شوقٌlonging كماjust as رفعتْwas raised نارٌa fire علىupon علمa mountain
شوقٌ كما رفعتْ نارٌ على علم
تشّبُblazes بينamong فروعbranches الضالwild lote trees والسلمand acacia trees
تشّبُ بين فروع الضال والسلم
A longing like a fire raised upon a mountain,
Yearning rose like fire on a banner
blazing among the boughs of wild lote and acacia trees.
It took root between the paths of those who stray and follow guidance
ألفُّهI wrap it بضلوعيwithin my ribs وهوwhile it يُحرقهاburns them
ألفُّه بضلوعي وهو يُحرقها
حتىuntil برانيit pared me down بريَّاa paring ليسnot بالقلمa pen
حتى براني بريَّا ليس بالقلم
I wrap it within my ribs, while it burns them,
I embrace it with my ribs though it burns them
until it pares me down—though I am no pen.
Until it showed me as open ground, not to be fathomed
منwho يشترينيwill buy me بالبشرىwith glad tidings ويملكنيand own me
من يشتريني بالبشرى ويملكني
عبداًas a slave إذاwhen نظرتlooks عينيmy eye إلىtoward الحرمthe sanctuary
عبداً إذا نظرت عيني إلى الحرم
Who will buy me with glad tidings and own me
Who will buy me with good tidings and own me
as a slave, when my eye beholds the sanctuary?
A slave, when my eyes look to the sacred mosque
دعْleave للحبيبto the Beloved ذماميmy safekeeping واحتملand bear رمقيmy last breath
دعْ للحبيب ذمامي واحتمل رمقي
فليسَfor ... is not ذاpossessed of قدمstanding منwhoever ليسis not ذاpossessed of قدمfooting
فليسَ ذا قدم من ليس ذا قدم
Leave my safekeeping to the Beloved, and bear my last breath;
Leave my reins to my beloved and bear my fervor
for he has no standing who has no footing.
For he who has no past has no steadfastness
ياO أهلpeople of طيبةTaybah طابَis pleasant العيشُlife عندكمin your midst
يا أهل طيبة طابَ العيشُ عندكم
جاورتمyou have dwelt beside خيرَthe best مبعوثone sent إلىto الأممthe nations
جاورتم خيرَ مبعوث إلى الأمم
O people of Taybah, life is sweet in your midst:
O people of Medina, life was pleasant with you
you have dwelt beside the best one sent to the nations.
You dwelled with the best messenger sent to mankind
عاينتمyou have beheld جنّةthe garden of الفردوسParadise عنfrom كثبclose proximity
عاينتم جنّة الفردوس عن كثب
فيin مهبطthe descent-place of الوحيrevelation والآياتand the verses والحكمand wisdom
في مهبط الوحي والآيات والحكم
You have beheld the Garden of Paradise at close quarters,
You witnessed Paradise up close
where revelation, verses, and wisdom descended.
In the place of revelation, verses and wisdom
لنتركنَwe shall surely leave بهاfor her الأوطانَthe homelands خاليةًempty
لنتركنَ بها الأوطانَ خاليةً
ونسلكنand we shall surely traverse لهاtoward her البيداءَthe desert فيin الظلمthe darkness
ونسلكن لها البيداءَ في الظلم
For her we shall surely leave our homelands empty,
We will leave the homelands desolate
and surely cross the desert toward her in the darkness.
And take the barren roads in the darkness
ركابناour riding camels تحملُcarry الأوزارَthe burdens of sin مثقلةheavily laden
ركابنا تحملُ الأوزارَ مثقلة
إلىto محطthe unloading-place of خطاياthe sins of العربthe Arabs والعجمand non-Arabs
إلى محط خطايا العرب والعجم
Our riding camels carry the burdens of sin, heavily laden,
Our mounts heavily laden with burdens
to where the sins of Arabs and non-Arabs are laid down.
