رحماكyour mercy! هُبيarise! طالhas lasted long منكon your part الرقادْslumber
رحماك هُبي طال منك الرقادْ
شفيقُShafiq لاnot يقوىis strong enough علىfor ذاthis البعادseparation
شفيقُ لا يقوى على ذا البعاد
Have mercy! Arise—your slumber has lasted too long.
My mercy, you have slept long
Shafiq cannot bear this separation.
A compassionate one unable to endure this distance
أفْرطتِyou went to excess فيin النومsleep ألمdid ... not? تسمعيyou hear
أفْرطتِ في النوم ألم تسمعي
بكاءَهhis weeping يفطرrends قلبَthe heart of الجمادlifeless matter
بكاءَه يفطر قلبَ الجماد
You have slept too much—have you not heard
You overslept, did you not hear
his weeping, which rends the heart of lifeless things?
His crying that melts the heart of rock
قدalready نمتِyou slept ملءَthe full measure of الجفنِthe eyelid فاستيقظيso awaken!
قد نمتِ ملءَ الجفنِ فاستيقظي
قرةُthe delight of عينيكyour eyes جفاهhas forsaken him المِهادthe bed
قرةُ عينيك جفاه المِهاد
You have slept your eyelids' fill—so awaken!
You slept with eyelids shut, so awaken
The delight of your eyes—his bed has forsaken him.
The delight of your eyes on pillows lying
حسبكenough for you هذاthis وأرحميand have mercy on قلبهhis heart
حسبك هذا وأرحمي قلبه
ياO أمهhis mother أينwhere حنانُthe tenderness of الفؤادthe heart
يا أمه أين حنانُ الفؤاد
Enough of this; have mercy on his heart.
Enough is this, have mercy on his heart
O mother of his, where is your heart's tenderness?
O mother, where is the tenderness of your heart
كيفhow استطعتِyou were able الصبرpatience أنto تتركيyou leave
كيف استطعتِ الصبر أن تتركي
حشاشةthe lifeblood of القلبthe heart لهذاto this السُّهادsleeplessness
حشاشة القلب لهذا السُّهاد
How could you bear to leave
How could you have the patience to leave
your heart's lifeblood to this sleeplessness?
The fluttering of this heart forlorn
شفيقShafiq نَمsleep! لاdo not تبكِweep يكفيenough أسىًsorrow
شفيق نَم لا تبكِ يكفي أسىً
لاdo not تُرْخloosen للأحزانfor sorrows كلّall القيادthe reins
لا تُرْخ للأحزان كلّ القياد
Shafiq, sleep; do not weep—enough sorrow.
Shafeeq slept, do not cry, sorrow is enough
Do not give sorrows free rein.
Do not give way to sorrows, all paths
أمكyour mother نعسَىdrowsy الآنnow هلdo ...? تبتغيyou desire
أمك نعسَى الآن هل تبتغي
شيئاًanything فيُقضَىso it may be granted لكto you طبقaccording to المرادwhat is desired
شيئاً فيُقضَى لك طبق المراد
Your mother is drowsy now; do you want
Your mother is sleepy now, do you want
anything, so it may be granted you exactly as you wish?
Anything to be fulfilled for you entirely
أبوكyour father موجودis present فسلْso ask ماwhatever تشاyou wish
أبوك موجود فسلْ ما تشا
واطلبand ask تجدْyou will find منof كلevery شيءthing يرادis desired
واطلب تجدْ من كل شيء يراد
Your father is here, so ask for whatever you wish.
Your father is present, so ask what you desire
And ask—you shall find every desired thing.
And you will find everything you wish for
أبَيتَyou refused إلاّanything but عَوْدهاher return فانتظرso wait
أبَيتَ إلاّ عَوْدها فانتظر
ماas long as شئتَyou wish فالميعادُfor the appointed time يومthe Day of المعادReturn (Resurrection)
ما شئتَ فالميعادُ يوم المعاد
You will accept nothing but her return—so wait
You refused but her return, so wait
as long as you wish, for the appointed time is the Day of Return.
As long as you want, for the promised day
أسمعتَyou made yourself heard لوif ناديتyou called حيًّاsomeone alive فلاso do not
أسمعتَ لو ناديت حيًّا فلا
تطلبseek لقاهاmeeting her قبلbefore يومthe Day of التنادCalling (Judgment Day)
تطلب لقاها قبل يوم التناد
You would have made yourself heard had you called someone alive; so do not
If you called out alive, do not
seek to meet her before the Day of Calling.
Seek to meet her before the day of calling
قدalready انقضىhas ended الأمرthe matter فلاso do not تكتئبbe dejected
قد انقضى الأمر فلا تكتئب
واللهand God يقضيdecrees بينناbetween us ماwhatever أرادHe willed
والله يقضي بيننا ما أراد
The matter is settled, so do not be dejected.
The matter has ended, so do not grieve
And God decrees between us whatever He has willed.
And Allah will judge between us as He wills
Sol 6.1