والجيشُand the army رواهُquenched its thirst منthrough دعوتِهِhis supplication قَدَحٌa cup
والجيشُ رواهُ من دعوتِهِ قَدَحٌ
وأشبَعتهُand sated it بذكرby mentioning المصطفىthe Chosen One ثُمُرُfruits
وأشبَعتهُ بذكر المصطفى ثُمُرُ
And a cup, through his supplication, quenched the army's thirst,
The army prevented him from his call
and fruits, at the mention of the Chosen One, sated it.
And I saturated him with the mention of Al-Mustafa the fruits
وكمand how many لهhe has معجزاتٌmiracles لاnot يُحاطُbe fully comprehended بهاconcerning them
وكم له معجزاتٌ لا يُحاطُ بها
وكيفand how يُحصىbe counted الحصىthe pebbles والنجمُand the stars والمَطرُand the rain
وكيف يُحصى الحصى والنجمُ والمَطرُ
And how many miracles he has, beyond all reckoning!
And how many miracles for him that cannot be comprehended
And how can the pebbles, the stars, and the rain be counted?
And how can the pebbles and the stars and the rain be counted
وإذاand if إلاهُthe God الوَرىall creation أثنىpraised عليهupon him فماthen what
وإذا إلاهُ الوَرى أثنى عليه فما
يقولهsay it الخَلقcreatures إنif قلّواthey are few وإنand if كَثُرواthey are many
يقوله الخَلق إن قلّوا وإن كَثُروا
And if the God of all creation has praised him, what
And when the Creator of beings praises him, what
can creatures say, whether few or many?
Do people say if they are few or many
فياso, O رسولMessenger الإلهGod كنbe شفيعَan intercessor فتىًa youth
فيا رسول الإله كن شفيعَ فتىً
قدalready ضاعwas wasted منهfrom him علىon لذّاتهhis pleasures العُمُرُthe lifetime
قد ضاع منه على لذّاته العُمُرُ
So, O Messenger of God, be an intercessor for a youth
O Messenger of God, be an intercessor of a young man
whose lifetime has been wasted on his pleasures.
Who has lost his life chasing pleasures
تتابعتfollowed one another منهfrom him عوراتٌshameful deeds وماand did not سكنتsubside
تتابعت منه عوراتٌ وما سكنت
روعاتُهُhis terrors وتوىلand followed in succession (uncertain reading) عندهُwith him النُكُرُabominations
روعاتُهُ وتوىل عندهُ النُكُرُ
His shameful deeds came in succession, and there was no easing of
Transgressions and violations have followed one another and did not calm
his terrors; his abominations came in succession.
His worries, and alienation has taken hold of him
قدindeed قابلconfronted اللَهَGod بالعصيانwith disobedience منهمكاًengrossed
قد قابل اللَهَ بالعصيان منهمكاً
فيin غَيِّةِerror إذsince غَوَتهled him astray النفسُthe soul والشرُand evil
في غَيِّةِ إذ غَوَته النفسُ والشرُ
He has confronted God with disobedience, immersed
He has faced God with disobedience, immersed
in error, since his soul and evil led him astray.
In misguidance, when his soul and evil led him astray
ماnot إنemphatic particle نهاهُrestrained him نُهاهُhis reason لاno ولاnor ورعٌpiety
ما إن نهاهُ نُهاهُ لا ولا ورعٌ
قدever راعهُawed him بلrather رعاهfostered him فيin الهوىdesire عَوَرُblindness
قد راعهُ بل رعاه في الهوى عَوَرُ
His reason never restrained him, nor did piety
He was not deterred when deterred, no piety
ever awe him; rather, blindness fostered him in desire.
But rather his passion shepherded him into moral corruption
أخطاerred وأخطَلَand blundered فيin قولٍspeech وفيand in عَمَلٍaction
أخطا وأخطَلَ في قولٍ وفي عَمَلٍ
ولمand did not يُصِبsucceed فيin صالحاتٍgood deeds قطever تُعتَبَرُare deemed worthy
ولم يُصِب في صالحاتٍ قط تُعتَبَرُ
He erred and blundered in speech and in deed,
He missed and faltered in words and deeds
and never once succeeded in good deeds worthy of regard.
And he has never accomplished any good deeds that can be considered
وإنand if دَعَتهُcalled him إلىtoward الخيراتgood deeds داعيَةٌa prompting
وإن دَعَتهُ إلى الخيرات داعيَةٌ
ونىslackened وإنand if تَدعُهُcalls him للشرّto evil يبتَدِرُhe hastens
ونى وإن تَدعُهُ للشرّ يبتَدِرُ
And if a prompting summons him to good deeds,
And if a guide invites him to good
he slackens; but if it calls him to evil, he hastens.
He refuses, and if called to evil he jumps to it
وإنand if ألمّتbefell مُلِمّاتُcalamities الزمانِtime بهِupon him
وإن ألمّت مُلِمّاتُ الزمانِ بهِ
دعاhe prayed وإنand if كُشِفَتwere lifted يستهوِهِlures him astray البَطرُwanton pride
دعا وإن كُشِفَت يستهوِهِ البَطرُ
And if the calamities of time befall him,
And if the misfortunes of time afflict him
he prays; but if they are lifted, wanton pride lures him astray.
He supplicates, but if they are removed he is tempted by frivolity
أميرُهhis ruler النفسُthe soul والشيطانُand Satan بينَamid هوىًdesire
أميرُه النفسُ والشيطانُ بينَ هوىً
يهويfalls بهthrough it جَدُّfortune تقواهُhis piety ويعتَثِرُand stumbles
يهوي به جَدُّ تقواهُ ويعتَثِرُ
His rulers are his soul and Satan, amid desire
His soul and the devil are his princes between a passion
through which his piety's fortune falls and stumbles.
That makes his dedication to piety collapse and become covered
منwho ذاthis one سواكَother than you لهذاfor this العبدservant يرحَمُهُhas mercy on him
من ذا سواكَ لهذا العبد يرحَمُهُ
ياO خيرbest منthose whom يَمَّمَتهُsought him البدوُnomads والحَضَرُand townsfolk
يا خير من يَمَّمَتهُ البدوُ والحَضَرُ
Who but you will have mercy on this servant,
Other than you, who will have mercy on this servant
O best of those to whom nomads and townsfolk have turned?
O best of those sought by nomads and city dwellers
إنif لمnot تكُنyou are ياO رسولMessenger اللَهGod تنقذُنيyou rescue me
إن لم تكُن يا رسول اللَه تنقذُني
مماfrom what اقترفتI have committed وإلاand if not كيفhow أعتَذِرُI offer an excuse
مما اقترفت وإلا كيف أعتَذِرُ
If you do not, O Messenger of God, rescue me
If you, O Messenger of God, do not save me
from what I have committed, how else can I offer an excuse?
From what I have committed, then how can I excuse myself
حاشاكَfar be it from you حاشاكَfar be it from you ياO مولايَmy master تُهمِلُنيyou neglect me
حاشاكَ حاشاكَ يا مولايَ تُهمِلُني
وليand I have إليكَto you التجاءاتٌappeals for refuge وليand I have ضُرَرُafflictions
ولي إليكَ التجاءاتٌ ولي ضُرَرُ
Far be it from you, far be it from you, O my master, to neglect me,
Far from you, far from you O my Master to neglect me
while I turn to you for refuge, and afflictions are mine.
While I have pleas to you and afflictions
Sol 6.1