قِفاstop, you two ترياyou two will see حالاًa state تجلّrises عَنabove الوصفdescription
قِفا تريا حالاً تجلّ عَن الوصف
وَقوماand rise, you two اِنظراlook, you two شمسَthe sun الضُحىof forenoon وَهيَwhile it is فيin كَسفِeclipse
وَقوما اِنظرا شمسَ الضُحى وَهيَ في كَسفِ
Stop, you two, and see a state beyond description.
And rise, you two: behold the morning sun eclipsed.
وَجوداand be generous, you two مَعيwith me فَضلاًas a kindness بفيضwith a flood مَدامِعٍof tears
وَجودا مَعي فَضلاً بفيض مَدامِعٍ
وَإِنand even though كانَis دَمعُthe tears العينof the eye يُشجيbring sorrow وَلاand do not يشفيheal
وَإِن كانَ دَمعُ العين يُشجي وَلا يشفي
And, as a kindness, pour forth floods of tears with me,
though the eye's tears bring sorrow and do not heal.
وَلاand do not تَعجَباwonder, you two أَنّيthat I أَموتُI die تلهّفاًin anguish
وَلا تَعجَبا أَنّي أَموتُ تلهّفاً
بَلىrather إِنif أَعِشI live منfrom غيرother than لَهفٍanguish فَياthen oh لَهفيmy anguish
بَلى إِن أَعِش من غير لَهفٍ فَيا لَهفي
And do not wonder, you two, that I die of anguish;
nay, if I live without anguish, what anguish would be mine!
إِلىto اللَهِGod إِنّاindeed we راجِعونَare returning وحسبناand sufficient for us
إِلى اللَهِ إِنّا راجِعونَ وحسبنا
وَنِعمَand excellent is الوَكيلُthe Guardian اللَهُGod ذوpossessor of المنّbounty وَاللُطفِand kindness
وَنِعمَ الوَكيلُ اللَهُ ذو المنّ وَاللُطفِ
Indeed, to God we return; and sufficient for us—
and an excellent Guardian—is God, Lord of bounty and kindness.
بَكيتُI wept عَلىover تلكthose الشَمائلqualities غالَهاcarried them off
بَكيتُ عَلى تلك الشَمائل غالَها
كَثيفُheavy الثرىearth بَعدَafter التَنعّمِcomfort وَاللُطفِand tenderness
كَثيفُ الثرى بَعدَ التَنعّمِ وَاللُطفِ
I wept for those qualities, carried away
by heavy earth after comfort and tenderness.
بَكَيتُI wept علىover حلمforbearance وعلمand knowledge وَعِفّةٍand chastity
بَكَيتُ على حلم وعلم وَعِفّةٍ
تقارنُaccompanies معwith عِزّthe dignity of الهُدىguidance هزّةَa flutter of الطرفِthe eye
تقارنُ مع عِزّ الهُدى هزّةَ الطرفِ
I wept for forbearance, knowledge, and chastity,
that, with the dignity of guidance, accompanied a fluttering glance.
بَكيتI wept عَلىover الغصنthe branch الَّذيwhich اِجتُثَّwas uprooted أَصلُهُits root
بَكيت عَلى الغصن الَّذي اِجتُثَّ أَصلُهُ
وَلَمand did not أَجنِI gather منfrom أَزهارِهِits blossoms ثمرَthe fruit of القَطفِplucking
وَلَم أَجنِ من أَزهارِهِ ثمرَ القَطفِ
I wept for the branch whose root was torn out,
and from its blossoms I had gathered no fruit for plucking.
بَكيتI wept عَلىover دينارthe gold dinar of وَجهٍa face مَلَكتُهُI possessed it
بَكيت عَلى دينار وَجهٍ مَلَكتُهُ
فَعاجَلَنيthen forestalled me فيهِconcerning it التفرّقُseparation بِالصَرفِwith exchange
فَعاجَلَني فيهِ التفرّقُ بِالصَرفِ
I wept for the gold dinar of a face I possessed,
then parting forestalled me by exchanging it away.
