قَابلْتُI answered نُعْماكَyour bounty بالسجودِwith prostration
قَابلْتُ نُعْماكَ بالسجودِ
للّهِto God مِنْfor عَطْفَةٍkindness وجُودِand generosity
للّهِ مِنْ عَطْفَةٍ وجُودِ
I answered your bounty with prostration
I met Your blessings with prostration
to God, for your kindness and generosity.
To Allah out of kindness and generosity
ولمand did not أجِدْI find لِلْحَياةِfor life عُدْماًnonexistence
ولم أجِدْ لِلْحَياةِ عُدْماً
وفيand in وجودِthe presence الرّضىfavor وجودِيmy existence
وفي وجودِ الرّضى وجودِي
Nor did I find life lost,
And I did not find any deficiency in life
for in the presence of your favor lies my existence.
In the existence of contentment lies my existence
قَدindeed وَصّلhas united الأمْنsafety والأمانيَّand hopes
قَد وَصّل الأمْن والأمانيَّ
بعدafter المُجَافَاةestrangement والصُّدودِand rejection
بعد المُجَافَاة والصُّدودِ
It has united safety and hopes
You have connected safety and aspirations
after estrangement and rejection.
After estrangement and rejection
فإِنso if أكُنْI was قَبلُformerly فيin ضُبوبٍlying low
فإِن أكُنْ قَبلُ في ضُبوبٍ
فَهاthen here أناI اليومَtoday فيin صُعودِascent
فَها أنا اليومَ في صُعودِ
So if formerly I lay low,
If I was previously in difficulties
then here I am today ascending.
I awoke from my laziness with forgiveness
نَبهْتُI rose to prominence بِالعَفْوthrough pardon منfrom خُموليmy obscurity
نَبهْتُ بِالعَفْو من خُمولي
وكنتُand I was لِلْهَفْوbecause of the lapse فيin خُمودِdormancy
وكنتُ لِلْهَفْو في خُمودِ
Through pardon I rose from my obscurity,
And I was immersed in slumber
and for my lapse I had lain dormant.
This is my emergence from hiding
هَذاthis ظُهوريmy emergence منfrom التّواريconcealment
هَذا ظُهوري من التّواري
وذاand this نُشوريmy resurrection مِنfrom الهُمودِlifelessness
وذا نُشوري مِن الهُمودِ
This is my emergence from concealment,
And my resurrection from grief
and this my resurrection from lifelessness.
I have no fear of threats
لاno وَحْشَةٌdread للوعِيدِof threats عِنْديin me
لا وَحْشَةٌ للوعِيدِ عِنْدي
أزاحَهاhas dispelled it الأنْسُsolace بالوُعودِthrough promises
أزاحَها الأنْسُ بالوُعودِ
I have no dread of threats;
Dispelled by intimacy with promises
the solace of promises has dispelled it.
O First in the Highest, Restorer
ياO مُبْدِئاًone who initiates فيin العُلَىgreatness مُعِيداًone who renews
يا مُبْدِئاً في العُلَى مُعِيداً
أيِّدْتَmay you be strengthened بالمُبْدِئby the Originator المُعيدِthe Restorer
أيِّدْتَ بالمُبْدِئ المُعيدِ
O you who begin and renew deeds of greatness,
You supported the First with the Restorer
may the Originator, the Restorer, strengthen you.
With what praise, however far-reaching
بِأيِّwith what حَمْدٍpraise وإنْand even if تَناهىit reaches its utmost
بِأيِّ حَمْدٍ وإنْ تَناهى
أُثْنِيI extol علىupon صُنْعِكَyour deed الحَميدِpraiseworthy
أُثْنِي على صُنْعِكَ الحَميدِ
With what praise, however great,
Can I commend Your benevolent creation
can I extol your praiseworthy deed?
You intentionally overlooked sins
صَفَحْتَyou pardoned عَمْداًdeliberately عَنconcerning الخَطاياthe faults
صَفَحْتَ عَمْداً عَن الخَطايا
وتِلكَand that منof عادَةِthe custom العَميدِthe leader
وتِلكَ من عادَةِ العَميدِ
You deliberately pardoned the faults,
That being the habit of the Foremost
and that is a leader's custom.
And it is neither innovation nor remote
وغيرُand not بِدْعa novelty ولاnor بَعيدِfar-fetched
وغيرُ بِدْع ولا بَعيدِ
صَفْحُpardon المَوالِيthe masters عنconcerning العَبيدِthe slaves
صَفْحُ المَوالِي عن العَبيدِ
And it is neither unprecedented nor far-fetched
For the loyalty of masters to overlook slaves
for masters to pardon slaves.
Does despair diminish my hope
أيَنْقُصُdoes it diminish? اليَأسُdespair مِنْfrom رَجائِيmy hope
أيَنْقُصُ اليَأسُ مِنْ رَجائِي
وذلكَand that الفَضْلُbounty فيin مَزيدِincrease
وذلكَ الفَضْلُ في مَزيدِ
Can despair diminish my hope,
That favor being an increase
while that bounty keeps increasing?
What wretched person in the world
أيُّwhat امْرئٍman فيamong الوَرىhumankind شَقِيٍّwretched
أيُّ امْرئٍ في الوَرى شَقِيٍّ
أَوَىhe sought refuge إلىto أمْرِكَyour rule السّعيدِauspicious
أَوَى إلى أمْرِكَ السّعيدِ
What wretched man among humankind
Has not found refuge in Your bliss
has sought refuge under your auspicious rule?
The joy of Eid does not reveal to me
ماnot غُرّةُbright face العِيدthe feast أَجْتَلِيهاI behold it
ما غُرّةُ العِيد أَجْتَلِيها
يَوْمُthe day رضاكyour favor الأغَرُّradiant عِيدِيmy feast
يَوْمُ رضاك الأغَرُّ عِيدِي
It is not the feast's bright face that I behold;
The day of Your pleasure, my greatest Eid
the radiant day of your favor is my feast.
Partial English translation: 27 of 28 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1