أيهاO السائلthe supplicant الذيwho رزقwas granted التوفيقdivinely aided success
أيها السائل الذي رزق التوفيق
لاdo not تنسforget سائلاًa supplicant محروماdeprived
لا تنس سائلاً محروما
O petitioner whom divine favor has blessed,
O supplicant who has been granted success,
do not forget a petitioner left bereft.
do not forget a deprived supplicant.
قلsay إذاwhen طبتyou became glad بالقدومthrough arriving علىat طيبةTaybah
قل إذا طبت بالقدوم على طيبة
نفساًin spirit خلفتI left behind نضواone wasted away سقيماill
نفساً خلفت نضوا سقيما
Say, when you are blessed to arrive in Tayba:
Say, when arrival in Taybah gladdens you
“I left behind a soul, wasted and ill.”
in spirit, “I left behind one wasted and ill.”
واسألand ask اللهGod ليfor me بجاهby the standing of الذيthe one whom سرتyou journeyed
واسأل الله لي بجاه الذي سرت
إليهto him بعدafter التنائيseparation القدوماarrival
إليه بعد التنائي القدوما
Ask God for me, by the honor of him toward whom you journeyed,
And ask God for me, by the standing of the one you journeyed
to let me come unto him after long separation.
to after separation, that I may come.
ثمthen سلمsend greetings عليهto him عنيon my behalf إذاwhen اتبعتyou follow with
ثم سلم عليه عني إذا اتبعت
وافيfull صلاتكyour prayer of blessing التسليماthe salutation
وافي صلاتك التسليما
Then greet him on my behalf, when you have followed
Then greet him on my behalf, when you follow
your full blessing with the salutation of peace.
your full prayer of blessing with a salutation.
بثexpress وجديmy longing فماfor nothing بقيremains ليto me سوىexcept الوجدlonging
بث وجدي فما بقي لي سوى الوجد
صديقاًas a friend والدموعand tears حميماas an intimate companion
صديقاً والدموع حميما
Tell him my yearning; no friend remains to me but yearning,
Tell of my longing, for nothing remains to me but longing
and tears as my intimate companion.
as a friend, and tears as an intimate companion.
وابسطand expand القولyour speech فيin السؤالpetition فقدfor indeed جئتyou have come
وابسط القول في السؤال فقد جئت
رؤوفاcompassionate بالمؤمنينtoward the believers رحيماmerciful
رؤوفا بالمؤمنين رحيما
Set forth my plea at length, for you have come to
And speak at length in your petition, for you have come
one compassionate and merciful toward the believers.
to one compassionate toward the believers, merciful.
لاnot يملtires الكريمthe generous one بذلbestowing العطاياgifts
لا يمل الكريم بذل العطايا
فاقترحso ask what you wish وارجand hope بالكريمthrough the noble one الكريماthe Generous One
فاقترح وارج بالكريم الكريما
The generous one never tires of bestowing gifts;
The generous one does not tire of bestowing gifts;
so ask what you will, and through the noble one hope in the All-Generous.
so ask what you wish, and through the noble one hope in the Generous One.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle أردتyou wish تدعوyou supplicate خصوصاًspecifically
وإذا ما أردت تدعو خصوصاً
ثمthen فاجعلهso make it أنif (contextually) مننتyou bestow a favor عموماuniversal
ثم فاجعله أن مننت عموما
And if you wish to pray especially for me,
And when you wish to pray for someone in particular,
then—if you would favor me—make that prayer all-embracing.
then, if you would be gracious, make it a prayer for all.
تلقىyou will receive فيat موقفstanding-place الدعاءsupplication نوالاbounty
تلقى في موقف الدعاء نوالا
شاملاًencompassing للورىfor all creation واجراand a reward عظيماgreat
شاملاً للورى واجرا عظيما
At the station of supplication, you will receive a bounty
At the place of supplication you will receive bounty
embracing all creation, and a mighty reward;
encompassing all creation, and a great reward,
وعطاءand giving جماًabundant وفضلاًand grace غزيراًplentiful
وعطاء جماً وفضلاً غزيراً
وندىand generosity وافرample وبراًand kindness عميماall-embracing
وندى وافر وبراً عميما
a lavish gift and abundant grace,
and abundant gifts and plentiful grace,
ample generosity and all-embracing goodness.
and ample generosity and all-embracing kindness.
Sol 6.1