قلبناour heart الخفاقthe beating يأبىrefuses موطناa homeland
قلبنا الخفاق يأبى موطنا
ريحهits wind العاصفthe tempestuous تأبىrefuses مسكناa dwelling
ريحه العاصف تأبى مسكنا
Our beating heart refuses a homeland;
Our throbbing heart refuses a homeland
Its tempestuous wind refuses a dwelling.
Its raging wind refuses a dwelling
ليسis not منof هندIndia ورومand Rome قلبناour heart
ليس من هند وروم قلبنا
ماnothing سوىexcept الإسلامIslam فيهwithin it أرضناour land
ما سوى الإسلام فيه أرضنا
Our heart is not of India or Rome;
Our heart is not from India or Rome
Within it, Islam alone is our land.
Nothing but Islam is our land
كعبKa'b الشاعرthe poet فيin praise of خيرthe best of العبادthe servants
كعب الشاعر في خير العباد
أنشدrecited المدحةthe panegyric منfrom بانتhas departed سعادSu'ad
أنشد المدحة من بانت سعاد
Ka'b the poet, in praise of the best of servants,
Ka'b the poet in the best of worshippers
Recited the panegyric from ‘Su'ad Has Departed’.
Recited praise, when Saad appeared
نظمhe strung الدرthe pearls منيراradiant فيin ثناهpraise of him
نظم الدر منيرا في ثناه
منamong سيوفthe swords of الهندIndia سيفاa sword قدindeed دعاهhe called him
من سيوف الهند سيفا قد دعاه
He strung radiant pearls in his praise;
He strung pearls beautifully in his praise
He called him a sword among the swords of India.
Of swords of India, he called one a sword
منhe who علىabove الأفلاكthe celestial spheres فيهin him رفعةexalted rank
من على الأفلاك فيه رفعة
لمdid not ترقهplease him لبلادto a country نسببهhis attribution (unclear form)
لم ترقه لبلاد نسببه
He whose exalted rank stands above the celestial spheres
Above the celestial spheres in it is an elevation
Was not pleased to be ascribed to a country.
His lineage did not make him incline to countries
قالhe said سيفa sword منamong سيوفthe swords of اللهGod قلsay
قال سيف من سيوف الله قل
ياO نصيرchampion of الحقthe truth زوراfalsely لاdo not تقلspeak
يا نصير الحق زورا لا تقل
He said: ‘Say: a sword among the swords of God;
He said a sword from Allah's swords, say
O champion of truth, do not speak falsely.’
O supporter of truth, do not speak nonsense
وكذاand likewise كمhow often قالhe said ذوthe possessor of القدرrank العليthe lofty
وكذا كم قال ذو القدر العلي
منhe whose سناهhis radiance كحلkohl عينthe eye of الرسلthe messengers
من سناه كحل عين الرسل
And likewise, how often has the one of lofty rank said—
And so much the one of high status said
He whose radiance was kohl for the messengers' eyes—
Whose brilliance is the eye of messengers
ليto me منfrom دنياكمyour world قدindeed حبباwere made dear
لي من دنياكم قد حببا
بعضsome of ماwhat فيهاin it حلالاlawful طيباwholesome
بعض ما فيها حلالا طيبا
‘From your world were made dear to me
I have from your world beloved
Some of its lawful, wholesome things.’
Some of what is in it, lawful and good
إنif تكنyou are سرthe secret of المعانيthe meanings تعلمyou know
إن تكن سر المعاني تعلم
فافهمthen understand النكتةthe subtle point فيin دنياكمyour world
فافهم النكتة في دنياكم
If you know the secret of meanings,
If you know the secret of meanings, understand
Then grasp the subtle point in ‘your world’.
The subtle point in your world
كانhe was فيin الدنياthe world وفيهاand in it ماdid not سكنsettle
كان في الدنيا وفيها ما سكن
ذلكthat one المشرقthe shining one فيin ليلthe night of الزمنtime
ذلك المشرق في ليل الزمن
He was in the world, yet did not settle in it—
He was in the world and in it he dwelt
That shining one in the night of time.
That radiance in the night of time
منthrough سناهhis radiance قدindeed تجلىbecame manifest العالمthe world
من سناه قد تجلى العالم
مشرقاradiant إذwhen كانwas طيناclay آدمAdam
مشرقا إذ كان طينا آدم
Through his radiance, the world became manifest,
Whose brilliance the world shone
Radiant, when Adam was clay.
Radiant when Adam was clay
لستI am not أدريaware ماwhat حماهhis domain والوطنand the homeland
لست أدري ما حماه والوطن
أناI دارaware أنهthat he فيناamong us سكنdwelt
أنا دار أنه فينا سكن
I do not know what his domain and homeland were;
I do not know what protected him and the homeland
I know that he dwelt among us.
