ماnot جُرَّwere dragged لِظلِّfor the shadow of أحْمَدَAhmad أذْيالُtrailing hems
ما جُرَّ لِظلِّ أحْمَدَ أذْيالُ
فيupon الأرضِthe earth كَرامةًas an honor كماas قدindeed قَالُواthey said
في الأرضِ كَرامةً كما قد قَالُوا
No hems of Ahmad’s shadow were dragged
upon the earth—an honor, as they have said.
هَذاthis عَجَبٌa marvel وياand oh لَهfor it مِنof عَجَبٍa marvel
هَذا عَجَبٌ ويا لَه مِن عَجَبٍ
والناسُand the people بِظلِّهin his shade جميعاًall together قالُواrested at midday
والناسُ بِظلِّه جميعاً قالُوا
This is a marvel—oh, what a marvel!
Yet all people have rested at midday in his shade.
لَيْلةٌa night أنْجَبتْbore a noble child وقدand already حَمَلْتهit had carried him
لَيْلةٌ أنْجَبتْ وقد حَمَلْته
وبهذاand to such a one ماnot أنْجَبتْgave birth سَوْداءُa dark night
وبهذا ما أنْجَبتْ سَوْداءُ
A night bore a noble child, having carried him;
and no dark night has borne such a one.
جَنَّةٌParadise كلُّevery بُقْعةٍspot حَلَّhe alighted فيهاin it
جَنَّةٌ كلُّ بُقْعةٍ حَلَّ فيها
ليسthere is not فيهاin it لَغْوٌidle talk ولاnor شَحْناءُrancor
ليس فيها لَغْوٌ ولا شَحْناءُ
Every spot where he alighted is Paradise;
there is no idle talk there, nor rancor.
وأهالِيand the dwellers of الجنانِthe Gardens ليسdo not ينامُوthey sleep (continued)
وأهالِي الجنانِ ليس ينامُو
ن(completes “they sleep”) لذاfor that reason كانwas نَوْمُهhis sleep الإغْفاءُlight dozing
ن لذا كان نَوْمُه الإغْفاءُ
And the dwellers in the Gardens do not sleep;
thus his sleep was but a light doze.
يَقِظُwakeful القلبِof heart فالجفونُwhile the eyelids هُجودٌasleep
يَقِظُ القلبِ فالجفونُ هُجودٌ
ومَحارِيبُand the prayer niches of حاجِبَيْهhis two eyebrows قُباءُQuba
ومَحارِيبُ حاجِبَيْه قُباءُ
His heart is awake, though his eyelids slumber,
and the prayer niches of his brows are Quba.
فُوهُhis mouth لمdid not ينْفَتِحْopen بغيرwithout سَدادٍrightness
فُوهُ لم ينْفَتِحْ بغير سَدادٍ
لاno تَمَطٍstretching لهfor him ولاnor ثَوْباءُyawning
لا تَمَطٍ له ولا ثَوْباءُ
His mouth never opened save for what was right;
he neither stretched nor yawned.
Sol 6.1