مَجالُthe reach of لُطفِكَYour gentle care بينَbetween النَّفْسِthe soul والنَّفَسِand the breath
مَجالُ لُطفِكَ بينَ النَّفْسِ والنَّفَسِ
وسِرُّand the secret of هَدْيِكَYour guidance بينَbetween النّارِthe fire والقَبَسِand the firebrand
وسِرُّ هَدْيِكَ بينَ النّارِ والقَبَسِ
The reach of Your gentle care lies between the soul and the breath,
and the secret of Your guidance between the fire and the firebrand.
وسَيْبُand the outpouring of جُودِكَYour bounty قَدْindeed عَمَّencompassed الوجُودَexistence لُهىًwith gifts
وسَيْبُ جُودِكَ قَدْ عَمَّ الوجُودَ لُهىً
ماwhat lies بَيْنَbetween مُنْسَجِمٍpouring down جَوْداًin bounty ومُنْبَجِسِand welling forth
ما بَيْنَ مُنْسَجِمٍ جَوْداً ومُنْبَجِسِ
The outpouring of Your bounty has filled existence with gifts,
whether pouring down in bounty or welling forth.
فَماso what عَسىmight أنto يُطيلَprolong القولَspeech ذوone possessing لَسَنٍeloquence
فَما عَسى أن يُطيلَ القولَ ذو لَسَنٍ
أوor ماwhat عَسىmight أنْto يُطيلَprolong الصَّمْتَsilence ذوone possessing خَرَسِspeechlessness
أو ما عَسى أنْ يُطيلَ الصَّمْتَ ذو خَرَسِ
What, then, can the eloquent achieve by speaking at length,
or the speechless by prolonging their silence?
بَهَرْتَYou dazzled نُوراًwith light فَلاso no سِتْرٌveil لِمُلْتفِتٍfor one who looks
بَهَرْتَ نُوراً فَلا سِتْرٌ لِمُلْتفِتٍ
وفِضْتَand You overflowed جوداًwith bounty فلاso no عُذْرٌexcuse لِمُلْتَمِسِfor a seeker
وفِضْتَ جوداً فلا عُذْرٌ لِمُلْتَمِسِ
You dazzle with light; no veil remains for one who looks.
You overflow with bounty; no seeker has an excuse.
وعُدتَand You showed favor بالحلْمِwith forbearance والإجمالِand graciousness فاتَّضَحَتْso there appeared
وعُدتَ بالحلْمِ والإجمالِ فاتَّضَحَتْ
حُلىthe adornments of جَمالِكَYour beauty مِثْلَlike الصُّبْحِdawn فيin الغَلَسِthe predawn gloom
حُلى جَمالِكَ مِثْلَ الصُّبْحِ في الغَلَسِ
And You favored us with forbearance and graciousness, revealing
the adornments of Your beauty, like dawn in the predawn gloom.
فالكُلُّso all مُحتفلٌgathered فيin الحمدِpraise مُبتهلٌearnestly supplicating
فالكُلُّ مُحتفلٌ في الحمدِ مُبتهلٌ
سُفْلٌthe lowly كعُلْوٍlike the lofty ومَرؤوسٌand the subordinate كَمُرْتَئِسِlike the leader
سُفْلٌ كعُلْوٍ ومَرؤوسٌ كَمُرْتَئِسِ
So all gather in praise, fervently supplicating,
the lowly like the lofty, the led like those who lead.
وأيّماand which نِعمةٍblessing منْfrom قبلُbeforehand نَشْكُرهاwe give thanks for it
وأيّما نِعمةٍ منْ قبلُ نَشْكُرها
والشُّكرُand thanksgiving مِنْهاis among them وشُكرُand thanks for الشُّكرthanksgiving وَلْتَقِسِand keep reckoning
والشُّكرُ مِنْها وشُكرُ الشُّكر وَلْتَقِسِ
And which blessing should we thank You for first,
when thanks is one such blessing, and thanks for thanks—keep reckoning!
كَفىsuffices بِخَيْرِthe best of البَراياall creatures نِعمةًas a blessing نَفُسَتْof great worth
كَفى بِخَيْرِ البَرايا نِعمةً نَفُسَتْ
فأعجزَso rendered powerless الشكرُthanksgiving عَنْهاfor it كُلَّevery ذِيpossessor of نَفَسِbreath
فأعجزَ الشكرُ عَنْها كُلَّ ذِي نَفَسِ
The best of creation suffices as a blessing so precious
that every breathing soul is powerless to give thanks for it.
