حتىuntil متىwhen عناfrom us تصدّyou turn away وتعرضand you turn aside
حتى متى عنا تصدّ وتعرض
هلاwhy not إلىtoward نفحاتناour fragrant breezes تتعرّضyou expose yourself
هلا إلى نفحاتنا تتعرّض
How long will you turn away from us and shun us?
How long will you turn away and ignore us?
Why not lay yourself open to our fragrant breezes?
Why not let yourself be captivated by our charms?
إنif كانwas أعياكexhausted you السقامsickness وطبّهand its treatment
إن كان أعياك السقام وطبّه
فألجأthen seek refuge إليّin me أناI الطبيبthe physician الممرضthe one who tends the sick
فألجأ إليّ أنا الطبيب الممرض
If sickness and its treatment have exhausted you,
If ill health has weakened you, and you need a cure,
Then seek refuge in me: I am the physician who tends the sick.
Then come to me, for I am the healing physician.
أقدمcome forward عليناto us ياO جبانcoward فكمso how long ترىyou are seen
أقدم علينا يا جبان فكم ترى
متوانياًhanging back فيin وعرthe rough terrain of غيكyour error تركضyou run
متوانياً في وعر غيك تركض
Come forward to us, coward! How long will you be seen
Approach us, O coward! How long will you
Hanging back, yet racing through the rough terrain of your error?
Hesitate and trudge through harsh terrain?
أوand (questioning) ليسis not قدalready راشتfeathered جناحكyour wing أنعمblessings
أو ليس قد راشت جناحك أنعم
مناfrom us فماso what لكis the matter with you نحوناtoward us لاnot تنهضyou rise
منا فما لك نحونا لا تنهض
Has not your wing already been feathered by blessings
Have we not sheltered you under our wings?
From us? Why, then, do you not rise toward us?
Why then do you not rise up and come to us?
انزلalight بساحتناin our courtyard ولذand seek refuge بجنابناat our side
انزل بساحتنا ولذ بجنابنا
فنزيلfor the guest حضرةthe court of عزناour glory لاnot يرفضis rejected
فنزيل حضرة عزنا لا يرفض
Alight in our courtyard and seek refuge at our side;
Descend into our abode and enjoy our company,
For no guest at the court of our glory is turned away.
For a guest of our noble dwelling is never rejected.
ماnever حلentered ساحتناour courtyard أناسpeople أعرضواthey turned away
ما حل ساحتنا أناس أعرضوا
عناfrom us فلاذواthen they sought refuge بالرضاin acceptance إلاexcept that رضواthey were content
عنا فلاذوا بالرضا إلا رضوا
Never have people entered our courtyard after turning away
None who entered our court then shunned
From us, then sought refuge in acceptance, without finding contentment.
Us, except they found acceptance and pleasure.
رفضوكthey rejected you إذwhen ألفوكthey found you غداراًtreacherous وقدand indeed
رفضوك إذ ألفوك غداراً وقد
سدواthey barred سبيلthe path of الوصلunion عنكfrom you وأعرضواand they turned away
سدوا سبيل الوصل عنك وأعرضوا
They rejected you when they found you treacherous, and have
They rejected you for being treacherous, and
Barred you from the path of union and turned away.
Closed off the path of connection from you.
سبقوكthey outstripped you فيماin what تدعيهyou claim it وأعملواand they set in motion
سبقوك فيما تدعيه وأعملوا
كرّthe charging of المطاياthe mounts نحوناtoward us وتفوضواand they surrendered themselves
كرّ المطايا نحونا وتفوضوا
They outstripped you in what you claim, and set
They surpassed you in what you claim,
Their mounts charging toward us, surrendering themselves.
And raced their steeds passionately towards us.
سهرواthey kept vigil ونمتand you slept وإنهمand indeed they مذsince ودعواthey bade farewell to
سهروا ونمت وإنهم مذ ودعوا
فيناfor our sake لذيذsweet منامهمtheir sleep ماnot غمضواthey closed their eyes
فينا لذيذ منامهم ما غمضوا
They kept vigil while you slept; ever since they bade farewell
Awake they remained while you slept.
To their sweet sleep for our sake, they have not closed their eyes.
Since parting from us, no sweet slumber have they known.
ورضيتand you accepted ويحكwoe to you حالةa state لاnot ترتضىis approved
ورضيت ويحك حالة لا ترتضى
فصحيفةso a scroll سوداblack وفودٌand a lock at the temple أبيضwhite
فصحيفة سودا وفودٌ أبيض
Yet you accepted—woe to you!—an unacceptable state:
Yet you were content, alas, with an unacceptable state!
So, a blackened scroll and a white-haired temple!
A black mark indeed, despite delegations of whiteness.
لهمwith them الأساةthe healers فنادso call out فيin عرصاتهمtheir courtyards
لهم الأساة فناد في عرصاتهم
أضحىhas become ببابكمat your door العليلthe sick man فمرّضواso tend him
أضحى ببابكم العليل فمرّضوا
With them are the healers; so call out in their courtyards:
Theirs are the steeds; call out in their dwellings:
The sick man is now at your door; tend him!
"Your ailing visitor is at your door, so tend to him!"
Sol 6.1