بَكيتI wept عَلىover البَدرthe full moon المنقَّلِcarried away لِلنَّوىinto separation
بَكيت عَلى البَدر المنقَّلِ لِلنَّوى
ولكنّهbut it ماnot زالceased فيin القَلبthe heart وَالطرفِand the eye
ولكنّه ما زال في القَلب وَالطرفِ
I wept for the full moon borne far away,
yet it remains in my heart and eyes;
وَشمسٍand a sun تَوارَتhid itself بِالحجابbehind the veil منof الثَرىearth
وَشمسٍ تَوارَت بِالحجاب من الثَرى
وَماand not الشَمسُthe sun تأويtakes shelter لِلتُرابin dust منof العُرفِcustom
وَما الشَمسُ تأوي لِلتُراب من العُرفِ
and for a sun hidden behind a veil of earth—
it is not the sun's custom to take shelter in dust;
وَجَوهَرَةٍand a jewel رُدَّتwas returned وَكانَتand it had been يَتيمةًpeerless
وَجَوهَرَةٍ رُدَّت وَكانَت يَتيمةً
إِلىto صدفa shell منof تُربِهاher earth طيّبِsweet of العَرفِfragrance
إِلى صدف من تُربِها طيّبِ العَرفِ
and for a jewel, peerless, that was returned
to a sweet-scented shell of her own earth;
وَظَبيَةِand a gazelle of أُنسٍtameness نُفِّرَتwas frightened away وَاِلتفاتُهاand her backward glance
وَظَبيَةِ أُنسٍ نُفِّرَت وَاِلتفاتُها
لماtoward what خَلَّفَتshe left behind عندat التفرّقِparting منof خِشفِfawn
لما خَلَّفَت عند التفرّقِ من خِشفِ
and for a tame gazelle frightened away, her gaze turning back
toward the young she left behind at parting:
صغيرَينِtwo little ones ذاقاthey tasted فَجعةَthe shock of اليُتمِorphanhood بعدهاafter her
صغيرَينِ ذاقا فَجعةَ اليُتمِ بعدها
وَذلكand that حالٌa state لَيسَis not يَحتاجُin need لِلكَشفِof explanation
وَذلك حالٌ لَيسَ يَحتاجُ لِلكَشفِ
two little ones who tasted the shock of orphanhood after her,
a state that needs no explanation.
وَقيلand it was said تَصَبرَّbe patient قلتI said هَيهاتimpossible إِنَّهاindeed she
وَقيل تَصَبرَّ قلت هَيهات إِنَّها
غزَتنيshe assailed me بِجَيشwith an army منof هموميَmy sorrows مصطَفِّdrawn up in ranks
غزَتني بِجَيش من هموميَ مصطَفِّ
I was told, “Be patient.” I said, “Impossible! She
has assailed me with an army of my sorrows drawn up in ranks.”
ثبتُّI stood firm وَقَدwhile already لاقيتُI faced حربَthe war of فراقهاparting from her
ثبتُّ وَقَد لاقيتُ حربَ فراقها
فَياthen oh ليتwould that أَنّيthat I قَدalready فررتI fled منfrom الزحفِthe onslaught
فَيا ليت أَنّي قَد فررت من الزحفِ
I stood firm, having faced the war of parting from her;
oh, would that I had fled the onslaught!
تَقولُshe says وَقَدwhen already آنhad come الرَحيلُdeparture وَشاهدَتand she saw
تَقولُ وَقَد آن الرَحيلُ وَشاهدَت
دَواعيthe calls to فِراقٍparting لاnot تُدافَعُare fended off بِالكَفِّby the hand
دَواعي فِراقٍ لا تُدافَعُ بِالكَفِّ
She said, as departure's hour arrived, having seen
the summons to parting that no hand can fend off:
أَتىhas come أمرُthe command of رَبّيmy Lord مَرحَباًwelcome بِقَضائِهِto His decree
أَتى أمرُ رَبّي مَرحَباً بِقَضائِهِ
فَسُبحانso glory to مؤويهاHim who shelters her منof الخلدeternity فيin كهفِa cave
فَسُبحان مؤويها من الخلد في كهفِ
“My Lord's command has come; welcome His decree.”
