إذاwhenever قُلْتُI say يَبلىwears out الحبُّlove فيكمfor you تجَدّداis renewed
إذا قُلْتُ يَبلى الحبُّ فيكم تجَدّدا
وَعَادand returns بِكُمthrough you ذاكَthat الغرامُardent love كماas بَدَاfirst appeared
وَعَاد بِكُم ذاكَ الغرامُ كما بَدَا
Whenever I say my love for you is fading, it is renewed.
If I say that love for you is renewed
And through you that passion returns as it first arose.
And that passion returned to you as it began
وأنتمand you أَحبائيmy beloveds علىin السخطِdispleasure والرضَىand contentment
وأنتم أَحبائي على السخطِ والرضَى
فلاso do not تفعلواdo بيto me فعلَthe deed ماthat يفعلُdo العِداthe enemies
فلا تفعلوا بي فعلَ ما يفعلُ العِدا
You are my beloveds, in displeasure and contentment.
While you, my loved ones, in contentment or anger
So do not treat me as enemies do.
Do not treat me as enemies would treat
سَلاَمٌpeace علىupon أيّامكمyour days مَاhow ألذَّهاdelightful they are
سَلاَمٌ على أيّامكم مَا ألذَّها
وأطيبَهاand pleasant they are نفسيmy soul لاnot (apparently corrupt here) يأمكمcomes toward you (apparently corrupt here) فِداa ransom
وأطيبَها نفسي لا يأمكم فِدا
Peace upon your days—how delightful they were!
Peace be upon your days, how sweet they were
And how pleasant! My soul is a ransom for your days [text uncertain].
And how delightful to my soul, I wish no ransom for you
أياO واردينَthose approaching الماءَthe water منfrom شعبِthe ravine of رامةٍRamah
أيا واردينَ الماءَ من شعبِ رامةٍ
ألَمْwere not تَكفِكُمenough for you أمواهthe waters of عينيmy eye مورداas a watering place
ألَمْ تَكفِكُم أمواه عيني موردا
O you who draw water from the ravine of Ramah,
O you who come for water from the valley of Rama
Were the waters of my eye not enough as your watering place?
Have not my tears quenched your thirst enough?
وياand O ساكنينَthose dwelling in القلبَthe heart كيفhow سكنتمhave you settled
ويا ساكنينَ القلبَ كيف سكنتم
وفيهand within it منfrom الأشواقِlongings نارٌa fire توقداblazes
وفيه من الأشواقِ نارٌ توقدا
O you who dwell in my heart, how have you settled there,
O you who live in my heart, how could you live
When within it a fire of longing blazes?
When in it is a fire of longing blazing?
عَصَيْناwe defied عليكمfor your sake كلمنeveryone who لاَمَreproached فيكمconcerning you
عَصَيْنا عليكم كلمن لاَمَ فيكم
فلاso do not تسمعواlisten فيناconcerning us عَذُولاًto a reproacher وَحُسَّداand envious people
فلا تسمعوا فينا عَذُولاً وَحُسَّدا
For your sake, we defied everyone who reproached us for loving you.
We disobeyed those of you who blamed us
So do not heed reproachers and the envious speaking against us.
So do not listen to any who accuse or envy us
هنيئاًpleasantly مَريئاًwithout distress أنْthat تنامَsleep جُفونُكمyour eyelids
هنيئاً مَريئاً أنْ تنامَ جُفونُكم
وعنديand I have لكمfor you شوقٌa longing أقامَmade me rise وأقعداand made me sit
وعندي لكم شوقٌ أقامَ وأقعدا
Sweet and untroubled be the sleep of your eyelids,
Happy and blessed is your sleep
While my longing for you makes me rise and sit again.
While I have a longing ever-waking and resting
متىwhen تسمحwill permit الدُّنياthe world بقربnearness to مَزَاركمyour abode
متى تسمح الدُّنيا بقرب مَزَاركم
مَتىwhen تجمِعwill gather الأيامُthe days شملاًa company مُبدَّداscattered
مَتى تجمِع الأيامُ شملاً مُبدَّدا
When will this world grant me nearness to your abode?
When will the world allow me near your tombs?
When will the days reunite a scattered company?
When will the days reunite what is scattered?
أحدثُI speak to نفسيmyself كلَّevery حينmoment بذكركمin remembrance of you
أحدثُ نفسي كلَّ حين بذكركم
وأسألand I ask عنكمabout you كلَّeveryone مَنْwho راحtravels in the evening أوْor غداtravels in the morning
وأسأل عنكم كلَّ مَنْ راح أوْ غدا
At every moment I speak to myself in remembrance of you,
I speak to myself of you at all times
And ask after you of everyone traveling at evening or dawn.
