بجاهِكِby your standing ياO غياثَsuccor of المستجيرِthe refuge-seeker
بجاهِكِ يا غياثَ المستجيرِ
تعودreturns مسرتيmy joy ويزولand passes away ضيريmy affliction
تعود مسرتي ويزول ضيري
By your standing, O succor of those who seek refuge,
With your intercession, O succor of the desperate,
My joy returns and my affliction passes away.
My joy returns and my harm departs,
ويدملand heals كلevery جرحٍwound فيin فؤاديmy heart
ويدمل كل جرحٍ في فؤادي
ويرحلand departs كلُّevery همٍّcare عنfrom ضميريmy inner self
ويرحل كلُّ همٍّ عن ضميري
And every wound within my heart is healed,
And every wound in my heart is healed,
And every care departs from my inmost soul.
And every care leaves my conscience.
فجاهُكِfor your standing عندbefore باريناour Creator عظيمٌis great
فجاهُكِ عند بارينا عظيمٌ
يقيمraises بسرهthrough its mystery منthose who فيin القبورthe graves
يقيم بسره من في القبور
For your standing before our Creator is great;
For your intercession with our Lord is mighty,
Through its mystery it raises those within the graves,
It raises from their graves those long dead.
وينقذand rescues منfrom عذابthe torment of النارthe Fire نفساًa soul
وينقذ من عذاب النار نفساً
تدافعهاdrive it onward الأبالسthe devils للعسيرtoward hardship
تدافعها الأبالس للعسير
And rescues a soul from the torment of the Fire,
And saves a soul from hellfire’s torment,
As the devils drive it toward anguish.
As the demons fight to claim it.
فياso O بابgate of النجاةsalvation وسلسبيلand sweet-flowing spring of الthe
فيا باب النجاة وسلسبيل ال
حياةlife وسورand rampart of رباتladies of الخدورsecluded chambers
حياة وسور ربات الخدور
So, O gate of salvation and sweet-flowing spring of
O gate of salvation, O Salsabil of life,
Life, and rampart of the ladies of secluded chambers;
O veil of the chaste ladies,
وياand O سببcause of الخلاصdeliverance منfrom القصاصretribution الwhich (first fragment)
ويا سبب الخلاص من القصاص ال
لذيwhich (continued) استولىgained mastery علىover الجدthe forefather العثورthe stumbling one
لذي استولى على الجد العثور
And O cause of deliverance from the retribution
O cause of deliverance from just retribution
That overtook the stumbling forefather,
That has seized the vigorous youth.
خذيtake بيديby my hand الشقيةwretched وانهضينيand raise me up
خذي بيدي الشقية وانهضيني
ونجينيand save me منfrom الخطرthe peril الخطيرgrave
ونجيني من الخطر الخطير
Take my wretched hand and raise me up,
Take my wretched hand and raise me up,
And save me from grievous peril.
And save me from the terrible danger.
وداويand heal علتيmy ailment وعديand promise حبوريmy joy
وداوي علتي وعدي حبوري
لأنهضso I may rise بالسرورwith joy عنfrom السريرthe bed
لأنهض بالسرور عن السرير
And heal my ailment, and promise me joy,
Heal my sickness and restore my vigor
So I may rise with gladness from the bed,
That I may rise happily from my bed.
وأُرشدand guide بامتداحكby praising you كلevery خاطٍsinner
وأُرشد بامتداحك كل خاطٍ
توغلhas plunged deeply فيinto المآثمsins والشرورand evils
توغل في المآثم والشرور
And, by praising you, guide every sinner
And guide with your praise every sinner
Who has plunged into sins and evils.
Lost in misdeeds and evil.
تجبَّرhas tyrannized ياO بتولVirgin عليover me دائيmy ailment
تجبَّر يا بتول علي دائي
وبددand scattered قوتيmy strength ومحاand erased حبوريmy joy
وبدد قوتي ومحا حبوري
My ailment has tyrannized over me, O Virgin,
Have mercy, O Virgin, on my sickness
And scattered my strength and erased my joy,
That sapped my strength and erased my joy.
