دوامُcontinuance نعيمbliss النفسthe soul حبُّlove of محمدMuhammad
دوامُ نعيم النفس حبُّ محمد
فدمْso remain فيin نعيمbliss الحبِّlove ماas long as عشتyou live تُحمدyou will be praised
فدمْ في نعيم الحبِّ ما عشت تُحمد
The soul's enduring bliss is love of Muhammad.
The bliss of the soul is in loving Muhammad
So remain in love's bliss as long as you live, and you will be praised.
So long as I live in the bliss of this love, may I be praised
دواؤكyour remedy ذكرُremembrance of اللّهGod ثمّthen اتباعهfollowing him
دواؤك ذكرُ اللّه ثمّ اتباعه
فلاso do not تخلturn away عنfrom ذكرremembrance مدىthroughout الدهرtime سرمدforever
فلا تخل عن ذكر مدى الدهر سرمد
Your remedy is remembrance of God, then following him.
Remembering God is your remedy, then following Him
So never abandon remembrance, throughout time, forever.
So never neglect remembering Him for all eternity
دواجيdarknesses الهوىdesire بالحقby truth تُجلْىare dispelled وإنماand nothing but
دواجي الهوى بالحق تُجلْى وإنما
هوit الخيرُgoodness والتقوىand piety وطاعةُand obedience to أحمدAhmad
هو الخيرُ والتقوى وطاعةُ أحمد
The darkness of desire is dispelled by truth, which is nothing but
The passions of love are illuminated by truth
goodness, piety, and obedience to Ahmad.
It is goodness, piety and obeying Ahmad
دواعيmeans of رضاpleasing الرحمنthe Merciful ثمنٌa price وضدهاand their opposites
دواعي رضا الرحمن ثمنٌ وضدها
عوادٍafflictions فلاso do not تعمدseek out إليهنtoward them تعمدyou will be stricken
عوادٍ فلا تعمد إليهن تعمد
The means of pleasing the Merciful are a price; their opposites
The incentives for God's pleasure have a price
are afflictions; do not seek them out, lest you be stricken.
While their opposites, so do not intend them
دواوينُcollected writings أهلpeople of العلمlearning جاءتcame بوصفهwith his description
دواوينُ أهل العلم جاءت بوصفه
فلمso did not يعشُbe blind عنto أنوارهhis lights عينُeye أرمدone with sore eyes
فلم يعشُ عن أنواره عينُ أرمد
The volumes of the learned have described him,
The books of the scholars describe him
so no sore eye was blind to his radiance.
No blind eye remains unaware of his light
دويُّهمtheir inkwells مدتwere supplied بحبرwith ink سوادهits blackness
دويُّهم مدت بحبر سواده
منfrom العينthe eye لمdid not يطفىءextinguish سناهhis radiance ويحمدand he is praised
من العين لم يطفىء سناه ويحمد
Their inkwells were supplied with ink whose blackness
Their ink flows with the sea of his virtues
came from the eye, yet did not extinguish his radiance; and he is praised.
His brilliance was never extinguished or forgotten
دوىsick صارbecame جسميmy body مذsince دُهيتI was stricken يقاطعis cut off
دوى صار جسمي مذ دُهيت يقاطع
منfrom البعدdistance أصلىI suffer burning منهfrom it لوعةburning anguish مكمدone consumed by grief
من البعد أصلى منه لوعة مكمد
My body has grown sick since I was stricken, cut off
My body echoes since I was enveloped by his love
by distance; I suffer from it the burning anguish of one consumed by grief.
From afar I pray to him, distressed and yearning
دواهيcalamities الدناthe worlds تثنيturn back حواديcamel-drivers ركائبيmy riding-camels
دواهي الدنا تثني حوادي ركائبي
وإنand although كانَis سيفُsword of العزمresolve ليسis not بمغمدsheathed
وإن كانَ سيفُ العزم ليس بمغمد
The world's calamities turn back the drivers of my riding-camels,
The allures of this world divert my stead
although the sword of resolve is not sheathed.
Though the sword of my resolve remains unsheathed
دوامعُtears أجفانيmy eyelids إذاwhen ذكرis mentioned آسمهhis name
دوامعُ أجفاني إذا ذكر آسمه
تفيضoverflow وماand nothing بيin me غيرexcept بعدdistance from محمدMuhammad
تفيض وما بي غير بعد محمد
The tears of my eyelids, whenever his name is mentioned,
My overflowing eyes when remembering his name
overflow, and nothing ails me but distance from Muhammad.
Rain down endlessly, for none compares to Muhammad
دوامٍbleeding دواميmy lifetime الدهرtime والشوقُand longing صادعُcleaving
دوامٍ دوامي الدهر والشوقُ صادعُ
فؤاديmy heart ولاand do not تعجبْmarvel فلسنfor they are not بجلمدhard stone
فؤادي ولا تعجبْ فلسن بجلمد
They bleed throughout my lifetime, and longing cleaves
Everlasting is my life and longing assails
my heart; and do not marvel, for they are not hard stone.
My heart, do not be surprised, for I am not frozen
Sol 6.1