كفىsuffices بِبَعْثِكَYour sending خَيْرَthe best of الرُّسْلِthe messengers مَوْهِبَةًas a gift
كفى بِبَعْثِكَ خَيْرَ الرُّسْلِ مَوْهِبَةً
عمَّتْembraced كِلاboth الثَّقَلَيْنthe two orders of beings الجِنِّthe jinn والإنِسِand humankind
عمَّتْ كِلا الثَّقَلَيْن الجِنِّ والإنِسِ
Your sending the best of messengers is gift enough,
embracing both orders of beings, jinn and humankind.
رَسُولُa messenger of يُمْنٍgood fortune حَباناgranted us كُلَّevery مُلْتَمسٍthing sought
رَسُولُ يُمْنٍ حَبانا كُلَّ مُلْتَمسٍ
ونُورُand a light of هَدْيٍguidance كفاناspared us كُلَّevery مُلْتَبَسِambiguity
ونُورُ هَدْيٍ كفانا كُلَّ مُلْتَبَسِ
A messenger of good fortune who granted us all we sought,
and a light of guidance that spared us all confusion.
حَمَىhe guarded حِمىthe sanctuary of الحقِّtruth إرْغاماًin humiliation لِمُبْطِلِهِof its denier
حَمَى حِمى الحقِّ إرْغاماً لِمُبْطِلِهِ
فالشِّرْكُso polytheism فيat مأْتَمٍa mourning gathering والدِّينُand faith فيat عُرُسِa wedding feast
فالشِّرْكُ في مأْتَمٍ والدِّينُ في عُرُسِ
He guarded truth's sanctuary, bringing its denier low;
so polytheism is at a wake, and faith at a wedding feast.
نُورٌa light لِمُقتبِسٍfor one seeking a flame حِرزٌa refuge لِمُحترِسٍfor one seeking safety
نُورٌ لِمُقتبِسٍ حِرزٌ لِمُحترِسٍ
يُمْنٌgood fortune لِمُنتَكِسٍfor one laid low نُعْمىbliss لِمُبتئِسِfor the distressed
يُمْنٌ لِمُنتَكِسٍ نُعْمى لِمُبتئِسِ
Light for one seeking a flame, shelter for one seeking safety,
good fortune for the fallen, bliss for the distressed.
أعْظِمْhow great بهِhe is منas هُدىًguidance لِلْمُقْتَفينَfor those who follow نَدىًbounty
أعْظِمْ بهِ من هُدىً لِلْمُقْتَفينَ نَدىً
لِلْمُعْتَفينfor seekers of gifts رَدىًdoom لِلْمُلْحِدِfor the unbeliever النّكِسِthe base
لِلْمُعْتَفين رَدىً لِلْمُلْحِدِ النّكِسِ
How great he is: guidance for followers, bounty
for seekers of gifts, doom for the base unbeliever!
وقىprotected بهthrough him اللهُGod منfrom هُلْكٍruin وبصَّرand gave clear sight مِنfrom
وقى به اللهُ من هُلْكٍ وبصَّر مِن
شَكٍّdoubt وطَهَّرَand cleansed مِنْfrom إفكٍfalsehood ومِنْand from دَنَسِdefilement
شَكٍّ وطَهَّرَ مِنْ إفكٍ ومِنْ دَنَسِ
Through him God saved us from ruin and cleared our sight of
doubt, and cleansed us of falsehood and defilement.
هَدَىHe guided بهthrough him كُلَّevery نابٍturning away سَمْعُهhis hearing شَرهٍgreedy
هَدَى به كُلَّ نابٍ سَمْعُه شَرهٍ
وقادَand led كُلَّevery أبيٍّdefiant one طَبعُهُhis nature شَرِسِfierce
وقادَ كُلَّ أبيٍّ طَبعُهُ شَرِسِ
Through him He guided every greedy man whose ears refused to listen,
and led every defiant man of fierce temper,
حَتَّىuntil مَحاHe erased رَسْمَthe trace of إفْكٍfalsehood كانَhad been مُرتَسِماًinscribed
حَتَّى مَحا رَسْمَ إفْكٍ كانَ مُرتَسِماً
وأثْبتَand established الدِّينَfaith والدُّنياand worldly life علىupon أُسُسِfoundations
وأثْبتَ الدِّينَ والدُّنيا على أُسُسِ
until He erased the trace of falsehood once inscribed
and established faith and worldly life on firm foundations.
