اِذكُر ذُنوبَكَ أَيُّها ذا الناسي

اِذكُر ذُنوبَكَ أَيُّها ذا الناسي

وَاِستَغفرنّ اللَه رَبّ الناسِ

وَاِستَغفرنّ اللَه رَبّ الناسِ

Remember your sins, O forgetful one,

Remember your sins, O forgetful one,

and earnestly ask God, Lord of humankind, for forgiveness.

And seek forgiveness from Allah, Lord of mankind.

وَاِقرَع عَلى ما فاتَ سنّك نادِماً

وَاِقرَع عَلى ما فاتَ سنّك نادِماً

وَاِكرَع مِن العَبرات في أَكواسِ

وَاِكرَع مِن العَبرات في أَكواسِ

And gnash your teeth in remorse for what has passed,

Knock in regret on what your years have passed,

and quaff tears from cups.

And pour from cups of tears.

وَاِنفض عَن الدُنيا يَديكَ وَلا تَكُن

وَاِنفض عَن الدُنيا يَديكَ وَلا تَكُن

تُعَنى بِهذي الأَربُع الأَدراسِ

تُعَنى بِهذي الأَربُع الأَدراسِ

And shake your hands free of the world, and do not be

Remove your hands from this world, and do not

concerned with these ruined dwellings.

Occupy yourself with these four worthless things.

وَاكحل جفونك بِالسهاد فَإِنَّما

وَاكحل جفونك بِالسهاد فَإِنَّما

يَرضى حَبيبك غايَةَ الإِيناسِ

يَرضى حَبيبك غايَةَ الإِيناسِ

And paint your eyelids with the kohl of sleeplessness, for only

Line your eyelids with wakefulness, for only

the fullest intimacy pleases your beloved.

Your Beloved is pleased with the utmost vigilance.

أَتَنام عَمّن لَيسَ يَمنَع وَصلَهُ

أَتَنام عَمّن لَيسَ يَمنَع وَصلَهُ

أَخطَأتَ أَن خالَفتَ كُل قِياسِ

أَخطَأتَ أَن خالَفتَ كُل قِياسِ

Do you sleep, heedless of one who does not withhold communion with him?

How can you sleep when nothing prevents His union?

You have erred by defying every standard.

You have erred by opposing all reason.

مَن باتَ مُلتذّاً بِقُرب حَبيبه

مَن باتَ مُلتذّاً بِقُرب حَبيبه

لَم تَتّصِل أَجفانُهُ بِنُعاسِ

لَم تَتّصِل أَجفانُهُ بِنُعاسِ

Whoever spends the night delighting in his beloved's nearness

He who spends the night intoxicated with the nearness of his Beloved,

has eyelids untouched by drowsiness.

His eyelids will not be touched by drowsiness.

لَو أَنّ وَجدَكَ لا يُفَتَّرُ لَم تَكُن

لَو أَنّ وَجدَكَ لا يُفَتَّرُ لَم تَكُن

تَنسى حَبيباً لَم تَجدهُ بِناسِ

تَنسى حَبيباً لَم تَجدهُ بِناسِ

If your longing did not wane, you would not

If He had found you never faltering, you would not

forget a beloved whom you have not found forgetful.

Have forgotten a Beloved you did not find with people.

أَلّا وَجَدتَ الوَجدَ فيهِ لَذّةٌ

أَلّا وَجَدتَ الوَجدَ فيهِ لَذّةٌ

أَلّا رَأَيت السُقمَ خَيرَ لِباسِ

أَلّا رَأَيت السُقمَ خَيرَ لِباسِ

Have you not found delight in yearning?

If only you felt the ecstasy in Him,

Have you not seen sickness as the finest garment?

If only you saw sickness as the best clothing.

اِنظُر لِنَفسك قَبلَ وَقت رَحيلِها

اِنظُر لِنَفسك قَبلَ وَقت رَحيلِها

وَاِذكُر بِقَبرك قَلّة الإِيناسِ

وَاِذكُر بِقَبرك قَلّة الإِيناسِ

Look to your soul before the time of its departure,

Look after yourself before your soul's departure,

and remember the scant companionship in your grave.

And remember in your grave the scarcity of companions.

يا ذا الَّذي أَهدى لَنا تُحَفَ الهُدى

يا ذا الَّذي أَهدى لَنا تُحَفَ الهُدى

وَأَعادَ ذِكر الدِينِ بَعدَ تَناسِ

وَأَعادَ ذِكر الدِينِ بَعدَ تَناسِ

O you who bestowed on us the precious gifts of guidance,

O You who guided us with the gifts of guidance,

and restored remembrance of the faith after neglect:

And revived the mention of religion after neglect.

حَيّتكَ نَفسٌ صَبّةٌ بِتَحيّةٍ

حَيّتكَ نَفسٌ صَبّةٌ بِتَحيّةٍ

وَرَدَت عَلَيكَ نَفيسَةَ الأَنفاسِ

وَرَدَت عَلَيكَ نَفيسَةَ الأَنفاسِ

a lovesick soul has greeted you with a greeting

My soul greeted you with a pouring greeting,

that reached you, its breaths precious.

And the most precious breath returned to you.

تَرجو بِيُمنِكَ دَعوَةً مِن مُؤمِنٍ

تَرجو بِيُمنِكَ دَعوَةً مِن مُؤمِنٍ

بُنيَت مِن التَوفيقِ فَوقَ أَساسِ

بُنيَت مِن التَوفيقِ فَوقَ أَساسِ

It hopes, through your blessing, for a prayer from a believer,

Through your blessings I hope for a prayer

built upon a foundation of divine aid,

From a believer, built on the foundation of success.

عَن خاطِرٍ صَعبِ القِياد مَخاطِرٍ

عَن خاطِرٍ صَعبِ القِياد مَخاطِرٍ

مِن كَثرَةِ الأَوزارِ في وَسواسِ

مِن كَثرَةِ الأَوزارِ في وَسواسِ

on behalf of a reckless mind, hard to rein,

From a restless mind, full of risky thoughts,

plagued by misgivings from its many sins,

From the great burdens of obsession and doubt.

وَقَريحَةٍ بِالسَيّئاتِ قَريحَةٍ

وَقَريحَةٍ بِالسَيّئاتِ قَريحَةٍ

خَمدَت وَكانَت في ذَكاءِ إِياسِ

خَمدَت وَكانَت في ذَكاءِ إِياسِ

and a poetic gift wounded by misdeeds,

And a mind inclined to evil, a mind

now dimmed, though once it had the brilliance of Iyas.

That has dimmed and fallen into hopelessness.

هَزّت مَواعظُكَ القُلوبَ تَشوُّفاغً

هَزّت مَواعظُكَ القُلوبَ تَشوُّفاغً

حَتّى أَلانَت كُلَّ قَلبٍ قاسِ

حَتّى أَلانَت كُلَّ قَلبٍ قاسِ

Your admonitions stirred hearts to eager longing,

Your sermons shook hearts longing

until they softened every hardened heart.

Until they softened every stubborn heart.

فَلتَشفِها بَعدَ الضَلالَةِ بِالهُدى

فَلتَشفِها بَعدَ الضَلالَةِ بِالهُدى

أَنتَ الطَبيبُ لَها وَأَنتَ الآسي

أَنتَ الطَبيبُ لَها وَأَنتَ الآسي

So heal them, after their straying, with guidance;

So quench them after misguidance with guidance,

you are their physician, and you are their healer.

You are the healer, and you are the comforter.