برحمةِthrough the mercy of ربيmy Lord أرتجيI hope for حرمةthe sacred privilege of القرُبnearness
برحمةِ ربي أرتجي حرمة القرُب
فأدنوso I draw near بهاthrough it منto سيّدthe master of العجمnon-Arabs والعربand Arabs
فأدنو بها من سيّد العجم والعرب
Through my Lord's mercy I hope for the sacred privilege of nearness,
With my Lord's mercy I hope for kinship's sanctity
And through it draw near to the master of non-Arabs and Arabs.
So I draw near with it to the master of non-Arabs and Arabs
برتنيwhittled me away يدُthe hand of الأشواقِlongings برياًa thorough whittling وكيفَand how لاnot
برتني يدُ الأشواقِ برياً وكيفَ لا
ومثواهwhile his abode فيin شرقthe east ومثوايand my abode فيin غربthe west
ومثواه في شرق ومثواي في غرب
The hand of longing has whittled me away—how could it not,
The hand of yearning has tied me, how not?
When his abode is in the east and mine in the west?
While its abode is in the East and mine is in the West
براهينُهhis proofs فيin كلِّevery شيءthing تبيّنتbecame evident
براهينُه في كلِّ شيء تبيّنت
ومنand whoever لجّpersisted obstinately مأتاهhis destination إلىto الطعنthrusting والضربand striking
ومن لجّ مأتاه إلى الطعن والضرب
His proofs have become manifest in everything,
Its proofs in everything have become clear to me
And whoever persists obstinately is headed for thrusts and blows.
And whoever resisted its tide turns to blame and beating
براءةBarāʾa (Disavowal) أبدتrevealed عزّهhis might حينwhen آذنتgave notice
براءة أبدت عزّه حين آذنت
لأعدائهto his enemies بعدafter البراءةthe disavowal بالحربof war
لأعدائه بعد البراءة بالحرب
Barāʾa revealed his might when it proclaimed
Its innocence showed its glory when it proclaimed
War against his enemies, after disavowal.
To its enemies, after innocence, war
براهfashioned him إلهthe God of الخلقِcreation نوراًas light مُصوراًgiven form
براه إله الخلقِ نوراً مُصوراً
لكيماso that يُلاقيhe might meet عالمَthe realm of الروحspirit والتربand dust
لكيما يُلاقي عالمَ الروح والترب
The God of creation fashioned him as light given form,
God of creation made it a light embodied
So that he might meet the realm of spirit and dust.
So it may encounter the world of spirit and dust
براقُBuraq معاريجthe ascents of الذينthose whom اصطفاهمHe chose them
براقُ معاريج الذين اصطفاهم
منfrom among الخلقcreation أسماهHe exalted him فاحضاهthen favored him (probable reading) بالقربwith nearness
من الخلق أسماه فاحضاه بالقرب
The Buraq of the ascents of those He chose
It is the ascent of those whom He chose
From creation—He exalted him and favored him with nearness.
From creation, named them, and drew them near
براعةthe excellence of ذاكthat الحسنbeauty ترنيunclear in the supplied text إذاwhen بداit appeared
براعة ذاك الحسن ترني إذا بدا
علىabove كلevery تربيpeer of mine وبالحقand in truth
على كل تربي وبالحق
The excellence of that beauty [unclear verb] when it appears,
The skill of that beauty calls me when it appears
Above every peer of mine, and in truth.
Above every soil and truly
برودcoolness for جفونthe eyelids of الصبِّthe ardent lover رؤيةseeing وجهِهhis face
برود جفون الصبِّ رؤية وجهِه
فرؤيتةُfor seeing him تشفيheals الفؤادthe heart منof الكربdistress
فرؤيتةُ تشفي الفؤاد من الكرب
The sight of his face cools the ardent lover's eyelids,
The coolness of the dawn's eyes seeing its face
For seeing him heals the heart of distress.
Its vision heals the heart from distress
برزتI came forth إلىto استسقاءseeking the rain of رحمةِthe mercy of خالقيmy Creator
برزت إلى استسقاء رحمةِ خالقي
عسىperhaps عارضٌa raincloud منهاfrom it يعرضwill appear بالثربat al-Tharb
عسى عارضٌ منها يعرض بالثرب
I came forth to seek the rain of my Creator's mercy,
I came out seeking my Creator's mercy
Hoping a raincloud from it might appear at al-Tharb.
Maybe a shower from it will rain on the rests
بروقُthe lightning flashes of الحياrain حيّتgave greeting فأحيتand so revived حُشاشتيmy last spark of life
بروقُ الحيا حيّت فأحيت حُشاشتي
فقلتُso I said لحاديto the camel-driver of الركبthe caravan سرْgo بيwith me معwith السربthe company
فقلتُ لحادي الركب سرْ بي مع السرب
The rain's lightning gave greeting and revived my last spark of life,
The lightnings of life revived and gave life to my senses
So I said to the caravan's camel-driver: 'Lead me onward with the company.'
So I said to the caravan leader, take me with the flock
Sol 6.1