So glory to Him who shelters her in a cave of eternity!
فَأَينَso where اِصطِباريmy endurance بَعدَهاafter her قَدalready فَقَدتُهُI have lost it
فَأَينَ اِصطِباري بَعدَها قَد فَقَدتُهُ
كَماjust as أَنَّthat قَلبيmy heart قَدalready تَولّىhas departed بِلاwithout خُلفِa replacement
كَما أَنَّ قَلبي قَد تَولّى بِلا خُلفِ
So where is my endurance after her? I have lost it,
just as my heart has departed, with none to replace it.
أَسيّدةَO lady of الركبِthe caravan الرَحيلَthe departure رأَيتُهُI saw it
أَسيّدةَ الركبِ الرَحيلَ رأَيتُهُ
فَهَلso is there منany سَبيلway لِلقُفولto return ومنand any عطفِturning back
فَهَل من سَبيل لِلقُفول ومن عطفِ
O lady of the caravan, I have witnessed the departure;
is there any way to return, any turning back?
سَكَنتِyou dwelt بجنّاتin gardens of النَعيمbliss وَمُهجَتيwhile my soul
سَكَنتِ بجنّات النَعيم وَمُهجَتي
عَلىupon نارa fire of بُعدٍseparation منكfrom you لَيسَthere is not لَهاfor it مَطفيa quencher
عَلى نار بُعدٍ منك لَيسَ لَها مَطفي
You dwell in gardens of bliss, while my soul
is on a fire of separation from you, with none to quench it.
مضيتِyou departed وَخلَّفتِand left behind الدِيارthe dwellings وَأَهلهاand their people
مضيتِ وَخلَّفتِ الدِيار وَأَهلها
بِمَضيَعَةٍin neglect وَالحالُand the condition أَفضَتled إِلىto خَلفِdeterioration
بِمَضيَعَةٍ وَالحالُ أَفضَت إِلى خَلفِ
You departed, leaving the dwellings and their people
in neglect, their condition changed for the worse.
فَقَدتُI lost بكin losing you الأَهلينَfamily قُربىin kinship وَأُلفَةًand affection
فَقَدتُ بك الأَهلينَ قُربى وَأُلفَةً
فَأقسمتso I swore ماnot ليfor me بَعدَafter بُعدِكyour departure مِنany إِلفِcompanion
فَأقسمت ما لي بَعدَ بُعدِك مِن إِلفِ
I lost in you my family, in kinship and affection;
so I swore: after your departure, I have no companion.
وَراجعتand I returned to سهديmy sleeplessness وَالتأسّفَand regret وَالأَسىand sorrow
وَراجعت سهدي وَالتأسّفَ وَالأَسى
وطلَّقَand divorced لماwhen أَنthat رَحَلتِyou departed الكرىsleep طَرفيmy eye
وطلَّقَ لما أَن رَحَلتِ الكرى طَرفي
And I returned to sleeplessness, regret, and sorrow,
and, when you departed, sleep divorced my eyes.
وَقَلبيَand my heart لاnot ثَوبيmy robe عَلَيكَover you شَقَقتُهُI tore it
وَقَلبيَ لا ثَوبي عَلَيكَ شَقَقتُهُ
وَنادَيتُand I called out ياO أَجيالَgenerations of حلميmy forbearance أَلاcome now خِفّيhasten away
وَنادَيتُ يا أَجيالَ حلمي أَلا خِفّي
It was my heart, not my robe, that I tore over you,
and I cried, “O generations of my forbearance, be gone!”
وَأَمّاand as for أَنينيmy groaning وَالتولُّهُand bewilderment وَالبكاand weeping
وَأَمّا أَنيني وَالتولُّهُ وَالبكا
يعيذُكshields you طَرفيmy eye بَعضُsome of ماwhat قَدalready جَرىhas passed يَكفيsuffices
يعيذُك طَرفي بَعضُ ما قَد جَرى يَكفي
And as for my groaning, bewilderment, and weeping—
my eye shields you; some of what has passed is enough.
