عبدٌa servant بِبابكَat your door خَدُّهhis cheek قدhas عَفَّرَاrubbed in dust
عبدٌ بِبابكَ خَدُّه قد عَفَّرَا
حاشاكَfar be it from you تَسمَعُyou hear فيهabout him قولاًa statement مُفتَرىfabricated
حاشاكَ تَسمَعُ فيه قولاً مُفتَرى
A servant at your door has rubbed his cheek in dust.
A slave at Your door, his cheek made dusty
Far be it from you to heed fabricated words about him.
Far be it that You would hear any false words from him
عبدٌa servant عَلِمتَyou knew وفاءَهhis loyalty وصفاءَهand his purity
عبدٌ عَلِمتَ وفاءَه وصفاءَه
حاشاfar be it لِذاكَfor that الصَّفوِpurity أنto يَتغيَّراchange
حاشا لِذاكَ الصَّفوِ أن يَتغيَّرا
A servant whose loyalty and purity you have known.
A slave whose loyalty and purity You know
Far be it for that purity to change.
Far be it that such sincerity would ever change
عبدٌa servant تكوَّنَwas formed منfrom صنيعِكَyour kindness شَخصُهhis person
عبدٌ تكوَّنَ من صنيعِكَ شَخصُه
حاشاهُfar be it from him يَجحدُdeny صُنعَكمyour beneficence أوor يُنكِراrepudiate
حاشاهُ يَجحدُ صُنعَكم أو يُنكِرا
A servant whose very being was formed through your kindness.
A slave whom You Yourself formed
Far be it from him to deny your kindness or repudiate it.
Far be it that he would deny or disregard Your making
حاشاfar be it لأجنيfor me to commit معwith ضَميريmy conscience زَلَّةًa misdeed
حاشا لأجني مع ضَميري زَلَّةً
إنَّindeed الضميرَconscience عنِfrom الجَزاretribution لنwill not يَصبِراhold back
إنَّ الضميرَ عنِ الجَزا لن يَصبِرا
Far be it from me, with my conscience, to commit a misdeed.
Far be it that my soul have any lapse with others
Indeed, conscience will not hold back from retribution.
Indeed the soul cannot have patience with punishment
إنَّindeed الضميرَconscience عِقابُهits punishment فيin حينِهits time
إنَّ الضميرَ عِقابُه في حينِه
إنَّindeed الضميرَconscience ذُنوبُهits sins لنwill not تُغفَراbe forgiven
إنَّ الضميرَ ذُنوبُه لن تُغفَرا
Indeed, conscience's punishment comes in its own time.
Indeed the soul - its punishment comes in due time
Indeed, conscience's sins will not be forgiven.
Indeed the soul - its sins will not be forgiven
مولايَmy lord يَاO منone whose جودُهُhis generosity ووُجودُهand his existence
مولايَ يَا من جودُهُ ووُجودُه
قدhave أوجدانيboth brought me into being ماثِلاًstanding بينَamong الوَرىhumankind
قد أوجداني ماثِلاً بينَ الوَرى
My lord, O you whose generosity and existence
My Master, O You whose generosity and existence
Have brought me into being, standing among humankind.
Have created me standing among mankind
إنif كنتُI was فيat أوجِthe pinnacle of العلاglory متربعاenthroned
إن كنتُ في أوجِ العلا متربعا
ونزلتُand I descended للدَّرَكِto the depths الحضيضِthe lowest منَof الثَّرىthe earth
ونزلتُ للدَّرَكِ الحضيضِ منَ الثَّرى
If I was enthroned at the pinnacle of glory,
If I were at the height of glory
And descended to the lowest depths of the earth,
And descended to the lowest depths
فَلأنتَthen indeed you وحدَكyou alone مَنthe one who يَرُدُّrestores مَكانتَيmy standing
فَلأنتَ وحدَك مَن يَرُدُّ مَكانتَي
ويُعيدُand restores منزلتيmy station إلىَّto me وأكثَراand more
ويُعيدُ منزلتي إلىَّ وأكثَرا
Then you alone are the one who restores my standing,
Then only You alone can restore my status
And returns my station to me, and more.
