نبّهawaken فؤادكyour heart منfrom طويلlong رقادهits slumber
نبّه فؤادك من طويل رقاده
واعملand strive علىtoward رفضrenouncing الهوىpassion وجهادهand combating it
واعمل على رفض الهوى وجهاده
Awaken your heart from its long slumber.
Awaken your heart from its long slumber
And strive to renounce passion and combat it.
And work to reject desire and fight it
شهرthe month الأصبal-Asabb (the outpouring) ألمhas arrived طارقa visitor رفدهits bounty
شهر الأصب ألم طارق رفده
أكرمhow noble! بوفدwith a visiting company شفّناhas worn us thin ببعادهby its absence
أكرم بوفد شفّنا ببعاده
The month of al-Asabb has arrived, its bounty a visitor.
The month of hardship has come, so prepare for it
How noble a visiting company, whose absence has worn us thin!
Receive its delegation, we have longed for its return
منwhoever كانhas been فيin غيerror وطولand prolonged بطالةidleness
من كان في غي وطول بطالة
فلينتبهthen let him awaken هذاthis أوانthe time for رشادهhis right guidance
فلينتبه هذا أوان رشاده
Whoever has been astray and long idle,
Whoever was heedless and idle for long
Let him awaken: this is the time for his right guidance.
Let him awaken, this is the time for guidance
قمrise ليلهُits night مستوسلاًsupplicating متبتلاًwholly devoted
قم ليلهُ مستوسلاً متبتلاً
ومرتّلاًand reciting measuredly للذكرfor remembrance فيin أورادهits litanies
ومرتّلاً للذكر في أوراده
Rise during its night, supplicating and wholly devoted,
Rise at night, purifying and humbling yourself
And chanting the remembrance in its litanies.
Reciting the remembrance in your devotions
خدّدfurrow بدمعwith tears of العينthe eye خدّكyour cheek فيin الرجاhope
خدّد بدمع العين خدّك في الرجا
واضرعand humbly beseech لهHim يكفيكis enough for you طولthe length of بعادهseparation from Him
واضرع له يكفيك طول بعاده
Furrow your cheek with the eye’s tears, in hope,
Wet your cheek with the tears of your eyes in yearning
And humbly beseech Him—enough of long separation from Him.
And plead to Him, your long separation is enough
كمhow many ساهرone keeping vigil قدindeed نالhas attained فيهin it مرادهhis desire
كم ساهر قد نال فيه مراده
لكنbut بطولthrough prolonged بكائهhis weeping وسهادهand his sleeplessness
لكن بطول بكائه وسهاده
How many a wakeful one has attained his desire in it,
How many sleepless ones attained their wants
But through his long weeping and sleeplessness.
But through copious weeping and loss of sleep
فيin محرابهhis prayer niche
في محرابه
يحكىhe imitates حمامdoves الأيكof the grove فيin إيرادهhis recitation
يحكى حمام الأيك في إيراده
In his prayer niche,
The doves in the sanctuaries recite their lessons
He echoes the doves of the grove in his recitation.
As if their hearts are revived by its flames
كمhow often باتhe spent the night والشوقand longing المبرحagonizing فيin الحشىthe breast
كم بات والشوق المبرح في الحشى
مذكىkindled لهيبthe flame ضرامهof its blaze بفؤادهin his heart
مذكى لهيب ضرامه بفؤاده
How often he spent the night with agonizing longing in his breast,
How many spent the night, burning with ardent love
The flame of its blaze kindled in his heart.
Lighting the fire of their souls with remembrance
هجرhe forsook المنامsleep وقامand rose يشكوlamenting حزنهhis sorrow
هجر المنام وقام يشكو حزنه
لوif only ساعدwould help الإسعافsuccor فيin إسعادهgladdening him
لو ساعد الإسعاف في إسعاده
He forsook sleep and rose to lament his sorrow,
Forsaking sleep, he rises lamenting his sorrow
If only succor would help to bring him joy!
If only aid would help him find happiness
جعلhe made السرىnight travel ميدانهhis arena فنبَتso they sprang away بهwith him
جعل السرى ميدانه فنبَت به
خيلsteeds المحبةof love عنaway from وهادhollows وقادهَits blaze
خيل المحبة عن وهاد وقادهَ
He made night travel his arena; then with him sprang
He made the crawl his battleground, and there
The steeds of love, away from the hollows of its blaze.
The steeds of love grew on the plains and hills
ياoh! حسنهُhis splendor منas فارسa horseman فرطthe intensity of الأسىsorrow
يا حسنهُ من فارس فرط الأسى
والحزنand grief والأشواقand longings منamong أجنادهhis soldiers
والحزن والأشواق من أجناده
How splendid a horseman he is! Overwhelming sorrow,
O, excellent knight overwhelmed with grief
Grief and longings are among his soldiers.
And sadness and longing from his troops
ونعمتَand you delighted عيناof eye بالمنامin sleep وطيبهand its sweetness
ونعمتَ عينا بالمنام وطيبه
ياO غافلاًheedless one لمdid not يستعدprepare himself لزادهfor his provisions
يا غافلاً لم يستعد لزاده
While your eyes have delighted in sleep and its sweetness,
How good are the eyes that sleep and rest
O heedless one who has not readied his provisions!
While you, heedless one, are not ready for your supplies
قمrise فانتهزهاthen seize it فرصةan opportunity سمحتwere generous بهاwith it
قم فانتهزها فرصة سمحت بها
ساعاتthe hours وقتٍof a time جلّis exalted عنabove أندادهits peers
ساعات وقتٍ جلّ عن أنداده
Rise, then seize it—a chance generously offered
Arise and seize the opportunity, hours have allowed
By the hours of a time exalted above its peers.
A time whose like is seldom found
Sol 6.1