أيَّدتُمُyou have strengthened دارتكمyour domain كلَّهاall of it
أيَّدتُمُ دارتكم كلَّها
فيin الحسنbeauty بالمسجدwith the mosque والمشهدand the shrine
في الحسن بالمسجد والمشهد
You have enhanced your entire domain
You have built your house completely
in beauty, with mosque and shrine.
Beautiful with mosque and shrine
ألاّexcept التيthe one that بالسرin al-Sirr ماwhat ذنبهاits sin
ألاّ التي بالسر ما ذنبها
لاdo not تتركوهاyou leave it قحَلةbarren العُوّدِthe visitors
لا تتركوها قحَلة العُوّدِ
Except the one in al-Sirr—what is its sin?
Alas for her in secret, what was her crime
Do not leave it barren of visitors.
Do not leave her bare of tent poles
أترابهاits peers فازتhave succeeded بمطلوبهاin gaining their desire
أترابها فازت بمطلوبها
وهيand it منof المطلوبwhat is sought صِفرempty اليدthe hand
وهي من المطلوب صِفر اليد
Its peers have attained what they sought,
Her companions won what they sought
while it remains empty-handed, without what it seeks.
While she remains empty-handed
والنَفسand the soul لاnot تسمحwillingly parts عنwith حَقِّهاits right
والنَفس لا تسمح عن حَقِّها
إلاّexcept اذاwhen كانit is الىtoward سؤددeminence
إلاّ اذا كان الى سؤدد
And the soul does not relinquish its right
The soul does not forgive its due
unless doing so leads to eminence.
Unless led to a sleeping place
والنَّدبُand the noble man لاnot يصرفturns عنfrom مقصدٍa goal
والنَّدبُ لا يصرف عن مقصدٍ
وجهاًa face وكانand there was الخيرgoodness فيin المقصدthe goal
وجهاً وكان الخير في المقصد
And a noble man does not avert from a goal
Lament does not turn one from purpose
his face, when goodness lies in that goal.
However good the purpose is
والشيءand a thing قدmay يحسنُbecomes beautiful إنif نالَهreaches it
والشيء قد يحسنُ إن نالَه
فضلٌgrace ولوand even if كانit were منof الجلمدsolid rock
فضلٌ ولو كان من الجلمد
And a thing may become beautiful if it receives
A thing may be improved if
grace, even if it is made of solid rock.
Grace touches it, even if of skin
أنيindeed I لأرجواI truly hope أنthat تشِيدواyou build هُناhere
أني لأرجوا أن تشِيدوا هُنا
للهfor God بيتاًa house صفوةthe choicest of المهتديthe rightly guided
لله بيتاً صفوة المهتدي
I do indeed hope that you will build here
I do hope you build here
a house for God, O finest of the rightly guided,
For God a house, elite of the guided
يبقىit remains الىuntil الحشرthe Gathering لكمfor you مفخراًa source of pride
يبقى الى الحشر لكم مفخراً
فذّاًpeerless يَرىis seen كالعلَمlike a mountain المفردsolitary
فذّاً يَرى كالعلَم المفرد
to remain until the Gathering as a source of pride for you,
Remaining till Resurrection, pride for you
peerless, visible like a solitary mountain.
A banner seen like a lone flag
يَزهَرُit shines فيin الهجرةthe settlement زيناًan adornment لهاfor it
يَزهَرُ في الهجرة زيناً لها
عِقداًa necklace منof الجوهرgems والعسجدand gold
عِقداً من الجوهر والعسجد
It shines in the settlement as an adornment for it,
Flourishing in the Hijrah, its adornment
a necklace of gems and gold.
A necklace of gems and chrysolite
تأمَلواconsider الروضةal-Rawda ماwhat زانهاadorned it
تأمَلوا الروضة ما زانها
لوif لمnot تَحُلّواyou settle سفحهاits lower slope والنَّدىand generosity
لو لم تَحُلّوا سفحها والنَّدى
Consider al-Rawda: what would have adorned it
Consider the garden, what adorned it
had you and generosity not settled at its foot?
Had you not shaded its slope and dew
هلwhether كانit was الاexcept جامعاًa congregational mosque شمسُهُits sun
هل كان الا جامعاً شمسُهُ
لألآؤُهاits radiance بينbetween يديthe two hands of أحمدِAhmad
لألآؤُها بين يدي أحمدِ
Was it anything but a congregational mosque, whose sun
Would it be other than a collector of its rays
shines with radiance before Ahmad?
Its beads before Ahmad
كانit was لهfor him سيفاa sword يشقcleaves الدجىthe darkness
كان له سيفا يشق الدجى
فيin اللحدthe burial niche بلrather حصناًa fortress منagainst الأسودthe black serpent
في اللحد بل حصناً من الأسود
It was a sword for him, cleaving the darkness
It had for him a sword cleaving the darkness
in the grave—rather, a fortress against the black serpent.
Even in the grave, a fortress from the lions
كَانit was لهfor him قصراًa palace بدارin the abode of البقىeternity
كَان له قصراً بدار البقى
جنّةa garden عدنٍEden عذبةsweet الموردthe watering-place
جنّة عدنٍ عذبة المورد
It was a palace for him in the abode of eternity,
It had for him a palace in the lasting abode
a Garden of Eden with sweet waters.
A fresh, sweet Eden
دعنيleave me وماand what قلتُI said وراءَbeyond الحِمىthe protected precinct
دعني وما قلتُ وراءَ الحِمى
دَاركُمyour abode تصبوyearns الىfor المعبَدthe place of worship
دَاركُم تصبو الى المعبَد
Leave me and what I said beyond the protected precinct;
Leave me be and what I said beyond zeal
your abode yearns for the place of worship.
Your house aspires to the sanctuary
مفتونةenraptured بالرَّبby the Lord لاnot تبتغيseeks
مفتونة بالرَّب لا تبتغي
منكمfrom you سوىexcept مسجدهاits mosque الأوحدِthe one and only
منكم سوى مسجدها الأوحدِ
Enraptured by the Lord, it seeks nothing
Bewitched by the Lord, it seeks nothing
from you but its one and only mosque.
From you but its unique mosque
الوجدyearning قدhas فتَّتshattered أكبادهاits livers
الوجد قد فتَّت أكبادها
واللحظand the gaze بالدمعةwith a tear لمhas not يُجَمدgrown dry
واللحظ بالدمعة لم يُجَمد
Yearning has shattered its livers,
Passion has shredded its entrails
and its gaze has not run dry of tears.
The glance, with tears, has not frozen
والشوقand longing أنساهاmade it forget تعاليمهاits teachings
والشوق أنساها تعاليمها
والعلمand learning فيهاwithin it رائحٌgoing at evening مغتديsetting out in the morning
والعلم فيها رائحٌ مغتدي
And longing has made it forget its teachings,
Yearning made it forget its teachings
though learning there is astir, evening and morning.
Knowledge in it, a transgressing odor
لمhas not يَبقَremained منof محفوظهاits memorized lore إنif رَوتit recites
لم يَبقَ من محفوظها إن رَوت
للناسto the people إلاexcept مسجديmy mosque مسجديmy mosque
للناس إلا مسجدي مسجدي
Nothing remains of its memorized lore, when it recites
If it related to the people, nothing of its keeping
to the people, save: "My mosque, my mosque!"
Remained except "My mosque, my mosque."
Sol 6.1