رِفْقًاgently بقَلْبيwith my heart كَفَانيhas been enough for me مِنْكَfrom you هِجْرَانَاestrangement
رِفْقًا بقَلْبي كَفَاني مِنْكَ هِجْرَانَا
وَارْحَمْand have mercy فجَفْنيfor my eyelid يَبِيتُstays overnight الليلَthe night يقظاناawake
وَارْحَمْ فجَفْني يَبِيتُ الليلَ يقظانا
Be gentle with my heart; I have had enough of your estrangement.
And have mercy, for my eyelid spends the night awake.
أتيتُI came والحبُّand love يدعونيcalls me ويدفعُنيand drives me
أتيتُ والحبُّ يدعوني ويدفعُني
والشَّوْقُand longing بينbetween ضلوعيmy ribs شبَّkindled نِيرَانَاfires
والشَّوْقُ بين ضلوعي شبَّ نِيرَانَا
I have come, with love calling me and driving me on,
and longing has kindled fires between my ribs.
وجئتُand I came والدمعand the tears منهلٌّstreaming ومنهمرٌand pouring
وجئتُ والدمع منهلٌّ ومنهمرٌ
ينسابُflows منfrom جفنيmy eyelid المقروحِulcerated طوفاناas a flood
ينسابُ من جفني المقروحِ طوفانا
I have come with tears streaming and pouring,
flowing in a flood from my ulcerated eyelid.
فارحمْso have mercy on دموعيmy tears لاdo not تطردْreject شفاعتَهاtheir intercession
فارحمْ دموعي لا تطردْ شفاعتَها
فالدمعُfor tears يشفعُintercede للعُشَّاقfor lovers أحيانَاsometimes
فالدمعُ يشفعُ للعُشَّاق أحيانَا
So have mercy on my tears; do not reject their intercession,
for tears sometimes intercede for lovers.
يسلوfind solace المحبُّونlovers أحيانًاsometimes إذاwhen يئسواthey despair
يسلو المحبُّون أحيانًا إذا يئسوا
وقدand indeed يئستُI have despaired فماyet not حاولتُI sought سلوانَاsolace !
وقد يئستُ فما حاولتُ سلوانَا !
Lovers sometimes find solace when they despair,
yet I have despaired and sought no solace!
حُبِّيmy love لِطَهَfor Taha عجيـبٌwondrous فيin تصرُّفهits ways
حُبِّي لِطَهَ عجيـبٌ في تصرُّفه
إنif زادincreases يأيunclear; perhaps 'my despair' يزيدُincreases القلبthe heart تَحْنَانَاin yearning !
إن زاد يأي يزيدُ القلب تَحْنَانَا !
My love for Taha is wondrous in its ways:
if [my despair] grows, the heart grows more yearning!
ياO سيِّدَmaster of الخلقِcreation صِلْنيdraw me close واشْفِand quench لِيfor me ظمئيmy thirst
يا سيِّدَ الخلقِ صِلْني واشْفِ لِي ظمئي
وَاسْألِand ask اللهَGod ليfor me عَفْوًاpardon وغُفْرَانَاand forgiveness
وَاسْألِ اللهَ لي عَفْوًا وغُفْرَانَا
O master of creation, draw me close and quench my thirst,
and ask God to pardon and forgive me.
هذيthese ذنوبيmy sins جلَّتْare grave لستُI do not أذكرُهاremember them
هذي ذنوبي جلَّتْ لستُ أذكرُها
إلاexcept that استبدَّتْtake complete hold بيَof me الأحزانُsorrows ألواناof many kinds
إلا استبدَّتْ بيَ الأحزانُ ألوانا
These sins of mine are grave; never do I remember them
without sorrows of every kind overwhelming me.
مولايَmy master ياO خيرَbest of منone تُرجىis hoped for شفاعتُهhis intercession
مولايَ يا خيرَ من تُرجى شفاعتُه
إذاif شفعتَyou intercede فذنبيthen my sin كلُّهall of it هانَاbecomes slight
إذا شفعتَ فذنبي كلُّه هانَا
My master, O best of those whose intercession is hoped for,
if you intercede, all my sin becomes a light burden.
فاشفعْso intercede فأنتfor you are شفيعُthe intercessor for الناسِmankind قاطبةًall together
فاشفعْ فأنت شفيعُ الناسِ قاطبةً
ولمand did not يُشَفِّعْaccept as intercessor سِوَاكَother than you اللهGod إنساناany human
ولم يُشَفِّعْ سِوَاكَ الله إنسانا
So intercede, for you are the intercessor for all mankind;
God has accepted no human but you as an intercessor.
