لقدindeed كنتI was قبلbefore اليومtoday عطشانthirsty بالظماwith thirst
لقد كنت قبل اليوم عطشان بالظما
علىfor ماwhat هوit is الاسمthe Name العظيمthe Great تعظّماin exalted majesty
على ما هو الاسم العظيم تعظّما
Before today, I had indeed been parched with thirst,
Before today I was thirsty for water
To know what the Great Name is, exalted in majesty.
From the glorious name I sought grandeur
وكنتand I was لهfor it أطويtraversing البلادthe lands مشرّقاًeastward
وكنت له أطوي البلاد مشرّقاً
وغرباًand westward شمالاًnorthward أوor يميناًsouthward (to the right) تعلّماseeking knowledge
وغرباً شمالاً أو يميناً تعلّما
And in search of it I traversed the lands, heading east,
I would traverse the lands for it
And westward, northward or southward, seeking knowledge.
East, west, north or south seeking knowledge
وكانand there were كثيرmany ليto me يقولونthey would say ذاكthat هوit
وكان كثير لي يقولون ذاك هو
بعربٍin Arabic منamong الأسماthe names وبعضand some معجماin a foreign tongue
بعربٍ من الأسما وبعض معجما
And many would tell me, "That is it,"
Many would tell me “That’s it”
Through Arabic names, and some in a foreign tongue.
In Arabic accents and some in lexicon
ولمand did not أرَI see منanyone who يشفيquenches غليليmy burning thirst بنيلهِby granting it
ولم أرَ من يشفي غليلي بنيلهِ
جميعاًin full ويسقيand gives drink للفؤادto the heart منfrom الظماthirst
جميعاً ويسقي للفؤاد من الظما
Yet I found none to quench my burning thirst by granting it
But I never found one to quench my thirst
In full, and water my heart to ease its thirst.
Or give drink to my heart from the water
وجدتI found بهin it درpearls اليواقيتthe rubies كلهاall of them
وجدت به در اليواقيت كلها
تلألأglittered منfrom حسنthe beauty of انتظامarrangement وَنَظَماand poetic composition
تلألأ من حسن انتظام وَنَظَما
I found in it the pearls of all the rubies,
I found in it all precious gems
Sparkling with the beauty of their arrangement and verse.
Shining beautifully with order and rhythm
إلىuntil أنthat أتيتI came to البحرthe ocean عذباًsweet وزاخراًand surging
إلى أن أتيت البحر عذباً وزاخراً
وحاطand encompassed بماwith whatever يلفىis found منof الدرthe pearls منظماstrung in order
وحاط بما يلفى من الدر منظما
Until I reached the ocean, sweet and surging,
Until I came upon the fresh abundant sea
And he gathered every pearl to be found, strung in order.
Encompassing the scattered pearls with harmony
يجيءhe brings بهwith it عجماًin a foreign tongue ويتلوهand follows it معرباًrendered in Arabic
يجيء به عجماً ويتلوه معرباً
لتفسيرهto explain it أوor قدmay يؤخرhe places later مقدماwhat was placed first
لتفسيره أو قد يؤخر مقدما
He presents it in a foreign tongue, then follows it with an Arabic rendering,
It comes in foreign tongue and is recited in Arabic
To explain it—or he may put last what was placed first.
To explain it or at times reversing the order
ولكنهbut he لمdid not يبقleave remaining منهof it روايةًa transmitted account
ولكنه لم يبق منه روايةً
رواهاtransmitted it وثيقsomeone trustworthy قدmay ترامُbe sought تحتُّماas a necessity
رواها وثيق قد ترامُ تحتُّما
But he left out no account of it
But no authentic narration remained
Transmitted by someone trustworthy, which one might need to seek.
Transmitted reliably or permissible to touch
أخصُّI mean specifically بذاby this حُصنَfortress الطريدof the outcast لغوثناby our Ghawth (spiritual helper)
أخصُّ بذا حُصنَ الطريد لغوثنا
كتابa book جليلlofty القدرworth للقدرto high rank سلماa ladder
كتاب جليل القدر للقدر سلما
By this I mean Hisn al-Tarid (The Outcast's Fortress), by our Ghawth:
I hold dear to the impenetrable fortress of our savior
A book of lofty worth, a ladder to high rank.
The honorable book to its destiny I submit
فخذهso take it جميعall of العمرthe lifetime لاdo not تكbe مُلْغياًneglecting
فخذه جميع العمر لا تك مُلْغياً
تلاوتهits recitation وقتاًfor a moment تعيشyou will live معظّماhonored
تلاوته وقتاً تعيش معظّما
So take it up throughout your life; never neglect
Take it always, do not let it go
Its recitation, even for a moment; you will live honored.
Reciting it you will live glorified
وقلand say ياO إلهيmy God دمprolong حياةًlife لشيخناfor our sheikh
وقل يا إلهي دم حياةً لشيخنا
ونلand grant ناظمthe composer of الأبياتthe verses حسنgoodness مختماending
ونل ناظم الأبيات حسن مختما
And say: "O my God, prolong our sheikh's life,
And say O my God give life to our Shaykh
And grant the composer of these verses a good ending."
And grant the composer of verses a beautiful end
Sol 6.1