لاحتshone forth ليto me دلائلsigns of القبولacceptance
لاحت لي دلائل القبول
مذsince جادتgenerously bestowed سلمىSalma بالوصولunion
مذ جادت سلمى بالوصول
Signs of acceptance shone forth to me,
The signs of acceptance have appeared to me
Since Salma graciously granted union.
Since Salma arrived with success
قمrise درهاpass it round صرفاpure بلاwithout مزاجadmixture
قم درها صرفا بلا مزاج
منfrom كفىthe two hands of شموسa coy maiden عيطبولa long-necked beauty
من كفى شموس عيطبول
Rise, pass it round pure, without admixture,
Stand at her door uncompromising
From the two hands of a coy, long-necked beauty.
You who have sufficed the suns of Aytibul
منof راحwine معلقsuspended (as written) كميتdark red
من راح معلق كميت
صهباءtawny مسلسلlinked in a chain شمولall-embracing wine
صهباء مسلسل شمول
Of wine, suspended and dark red,
You who went suspended like Mayyit
Tawny, linked in a chain, an all-embracing wine.
Pale, an endless chain of inclusiveness
شاshall (dialectal) سكرintoxication ليfor me وشاand shall موتىmy death عشقاfrom love
شا سكر لي وشا موتى عشقا
فيin حبيmy love لاnot أستمعI heed عذوليmy reproacher
في حبي لا أستمع عذولي
Intoxication shall be mine, and I shall die of love.
How sweet is she to me and how she makes me die of love
In my love, I do not heed my reproacher.
In my love for her I do not listen to blame
حلاليis sweet to me فيin حبهمlove for them سقاميmy sickness
حلالي في حبهم سقامي
حلاليis sweet to me فيin حبهمlove for them نحوليmy wasting
حلالي في حبهم نحولي
My sickness in loving them is sweet to me.
My solace in loving them is my sickness
My wasting in loving them is sweet to me.
My solace in loving them is my emaciation
أهواهمI love them وانeven if أبواthey refuse وصاليunion with me
أهواهم وان أبوا وصالي
لاno خيرgood فيin عاشقa lover ملوليquick to tire
لا خير في عاشق ملولي
I love them even if they refuse union with me.
I love them even if they refuse my love
There is no good in a lover quick to tire.
No good in a reluctant lover
ياO عرباArabs حلواsettled بأرضin the land of حزوىHazwa
يا عربا حلوا بأرض حزوى
هلwill ...? يحلوgrow sweet بحبكمthrough loving you حلوليmy stay
هل يحلو بحبكم حلولي
O Arabs settled in the land of Hazwa,
O Arabs settle in the land of Hazwa
Will my stay grow sweet through loving you?
Is settling in your love sweet for me?
ياO رعياflock حلولdwelling ضالwild lote trees of حزوىHazwa
يا رعيا حلول ضال حزوى
كمhow much دمblood قدhas indeed طلّgone unavenged فيamong الطلولthe ruins
كم دم قد طلّ في الطلول
O flock dwelling among Hazwa's wild lote trees,
O shepherds sweet are the wanderings of Hazwa
How much blood has gone unavenged among the ruins!
How much blood has flowed in the meadows
هبواgive ليto me ياO ساكنينdwellers of حزوىHazwa
هبوا لي يا ساكنين حزوى
هبواgive ليto me منfrom فضلكمyour bounty هبواgive ليto me
هبوا لي من فضلكم هبوا لي
Give to me, O dwellers of Hazwa;
Come to me O dwellers of Hazwa
Give to me from your bounty—give to me.
Come to me from your grace, come to me
تغفرmay be forgiven ليfor me بجودكمthrough your generosity ذنوبيmy sins
تغفر لي بجودكم ذنوبي
تحملmay be tolerated ليfor me بفضلكمthrough your grace فضوليmy excesses
تحمل لي بفضلكم فضولي
May my sins be forgiven me through your generosity;
Forgive me by your kindness my sins
May my excesses be tolerated through your grace.
Bear my curiosity by your favor
مقصوديmy aim أنتمyou بلاwithout شريكa partner
مقصودي أنتم بلا شريك
مأموليmy hope أنتمyou وكلّand all سوليmy desire
مأمولي أنتم وكلّ سولي
You are my aim, with no partner.
You are my goal without partner
You are my hope and all I desire.
You are my hope and all my pleading
كيفhow أظمأcan I thirst ووبلكمand your downpour غديقabundant
كيف أظمأ ووبلكم غديق
هلcan ...? أظمأI thirst ومنكمand from you نهوليmy drinking
هل أظمأ ومنكم نهولي
How can I thirst when your downpour is abundant?
How can I thirst while your rain is pouring?
Can I thirst when my drink comes from you?
How can I thirst while drink flows from you?
هلcould ...? يقصدbe sought سواكمanyone other than you كريماa generous benefactor
هل يقصد سواكم كريما
هلcan ...? يشفىbe cured بغيركمby anyone but you غليليmy burning thirst
هل يشفى بغيركم غليلي
Could a generous benefactor other than you be sought?
Does a generous one seek but you?
Can my burning thirst be quenched by anyone but you?
Can anyone but you cure my malady?
إلهيmy God أنتyou الغنيّthe Self-Sufficient حقاtruly
إلهي أنت الغنيّ حقا
كنbe للعبدfor the servant البائسthe wretched الذليلthe lowly
كن للعبد البائس الذليل
My God, you are truly the Self-Sufficient.
My God, You are truly the Rich
Be there for the wretched, lowly servant.
Be for this lowly slave Gracious
إلهيmy God أنتyou الرّحيمthe Merciful فأفضلso be generous
إلهي أنت الرّحيم فأفضل
عليناto us بفضلكwith your bounty الجزيلabundant
علينا بفضلك الجزيل
My God, you are the Merciful, so be generous
My God, You are the Merciful so bestow
To us with your abundant bounty.
Upon us Your abundant grace
إلهيmy God بحقّfor the sake of سرّthe mystery of طهTaha
إلهي بحقّ سرّ طه
الشافعthe intercessor فيat الموقفthe gathering الطويلprolonged
الشافع في الموقف الطويل
My God, for the sake of Taha's mystery,
My God by the secret of Taha
The intercessor at the prolonged gathering,
The intercessor on the momentous day
ارحمناhave mercy on us وكنand be بناtoward us رؤوفاcompassionate
ارحمنا وكن بنا رؤوفا
واسترناand veil us بستركwith your covering الجميلbeautiful
واسترنا بسترك الجميل
Have mercy on us, and be compassionate toward us.
Have mercy on us and be gentle with us
And veil us with your beautiful covering.
And veil us with Your beautiful veil
وسلمand send peace معalong with الصلاةblessings تتراin unbroken succession
وسلم مع الصلاة تترا
عليهupon him ذيpossessor of المنصبthe station الجليلexalted
عليه ذي المنصب الجليل
And send peace, together with blessings, unceasingly,
And may the prayers and peace be upon him
Upon him, who holds the exalted station.
Of lofty rank and stature sublime