هذاthis هلالthe crescent moon الصومfasting منof رمضانRamadan
هذا هلال الصوم من رمضان
بالأفقon the horizon بانit appeared فلاso do not تكنbe بالوانيremiss
بالأفق بان فلا تكن بالواني
This is the crescent of Ramadan's fast;
This is the crescent moon of fasting in Ramadan
it has appeared on the horizon, so do not be remiss.
It rose in the horizon, so do not be despondent
وافاكit came to you ضيفاas a guest فالتزمso commit yourself to تعظيمهhonoring it
وافاك ضيفا فالتزم تعظيمه
واجعلand make قراهits guest-fare قراءةrecitation of القرآنِthe Qur'an
واجعل قراه قراءة القرآنِ
It has come to you as a guest, so commit yourself to honoring it;
Welcome it as a guest, so treat it with respect
and make reciting the Qur'an the fare you offer it.
And make its nights for reciting the Quran
صمهfast through it وصنهand safeguard it واغتنمand make the most of أيامهits days
صمه وصنه واغتنم أيامه
واجبرand restore ذماfading vitality of الضعفاءthe weak بالإحسانwith kindness
واجبر ذما الضعفاء بالإحسان
Fast through it, safeguard it, and make the most of its days;
Fast during it, protect it, and value its days
and restore the weak's fading vitality with kindness.
And be kind to the poor with good deeds
واغسلand wash away بهthrough it خطّthe inscription of الخطاياsins جاهداstriving earnestly
واغسل به خطّ الخطايا جاهدا
بهمولwith the pouring of وابلa downpour of دمعكyour tears الهتّانstreaming copiously
بهمول وابل دمعك الهتّان
And strive through it to wash away the inscription of sins,
Wash with it the stains of sins, striving
with your streaming tears pouring down in a deluge.
With tears flowing down your cheeks in devotion
لاno غروwonder أنthat الدمعtears يمحوerases جريهtheir flow
لا غرو أن الدمع يمحو جريه
بالخدّdown the cheek سكباpouring ماwhat جناهhe committed it الجانيthe sinner
بالخدّ سكبا ما جناه الجاني
No wonder that the flow of tears erases,
It's no surprise that tears erase sins
as it pours down the cheek, what the sinner has committed.
Pouring on the cheek what the sinner committed
للَهto God قومpeople أخلصواthey were sincere فخلّصواso they were delivered
للَه قوم أخلصوا فخلّصوا
منfrom آفةthe scourge of الخسرانloss والخذلانand abandonment
من آفة الخسران والخذلان
God has people who were sincere and so were delivered
God has sincere people who were purified
from the scourge of loss and abandonment.
From the harm of loss and abandonment
هجرواthey forsook مضاجعهمtheir beds وقامواand stood in prayer ليلهits night
هجروا مضاجعهم وقاموا ليله
وتوسلواand sought nearness بالذلthrough self-abasement والإذعانand submission
وتوسلوا بالذل والإذعان
They forsook their beds and stood in prayer through its night,
They abandoned their beds and stood up at night
and sought nearness through self-abasement and submission.
And pleaded with humility and submission
قامواthey stood علىupon قدمthe footing of الوفاءfidelity وشمّرواand tucked up
قاموا على قدم الوفاء وشمّروا
فيهin it الذيولthe hems لخدمةto serve الديانthe Judge
فيه الذيول لخدمة الديان
They stood on the footing of fidelity and tucked up
They stood with loyalty and rolled up
their hems in it to serve the Judge.
Their garments to serve the Judge
ركبواthey mounted جيادthe steeds of العزمresolve والتحفواand wrapped themselves in الضناwasting sickness
ركبوا جياد العزم والتحفوا الضنا
وحداand urged onward with song بهمthem حاديthe camel-chanter of جوىthe burning anguish of الأشجانsorrows
وحدا بهم حادي جوى الأشجان
They mounted the steeds of resolve and cloaked themselves in wasting sickness,
They rode the steeds of determination and endured adversity
and the camel-chanter of sorrows' burning anguish sang them onward.
