يانورانO Nur, if شيئتyou desire النورthe light
يانوران شيئت النور
ويمسيand becomes القلبthe heart معمورfilled
ويمسي القلب معمور
O Nur, if you desire the light,
O light, you have illuminated
and your heart to be filled,
And gladdened the heart
والصدرand the breast مشروحopened مسرورjoyful
والصدر مشروح مسرور
دوميremain steadfast علىin طاعةobedience to اللهGod
دومي على طاعة الله
and your breast to be opened and joyful,
With joy and relief
remain steadfast in obedience to God.
Always obey Allah
وصلىand pray الفرضthe obligatory prayer كاملfully
وصلى الفرض كامل
واتركيand abandon كلevery شاغلdistraction
واتركي كل شاغل
And perform the obligatory prayer in full.
And pray the obligatory prayers completely
And leave behind every distraction,
And leave all distractions
منfrom كلevery عاليhigh وسافلand low
من كل عالي وسافل
منfrom كلeverything ماthat يسخطangers اللهGod
من كل ما يسخط الله
from everything high and low,
From all high and low
from everything that angers God.
From all that angers Allah
واتركيand leave off للمقالاتtalk فإنهاfor it كلهاall of it آفاتharms
واتركي للمقالات فإنها كلها آفات
وموجبهand a cause للنداماتof regrets إلاexcept لمنfor whoever يذكرremembers اللهGod
وموجبه للندامات إلا لمن يذكر الله
And leave off talk, for it is all harmful,
And leave rhetoric for it is all evils
and causes regret, except for those who remember God.
And cause for regrets, except for remembering Allah
ولاand do not تشوفينyou look للناسto people
ولا تشوفين للناس
فالأنسfor companionship بالناسwith people إفلاسbankruptcy
فالأنس بالناس إفلاس
And do not look to people;
And do not look at people
for companionship with people is bankruptcy.
For being with people is loss
واذكرىand remember حالthe state of الأرماسthe graves
واذكرى حال الأرماس
وحينand when نرجعwe return إلىto اللهGod
وحين نرجع إلى الله
And remember the state of the graves,
And remember the state of the worms
and when we return to God.
And when we return to Allah
ولازمىand keep to الذكرremembrance سرمدforever
ولازمى الذكر سرمد
منfrom غيرwithout عدcounting ولاحدand no limit
من غير عد ولاحد
And keep to remembrance forever,
And hold fast to eternal remembrance
without count or limit.
Without limit or end
ينفعكit benefits you فيat حينthe time when تلحدyou are buried
ينفعك في حين تلحد
وليسand not يبقىremains سوىexcept اللهGod
وليس يبقى سوى الله
It will benefit you when you are laid in the grave,
It will benefit you when you are shrouded
and none will remain except God.
And nothing remains except Allah
واهلكand your family ومالكand your wealth يولونturn away
واهلك ومالك يولون
وفوقكand over you الطينthe clay يحثونthey heap by handfuls
وفوقك الطين يحثون
And your family and your wealth will turn away,
Your family and wealth will go
and over you they will heap clay,
And above you the clay they will pour
وأموالكand your wealth الكلeveryone يحوونthey take possession of
وأموالك الكل يحوون
فاطلبso seek خلاصكyour deliverance منfrom اللهGod
فاطلب خلاصك من الله
and all will take possession of your wealth.
And all your wealth they will take
So seek your deliverance from God,
So seek your salvation from Allah
بالزهدthrough renunciation فيin ذيthis الدنيهthe world
بالزهد في ذي الدنيه
وكلand every خصلهquality عليهnoble
وكل خصله عليه
through renunciation of this world,
With asceticism in this lowly life
and every noble quality,
And every admirable trait
باخلاصwith sincerity فيin ذيthis الدنيهthe world
باخلاص في ذي الدنيه
وكلand every خصلهquality عليهnoble
وكل خصله عليه
with sincerity in this world,
With sincerity and truthful intention
and every noble quality,
In every admirable trait
باخلاصwith sincerity معwith صدقtruthfulness of نيهintention
باخلاص مع صدق نيه
فيin كلevery خصلهquality عليهnoble
في كل خصله عليه
with sincerity and a true intention,
And stick to worship and leave all habits
in every noble quality.
