ياO منthose whom هواهمlove for them أقامhas dwelt
يا من هواهم أقام
فيin مهجتيmy heart واستقرand settled
في مهجتي واستقر
O you whose love has come to dwell
O you whose love settled
within my heart and settled there,
In my heart and dwelled
عطفاًshow compassion علىon المستهامthe love-stricken one
عطفاً على المستهام
بكمfor you حليفa companion of السهرsleeplessness
بكم حليف السهر
have pity on the one consumed with longing
Have mercy on the imploring one
for you, a companion of sleepless nights.
O companion of insomnia
دمعهhis tears كفيضlike the outpouring of الغمامthe clouds
دمعه كفيض الغمام
منfrom فقدloss of باهيradiant الغررthe brows
من فقد باهي الغرر
His tears pour like rain from clouds,
Whose tears flow like rainclouds
from losing the radiant-browed one,
For the loss of the shining pearls
منone whose فرعهhis hair كالظلامlike darkness
من فرعه كالظلام
وجههhis face كالقمرlike the moon
وجهه كالقمر
whose hair is like darkness,
Whose face is like the moon
whose face is like the moon.
And whose branch is like darkness
قولواtell (you all) لظبيto the gazelle of الرمالthe sands
قولوا لظبي الرمال
يسمحmay grant لهذاto this الكثيبthe sand dune
يسمح لهذا الكثيب
Tell the gazelle of the sands
Tell the deer of the sand dunes
to grant this sand dune
To forgive this hump
بقربهwith his nearness والوصالand union
بقربه والوصال
لعلperhaps عيشهhis life يطيبgrows sweet
لعل عيشه يطيب
closeness to him and union,
To be near and unite
so that his life may grow sweet,
That his life may be sweet
ويتقيand he fears ذاthe Possessor of الجلالmajesty
ويتقي ذا الجلال
فيهregarding him الشهيدthe Witness الرقيبthe Watchful
فيه الشهيد الرقيب
and to fear the Lord of Majesty,
And avoid the Almighty
the Witness, the Watchful, in his treatment of him,
For the witness is martyred
منfrom قبلbefore يأتيcomes الحماdeath (continued next line)
من قبل يأتي الحما
مcompletion of 'death' وتنطلقand you depart للحفرfor the graves
م وتنطلق للحفر
before death comes
Before the heat comes
and you depart for the graves.
And bursts forth to dig
ياO صاحبيmy companion قمrise بناwith us فقدfor indeed تمادىhas dragged on البعادseparation
يا صاحبي قم بنا فقد تمادى البعاد
وسرand journey بناwith us سربناjourney with us (joined phrase) حتىuntil نوافيwe reach سعادSu'ad
وسر بنا سربنا حتى نوافي سعاد
O my companion, rise with us, for separation has lasted too long.
My friend get up, for separation has been long
And journey with us—journey with us—until we reach Su'ad.
And walk with us, walk with us till we reach happiness
بمكةin Mecca أوor منىMina حيثwhere اجتماعthe gathering of العهادthe covenant-keepers
بمكة أو منى حيث اجتماع العهاد
نحظىwe are fortunate بنيلin attaining المرامthe desired goal منهاfrom her ونقضيand we fulfill الوطرthe longing
نحظى بنيل المرام منها ونقضي الوطر
In Mecca or Mina, where the covenant-keepers gather,
In Mecca or Mina where pilgrims gather
we shall attain our desire from her and fulfill our longing.
That we may attain our hopes and finish the journey
وبعدand afterward نأتيwe come to الرسولthe Messenger محمدMuhammad المصطفىthe Chosen One
وبعد نأتي الرسول محمد المصطفى
خيرthe best of الأنامall creatures الرسولthe Messenger نشكوwe complain منof أهلthe people of الجفاharshness
خير الأنام الرسول نشكو من أهل الجفا
Then we shall come to the Messenger, Muhammad, the Chosen One,
And then we will come to the Messenger Muhammad the Chosen One
the best of creation, the Messenger; we complain of those who are harsh,
The best of creations, the Messenger, we complain of the unjust people
منof كلevery ظالمoppressor جهولdeeply ignorant كدرhas clouded عليناfor us الصفاserenity
من كل ظالم جهول كدر علينا الصفا
ياO ربناour Lord ياO سلامPeace غثناaid us بخيرthrough the best of البشرhumankind
يا ربنا يا سلام غثنا بخير البشر
of every ignorant oppressor who has clouded our serenity.
Of every ignorant oppressor who troubled our calm
O our Lord, O Peace, come to our aid through the best of humankind.
O our Lord, O Peace, help us with the best of creations
Sol 6.1