إذاwhen ماemphatic particle دعاcalls داعيكمyour caller قمتُI rise مسرعاًhastening
إذا ما دعا داعيكم قمتُ مسرعاً
مجيباًresponding لمولىto a master جلexalted ليسthere is not لهfor him مثلُan equal
مجيباً لمولى جل ليس له مثلُ
Whenever your caller calls, I rise in haste,
When your caller calls me, I rise up hastily
Responding to an exalted master who has no equal.
Responding to the Exalted Lord who has no equal
أجيبُI answer اذاwhen نادىhe calls بسمعٍwith attentive listening وطاعةٍand obedience
أجيبُ اذا نادى بسمعٍ وطاعةٍ
وليand I have نشوةٌrapture لبيكat your service ياO منone who لهto him الفضلbounty
ولي نشوةٌ لبيك يا من له الفضل
I answer when he calls, listening and obeying.
I respond when He calls with attentive hearing and obedience
And rapture is mine: at your service, O you to whom bounty belongs!
And I have bliss in saying "Here I am" O You of bounty
ويصفرُّand turns yellow لونيmy complexion خيفةًin fear ومهابةًand awe
ويصفرُّ لوني خيفةً ومهابةً
ويشغلنيand distracts me عنfrom كلevery شغلٍoccupation بكمwith you شغلُpreoccupation
ويشغلني عن كل شغلٍ بكم شغلُ
And my complexion turns yellow with fear and awe.
My color turns pale out of awe and reverence
And preoccupation with you keeps me from every other occupation.
And preoccupation with You distracts me from all else
وحقكمand by your honor ماnot لذَّhas been sweet ليto me غيرُother than ذكرِكُمremembrance of you
وحقكم ما لذَّ لي غيرُ ذكرِكُم
وذكرُand mention سواكمanyone other than you فيin فميmy mouth قطُever لاnot يحلوtastes sweet
وذكرُ سواكم في فمي قطُ لا يحلو
And by your honor, nothing has been sweet to me but remembrance of you.
And it is Your right that I have no pleasure but in remembering You
And mention of anyone but you never tastes sweet in my mouth.
And remembering other than You is never sweet in my mouth
متىwhen تجمعbring together الايامthe days بينيbetween me وبينكمand between you
متى تجمع الايام بيني وبينكم
ويفرحand rejoices مشتاقone who yearns اذاwhen اجتمعcomes together الشملthe company
ويفرح مشتاق اذا اجتمع الشمل
When will the days bring me together with you,
When will the days bring me together with You
And one who yearns rejoice when we are reunited?
And the longing one rejoices when the group is united
Sol 6.1