أعطاكgave you ربُّكyour Lord ماwhat لمdid not يعطهgive it أحدًاto anyone
أعطاك ربُّك ما لم يعطه أحدًا
علمًاknowledge وحلمًاand forbearance وإخلاصًاand sincerity وإيمانَاand faith
علمًا وحلمًا وإخلاصًا وإيمانَا
Your Lord has given you what He has given no one else:
knowledge, forbearance, sincerity, and faith.
وأنتand you are أعظمُthe greatest of خلقِthe creatures of اللهِGod مكرمةًin nobility
وأنت أعظمُ خلقِ اللهِ مكرمةً
وأنتand you are أطهرُهُمthe purest of them حِسًّاin feeling ووجدانَاand conscience
وأنت أطهرُهُم حِسًّا ووجدانَا
You are the greatest of God's creatures in nobility,
and the purest of them in feeling and conscience.
أتيتyou came والكونُand the universe أعْمَىblind حائرٌbewildered قَلِقٌtroubled
أتيت والكونُ أعْمَى حائرٌ قَلِقٌ
والناسُand people كانُواwere بهwithin it صُمًّاdeaf وعُمْيَانَاand blind
والناسُ كانُوا به صُمًّا وعُمْيَانَا
You came when the universe was blind, bewildered, and troubled,
and the people within it were deaf and blind.
فَشَاعَso spread نُورُكَyour light يجلُوdispelling كُلَّevery مظلمـةٍdarkness
فَشَاعَ نُورُكَ يجلُو كُلَّ مظلمـةٍ
وفاضَand overflowed هدْيُكَyour guidance يَهْدِيguiding الإنسَhumankind والجاناand jinn
وفاضَ هدْيُكَ يَهْدِي الإنسَ والجانا
Then your light spread, dispelling every darkness,
and your guidance overflowed, guiding humankind and jinn.
أتيتَyou came والناسُand people أجناسٌraces مُمَزَّقةٌtorn apart
أتيتَ والناسُ أجناسٌ مُمَزَّقةٌ
فاضتْoverflowed قلوبُهُمُtheir hearts بَغْيًاwith oppression وَعُدْوانَاand aggression
فاضتْ قلوبُهُمُ بَغْيًا وَعُدْوانَا
You came when people were divided into sundered races,
their hearts overflowing with oppression and aggression.
فَرُحْتَso you set about تمحوerasing فروقَthe distinctions of الجنسِrace بينهمُamong them
فَرُحْتَ تمحو فروقَ الجنسِ بينهمُ
حتَّىuntil جعلتَهُمُyou made them فيin اللَّهِGod إخْوَانَاbrothers
حتَّى جعلتَهُمُ في اللَّهِ إخْوَانَا
So you set about erasing racial distinctions among them,
until you made them brothers in God.
أتيتَyou came والناسُand people فيin أديانهمtheir religions عجبٌa strange sight
أتيتَ والناسُ في أديانهم عجبٌ
حيرانُa bewildered one قلَّدimitated فيin الإشراكِpolytheism حيراناanother bewildered one
حيرانُ قلَّد في الإشراكِ حيرانا
You came when people were a strange sight in their religions:
one bewildered soul imitated another in polytheism.
فقمتَso you arose تدعوcalling upon إِلَهًاa deity واحدًاone أحدًاunique
فقمتَ تدعو إِلَهًا واحدًا أحدًا
ربَّLord of السماءheaven وربَّand Lord of الأرضِearth رَحْمَانَاAll-Merciful
ربَّ السماء وربَّ الأرضِ رَحْمَانَا
So you arose, calling upon one God, the One,
Lord of heaven and Lord of earth, the All-Merciful.
دعوْتَهُمْyou called them يَعْبُدُونَto worship اللهGod فامتلئُواso they became filled
دعوْتَهُمْ يَعْبُدُونَ الله فامتلئُوا
حقدًاwith hatred وزادُواand they added علىupon الكُفرانِdisbelief كُفرانَاdisbelief
حقدًا وزادُوا على الكُفرانِ كُفرانَا
You called them to worship God, and they became filled
with hatred, adding disbelief to disbelief.
فلمyet did not يروِّعْكَfrighten you سيفُthe sword of الكفرِunbelief مُنْصَلِتًاunsheathed
فلم يروِّعْكَ سيفُ الكفرِ مُنْصَلِتًا
ولَمْand did not يُخِفْكَfrighten you عَدُوُّthe enemy of اللهGod غَضْبَانَاenraged
ولَمْ يُخِفْكَ عَدُوُّ الله غَضْبَانَا
Yet the unsheathed sword of unbelief did not frighten you,
nor did God's enemy, enraged, make you afraid.
