أَياO مَولايَmy lord مَجدَMajd (glory) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) ياO مَنyou who
أَيا مَولايَ مَجدَ الدينِ يا مَن
إِلَيهِto whom وَمنهُand of whom بَثّيmy grief وَاِشتِكائيand my complaint
إِلَيهِ وَمنهُ بَثّي وَاِشتِكائي
O my lord Majd al-Din, O you
to whom I confide my grief, and of whom I complain:
دَعَوتُكَI called upon you مُستَجيراًseeking refuge مِنfrom زَمانيmy times
دَعَوتُكَ مُستَجيراً مِن زَماني
بِجودِin the bounty of يدَيكَyour two hands فَاِصغُso listen إِلىto دُعائيmy plea
بِجودِ يدَيكَ فَاِصغُ إِلى دُعائي
I have called on you, seeking refuge from my times
in the bounty of your hands; so listen to my plea.
أَتَنسانيdo you forget me? وَأَنتَwhile you كَفيلُguarantor of رِزقيmy sustenance
أَتَنساني وَأَنتَ كَفيلُ رِزقي
وَعِندَكَand with you إِنif مَرِضتُI fall ill شِفاءُthe cure for دائيmy disease
وَعِندَكَ إِن مَرِضتُ شِفاءُ دائي
Do you forget me, though you guarantee my sustenance,
and with you, should I fall ill, lies the cure for my disease?
وَرَأيُكَand your counsel عُدَّتيmy resource لِغَديfor my tomorrow وَيوميand my today
وَرَأيُكَ عُدَّتي لِغَدي وَيومي
وَذَخريand my reserve فيin الشَدائِدِhardships وَالرَخاءِand prosperity
وَذَخري في الشَدائِدِ وَالرَخاءِ
And your counsel is my resource for tomorrow and today,
and my reserve in hardship and prosperity.
فَياso, O مَولايَmy lord هَلhave ...? حُدِّثتَyou were told عَنّيabout me
فَيا مَولايَ هَل حُدِّثتَ عَنّي
بِأَنّيthat I مِنamong مَلائِكَةِthe angels of السَماءِheaven
بِأَنّي مِن مَلائِكَةِ السَماءِ
So, my lord, have you been told about me
that I am one of heaven's angels,
وَأَنَّand that وَظائِفَthe prescribed observances of التَسبيحِglorifying God قوتيmy food
وَأَنَّ وَظائِفَ التَسبيحِ قوتي
وَماand what أَحياI live عَليهِon it مِنَof الدُعاءِprayer
وَما أَحيا عَليهِ مِنَ الدُعاءِ
and that the observances of divine praise are my food,
and prayer is what I live on,
وَأَنّيand that I قَدalready غَنيتُI have no need عَنِof الطَعامِfood ال'which' (first part)
وَأَنّي قَد غَنيتُ عَنِ الطَعامِ ال
لَذي'which' (remainder) هُوَit مِنamong ضَروراتِthe necessities of البَقاءِsurvival
لَذي هُوَ مِن ضَروراتِ البَقاءِ
and that I no longer need food,
which is among the necessities of survival?
وَهَلand is there ...? فيamong الناسِpeople لَوif أَنصَفتَyou judged fairly خَلقٌa person
وَهَل في الناسِ لَو أَنصَفتَ خَلقٌ
يَعيشُlives كَماas أَعيشُI live مِنَon الهَواءِair
يَعيشُ كَما أَعيشُ مِنَ الهَواءِ
And among men, if you were fair, is there anyone
who lives, as I do, on air?
فَلاso not فيamong جُملَةِthe ranks of الأَحرارِfree men أُدعىI am counted
فَلا في جُملَةِ الأَحرارِ أُدعى
وَلاnor بَينَamong العَبيدِmale slaves وَلاnor الإِماءِfemale slaves
وَلا بَينَ العَبيدِ وَلا الإِماءِ
So I am not counted among free men,
nor among male slaves or female slaves.
وَلاnor أُقصىI am kept away كَماas تُقصىare kept away الأَعاديenemies
وَلا أُقصى كَما تُقصى الأَعادي
وَلاnor أُدنىI am brought near دُنُوَّwith the closeness of الأَولِياءِfriends
وَلا أُدنى دُنُوَّ الأَولِياءِ
Nor am I kept at a distance as enemies are,
nor drawn near as friends are.
فَلاso not يُجرونَthey enter ذِكريmention of me فيin رُسومِregular allotments of الthe
فَلا يُجرونَ ذِكري في رُسومِ ال
صِلاتِgifts وَلاnor دَساتيرِregisters of العَطاءِbounty
صِلاتِ وَلا دَساتيرِ العَطاءِ
So they leave my name out of the regular
grants, and out of the registers of bounty.
