إذاif كنتَyou are مُصْطِفياًchoosing مَرْبَعاًa springtime abode
إذا كنتَ مُصْطِفياً مَرْبَعاً
فخُصَّthen single out القَرافَةَal-Qarafa بِالإِصْطفاءfor selection
فخُصَّ القَرافَةَ بِالإِصْطفاء
If you are choosing a springtime abode,
If you are well-chosen, square,
then single out al-Qarafa as your choice.
Then endow Al-Qarafa with choice;
منازلُdwellings معمورةٌfilled بالعَفَاwith chastity (word continued)
منازلُ معمورةٌ بالعَفَا
فِcompletes the split word 'chastity' مخصوصةٌspecially distinguished بالتُّقَىby piety والبَهَاءand splendor
فِ مخصوصةٌ بالتُّقَى والبَهَاء
Dwellings filled with chastity,
Its stages inhabited by clemency,
distinguished by piety and splendor.
Specializing in piety and splendor;
كأنّas though العَبيرperfume لهاfor them تُرْبَةٌsoil
كأنّ العَبير لها تُرْبَةٌ
تَضَوّعwafts fragrance فيin صُبْحِهاtheir morning والمساءand the evening
تَضَوّع في صُبْحِها والمساء
As though perfume were their soil,
As if its incense has soil,
spreading its fragrance in their morning and evening.
Scented in its morning and evening;
ويُحيىand revives النفوسَthe souls بأرجائهنّthroughout their precincts
ويُحيى النفوسَ بأرجائهنّ
رقيقُgentle النسيمthe breeze وطِيبُand the sweetness of الهواءthe air
رقيقُ النسيم وطِيبُ الهواء
And souls throughout their precincts are revived
And it cheers up souls in its places,
by the gentle breeze and the sweetness of the air.
With soft breeze and good air;
ديارٌdwellings أُديرwas circulated بهنّwithin them النعيمُbliss
ديارٌ أُدير بهنّ النعيمُ
ومَغْنىًand an abode كَمُلْتدّprobably: like the sweetness of رَجْعِthe echo of الغِناءsong
ومَغْنىً كَمُلْتدّ رَجْعِ الغِناء
Dwellings where bliss is passed around,
Abodes in which comfort is revolved,
and an abode like the sweet echo of song.
And songs like the return of singing;
تَزيدُincrease الشُموسُthe suns بهاin them بهجةًin splendor
تَزيدُ الشُموسُ بها بهجةً
وتحسُنand appear beautiful فيin مُقْلَتَيْthe two eyes of كلّevery راءِbeholder
وتحسُن في مُقْلَتَيْ كلّ راءِ
The suns gain splendor there,
Suns increase its splendor,
and look beautiful in every beholder's eyes.
And beautify in the eyes of every seer;
وينبهand awakens فيهاwithin them النيامthe sleepers الأذانthe call to prayer
وينبه فيها النيام الأذان
إذاwhen مزّقtears apart الليلَthe night سيفُthe sword of الضِّياءِlight
إذا مزّق الليلَ سيفُ الضِّياءِ
And there the call to prayer awakens the sleepers,
And it awakens the sleepy there the call,
when the sword of light tears the night apart.
When the sword of light tears the night;
فمِنْthen among them is ذاكرٍone remembering ربَّهhis Lord خَشْيةًin reverent fear
فمِنْ ذاكرٍ ربَّه خَشْيةً
ومِنْand among them is مستهلone raising his voice بطولwith prolonged الدعاءsupplication
ومِنْ مستهل بطول الدعاء
Then some remember their Lord in reverent fear,
So from a rememberer fearing his Lord,
and some raise their voices in prolonged supplication.
And from a beseecher prolonging the supplication;
ولاand no خيرةٌgood فيin حياةthe life of امرئٍa person
ولا خيرةٌ في حياة امرئٍ
إذاif لمnot يَخَفْhe fears فَصْلَthe verdict of يومthe Day of القضاءِJudgment
إذا لم يَخَفْ فَصْلَ يوم القضاءِ
And there is no good in a person's life
And the life of a person is no good,
if he does not fear the verdict of Judgment Day.
If he does not fear the day of judgement;
رجوتُكI hoped in You ياO ربِّLord لاnot أنّنيthat I
رجوتُك يا ربِّ لا أنّني
أَطعْتُكI obeyed You طَوْعَwith the obedience of أُولِيthose characterized by الانتهاءِdesisting from wrongdoing
أَطعْتُك طَوْعَ أُولِي الانتهاءِ
I have placed my hope in You, O Lord, not because I
I hoped, O Lord, not because I
have obeyed You as those who refrain from sin obey,
Obeyed You like the very accomplished;
ولكنّنيbut I am مؤمِنٌa believer موفنٌprobably: certain
ولكنّني مؤمِنٌ موفنٌ
بأنّكthat You are ربُّthe Lord of الورىhumankind والسماءِand heaven
بأنّك ربُّ الورى والسماءِ
but because I am a believer, certain
But because I am a faithful believer,
that You are Lord of humankind and heaven,
That You are the Lord of all creations;
وأنَّكand that You are أهلٌworthy لِحُسْنِof good الظُّنونِexpectations
وأنَّك أهلٌ لِحُسْنِ الظُّنونِ
وأنّكand that You are أهلٌworthy لحسنof good الرجاءِhope
وأنّك أهلٌ لحسن الرجاءِ
and that You are worthy of good expectations,
And that You are worthy of good assumptions,
and that You are worthy of hopeful trust.
And You are worthy of good hopes;
ومالِيَand I have no ياO ربّLord منany شافعٍintercessor
ومالِيَ يا ربّ من شافعٍ
إليكbefore You سوىexcept خَاتَمِthe Seal of الأْنبياءِthe Prophets
إليك سوى خَاتَمِ الأْنبياءِ
And I have no intercessor, O Lord,
And I have no intercessor to You,
before You but the Seal of the Prophets.
Other than the seal of the prophets;
وأنِّيand that I am حَنِيفٌan upright monotheist بريءٌinnocent إليكbefore You
وأنِّي حَنِيفٌ بريءٌ إليك
منfrom الشكّdoubt والشركand idolatry والإعتداءِand transgression
من الشكّ والشرك والإعتداءِ
And I am an upright monotheist, declaring myself free before You
And I am monotheist to You, free
from doubt, idolatry, and transgression.
From polytheism, blasphemy and transgression;
فَصفْحَكso, Your pardon عنfor زَلّتيmy slip مُنْعِماًgraciously
فَصفْحَك عن زَلّتي مُنْعِماً
وعَفْوَكand Your forgiveness عنfor نَبْوَتيmy lapse والتوائيand my waywardness
وعَفْوَك عن نَبْوَتي والتوائي
So, in Your grace, pardon my slip,
So pardon my slip, favoring me,
and forgive my lapse and my waywardness.
And forgive my prophethood and my twisting.
Sol 6.1