ومَدَّكand strengthened you اللهGod بالآياتِwith signs عاجلةًswiftly
ومَدَّك الله بالآياتِ عاجلةً
فجاءso came يسعىhastening إليكto you النصرُvictory عجْلاناin haste
فجاء يسعى إليك النصرُ عجْلانا
And God strengthened you with signs that came swiftly,
and victory came hastening to you.
وأقبلand approached الفتحُconquest وانسابتْand streamed forth مواكبُهُits processions
وأقبل الفتحُ وانسابتْ مواكبُهُ
ودانَand submitted للهِto God مَنْthose who لَوْلاكَbut for you ماwould not داناhave submitted
ودانَ للهِ مَنْ لَوْلاكَ ما دانا
Conquest approached, its processions streaming forth,
and those who, but for you, would not have submitted, submitted to God.
وآمنَand believed الناسُpeople بالرحمنِin the All-Merciful وامـتثلواand obeyed
وآمنَ الناسُ بالرحمنِ وامـتثلوا
وعزَّand gained honor باللهthrough God والإسلامِand Islam مَنْthose who هَانَاwere lowly
وعزَّ بالله والإسلامِ مَنْ هَانَا
People believed in the All-Merciful and obeyed,
and through God and Islam the lowly gained honor.
أتيتyou came والعَرَبُand the Arabs البَادُونَthe desert-dwellers قدhad مَلَكُواtaken hold of
أتيت والعَرَبُ البَادُونَ قد مَلَكُوا
أعِنَّةَthe reins of القولِspeech واقْتَادُوهُand led it فُرْسَانَاas horsemen
أعِنَّةَ القولِ واقْتَادُوهُ فُرْسَانَا
You came when the desert Arabs had taken hold
of the reins of speech and led it like horsemen.
إنif ينظمـواthey compose verse سحرواthey enchant أوor ينثرواthey compose prose بَهَرُواthey dazzle
إن ينظمـوا سحروا أو ينثروا بَهَرُوا
هُمُthey الفِصَاحُthe eloquent جَلَوْاbrought forth قُسًّاQuss وسَحْبَاناand Sahban
هُمُ الفِصَاحُ جَلَوْا قُسًّا وسَحْبَانا
When they composed verse, they enchanted; when they spoke in prose, they dazzled.
They were the eloquent, who brought forth Quss and Sahban.
فجاءكthen came to you اللهُGod بالقرآنِwith the Qur'an معجزةًas a miracle
فجاءك اللهُ بالقرآنِ معجزةً
تَحَدَّتِchallenged اللُّسْنَthe eloquent تجويدًاin refinement وإتقاناand mastery
تَحَدَّتِ اللُّسْنَ تجويدًا وإتقانا
Then God brought you the Qur'an as a miracle
that challenged the eloquent in refinement and mastery.
قالواthey said: هيit الشعرis poetry أينwhere الشعرis poetry منbeside سُوَرٍchapters
قالوا: هي الشعر أين الشعر من سُوَرٍ
تَهْدِيguide الحياتَيْنِthe two lives: دنياناour worldly life وأخْراناand our hereafter؟
تَهْدِي الحياتَيْنِ: دنيانا وأخْرانا؟
They said, 'It is poetry!' What is poetry beside chapters
that guide our two lives—this world and the next?
تَجْريflow الحقائقُtruths فيin القرآنِthe Qur'an مُرْسَلَةًfreely
تَجْري الحقائقُ في القرآنِ مُرْسَلَةً
والشعرُand poetry يَجْرِيflows خَيَالاتٍas fancies وأوزاناand meters
والشعرُ يَجْرِي خَيَالاتٍ وأوزانا
Truths flow freely in the Qur'an,
while poetry flows in fancies and meters.
قالواthey said: هيit السحرُis sorcery أينwhere السحرُis sorcery منbeside غُرَرٍradiant verses
قالوا: هي السحرُ أين السحرُ من غُرَرٍ
ضَاءتْshone فكانتْand became يواقيتًاrubies وعِقْيَانَاand pure gold
ضَاءتْ فكانتْ يواقيتًا وعِقْيَانَا
They said, 'It is sorcery!' What is sorcery beside radiant verses
that shone and became rubies and pure gold?
