شهرmonth الصيامfasting لقدindeed كَرُمتyou have been noble نزيلاas a guest
شهر الصيام لقد كَرُمت نزيلا
ونويتُand I resolved منfrom بعدِafter المقامِthe stay رحيلاdeparture
ونويتُ من بعدِ المقامِ رحيلا
O month of fasting, you have indeed been a noble guest.
The month of fasting, you have honored us as a guest
And after the stay, I resolved to depart.
And I intended after this stay, to depart
لمnot تستتمbecome complete بملتقاكَat meeting you مسرةٌjoy
لم تستتم بملتقاكَ مسرةٌ
حتىuntil اتخذتyou took إلىtoward الفراقِparting سبيلاa path
حتى اتخذت إلى الفراقِ سبيلا
The joy of meeting you was not yet complete
Your gathering did not complete any joy
When you took the path toward parting.
Until you took the path towards separation
ولقدand indeed وددناwe wished منكfrom you طولlength إقامةِa stay
ولقد وددنا منك طول إقامةِ
فأبيتَyet you refused إلاّexcept أنto تقيمَstay قليلاa little while
فأبيتَ إلاّ أن تقيمَ قليلا
And indeed we wished you would stay long,
And we wished for your long stay
Yet you refused to stay more than a little while.
But you refused except to stay a little
وافيتyou arrived لكنbut ماnot رضيتُI was satisfied إقامةًa stay
وافيت لكن ما رضيتُ إقامةً
ووفَيتُand I kept faith لكنbut ماnot شفيتُI quenched غليلاburning thirst
ووفَيتُ لكن ما شفيتُ غليلا
You arrived, but I was not content with your stay,
You fulfilled what you were content with in stay
And I kept faith, but did not quench my burning thirst.
But you did not quench any anguish
ودّعتناyou bade us farewell فكأنماso it was as though أودعتناyou lodged within us
ودّعتنا فكأنما أودعتنا
عندat النوىseparation وجداًardent longing عليكَfor you طويلاlong-lasting
عند النوى وجداً عليكَ طويلا
You bade us farewell, as though you had lodged within us
You bade us farewell as if you entrusted us
At parting, a lasting longing for you.
With sorrow for you that is prolonged
وتركتناand you left us نبكيwe weep عليكَfor you أسىin sorrow ولمand did not
وتركتنا نبكي عليكَ أسى ولم
تتركleave لناfor us صبراًpatience عليكَover your loss جميلاgraceful
تترك لنا صبراً عليكَ جميلا
And you left us weeping for you in sorrow, and did not
And you left us crying in sorrow for you but
Leave us graceful patience to bear your loss.
Did not leave for us beautiful patience for you
كانتwere لياليكَyour nights الصِّباحradiant مواسماًseasons
كانت لياليكَ الصِّباح مواسماً
للخيرfor goodness تفضلsurpass غيرهاothers besides them تفضيلاin excellence
للخير تفضل غيرها تفضيلا
Your radiant nights were seasons
Your nights were seasons of dawn for good
Of goodness, surpassing others in excellence.
Preferring them over others with preference
كانتwere بهاin them سننprescribed practices القيامِnight prayer مقامةobserved
كانت بها سنن القيامِ مقامة
وبهاand in them الكتابُthe Book مرتلاًrecited ترتيلاin measured cadence
وبها الكتابُ مرتلاً ترتيلا
In them, the practices of night prayer were observed,
In them were the traditions of standing in place
And in them, the Book was recited in measured cadence.
And in them the Book being recited in recitation
فاليومُso today تشرقchoke بالدموعِwith tears عيُونناour eyes
فاليومُ تشرق بالدموعِ عيُوننا
لمّاwhen رأتthey saw منfrom بدرهنَtheir full moon أفولاsetting
لمّا رأت من بدرهنَ أفولا
So today our eyes are choked with tears,
So today our eyes shine with tears
Now that they have seen their full moon set.
When they saw their full moon set
وأخصُّand I single out مِنfrom بينamong اللياليthe nights ليلةًa night
وأخصُّ مِن بين الليالي ليلةً
فيهاin it المهيمنُthe All-Watchful أنزلsent down التنزيلاthe Revelation
فيها المهيمنُ أنزل التنزيلا
And among the nights, I single out one night
And I specify among the nights, a night
In which the All-Watchful sent down the Revelation.
In which the Guardian descended the revelation
هيit is ليلةthe Night القدرDecree التيwhich مَنْwhoever قامهاspends it in prayer
هي ليلة القدر التي مَنْ قامها
فيinto جنةthe Garden المأوىRefuge استحقhas earned دخولاentry
في جنة المأوى استحق دخولا
It is the Night of Decree; whoever spends it in prayer
It is Laylat Al Qadr in which whoever stood in it
Has earned entry into the Garden of Refuge.
Deserved entering Heaven as reward
تمشىwalk الملائكةthe angels الكرامُnoble وهُمwhile they بهاin it
تمشى الملائكة الكرامُ وهُم بها
مترددونcoming and going تصاعداًascending ونزولاand descending
مترددون تصاعداً ونزولا
The noble angels walk there,
The honorable angels walk in it while they
Coming and going, ascending and descending.
Go back and forth ascending and descending
Sol 6.1