أَمرٌa matter مَهولٌdreadful فيهِin it خَطبٌan affair جَسيمٌgrave
أَمرٌ مَهولٌ فيهِ خَطبٌ جَسيمٌ
أَنthat تَلِدَshould give birth العَذراءُthe virgin طِفلاًa child فَطيمweaned
أَن تَلِدَ العَذراءُ طِفلاً فَطيم
A dreadful matter, fraught with grave import:
that the virgin should bear a weaned child.
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore قَبلِbefore القَبلِthe before جاءَتshe came بِهِwith him
مِن قَبلِ قَبلِ القَبلِ جاءَت بِهِ
تَحمِلُهُshe carries him وَهوَwhile he is حَديثٌnew قَديمancient
تَحمِلُهُ وَهوَ حَديثٌ قَديم
From before the before of before, she brought him,
bearing him, while he is new yet ancient.
وَفَوقَand above عِلِّيينَʿIlliyyin دارٌan abode لَهُfor him
وَفَوقَ عِلِّيينَ دارٌ لَهُ
يَسكُنُهاhe inhabits it وَهوَthough he is بِقَعرِat the bottom of الجَحيمHell
يَسكُنُها وَهوَ بِقَعرِ الجَحيم
And above ʿIlliyyin is his abode;
he inhabits it, though he is in the depths of Hell.
كانَhe was مِنَof الحَنِّal-Hann وَفيand among البِنal-Bin—
كانَ مِنَ الحَنِّ وَفي البِن
نِ—n (completes al-Binn) وَالطِمِّand al-Timm وَفيand among الرَمِّal-Ramm يَرُمُّhe restores الرَميمdecayed remains
نِ وَالطِمِّ وَفي الرَمِّ يَرُمُّ الرَميم
He was of al-Hann, and among al-Bin—
—n and al-Timm, and among al-Ramm he restores decayed remains.
قُطبُthe pivot of رَحىthe millstone of الأَكوانِthe worlds فيهاwithin them بَداhe appeared
قُطبُ رَحى الأَكوانِ فيها بَدا
وَدَورُهاand their turning وَهوَand he is صِراطٌa path قَويمstraight
وَدَورُها وَهوَ صِراطٌ قَويم
He appeared within the worlds as their millstone’s pivot,
and as their turning; he is a straight path.
دَوائِرُthe circles of الأَفلاكِthe celestial spheres أَفعالُهُhis deeds
دَوائِرُ الأَفلاكِ أَفعالُهُ
وَماand not بِهِin him نَقلاًa change غَداةَon the morning of النَعيمbliss
وَما بِهِ نَقلاً غَداةَ النَعيم
The circles of the celestial spheres are his deeds,
and no change comes over him on the morning of bliss.
ياoh حَبَّذاhow delightful حُبّيmy love of الأَذىsuffering فيهِfor his sake إِذsince
يا حَبَّذا حُبّي الأَذى فيهِ إِذ
فيin فيهِhis mouth دِرياقٌan antidote لِقَلبيfor my heart السَليمpoison-stricken
في فيهِ دِرياقٌ لِقَلبي السَليم
Oh, how sweet my love of suffering for his sake, since
in his mouth is an antidote for my stricken heart.
مُذsince أَصبَحَتbecame روحيmy soul لَهُfor him كَعبَةًa Kaaba
مُذ أَصبَحَت روحي لَهُ كَعبَةً
مَأمومَةًsought out غادَرَabandoned قَلبيmy heart الحَطيمal-Hatim
مَأمومَةً غادَرَ قَلبي الحَطيم
Since my soul became for him a Kaaba,
a shrine sought out—my heart abandoned al-Hatim.
هَيهاتَfar from possible أَنthat يَأوىhe takes refuge إِلىin كَهفِهِhis cave
هَيهاتَ أَن يَأوى إِلى كَهفِهِ
مُتَيَّمٌa love-struck one ماnot حَلَّhe deciphered مِنهُof it الرَقيمthe inscription
مُتَيَّمٌ ما حَلَّ مِنهُ الرَقيم
Never shall his cave shelter
a love-struck soul who has not deciphered its inscription.
وَاِختَلَسَتهُand snatched him away الجِنُّthe jinn مِنfrom إِنسِهِhis human companions
وَاِختَلَسَتهُ الجِنُّ مِن إِنسِهِ
حَتّىuntil لَهُمto them صارَhe became صَديقاًa friend حَميمintimate
حَتّى لَهُم صارَ صَديقاً حَميم
And the jinn snatched him from his human companions,
until he became their intimate friend.
وَعاذَand he sought refuge بِالعِفريتِwith the ifrit فيin سَعيِهِhis striving
وَعاذَ بِالعِفريتِ في سَعيِهِ
مِنfrom كُلِّevery شِيطانٍdevil مَريدٍrebellious رَجيمaccursed
مِن كُلِّ شِيطانٍ مَريدٍ رَجيم
And in his striving he sought refuge with the ifrit
from every rebellious, accursed devil.
وَتَمَّand was perfected فيamong الجِنِّthe jinn لَهُfor him عِلمُknowledge of ماwhat
وَتَمَّ في الجِنِّ لَهُ عِلمُ ما
تَمَّwas accomplished لِذيfor the possessor of مالَthe wealth of اليَتيمthe orphan
تَمَّ لِذي مالَ اليَتيم
And among the jinn he gained full knowledge of what
was accomplished for the possessor of the orphan’s wealth.
وَأَمَّand he sought فيin أُمِّthe Mother of الكِتابِthe Book الهُدىguidance
وَأَمَّ في أُمِّ الكِتابِ الهُدى
فَحازَso he acquired بِاِبنِthrough the son of الجَدِّthe grandfather مالَthe wealth of اليَتيمthe orphan
فَحازَ بِاِبنِ الجَدِّ مالَ اليَتيم
And he sought guidance in the Mother of the Book,
so through the grandfather’s son he acquired the orphan’s wealth.
وَالعَقَباتِand the steep passes السَبعُseven فيin قَطعِهاcrossing them
وَالعَقَباتِ السَبعُ في قَطعِها
مِنfrom سَقَمِthe sickness of الأَنجُمِthe stars أَضحىhe became سَليمunharmed
مِن سَقَمِ الأَنجُمِ أَضحى سَليم
And in crossing the seven steep passes,
he became free of the stars’ sickness.
كَمhow many a مُدَّعٍpretender فيهِfor him هَوايَmy love اِفتَراhe fabricated
كَم مُدَّعٍ فيهِ هَوايَ اِفتَرا
وَبِالهَوىand in love ماnot شَمَّhe smelled مِنهُfrom him النَسيمthe breeze
وَبِالهَوى ما شَمَّ مِنهُ النَسيم
How many a pretender has falsely claimed my love for him,
yet, in love, has never scented the breeze from him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1