ياO وجيهWajih إنهاindeed they هبblew (first part)
يا وجيه إنها هب
بتblew (completion) رياحwinds السعودgood fortune
بت رياح السعود
O Wajih, behold, there have blo—
O Wajih, indeed there have
—wn the winds of good fortune.
blown the winds of good fortune.
واُومضand flashed البرقthe lightning فيin الدجىthe night-darkness
واُومض البرق في الدجى
منfrom أقصىthe farthest النجودthe uplands
من أقصى النجود
And lightning flashed in the darkness
And lightning flashed in the night-darkness
from the farthest highlands.
from the farthest uplands.
ذكرتنيreminded me of لياليnights
ذكرتني ليالي
قدhad خلتpassed حولaround هودHud
قد خلت حول هود
They recalled to me nights
They reminded me of nights
long gone around Hud—
that had passed around Hud,
شعبravine قبرgrave النبيthe Prophet المرthe sent one (first part)
شعب قبر النبي المر
سلsent one (completion) وفيfaithful to العهودthe covenants
سل وفي العهود
the ravine of the grave of the Prophet, the Mes—
in the ravine of the grave of the Prophet sent
—senger, faithful to his covenants.
forth, faithful to his covenants.
ياO لياليnights الرضاcontentment عوreturn (first part)
يا ليالي الرضا عو
ديreturn (completion) ليخضرso that it may grow green عوديmy branch
دي ليخضر عودي
O nights of contentment, re—
O nights of contentment, come
—turn, that my bough may grow green
back, that my branch may grow green
باللقاthrough reunion والتدانيand drawing near
باللقا والتداني
بعدafter طولthe length of الصدودestrangement
بعد طول الصدود
through reunion and drawing near,
through reunion and drawing near,
after this long estrangement.
after long estrangement.
ياO عرابnoble Arabs الحمىthe sanctuary رقhave pity (first part)
يا عراب الحمى رق
قواhave pity, you all (completion) لصبon a lovesick lover عميدstricken
قوا لصب عميد
O guardians of the sanctuary, show compas—
O noble Arabs of the sanctuary, have
—sion to a lover laid low,
pity on a lover stricken by longing.
وارحمواand have mercy منthe one whose دموعهhis tears
وارحموا من دموعه
جرحتhave wounded بالخدودon the cheeks
جرحت بالخدود
and have mercy on one whose tears
And have mercy on him whose tears
have wounded his cheeks.
have wounded his cheeks.
كلماwhenever لاحgleamed بارقa lightning flash
كلما لاح بارق
فوقabove واديthe valley of زرودZarud
فوق وادي زرود
Whenever lightning gleamed
Whenever lightning gleams
above Wadi Zarud,
above the valley of Zarud,
واستهلand poured forth الحياthe rain المغthe abundant (first part)
واستهل الحيا المغ
دقabundant (completion) وحنand moaned الرعودthe thunderclaps
دق وحن الرعود
and the life-giving rain poured, abun—
and the rain pours down in
—dant, and thunder groaned,
abundance, and the thunder moans,
باتspent the night سهرانawake ماnot يهenjoys (first part)
بات سهران ما يه
ناenjoys (completion) لذيذsweet الرقودslumber
نا لذيذ الرقود
he passed the night wakeful, unable to en—
he spends the night sleepless, finding no
—joy the sweetness of sleep,
delight in sweet slumber,
منfrom تذكرremembering عيشa life مرsmooth and pleasant (first part)
من تذكر عيش مر
مرsmooth and pleasant (completion) بينamong العدودthe watering places
مر بين العدود
remembering a bitter life
from recalling a life of
that passed among the perennial wells,
ease among the watering places,
والرباand the hills والمسائلand the watercourses
والربا والمسائل
والوطاand the lowlands والسنودand the slopes
والوطا والسنود
the hillocks and the watercourses,
and the hills and watercourses,
the flats and the rising slopes.
and the lowlands and slopes.
