جاءhas come الصيامthe fast فالفso a thousand صومfast مثلهlike it
جاء الصيام فالف صوم مثله
يقضىis completed وأنتand you بكلwith every خيرgood للأزلْfor eternity
يقضى وأنت بكل خير للأزلْ
The fast has come; may a thousand fasts like it
Ramadan has come, matching a fast like it,
pass while you remain blessed in every way forever,
Fulfilling while you are in all good forever,
وبفيضand with an outpouring of أنعامbounty منfrom المولىthe Lord وفيand in
وبفيض أنعام من المولى وفي
عزٍhonor مديدٍlong-lasting دايمٍperpetual لاnot يبتدلْchanges
عزٍ مديدٍ دايمٍ لا يبتدلْ
and with an outpouring of bounty from the Lord, and in
And with abundant favors from the Master, and in
long-lasting, perpetual honor that never changes;
Continuous, everlasting mighty honor that does not change,
وبصحةand with health محمودةٍpraiseworthy وسلامةٍand safety
وبصحة محمودةٍ وسلامةٍ
ممدودةٍlasting وبنعمةٍand with blessing لاnot تنتقلْdeparts
ممدودةٍ وبنعمةٍ لا تنتقلْ
and with good health and safety
And with praised health and wellness
that endures, and with blessings that never depart;
Extended, and with blessings that do not move,
وبعزةٍand with dignity مامونةٍsecure محصونةٍwell-protected
وبعزةٍ مامونةٍ محصونةٍ
وبرغدand with ease of عيشٍliving مستطابٍpleasant معتدلْbalanced
وبرغد عيشٍ مستطابٍ معتدلْ
and with secure, well-protected dignity,
And with protected, guarded might,
and with a life of ease, pleasant and balanced.
And with pleasant, balanced livelihood,
أوحشتyou have left desolate ياO ذاpossessor of الخلfriendship بعدكafter your departure أربعاًdwellings
أوحشت يا ذا الخل بعدك أربعاً
قدindeed كنتyou were فيهاin them بدرa full moon تمّfull مكتملْcomplete
قد كنت فيها بدر تمّ مكتملْ
You have left dwellings desolate in your absence, O friend,
You made me, O holder of beauty, lonely after you for four days,
where you had been a full and perfect moon.
You were in them a full moon,
مضتpassed المرافعthe pre-Lenten festivities والوجوهand the faces عبوسةgloomy
مضت المرافع والوجوه عبوسة
لاno نفسsoul طابتwas gladdened ليfor me ولاnor قرّتfound solace مقلْeyes
لا نفس طابت لي ولا قرّت مقلْ
The pre-Lenten festivities passed, and faces were grim;
The pleadings and faces went gloomy,
my soul found no joy, nor did my eyes find solace.
No soul was delighted for me, and no eyelid was still,
كلاno indeed ولاnor منany منشدٍsinger فيamong الصحبthe companions ياO
كلا ولا من منشدٍ في الصحب يا
غوثhelper of الورىhumankind كنbe ليfor me إذاwhen لخطبfor a calamity اشتكّلْgrows perplexing
غوث الورى كن لي إذا لخطب اشتكّلْ
No indeed, nor was there among the companions anyone to sing, 'O
No, and not from a reciter among the companions, O
helper of humankind, stand by me when calamity grows perplexing.'
Succor of creation, be for me when events intertwine,
ياO فخرpride of قومa people أنتyou are جلّthe chief part of مرادهمtheir desire
يا فخر قوم أنت جلّ مرادهم
ومرامهمand their aspiration والقصدand the aim بلnay كلall الأملْhope
ومرامهم والقصد بل كل الأملْ
O pride of a people, you are their chief desire,
O pride of the people, you are the utmost of their purpose,
and their aspiration and aim—nay, all their hope.
And their ambition, and the intention, rather all the hope,
ياO غايةthe utmost of المرغوبwhat is desired ياO كلall المنىwishes
يا غاية المرغوب يا كل المنى
ياO مفرداًa peerless one بينamong العوالمthe worlds والمللْand the creeds
يا مفرداً بين العوالم والمللْ
O ultimate desire, O all that is wished for,
O object of desire, O all of the wishes,
O peerless one among worlds and creeds.
O singular among the worlds and nations,
سقياًblessings of rain لعهدٍupon a time كنتyou were فيهin it تنيرناgiving us light
سقياً لعهدٍ كنت فيه تنيرنا
فيwith طلعةٍa countenance كالشمسlike the sun فيin برجthe zodiacal sign of الحملْAries
في طلعةٍ كالشمس في برج الحملْ
Blessings of rain upon the time when you gave us light,
A drinker of a covenant in which you enlightened us
with a countenance like the sun in the sign of Aries.
In a rising like the sun in the house of Aries,
غادرتناyou left us نشكوwe lament التباعدdistance والنوىand separation
غادرتنا نشكو التباعد والنوى
فعنso about الجوىheartache وعنand about الصبابةardent longing لاdo not تسلْask
فعن الجوى وعن الصبابة لا تسلْ
You left us lamenting distance and separation;
You left us complaining of separation and purpose,
so ask not of heartache and ardent longing.
So do not neglect the agony and youth,
فعليكso upon you ياO أنطونAnton ألفa thousand تحّيةٍgreeting
فعليك يا أنطون ألف تحّيةٍ
واليكand to you منيfrom me ألفa thousand مدحٍpraise متصلْunceasing
واليك مني ألف مدحٍ متصلْ
So a thousand greetings to you, O Anton,
So upon you, O Anton, a thousand greetings,
and from me to you a thousand praises, unceasing.
And from me to you, a thousand continuous praises.
Sol 6.1