ياO سيّديmy master الأوْحَدَthe peerless الأسْمىthe most exalted ومُعْتَمَديand my mainstay
يا سيّدي الأوْحَدَ الأسْمى ومُعْتَمَدي
وذاand possessor of الوسيلةِthe close bond مِنthrough أهْلٍfamily ومِنْand through بَلَدِhomeland
وذا الوسيلةِ مِن أهْلٍ ومِنْ بَلَدِ
O my peerless, most exalted master and my mainstay,
O my only supreme master and reliance
And you bound to me by kinship and homeland.
The one I resort to, whether kin or foreign
العُذرُthe excuse أوضَحُclearer منْthan نِورٍa light علىupon علَمٍa mountain
العُذرُ أوضَحُ منْ نِورٍ على علَمٍ
فعَدِّso overlook it إنْif غِبْتَyou were absent عنfrom لهْوٍamusement وعنْand from فَنَدِfolly
فعَدِّ إنْ غِبْتَ عن لهْوٍ وعنْ فَنَدِ
The excuse is clearer than a light upon a mountain.
My excuse is clearer than light upon a flag
So overlook it if you were absent from amusement and folly.
So count it, if I was absent due to leisure or infatuation
دعَوْتَyou invited فيon يومِthe day of الاثْنَيْنِMonday الصِّحابَthe companions ضُحىًat midmorning
دعَوْتَ في يومِ الاثْنَيْنِ الصِّحابَ ضُحىً
وفيهِand on it ماwhat ليْسَis not فيon سبْتٍSaturday ولاnor أحَدِSunday
وفيهِ ما ليْسَ في سبْتٍ ولا أحَدِ
You invited the companions on Monday at midmorning,
You called on Monday morning the companions
And it holds what neither Saturday nor Sunday holds:
In it what is not in Saturday or Sunday
يومُthe day of السّلامِgreeting علىto الموْلَىthe master وخِدْمَتهِand his service
يومُ السّلامِ على الموْلَى وخِدْمَتهِ
فاسْمَحْso be gracious وإنْand if عثَرَتْstumbles رِجْليmy foot فخُذْthen take بيَديby my hand
فاسْمَحْ وإنْ عثَرَتْ رِجْلي فخُذْ بيَدي
The day for greeting the master and serving him.
The day of greeting the Master and serving Him
So be gracious, and if my foot stumbles, take me by the hand.
So be gentle, even if my feet stumble, take my hand
بَقيتَmay you remain فيin ظِلِّthe shade of عَيْشٍa life لاno نَفادَend لهُfor it
بَقيتَ في ظِلِّ عَيْشٍ لا نَفادَ لهُ
مُصاحَباًaccompanied غيْرَnot محْصورٍlimited الىto أمَدِa span of time
مُصاحَباً غيْرَ محْصورٍ الى أمَدِ
May you remain in the shade of a life that knows no end,
You remained in the shade of an endless living
Accompanied, not limited to any span of time.
Accompanying, not limited to any period
Sol 6.1