ذكرremembrance المَعاهدthe familiar haunts وَالوُقوفand standing عَلىon الصفاal-Safa
ذكر المَعاهد وَالوُقوف عَلى الصفا
أَخذtook العُهودpledges مِنfrom القُلوبthe hearts عَلىon the basis of الصَفاsincerity
أَخذ العُهود مِن القُلوب عَلى الصَفا
The remembrance of old haunts and standing upon al-Safa
Took pledges of sincerity from hearts.
لِلّهhow glorious! أَيّامthe days of المحصّبal-Muhassab وَالنَقىand al-Naqa
لِلّه أَيّام المحصّب وَالنَقى
وَزَمانand the time وَصلof union بِالأَحبّةwith loved ones قَدindeed صَفاwas serene
وَزَمان وَصل بِالأَحبّة قَد صَفا
How glorious the days at al-Muhassab and al-Naqa,
And the time of union with loved ones, so serene!
حَيّاmay greet الحَياthe rain تِلكَthose الطُلولruined encampments فَطالَماfor how often
حَيّا الحَيا تِلكَ الطُلول فَطالَما
أَحيَتrevived نسائمهاtheir breezes عليلاًan ailing man مدنفاgravely stricken
أَحيَت نسائمها عليلاً مدنفا
May rain greet those ruined camps, for how often
Their breezes revived a sick man, wasted away.
كَمhow many بَينamong باناتban trees اللوىof al-Liwa مِنof مربعa spring encampment
كَم بَين بانات اللوى مِن مربع
أَبَداًforever يَحنّyearns لَهُfor it الفُؤادthe heart تَلهّفاin aching longing
أَبَداً يَحنّ لَهُ الفُؤاد تَلهّفا
How many a spring abode among al-Liwa's ban trees
The heart forever yearns for with aching longing!
وَهَوايand my beloved فيin ظلِّthe shade of الأَراكةthe arak tree لَمhas not يَزَلceased to be
وَهَواي في ظلِّ الأَراكة لَم يَزَل
غَزَلاًan amorous lover يُغازلflirting أَوor غَزالاًa gazelle أَوطَفاlong-lashed
غَزَلاً يُغازل أَو غَزالاً أَوطَفا
And my beloved beneath the arak tree's shade remains
A flirtatious lover, or a long-lashed gazelle.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَقولI say لَهُto him وَقَدand already حجبveiled الدُجاthe darkness
وَلَقَد أَقول لَهُ وَقَد حجب الدُجا
عَينthe eye of الرَقيبthe watcher تَذلّلاhumbly وَتَلطّفاand gently
عَين الرَقيب تَذلّلا وَتَلطّفا
And indeed I say to him—when darkness has veiled
The watcher's eye—with humility and tenderness:
ياO نازِلاًone lodging خيفَthe slope of المحصّبal-Muhassab مِنin مِنىًMina
يا نازِلاً خيفَ المحصّب مِن مِنىً
إِنّيindeed I أَمنتfeel secure عَلَيكfor you أَنto أَتَخَوَّفاfeel afraid
إِنّي أَمنت عَلَيك أَن أَتَخَوَّفا
O you lodging at Khayf al-Muhassab in Mina,
I feel secure, no longer fearing for you.
أَخفيتI hid سرّكyour secret عَنfrom وشاتيmy slanderers فيin الحَشاthe breast
أَخفيت سرّك عَن وشاتي في الحَشا
فَوَشىbut betrayed بِهِit دَمعيmy tears وَقَدand indeed بَرحdeparted الخَفاconcealment
فَوَشى بِهِ دَمعي وَقَد بَرح الخَفا
I hid your secret in my breast from my slanderers;
But my tears betrayed it, and concealment was gone.
ياO غُصنbough ماwhat لكis wrong with you لاnot تَميلyou bend مَعwith الهَوىlove
يا غُصن ما لك لا تَميل مَع الهَوى
وَقوامwhile the form قَدّكof your figure لاnot يَزالceases to be مهفهفاslender
وَقوام قَدّك لا يَزال مهفهفا
O bough, why do you not bend to love,
While your figure is still so slender?
