سلامٌpeace علىupon إخوانناour brothers والأحبةand the loved ones
سلامٌ على إخواننا والأحبة
سلامpeace كأنفاسlike the breaths of الصباthe east wind فيin اللطافةgentleness
سلام كأنفاس الصبا في اللطافة
Peace upon our brothers and the loved ones.
Greetings to our brothers and loved ones
Peace as gentle as the breaths of the east wind,
Greetings as gentle as the morning breeze
وكالمسكand like musk نشراًin fragrance إذwhen يمرpasses بطيبةthrough Taybah
وكالمسك نشراً إذ يمر بطيبة
نسيماتbreezes واديof the valley المنحنىal-Munhana (the bend) حيwhen (apparently حين) هبتthey blew
نسيمات وادي المنحنى حي هبت
And musk-like in fragrance, as through Taybah waft
And as soothing as musk when it passes by a sweet place
The breezes of Wadi al-Munhana when they blow.
The breezes that blow through the winding valley when they blow
سلامpeace علىupon الأحبابthe loved ones أنّيhowever far (apparently أنّى) تباعدتhave grown distant
سلام على الأحباب أنّي تباعدت
منازلهمtheir dwellings عناfrom us فعنthen from غيرother than جفوةestrangement
منازلهم عنا فعن غير جفوة
Peace upon the loved ones, however far away
Greetings to the loved ones, though I am distant
Their dwellings are from us—not out of estrangement.
From their dwellings, not out of dislike
فإنfor indeed لهمfor them فيin القلبthe heart ذكرremembrance وموضعاًand a place
فإن لهم في القلب ذكر وموضعاً
وهمand they نصبbefore عينthe eye القلبof the heart فيin كلevery حالةstate
وهم نصب عين القلب في كل حالة
For they have remembrance and a place in the heart,
For they have a place in my heart and memory
And stand before the eye of the heart in every state.
They are before my mind’s eye at all times
إذwhen اذكرتI recalled أوقاتtimes وصلof union تصرمتthat passed away
إذ اذكرت أوقات وصل تصرمت
لناfor us برباon the heights of نجدNajd وأوطانand the homelands of طيبةTaybah
لنا بربا نجد وأوطان طيبة
When I recalled times of union that had passed
When I recall the times of connection in Dera
For us on Najd's heights and in the homelands of Taybah,
We had vast open lands and pleasant homelands
ومجتمعand the gathering of الأحبابthe loved ones فيin كلevery مربعspring encampment
ومجتمع الأحباب في كل مربع
بأسمارwith evening conversations أنسof intimacy منfrom حديثtalk الصبابةof ardent love
بأسمار أنس من حديث الصبابة
And the gathering of loved ones in every spring encampment,
And a gathering of loved ones in every square
With intimate evening conversations of ardent love,
With joys of companionship and youthful chatter
بكتwept عينthe eye قلبيof my heart بالدموعwith tears وبالدماand with blood
بكت عين قلبي بالدموع وبالدما
فواحسرتيso alas for my sorrow حتىuntil أموتI die بحسرتيof my sorrow
فواحسرتي حتى أموت بحسرتي
The eye of my heart wept tears and blood.
My heart's eye wept with tears and blood
Alas for my sorrow, until I die of my sorrow!
Oh my regret until I die of my regret
ووالهفيand alas for my longing ياO حزنsorrow قلبيof my heart ولوعتيand my anguish
ووالهفي يا حزن قلبي ولوعتي
علىfor جيرةneighbors منamong خيرthe finest of عربArabs وجيرةand neighbors
على جيرة من خير عرب وجيرة
And alas for my longing! O my heart's sorrow and anguish
Oh my longing, the sorrow and pain in my heart
For neighbors among the finest of Arabs and neighbors.
For the best of neighbors, the best of Arabs as neighbors
وليand I have أملhope فيin معشرa company وبقيةand a remnant
ولي أمل في معشر وبقية
حباهمHe favored them إلهthe God of العالمينthe worlds بنظرةwith a glance
حباهم إله العالمين بنظرة
And I have hope in a company and a surviving remnant,
And I have hope in some remaining company
Whom the God of all worlds favored with a glance,
God has blessed them with his gaze
وخصصهمand He singled them out بالقربfor nearness منهto Him وبالرضاand with approval
وخصصهم بالقرب منه وبالرضا
وبالنورand with light والفتحand spiritual opening المبينmanifest ورحمةand mercy
وبالنور والفتح المبين ورحمة
And singled out for nearness to Him and His good pleasure,
And drawn them near, pleased with them
And for light, manifest spiritual opening, and mercy.
And given them light, clear success, and mercy
وخصand He singled out صفيSafi الدينal-Din منهمamong them بفضلهwith His bounty
وخص صفي الدين منهم بفضله
زيادةan increase of إحسانkindness وألطافand gentle favors رأفةof compassion
زيادة إحسان وألطاف رأفة
And among them He singled out Safi al-Din with His bounty:
And singled out the best of faith from them with his bounty
An increase of kindness and gentle favors of compassion.
