Sol 6.1

  1. يا رب عفواً فإني خائف وجل

    وليس لي صالح يرجى لا عمل

    O Lord, pardon me, for I am afraid and filled with dread.

    I have no worthy deed to place hope in, no work.

  2. وجئت بابك يا مولاي مفتقرا

    إلى غناك وقد ضاقت بي الحيل

    And I came to your door, O my Lord, in need

    Of your abundance, with every expedient closed to me.

  3. ولم أجد لي سبيلا في مدافعة

    وبي تقطعت الاسباب والسبل

    Nor did I find a way to defend myself,

    And means and paths were severed for me.

  4. ولم أكل في الورى امري الى احد

    وليس الا عليك العبد يتكل

    Nor did I entrust my affair to anyone among humankind,

    And on you alone the servant relies.

  5. فاقبل الهي معاذيري وجد كرما

    فحبل جودك بالخيرات متصل

    So accept my excuses, my God, and give generously,

    For the cord of your bounty is joined to blessings.

  6. واسمع نداي فاني لم ازل ابدا

    اليك في سائر الحالات ابتهل

    And hear my call, for I have never ceased

    Imploring you in every circumstance.

  7. واغفر ذنوبي وزلاتي التي عظمت

    وحمّلتني ما لا كنت احتمل

    And forgive my sins and lapses, which have grown grave

    And burdened me with what I could not bear.

  8. فان جودك يمحوها وان كثرت

    لو أنّ عنها يضيق السهل والجبل

    For your bounty erases them, however numerous,

    Even if plain and mountain were too narrow to hold them.

  9. وقد تشفعت بالمختار من مضر

    فهو الشفاء الذي تشفى به العلل

    And I sought intercession through the Chosen One of Mudar,

    For he is the cure through which ailments are healed.

  10. الفاتح الخاتم الماحي الذي ختمت

    حقا ببعثته الانباء والرسل

    The Opener, the Seal, the Effacer, through whom were sealed,

    Truly, by his mission, the tidings and the messengers.

  11. ومن الى المسجد الاقصى المبارك قد

    اسري به وظلام الليل منسدل

    And he who, indeed, to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque,

    Was taken by night, while night's darkness hung down.

  12. وصار يعرج جبريل الامين به

    إلى سماءٍ سماء ثم ينتقل

    And Gabriel the Trustworthy began ascending with him

    To heaven after heaven, then moved onward.

  13. وقاب قوسين من رب السماء دنا

    ونال ما لا اليه غيره يصل

    And he drew near, two bow-lengths from the Lord of heaven,

    And attained what none but he could reach.

  14. لولاه ما كان لا شمس ولا قمرٌ

    ولا سماءٌ ولا ارضٌ ولا جبل

    Without him there would have been no sun or moon,

    Nor heaven, nor earth, nor mountain,

  15. ولا بحارٌ ولا ملكٌ ولا ملكٌ

    ولا سماكٌ ولا حوتٌ ولا حمل

    Nor seas, nor dominion, nor any angel,

    Nor Simak, nor the Fish, nor the Ram.

  16. من لم يزل داعيا للّه مجتهدا

    وليس يأخذه حيف ولا ملل

    He who never ceased calling to God, striving earnestly,

    Whom neither injustice nor weariness overtakes.

  17. وللحنيفية السمحا اقام إلى

    ان اصبحت لا بها زيغ ولا ميل

    And he championed the tolerant, upright faith until

    It came to have neither deviation nor crookedness.

  18. وقومه اهل بدر كم بليل وغى

    جلوا ظلاما ونار الحرب تشتعل

    And his people, the men of Badr—how often, in a night of battle,

    They dispelled darkness while the fire of war blazed!

  19. من كل ابلج وضاح السنا قمرٌ

    بالبرق متشح بالنجم معتقل

    Each a bright-faced moon of dazzling radiance,

    Clad in lightning, bearing a star beneath his arm.

  20. اذا امتضى صارما في يوم معركة

    ابصرت منه يلوح الموت والاجل

    When he drew a keen sword on a day of battle,

    You saw death and the appointed end gleaming from it.

  21. سيوفهم كلما صلت لها سجدت

    هام العدا ولما أمضته تمتثل

    Whenever their swords prayed, before them bowed

    The heads of foes, submitting to what they enforced.

  22. ما البيض عندهم والسمران ذكرت

    الا الصوارمُ والعسالة الذبل

    The fair and the brown, when mentioned among them,

    Are only keen swords and quivering, slender spears.