ياO ليّنsupple الأَعطافof limb قَدindeed غَلَبhas overcome الجَوىlove's anguish
يا ليّن الأَعطاف قَد غَلَب الجَوى
جَلدthe fortitude of المُحبّthe lover فَجدso be generous عَلَيهِto him تَعطّفاin tenderness
جَلد المُحبّ فَجد عَلَيهِ تَعطّفا
O supple-limbed one, love's anguish has overcome
The lover's fortitude; bestow your tenderness upon him.
وَاِشفِand heal العَليلthe ailing man تَلافياًto save him بِتعِلَّةٍwith some solace
وَاِشفِ العَليل تَلافياً بِتعِلَّةٍ
إِنّindeed العَليلthe ailing man مِنof التلافdeath عَلىon شَفاthe brink
إِنّ العَليل مِن التلاف عَلى شَفا
And heal the sick man, saving him with a little solace;
For the sick man stands on the brink of death.
ياO بَدرfull moon of حُسنٍbeauty بِالكَمالin perfection قَدindeed اِنجَلىhas shone forth
يا بَدر حُسنٍ بِالكَمال قَد اِنجَلى
اِرحَمhave mercy on كَئيباًa grieving man بِالمحاقِin the moon's dark phase قَدindeed اِختفىhas vanished
اِرحَم كَئيباً بِالمحاقِ قَد اِختفى
O full moon of beauty, revealed in perfection,
Have mercy on a grieving man, vanished in the moon's dark phase.
إِنif رُمتyou seek ياO ريمgazelle of الصَريمal-Sarim تصارماestrangement
إِن رُمت يا ريم الصَريم تصارما
فاِذكرthen remember عُهوداًpledges بَينَناbetween us لَنwill not تخلفاbe broken
فاِذكر عُهوداً بَينَنا لَن تخلفا
If you seek estrangement, O gazelle of al-Sarim,
Then remember the pledges between us, never to be broken.
أَوor كُنتُI was قَدalready أَذنَبتI sinned فَاِعفthen pardon تَكرُّماًgenerously
أَو كُنتُ قَد أَذنَبت فَاِعف تَكرُّماً
عَمّاfor what جَنيتI have done فَإِنّfor indeed صَبريmy patience قَدindeed عَفاhas worn away
عَمّا جَنيت فَإِنّ صَبري قَد عَفا
Or if I have sinned, generously pardon
What I have done, for my patience has worn away.
هَبنيgrant me الأَمانsafety فَرمحfor the spear of قَدّكyour stature لَمhas not يَزَلceased to be
هَبني الأَمان فَرمح قَدّك لَم يَزَل
ماضيkeen السنانof point وَسَيفand the sword of لَحظكyour glance مُرهفاsharpened
ماضي السنان وَسَيف لَحظك مُرهفا
Grant me safety, for the spear of your stature remains
Sharp-pointed, and the sword of your glance keen-edged.
وَاِرحَمand pity أَسيراًa captive فيin اليَمينthe right hand وَقَلبهand his heart
وَاِرحَم أَسيراً في اليَمين وَقَلبه
طَوعobedient to اليَسارthe left hand إِذاwhenever أَرَدتyou wish تَصَرّفاto exercise control
طَوع اليَسار إِذا أَرَدت تَصَرّفا
And pity a captive in your right hand, whose heart
Obeys your left whenever you wish to command.
وَاِسمَحand grant لِعَبدكto your servant إِنif أَرَدَتyou wish بِنَظرَةٍa glance
وَاِسمَح لِعَبدك إِن أَرَدَت بِنَظرَةٍ
إِنif شئتyou wish ياO مَولايmy master أَنthat أَتشَرَّفاI be honored
إِن شئت يا مَولاي أَن أَتشَرَّفا
And grant your servant, if you wish, a glance,
If, my master, you wish me to be honored.
