فهناكَso there يحلوgrows sweet المدحpraise دونُwithout تَُرَدُّدِhesitation
فهناكَ يحلو المدح دونُ تَُرَدُّدِ
ويطيبُand grows pleasant تكراريmy repeating الثَناpraise وتَرَدّديand my repeated visits
ويطيبُ تكراري الثَنا وتَرَدّدي
There, then, praise grows sweet without hesitation,
And my repetition and echoing sound sweet
And sweet are my repeated praises and my repeated visits.
I address the noble grave directly
وأخاطبُand I address القبرthe tomb الشريفَnoble مشافِهاًface to face
وأخاطبُ القبر الشريفَ مشافِهاً
وأقولُand I say للفكرto the mind القَريحِwounded ألاcome! ازدَدِgive more!
وأقولُ للفكر القَريحِ ألا ازدَدِ
And I address the noble tomb face to face,
And say to creative thought - go further!
And I say to my wounded mind: 'Come, give more!'
O best of all people
وأقولand I say ياO خَيرَbest of الأنامcreation جميعهِall of it
وأقول يا خَيرَ الأنام جميعهِ
ياO صفوةَchosen one of اللَهِGod العظيمِthe Great الأوحدٍِthe One and Only
يا صفوةَ اللَهِ العظيمِ الأوحدٍِ
And I say: O best of all creation,
O cream of God, the One, the Greatest
O chosen one of God, the Great, the One and Only,
O best of those who walked the earth and most generous
ياO خيرَbest of منthose who وطىءَtrod الثرىthe earth وأجلّand noblest of منthose who
يا خيرَ من وطىءَ الثرى وأجلّ من
بذلَbestowed الثوابَreward لنائدٍto a wanderer أوor مُنشِدِa reciter
بذلَ الثوابَ لنائدٍ أو مُنشِدِ
O best of those who trod the earth, and noblest of those
In granting reward to a singer or poet
Who bestowed rewards on a wanderer or a reciter.
Seeking with uncried tears
هذاthis عُبَيدٌa lowly servant جاءكُمhas come to you مُتَطّفّلٌan uninvited guest
هذا عُبَيدٌ جاءكُم مُتَطّفّلٌ
يسعىhe hastens بدَمعwith tears محاجرٍeye-sockets لمdid not يجمُدِdry up
يسعى بدَمع محاجرٍ لم يجمُدِ
This lowly servant has come to you, an uninvited guest,
Wrapped in sins and crimes
He hastens with tears still flowing from his eyes.
That weakened all his strength and every mighty mountain
مُتسَربلٌclothed بجرائرٍin sins وجَرائمٍand crimes
مُتسَربلٌ بجرائرٍ وجَرائمٍ
هدّتhave shattered قُواهُhis strength وكلَّand every طودٍmountain أطوَدِtowering
هدّت قُواهُ وكلَّ طودٍ أطوَدِ
Clothed in sins and crimes,
So intercede for him, for he has come seeking intercession
That have shattered his strength and every towering mountain.
My master, by the two grandsons, the grandchildren of Ahmed
فاشفَعso intercede لهُfor him فلقدfor indeed أتىhe has come متشفعاًseeking intercession
فاشفَع لهُ فلقد أتى متشفعاً
مولايَmy master بالسبطَينِthrough the two grandsons سبطيthe two grandsons of أحمدِAhmad
مولايَ بالسبطَينِ سبطي أحمدِ
So intercede for him, for he has come seeking intercession,
And ask God to pardon his sins
My master, through the two grandsons—the grandsons of Ahmad.
So that he may see purity from them tomorrow
وَسَلِand ask الإلاهَGod العفوَpardon عنfor آثامهhis sins
وَسَلِ الإلاهَ العفوَ عن آثامه
حتىso that يُرىhe may be seen منهاof them طهوراًpurified فيon الغَدِthe morrow
حتى يُرى منها طهوراً في الغَدِ
And ask God to pardon his sins,
And bless him with goodness, for that is with You,
So that tomorrow he may be seen purified of them.
My master, the most perfect purpose for the seeker
والخَتمَand an ending بالحُسنىin goodness فذلكfor that عندَهُin his view
والخَتمَ بالحُسنى فذلك عندَهُ
مولايَmy master فيamong المطلوبwhat is sought أكمَلُmost perfect مقصِدِaim
مولايَ في المطلوب أكمَلُ مقصِدِ
And for a good ending; for that, to him,
And veil him in this world and the next - only
My master, is the supreme aim of all he seeks.
By naming me the namers of Mohammed
والسترَand the veiling of faults فيin الدنياthis world وفيand in الأخرىthe next world فليfor I have
والسترَ في الدنيا وفي الأخرى فلي
إلٌّa bond بَتسميتيthrough my being named سماةَthe name محمدMuhammad
إلٌّ بَتسميتي سماةَ محمد
And for the veiling of faults in this world and the next; for I have
And grace me with knowledge from His breast
A bond through my bearing the name Muhammad.
Pouring like a sea full of wisdom
والفَيضَand an outpouring منof كلall العلومbranches of knowledge بصدرهin his breast
والفَيضَ من كل العلوم بصدره
فيَضانَan overflowing بحرٍa sea بالمعارفwith knowledge أجوَدِmost generous
فيَضانَ بحرٍ بالمعارف أجوَدِ
And for an outpouring of all learning within his breast,
And grant me a drink from a basin whose roses
Like the overflowing of a sea most generous with knowledge.
Ensure no drinker of that stream will thirst
والوِردَand drinking منfrom حوضٍa pool تكفَّلَhas guaranteed وردُهُits draught
والوِردَ من حوضٍ تكفَّلَ وردُهُ
أنthat ليسdoes not يظمأthirst واردٌone who comes to drink للمَورِدِto the watering place
أن ليس يظمأ واردٌ للمَورِدِ
And for drinking from a pool whose draught guarantees
And the greetings of the doves upon you
That no one who comes to its waters will thirst.
And the longing of longing ones for the grave of Mohammed
وعليكَand upon you ماas long as سجَعَcooed الحمامُthe doves تحيةٌّa greeting
وعليكَ ما سجَعَ الحمامُ تحيةٌّ
واشتاقَand yearned مشتاقٌone who longs لقبرfor the tomb of محمدMuhammad
واشتاقَ مشتاقٌ لقبر محمد
And upon you be a greeting, as long as doves coo,
And a yearning soul longs for Muhammad's tomb.
Partial English translation: 24 of 26 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1