دَعاكَcalled you بعدَafter النَّوَىseparation ادِّكارُremembrance
دَعاكَ بعدَ النَّوَى ادِّكارُ
وكُنتَand you were قَبْلًاformerly لكَfor you اصطبارُpatient endurance
وكُنتَ قَبْلًا لكَ اصطبارُ
Remembrance called you after separation,
though once you had patience.
ولاحَand appeared منهاof her خيالُa vision طيفٍa phantom
ولاحَ منها خيالُ طيفٍ
لِلنَّجمِfor the star مِنْfrom عَزمِهits resolve ازْوِرارُa turning aside
لِلنَّجمِ مِنْ عَزمِه ازْوِرارُ
And a phantom vision of her appeared,
before whose resolve the star turns aside.
دَعاكَcalled you منهاon her account طويلُlong سُهدٍsleeplessness
دَعاكَ منها طويلُ سُهدٍ
لَهُfor it لدَىwithin قلبِكَyour heart انتظارُwaiting
لَهُ لدَى قلبِكَ انتظارُ
Long sleeplessness on her account called you;
your heart is waiting for it.
وطُولُand length of وَجْدٍyearning وفيضُand an outpouring شجوٍsorrow
وطُولُ وَجْدٍ وفيضُ شجوٍ
للقلبِfor the heart مِنfrom وقْعِهِits impact أُوارُburning heat
للقلبِ مِن وقْعِهِ أُوارُ
And long yearning, and an outpouring of sorrow,
whose impact sets the heart ablaze.
فظَلْتَso you kept تَذريshedding دُموعَtears عينٍan eye
فظَلْتَ تَذري دُموعَ عينٍ
لَهاfor them لدَىat بَيْنِهاher parting انحِدارُflowing down
لَها لدَى بَيْنِها انحِدارُ
So you kept shedding tears from your eye,
streaming down at her parting.
ولوand if أجابتْshe had answered جوابَa reply صِدقٍtruthfulness
ولو أجابتْ جوابَ صِدقٍ
لكانَthen there would have been مِنfrom جَفنِهاher eyelid انهِمارُa downpour
لكانَ مِن جَفنِها انهِمارُ
And had she given a truthful reply,
tears would have streamed from her eyelid.
دَعْleave عنكَaway from you هذاthis فكلُّfor every سُهدٍsleepless spell
دَعْ عنكَ هذا فكلُّ سُهدٍ
لهfor it علَىdespite طُولِهِits length انكِسارُa breaking
له علَى طُولِهِ انكِسارُ
Set this aside, for every sleepless spell,
however long, will break.
لاdo not تَبْتئسْbe distressed مِنْby طُرُوقِthe nighttime arrival هَمٍّworry
لا تَبْتئسْ مِنْ طُرُوقِ هَمٍّ
فكلُّfor every هَمٍّworry لهfor it انحِسارُa receding
فكلُّ هَمٍّ له انحِسارُ
Do not be distressed when worry comes by night,
for every worry has its ebb.
وكلُّand every شيءٍthing لهfor it مَعادٌa return
وكلُّ شيءٍ له مَعادٌ
وكلُّand every ليلٍnight لهfor it نهارُa day
وكلُّ ليلٍ له نهارُ
And everything has its return,
and every night has its day.
وكلُّand all ماthat أصلُهits origin ابتداءٌa beginning
وكلُّ ما أصلُه ابتداءٌ
لهfor it انتهاءٌan end بهby it يُدارُit is governed
له انتهاءٌ به يُدارُ
And all that has a beginning for its origin
has an end by which it is governed.
مضَـىwent forth بهذاwith this قضاءُthe decree رَبٍّa Lord
مضَـى بهذا قضاءُ رَبٍّ
لهfor Him علَىover خَلقِهHis creation اقتِدارُpower
له علَى خَلقِه اقتِدارُ
Thus has a Lord's decree gone forth;
He has power over His creation.
فقُلْso say سمِعناwe have heard وقُلْand say أطَعناwe have obeyed
فقُلْ سمِعنا وقُلْ أطَعنا
للهِto God يُكتبْwill be decreed لكَfor you الظَّفارُvictory
للهِ يُكتبْ لكَ الظَّفارُ
So say, 'We have heard,' and say, 'We have obeyed,'
to God, and victory will be decreed for you.
لاdo not تُحسنِmake favorable الظَّنَّthe opinion فيof أناسٍpeople
لا تُحسنِ الظَّنَّ في أناسٍ
لمdid not يُحسِنواperform well الفعلَthe deed فهْوfor it is عارُa disgrace
لم يُحسِنوا الفعلَ فهْو عارُ
Do not think well of people
who have not acted well; that is a disgrace.
وقُلْand say سلامٌpeace، لناfor us مَعادٌa time of return
وقُلْ سلامٌ، لنا مَعادٌ
مآلُهمtheir final outcome عندَهُat it الخَسارُloss
مآلُهم عندَهُ الخَسارُ
And say, 'Peace'; we have a day of return,
when their final lot will be loss.
قدalready بُدِّلواthey were given in exchange غَيَّهمtheir waywardness برُشْدٍfor right guidance
قد بُدِّلوا غَيَّهم برُشْدٍ
فماso no لَهمfor them دُونَهwithout it اعتِبارُtaking heed
فما لَهم دُونَه اعتِبارُ
They have been given their waywardness in place of guidance;
so without it they take no heed.
جَرَتْtook its course بهِمupon them سُنَّةٌa law قديمًاof old
جَرَتْ بهِم سُنَّةٌ قديمًا
فماso no لَهمfor them دُونَهاoutside it قَرارُa resting place
فما لَهم دُونَها قَرارُ
An age-old law has taken its course upon them,
so outside it they have no resting place.
فليسَso not يُجديavails لَهمfor them مَتابٌrepentance
فليسَ يُجدي لَهم مَتابٌ
وليسَand not يُجْدِيهمُavails them اعتِذارُan excuse
وليسَ يُجْدِيهمُ اعتِذارُ
So repentance will not avail them,
nor will an excuse avail them.
Sol 6.1