Additional kindness and gentle affection
سليلa scion of الشيوخthe shaykhs العارفينthe gnostics معادنrepositories of السراsecrets (first fragment)
سليل الشيوخ العارفين معادن السرا
ئرcompletion of 'secrets' والعرفانand spiritual knowledge أهلthe people of الولايةsainthood
ئر والعرفان أهل الولاية
Scion of the gnostic shaykhs, repositories of secrets
Descendants of shaykhs of gnosis, mines of mysteries and mystic knowledge, the people of sainthood
And spiritual knowledge, the people of sainthood.
We have from them excellent prayer and strong ties
لناfor us منهمfrom them نعمblessings الصلاةof prayer ومحكمand firm الthe (continued)
لنا منهم نعم الصلاة ومحكم ال
روابطbonds فيin أحكامthe precepts of علمthe knowledge of الطريقةthe Path
روابط في أحكام علم الطريقة
From them we have blessings of prayer and the firm
In the rulings of the path’s knowledge
Bonds in the precepts of the knowledge of the Path.
And from them we took and drew out the ways of spiritual truths
وعنهمand from them أخذناwe received واقتبسناand we gleaned طرائقthe paths of الthe (continued)
وعنهم أخذنا واقتبسنا طرائق ال
حقائقrealities عنthrough صدقsincerity وصفوand purity of مودةaffection
حقائق عن صدق وصفو مودة
And from them we received and gleaned the paths of the
With honesty, love, and friendship
Realities, through sincerity and pure affection.
So in truth, let us take the sciences of their path
فبالحقso in truth فلنأخذlet us receive علومthe teachings of طريقهمtheir path
فبالحق فلنأخذ علوم طريقهم
يداًhand بيدٍby hand حتىup to مقامthe station of النبوةprophethood
يداً بيدٍ حتى مقام النبوة
So, in truth, let us receive the teachings of their path,
Hand in hand until the station of prophethood
Hand to hand, up to the station of prophethood.
Oh Ahmad of goodness and blessing, oh son named
فياso O أحمدAhmad الخيرof goodness المباركthe blessed ياO ابنson منof one who
فيا أحمد الخير المبارك يا ابن من
سماrose high بعلوthrough the loftiness of القدرrank بينamong البريةcreation
سما بعلو القدر بين البرية
So, O blessed Ahmad of goodness, O son of one who
With the highest honor among all people
Rose in lofty rank among all creation:
After Idares the secret beyond his chastity
فعنthus from عيدروسAydarus السرof the secret بعدafter عفيفهhis Afif
فعن عيدروس السر بعد عفيفه
إلىto الشيخthe shaykh قطبthe pole of العارفينthe gnostics الأئمةthe imams
إلى الشيخ قطب العارفين الأئمة
Thus, from Aydarus of the secret, after his Afif,
To the shaykh master of the gnostics, the imams
To the shaykh, pole of the gnostic imams,
Ali son of Abu Baker Al Mulla, our imam
علىAli بنson of أبيAbi بكرBakr الملازthe refuge إمامناour imam
على بن أبي بكر الملاز إمامنا
وعمدتناand our mainstay فيin نقلtransmitting علمthe knowledge of الحقيقةReality
وعمدتنا في نقل علم الحقيقة
Ali ibn Abi Bakr, the refuge, our imam,
And pillar in conveying the knowledge of the Real
And our mainstay in transmitting the knowledge of Reality.
With your wondrous verses that you composed
بأبياتكthrough your verses الغرthe radiant التيwhich قدindeed نظمتهاyou composed them
بأبياتك الغر التي قد نظمتها
تذكرتI recalled أياماًdays خلتthat passed للأحبةfor the loved ones
تذكرت أياماً خلت للأحبة
Through your radiant verses, which you composed,
I recalled bygone days of loved ones
I recalled bygone days of the loved ones.
How much did you evoke for me of passions
وكمand how many بعتyou sold ليto me منof شجونsorrows وحركتand you stirred
وكم بعت لي من شجون وحركت
كوامنhidden أشواقlongings بقلبيin my heart ومهجتيand my soul
كوامن أشواق بقلبي ومهجتي
And how many sorrows you sold me, and stirred
And awaken feelings in my heart and mind
Hidden longings in my heart and my soul.
May my God bless whenever the morning blows
وصلىand may bless إلهيmy God كلماwhenever هبتblew الصباthe east wind
وصلى إلهي كلما هبت الصبا
علىupon المصطفىthe Chosen One الهاديthe guide وآلand his family وعترةand his descendants
على المصطفى الهادي وآل وعترة
And may my God send blessings whenever the east wind blows
The guide, Muhammad, and his family and progeny
Upon the Chosen One, the guide, and his family and descendants.
Partial English translation: 41 of 42 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1