دعانيcalled me القنوتdevotion إلىto وحدتيmy solitude
دعاني القنوت إلى وحدتي
Devotion called me into my solitude,
Solitude called me to my oneness
I rejoiced, shutting my chamber
فرحتso I went لهاto it قافلاًlocking حجرتيmy chamber
فرحت لها قافلاً حجرتي
so I went to it, locking my chamber.
None was there except me and my yearning
With the best of prophets in my retreat
فماso not كانthere was إلاexcept أناI والهياand passionate love (continued)
فما كان إلا أنا والهيا
There was none but me and passionate love
My hours are richer when sharing with me
Knocking on my head with solitude
مcompletion of 'passionate love' بخيرfor the best of النبيينthe prophets فيin خلوتيmy seclusion
م بخير النبيين في خلوتي
for the best of prophets, in my seclusion.
I judge myself for what has busied it
Inciting my heart against my repentance
أغنىI sing (likely intended) تشاركنيjoins me ساعيmy timepiece (unclear wording)
أغنى تشاركني ساعي
I sing; my timepiece joins me,
O my soul, miss the love of all those
I was infatuated with in my heedlessness
تدقticks علىabove الراسthe head بالوحدةwith loneliness
تدق على الراس بالوحدة
ticking overhead with loneliness.
Lest I unleash my passion upon you
So God may reward you, my self-command
أحاسبI call to account نفسيmy soul علىfor مليهاits inclination (likely intended)
أحاسب نفسي على مليها
I call my soul to account for its inclination
He will clothe your body in the garb of grief
And give you to drink a draft from the chalice
لتأليبto incite قلبيmy heart علىagainst توبتيmy repentance
لتأليب قلبي على توبتي
to turn my heart against my repentance.
No water in it to wet the throat
But a spirit from Paradise
فياso, O نفسيmy soul فوتيrelinquish هوىdesire كلevery منone whom
فيا نفسي فوتي هوى كل من
So, my soul, relinquish desire for everyone
And Abdul Rahim the cupbearer
Circling with it at the hour of rest
كلفتyou became enamored بهof him فاتناًa charmer باللتيgently (elliptical wording)
كلفت به فاتناً باللتي
you adored as a charmer—do so gently.
Hearts are delighted, sorrows forgotten
Wrongdoing dismissed from the chosen ones
وإلاand otherwise فإنيthen I أسلطunleash شغفيmy passion
وإلا فإني أسلط شغفي
Otherwise, I shall unleash my passion
I seek God's forgiveness for the sins of my time
Wasted in heedlessness
لطهfor Taha يجازيكrequites you أمارتيmy commanding soul
لطه يجازيك أمارتي
for Taha, to requite you, my commanding soul.
I seek God's forgiveness for the crimes of my time
Obeying desires
فيلبسthen it clothes جسمكyour body ثوبthe garment of الضنىwasting illness
فيلبس جسمك ثوب الضنى
It will clothe your body in the garment of wasting illness,
I seek God's forgiveness for all that
Violates my law among my nation
ويسقيكand gives you to drink صرفاًunmixed منof الخمرةthe wine
ويسقيك صرفاً من الخمرة
and give you unmixed wine to drink,
I seek God's forgiveness for all that
My eye was filled with from my neighbor
ولاand no ماءwater فيهاin it يبلmoistens اللهاةthe uvula
ولا ماء فيها يبل اللهاة
with no water in it to moisten the uvula,
I seek God's forgiveness for all that
Abu Murrah called me to
ولكنand yet روحاًa spirit منfrom الجنةParadise
ولكن روحاً من الجنة
but rather a spirit from Paradise.
And for the anger of parents that
Leads children to misery
وعبدand Abd (servant of) الرحيمal-Rahim (the All-Merciful) كبيرchief of السقاةthe cupbearers
وعبد الرحيم كبير السقاة
And Abd al-Rahim, chief of the cupbearers,
And for some family and kin
And ill nature among companions
يطوفmakes the rounds بهاwith it ساعةat the hour of الجلوةunveiling
يطوف بها ساعة الجلوة
makes his rounds with it at the hour of unveiling.
