ياO جَميلbeautiful one إِنindeed سرّthe secret of اللَهGod عَليover الخَلقcreation باقenduring
يا جَميل إِن سرّ اللَه عَلي الخَلق باق
كَمhow often غَفَرَHe forgave كَمhow often سترHe concealed faults حَتّىeven عَلىfor أَهلpeople of الشَقاقdiscord
كَم غَفَرَ كَم ستر حَتّى عَلى أَهل الشَقاق
O beautiful one, God's secret over creation endures.
O beautiful one, God's secret upon creation remains
How often He has forgiven, how often concealed faults—even for people of discord,
How much He has forgiven, how much He has hidden, even from those in conflict
الَّذينthose who يَركَبونcommit المُوبِقاتruinous sins الشَواقgrievous (uncertain reading)
الَّذين يَركَبون المُوبِقات الشَواق
بَعدَafter تَوباتهمtheir repentances مِنهاfrom them وَحُسنand sincere الوِفاقaccord
بَعدَ تَوباتهم مِنها وَحُسن الوِفاق
Who commit ruinous, grievous sins,
Those who ride down sinful paths of passion
After repenting of them and attaining sincere accord.
After repenting from them and reconciliation
أَحسَنimprove الظَنone's opinion بِالمُسلمof the Muslim وَلوeven if كانَhe is ناقيfaultfinding (uncertain sense)
أَحسَن الظَن بِالمُسلم وَلو كانَ ناقي
وَاِحذَرand beware الشَقاقdiscord أَهلpeople of الرَيبdoubt وَالنِفاقand hypocrisy
وَاِحذَر الشَقاق أَهل الرَيب وَالنِفاق
Think well of a Muslim, even if he is faultfinding.
Think good of the Muslim even if he is blameworthy
Beware discord and people of doubt and hypocrisy.
And beware conflict with the doubtful and the hypocrites
لاdo not تَوافقهمagree with them إِنindeed القَومthe people بئسwretched are الرِفاقthe companions
لا تَوافقهم إِن القَوم بئس الرِفاق
وَاِصحَبand accompany المُتقينthe God-fearing أَهلpeople of الهِمَمhigh resolves وَالسِباقand striving ahead
وَاِصحَب المُتقين أَهل الهِمَم وَالسِباق
Do not side with them: those people are wretched companions.
Do not agree with them, for the people are wretched company
Keep company with the God-fearing, people of high resolve and striving to excel,
And accompany the pious, people of ambition and enterprise
الَّذينthose who رَقواascended بِالطاعاتthrough acts of obedience أَعلىthe highest المَراقrungs
الَّذين رَقوا بِالطاعات أَعلى المَراق
أَهلpeople of عَينthe eye of اليَقينcertainty الخاشِعينthe humble الرقاقthe tender-hearted
أَهل عَين اليَقين الخاشِعين الرقاق
Who have climbed through acts of obedience to the highest rungs,
Who have climbed high in obedience, to the highest places
People of the eye of certainty, humble and tender-hearted,
People of inner certainty, humble and gentle
الَّذينthose whose أَنفاسَهُمtheir breaths تَخرقpierce رَفيعthe lofty الطَواقvaults
الَّذين أَنفاسَهُم تَخرق رَفيع الطَواق
المُقيمينthose dwelling فيin الحَضرَهthe Presence مَعwith خَيرthe finest ساقيcupbearer
المُقيمين في الحَضرَه مَع خَير ساقي
Whose breaths pierce the lofty vaults,
Whose breaths pierce the highest heavens
Dwelling in the Presence with the finest cupbearer.
Remaining in attendance with the best Cupbearer
عَينthe spring of تَسنيمTasnim تَسقيهمgives them drink بِكَأسwith a cup دِهاقbrimming
عَين تَسنيم تَسقيهم بِكَأس دِهاق
خَتمهاits seal المسكmusk ياللَهO God تِلكthat الساقيthe cupbearer
خَتمها المسك ياللَه تِلك الساقي
The spring of Tasnim gives them drink from a brimming cup;
A spring whose cool water quenches them from a goblet
Its seal is musk—O God, that cupbearer!
