عَنfrom نَورِblossoms رُبىًhills تَقاضَتِdemanded their due الأَرواحُthe souls
عَن نَورِ رُبىً تَقاضَتِ الأَرواحُ
أَيthat is قُمrise سَحَراًbefore dawn فَوَعدُناfor our promise الإِصباحُdaybreak
أَي قُم سَحَراً فَوَعدُنا الإِصباحُ
The spirits pressed him about the blossoms of an upland:
The souls demanded their due from the blossoms of the hills.
That is: “Rise before dawn, for daybreak is our appointed time.”
That is: rise before dawn, for our promised hour is daybreak.
قالhe said اِنقَبَضَhas tightened اليَومَtoday فُؤاديmy heart رِفقاًbe gentle
قال اِنقَبَضَ اليَومَ فُؤادي رِفقاً
أَوuntil يَفتَحَهُHe opens it بِلُطفِهِwith His grace الفَتّاحُthe Opener
أَو يَفتَحَهُ بِلُطفِهِ الفَتّاحُ
He said, “Today my heart has closed in—be gentle,
He said: my heart has tightened today; be gentle,
until the Opener opens it in His tender grace.”
Until the Opener opens it with His grace.
Sol 6.1