And ask about you all who depart or return
أياO رائحاًtraveler أقِصىthe farthest reaches of ذؤَوالِDhuʾwal تُقِلُّهُcarries him
أيا رائحاً أقِصى ذؤَوالِ تُقِلُّهُ
هملعةa swift she-camel تطويfolds up قفاراًdeserts وفدفداand a barren plain
هملعة تطوي قفاراً وفدفدا
O traveler to the farthest reaches of Dhuʾwal, borne
O you who travel the ends of the lands, carry
By a swift she-camel folding up deserts and barren plains,
A greeting to illuminate the vast wilderness
إذاwhen أنْتyou جئتreach المسجدَthe mosque الفردthe peerless فالتثمthen kiss
إذا أنْت جئت المسجدَ الفرد فالتثم
ثراهُits earth وقُلْand say نفسيmy soul فِداؤُكyour ransom مسجدَاO mosque
ثراهُ وقُلْ نفسي فِداؤُك مسجدَا
When you reach the peerless mosque, kiss
If you come to the singular mosque, kiss
Its earth, and say, “My soul is your ransom, O mosque!”
Its earth and say my soul is its ransom
وقابِلْand meet حبيباًa beloved ثمthen قبّلْkiss أناملاًfingertips
وقابِلْ حبيباً ثم قبّلْ أناملاً
لأحمدof Ahmad حياmay He bless اللهGod طَلْعةthe countenance of أحمداAhmad
لأحمد حيا الله طَلْعة أحمدا
Meet a beloved, then kiss the fingertips
And meet a beloved, then kiss the fingers
Of Ahmad—may God bless Ahmad's countenance!
Of Ahmed, may God keep alive Ahmed's features
فذاكَfor that man إمامُthe leader of العِلْمِlearning والعَلَمِand the guiding standard الذيwho
فذاكَ إمامُ العِلْمِ والعَلَمِ الذي
بهthrough him فيamong البراياthe creatures قَدindeed هدىguided اللهGod منthose whom هدىHe guided
به في البرايا قَد هدى الله من هدى
For he is the imam of learning and the guiding standard,
He is the Imam of knowledge and the flag with which
Through whom God has guided those He guided among His creatures.
God guided those He guided in the wilds
وذاكand that man الذيis the one who لولاwere it not for بياضُthe brightness of جبينهhis brow
وذاك الذي لولا بياضُ جبينه
لأصبحwould surely become منهاجُthe path of الهدايةguidance أسوداblack
لأصبح منهاجُ الهداية أسودا
And he is the one—were it not for his brow's brightness,
He whose fair forehead were it not for
The path of guidance would have turned black.
The path of guidance would be dark
هوhe الكوكبُthe star الدوارُthe revolving مُلْتمعُgleaming with الضِيَاradiance
هو الكوكبُ الدوارُ مُلْتمعُ الضِيَا
بهhis example فيon طريقthe path of العلمlearning والدينand religion يقتدىis followed
به في طريق العلم والدين يقتدى
He is the revolving star, gleaming with radiance;
He is the revolving star, collected splendor
His example is followed on the path of learning and religion.
By whom one is guided in the path of knowledge and religion
لهhe has حرمٌa sanctuary قدindeed شرّفexalted اللهGod قدرَهits worth
له حرمٌ قد شرّف الله قدرَه
فلاso no (apparently a split word) جيهunclear fragment, likely completing 'one seeking refuge in it' لاnot يخشىfears عُداةَenemies وحُسّداand envious people
فلا جيه لا يخشى عُداةَ وحُسّدا
He has a sanctuary whose worth God has exalted,
He has a sanctuary God has ennobled
So one seeking refuge there fears neither enemies nor the envious [text uncertain].
Where no enemy or envier can touch
ومَنْand whoever زارهvisits him يُمسيspends the evening بروضةin a garden of جنّةٍparadise
ومَنْ زاره يُمسي بروضة جنّةٍ
فزائرso a visitor to ذاكthat السوحprecinct مَاnot خابَfailed مَقصَداin his purpose
فزائر ذاك السوح مَا خابَ مَقصَدا
Whoever visits him spends the evening in a garden of paradise;
Whoever visits him sleeps in a garden of Paradise
No visitor to that precinct fails in his purpose.