قَسماًI swear بِخالكby your beauty mark وَالمُقبَّلِand the kissable mouth وَاللمىand the lips' dusky tint
قَسماً بِخالك وَالمُقبَّلِ وَاللمى
وَوَثيقand the firmness of عَهدكyour pledge وَالمَودَّةand affection وَالوَفاand fidelity
وَوَثيق عَهدك وَالمَودَّة وَالوَفا
I swear by your beauty mark, your lips, and their dusky tint,
And by your firm pledge, affection, and fidelity:
ماnot مالinclined قَلبيmy heart عَنaway from هَواكlove of you مصافياًbefriending sincerely
ما مال قَلبي عَن هَواك مصافياً
أَحَداًanyone سِواكbesides you سِوىexcept سميِّthe namesake of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One
أَحَداً سِواك سِوى سميِّ المُصطَفى
My heart has never strayed from love of you to cherish
Anyone besides you—save the namesake of the Chosen One:
المُفردthe peerless one العلمthe eminent figure الَّذيwho فيin أَرضناour land
المُفرد العلم الَّذي في أَرضنا
ماnot كانَwas مَجهولاًunknown لِكَيin order to يتعرَّفاmake himself known
ما كانَ مَجهولاً لِكَي يتعرَّفا
The peerless luminary who, in our land,
Was never unknown, that he should need to make himself known.
شَهمa noble man عَلىdespite ماwhat فيهِis in him مِنof شَرَفhonor حَوىpossessed
شَهم عَلى ما فيهِ مِن شَرَف حَوى
طَبعاًa nature أَرَقّmore delicate مِنthan النَسيمthe breeze وَألطفاand gentler
طَبعاً أَرَقّ مِن النَسيم وَألطفا
A noble man who, for all his honor, possesses
A nature finer and gentler than the breeze.
يَزهوblooms بِهِthrough him رَوضthe garden of المَسَرّةjoy بهجَةًin delight
يَزهو بِهِ رَوض المَسَرّة بهجَةً
فَيَنالand so gains مِنهُfrom him ظَرائِفاًrare delights وَتَظرُّفاand refinement
فَيَنال مِنهُ ظَرائِفاً وَتَظرُّفا
Through him, the garden of joy blooms with delight,
And gains from him rare delights and refinement.
وَلَهُand toward him المَجالسthe companion وَالمَجالسand the gatherings لَمhas not يَزَلceased
وَلَهُ المَجالس وَالمَجالس لَم يَزَل
كُلٌّeach يَميلinclines تَشوّقاًin longing وَتَشوُّفاand eager anticipation
كُلٌّ يَميل تَشوّقاً وَتَشوُّفا
And toward him, companion and gatherings alike are ever
Drawn, each with longing and eager anticipation.
حَتّىuntil لَقَدindeed مَنَّbestowed الإلهGod بِهِhim عَلىupon
حَتّى لَقَد مَنَّ الإله بِهِ عَلى
هَذيthese الدِيارlands تَكرّماgenerously وَتَعطّفاand compassionately
هَذي الدِيار تَكرّما وَتَعطّفا
Until God indeed bestowed him upon
These lands, in generosity and compassion.
فَبَداso he appeared كَبَدرlike the moon of التمّfullness فيin غَسَقthe deep darkness of الدُجاnight
فَبَدا كَبَدر التمّ في غَسَق الدُجا
بَينamong الكَواكبthe stars مُشرِقاshining مُستَشرِفاrising high
بَين الكَواكب مُشرِقا مُستَشرِفا
He appeared like the full moon in the blackness of night,
Among the stars, shining and exalted.
أَهلاًwelcome بِمَنto him who رَقصتdanced مَنازلناour dwellings بِهِbecause of him
أَهلاً بِمَن رَقصت مَنازلنا بِهِ
طَرَباًin rapture كَمَنlike one who رَشفsipped المدامةwine قرقفاpotent wine
طَرَباً كَمَن رَشف المدامة قرقفا
Welcome to him for whom our dwellings danced
In rapture, like one who has sipped potent wine.