That he dwelt within us
قدindeed رأىhe saw فيin أرضناour land دنياa world لناfor us
قد رأى في أرضنا دنيا لنا
وهوand he فيin الدنياthe world كضيفlike a guest بينناamong us
وهو في الدنيا كضيف بيننا
He saw in our land a world belonging to us,
He saw in our land a world for us
While he was in the world like a guest among us.
And he in the world like a guest among us
إذwhile أضعناwe lost القلبthe heart فيin هذاthis اليبابwasteland
إذ أضعنا القلب في هذا اليباب
وفقدناand we lost النفسthe soul فيin هذاthis الترابdust
وفقدنا النفس في هذا التراب
While we lost the heart in this wasteland,
When we lost heart in this ruin
And lost the soul in this dust.
And we lost soul in this dust
لاdoes not تحدconfine الأرضthe earth قلبthe heart of المسلمthe Muslim
لا تحد الأرض قلب المسلم
لاnot يرىis seen فيin تيهthe maze of أنيwhere (unclear spelling) وكمand how much
لا يرى في تيه أني وكم
The earth cannot confine the Muslim's heart;
The land does not limit the Muslim's heart
He is not found in the maze of ‘where’ and ‘how much’.
He does not see in wanderings, where am I and you
ليسthere is no للمسلمfor the Muslim فيon الأرضthe earth عطنresting-place by water
ليس للمسلم في الأرض عطن
حائرlost فيin قلبهhis heart كلevery وطنhomeland
حائر في قلبه كل وطن
The Muslim has no resting-place on earth;
The Muslim has no special place in the land
Every homeland is lost within his heart.
Confused in his heart every homeland
حصلgain القلبthe heart ففيfor within وسعتهits vastness
حصل القلب ففي وسعته
ضلbecame lost هذاthis الكونuniverse فيin فسحتهits spaciousness
ضل هذا الكون في فسحته
Gain the heart, for within its vastness
If the heart succeeds then in its expanse
This universe is lost in its spaciousness.
This universe strayed in its space
عقدةthe knot of الأقوامpeoples حلuntied المسلمthe Muslim
عقدة الأقوام حل المسلم
هجرleft الدارthe home الإمامthe Imam الأعظمthe greatest
هجر الدار الإمام الأعظم
The Muslim untied the knot of peoples;
The nations' knot, the Muslim untied
The greatest Imam left his home.
The Greatest Imam abandoned the abode
أمةa community ملءfilling الدنىthe worlds قدindeed أسساhe founded
أمة ملء الدنى قد أسسا
جعلhe made التوحيدbelief in God's oneness فيهاin it أسساfoundations
جعل التوحيد فيها أسسا
He founded a community filling the worlds;
A nation filling the world they founded
He made belief in God's oneness its foundation.
Making monotheism in it tenets
صارتbecame الأرضthe earth لديناfor us مسجداa mosque
صارت الأرض لدينا مسجدا
إذwhen أشاعhe spread الفضلgrace فيناamong us وهدىand guidance
إذ أشاع الفضل فينا وهدى
The earth became a mosque for us,
The earth became for our religion a mosque
When he spread grace and guidance among us.
When virtue spread among us and guidance
ذلكthat one المحمودthe praised one فيin الذكرthe Remembrance الحكيمthe Wise
ذلك المحمود في الذكر الحكيم
ذلكthat one المحفوظthe protected one باللهby God الرحيمthe Merciful
ذلك المحفوظ بالله الرحيم
That one praised in the Wise Remembrance,
That Praiseworthy in the Wise Remembrance
That one protected by God, the Merciful—
That Protected by Allah, the Merciful
تفزعtake fright الأعداءthe enemies منat هيبتهhis majesty
تفزع الأعداء من هيبته
فيin ارتعادtrembling منat سناthe radiance of طلعتهhis countenance
في ارتعاد من سنا طلعته
The enemies quake at his majesty,
The enemies shudder from his awe
Quaking at the radiance of his countenance.
In trembling from the rising of his brilliance
فلماذاthen why أرضthe land of أهليهhis kin هجرhe left
فلماذا أرض أهليه هجر
أتراهdo you think he خشيةfor fear of الأعداءthe enemies فرfled
أتراه خشية الأعداء فر
Why, then, did he leave the land of his kin?
Why then did he abandon his homeland
Do you think he fled for fear of the enemies?
Did he fear the enemies so flee
حجبveiled القصاصthe storytellers معنىthe meaning of القصةthe story
حجب القصاص معنى القصة
غلطواthey erred فيin فهمunderstanding معنىthe meaning of الهجرةmigration
غلطوا في فهم معنى الهجرة
The storytellers veiled the meaning of the story;
Vengeance obscured the story's meaning
They erred in understanding the meaning of migration.
