
From above so listen and then have mercy on my pain
أيO آثمينsinners اَقبِلُواcome forward بالذلin humility واحتضنواand embrace
أي آثمين اَقبِلُوا بالذل واحتضنوا
إقدامfeet (contextual reading) مريمMary ثمthen امضواproceed علىaccording to رائيmy counsel
إقدام مريم ثم امضوا على رائي
O sinners, approach in humility and embrace
Oh sinners come with humility and embrace
Mary's feet; then proceed as I advise.
The steps of Mary then go on my opinion
إنif شئتمُyou wish أنthat يصيبattain القلبُthe heart أَنعُمَهاher blessings
إن شئتمُ أن يصيب القلبُ أَنعُمَها
إيتواcome إليهاto her بإكرامٍwith reverence وتقواءand piety
إيتوا إليها بإكرامٍ وتقواء
If you wish the heart to receive her blessings,
If you want the heart to attain its delights
Come to her with reverence and piety.
Come to her with respect and piety
إيتواcome إليهاto her وأنتمwhile you فيin شدائكمyour hardships
إيتوا إليها وأنتم في شدائكم
يُضيكُمillumines you نورُهاher light فيin جنحthe gloom ظلماءa dark night
يُضيكُم نورُها في جنح ظلماء
Come to her when you are in distress;
Come to her while you are in your adversities
Her light will illumine you in the gloom of a dark night.
Her light straits you in the wings of darkness
إنّاindeed, we نجوناwe were saved بهthrough it منfrom كيدthe guile مبغضِناthe one who hates us
إنّا نجونا به من كيد مبغضِنا
ذاكthat one المريدُthe one seeking ابتلاعَto devour النفسthe soul بالداءthrough disease
ذاك المريدُ ابتلاعَ النفس بالداء
Indeed, through it we were saved from the guile of the one who hates us,
We were saved by it from the plots of our haters
That one who seeks to devour the soul through disease.
That disciple, swallowing the soul with illness
احفظkeep وصاياthe commandments العليthe Most High معalong with أمرthe command ابنتِهhis daughter
احفظ وصايا العلي مع أمر ابنتِه
إنif كنتَyou are مولودَهone born of him بالروحthrough the Spirit والماءand water
إن كنتَ مولودَه بالروح والماء
Keep the Most High's commandments, along with his daughter's command,
Keep the commandments of the Most High with the order of His daughter
If you are born of him through the Spirit and water.
If you were born of her in spirit and water
افتحopen فؤادَكyour heart وابحثand search عنfor مواهبهاher gifts
افتح فؤادَك وابحث عن مواهبها
واذكرand recount بصوتٍin a voice رخيمٍmellow مجدَthe glory عذراءthe Virgin
واذكر بصوتٍ رخيمٍ مجدَ عذراء
Open your heart and seek her gifts,
Open your heart and search for her gifts
And recount the Virgin's glory in a mellow voice.
And mention with a soft voice the glory of the Virgin
إنif كنتَyou are ياO قلبheart قلبيmy heart فاتقدthen burn شغفاًwith passion
إن كنتَ يا قلب قلبي فاتقد شغفاً
فيin حبهاlove for her إنهاindeed, she تغتالslays أعدائيmy enemies
في حبها إنها تغتال أعدائي
If you are my heart, O heart, then burn with passion
If you, oh heart, are my heart then ignite passion
In love for her: she indeed slays my enemies.
In loving her, she takes down my enemies
أزالتshe removed الحزنَsorrow حقّاًtruly عنfrom ضمائرناour inner selves
أزالت الحزنَ حقّاً عن ضمائرنا
وأبهجتand she gladdened لُبَّناour inmost heart فيin لينهاher gentleness الرائيseeing (unclear epithet)
وأبهجت لُبَّنا في لينها الرائي
She truly removed sorrow from our inner selves,
She truly took away the sadness from our consciences
And gladdened our inmost heart through her watchful gentleness.
And made joyful our hearts with her gentle sight
اُسجدprostrate yourself وعظِّمand exalt لمنto the one who بالحسنwith beauty أبدعهاfashioned her
اُسجد وعظِّم لمن بالحسن أبدعها
فيin حيthe quarter منزلهاher dwelling الساميexalted بأسماءwith names (unclear in context)
في حي منزلها السامي بأسماء
Prostrate yourself and exalt him who fashioned her in beauty,
Bow down and exalt the One who created her in beauty
In the quarter of her dwelling, exalted by names.
In the sublime place of her dwelling with names
إنّاindeed, we نجوناwe were saved بهاthrough her منfrom موتa death منتقمٍavenging
إنّا نجونا بها من موت منتقمٍ
أعنيI mean بهby it داءthe affliction طاعونٍplague وأوباءand epidemics
أعني به داء طاعونٍ وأوباء
Indeed, through her we were saved from an avenging death,
We were saved by her from the death of an avenger
By that I mean the affliction of plague and epidemics.
Namely the illness of plague and epidemics
Sol 6.1