قُلsay ليto me مَتىwhen العذراءُthe maiden تَرضىis pleased
قُل لي مَتى العذراءُ تَرضى
وَلبانةُand the desire المُشتاقِof the yearning one تُقضىis fulfilled
وَلبانةُ المُشتاقِ تُقضى
Tell me, when will the maiden be pleased,
Tell me when will the maiden be pleased,
and the yearning one's desire be fulfilled?
And the yearning lover's suffering eased,
وَمَتىand when أشاهدُI behold وجنَتيmy two cheeks
وَمَتى أشاهدُ وجنَتي
بِتُرابهاin her dust للأرضِupon the ground أرضاas earth
بِتُرابها للأرضِ أرضا
And when shall I behold my two cheeks
And when shall I behold my cheek's rose,
in her dust, as earth upon the ground,
By its dust as an earing for earth imposed,
وَأزورُand I visit ثمَّthere محمّداًMuhammad
وَأزورُ ثمَّ محمّداً
خيرthe best of الوَرىcreation كلّاًas a whole وبعضاand in part
خير الوَرى كلّاً وبعضا
and there visit Muhammad,
And visit, then, Muhammad,
the best of creation, collectively and singly,
The best of all, in part and whole.
مَولىmaster of الخلائقِcreated beings نائبِdeputy of الthe
مَولى الخلائقِ نائبِ ال
خلّاقCreator إِبراماًin ratifying ونقضاand annulling
خلّاق إِبراماً ونقضا
master of created beings, deputy of the
The steward of mankind, God's trustee,
Creator in ratifying and annulling?
The Maker's vicar for all to see,
لَمdid not يقضِpass judgment قطّever قضيّةًa judgment
لَم يقضِ قطّ قضيّةً
إلّاexcept لَهاfor it الرحمنُthe All-Merciful أمضىratified
إلّا لَها الرحمنُ أمضى
He never passed a judgment
No issue did he ever advance
but the All-Merciful ratified it.
Unless by the Merciful endorsed in essence.
جَعلmade الإلهُGod منfrom القديancient times (word continues)
جَعل الإلهُ من القدي
مِcompletion of 'ancient times' ولاءَهallegiance to him فيamong الرسلِthe messengers فرضاobligatory
مِ ولاءَه في الرسلِ فرضا
God ordained, from ancient
God made his long-standing loyalty,
times, allegiance to him as a duty among the messengers.
Among the messengers a duty.
عمَّencompassed البسيطةَthe earth دينهُhis religion
عمَّ البسيطةَ دينهُ
وَسَرىand spread بِهاthrough it طولاًlengthwise وعرضاand breadthwise
وَسَرى بِها طولاً وعرضا
His religion encompassed the earth
He spread his faith throughout the land,
and spread through its length and breadth.
And let it reach both far and grand,
مَحَضَgave sincerely النصيحةَcounsel للورىto mankind
مَحَضَ النصيحةَ للورى
إِذwhen جاءَهمhe came to them بالحقّwith the truth مَحضاunalloyed
إِذ جاءَهم بالحقّ مَحضا
He gave sincere counsel to mankind
Counsel he gave with good intent,
when he came to them with unalloyed truth.
When unto all the truth he sent.
وَشفَىand he healed منَamong الضلّالthe misguided والand the
وَشفَى منَ الضلّال وال
جهّالِignorant people أَمواتاًdead people ومرضىand sick people
جهّالِ أَمواتاً ومرضى
And he healed, among the misguided and the
He cured those plagued by misguidance and,
ignorant, the dead and the sick.
Ignorance, deadened and made ill.
وَلَكمand how often جفاهُtreated him harshly معdespite اِقتداpower (word continues)
وَلَكم جفاهُ مع اِقتدا
رِcompletion of 'power' البطشِto strike forcefully ذوone possessing جهلٍignorance فأغضىso he overlooked it
رِ البطشِ ذو جهلٍ فأغضى
And how often he was treated harshly, despite his power
Yet many scorned him, and were rash,
to strike, by an ignorant man—yet he overlooked it.
Despite his gentle, noble dash.
Sol 6.1