وأغرقنيand drowned me بسيلin a torrent منof دموعيmy tears
وأغرقني بسيل من دموعي
وأحرقنيand burned me بنارwith a fire منof زفيريmy sighs
وأحرقني بنار من زفيري
And drowned me in a torrent of my tears,
And drown me in a flood of my tears
And burned me with the fire of my sighs.
And burn me in the fire of my sighs.
وقصرand fell short عنof مداواتيhealing me طبيبيmy physician
وقصر عن مداواتي طبيبي
وفرطand excess of اليأسdespair داعيةa cause of القصورfailure
وفرط اليأس داعية القصور
My physician has fallen short of healing me,
My doctor despaired of healing me
And excessive despair is a cause of failure.
And the voice of despair called limiting.
وماand what جهدeffort الطبيبthe physician وقدand already رآنيhe has seen me
وما جهد الطبيب وقد رآني
أكابدI endure فيin الشتاwinter حرَّthe heat of الهجيرscorching noon
أكابد في الشتا حرَّ الهجير
And what can the physician's efforts avail, when he has seen me
When the doctor saw me bearing
Enduring scorching midday heat in winter?
The heat of winter in the thickets,
إذاwhen قالواthey say بأيwith what دواًmedicine يداويhe heals
إذا قالوا بأي دواً يداوي
يقولhe says برحمةthrough the mercy of اللَهGod القديرthe Almighty
يقول برحمة اللَه القدير
When they ask with what medicine he heals,
He said, “With God’s mercy alone
He says: through the mercy of Almighty God,
Can you be cured,” and by the Virgin
وبالبكرand through the Virgin التيwhom الباريthe Creator براهاfashioned her
وبالبكر التي الباري براها
لتشفعso she may intercede بالغنيfor the rich والفقيرand the poor
لتشفع بالغني والفقير
And through the Virgin whom the Creator fashioned
Whom the Lord created pure
To intercede for the rich and the poor;
To intercede for rich and poor.
ومنand from دمهاher blood اقتنىtook on جسداًa body طهوراًpure
ومن دمها اقتنى جسداً طهوراً
يؤلِّهناmakes us divine إلىunto أبدthe eternity of الدهورthe ages
يؤلِّهنا إلى أبد الدهور
And from her blood He took on a pure body,
From her blood He took a pure body
Making us divine for ever and ever.
That deifies her forevermore.
فياso O ذاتpossessor of الطهارةpurity شفّعيaccept the intercession of بيfor me
فيا ذات الطهارة شفّعي بي
دموعيmy tears واشفعيand intercede ليfor me ياO سروريmy joy
دموعي واشفعي لي يا سروري
So, O pure one, accept on my behalf the intercession of
O embodiment of purity, intercede for me!
My tears, and intercede for me, O my joy.
Plead for me, O my joy!
فإنيfor I بينamid أشواكthe thorns of المناياdeath
فإني بين أشواك المنايا
أعذّبam tormented فيin الأصائلthe late afternoons والبكورand early morning
أعذّب في الأصائل والبكور
For amid the thorns of death
For I am tortured on the thorns of death
I am tormented in late afternoon and early morning.
In the thickets and buds.
أيكسرcan be broken? خاطريmy heart ياO أمmother of ربيmy Lord
أيكسر خاطري يا أم ربي
لديكin your presence وأنتand you are جابرةmender of الكسيرthe broken
لديك وأنت جابرة الكسير
Can my heart be broken, O Mother of my Lord,
Does my broken heart pain you, O Mother of my Lord,
In your presence, when you mend the broken?
You who mend the broken?
ويبلغنيand reach me الجحيمHell وأنتand you are غوثيmy succor
ويبلغني الجحيم وأنت غوثي
وأدخلand I enter فيinto الظلامdarkness وأنتand you are نوريmy light
وأدخل في الظلام وأنت نوري
And can Hell reach me, when you are my succor,
Will hell take me while you are my succor?
And can I enter darkness, when you are my light?
Will darkness envelop me while you are my light?
