أياO ليلةnight القدرthe Decree الشهيرrenowned مكانهاits standing
أيا ليلة القدر الشهير مكانها
أضعناwe have neglected وحقby the right of اللَهGod قدركyour worth منof قَدرِhonor
أضعنا وحق اللَه قدرك من قَدرِ
O Night of Decree, renowned is your station!
O Night of Decree, whose standing is renowned,
By God, we failed to honor you at your true worth.
We have neglected, by God's right, the honor you deserve.
فواso, oh! أسفاsorrow! كمhow long ذاthis التكاسلsloth والوَنىand languor
فوا أسفا كم ذا التكاسل والوَنى
تغافلتyou have been heedless ياO مغرورdeluded one عنof ليلةnight القدرthe Decree
تغافلت يا مغرور عن ليلة القدر
Alas—how much idleness and languor!
Alas! How long this sloth and languor?
You turned heedlessly away, deluded one, from the Night of Decree,
You have neglected the Night of Decree, O deluded one.
وقومٌand a company علىat بابthe door of الكريمthe Generous One وقوفهمtheir standing
وقومٌ على باب الكريم وقوفهم
يناجونthey commune with مولاهمtheir Lord قياماstanding إلىuntil الفجرdawn
يناجون مولاهم قياما إلى الفجر
While others stand at the Generous One’s door,
Meanwhile, a company stands at the Generous One's door,
Communing with their Lord, on their feet until dawn.
Communing with their Lord, standing until dawn.
تضىءshine بإشراقwith the radiance of الخلوصsincerity وجوههمtheir faces
تضىء بإشراق الخلوص وجوههم
فنورهمso their light فيin ظلمةthe darkness of الليلthe night كالبدرlike the full moon
فنورهم في ظلمة الليل كالبدر
Their faces shine with the radiance of sincerity;
Their faces shine with the radiance of sincerity,
Their light amid the night’s darkness is like the full moon.
So their light in the darkness of night is like the full moon.
فياso, oh! حُسنَهُمtheir beauty! والليلand the night أسدلlet fall جنحَهُits wing
فيا حُسنَهُم والليل أسدل جنحَهُ
وأدمعهمand their tears تهمىstream كمنسكبlike the pouring of القطرrain
وأدمعهم تهمى كمنسكب القطر
How fair they are, while night lets down its wing,
Oh, how lovely they are, as night lets fall its wing,
And their tears stream like pouring rain.
And their tears stream like pouring rain.
أطالواthey prolonged علىat بابthe door of الكريمthe Generous One وقوفهمtheir standing
أطالوا على باب الكريم وقوفهم
ومنand whoever لازمkeeps to الأبوابthe doors يظفرwins بالبرbounty
ومن لازم الأبواب يظفر بالبر
Long have they stood at the Generous One’s door;
They have stood long at the Generous One's door,
Whoever keeps to such doors shall attain goodness.
And whoever stays at the doors gains bounty.
فذاso this وأبيكby your father الحزمprudence فاعملso act بحسبهin accordance with it
فذا وأبيك الحزم فاعمل بحسبه
فماso, how أقبحugly التقصيرneglect فيat آخرthe end of العمرlife
فما أقبح التقصير في آخر العمر
This, by your father, is true resolve—so act accordingly;
So this, by your father, is prudence; act accordingly.
How ugly is neglect at the end of life!
How ugly, then, is neglect at the end of life!
مضىhas passed عنكaway from you ريعانthe prime of الشبابyouth ولمand did not تتبyou repent
مضى عنك ريعان الشباب ولم تتب
فماذاso what لهولfor the terror of الحثرthe Resurrection (probable reading) أعددتyou have prepared منof حِذرprecaution
فماذا لهول الحثر أعددت من حِذر
The prime of youth has passed you by, and still you have not repented;
The prime of youth has passed you by, yet you have not repented.
What safeguard have you prepared against the terror of the Gathering?
So what precautions have you prepared for the terror of the Resurrection?
أفِقawaken! كمhow long أطلتyou have prolonged النومsleep واقصرand desist فإنماfor only
أفِق كم أطلت النوم واقصر فإنما
لياليكyour nights أحداجcamel litters تسوقdrive إلىtoward القبرthe grave
لياليك أحداج تسوق إلى القبر
Awake! How long you have prolonged your sleep—stop now, for
Awake! How long you have slept! Desist, for
Your nights are camel-litters bearing you toward the grave.
Your nights are but camel litters driving you toward the grave.
ألاtake heed! إنماonly الدنياthis world فديتكmay I be your ransom فتنةa temptation
ألا إنما الدنيا فديتك فتنة
وفتنتهاand its temptation منamong أعظمthe greatest of الوزرthe burden of sin فيat الحشرthe Resurrection
وفتنتها من أعظم الوزر في الحشر
Truly, may I be your ransom, this world is only a temptation,
Behold, this world—may I be your ransom—is but a temptation,
And its temptation is among the gravest burdens at the Gathering.
And its temptation is among the gravest burdens of sin at the Resurrection.
فدعهاso forsake it ولاand do not تأمنtrust لخدعةin the deceit of مكرهاits cunning
فدعها ولا تأمن لخدعة مكرها
فكمfor how many مغرمa lover فيهاin it تجازيهit repays him بالغَدرِwith treachery
فكم مغرم فيها تجازيه بالغَدرِ
So leave it, and never trust the deceit of its cunning;
So forsake it, and do not trust its cunning deceit,
How many infatuated lovers has it repaid with treachery!
For how many of its lovers does it repay with treachery!
نصحتكI have counseled you فاسمعso listen منfrom مقالةthe words of ناصحan adviser
نصحتك فاسمع من مقالة ناصح
دعاكhe called you إلىto التوفيقdivine guidance فيin السرsecrecy والجهرand openness
دعاك إلى التوفيق في السر والجهر
I have counseled you; hear the words of one who counsels,
I have counseled you, so listen to an adviser's words,
Who calls you to divine guidance in secret and in public.
Who has called you to divine guidance, in private and in public.
ولُذand seek refuge بالنبيin the Prophet الهاشميthe Hashemite وحبّهand love for him
ولُذ بالنبي الهاشمي وحبّه
وحبand love for أبيAbu (father of) حفصHafs وحبand love for أبيAbu (father of) بكرBakr
وحب أبي حفص وحب أبي بكر
Seek refuge in the Hashemite Prophet and in loving him,
And seek refuge in the Hashemite Prophet and in love for him,
And in love of Abu Hafs and love of Abu Bakr,
And love for Abu Hafs, and love for Abu Bakr,
وباقىand the rest of الصحابthe Companions الغرّthe radiant ones منfrom آلthe family of هاشمHashim
وباقى الصحاب الغرّ من آل هاشم
ذوىpossessors of العزّhonor والعلياءand eminence والمجدand glory والفخرand pride
ذوى العزّ والعلياء والمجد والفخر
And of the remaining radiant Companions from the house of Hashim,
And the rest of the radiant Companions from the house of Hashim,
Possessors of might, eminence, glory, and pride.
Possessors of honor, eminence, glory, and pride.
أياO ربLord وأنفعناand benefit us بحبّthrough love for جميعهمall of them
أيا رب وأنفعنا بحبّ جميعهم
وشفعهمُand accept their intercession فيماconcerning what اقترفناهwe have committed it منof وزرsin
وشفعهمُ فيما اقترفناه من وزر
O [Lord], let love for all of them benefit us,
O Lord, let us benefit through love for them all,
And let them intercede for the sins we have committed.
And accept their intercession for the sins we have committed.
Sol 6.1