أسالمُO Salim ياO ابنson of مَوْدُودِىMawdudi فإنِّيfor indeed I
أسالمُ يا ابن مَوْدُودِى فإنِّي
رأيتُI saw بوارقاًlightning flashes فيهاin them رَوَاعِدْthundering clouds
رأيتُ بوارقاً فيها رَوَاعِدْ
O Salim, son of Mawdudi, for I
Have seen lightning flashes with thundering clouds.
وإنْand though حَالَcame between البِعَادُthe separation وطالَand lasted long هجرٌestrangement
وإنْ حَالَ البِعَادُ وطالَ هجرٌ
فإنىyet indeed I لستُI am not عنكمfrom you (plural) بالمُباعِدْone who keeps away
فإنى لستُ عنكم بالمُباعِدْ
And though distance has come between us and estrangement has lasted long,
Yet I am not one to keep away from you.
ولاand do not تَعْرضturn away عنfrom الخِلthe dear friend المصافِىthe sincere one
ولا تَعْرض عن الخِل المصافِى
وإنىand indeed I فيin اقترابٍdrawing near لاnot تباعُدْdrawing apart
وإنى في اقترابٍ لا تباعُدْ
And do not turn away from your sincere friend,
For I am drawing near, not drawing apart.
ألمhave you not تَرَseen أننيthat I فيin كلِّevery أمرٍmatter
ألم تَرَ أنني في كلِّ أمرٍ
ونائبةٍand misfortune لكمfor you (plural) كفٌّa hand مساعِدْhelping
ونائبةٍ لكم كفٌّ مساعِدْ
Have you not seen that I, in every matter
And misfortune, am a helping hand to you?
وَلستُand I am not أشكُّI doubt أنكthat you ذُوpossessing وِدادaffection
وَلستُ أشكُّ أنك ذُو وِداد
وأنكand that you صادِقtruthful وافيfaithful to المواعِدْthe promises
وأنك صادِق وافي المواعِدْ
And I do not doubt that you are affectionate,
And that you are truthful, faithful to your promises.
فهذاso this السلامthe greeting of peace عليكupon you مِنّيfrom me
فهذا السلام عليك مِنّي
مدَىfor the duration of المَلَوَيْنnight and day ماas long as حنّتْmoaned رَوَاعِدْthundering clouds
مدَى المَلَوَيْن ما حنّتْ رَوَاعِدْ
So here is my greeting of peace to you,
For as long as night and day endure, as long as thunderclouds moan.
وصلِّىand send blessings ربَّناour Lord ماas long as لاحَgleamed بَرْقٌlightning
وصلِّى ربَّنا ما لاحَ بَرْقٌ
عَلَىupon خَيرthe best of الورَىcreation مُرْسىthe establisher of القواعِدْthe foundations
عَلَى خَير الورَى مُرْسى القواعِدْ
And send blessings, our Lord, as long as lightning gleams,
Upon the best of creation, who established the foundations.
وإنيand indeed I لستُI am not أَخْلُفكمI fail you (plural) بوَعْدٍin a promise
وإني لستُ أَخْلُفكم بوَعْدٍ
وإنّكand indeed you ذُوpossessing وفاءِfidelity بالمواعِدْto the promises
وإنّك ذُو وفاءِ بالمواعِدْ
And I do not break a promise to you,
And you are faithful to your promises.
Sol 6.1