And return my position to me and more
فيin أيٍّwhat كَسرٍfracture لمnot تَكُنwere you لِىَfor me جابراًa mender
في أيٍّ كَسرٍ لم تَكُن لِىَ جابراً
وبأيِّand in what كَربٍdistress لمnot تَكُنwere you ليfor me مُؤَزِّراa supporter
وبأيِّ كَربٍ لم تَكُن لي مُؤَزِّرا
What fracture have you not mended for me?
In what brokenness have You not been my mender
And in what distress have you not been my support?
And in what adversity have You not supported me
رغماًin defiance عنِof الأعداءِthe enemies مَنwho رامواthey sought سوىnothing but
رغماً عنِ الأعداءِ مَن راموا سوى
أنto يَستَغلُّواexploit نكبتىَّmy two calamities لأُقهَراso I may be subdued
أن يَستَغلُّوا نكبتىَّ لأُقهَرا
In defiance of the enemies, who sought nothing but
Despite the enemies who intended nothing
To exploit my two calamities so that I might be subdued.
But to exploit my downfall that I may be subjugated
ألبعضُsome شَوَّهdistorted فيin الكلامspeech حَقائقاًfacts
ألبعضُ شَوَّه في الكلام حَقائقاً
والبعضُand some فيin اتِّهامهhis accusation ماnot قَصَّراfell short
والبعضُ في اتِّهامه ما قَصَّرا
Some distorted facts in their speech,
Some have distorted truths in speech
And some spared no effort in their accusations.
Others in accusing me did not fall short
والبعضُand some أجمعَresolved أمرَهhis course وأتىand came إليto (word continues)
والبعضُ أجمعَ أمرَه وأتى إلي
كَyou (word completion) مُلفِّقاًfabricating لِفُجورِهِfor his wickedness ومُزَوّشراand falsifying (apparent typo)
كَ مُلفِّقاً لِفُجورِهِ ومُزَوّشرا
And some resolved upon their course and came to
And some have altogether plotted against me and came to You
You, fabricating and falsifying to serve their wickedness.
Fabricating immorality and bearing false witness
والبعضُand some أصبحَbecame نافراًaverse مِنِّيto me ولوyet if
والبعضُ أصبحَ نافراً مِنِّي ولو
عرفَknew الحياءُmodesty جَبينَهhis brow لنwould not يَنفِراrecoil
عرفَ الحياءُ جَبينَه لن يَنفِرا
And some grew averse to me; yet, had
And some have become averse to me, even if
Modesty known their brow, they would not have recoiled.
Modesty knew their foreheads, they would not avert
رامواthey sought بِذاby this إخضاعَthe subjugation of نَفسٍa soul لمnot تَكُنhad been
راموا بِذا إخضاعَ نَفسٍ لم تَكُن
خَضَعتbowed بِغيرِoutside حِماكَyour protection ياO أسَدَlion of الشَّرىal-Shara
خَضَعت بِغيرِ حِماكَ يا أسَدَ الشَّرى
They sought by this to subdue a soul that had never
They wanted thereby to subjugate a soul that has never
Bowed outside your protection, O lion of al-Shara.
Submitted to other than Your protection, O Lion of mankind
حاشاfar be it لِنفسيfor my soul أنto تَلينَbend قَناتُهاits spear-shaft
حاشا لِنفسي أن تَلينَ قَناتُها
وقناةُand the spear-shaft of أنفِسهمtheir souls تُمَسُّis touched فَتُكسرَاso it is broken
وقناةُ أنفِسهم تُمَسُّ فَتُكسرَا
Far be it for my soul's spear-shaft to bend,
Far be it that my soul's resolve should weaken
While their souls' spear-shaft shatters at a touch.
While their souls can be touched and thus broken
خُبثٌcorruption بطينَتِهاin its clay قدhas ارتشىgrown weak عُودَهاits wood
خُبثٌ بطينَتِها قد ارتشى عُودَها
فاعجُمso test by biting بِحقِّكby your right عودَهاits wood حتىuntil تَرىyou see
فاعجُم بِحقِّك عودَها حتى تَرى
Corruption is in its clay; its wood has grown weak.
An intrigue which its sticks have been soaked
So test its wood with your teeth—by your right—until you see.
