أباO father of صالحٍSalih أبديI disclose لديكbefore you شكايةa complaint
أبا صالحٍ أبدي لديك شكاية
منof الوجدlonging منهاof it لاnot أعيدI speak again ولاand not أبديI begin speaking
من الوجد منها لا أعيد ولا أبدي
O Abu Salih, I lay a complaint before you,
O Abū Sālih, my eternal complaint to you
of longing, of which I speak neither again nor anew.
Of passion from which I do not repeat nor start anew
فلاso do not تتركنّيleave me للنوائبto calamities عرضةًexposed prey
فلا تتركنّي للنوائب عرضةً
تقنِّعlash فيat فوديmy temples وتضرعand abase منof خديmy cheek
تقنِّع في فودي وتضرع من خدي
So do not leave me prey to calamities
So do not leave me exposed to misfortune
that lash my temples and abase my cheek.
That would wrap itself around my heart and plead from my cheek
لقدindeed زدتyou increased فيin فضليmy merit وانقصتand you diminished كاشحيmy foe
لقد زدت في فضلي وانقصت كاشحي
وشدتand you raised ذرىthe summits مجديmy glory ونوهتand you exalted فيin جديmy fortune
وشدت ذرى مجدي ونوهت في جدي
You have indeed increased my merit and diminished my foe,
You have increased my merit and diminished my rival
and raised the summits of my glory and exalted my fortune.
And sharpened the glory of my splendor and made known my nobility
شحذتyou sharpened شباthe edge عضبيmy keen sword وأطلقتand you unleashed مضربيmy stroke
شحذت شبا عضبي وأطلقت مضربي
وزدتَand you added صقالاpolish فيَّin me رقرَقmade shimmer إفرنديmy steel's watered pattern
وزدتَ صقالا فيَّ رقرَق إفرندي
You sharpened my sword's edge and unleashed my stroke,
You have sharpened the blades of my fresh youth
and added polish to me, making my steel's watered pattern shimmer.
And added more polish to my glittering shining sword
قدحتُI struck fire بزندٍwith a fire-stick قدindeed تصاعدrose upward وريُهُits flame
قدحتُ بزندٍ قد تصاعد وريُهُ
شراراًin sparks فلمso did not يصلدfail to kindle بقادحةwith a striker زنديmy fire-stick
شراراً فلم يصلد بقادحة زندي
I struck fire with a fire-stick whose flame rose
I have struck with a spark that rose in smoke
in sparks; my fire-stick did not fail when struck.
Sparks but did not harden from the strike of my flint
قصرتُI reserved عليكمfor you صادقtrue الودّaffection مخلصاsincerely
قصرتُ عليكم صادق الودّ مخلصا
وحسبيand sufficient for me فيin العقبىthe hereafter قبولكمyour acceptance ودّيmy love
وحسبي في العقبى قبولكم ودّي
Sincerely, I reserved my true affection for you alone,
I have been sincere to you in devoted friendship
and in the hereafter, your acceptance of my love suffices me.
And it suffices me of rewards your acceptance and affection
قصدتI sought وسيعample العفوpardon منthrough بابthe gate جودكمyour generosity
قصدت وسيع العفو من باب جودكم
وعلميand my knowledge يقيناwith certainty لاnot أخيبُI am disappointed فيin قصديmy quest
وعلمي يقينا لا أخيبُ في قصدي
I sought ample pardon through the gate of your generosity,
I sought the vast pardon from your generosity
and I know for certain I shall not be disappointed in my quest.
And I know with certainty I will not fail in my quest
متىwhen تشرقshines الدنياthe world بيومwith a day ممهدٍmade ready
متى تشرق الدنيا بيوم ممهدٍ
تناديproclaim بهon it الأملاكthe angels قدindeed ظهرhas appeared المهديthe Mahdi
تنادي به الأملاك قد ظهر المهدي
When will the world shine with a day made ready,
When will the day dawn made smooth
on which the angels proclaim, "The Mahdi has appeared,"
That the angels will call out the Mahdi has appeared
ويُطوىand is furled لواءthe banner الغيerror منfrom بعدafter نشرهits unfurling
ويُطوى لواء الغي من بعد نشره
وتُنشرُand are unfurled فيacross الآفاقthe horizons الويةthe banners الرشدِright guidance
وتُنشرُ في الآفاق الوية الرشدِ
and the banner of error be furled after its unfurling,
And the banner of misguidance will be folded after being spread
and the banners of guidance be unfurled across the horizons,
And the flag of righteousness will be spread in the horizons
وتطلعُand rises شمسُthe sun الأفقthe horizon فيon أفقthe horizon غربهاits setting
وتطلعُ شمسُ الأفق في أفق غربها
فيسفُرُso breaks صُبحthe dawn الحقtruth بالطالعwith the rising star السعدِauspicious
فيسفُرُ صُبح الحق بالطالع السعدِ
and the horizon's sun rise on the horizon of its setting,
The sun of the horizon will rise in the west of its setting
so that truth's dawn breaks beneath the auspicious rising star?
So the dawn of truth will shine with the rising of good fortune
فللَهso, praise be to God منfor a يومday أغرّwhite-blazed محجلwhite-stockinged
فللَه من يوم أغرّ محجل
تعجُّcries aloud بهon it للَهto God بالشكرwith thanksgiving والحمدِand praise
تعجُّ به للَه بالشكر والحمدِ
So praise be to God for a white-blazed, white-stockinged day,
To God belongs the day that brings joy
on which the world cries out to God in thanksgiving and praise!
With gratitude and praise to God
وللَهand praise be to God محبوبُbeloved الجمالbeauty مغيَبٌhidden from view
وللَه محبوبُ الجمال مغيَبٌ
أماطhas lifted حجابthe veil الغيبthe unseen عنfrom منظرٍa countenance وردِrose-hued
أماط حجاب الغيب عن منظرٍ وردِ
And praise be to God for the hidden one whose beauty is beloved,
To God belongs the beloved of beauty absent
who has lifted the veil of the unseen from a rose-hued countenance.
Who has uncovered the veil of the unseen from a returning vision
لقدindeed صدءَhas rusted السيفthe sword المضاجعُsleeping with غمدهits scabbard
لقد صدءَ السيف المضاجعُ غمده
فقمso rise شاهراًbrandishing للسيفthe sword منذلقkeen الحدِّthe edge
فقم شاهراً للسيف منذلق الحدِّ
The sword that sleeps with its scabbard has indeed rusted;
The sword has indeed clanked in its sheath
so rise, brandishing the keen-edged sword.
So rise, bare for the sword its sharp blade
Sol 6.1