السحرُsorcery يَجْريflows ضلالاتٍas delusions مُزَوَّرةًfabricated
السحرُ يَجْري ضلالاتٍ مُزَوَّرةً
وتلكand those تَجْريflow هِداياتٍas guidance وفُرْقَانَاand discernment
وتلك تَجْري هِداياتٍ وفُرْقَانَا
Sorcery flows as fabricated delusions,
while these flow as guidance and discernment.
اللهُGod أنْزَلَهَاsent them down بالحقِّin truth بيِّنةًas clear proof
اللهُ أنْزَلَهَا بالحقِّ بيِّنةً
فبانَso appeared منهاfrom them جبينُthe brow of الْحَقِّtruth وازْداناand grew resplendent
فبانَ منها جبينُ الْحَقِّ وازْدانا
God sent them down in truth as clear proof,
so through them the brow of truth appeared and grew resplendent.
واللهُand God أنزلَهَاsent them down آيًاas verses مفصَّلَةًset out in detail
واللهُ أنزلَهَا آيًا مفصَّلَةً
ففَصَّلَتْso they tailored لرؤوسِfor the heads of القوْلِspeech تيجَانَاcrowns
ففَصَّلَتْ لرؤوسِ القوْلِ تيجَانَا
God sent them down as verses set out in detail,
and they tailored crowns for the heads of eloquence.
مولايmy master جئتَyou came إلىinto الدنياthe world بمعجزةٍwith a miracle
مولاي جئتَ إلى الدنيا بمعجزةٍ
كانتwas وماand has not برحتْceased للحقِّof truth عُنْوَانَاan emblem
كانت وما برحتْ للحقِّ عُنْوَانَا
My master, you came into the world with a miracle
that was, and has never ceased to be, an emblem of truth.
ياO سيديmy master كلُّevery شيءٍthing كانwas يُعْوِزُهُit lacked
يا سيدي كلُّ شيءٍ كان يُعْوِزُهُ
مِيزانُهُits measure فأتىthen came القُرْآنُthe Qur'an ميزانَاas a measure
مِيزانُهُ فأتى القُرْآنُ ميزانَا
O my master, everything had lacked
its measure; then the Qur'an came as the measure.
موسىMoses أتىcame بالعصاwith the staff تنسابُgliding لاقفةًswallowing
موسى أتى بالعصا تنسابُ لاقفةً
ماwhat خيَّلَmade appear السِّحْرُsorcery ثُعْبَانًاa serpent فثُعْبَانَاthen another serpent
ما خيَّلَ السِّحْرُ ثُعْبَانًا فثُعْبَانَا
Moses came with the staff that glided, swallowing
what sorcery had conjured, serpent after serpent.
وجاءand came عيسىJesus يداويhealing كلَّevery ذيone afflicted with سقمٍillness
وجاء عيسى يداوي كلَّ ذي سقمٍ
ويُرْجِعُand restores الميْتُthe dead person حيًّاalive مثلماjust as كانَاhe was
ويُرْجِعُ الميْتُ حيًّا مثلما كانَا
And Jesus came, healing everyone afflicted with illness,
and restoring the dead to life as they had been.
الْمُرْسَلُونَthe messengers أتىcame كُلٌّeach one بمعجزةٍwith a miracle
الْمُرْسَلُونَ أتى كُلٌّ بمعجزةٍ
كانتwould تَبينُdepart عنfrom الدنياthe world إذَاwhen باناhe departed
كانت تَبينُ عن الدنيا إذَا بانا
The messengers each came with a miracle
that departed from the world when he departed.
وأنتَand you جئتَcame إلىinto الدنياthe world بباقيةٍwith an enduring one
وأنتَ جئتَ إلى الدنيا بباقيةٍ
حسناءَbeautiful كانتwas لعينِto the eye of الخلدِeternity إنساناa pupil
حسناءَ كانت لعينِ الخلدِ إنسانا
But you came into the world with an enduring one,
a beauty that was the pupil of eternity's eye.
نُقِلْتَyou were taken للمَلإِto the assembly الأعْلَىmost high وماand it has not فتئتْceased
نُقِلْتَ للمَلإِ الأعْلَى وما فتئتْ
تُحْيِيgiving life to وتُنْشِئُand bringing forth أجْيالاًgenerations وأزْمَانَاand ages
تُحْيِي وتُنْشِئُ أجْيالاً وأزْمَانَا
You were taken to the highest assembly, yet it has never ceased
to give life to and bring forth generations and ages.
مولايmy master ياO سيدَlord of الدنياthe world وصفـوَتَهاand its choicest one
مولاي يا سيدَ الدنيا وصفـوَتَها
أدْرِكْcome to our aid فقدfor indeed غرقتhas drowned فيin الشرِّevil دنياناour world
أدْرِكْ فقد غرقت في الشرِّ دنيانا
My master, O lord of the world and its choicest soul,
come to our aid, for our world has drowned in evil.
