أسندrelate with a chain of transmission حديثكyour tale عنfrom; about بدرa full moon بذيat Dhu سلمSalam
أسند حديثك عن بدر بذي سلم
وسلسلand string into a chain الدمعthe tears بالإرسالby letting them flow فيamong الخيمthe tents
وسلسل الدمع بالإرسال في الخيم
Trace your tale to a full moon at Dhu Salam,
Lean on Hadith of Badr in presence of Dhi Salm
And string your tears into a flowing chain among the tents,
And unleash tears continually in the tents
مُذكراًcalling to mind بزمانa time حينwhen حلاit grew sweet
مُذكراً بزمان حين حلا
نشرتI unfolded طيّthe folds of غراميmy passion فيهduring it بالحرمin the Sacred Precinct
نشرت طيّ غرامي فيه بالحرم
Recalling a time when it was sweet,
Reminding of the time when it hosted
I unfolded the folds of my passion then, in the Sacred Precinct.
My love story unfolded therein in the sanctuary
فيin خيرthe best أرضland سمتrose high بالمصطفىthrough the Chosen One شرفاًin honor
في خير أرض سمت بالمصطفى شرفاً
محمدMuhammad خيرthe best خلقcreation of اللَهGod كلهمall of them
محمد خير خلق اللَه كلهم
In the finest land, exalted in honor through the Chosen One,
In the best land exalted by Mustafa in honor
Muhammad, the best of all God's creation.
Muhammad best of all Allah's creations
المصطفىthe Chosen One المُجتبىthe Elect الهاديthe guide بدعوتهthrough his call
المصطفى المُجتبى الهادي بدعوته
أشفقthe most compassionate وأكفىand most helpful وأوفىand most faithful الناسof people بالذّممto pledges
أشفق وأكفى وأوفى الناس بالذّمم
The Chosen, the Elect, who guides through his call,
The Chosen One, the Guide through his call
The most compassionate and helpful of people, and the most faithful to pledges.
Most merciful, sufficient and loyal to promises
ياO مُطلقreleasing النفسthe soul فيwithin قيدthe bonds of الهوىdesire سَرفاًexcessively
يا مُطلق النفس في قيد الهوى سَرفاً
يخصّهناsingles out here (uncertain reading) بعُمومwith all-encompassing الخزيdisgrace والندمand remorse
يخصّهنا بعُموم الخزي والندم
O you who let your soul run loose within desire's bonds, to excess,
O you who indulges yourself in love's captivity
It singles one out here for all-encompassing disgrace and remorse.
Would single me out for disgrace and regret overall
طهّرpurify حشاكyour heart وصُمّand be deaf عمّاto what يشينdisgraces وعُدand return
طهّر حشاك وصُمّ عمّا يشين وعُد
سَلask المدبّرthe Disposer of affairs عتقاًrelease فهوfor He ذوpossessor of كرمgenerosity
سَل المدبّر عتقاً فهو ذو كرم
Purify your heart, turn a deaf ear to what disgraces, and return.
Purify your worries, abstain from disgraces, and promise
Ask the Disposer of affairs for release, for He is generous.
To free slaves, for He is generous
وارفعand raise أموركyour affairs للرحمنto the All-Merciful مُنتصباًstanding upright
وارفع أمورك للرحمن مُنتصباً
بكسرwith the breaking of قلبa heart عنfrom الزلاتmissteps منجزمsevered
بكسر قلب عن الزلات منجزم
And raise your affairs to the All-Merciful, standing upright,
And delegate your matters to the Merciful erect
With a broken heart, severed from missteps.
With a broken heart regretful of mistakes
وقُلand say مددتI have stretched out يديmy hand مولايmy Lord ذاpossessing أملhope
وقُل مددت يدي مولاي ذا أمل
فيin فيضthe outpouring of جودكYour generosity ياO جوّادgenerous Giver بالنِّعَمwith blessings
في فيض جودك يا جوّاد بالنِّعَم
And say: I have stretched out my hand, my Lord, full of hope
And say: My Master, I extended my hands hopefully
In the outpouring of Your bounty, O generous Giver of blessings.
For your bounty's grace, O Most Generous in blessings
مولايmy Lord لاdo not تقطعنيcut me off إذاwhen أسأتI do wrong فليfor I have
مولاي لا تقطعني إذا أسأت فلي
فيin العفوpardon ظنan expectation جميلgood غيرnot منصرمceasing
في العفو ظن جميل غير منصرم
My Lord, do not cut me off when I do wrong, for I have
My Master, deprive me not if I did wrong, so grant me
A good hope of pardon that never fades.
A good thought of pardon that doesn't cease
مَنwho للمُقَصّرfor the one who falls short ياO ذاpossessor of الطولbounty يُنقذهwill save him
مَن للمُقَصّر يا ذا الطول يُنقذه
سواكother than You يومon the day of اللقاthe meeting منfrom زلّةa slip of القدمthe foot
سواك يوم اللقا من زلّة القدم
Who will save the one who falls short, O Possessor of bounty,
Who would save the negligent, O Most Patient
Other than You, on the Day of Meeting, from a slip of the foot?
Except You on the Day from stumbling steps
رِقاعُslips of paper توقيعwritten recording ذنبيmy sin سلسلتhave been chained together فعسىso perhaps
رِقاعُ توقيع ذنبي سلسلت فعسى
تُمحىbe erased بأشعارby verses مدحيmy praise of سيّدthe master of الأممthe nations
تُمحى بأشعار مدحي سيّد الأمم
The slips recording my sin have been chained together; may they
The scrolls of my sins' traces chained me, so may
Be erased by my verses praising the master of nations.
My praise poems erase them, Chief of nations
منfrom كفّهhis palm وزكفتand [unclear word] ماءwater جرىflowed وكفتand sufficed
من كفّه وزكفت ماء جرى وكفت
بهwith it جيوشاًarmies وذاكand that الماءwater كالديمlike steady rains
به جيوشاً وذاك الماء كالديم
Water flowed from his palm [unclear wording] and sufficed
Whose palm flowed water that sufficed armies
For armies; that water was like steady rains.
That water like blood in complexion
ياO مَنyou who أتىcame رحمةas a mercy للعالمينto the worlds ومَنand you who
يا مَن أتى رحمة للعالمين ومَن
بهin him يلوذونthey seek refuge طُرّاًall together يومon the day of حشرهمtheir gathering
به يلوذون طُرّاً يوم حشرهم
O you who came as a mercy to the worlds, and you
O the one who came as mercy for the worlds, the one
In whom they all seek refuge on the day they are gathered,
Whom they take refuge with when gathered
كُنbe شافعاًan intercessor لابنfor Ibn سودونSudun لتُنقذهso that you may save him
كُن شافعاً لابن سودون لتُنقذه
ياO أكرمthe noblest of الرسلthe messengers منamong عربArabs ومنand among عجمnon-Arabs
يا أكرم الرسل من عرب ومن عجم
Be an intercessor for Ibn Sudun, that you may save him,
Be the intercessor for Ibn Saudun to save him
O noblest of messengers, among Arabs and non-Arabs.
O the most generous of messengers, Arabs and non-Arabs
عليكupon you أزكىthe purest صلاةblessing لاno انفصامrupture لهاfor it
عليك أزكى صلاة لا انفصام لها
وافتhas come بأزكىwith the purest سلامgreeting of peace غيرnot منفصمsevered
وافت بأزكى سلام غير منفصم
Upon you be the purest blessing, never sundered,
Upon you the most virtuous eternal prayer
Coming with the purest greeting of peace, never broken.
Bestow the most virtuous ceaseless peace
Sol 6.1