تَجَافَتْhave drawn away عَنْfrom مَضَاجِعِهاtheir beds جُنوبُsides
تَجَافَتْ عَنْ مَضَاجِعِها جُنوبُ
تُدافِعُward off بِالإِنَابَةِthrough repentance مَاwhatever يَنُوبُbefalls
تُدافِعُ بِالإِنَابَةِ مَا يَنُوبُ
Sides have drawn away from their beds,
warding off through repentance whatever befalls.
وَهَبَّتْand have awakened أَعْيُنٌeyes فيfor اللَّهِGod تَبْكِيweep
وَهَبَّتْ أَعْيُنٌ في اللَّهِ تَبْكِي
خَطَاياهَاtheir sins وَقَدْand indeed عُدِمَwas absent الهُبُوبُstirring
خَطَاياهَا وَقَدْ عُدِمَ الهُبُوبُ
And eyes have awakened for God's sake, weeping
over their sins, when all stirring has ceased.
يُغَازِلُهاwoos them الكَرَىslumber فَتَصُدُّso they turn away عَنْهُfrom it
يُغَازِلُها الكَرَى فَتَصُدُّ عَنْهُ
كَمَاjust as صَدَّتْturned away عَنfrom الفَرَجِrelief الكُرُوبُsorrows
كَمَا صَدَّتْ عَن الفَرَجِ الكُرُوبُ
Slumber woos them, but they turn away from it,
as sorrows have shunned relief,
مُواصلةَjoining انْهِلالٍa flow of tears بِانْهِمَالٍwith a torrent
مُواصلةَ انْهِلالٍ بِانْهِمَالٍ
كَمَاjust as حَيَّتكَgreeted you مِدْرَارٌa copiously raining cloud سَكُوبُpouring forth
كَمَا حَيَّتكَ مِدْرَارٌ سَكُوبُ
joining a flow of tears to a torrent,
as a lavishly pouring raincloud greeted you.
أَلاbehold إِنَّindeed السَّراةَthe noble أنَاسُpeople نُسْكٍdevotion
أَلا إِنَّ السَّراةَ أنَاسُ نُسْكٍ
لَهُمtheirs is أَبَداًalways عَلَىin pursuit of الحُسْنَىgoodness دؤُوبُtireless striving
لَهُم أَبَداً عَلَى الحُسْنَى دؤُوبُ
Behold, the noble are people of devotion;
they are ever tireless in pursuing goodness.
مَحَبَّتُكُمْlove for you إلَىto الرَّحمَانِthe All-Merciful زُلْفَىnearness
مَحَبَّتُكُمْ إلَى الرَّحمَانِ زُلْفَى
وَحبُّand love سِوَاكُمُanyone besides you إثْمٌsin وحُوبُand guilt
وَحبُّ سِوَاكُمُ إثْمٌ وحُوبُ
Love for you brings nearness to the All-Merciful,
and love for anyone besides you is sin and guilt.
وَلَوْلاand were it not أَنَّهُمْthat they فِينَاamong us جِبالٌmountains
وَلَوْلا أَنَّهُمْ فِينَا جِبالٌ
هَفَتْwould have swept off بِالأَرْضِwith the earth والنَّاسِand humankind الذنُوبُsins
هَفَتْ بِالأَرْضِ والنَّاسِ الذنُوبُ
And were they not mountains among us,
sins would have swept away the earth and humankind.
عَلَيهِمupon them مِنْfrom شُحُوبِهمُtheir pallor سِمَاتٌmarks
عَلَيهِم مِنْ شُحُوبِهمُ سِمَاتٌ
كَذاthus سِيمَاthe mark of المُحِبِّينَlovers الشُّحوبُpallor
كَذا سِيمَا المُحِبِّينَ الشُّحوبُ
They bear the marks of their pallor;
thus, pallor is the lovers' mark.
يَخَافُونَthey fear البَيَاتَan assault by night وَمَاand not أَخَافُواthey have frightened
يَخَافُونَ البَيَاتَ وَمَا أَخَافُوا
فَقَدْfor indeed جَعَلَتْhave begun جَوَانِحُهمْtheir ribs تَذُوبُto melt
فَقَدْ جَعَلَتْ جَوَانِحُهمْ تَذُوبُ
They fear an assault by night, though they have frightened no one;
for their ribs have begun to melt.
هُمُthey انْتُدِبُواwere summoned إلَىto الأَوْرَادِdevotional recitations لَيْلاًat night
هُمُ انْتُدِبُوا إلَى الأَوْرَادِ لَيْلاً
فَملْءُso filling قُلوبِهِمْtheir hearts مِنْهاfrom them نُدُوبُscars
فَملْءُ قُلوبِهِمْ مِنْها نُدُوبُ
They were summoned to devotions by night,
so their hearts are filled with scars from them.
وَقَدْand indeed طَهُرَتْhave become pure خَلائِقُهُمْtheir characters صَفاءًpurity
وَقَدْ طَهُرَتْ خَلائِقُهُمْ صَفاءً
فَلَمْso not تَعْلقْclung بِعِرْضِهِمto their honor العُيوبُblemishes
فَلَمْ تَعْلقْ بِعِرْضِهِم العُيوبُ
And their characters have grown pure and clear,
so no blemishes have clung to their honor.
كأَنَّهُمْas though they بِماthrough what يُلْقَىis imparted إِلَيْهِمْto them
كأَنَّهُمْ بِما يُلْقَى إِلَيْهِمْ
تكاشِفُهُمْunveils to them بِخَافِيهاwith its hidden secrets الغُيوبُthe unseen
تكاشِفُهُمْ بِخَافِيها الغُيوبُ
It is as though, through what is imparted to them,
the unseen unveils its secrets to them.
Translation model: Sol 6.1