أحبتناour beloved ones بنجدin Najd والصفيحand the firmament
أحبتنا بنجد والصفيح
مراهمbalms كلevery ذيone with قلبa heart جريحwounded
مراهم كل ذي قلب جريح
O our beloved ones in Najd and the firmament,
Our loved ones in Nejd and As-Safeeh
Balms for every wounded heart,
Everyone with a wounded heart saw them
عسىmay there be عطفاًcompassion علىfor دنفan ailing one كئيبsorrowful
عسى عطفاً على دنف كئيب
حزينgrieving القلبthe heart منكسرbroken طريحlaid low
حزين القلب منكسر طريح
May there be compassion for an ailing, sorrowful one,
Perhaps kindness upon a sad expanse
Grieving at heart, broken, laid low.
A heart grieved, broken down, and collapsed
وهلand is there منany رحمةmercy منكمfrom you لصبfor a lovesick one
وهل من رحمة منكم لصب
صباhe yearned قدماًlong ago إلىtoward الأوجthe heights الفسيحvast
صبا قدماً إلى الأوج الفسيح
And is there any mercy from you for a lovesick one
Is there any mercy from you for a youth
Who long ago yearned for the vast heights?
Whose feet strode to the vast sublime?
لهhe has روحa soul تحنyearns لخيرfor the finest عهدcovenant
له روح تحن لخير عهد
بمعهدهاat its abode الأنيسfamiliar منamong السفوحthe slopes
بمعهدها الأنيس من السفوح
He has a soul that yearns for the finest covenant,
He has a soul that yearns for the goodness of old
At its familiar abode among the slopes,
In its intimate institute on the slopes
بنعمانin Nu‘man الأراكthe arak trees وأيand what a أخذtaking
بنعمان الأراك وأي أخذ
فقلso tell ليto me عنهabout it بالقولin speech الفصيحeloquent
فقل لي عنه بالقول الفصيح
In Nu‘man of the arak trees—and what a pledge was taken!
With An-Numan Al-Arak, and which seizure
So tell me of it in eloquent words.
So tell me of it with clear speech
وملand turn بيwith me يمنةrightward عنaway from طورthe realm of نفسthe self
ومل بي يمنة عن طور نفس
إلىto طورthe realm of السرائرinner secrets والمنوحand gifts
إلى طور السرائر والمنوح
And turn me rightward, away from the realm of the self,
And guide me right from the soul's mount
Into the realm of inner secrets and gifts,
To the mount of secrets and passions
لعليperhaps I may أنthat أناديcall out منfrom قريبnearby
لعلي أن أنادي من قريب
فماfor ... is not المعطيthe Giver تعالىexalted is He بالشحيحat all miserly
فما المعطي تعالى بالشحيح
That I might call out from near at hand;
That I may call out soon
For the Giver—exalted is He—is not miserly.
For the Giver Most High is not miserly
ولكناand yet we حجبناhave been veiled بالأمانيby wishes
ولكنا حجبنا بالأماني
وبالكونand by the created world الكثيفdense معwith النزوحestrangement
وبالكون الكثيف مع النزوح
But we have been veiled by wishes,
But we veiled ourselves with wishes
And by the dense created world, together with estrangement.
And with the dense universe's descent
فإنfor indeed الروحthe soul منfrom ملكوتthe kingdom of غيبthe unseen
فإن الروح من ملكوت غيب
تنزلهاits descent بمتجرهاat its marketplace الربيحprofitable
تنزلها بمتجرها الربيح
For the soul, from the kingdom of the unseen,
For the soul is from the unseen domain
Makes its descent into its profitable marketplace.
Brought down by its Divine trade winds
وإنand indeed الجسمthe body منfrom طينclay وماءand water
وإن الجسم من طين وماء
يميلinclines إلىtoward الحظوظworldly pleasures بكلwith every ريحwind
يميل إلى الحظوظ بكل ريح
And the body is of clay and water,
While the body is of clay and water
Swaying toward worldly pleasures with every wind.
Inclining to fortunes with every wind
فوجهso turn حيثwherever شئتyou wish فأنتfor you are مماof whatever
فوجه حيث شئت فأنت مما
لهtoward it وجهتyou have turned فاخترso choose للمليحfor what is beautiful
له وجهت فاختر للمليح
So turn wherever you wish, for you belong to whatever
So turn wherever you wish for you are of
You turn toward; so choose what is beautiful.
Those turned - so choose what is beautiful
وجنبand shun كلall سفسافbaseness ونكرand wrongdoing
وجنب كل سفساف ونكر
منof الأخلاقcharacter traits والعملand deeds القبيحvile
من الأخلاق والعمل القبيح
And shun all that is base and reprehensible
And avoid all vulgarity and denial
In character, and every vile deed.
Of manners and despicable deeds
وسافرand journey فيon السبيلthe path إلىtoward المعاليnoble heights
وسافر في السبيل إلى المعالي
بجدwith earnestness واستمعand listen to قولthe words of النصيحthe sincere adviser
بجد واستمع قول النصيح
And journey on the path toward noble heights,
And travel in the path to the heights
With earnestness, and listen to the sincere adviser's words.
With striving and heed the advice
ولاand do not تؤثرprefer علىover الرحمنthe All-Merciful شيئاًanything
ولا تؤثر على الرحمن شيئاً
تعالىexalted is He قابلacceptor of التوبrepentance النصوحsincere
تعالى قابل التوب النصوح
And prefer nothing to the All-Merciful,
And do not prefer anything over the Merciful
Exalted is He, who accepts sincere repentance,
The Most High, accept sincere repentance
إلهGod واحدone ملكa King عظيمmighty
إله واحد ملك عظيم
تسبحهglorify Him ملائكةthe angels of الصفيحthe firmament
تسبحه ملائكة الصفيح
One God, a mighty King,
One God, a Magnificent King
Whom the angels of the firmament glorify.
Whose angels in ranks glorify Him
Sol 6.1