أجيرينيshelter me وعافينيand heal me فإنيfor I am
أجيريني وعافيني فإني
وقيعstricken فيin رحابكyour courts كالجزورlike a slaughtered camel
وقيع في رحابك كالجزور
Shelter me and heal me, for I
Save me and heal me, for I have fallen
Lie stricken in your courts like a slaughtered camel.
In your sanctuary like prey.
أجيرينيshelter me أجيرينيshelter me وإلاand if not
أجيريني أجيريني وإلا
فدلينيthen direct me لمنto whom أشكوI may complain of أموريmy affairs
فدليني لمن أشكو أموري
Shelter me, shelter me; or else
Save me, save me, else show me
Show me to whom I may lament my troubles.
To whom I can complain of my affairs!
وهلand would يرضىconsent حنوُّكyour tenderness بافتقاريto my dependence
وهل يرضى حنوُّك بافتقاري
لغيرon other than نداكyour bounty ياO بحرsea of البحورthe seas
لغير نداك يا بحر البحور
And would your tenderness consent to my dependence
Would your affection be content to see me,
On bounty other than yours, O sea of seas?
Lacking your equal, O ocean of oceans,
تباركblessed is منHe who بنوركthrough your light جلis exalted قدراًin rank
تبارك من بنورك جل قدراً
عنbeyond التشبيهcomparison أخجلhas put to shame كلevery نورlight
عن التشبيه أخجل كل نور
Blessed is He who, through your light—exalted in rank
Be deficient? Blessed is He who by your light
Beyond comparison—has put every light to shame,
Transcends all likening, dazzling every light!
وأعطاكand granted you الشفاعةintercession ياO سماءًheaven
وأعطاك الشفاعة يا سماءً
تخيرهاHe chose it لخلّاقfor the Creator of البدورthe full moons
تخيرها لخلّاق البدور
And granted you intercession, O heaven
And gave you intercession, O heaven
That He chose for the Creator of full moons.
He chose for the Maker of beings!
مديحكpraising you ياO بتولVirgin عليupon me فرضٌan obligation
مديحك يا بتول علي فرضٌ
كفرضlike the obligation of عبادةworshiping اللَهGod القديرthe Almighty
كفرض عبادة اللَه القدير
Praising you, O Virgin, is a duty laid upon me,
Praising you, O Virgin, is an ordinance for me,
Like the duty of worshiping Almighty God.
Like obeying God Almighty.
وشكركand thanksgiving to you لاnot تطاولهcan reach its height سماءٌa heaven
وشكرك لا تطاوله سماءٌ
فكيفso how يطالcan it be attained بالشعرthrough poetry القصيرbrief
فكيف يطال بالشعر القصير
And no heaven can reach the height of thanksgiving to you;
And thanking you no sky can encompass,
How, then, can brief verse attain it?
So how can poetry, so concise?
سأبذلI shall devote فيto امتداحكpraising you كلall جهديmy effort
سأبذل في امتداحك كل جهدي
لعلperhaps اللَهGod يسمحwill pardon عنfor قصوريmy shortcomings
لعل اللَه يسمح عن قصوري
I shall devote all my effort to praising you,
I will exert all my effort praising you,
Perhaps God will pardon my shortcomings,
That God may pardon my deficiencies
ويغفرand forgive ليme ويصفحand pardon عنfor ذنوبيmy sins
ويغفر لي ويصفح عن ذنوبي
ويصلحand set right عندat خاتمتيmy life's end أموريmy affairs
ويصلح عند خاتمتي أموري
And forgive me and overlook my sins,
And forgive and overlook my sins
And set my affairs right at my life's end.
And set my affairs right in my ending.
سلامpeace of اللَهGod ياO أمmother of اليتامىthe orphans
سلام اللَه يا أم اليتامى
عليكupon you وياand O ملاذrefuge of المستجيرthe refuge-seeker
عليك ويا ملاذ المستجير
God's peace, O mother of orphans,
God’s peace be upon you, O Mother of orphans,
Be upon you, O refuge of those who seek shelter.
And O refuge of the desperate!
Sol 6.1