سَاعَةٌan hour أَولَىfirst مِنَof اللَّيْلِthe night انْقَضَتْhas passed
سَاعَةٌ أَولَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ انْقَضَتْ
شَرَعَتْit established شَرْعَthe law of الرِّضَىcontentment وَافْتَرَضَتْand made it binding
شَرَعَتْ شَرْعَ الرِّضَى وَافْتَرَضَتْ
The first hour of the night has passed.
The first hour of night has passed,
It laid down contentment's law and made it binding.
It began well and was fully accepted,
نَقَضَتْunstrung مِنْfrom سُبْحَةِthe rosary of الَّليْلِnight يَدٌa hand
نَقَضَتْ مِنْ سُبْحَةِ الَّليْلِ يَدٌ
نَظَمتْhad strung مِنْfrom سَبَجٍjet مَاwhat نَقَضَتْit unstrung
نَظَمتْ مِنْ سَبَجٍ مَا نَقَضَتْ
A hand unstrung part of the night's rosary;
A hand unraveled the beads of night,
It had strung from jet what it unstrung.
And strung together what it unraveled.
وَمَضَتْand it passed مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter أنْسٍdelight وَكَذَاand so
وَمَضَتْ مِنْ بَعْدِ أنْسٍ وَكَذَا
سَاعةُthe hour of الْأُنْسِdelight إِذَاwhen سَرَّتْit gladdens مَضَتْit passes
سَاعةُ الْأُنْسِ إِذَا سَرَّتْ مَضَتْ
And it passed after delight; and so
It left after intimacy and so,
The hour of delight, when it gladdens, passes.
The hour of intimacy when it was good, it left.
فَاجْلُso clear away عَنْfrom نَفْسِكَyour soul لاَdo not تَحْفِلْpay heed بِهَاto them
فَاجْلُ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ لاَ تَحْفِلْ بِهَا
حُجُبَthe veils of الْوَهمِillusion إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle اعْتَرَضَتْthey intervene
حُجُبَ الْوَهمِ إِذَا مَا اعْتَرَضَتْ
So clear away from your soul—pay them no heed—
Disregard your soul, pay it no heed,
The veils of illusion, whenever they intervene.
When the veils of illusion interpose.
وَبُرُوقُand lightning flashes of الْحَقِّthe Truth فَاصْرِفْso direct نَحْوَهَاtoward them
وَبُرُوقُ الْحَقِّ فَاصْرِفْ نَحْوَهَا
خَاطِرَthe thought of الهمَّةِaspiration مَهْمَاwhenever أَوْمَضَتْthey gleam
خَاطِرَ الهمَّةِ مَهْمَا أَوْمَضَتْ
And the lightning flashes of Truth—so direct toward them
And the flashes of truth, so turn toward them
Your aspiring thought, whenever they gleam.
The thoughts of resolve whenever they shine.
يَاO ابْنَson of نَصْرNasr يَاسَمِيَّO namesake of المُصْطَفَىal-Mustafa (the Chosen One)
يَا ابْنَ نَصْر يَاسَمِيَّ المُصْطَفَى
حِكْمَةُthe wisdom of اللهِGod لَكَfor you الْعِزَّglory اقْتَضَتْhas ordained
حِكْمَةُ اللهِ لَكَ الْعِزَّ اقْتَضَتْ
O son of Nasr, O namesake of al-Mustafa,
O son of Nasr, O namesake of Mustafa,
God's wisdom has ordained glory for you.
The wisdom of God ordained you honor.
فَإذَاso when اسْتَنْهَضْتَyou summon فِيin مُعْتَرَكٍa fray
فَإذَا اسْتَنْهَضْتَ فِي مُعْتَرَكٍ
نُصْرَةَthe aid of اللهِGod تَعَالَىexalted is He نَهَضَتْit rises
نُصْرَةَ اللهِ تَعَالَى نَهَضَتْ
So when, in the fray, you summon
So when you join in the fray,
The aid of God Most High, it rises.
The victory of God Most High will rise up.
وَهِيَand it is النَّفْسُthe soul إِذَاwhen الْحَقُّthe Truth اجتلَتْit beholds
وَهِيَ النَّفْسُ إِذَا الْحَقُّ اجتلَتْ
جَرَّدَتْit strips away كُلَّevery حِجَابٍveil وَنَضَتْand casts it off
جَرَّدَتْ كُلَّ حِجَابٍ وَنَضَتْ
And it is the soul: when it beholds the Truth,
It is the soul when the truth ignites,
It strips away every veil and casts it off.
It sheds every veil and stirs.
وَإِذَاand when تُقْرضُit lends قَرْضاًa loan حَسَناًgoodly
وَإِذَا تُقْرضُ قَرْضاً حَسَناً
ضَاعَفَmultiplies اللهُGod لَهَاfor it مَاwhat أَقْرَضَتْit has lent
ضَاعَفَ اللهُ لَهَا مَا أَقْرَضَتْ
And when it lends a goodly loan,
And when you give a goodly loan,
God multiplies for it what it has lent.
God will multiply for it what it loaned.
وَالرِّضَىand contentment بِاللهِwith God وَالشُّكْرُand gratitude لَهُto Him
وَالرِّضَى بِاللهِ وَالشُّكْرُ لَهُ
يَبْسُطُexpands الآمَالَhopes مَهْمَاhowever much انْقَبَضَتْthey have contracted
يَبْسُطُ الآمَالَ مَهْمَا انْقَبَضَتْ
And contentment with God and gratitude to Him
Acceptance of God and gratitude to Him
Expand hopes, however much they have contracted.
Expand hopes however constricted.
Sol 6.1