بروقlightning flashes الغورal-Ghawr (the lowlands) تلمعgleam فيin الدياجيthe dark nights
بروق الغور تلمع في الدياجي
فذكرنيso it reminded me لييلاتa few little nights التناجيwhispered confidences
فذكرني لييلات التناجي
The lightning flashes of al-Ghawr gleam in the dark nights,
The lightning of the deserts gleams in the darkness
so it reminded me of those few nights of whispered confidences,
Reminding me of nights of intimate conversation
وأياماًand days خلتwent by فيin طيبsweetness of عيشliving
وأياماً خلت في طيب عيش
بواديin the valley of الخيرgoodness ماwhat lies بينbetween الفجاجthe mountain passes
بوادي الخير ما بين الفجاج
and days gone by in the sweetness of living,
And days gone by in pleasant living
in the Valley of Goodness, among the mountain passes;
In the valleys of goodness between the rugged terrain
وأحباباًand loved ones وأصحاباًand companions كراماًnoble
وأحباباً وأصحاباً كراماً
منfrom البيتthe house المشرفhonored بالسراجby the Lamp
من البيت المشرف بالسراج
and loved ones and noble companions
And honorable, noble friends
from the house honored by the Lamp;
From a house illuminated by lamps
وغيدand graceful maidens طاهراتpure زاهراتradiant
وغيد طاهرات زاهرات
بأسمارwith nighttime conversations تصانare kept safe عنfrom اللجاجwrangling
بأسمار تصان عن اللجاج
and graceful maidens, pure and radiant,
And pure, blooming maidens
with nighttime conversations kept free of wrangling.
With dark eyes protected from ogling
فهلso, will ذاكthat الزمانtime يعودreturn يوماًone day
فهل ذاك الزمان يعود يوماً
ويأذنand permits كلevery كربdistress بانفراجfor relief
ويأذن كل كرب بانفراج
So will that time return one day,
Will that time ever return one day
and every distress give way to relief,
And every hardship give permission to unravel?
فيصبحso greets the morning كلevery حبbeloved فيin سكونtranquility
فيصبح كل حب في سكون
ويمسيand meets the evening كلevery مؤذone who harms فيin انزعاجagitation
ويمسي كل مؤذ في انزعاج
so that every beloved greets the morning in peace,
So that every love is at peace
and every tormentor meets the evening in disquiet,
And every pain settles in the evening
بلطفthrough the kindness of اللَهGod كشافthe dispeller of البلاياafflictions
بلطف اللَه كشاف البلايا
تعالىexalted is He لاnot يخيبis disappointed فيهin Him راجيone who hopes
تعالى لا يخيب فيه راجي
through the kindness of God, the Dispeller of afflictions?
With the grace of Allah, dispeller of afflictions
Exalted is He; no one who hopes in Him is disappointed.
The Most High who does not disappoint any hopeful one
نؤملهwe place our hopes in Him ونرجوهand we hope in Him دواماًunceasingly
نؤمله ونرجوه دواماً
يقومHe sets right ماwhatever هناكthere منof اعوجاجcrookedness
يقوم ما هناك من اعوجاج
We look to Him and hope in Him unceasingly,
We hope for it and wish for it always
that He may set right whatever crookedness is there,
To rectify what crookedness lies therein
ويشملناand enfolds us بعافيةwith well-being وعفوand pardon
ويشملنا بعافية وعفو
فنضحيso we spend the morning فيin سرورjoy وابتهاجand delight
فنضحي في سرور وابتهاج
and enfold us in well-being and pardon,
And envelop us in well-being and pardon
so we may spend the morning in joy and delight,
So we may rejoice in joy and elation
ببركةthrough the blessing of أحمدAhmad خيرthe best of البراياcreated beings
ببركة أحمد خير البرايا
شفيعintercessor for الكلall يومon the day of الإرتجاجtrembling
شفيع الكل يوم الإرتجاج
through the blessing of Ahmad, the best of creation,
With the blessing of Ahmed, best of creations
intercessor for all on the Day of Trembling.
Intercessor of all on the Day of Assembly
عليهupon him اللَهGod صلىbestowed blessings كلevery حينmoment
عليه اللَه صلى كل حين
وسلمand bestowed peace ملجاa refuge للَهto God لاجيone seeking refuge
وسلم ملجا للَه لاجي
May God send blessings upon him at every moment,
Upon him Allah send blessings every instant
and grant him peace—a refuge for one who seeks refuge in God.
And peace as a refuge for Allah's refugees