برقlightning الإساءةwrongdoing منfrom جنابكyour quarter أومضاflashed
برق الإساءة من جنابك أومضا
منwhoever خانbetrayed عهداًa covenant حقّهhis due أنthat يرفضاhe be rejected
من خان عهداً حقّه أن يرفضا
The lightning of wrongdoing flashed from your quarter.
Whoever betrays a covenant deserves to be rejected.
ياO منyou whom منحناهwe granted him الوصالunion فأعرضاthen he turned away
يا من منحناه الوصال فأعرضا
ماnot زلتyou have ceased دهركthroughout your life للرضاfor favor متعرضاseeking
ما زلت دهرك للرضا متعرضا
O you whom we granted union, yet who turned away,
All your life you have kept seeking favor,
ولطالماand for so long قدindeed كنتyou were عناfrom us معرضاturning away
ولطالما قد كنت عنا معرضا
صفَتgrew clear المواردthe watering places ياO مريدseeker ولمand did not تردyou come to drink
صفَت الموارد يا مريد ولم ترد
Yet for so long you have turned away from us.
The watering places have grown clear, O seeker, yet you have not come to drink.
ماnot فيin الورىhumankind ركنa pillar إليهupon it يستندone leans
ما في الورى ركن إليه يستند
إلاexcept أناme فعلىso upon me دهركthroughout your life فاعتمدso rely
إلا أنا فعلى دهرك فاعتمد
Among humankind there is no pillar to lean upon,
Except me—so rely on me throughout your life.
جانبتناyou shunned us دهراًfor an age فلماthen when لمnot تجدyou find
جانبتنا دهراً فلما لم تجد
عوضاa substitute سواناother than us عدتyou returned تبكىyou weep ماwhat مضىhas passed
عوضا سوانا عدت تبكى ما مضى
You shunned us for an age; then, when you did not find
A substitute for us, you returned, weeping for what had passed.
أفنيتyou wasted عمركyour life فيin المحالthe impossible تعللاseeking consolation
أفنيت عمرك في المحال تعللا
لماwhen علمتyou learned بأنناthat we ياO منyou who سلاforgot
لما علمت بأننا يا من سلا
You wasted your life seeking solace in the impossible,
When you learned that we, O you who forgot,
نعفوwe forgive ونقبلand we accept منwhoever إليناto us أقبلاcame forward
نعفو ونقبل من إلينا أقبلا
وهبand suppose أنناthat we جدناwe gave generously عليكto you تفضلاas a favor
وهب أننا جدنا عليك تفضلا
Forgive and accept whoever comes to us.
And suppose we gave generously to you, as a favor—
أيعودcan ... return? دهرٌtime بالبعادin separation قدalready انقضىhas passed
أيعود دهرٌ بالبعاد قد انقضى
اذكرremember مواهبناour gifts التيwhich أوتيتهاyou were given them
اذكر مواهبنا التي أوتيتها
Can time already spent in separation return?
Remember our gifts that you received,
ومراتباand ranks منthrough فضلناour grace وليتهاyou were entrusted with them
ومراتبا من فضلنا وليتها
لوif شكرهاgratitude for them واليتهyou maintained it لوليتهاyou would have held them
لو شكرها واليته لوليتها
And the ranks entrusted to you through our grace.
Had you kept giving thanks for them, you would have retained them.
لكنbut تركتyou abandoned حقوقناour rights ونسيتهاand you forgot them
لكن تركت حقوقنا ونسيتها
ولذاكand for that reason ضاقgrew narrow عليكfor you متسعthe breadth of الفضاopen space
ولذاك ضاق عليك متسع الفضا
But you abandoned our rights and forgot them;
And so the broad expanse grew narrow for you.
مالىwhy do I أراكI see you تحومyou hover حولaround قبابناour domes
مالى أراك تحوم حول قبابنا
وترومand you seek أنto تحظىgain بعزwith the honor of جنابناour presence
وتروم أن تحظى بعز جنابنا
Why do I see you hovering around our domes,
And seeking to gain the honor of our presence?
خلset aside اختياركyour choice واستمعand listen لخطابناto our words
خل اختيارك واستمع لخطابنا
لوif كنتyou had لازمتyou persisted in الوقوفstanding ببابناat our door
لو كنت لازمت الوقوف ببابنا
Set aside your own choice and listen to our words.
Had you persisted in standing at our door,
لكسبتyou would have gained منfrom إحسانناour kindness خلعrobes of honor الرضاfavor
لكسبت من إحساننا خلع الرضا
منwhoever أمّناsought us يشكوhe complains إليناto us خطبَهhis plight
من أمّنا يشكو إلينا خطبَه
You would have gained, through our kindness, robes of favor.
Whoever comes to us complaining of his plight,
وخافand feared أنthat يقضىwould end التباعدestrangement نحبهhis allotted life
وخاف أن يقضى التباعد نحبه
نحنوwe show tenderness عليهtoward him ثمthen ندنىwe draw nearer قربهhis nearness
نحنو عليه ثم ندنى قربه
And fears that estrangement will end his life,
We show him tenderness, then draw him nearer,
وننيلهand we grant him عفواًpardon ونغفرand we forgive ذنبهhis sin
وننيله عفواً ونغفر ذنبه
ونردand we turn أسودblack ماwhat جناهhe committed أبيضاwhite
ونرد أسود ما جناه أبيضا
And grant him pardon and forgive his sin,
And turn the blackness of his wrongdoing white.
بلبانon the milk of ثدىthe breast of الغدرtreachery دهراًfor an age تغتدىyou feed
بلبان ثدى الغدر دهراً تغتدى
واليتyou clung to ذاكthat بشهوةwith desire وتلذذand delight
واليت ذاك بشهوة وتلذذ
For an age you have fed on the milk of treachery's breast;
You clung to that with desire and delight.
منwhoever خانناbetrayed us ماnot إنat all (emphasis) لهfor him منany منفذway out
من خاننا ما إن له من منفذ
لكنناbut we منout of فضلناour grace ندنىwe bring near الذيthe one who
لكننا من فضلنا ندنى الذي
Whoever betrays us has no way of escape;
Yet, by our grace, we bring near the one
بعدafter الإساءةwrongdoing جاءناcame to us متعرضاseeking favor
بعد الإساءة جاءنا متعرضا
Who, after wrongdoing, came to us seeking favor.
Sol 6.1