  23. قوم اذا سالموا كانوا غمام ندا

    او حاربوا فاسودٌ غابها الاسل

    A people who, when they made peace, were clouds of bounty,

    Or, when they fought, lions with spears for their thicket.

  24. قد بايعوا الله في اهل الضلال وما

    شحوا بانفسهم يوما وما يخلوا

    They pledged allegiance to God against the people of error, and

    Never begrudged their lives for a day, nor withdrew.

  25. وكان حصنا لهم طه البشير اذا

    فرّ الجياد وكلّ الفرس البطل

    And Ta-Ha, the bearer of glad tidings, was their fortress when

    The steeds fled and the valiant horse grew weary.

  26. فهو الشفيع الذي ترجى شفاعته

    ولا يخيب لراجي جوده امل

    For he is the intercessor whose intercession is hoped for,

    And the hope of one who looks to his bounty never fails.

  27. وهو الذي رحمة للعالمين اتى

    مبشرا وبه قد بشر الرسل

    And he is the one who came as a mercy to all worlds,

    Bearing glad tidings, and the messengers had heralded him.

  28. وهو الذي جاء بالقرآن فانتسخت

    بحكم آياته الاديان والملل

    And he is the one who brought the Qur'an, and thus were superseded,

    By the rulings of its verses, the religions and creeds.

  29. وهو الرؤوف بنا البر الرحيم وذو الس

    مجد الذي بعلاه يضرب المثل

    And he is compassionate toward us, kind, merciful, and possessed of [incomplete word]

    Glory—he whose lofty rank is proverbial.

  30. وهو المعد لنا يوم الحساب وان

    عدت مناقبه لم يحصها جمل

    And he is kept ready for us on the Day of Reckoning; and if

    His virtues were counted, no sum could encompass them.

  31. لولاه ما شاقني عرب بذى سلم

    ولا اراك ولا بان ولا اثل

    Without him, no Arabs at Dhu Salam would have stirred my longing,

    Nor arak trees, nor ban trees, nor tamarisks.

  32. كلا ولا راق لي نظم القريض ولا

    حلا نسيب ولا مدح ولا غزل

    No indeed; nor would the composing of verse delight me, nor

    Would a love-prelude, praise, or love-song be sweet.

  33. وما اشبب في معنى اهيم به

    الا وانت لعمري القصد والامل

    And I never sing love-verses on a theme that captivates me

    Except with you, by my life, as my aim and hope.

  34. يا سيد الرسل سوء الحظ اخرني

    وعاقني المقعدان العجز والكسل

    O master of the messengers, ill fortune has delayed me,

    And the two cripplers—incapacity and sloth—have held me back.

  35. فليت شعري هل في العمر يؤذن لي

    بزورة قبل ان يغتالني الاجل

    Would that I knew: will I be allowed, within my lifetime,

    A visit before my appointed end steals me away?

  36. فقبلها كان بالاهلين لي شغل

    واليوم اصبحت لا اهل ولا شغل

    For before that, my family kept me occupied,

    And today I have neither family nor occupation.

  37. وما مقامي بارض لا انيس بها

    وليس لي ناقة فيها ولا جمل

    Why remain in a land where there is no companion,

    And where I have neither she-camel nor he-camel?

  38. لكنني منك ارجو العطف لي كرما

    وليس للعبد عن ساداته بدل

    Yet I hope that you will graciously show me kindness,

    And a servant has no substitute for his masters.

  39. خذها تحية مشتاق اليك اتت

    ومن سناها عليك الحلي والحلل

    Accept this greeting, come to you from one who longs for you,

    And from its radiance, ornaments and robes adorn you.

  40. تبغي القرى فعسى تقرى اذا تليت

    يوماً وتصغى لها الاسماع والمقل

    It seeks hospitality; perhaps it will be welcomed when recited

    One day, as ears and eyes listen attentively to it.

  41. ومن تكن انت في الدارين ملجأه

    فليس خوف عليه لا ولا وجل

    And whoever has you for refuge in both worlds,

    Then no fear lies upon him—no, nor any dread.

  42. صلى عليك اله العرش ما صدحت

    في الايك ورقٌ على عود لها زجل

    May the God of the Throne bless you, as long as there sing

    In the groves, gray doves upon a bough, with ringing song;

  43. والآل والصحب ما ركب شدا طربا

    وما لطيبة شوق حنت الإبل

    And your family and companions, as long as a caravan sings with joy,

    And as long as camels moan in longing for Tayba.