فَلاso neither فيamong هَؤُلاءِthese إِذاwhen سَمَحتُمyou give generously
فَلا في هَؤُلاءِ إِذا سَمَحتُم
تَعُدُّنيyou count me وَلاnor فيamong هَوئلاءِthose
تَعُدُّني وَلا في هَوئلاءِ
So, when you give generously, neither among these
do you count me, nor among those.
مَتىwhenever أَحكَمتُI make firm ليfor myself فيكُمin you رَجاءًa hope
مَتى أَحكَمتُ لي فيكُم رَجاءً
حَلَلتُمyou undo بِالإِياسِwith despair عُرىthe bonds of رَجائيmy hope
حَلَلتُم بِالإِياسِ عُرى رَجائي
Whenever I make firm my hope in you,
you undo with despair the bonds of my hope.
أَلَمdid ... not? يَملَأfill بَسيطَthe breadth of الأَرضِthe earth مَدحيmy praise
أَلَم يَملَأ بَسيطَ الأَرضِ مَدحي
وَأَقطارَand the reaches of السَماءِheaven لَكُمfor you دُعاءِmy prayers
وَأَقطارَ السَماءِ لَكُم دُعاءِ
Has not my praise filled the breadth of the earth,
and my prayers for you the reaches of heaven?
أَلَمdid ... not? أَنظِمI string together لَكُمfor you دُرَرَpearls of المَعانيmeaning
أَلَم أَنظِم لَكُم دُرَرَ المَعاني
أَلَمdid ... not? أَنسُجI weave لَكُمfor you حُلَلَrobes of الثَناءِpraise
أَلَم أَنسُج لَكُم حُلَلَ الثَناءِ
Have I not strung for you pearls of meaning?
Have I not woven for you robes of praise?
وَهَلand is there ...? أَحَدٌanyone يَقومُstands لَكُمfor you مَقاميin my place
وَهَل أَحَدٌ يَقومُ لَكُم مَقامي
وَيُغنيand renders service فيin مَديحِكُمُpraise of you غِناءِmy service
وَيُغني في مَديحِكُمُ غِناءِ
And can anyone take my place in your service
and do as much as I in praising you?
مَتىwhen تَجنيreaps يَديmy hand ثَمَرَthe fruit of إِمتِداحٍpraise
مَتى تَجني يَدي ثَمَرَ إِمتِداحٍ
سَقَيتُI watered غُروسَهُits saplings ماءَthe water of الوَلاءِloyalty
سَقَيتُ غُروسَهُ ماءَ الوَلاءِ
When will my hand reap the fruit of praise
whose saplings I watered with the water of loyalty?
وَلَولاand were it not for خِسَّةُthe baseness of الأَيّامِthe times كانَتwould be
وَلَولا خِسَّةُ الأَيّامِ كانَت
تُباعُsold عُلوقُthe treasures of شِعريmy verse بِالغَلاءِat high prices
تُباعُ عُلوقُ شِعري بِالغَلاءِ
And were it not for the baseness of the times,
the treasures of my verse would be sold at high prices.
أَماis there nothing ...? ليfor me فيكُمُwith you إِلّاbut عَناءٌtoil
أَما لي فيكُمُ إِلّا عَناءٌ
مُضافٌadded لِلشَقاءِfor misery إِلىto غَناءِuseful service
مُضافٌ لِلشَقاءِ إِلى غَناءِ
Have I nothing from you but toil,
added, to my misery, to my service,
وَأَثقالٌand burdens أَهُدُّI break بِهِنَّwith them ظَهريmy back
وَأَثقالٌ أَهُدُّ بِهِنَّ ظَهري
لَقَدindeed عَرَّضتُI have exposed نَفسيmyself لِلبَلاءِto affliction
لَقَد عَرَّضتُ نَفسي لِلبَلاءِ
and burdens with which I break my back?
Indeed, I have exposed myself to affliction.
سَعيتُI strove إِلىfor الغِنىwealth وَجَهَدتُand I exhausted نَفسيmyself
سَعيتُ إِلى الغِنى وَجَهَدتُ نَفسي
فَلَمyet did not أَحصُلI gain possession عَلىof غَيرِanything but العَناءِtoil
فَلَم أَحصُل عَلى غَيرِ العَناءِ
I strove for wealth and exhausted myself,
yet gained nothing but toil.
فَزالَتso departed راحَةُthe ease of الفُقَراءِthe poor عَنّيfrom me
فَزالَت راحَةُ الفُقَراءِ عَنّي
وَلَمand did not أَظفَرI attain بِعيشِthe life of الأَغنِياءِthe rich
وَلَم أَظفَر بِعيشِ الأَغنِياءِ
So the ease of the poor deserted me,
and I did not attain the life of the rich.
Sol 6.1