آياتُsigns of جُودٍbounty تَجلَّتshone forth فيin الوُجودِexistence ضُحىًin full daylight
آياتُ جُودٍ تَجلَّت في الوُجودِ ضُحىً
ظَلَّتْremained لَهاat them فِئةُthe faction of التَّضْليلmisguidance فيin عَبسِa scowl
ظَلَّتْ لَها فِئةُ التَّضْليل في عَبسِ
Signs of bounty shone through existence in full daylight,
at which the faction of misguidance remained scowling.
إليكَtoward you ياO مَلْجأrefuge of الرَّاجينَthe hopeful قدindeed نَزَعَتْhave drawn
إليكَ يا مَلْجأ الرَّاجينَ قد نَزَعَتْ
نوازعٌyearnings بيَwith me إنْif تُسْتَقْصَfully examined لاnot تُقَسِbe measured
نوازعٌ بيَ إنْ تُسْتَقْصَ لا تُقَسِ
To you, O refuge of the hopeful, I have been drawn
by yearnings that, however explored, cannot be measured:
منin the form of سَفْحِshedding دَمعٍtears بِسَفحdown the slope of الخدِّthe cheek مطَّردٍflowing unceasingly
من سَفْحِ دَمعٍ بِسَفح الخدِّ مطَّردٍ
وقَدْحِand the kindling of وَجْدٍpassionate longing بطيِّwithin the folds of الصَّدرِthe breast منعَكِسِreflected
وقَدْحِ وَجْدٍ بطيِّ الصَّدرِ منعَكِسِ
tears shed in ceaseless streams down the cheek's slope,
and the kindling of longing, reflected in the folds of the breast,
ونَهْبِand the plunder of شوقٍyearning أباحَallowed السُّقمsickness مَنْهبتيto plunder me
ونَهْبِ شوقٍ أباحَ السُّقم مَنْهبتي
فالجِسْمُso the body فيin تَعبٍweariness والقَلْبُand the heart فيin تَعَسِmisery
فالجِسْمُ في تَعبٍ والقَلْبُ في تَعَسِ
and yearning's ravages, which let sickness plunder me;
so my body is weary, and my heart in misery.
فَهَلْis there, then سَبيلٌa path تؤدِّيthat leads حِلْفَone bound to قاصيةٍa far-off land
فَهَلْ سَبيلٌ تؤدِّي حِلْفَ قاصيةٍ
إلىto مَقَرِّthe abode of الهُدىguidance منwithin رَوْضةِthe garden of القُدُسِholiness
إلى مَقَرِّ الهُدى من رَوْضةِ القُدُسِ
Is there, then, a path to bring one bound to a far-off land
to the abode of guidance within the garden of holiness,
الىto البشيرِthe bringer of glad tidings النَّذيرthe warner المُجْتَبىthe chosen one كَرَماًthrough grace
الى البشيرِ النَّذير المُجْتَبى كَرَماً
إلىto السِّراجthe lamp المُنيرِshining الأشرفِthe noblest النَّدُسِthe discerning
إلى السِّراج المُنيرِ الأشرفِ النَّدُسِ
to the bringer of glad tidings, the warner, chosen through grace,
to the shining lamp, the noblest, the discerning?
مَنْwho ليfor me بِلَثْمِwith kissing ضَريحa tomb لَثْمُهُkissing it سَببٌa bond
مَنْ لي بِلَثْمِ ضَريح لَثْمُهُ سَببٌ
لِكُلِّfor every مُنقطعٍone cut off باللهِin God مؤتَنِسِfinding solace
لِكُلِّ مُنقطعٍ باللهِ مؤتَنِسِ
Who will help me kiss a tomb whose kissing is a bond
for every solitary soul who finds solace in God?
روضٌa garden كَساهُclothed it الرِّضىdivine favor منfrom طِيْبِهits fragrance خِلَعاًrobes of honor
روضٌ كَساهُ الرِّضى من طِيْبِه خِلَعاً
فَلَيْسَso not يَعْرَىgoes naked مُحِبٌّa lover مِنْin هَواهُlove for it كُسِيwas clothed
فَلَيْسَ يَعْرَى مُحِبٌّ مِنْ هَواهُ كُسِي
A garden that favor clothed in robes of its fragrance;
so no lover clothed in love of it goes naked.
