ضلّmissed العذولthe reprover هُدىthe guidance of الغرامpassionate love فلاحاso he quarreled
ضلّ العذول هُدى الغرام فلاحا
جهلاًout of ignorance بذاكof that فلاso may he not أصابattain فلاحاsuccess
جهلاً بذاك فلا أصاب فلاحا
The reprover missed love’s guidance and so quarreled,
In ignorance of it—may he never attain success.
ولعلهand perhaps he لوif كانwas يدريknew ماwhat الهوىlove
ولعله لو كان يدري ما الهوى
ماnot لامreproached فيهover it عشيةًin the evening وصباحاand in the morning
ما لام فيه عشيةً وصباحا
And perhaps, had he known what love is,
He would not have found fault with it, evening and morning.
ماnot القلبthe heart عنfrom غيّthe waywardness of الصبابةardent love راجعاًturning back
ما القلب عن غيّ الصبابة راجعاً
إلاexcept لِبَدرfor a full moon of هُدىguidance بطيبةin Taybah لاحاshone
إلا لِبَدر هُدى بطيبة لاحا
The heart will not turn from ardent love’s waywardness,
Except for a full moon of guidance that shone in Taybah.
بَدرٌa full moon بداappeared والدينwhile the faith أظلمgrew dark ليلهits night
بَدرٌ بدا والدين أظلم ليله
فغداand so he became بأنوارwith the lights of الهدىguidance مصباحاa lamp
فغدا بأنوار الهدى مصباحا
A full moon appeared while faith’s night had darkened,
And so, with guidance’s lights, he became a lamp.
ولهand he has بطيبةin Taybah طيبُsweetness of عَرفfragrance مُذsince سرتspread
وله بطيبة طيبُ عَرف مُذ سرت
نفحاتهits fragrant wafts أحيتrevived بهthrough him الأرواحاthe souls
نفحاته أحيت به الأرواحا
In Taybah he has a sweet fragrance; ever since they spread,
Its wafts have brought souls to life through him.
ياO خيرbest of مَنthose who تَردُcome الوفودthe delegations لبابهto his door
يا خير مَن تَردُ الوفود لبابه
يستبدلونthey take in exchange منin place of الفسادcorruption صلاحاrighteousness
يستبدلون من الفساد صلاحا
O best of those to whose door delegations come,
Exchanging corruption for righteousness.
صلىmay He send blessings عليكupon you وسلمand grant peace الرحمنthe All-Merciful ماas long as
صلى عليك وسلم الرحمن ما
سلكtraverse الحُدَاةthe chanting camel-drivers مَهامِهاًtrackless deserts وبِطاحاand broad valleys
سلك الحُدَاة مَهامِهاً وبِطاحا
May the All-Merciful bless you and grant you peace as long as
Chanting camel-drivers cross trackless deserts and broad valleys.
Sol 6.1