Sealed with musk - O God that Cupbearer!
ثثمthen (misspelled) ذاthis الحِينtime ياO ساجيlanguid المُقلthe eyes وَالحداقand the pupils
ثثم ذا الحِين يا ساجي المُقل وَالحداق
وَالَّذيand the one whose حَلhas settled حُبَهُlove for him تَحتَbeneath سترthe veil of الصفاقthe abdominal membrane
وَالَّذي حَل حُبَهُ تَحتَ ستر الصفاق
Then now, O you of languid eyes and pupils,
At this time, O composer of odes and couplets
And you whose love has lodged beneath the membrane's veil,
And the one whose love has settled under the veil of intimacy
ياO جَميلbeautiful of المحياface ياO عَذيبsweet of المَذاقtaste
يا جَميل المحيا يا عَذيب المَذاق
ياO لَطيفdelicate in المَحاسنcharms ياO كَثيرabundant in الوِفاقharmony
يا لَطيف المَحاسن يا كَثير الوِفاق
O beautiful of face, O sweet to the taste,
O beautiful one, giver of life, sweet of taste
O delicate in your charms, O abundant in harmony,
O gentle of beauty, abundant in concord
ماwhat بِدالكhas occurred to you فَدَيتكmay I ransom you فيconcerning القَضاjudgment وَالمهاقand bickering (uncertain dialectal sense)
ما بِدالك فَدَيتك في القَضا وَالمهاق
وَاللقالقand noisy chatter وَكثرand much النقنقةgrumbling وَالعلاقand quarrelling
وَاللقالق وَكثر النقنقة وَالعلاق
What has come over you—may I be your ransom—with judgment and bickering,
None can replace you - I ransom you - in destiny and tribulation
And noisy chatter, much grumbling, and quarrelling,
And much prattling and entanglement and connection
الَّذيwhich قَدهit already is (dialectal) مِنكَfrom you فيin غلاقclosure الغلاقthe closure
الَّذي قَده مِنكَ في غلاق الغلاق
فيin شبهthe likeness of مِنone who وقعhas fallen فيinto ضيقthe tightness of حبلthe rope of الخِناقstrangulation
في شبه مِن وقع في ضيق حبل الخِناق
Which already comes from you in utter deadlock,
That which comes from you in the depths of intimacy
Like someone caught in the tightness of a strangling rope?
In dire straits like one bound in a noose
رَدَturn back رَأسكyour head بِنَظرةwith a glance of وَدlove فَالودfor love باقendures
رَدَ رَأسك بِنَظرة وَد فَالود باق
وَاِتقand fear اللَهGod رَبكyour Lord خَيرthe best حافظguardian وَواقيand protector
وَاِتق اللَه رَبك خَير حافظ وَواقي
Turn your head back with a loving glance, for love endures.
Your glance of affection returns his head - and affection remains
And fear God, your Lord, the best guardian and protector.
And beware God, your Lord, the best guardian and protector
ثُمَthen صَلواsend blessings عَلىupon أَفضلthe best of مَنthose who سَرىjourneyed by night بِالبراقon Buraq
ثُمَ صَلوا عَلى أَفضل مَن سَرى بِالبراق
أَحمَدAhmad الشافِعيthe intercessor (apparent intended reading) المَقبولthe accepted يَومthe Day of التَلاقMeeting
أَحمَد الشافِعي المَقبول يَوم التَلاق
Then send blessings upon the best of those who journeyed by night on Buraq:
Then send prayers upon the best of those who ascended to the heavens
Ahmad, the accepted intercessor on the Day of Meeting,
Ahmad the intercessor, accepted on the day of gathering
ماas long as جريflows السيلthe torrent منfrom مزنthe rain clouds of السماthe sky فيthrough السواقيthe watercourses
ما جري السيل من مزن السما في السواقي
As long as the torrent flows from the sky's rain clouds through the watercourses.
The torrents flow not from the clouds in the waterways
Sol 6.1