ياah ليتَif only شِعْريmy knowing وأيَّاميwhile my days تُثَبِّطنيhold me back
يا ليتَ شِعْري وأيَّامي تُثَبِّطني
ومَنْand whoever سَقَتْهُgave him drink كؤوسُthe cups of العَجْزِhelplessness لمdid not يَكِسِact resourcefully
ومَنْ سَقَتْهُ كؤوسُ العَجْزِ لم يَكِسِ
Ah, would that I knew—though my days hold me back,
and whoever drinks the cups of helplessness can devise no way—
هلshall أكحَلُI apply kohl to الجفنَthe eyelid منwith تُرْبٍdust بهِin it عَبقٌfragrance
هل أكحَلُ الجفنَ من تُرْبٍ بهِ عَبقٌ
وأرشُفُand I sip الثَّغرَthe mouth منfrom إظلالِهِits shade اللَّعِسِdusky
وأرشُفُ الثَّغرَ من إظلالِهِ اللَّعِسِ
shall I line my eyelid with dust imbued with fragrance,
and sip with my lips from its dusky shade,
وأُبْلغُand I bring الخَدَّthe cheek منby تَعفيرهِdusting it وَطراًa desired end
وأُبْلغُ الخَدَّ من تَعفيرهِ وَطراً
شَوقاًin longing لِمَوطئfor the place trodden by نَعْلٍa sandal طاهرٍpure قُدُسيholy
شَوقاً لِمَوطئ نَعْلٍ طاهرٍ قُدُسي
and grant my cheek its wish by rubbing it in the dust,
longing for the spot trodden by a pure, holy sandal?
إليكَto You ياO ربّLord شكوَىthe complaint of مُبْعَدٍone kept far away قَعدتْheld back
إليكَ يا ربّ شكوَى مُبْعَدٍ قَعدتْ
بهِhim الخَطاياsins فلَمْso he did not يَنْهَضْrise لِمُلْتَمَسِtoward what he sought
بهِ الخَطايا فلَمْ يَنْهَضْ لِمُلْتَمَسِ
To You, O Lord, comes the complaint of one kept far away, held back
by his sins, so he could not rise toward what he sought.
غَرَّتْهُdeceived him غرّةthe allure of دُنياworldly life بالصِّباin youth فصَباso he yielded to desire
غَرَّتْهُ غرّة دُنيا بالصِّبا فصَبا
وأنَّسَتْهُand reassured him بتَهوينِby making light of الهَوىdesire فَنَسِيso he forgot
وأنَّسَتْهُ بتَهوينِ الهَوى فَنَسِي
The world's allure deceived him in youth, and he yielded to desire,
and reassured him by making light of passion, so he forgot.
ياO ربّLord رُحماكَYour mercy فيin تَبْليغِfulfilling مأربهِhis desire
يا ربّ رُحماكَ في تَبْليغِ مأربهِ
فَلُطفكَfor Your gentleness اللُّطْفُtrue gentleness فيin تيسيرِeasing كلevery عَسِيdifficulty
فَلُطفكَ اللُّطْفُ في تيسيرِ كل عَسِي
O Lord, grant Your mercy in fulfilling his desire,
for Your gentleness is true gentleness in easing every hardship.
أناI الفقيرthe needy one فَعُدْso favor me بالفَضْلِwith bounty ياO أمَليmy hope
أنا الفقير فَعُدْ بالفَضْلِ يا أمَلي
فقَدْfor indeed دَعَوْتُكَI called upon You عنout of عُدْمٍdestitution وعَنْand out of فَلَسِpennilessness
فقَدْ دَعَوْتُكَ عن عُدْمٍ وعَنْ فَلَسِ
I am the needy one; bestow Your bounty, O my hope,
for I have called upon You in destitution and pennilessness.
ثُمَّthen الصَّلاةُblessings علىupon المبعوثِthe one sent مَرْحَمةًas a mercy
ثُمَّ الصَّلاةُ على المبعوثِ مَرْحَمةً
إلىto الخليقةcreation منof جِنٍّjinn ومِنand of أنَسِhumankind
إلى الخليقة من جِنٍّ ومِن أنَسِ
Then blessings upon the one sent as a mercy
to creation, both jinn and humankind,
وآلهِand his family والصِّحابِand the companions الغُرِّthe radiant قاطِبةًall together
وآلهِ والصِّحابِ الغُرِّ قاطِبةً
ماas long as افْتَرَّsmiled ثغرُthe mouth of صَباحٍmorning عنrevealing لَمىthe dark lip-tint of غَلَسِpredawn gloom
ما افْتَرَّ ثغرُ صَباحٍ عن لَمى غَلَسِ
and upon his family and radiant companions, all together,
as long as morning's mouth smiles through the dusky lips of predawn gloom.
Sol 6.1