فُقْتُI surpassed الحِسانَthe beauties بحُلّتيwith my robe وبِتاجيand with my crown
فُقْتُ الحِسانَ بحُلّتي وبِتاجي
فهَوَتْso they fell إليّtoward me الشُّهْبُthe bright stars فيin الأبْراجِthe constellations
فهَوَتْ إليّ الشُّهْبُ في الأبْراجِ
I surpassed the beauties with my robe and my crown;
I lost my beauty and my crown,
So the bright stars in the constellations fell toward me.
The stars fell down for me in constellations.
يَبْدوappears إناءُthe vessel of الماءِwater فيّwithin me كَعابِدٍlike a worshipper
يَبْدو إناءُ الماءِ فيّ كَعابِدٍ
فيin قِبْلَةِthe prayer direction of المِحْرابِthe prayer niche قامَhe stood يُناجيhe whispers prayers
في قِبْلَةِ المِحْرابِ قامَ يُناجي
The water vessel within me appears like a worshipper
The water jug appears in me like a worshipper
Who stood facing the prayer niche, whispering prayers.
In the direction of the altar, standing praying.
ضَمِنَتْhave guaranteed علَىthroughout مرّthe passage of الزّمانِtime مَكارِميmy bounties
ضَمِنَتْ علَى مرّ الزّمانِ مَكارِمي
رِيَّthe quenching of الأُوامِburning thirst وحاجَةَand the need of المُحْتاجِthe needy person
رِيَّ الأُوامِ وحاجَةَ المُحْتاجِ
Throughout the passage of time, my bounties have assured
My virtues guaranteed, despite the bitterness of time,
The quenching of burning thirst and the meeting of the needy one's need.
The needs of the needy and the pilgrim throngs.
فكأنّنيso it is as though I اسْتَقْرَيْتُI traced آثارَthe signs of النّدىbounty
فكأنّني اسْتَقْرَيْتُ آثارَ النّدى
مِنْfrom كَفِّthe hand of موْلاناour lord أبيAbu الحَجّاجِal-Hajjaj
مِنْ كَفِّ موْلانا أبي الحَجّاجِ
So it is as though I had traced the signs of bounty
As if I collected traces of dew,
From the hand of our lord Abu al-Hajjaj.
From the palm of our master Abu Al Hajjaj.
لاmay not زالَcease to be بَدْراًa full moon فيin سَماءِthe sky of خِلافَةٍa caliphate
لا زالَ بَدْراً في سَماءِ خِلافَةٍ
ماas long as لاحَgleams بَدْرٌa full moon فيin الظّلامِthe darkness الدّاجيdeeply dark
ما لاحَ بَدْرٌ في الظّلامِ الدّاجي
May he remain a full moon in the sky of a caliphate,
He remains a full moon in the sky of the caliphate,
As long as a full moon gleams in the deep darkness.
As long as a full moon shines in the pitch-black darkness.
Sol 6.1