وَرَحبتand grew spacious مَنزلةa lodging فَكَمfor how many مِنof أَعيُنeyes
وَرَحبت مَنزلة فَكَم مِن أَعيُن
قَرَّتwere gladdened وَشَملand a company بِالسُرورin joy تَأَلّفاwas united
قَرَّت وَشَمل بِالسُرور تَأَلّفا
And spacious was the lodging; how many eyes
Were gladdened, and companions gathered in joy!
ياO مَنyou whose إِذاwhenever ما(emphasis) رُمتI seek وَصفto describe صِفاتهhis qualities
يا مَن إِذا ما رُمت وَصف صِفاته
عَجِزَfell short اللِسانthe tongue بِهِat it فَلمand so did not يَكbe منصفاjust
عَجِزَ اللِسان بِهِ فَلم يَك منصفا
O you whose qualities, whenever I seek to describe them,
The tongue falls short and cannot do you justice.
عيداًa feast سَعيداًjoyous كانَwas عودكyour return لِلحمىto the homeland
عيداً سَعيداً كانَ عودك لِلحمى
منَّbestowed الإِلَهGod بِهِit وجادَand gave generously وأسعفاand granted aid
منَّ الإِلَه بِهِ وجادَ وأسعفا
Your return to the homeland was a joyous feast;
God bestowed it, gave generously, and granted aid.
وَلَقَدand indeed بَلَغتَyou have attained مِنof العِنايةfavor غايةa pinnacle
وَلَقَد بَلَغتَ مِن العِناية غاية
ماnot نالَهاattained it ذُوone with مطمعambition إِلّاexcept اِكتَفىwas satisfied
ما نالَها ذُو مطمع إِلّا اِكتَفى
You have indeed attained such a height of divine favor
That no ambitious seeker attains without contentment.
أَحرَمتyou entered ihram تَسعىstriving بِالتَعفُّفwith self-restraint وَالتُقىand piety
أَحرَمت تَسعى بِالتَعفُّف وَالتُقى
لاmay ... never زِلتyou cease مُكتَسِياًclothed in تُقىًpiety وَتَعفُّفاand self-restraint
لا زِلت مُكتَسِياً تُقىً وَتَعفُّفا
You entered pilgrimage consecration, striving in restraint and piety;
May you ever remain clothed in piety and restraint.
وَبَذَلتand you exerted كُلّall الجهدeffort فيin طَلَبseeking الرضىapproval
وَبَذَلت كُلّ الجهد في طَلَب الرضى
مِنfrom ذيthe Possessor of العَطاءِbounty فمنso who يعدّكَdeems you مُسرِفاextravagant
مِن ذي العَطاءِ فمن يعدّكَ مُسرِفا
And you exerted every effort seeking approval
From the Giver—so who could deem you extravagant?
أَعطاكHe granted you حجّاًa pilgrimage مَعwith زِيارةa visit to أَحمَدAhmad
أَعطاك حجّاً مَع زِيارة أَحمَد
خَيرthe best of الأَنامcreation فَنِلتso you gained مِنهُfrom him تَشرّفاhonor
خَير الأَنام فَنِلت مِنهُ تَشرّفا
He granted you pilgrimage and a visit to Ahmad,
The best of creation, and through him you gained honor.
فاِسلمso be safe وَدُمand live long وَاِهنَأand rejoice بِحجّكin your pilgrimage لابِساًwearing
فاِسلم وَدُم وَاِهنَأ بِحجّك لابِساً
حللrobes of الكَمالperfection مكرّماًhonored وَمشرّفاand ennobled
حلل الكَمال مكرّماً وَمشرّفا
So be safe, live long, and rejoice in your pilgrimage, wearing
Robes of perfection, honored and ennobled.
وَلَناand ours are التَهانيcongratulations وَالمَسَرّةand joy وَالهَناand delight
وَلَنا التَهاني وَالمَسَرّة وَالهَنا
بلقاin meeting الأَحبّةloved ones فَالزَمانfor time لَناwith us وَفىhas kept faith
بلقا الأَحبّة فَالزَمان لَنا وَفى
And ours are congratulations, joy, and delight
In meeting loved ones: time has kept faith with us.
Sol 6.1