So the pilgrim to that plain will not fail his quest
أياO حجّةَthe proof of اللهGod الذيwho هوis قدوةٌan exemplar
أيا حجّةَ الله الذي هو قدوةٌ
لمنfor whoever لاdoes not يرىsee الطهرَthe pure one النبيthe Prophet مُحَمّداMuhammad
لمن لا يرى الطهرَ النبي مُحَمّدا
O God's proof, who is an exemplar
O God's proof who is an exemplar
For those who do not see the pure Prophet Muhammad,
For those who do not see the pure Prophet Muhammad
علىupon وجههِhis face الميمونِthe blessed كلُّevery تحيّةٍgreeting
على وجههِ الميمونِ كلُّ تحيّةٍ
مباركةٍblessed مَاas long as ناحmourn وُرقٌgray doves وغرّداand sing
مباركةٍ مَا ناح وُرقٌ وغرّدا
Upon his blessed face be every greeting,
Upon his blessed face are all greetings
Blessed, as long as gray doves mourn and sing.
Blessed, whenever foliage rustled and birds chirped
إذاwhen عُدّدَare counted الابدالthe Abdal, spiritual elect والسادةُand the masters الأولىthe foremost
إذا عُدّدَ الابدال والسادةُ الأولى
بعلمfor learning وَحلمٍand forbearance كانwas أحمدُAhmad أوحداunrivaled
بعلم وَحلمٍ كان أحمدُ أوحدا
When the Abdal and the foremost masters are counted
If the substitutes and the foremost nobles
For learning and forbearance, Ahmad is unrivaled.
Are counted by knowledge and forbearance, Ahmed would be peerless
وإنand if حُمدَare praised السّاداتthe masters يوماًone day بفعلِهمfor their deeds
وإن حُمدَ السّادات يوماً بفعلِهم
رأينَاwe found أباAbu, father of العباسal-Abbas أحمدَAhmad أحمداmost praiseworthy
رأينَا أبا العباس أحمدَ أحمدا
And if the masters are ever praised for their deeds,
And if the masters are praised one day for their deeds
We find Abu al-Abbas Ahmad most worthy of praise.
We see Abu Al-Abbas Ahmed most praised
لِزيمُكَyour constant companion لاdoes not يخشىfear وإنيand I لمhave not أزلceased
لِزيمُكَ لا يخشى وإني لم أزل
لزيمكyour constant companion قدindeed أوثقتْI have fastened فيin يدكyour hand اليداthe hand
لزيمك قد أوثقتْ في يدك اليدا
Your constant companion has no fear, and I have always remained
Your companion fears nothing though I have not
Your companion, having bound my hand firmly in yours.
Ceased to be your companion, binding fast to your hand
وماand not أناI بالراجيكone placing hope in you لليومfor today وحدَهalone
وما أنا بالراجيك لليوم وحدَه
ولكننيbut I أرْجوكplace hope in you لليومfor today والغداand tomorrow
ولكنني أرْجوك لليوم والغدا
I do not place my hopes in you for today alone,
It is not only for today I hope in you
But I place my hopes in you for today and tomorrow,
But also for tomorrow and all days to come
لأبْلُغَso that I may attain فيin الدنياthis world بجاهكthrough your standing رفعةًhigh rank
لأبْلُغَ في الدنيا بجاهك رفعةً
وألْقَاكand meet you فيin الأخرىthe hereafter مُغَيراًcharging forth (reading uncertain) ومنجداًand bringing aid
وألْقَاك في الأخرى مُغَيراً ومنجداً
To attain high rank in this world through your standing,
That I may attain through your rank exaltation in this world
And meet you in the hereafter, charging forth and bringing aid.
And find you in the next glorified and victorious
فهلْso will أنتyou ترضىconsent أننيthat I لكam your خادمservant
فهلْ أنت ترضى أنني لك خادم
فإنيْfor I وحَقِّand by the truth of اللهGod أرضاكaccept you سيداas master
فإنيْ وحَقِّ الله أرضاك سيدا
Will you then consent to have me as your servant?
Will you be pleased that I am your servant?
For, by God's truth, I accept you as my master.
For by God, I am pleased with you as master
فقلthen say قدindeed أمنتَyou are safe from النائباتcalamities جميعهاall of them
فقل قد أمنتَ النائبات جميعها
وقدand indeed صرتyou have become منّاone of us لاnot تخافَfear منfrom الردىdeath
وقد صرت منّا لا تخافَ من الردى
Then say: “You are safe from every calamity,
Tell me you have granted all requests
And you have become one of us, with no fear of death.”
And that you are safe from decline through me
فأبقاكso may He preserve you منHe who أبقاكpreserved you للخلقfor humankind كاملاًperfect
فأبقاك من أبقاك للخلق كاملاً
وأحياكand may He keep you alive منHe who أحياكgave you life للعلمfor learning والهدىand guidance
وأحياك من أحياك للعلم والهدى
May He who preserved you preserve you, perfect, for humankind,
May He who made you perfect for creation keep you so
And He who gave you life keep you alive for learning and guidance.
And He who gave you life for knowledge and guidance revive you
Sol 6.1