So deafen with Your truth its sticks until You see
قدhas هالَهُمterrified them منfrom بعدafter حَبسيmy imprisonment صولةٌa fierce charge
قد هالَهُم من بعد حَبسي صولةٌ
يَقوىgrows stronger زئيرُthe roar of اللَّيثِthe lion إنif هوhe أخدَرenters his lair
يَقوى زئيرُ اللَّيثِ إن هو أخدَر
After my imprisonment, a fierce charge has terrified them.
After my imprisonment they were terrified by a roar
The lion's roar grows stronger if he takes to his lair.
The lion's roar grows stronger if he becomes enraged
ألليثُthe lion ليثٌa lion مُخدِراًin his lair أوor مُشمِساًout in the sun
ألليثُ ليثٌ مُخدِراً أو مُشمِساً
والعَضبُand the keen blade عَضبٌa keen blade مُغمَداًsheathed أوor مثشهَراdrawn (apparent typo)
والعَضبُ عَضبٌ مُغمَداً أو مثشهَرا
A lion is a lion, in his lair or in the sun.
A lion is a lion whether enraged or sunny
And a keen blade is a keen blade, sheathed or drawn.
And wrath is wrath whether sheathed or unsheathed
قُلsay لِلعَذولِto the faultfinder علىَّagainst me أصبحَbecame عاتِباًreproachful
قُل لِلعَذولِ علىَّ أصبحَ عاتِباً
لاdo not تَعترِضobject فيماto what القَضاءُdivine decree بهby it جَرىcame to pass
لا تَعترِض فيما القَضاءُ به جَرى
Tell the faultfinder who has become reproachful toward me:
Say to those blaming me that they have become resentful
Do not object to what fate has ordained.
Do not object to what destiny has ordained
ماwhat حِيلَتيmy recourse فيabout دمعةٍa tear إنif كانَwas فيin
ما حِيلَتي في دمعةٍ إن كانَ في
أُمِّthe Mother of الكتابِthe Book علىَّagainst me ذاكthat مُسَطَّراinscribed
أُمِّ الكتابِ علىَّ ذاك مُسَطَّرا
What can I do about a tear, if in
I have no power over a tear if it is
The Mother of the Book this was inscribed against me?
Written about me in the Mother of the Book
هذاthis عَزائيmy consolation والعزاءُand consolation لِكلِّfor every مَنafflicted (word begins)
هذا عَزائي والعزاءُ لِكلِّ مَن
كوبٍafflicted (word completion) رِضَاهُhis contentment بماwith what عليهupon him مُقَدَّراdecreed
كوبٍ رِضَاهُ بما عليه مُقَدَّرا
This is my consolation, and the consolation for every
This is my consolation - and consolation belongs to all
Afflicted one is his contentment with what is decreed for him.
Who accept what is destined for them
صاغواthey fashioned عقودَnecklaces of مدائحٍpraise poems وأناand I الذيthe one who
صاغوا عقودَ مدائحٍ وأنا الذي
قدhave صُغتُI fashioned منfrom حَبَّاتِthe beads of قلبىَmy heart جوهراa jewel
قد صُغتُ من حَبَّاتِ قلبىَ جوهرا
They fashioned necklaces of praise, while I am the one who
They strung together necklaces of praise, while I
Has fashioned a jewel from the beads of my heart.
Was formed from the pearls of my heart's essence
ماذاwhat القريضُpoetry يقولsays فيمنof one whom صَيَّرَmade الرthe All-Merciful (word begins)
ماذا القريضُ يقول فيمن صَيَّرَ الر
حمنُthe All-Merciful (word completion) قَدرَهhis stature مِنthan قَريضيmy poetry أكبَراgreater
حمنُ قَدرَه مِن قَريضي أكبَرا
What can poetry say of him whom the All-
What can poetry say about one whom the Merciful
Merciful has made greater in stature than my poetry?
Has made his destiny from my poetry greater
لمdid not يَخلقِcreate اللهُGod التهامىَal-Tihami فيamong الورىhumankind
لم يَخلقِ اللهُ التهامىَ في الورى
إلاexcept لِيَسموso that he may rise فيin العلاءِglory ويُنصَراand be granted victory
إلا لِيَسمو في العلاءِ ويُنصَرا
God did not create al-Tihami among humankind
God did not create blame in the world
Except to rise in glory and be granted victory.
Except so that one may rise high and be helped
Sol 6.1