سلامpeace سلامpeace كمسكlike the musk of الختامthe close
سلام سلام كمسك الختام
عليكمupon you أحيببناour beloved ones ياO كرامnoble ones
عليكم أحيببنا يا كرام
Peace, peace, like musk at the close,
Greetings, greetings like a sealing musk
Upon you, our beloved ones, O noble ones,
Upon you, our beloved ones, O honorable ones
ومنand those ذكرهمtheir remembrance أنسناour solace فيin الظلامthe darkness
ومن ذكرهم أنسنا في الظلام
ونورand a light لناfor us بينamong هذاthis الأنامhumankind
ونور لنا بين هذا الأنام
And those whose remembrance is our solace in the dark,
And mentioning them brought light to our darkness
And a light for us among these people.
And a light for us among these people
سكنتمyou have dwelt فؤاديmy heart وربby the Lord of العبادthe servants
سكنتم فؤادي ورب العباد
وأنتمand you مناتيmy wish وأقصىand the utmost of المرادwhat is desired
وأنتم مناتي وأقصى المراد
You dwell in my heart, by the Lord of all servants,
You dwelled in my heart, O Lord of lords
And you are my wish and my utmost desire.
And you are my wishes and utmost desire
فهلthen will تسعدونيyou gladden me بصفوwith the purity of الودادaffection
فهل تسعدوني بصفو الوداد
وهلand will تمنحونيyou grant me شريفnoble المقامthe station
وهل تمنحوني شريف المقام
Will you, then, gladden me with pure affection?
So would you make me happy with pure affection?
And will you grant me a noble station?
And would you grant me a noble station?
أناI عبدكمyour servant بأهيلO dear people of (probable reading) الوفاfidelity
أنا عبدكم بأهيل الوفا
وقربكمand nearness to you صرفthe dispelling of هميmy sorrow والشفاand healing
وقربكم صرف همي والشفا
I am your servant, O dear people of fidelity,
I am your servant, with sincere loyalty
And nearness to you is relief from my sorrow and healing.
And your nearness takes away my worries and heals me
فلاso do not تسقمونيmake me ill بطولwith the length of الجفاestrangement
فلا تسقموني بطول الجفا
ومنواand bestow graciously بوصلwith union ولوeven if فيin المنامa dream
ومنوا بوصل ولو في المنام
So do not sicken me with prolonged estrangement,
So do not make me sick with long estrangement
And favor me with union, even if only in a dream.
And gift me with connection, even if in a dream
أموتI die وأحياand I live علىin حبكمlove for you
أموت وأحيا على حبكم
وذليand my humility لديكمbefore you وعزيand my honor بكمthrough you
وذلي لديكم وعزي بكم
I die and live in love for you,
I die and live for your love
And my humility is before you, my honor through you.
And my humility is to you, and my pride in you
وراحاتand the comforts of روحيmy soul رجاhope of قربكمnearness to you
وراحات روحي رجا قربكم
وعزميand my resolve وقصديand my purpose إليكمtoward you دوامalways
وعزمي وقصدي إليكم دوام
And my soul's comforts lie in hope of nearness to you,
And the comfort of my soul hopes for your nearness
And my resolve and purpose are always toward you.
And my determination and purpose is always to you
فلاso may ... not عشتI live إنif كانhas been قلبيmy heart سكنat rest
فلا عشت إن كان قلبي سكن
إليwith البعدdistance عنfrom أهلهits people والوطنand the homeland
إلي البعد عن أهله والوطن
So may I not live if my heart grows content
As long as I live, if my heart settles
With distance from its people and homeland,
To distance from its people and homeland
ومنand those حبهمlove for them فيin الحشاthe breast قدhas indeed قطنdwelt
ومن حبهم في الحشا قد قطن
وخامرand permeated منيwithin me جميعall العظامthe bones
وخامر مني جميع العظام
And those whose love has dwelt within my breast
And the one whose love resided in wilderness
And permeated every bone in me.
And lingered in all my bones
إلىwhen (probable reading) مرpasses بالقلبthrough the heart ذكرremembrance of الحبيبthe beloved
إلى مر بالقلب ذكر الحبيب
وواديand the valley of العقيقal-Aqiq وذاكand that الكثيبsand dune
ووادي العقيق وذاك الكثيب
When remembrance of the beloved passes through the heart,
Whenever the beloved's remembrance passes my heart
And of Wadi al-Aqiq and that dune,
And the valley of al-‘Uqayq and that hill
يميلit sways كميلlike the swaying of القضيبthe bough الرطيبfresh and supple
يميل كميل القضيب الرطيب
ويهتزand quivers منfrom شوقهits longing والغرامand passion
ويهتز من شوقه والغرام
It sways like a fresh, supple bough,
It inclines like the inclination of a wet rod
And quivers with its longing and passion.
And it shakes from its passion and love
أموتI die وماand have not زرتvisited ذاكthat الفناcourtyard
أموت وما زرت ذاك الفنا
وتلكand those الخيامtents وفيهاand in them المنىthe wishes
وتلك الخيام وفيها المنى
I die, yet have not visited that courtyard,
I die without visiting that termination
And those tents, where all I long for lies,
And those tents, in which is the purpose
ولمand have not أدنI draw near يوماever معwith منthose who دناdrew near
ولم أدن يوما مع من دنا
للثمto kiss المحياthe face وشربand drink المدامthe wine
للثم المحيا وشرب المدام
Nor have I ever drawn near with those who drew near
And I have never drawn near, with those who drew near
To kiss the face and drink the wine.
To kiss the cheeks and drink the wine
لئنif indeed كانis هذاthis قياthen alas (probable reading) غربتيmy exile
لئن كان هذا قيا غربتي
وياand alas for طولthe length of حزنيmy sorrow وكربتيand my anguish
ويا طول حزني وكربتي
If this is so, alas for my exile,
If this is the case of my estrangement
And alas for my long sorrow and anguish!
Oh, the length of my sadness and troubles
وليand I have حسنgood ظنhope بهthrough it قربيmy nearness
ولي حسن ظن به قربي
بربيto my Lord وحسبيand enough for me بهis He ياO غلامlad
بربي وحسبي به يا غلام
And I have good hope, through which I draw near
And I have good thoughts of His nearness
To my Lord; He is enough for me, O lad.
My Lord and sufficiency, O boy
عسىmay اللَهGod يشفىheal غليلthe burning thirst of الصدودestrangement
عسى اللَه يشفى غليل الصدود
بوصلthrough union with الحبائبthe beloved ones وفكand the release of القيودthe bonds
بوصل الحبائب وفك القيود
May God quench the burning thirst of estrangement
Perhaps God may heal the bitterness of those repelled
Through union with the beloved ones and release from bonds.
With the connection of the beloved ones and freeing of shackles
قربيfor my Lord (probable reading) رحيمmerciful كريمgenerous ودودloving
قربي رحيم كريم ودود
يجودHe gives generously علىto منwhomever يشاHe wills بالمرامwith the desired goal
يجود على من يشا بالمرام
For my Lord is merciful, generous, loving;
My nearness is merciful, generous and affectionate
He generously grants the desired goal to whomever He wills.
Bestowing upon whom He wills, with wishes
Sol 6.1