To the station of Arab and non-Arab sins
ذنوبناour sins ياO رسولMessenger of اللهِGod قدindeed كثُرتhave multiplied
ذنوبنا يا رسول اللهِ قد كثُرت
وقدand indeed أتيناكwe have come to you فاستغفِرso ask forgiveness لمجترمfor a sinner
وقد أتيناك فاستغفِر لمجترم
Our sins, O Messenger of God, have grown many,
Our sins, O Messenger of God, are many
and we have come to you: ask forgiveness for a sinner.
And we have come to you, so pray for the sinner
ذنبٌa sin يليهfollows it علىupon تكرارهits repetition ندمٌremorse
ذنبٌ يليه على تكراره ندمٌ
فقدfor indeed مضىhas passed العُمرlife فيin ذنبsin وفيand in ندمremorse
فقد مضى العُمر في ذنب وفي ندم
A sin is followed, whenever it recurs, by remorse;
A sin followed by regret over repeating it
for life has passed in sin and in remorse.
For life passed in sin and regret
نبكيwe weep فتشغلُناthen distracts us الدنياthe world فتضحكناthen makes us laugh
نبكي فتشغلُنا الدنيا فتضحكنا
ولوand had صدقناwe been sincere البكاweeping شبناwe would have mingled دماًblood بدمwith blood
ولو صدقنا البكا شبنا دماً بدم
We weep, then the world distracts us and makes us laugh;
We cry but the world distracts us and makes us laugh
and had our weeping been sincere, we would have mingled blood with blood.
Had we been truthful in crying, we'd have bled tear for tear
ياO ركبَcaravan of مصرَEgypt رويداًslowly يلتحقmay catch up بكمwith you
يا ركبَ مصرَ رويداً يلتحق بكم
قومٌa people مغاربةٌfrom the Maghrib لحمmeat علىupon وضمa meat-board
قومٌ مغاربةٌ لحم على وضم
O caravan of Egypt, go slowly, so there may catch up with you
O Egyptian caravan, go slowly, for a Maghrebi people will join you
Maghribi folk—meat upon a butcher's block.
Flesh pressed to flesh
فيهمamong them عُبَيْدa little servant تسوقdrive onward العيسُthe pale camels زفرتهhis sigh
فيهم عُبَيْد تسوق العيسُ زفرته
لمhas not يلقmet مولاهhis master قدalready ناداهhe called to him فيin النسمthe breezes
لم يلق مولاه قد ناداه في النسم
Among them is a little servant; the pale camels drive his sigh onward;
Among them are slaves whom misery makes groan
he has not met his master, yet has called to him in the breezes.
They have not met their Master though He called them in the breeze
يبغيhe seeks إليهbefore him شفيعاًan intercessor لاno نظيرequal لهto him
يبغي إليه شفيعاً لا نظير له
فيin الفضلexcellence والمجدand glory والعلياءand exalted rank والكرمand generosity
في الفضل والمجد والعلياء والكرم
He seeks an intercessor before him, one without equal
Seeking through Him an incomparable intercessor
in excellence, glory, exalted rank, and generosity.
In merit, glory, nobility and generosity
ذاكَthat الحبيبُthe Beloved الذيwho تُرجىis hoped for شفاعتهhis intercession
ذاكَ الحبيبُ الذي تُرجى شفاعته
محمدMuhammad خيرthe best of خلقthe creation of اللهGod كلّهمall of them
محمد خير خلق الله كلّهم
That is the Beloved whose intercession is hoped for:
That beloved whose intercession is hoped for
Muhammad, the best of all God's creation.
Muhammad, the best of all God's creation
صلّىmay send blessings عليهupon him إلهthe God of الخلقcreation ماwhenever طلعتْrises
صلّى عليه إله الخلق ما طلعتْ
شمسٌa sun وماand whenever رُفعتْis raised نارٌa fire علىupon عَلمa mountain
شمسٌ وما رُفعتْ نارٌ على عَلم
May the God of creation bless him whenever there rises
May the God of creation bless him as long as
the sun, and whenever a fire is raised upon a mountain.
A sun rises or fire is lifted on a banner
Sol 6.1