And refuse pillows when Allah descends
ولازميand adhere للعبادهto worship واتركيand abandon كلevery عادهhabit
ولازمي للعباده واتركي كل عاده
وارفضيand forsake للوسادهthe pillow فيat وقتthe time ماينزلwhen He descends اللهGod
وارفضي للوساده في وقت ماينزل الله
And remain constant in worship, and abandon every habit.
Rise, seek what you want
And forsake the pillow at the time when God descends.
Of your worldly and religious affairs
قوميrise اطلبيask for ماتريدينwhat you desire
قومي اطلبي ماتريدين
منconcerning أمرthe affairs of دنياكyour worldly life والدينand religion
من أمر دنياك والدين
Rise and ask for what you desire,
He will grant you in the moment and instant
in matters of your worldly life and religion.
If sincere and Allah willing
يعطيكHe gives you فيin الساعthe hour والحينand the moment
يعطيك في الساع والحين
ذاthis صدقtruth تحقيقcertainty واللهby God
ذا صدق تحقيق والله
He will grant it to you that very hour and moment.
We ask Allah to have mercy
This is certain truth, by God.
And take away the worry and sorrow
فنسألso we ask اللهGod يرحمto have mercy
فنسأل الله يرحم
ويذهبand dispel الهمworry والغمand sorrow
ويذهب الهم والغم
So we ask God to have mercy,
And forgive our many sins
and dispel worry and sorrow,
O Forgiver of sins, O Allah
ويغفرand forgive أوزارناour sins الجمabundant
ويغفر أوزارنا الجم
ياغافرO Forgiver of الذنبsin يااللهO God
ياغافر الذنب ياالله
and forgive our many sins.
O Allah with sincere repentance
O Forgiver of sin, O God,
From every ugly trait
يااللهO God بتوبهwith repentance صحيحهsound
ياالله بتوبه صحيحه
منfrom كلevery خصلهtrait قبيحهreprehensible
من كل خصله قبيحه
O God, grant us sound repentance,
And cause of disgrace
from every reprehensible trait,
On the day we are resurrected to Allah
وكلand every موجبcause of فضيحهdisgrace
وكل موجب فضيحه
فيon يومthe day نحشرwe are gathered إلىto اللهGod
في يوم نحشر إلى الله
and every cause of disgrace,
O Allah with a good ending
on the day we are gathered before God.
When death descends
ياO اللهGod بحسنwith goodness of الختامthe end
يا الله بحسن الختام
عندat نزولthe descent of الحمامdeath
عند نزول الحمام
O God, grant us a good end,
We descend to the Abode of Peace
when death descends,
Gardens in which is Allah's pleasure
ننزلwe dwell بدارin the abode of السلامpeace
ننزل بدار السلام
جناتgardens فيهاin them رضاthe pleasure of اللهGod
جنات فيها رضا الله
that we may dwell in the abode of peace,
And our families and loved ones
gardens wherein lies God's pleasure,
And people of kindness in religion
وأهلناand our family والمحبينand those who love
وأهلنا والمحبين
وأهلand people of الموداتbonds of affection فيin الدينthe faith
وأهل المودات في الدين
and our family and those who love,
Without limit or specification
and those bound by affection in the faith,
Bounty and favour from Allah
منfrom غيرwithout حصرrestriction وتعيينand specification
من غير حصر وتعيين
فضلgrace ومنand bounty منfrom اللهGod
فضل ومن من الله
without restriction or specification,
Then blessings upon Ahmed
as grace and bounty from God.
Taha the glorious Prophet
ثمthen الصلاةblessings علىupon أحمدAhmad
ثم الصلاة على أحمد
طهTa-Ha النبيthe Prophet الممجدthe glorified
طه النبي الممجد
Then blessings be upon Ahmad,
Wherever odes are sung and poems recited
Ta-Ha, the glorified Prophet,
And rememberers of Allah mentioned
ماas long as ناحlaments قرىa dove (likely intended) وغردand sings
ما ناح قرى وغرد
وماand as long as ذكرremembers ذاكرone who remembers اللهGod
وما ذكر ذاكر الله
as long as a dove laments and sings,
and as long as anyone remembers God.
Partial English translation: 52 of 54 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1