تولُّهُthe bewilderment of مَهجورone abandoned وَأَنَّةُand the groan of مفردٍone alone
تولُّهُ مَهجور وَأَنَّةُ مفردٍ
وَذِلَّةُand the abasement of مَقهورٍone crushed وَوحشةُand the loneliness of مُستَخفِone in hiding
وَذِلَّةُ مَقهورٍ وَوحشةُ مُستَخفِ
The bewilderment of one abandoned, and the groan of one alone,
and the abasement of one crushed, and the loneliness of one in hiding.
وَإِنّيand indeed I غَريبٌa stranger لَوeven if سَكَنتُI dwelt بِبَلدَتيin my town
وَإِنّي غَريبٌ لَو سَكَنتُ بِبَلدَتي
وَإِنّيand indeed I وَحيدٌalone لَوeven if رَكَنتُI leaned إِلىupon إِلفِa companion
وَإِنّي وَحيدٌ لَو رَكَنتُ إِلى إِلفِ
I am a stranger, even if I dwell in my own town,
and I am alone, even if I lean upon a companion.
سَلامpeace وَرضوانand divine favor وروحand repose وَرَحمَةٌand mercy
سَلام وَرضوان وروح وَرَحمَةٌ
عَلَيكَupon you مِنَfrom الرَحمَنthe All-Merciful ذيpossessor of الجودbounty وَالعَطفِand compassion
عَلَيكَ مِنَ الرَحمَن ذي الجود وَالعَطفِ
Peace, divine favor, repose, and mercy
be upon you from the All-Merciful, Lord of bounty and compassion.
فَقَلبيso my heart منsince يَومthe day of النَوىparting فيin تَغابُنٍloss
فَقَلبي من يَوم النَوى في تَغابُنٍ
إِلىuntil أَنthat أَرىI see فيat الحشرthe Resurrection gathering شخصَكyour form فيin صَفيmy row
إِلى أَن أَرى في الحشر شخصَك في صَفي
So my heart has been in loss since the day of parting,
until I see your form in my row at the Resurrection.
أَبعدَis it after حَياتيmy life أَرتَجيI hope for راحَةَthe comfort of البقاliving on
أَبعدَ حَياتي أَرتَجي راحَةَ البقا
فَياthen oh تَعَبيmy weariness إِنif كانَis يُبطئُslow to come بيto me حَتفيmy death
فَيا تَعَبي إِن كانَ يُبطئُ بي حَتفي
After my life is gone, can I hope for ease in living on?
Alas for my weariness if my death is slow to reach me!
إِلَهيmy God تداركنيcome to my aid بلطفwith kindness فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
إِلَهي تداركني بلطف فَإِنَّني
إِذاif لَمnot تُغِثنيYou rescue me ياO قَويُّMighty One لفيsurely in ضعفِweakness
إِذا لَم تُغِثني يا قَويُّ لفي ضعفِ
My God, come to my aid with kindness, for I—
if You do not rescue me, O Mighty One—am truly weak.
إِلَهيmy God حَسبيsufficient for me أَنتَYou فاِرحمso have mercy on تَذَلُّليmy abasement
إِلَهي حَسبي أَنتَ فاِرحم تَذَلُّلي
فَإِنّيَfor indeed I فيماin what نابنيhas befallen me بكthrough You أَستَكفيI seek sufficiency
فَإِنّيَ فيما نابني بك أَستَكفي
My God, You suffice me; have mercy on my abasement,
for in what has befallen me, I seek sufficiency in You.
وصلّand send blessings علىupon خَيرِthe best of الأَنامcreation وَآلهand his family
وصلّ على خَيرِ الأَنام وَآله
وَأَصحابهand his companions ماas long as اِشتاقَyearns ناءٍone far away إِلىfor إِلفِa dear companion
وَأَصحابه ما اِشتاقَ ناءٍ إِلى إِلفِ
And send blessings upon the best of creation and his family,
and his companions, as long as one far away longs for a dear companion.
Sol 6.1