ألاlisten! ياO صاحبيmy friend قدindeed ضاقhas grown tight صدريmy breast
ألا يا صاحبي قد ضاق صدري
بماbecause of what فيin الوقتthe present time منof أحوالcircumstances تجريunfold
بما في الوقت من أحوال تجري
Listen, my friend: my breast has grown tight
Oh my friend, my chest is tight
Because of the circumstances unfolding in these times,
With what is happening in these times
وأعمالand deeds وأقوالand words وأشياand things
وأعمال وأقوال وأشيا
علمتI learned بهاof them وأشياand things لستI do not أدريknow
علمت بها وأشيا لست أدري
And deeds, and words, and things
Deeds, words, and things
I have learned of, and things I do not know.
I've come to know, and things I do not know
أمورmatters تجعلmake العقلاthe wise حيارىbewildered
أمور تجعل العقلا حيارى
سكارىdrunk غائبينoblivious بغيرwithout خمرwine
سكارى غائبين بغير خمر
Matters that leave the wise bewildered,
Matters that leave reason confused
Drunk and oblivious, without wine.
Intoxicated without wine
فخذso take عنهمfrom them وملand turn منهمaway from them إلىtoward منthe One who
فخذ عنهم ومل منهم إلى من
لهto Him belongs الشانmajesty العظيمgreat وكلand all قهرsubduing power
له الشان العظيم وكل قهر
So take from them, and turn away from them toward the One
So turn away from them and flee
Who possesses great majesty and all subduing power:
To the One with great eminence and power
إلهGod of الخلقcreation وهابbountiful giver of العطاياgifts
إله الخلق وهاب العطايا
عظيمgreat الفضلbounty مصلحone who sets right كلevery أمرmatter
عظيم الفضل مصلح كل أمر
The God of creation, the bountiful giver of gifts,
God of creation, giver of gifts
Great in bounty, setting every matter right.
Great in bounty, mender of all affairs
إلهيmy God خالقيmy Creator ربيmy Lord غياثيmy succor
إلهي خالقي ربي غياثي
أنيسيmy companion حينwhen أوضعI am laid وسطwithin قبريmy grave
أنيسي حين أوضع وسط قبري
My God, my Creator, my Lord, my succor,
My God, my Creator, my Lord, my savior
My companion when I am laid within my grave.
My friend when I'm laid in the grave
رفعتI raised إليهto Him حاجاتيmy needs وفقريand my poverty
رفعت إليه حاجاتي وفقري
وشكوايand my complaint وأحواليand my circumstances وضريand my affliction
وشكواي وأحوالي وضري
I have raised to Him my needs and my poverty,
I've raised my needs and poverty to Him
And my complaint, my circumstances, and my affliction.
And complained of my state and harm
وأرجوand I hope خالقيmy Creator يمننwill bestow favor علىّupon me
وأرجو خالقي يمنن علىّ
بمطلوبيwith what I seek بمحيايin my lifetime وحشريand my gathering at resurrection
بمطلوبي بمحياي وحشري
And I hope my Creator will favor me
And I hope my Creator will favor me
With what I seek, in my life and at my resurrection.
With my wants, my life, and my resurrection
إلهيmy God لاdo not تخيبنيdisappoint me فإنيfor I
إلهي لا تخيبني فإني
مقرone who confesses أننيthat I ضيعتsquandered عمريmy lifetime
مقر أنني ضيعت عمري
My God, do not disappoint me, for I
My God, do not disappoint me, for I admit
Confess that I have squandered my life
I have wasted my life
ياشياon things (apparently intended) كلهاall of them لعبplay ولهوand diversion
ياشيا كلها لعب ولهو
وزورand falsehood موجباتcausing كلevery خسرloss
وزور موجبات كل خسر
On things that are all play and diversion,
On vain play and amusement
And falsehood, bringing every loss.
That caused every loss
فعفواso pardon ثمthen عفواpardon ثمthen عفواpardon
فعفوا ثم عفوا ثم عفوا
وإحساناand kindness وصفحاand forgiveness عنfor مقرone who confesses
وإحسانا وصفحا عن مقر
So grant pardon, then pardon, then pardon,
So pardon, and pardon, and pardon
And kindness, and forgiveness for one who confesses.
And kindness, and clemency for the penitent
وهبand grant ليto me توبةrepentance منfrom كلevery ذنبsin
وهب لي توبة من كل ذنب
بهاthrough it يصلحbecomes sound فؤاديmy heart وشرحand the expansion of صدريmy breast
بها يصلح فؤادي وشرح صدري
And grant me repentance from every sin,
Grant me repentance from every sin
Through which my heart is set right and my breast expanded.
That will mend my heart and expand my chest
وحسنand make good ليfor me الخاتمهthe ending وأهلand the people of ودّيmy affection
وحسن لي الخاتمه وأهل ودّي
وكلand all المسلمينMuslims بكلin every قطرland
وكل المسلمين بكل قطر
And grant a good end to me and those dear to me,
And bless my ending and my loved ones
And all Muslims in every land,
And all the Muslims in every land
بجاهby the rank of المصطفىthe Chosen One خيرthe best of البراياcreated beings
بجاه المصطفى خير البرايا
وأشكرهمand their most grateful وأدمغهمand their mightiest vanquisher لكفرof unbelief
وأشكرهم وأدمغهم لكفر
By the rank of the Chosen One, the best of creation,
For the sake of the Chosen One, best of creations
And the most grateful of them, and their mightiest vanquisher of unbelief.
I thank and praise Him for disbelief
عليهupon him اللهO God صليsend blessings ثمthen سلمgrant peace
عليه الله صلي ثم سلم
عددas many times as ماهبthe blowing of ريحa wind وناحand the lamenting of قرىvillages (as written)
عدد ماهب ريح وناح قرى
O God, send blessings upon him, then grant him peace,
Upon him God pray and peace
As often as a wind blows and villages lament.
As many as the wind blows and villages lament
Sol 6.1