And were guided by the confidant of passions
وثبواand they sprang up وللزفراتand the sighs had بينbetween ضلوعهمtheir ribs
وثبوا وللزفرات بين ضلوعهم
لهبa flame يشبّflares up بأدمعwith tears of الأجفانthe eyelids
لهب يشبّ بأدمع الأجفان
They sprang up, while the sighs between their ribs held
They leapt up with flames in their chests
a flame that flared up with tears from their eyelids.
From the tears of their eyelids
راضواthey tamed نفوسهمtheir souls لخدمةto serve ربهمtheir Lord
راضوا نفوسهم لخدمة ربهم
ولذاكand for that فازواthey won منهfrom Him بالرضوانdivine good pleasure
ولذاك فازوا منه بالرضوان
They tamed their souls to serve their Lord,
They made their souls content to serve their Lord
and so they won His good pleasure from Him.
And so they succeeded in earning His approval
إنif لمnot تكنyou are منهمone of them فحالفهمthen ally yourself with them عسىperhaps
إن لم تكن منهم فحالفهم عسى
تجنىyou may reap بجاههمthrough their standing رضاthe favor of المنامsleep (unclear in context)
تجنى بجاههم رضا المنام
If you are not one of them, ally yourself with them; perhaps
Even if you are not one of them, hopefully
you may reap, through their standing, the favor of sleep [unclear in context].
Through their status you may gain God's satisfaction
حالفهمally yourself with them والزمand cling to فديتكmay I be your ransom حبهمlove for them
حالفهم والزم فديتك حبهم
واجعلهand make it فيin دنياكyour worldly life فرضan obligation عيانplainly evident
واجعله في دنياك فرض عيان
Ally yourself with them and cling to love for them—may I be your ransom;
Befriend them and make loving them incumbent
and make it an evident duty in your worldly life.
And make it in your life an evident duty
ياO لهفanguish of نفسيmy soul إنif تخلفنيholds me back الهوىdesire
يا لهف نفسي إن تخلفني الهوى
عنfrom حلبةa company of racers سبقتraced ahead إلىto الرحمانthe All-Merciful
عن حلبة سبقت إلى الرحمان
Alas for my soul if desire holds me back
Oh how my soul yearns, if passion prevents me
from a company of racers who sped ahead to the All-Merciful!
From the racecourse that leads to the Merciful
فلأنزفنso I shall surely exhaust مدامعيmy tears أسفاin sorrow علىover
فلأنزفن مدامعي أسفا على
عمرa lifetime تولىpassed away فيin هوىdesire وتوانand indolence
عمر تولى في هوى وتوان
So I shall surely exhaust my tears in sorrow over
Then I will shed tears of regret over
a lifetime that passed in desire and indolence.
A life that passed in passion and hesitation
ياO ربLord بالمختارby the Chosen One أحمدAhmad خيرthe best of منthose who
يا رب بالمختار أحمد خير من
حازattained المكارمnoble virtues فيin ذرىthe heights of عدنانAdnan
حاز المكارم في ذرى عدنان
O Lord, by the Chosen One, Ahmad, the best of those who
O Lord, with the chosen Ahmad, the best of
attained noble virtues on the heights of Adnan,
Those who gained virtues among the children of Adnan
لاdo not تحرّمنىdeprive me فضلthe bounty of شهرthe month of الصومfasting ولمand have not (as written)
لا تحرّمنى فضل شهر الصوم ولم
تجعلYou make مقرّىmy abode جنّةthe Garden of الرضوانdivine good pleasure
تجعل مقرّى جنّة الرضوان
do not deprive me of the fasting month's bounty; and You have not [as written]
Do not deprive me of the grace of the fasting month
made my abode the Garden of Divine Pleasure.
Or make my dwelling Paradise and approval
Sol 6.1