عادَreturned الزمانُtime إلىto ماwhat كانit was مُرْتَكَسًاsunk
عادَ الزمانُ إلى ما كان مُرْتَكَسًا
فيin الجاهليَّةِthe Age of Ignorance خدَّاعًاdeceitful وخَوَّاناand treacherous
في الجاهليَّةِ خدَّاعًا وخَوَّانا
Time has returned to what it was, sunk
in the Age of Ignorance, deceitful and treacherous.
والناسُand people أمْسَوْاhave become كماas أمسىhas become زمانُهُمُtheir age
والناسُ أمْسَوْا كما أمسى زمانُهُمُ
صَرْعَىvictims of الرَّذَائِلِvices أرْوَاحًاin souls وأبْدَاناand bodies
صَرْعَى الرَّذَائِلِ أرْوَاحًا وأبْدَانا
And people have become as their age has become:
victims of vices, in souls and bodies.
قدindeed عاوَدُواthey returned to الظلمَoppression واسْتحْلَوْاand relished مَرَاتعَهُits pastures
قد عاوَدُوا الظلمَ واسْتحْلَوْا مَرَاتعَهُ
وباتَand became عادلُهُمْtheir just man بالعَدْلِwith justice غَصَّانَاchoked
وباتَ عادلُهُمْ بالعَدْلِ غَصَّانَا
They have returned to oppression and relished its pastures,
and their just man now chokes on justice.
وعاقرواand they indulged in الخمرَwine لمdid not أنظرْI look لمجتمعٍat a gathering
وعاقروا الخمرَ لم أنظرْ لمجتمعٍ
إلاَّexcept رأيتُI saw بهin it سَكْرَىa drunken woman وسَكْرَانَاand a drunken man
إلاَّ رأيتُ به سَكْرَى وسَكْرَانَا
And they have given themselves to wine; I have looked upon no gathering
without seeing a drunken woman and a drunken man there.
وطفَّفُواand they gave short الكيْلَmeasure إنwhen كالواthey measured وإنand when وزنُواthey weighed
وطفَّفُوا الكيْلَ إن كالوا وإن وزنُوا
رَأَيتَهُمْyou saw them مَلَئُواthey filled الميزانَthe scales خُسْرَاناwith loss
رَأَيتَهُمْ مَلَئُوا الميزانَ خُسْرَانا
They give short measure when they measure, and when they weigh,
you see them filling the scales with loss.
حتىeven الأماناتُtrusts ماnot بالَوْاthey cared بِهَاabout them فإذاso if
حتى الأماناتُ ما بالَوْا بِهَا فإذا
أَنْتَyou ائتمنتَentrusted أمينًاa trusted man مِنْهُمُamong them خَانَاhe betrayed !
أَنْتَ ائتمنتَ أمينًا مِنْهُمُ خَانَا !
They disregard even trusts; so if
you entrust a trusted man among them, he betrays you!
مَوْلايَmy master إنَّاwe indeed ارتكبْنَاhave committed كُلَّevery معصيةٍsin
مَوْلايَ إنَّا ارتكبْنَا كُلَّ معصيةٍ
حتَّىuntil مَلأنَاwe filled كتابَthe book of العُمْرِlife عِصْيَانَاwith disobedience
حتَّى مَلأنَا كتابَ العُمْرِ عِصْيَانَا
My master, we have committed every sin,
until we filled the book of our lives with disobedience.
إناwe indeed ارتكبْنَاhave committed خطاياناour sins بلاwithout خَجَلٍshame
إنا ارتكبْنَا خطايانا بلا خَجَلٍ
حتىuntil لقدindeed خجِلَتْgrew ashamed منَّاof us خطاياناour sins
حتى لقد خجِلَتْ منَّا خطايانا
We have committed our sins without shame,
until our very sins grew ashamed of us.
فاشفعْso intercede لناfor us واسْأَلِand ask الرحمنَthe All-Merciful مَغْفِرَةًforgiveness
فاشفعْ لنا واسْأَلِ الرحمنَ مَغْفِرَةً
أنتَyou are الشفيعُthe intercessor لدنياناfor our worldly life وأُخْرَانَاand our hereafter
أنتَ الشفيعُ لدنيانا وأُخْرَانَا
So intercede for us, and ask the All-Merciful for forgiveness;
you are the intercessor for our life here and our hereafter.
Sol 6.1