ياO سراجَlamp of الأنامِhumankind جنحَat the onset of الَّظلامِdarkness
يا سراجَ الأنامِ جنحَ الَّظلامِ
ومُبيدَand destroyer of العُداةthe foes يَومon the day of الِّلطامِclashing blows
ومُبيدَ العُداة يَوم الِّلطامِ
O lamp of humankind at the onset of darkness,
O lamp of mankind, wing of darkness
And destroyer of foes on the day of clashing blows;
And vanquisher of enemies on the day of battle
والذيand the one who جَلَّis too exalted أنto يُساوَىbe equaled بشمسٍby a sun
والذي جَلَّ أن يُساوَى بشمسٍ
أوor ببَدرِby the full moon التَّمامِfullness عندat التَّمامِfullness
أو ببَدرِ التَّمامِ عند التَّمامِ
And you, too exalted to be equaled by the sun,
And the one too exalted to be compared to a sun
Or by the full moon in its fullness;
Or the full moon at its fullest
والذيand the one who عَمَّencompassed بالجَدَاwith bounty والعطاياand gifts
والذي عَمَّ بالجَدَا والعطايا
والنَّوالِand largesse الجزيلِabundant كلَّall الأنامhumankind
والنَّوالِ الجزيلِ كلَّ الأنام
And you who have bestowed bounty and gifts,
And the one whose generosity and gifts encompass
And abundant largesse, upon all humankind;
All people with abundant bestowal
والّذيand the one who يُرتَجيis looked to لِدينٍfor religion ودُنْيَاand worldly life
والّذي يُرتَجي لِدينٍ ودُنْيَا
والمُصَفَّىand the purified one منof كلّevery عَيبٍfault وذامِand blemish
والمُصَفَّى من كلّ عَيبٍ وذامِ
And you who are looked to for religion and worldly life,
And the one hoped for, for religion and world
And purified of every fault and blemish;
Purified of every flaw and blemish
والّذيand the one who رأيُهhis judgment إذاwhen أَلْيَلَgrows dark الخَطْcalamity (first part)
والّذي رأيُه إذا أَلْيَلَ الخَطْ
بُcompletion of 'calamity' وأَعيَاand defies remedy أَمضَىkeener منthan الصَّمْصامِthe sharp-edged sword
بُ وأَعيَا أَمضَى من الصَّمْصامِ
And you whose judgment, when calamity grows dark
And whose view, when pens wander
And defies remedy, is keener than a sharp-edged sword;
And minds tire, is firmer than an anvil
والّذيand the one who صَوْلُهhis onslaught إذاwhen صالhe charges فيin حَرْwar (first part)
والّذي صَوْلُه إذا صال في حَرْ
بِcompletion of 'war' الأعاديthe enemies كصَوْلةِlike the onslaught of الضِّرْعامthe lion
بِ الأعادي كصَوْلةِ الضِّرْعام
And you whose onslaught, when you charge in war
And whose attack, when he charges in battle
Against enemies, is like a lion's onslaught;
Against enemies, is like a hungry wolf's
إنّindeed ذاthis اليومday إذwhen شربتَyou drank دواءًmedicine
إنّ ذا اليوم إذ شربتَ دواءً
فيهon it يومٌa day منamong أفضلthe finest الأيّامِdays
فيه يومٌ من أفضل الأيّامِ
Indeed, this day, on which you drank medicine,
This day, as you take medicine
Is a day among the finest of days;
Is a day of the best days
فيin اعتدالٍmildness منof الهواءِthe air وطِيبٍand pleasantness
في اعتدالٍ من الهواءِ وطِيبٍ
منof زمانٍa season صافٍclear كصفوlike the clarity of المُدامِwine
من زمانٍ صافٍ كصفو المُدامِ
In the mildness of the air and the pleasantness
In moderate weather and pleasant
Of a season as clear as limpid wine;
Time, clear as clarified wine
فيin أوانٍa season قدalready أينعhas blossomed الوَرْدُthe roses فيهin it
في أوانٍ قد أينع الوَرْدُ فيه
بِافْترارٍwith an unfolding منof نَوْرِهits blossoms وابتسامِand smiling
بِافْترارٍ من نَوْرِه وابتسامِ
In a season when the roses have reached full bloom,
At a time when roses blossom in it
With their blossoms unfolding and smiling;
With efflorescence of its light and smile
فَهْوَso it is طَلْقٌmild منfree from كُلِّall حَرٍّheat وقُرٍّand cold
فَهْوَ طَلْقٌ من كُلِّ حَرٍّ وقُرٍّ
وخَليٌّand free مِنْof مُنشَآتrising masses of الغَمامcloud
وخَليٌّ مِنْ مُنشَآت الغَمام
So it is mild, free of all heat and cold,
So it is free of heat and chill
And free of rising clouds;
And empty of gathering clouds
إنْif تداويتَyou treated yourself بالدَّواءِwith medicine فَقِدْماًthen, long since
إنْ تداويتَ بالدَّواءِ فَقِدْماً
كنتَyou were لِلْمُعْتَفيfor the supplicant أَسَاthe cure for الإعدامِdestitution
كنتَ لِلْمُعْتَفي أَسَا الإعدامِ
If you have treated yourself with medicine, long have you
If you take medicine on two feet
Been the supplicant's cure for destitution.
You would be to the dying their life
دُمْremain سليماًunharmed منfrom الزّمانtime مُوَقىًّprotected
دُمْ سليماً من الزّمان مُوَقىًّ
ماas long as تَداعَىcall to one another فيin الأَيْكِthe groves وُرْقُgray-hued الحمَامdoves
ما تَداعَى في الأَيْكِ وُرْقُ الحمَام
Remain unharmed, protected from time,
Live long, safe from time, mature wine
As long as gray doves call to one another in the groves.
That flows in the vat like a dove
Sol 6.1