They erred in understanding emigration's meaning
هجرةmigration شرعthe law of حياةthe life of المسلمthe Muslim
هجرة شرع حياة المسلم
هجرةmigration سرthe secret of ثباتthe steadfastness of المسلمthe Muslim
هجرة سر ثبات المسلم
Migration is the law of the Muslim's life;
Emigration a law, the Muslim's life
Migration is the secret of the Muslim's steadfastness.
Emigration the Muslim's steadfastness secret
إنهاindeed, it is التسيارjourneying نحوtoward الوسعةspaciousness
إنها التسيار نحو الوسعة
ولأجلand for the sake of اليمthe sea تركleaving القطرةthe drop
ولأجل اليم ترك القطرة
It is journeying toward spaciousness,
It is traversing toward the expanse
And leaving the drop for the sea.
And for the pain, leaving the drop
اهجرforsake الزهرةthe flower أجلfor the sake of الروضةthe garden
اهجر الزهرة أجل الروضة
إنindeed هذاthis الخسرloss ربحa gain of الكثرةabundance
إن هذا الخسر ربح الكثرة
Forsake the flower for the garden;
Abandon the flower for the garden's sake
Indeed, this loss is a gain in abundance.
Surely this loss is abundant gain
شرفthe glory of الشمسthe sun مسيرa course مطلقunbounded
شرف الشمس مسير مطلق
فيهin it منfrom فوقabove البراياcreated beings تخفقit flutters
فيه من فوق البرايا تخفق
The sun's glory is an unbounded course,
The sun's honor is unrestrained course
In which it flutters high above creation.
In it above the plains fluttering
لاdo not تكنbe نهراa river منby السحبthe clouds يمدis fed
لا تكن نهرا من السحب يمد
وكنand be البحرthe sea عباباsurging water لاnot يحدis bounded
وكن البحر عبابا لا يحد
Do not be a river fed by the clouds;
Be not a river from clouds extending
And be the sea, a surge without bounds.
But the sea, endless billowing
اقصدنaim resolutely at تسخيرharnessing كلall of العالمthe world
اقصدن تسخير كل العالم
لترىso you may see سلطانthe power of أهلthe people of العالمthe world
لترى سلطان أهل العالم
Aim to harness the whole world,
Intend subjugating the entire world
So you may see the power of the world's people.
To see the Sultan of the world's people
لاlet not يقيدكbind you مقامan abode فيamong الورىhumankind
لا يقيدك مقام في الورى
وكنand be الحوتthe whale يسيحroams الأبحراthe seas
وكن الحوت يسيح الأبحرا
Let no abode among humankind bind you;
No abode in existence confines you
And be the whale roaming the seas.
And be the whale roaming the seas
كلeveryone منwho حررis freed منfrom ذلservitude to الجهاتdirections
كل من حرر من ذل الجهات
فلكa celestial sphere يزهرshines منfrom كلall الجهاتdirections
فلك يزهر من كل الجهات
Whoever is freed from servitude to directions
All who are freed from regions' humiliation
Is a celestial sphere shining from every direction.
For you the universe flourishes from all regions
تركreleased الوردthe rose شذاهits fragrance فسرىand so it spread
ترك الورد شذاه فسرى
فيthrough فسيحthe wide expanse of المرجthe meadow عطراas perfume نشراwafting
في فسيح المرج عطرا نشرا
The rose released its fragrance, and it spread
The rose left its fragrance so it spread
Through the broad meadow as wafting perfume.
In the open meadow, diffusing scent
ياO أسيراcaptive قدalready ثوىhas settled فيin روضةa garden
يا أسيرا قد ثوى في روضة
عندnightingale (first fragment) ليباnightingale (second fragment) هائماenamored فيof وردةa rose
عند ليبا هائما في وردة
O captive who has settled in a garden,
O prisoner who dwelt in a garden
A nightingale enamored of a rose,
Wandering infatuated in a rose
سيرنsend roaming نفسكyourself حراfree كالصباlike the east wind
سيرن نفسك حرا كالصبا
ثمthen عانقembrace كلall أزهارthe flowers of الربىthe hills
ثم عانق كل أزهار الربى
Send yourself roaming, free as the east wind,
Set your soul free like the zephyr
Then embrace all the flowers of the hills.
Then embrace all the meadows' flowers
احذرنbeware منof خدعةthe deceit of العصرthe age الجديدthe new
احذرن من خدعة العصر الجديد
التباسconfusion of النهجthe path حاذرbeware ياO رشيدdiscerning one
التباس النهج حاذر يا رشيد
Beware the deceit of the new age;
Beware deception of the new age
Beware confusion in the path, O discerning one.
Confusion of approach, beware O insightful one
Sol 6.1