O Lord, be my guide on the path
The path of guidance, and answer my prayer
تنشىintoxicates القلوبthe hearts وتنسىand makes one forget الكروبthe sorrows
تنشى القلوب وتنسى الكروب
It intoxicates hearts and makes sorrows forgotten,
For the love of Muhammad and his followers
And the sheikh of the path and his family
وتقصىand banishes اللغوبweariness عنfrom الخيرةthe chosen ones
وتقصى اللغوب عن الخيرة
and banishes weariness from the chosen.
Prayers be upon him, peace be upon him
The messenger of good tidings and mercy
فأستغفرso I seek forgiveness from اللَهGod مماfor what أثمتI committed in sin زمانduring the time of
فأستغفر اللَه مما أثمت زمان
So I seek God's forgiveness for my sins in the days of
انضياعيmy being lost بالغفلةin heedlessness
انضياعي بالغفلة
my wandering, lost in heedlessness.
وأستغفرand I seek forgiveness from اللَهGod مماfor what اجترمتI committed sinfully
وأستغفر اللَه مما اجترمت
And I seek God's forgiveness for the sins I committed
زمانduring the time of انصياعيmy submission للشهوةto lust
زمان انصياعي للشهوة
during my submission to lust.
وأستغفرand I seek forgiveness from اللَهGod منfor كلall ماthat
وأستغفر اللَه من كل ما
And I seek God's forgiveness for everything that
يخالفcontravenes شرعيmy religious law فيin أمتيmy community
يخالف شرعي في أمتي
contravenes my religious law within my community.
وأستغفرand I seek forgiveness from اللَهGod منfor كلِّall ماthat
وأستغفر اللَه من كلِّ ما
And I seek God's forgiveness for everything
ملأتُI filled بهwith it العينَthe eye منfrom among جيرتيmy neighbors
ملأتُ به العينَ من جيرتي
I feasted my eyes on among my neighbors.
وأستغفرand I seek forgiveness from اللَهGod منfor كلall ماthat
وأستغفر اللَه من كل ما
And I seek God's forgiveness for everything
دعانيcalled me إليهto it أبوAbu (father of) مرةِMurrah
دعاني إليه أبو مرةِ
Abu Murrah called me to.
ومنand for غضبthe anger of الوالدينthe parents الذيwhich
ومن غضب الوالدين الذي
And for the anger of parents, which
يجرdrags البنينsons إلىinto الشقوةwretchedness
يجر البنين إلى الشقوة
drags sons into wretchedness,
ومنand for بعضةhatred (likely intended) الأهلthe family والأقربينand close relatives
ومن بعضة الأهل والأقربين
and for hatred of family and close relatives,
وسوءand badness of الطباعdispositions لدىin العشرةcompanionship
وسوء الطباع لدى العشرة
and ill temper in companionship.
فياso, O ربLord كنbe ليfor me دليلَa guide to الطريقthe road
فيا رب كن لي دليلَ الطريق
So, Lord, be my guide upon the road,
طريقthe road of الهدىguidance واستجبand answer دعوتيmy prayer
طريق الهدى واستجب دعوتي
the road of guidance, and answer my prayer,
بحبthrough love of محمدMuhammad والتابعينand the followers
بحب محمد والتابعين
through love of Muhammad and the followers,
وشيخand the shaykh of الطريقةthe spiritual path والعترةand the kinfolk
وشيخ الطريقة والعترة
and the shaykh of the path and the Prophet's kin.
عليهupon him الصلاةblessings عليهupon him السلامpeace
عليه الصلاة عليه السلام
Upon him be blessings; upon him be peace,
رسولُmessenger of البشائرglad tidings بالرحمةof mercy
رسولُ البشائر بالرحمة
the messenger of glad tidings of mercy.
Partial English translation: 20 of 40 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1