حيhail تلكthose المجامعthe gatherings
حي تلك المجامع
حيhail تلكthose الوفودthe delegations
حي تلك الوفود
Salute those gatherings,
Hail those gatherings!
salute those pilgrim bands,
Hail those delegations!
حيhail عيداًa festival بهاthere فاsurpassed (first part)
حي عيداً بها فا
قتsurpassed (completion) علىabove كلevery عيدfestival
قت على كل عيد
salute a festival there that sur—
Hail a festival there, surpassing
—passed every other feast,
every other festival,
معwith رجالmen of الوفاءfidelity
مع رجال الوفاء
المنسبينof distinguished lineage الجدودthe forefathers
المنسبين الجدود
with men of true loyalty,
with men of fidelity,
men of noble ancestral lineage,
of distinguished ancestral lineage,
والمحبينand those who love للَهfor God
والمحبين للَه
جلexalted is He الوليthe Guardian الحميدthe Praiseworthy
جل الولي الحميد
and lovers of God—
and those who love God—
exalted, the Praiseworthy Protector—
exalted is He, the Guardian, the Praiseworthy,
ربLord of الأربابthe lords ذيPossessor of العرthe Throne (first part)
رب الأرباب ذي العر
شThrone (completion) الرحيمthe Merciful الودودthe Loving
ش الرحيم الودود
Lord of lords, Possessor of the Thr—
Lord of lords, Possessor of the
—one, the Merciful, the Loving.
Throne, the Merciful, the Loving.
ياah هلdo…? ترىyou think عادagain يرجعwill return
يا هل ترى عاد يرجع
ماwhat مضىhas passed ياO مريديmy disciple
ما مضى يا مريدي
Ah, could there ever return
Ah, do you think there will return again
what has passed, O my seeker?
what has passed, O my disciple?
أوor يعودreturns الذيthat which قدalready
أو يعود الذي قد
فاتhas gone by ياO مستعيدone seeking its return
فات يا مستعيد
Or will that which has
Or will there return what has
gone return, O you who would reclaim it?
gone by, O seeker of its return?
أوor هوit البعدseparation حتىuntil
أو هو البعد حتى
نجتمعwe meet فيin اللحودthe graves
نجتمع في اللحود
Or must this separation last until
Or is it separation until
we meet together in the graves,
we meet in the graves,
فيin رجاhope رحمةmercy الربthe Lord (first part)
في رجا رحمة الرب
بLord (completion) الكريمthe Generous المجيدthe Glorious
ب الكريم المجيد
in hope of the mercy of the Lo—
in hope of the mercy of the Lord,
—rd, the Generous, the Glorious?
the Generous, the Glorious?
ترتجيyou hope منهfrom Him يسكنHe will lodge
ترتجي منه يسكن
ناus جنانgardens الخلودeternity
نا جنان الخلود
You hope from Him that He will lodge—
You hope that He will lodge
—us in the gardens of eternity,
us in the gardens of eternity,
فيin جوارthe vicinity of النبيthe Prophet المخthe chosen (first part)
في جوار النبي المخ
تارchosen (completion) زينadornment of الوجودexistence
تار زين الوجود
beside the Chosen Proph—
near the Prophet, the chosen
—et, the adornment of existence:
one, the adornment of existence,
أحمدAhmad الشافعيthe intercessor المقthe accepted (first part)
أحمد الشافعي المق
بولaccepted (completion) يومthe day of الورودarrival
بول يوم الورود
Ahmad, the intercessor, ac—
Ahmad, the intercessor who is
—cepted on the Day of Coming,
accepted on the day of arrival,
وآلهand his family الطاهرينthe pure
وآله الطاهرين
الراكعينthose who bow السجودthose who prostrate
الراكعين السجود
and his pure family,
and his pure family,
who bow and prostrate.
who bow and prostrate.
Sol 6.1