ماليwhat is my concern وللوهنانةand with the languid woman المكسالthe slothful
مالي وللوهنانة المكسال
تبكيshe weeps إِذاwhen أزمعتI resolve للترحالfor departure
تبكي إِذا أزمعت للترحال
What have I to do with the languid, slothful woman?
Why do I care for the languid and weak one
She weeps when I resolve to depart.
Who weeps when I intend to travel
ترجوshe hopes for سلواًconsolation منfrom شجيّa sorrow-stricken man إِنماonly
ترجو سلواً من شجيّ إِنما
يسلواforgets his sorrow ويخلوand is alone بالحسانwith beautiful women الساليthe untroubled man
يسلوا ويخلو بالحسان السالي
She hopes for consolation from a sorrow-stricken man; only
Seeking solace from the harsh one; though
the untroubled forgets his sorrow and is alone with beauties.
Only the beautiful give comfort to the melancholy
هلاwould it not كفاهاsuffice her أننيthat I فيin معزلseclusion
هلا كفاها أنني في معزل
عنهاfrom her وماand not فارقتهاI parted from her بالقاليas one who hates
عنها وما فارقتها بالقالي
Would it not suffice her that I am apart
Isn’t it enough that I’m secluded from her
from her, though I did not leave her in hatred?
And haven’t left her with reproach
مرضيةpleasing الخلقcharacter الرضيagreeable وألبستand was clothed
مرضية الخلق الرضي وألبست
ثوبa robe الحياءof modesty مطرزاًembroidered بدلالwith coy charm
ثوب الحياء مطرزاً بدلال
Pleasing in her agreeable character, she was clothed
Pleasing in manner, content in disposition; she dressed
in the robe of modesty, embroidered with coy charm.
In the garment of modesty embroidered with coquetry
كالبدرlike the full moon أوor كالشمسlike the sun إِنif نيطwas fastened الرداthe mantle
كالبدر أو كالشمس إِن نيط الردا
أوor أسفرتshe unveiled عنfrom وجههاher face الهطالshowering abundantly
أو أسفرت عن وجهها الهطال
Like the full moon or the sun when her mantle is fastened,
Like the full moon or the sun if its veil
or when she unveils her face, showering radiance.
Removed from her face the forelocks
ترنوshe gazes بكحلاويwith the two kohl-dark eyes of غزالa gazelle كحلاnaturally dark-eyed
ترنو بكحلاوي غزال كحلا
منfrom غيرother than تكحيلkohl application منfrom الأميالkohl applicators
من غير تكحيل من الأميال
She gazes with the two kohl-dark eyes of a dark-eyed gazelle,
She glanced at me with the kohl of a gazelle’s eyes
without kohl applied by applicators.
Without lining them with kohl from the corners
لكنbut لهاshe has والفرعand the hair سامrising high فوقهabove it
لكن لها والفرع سام فوقه
أسبالhanging tresses ضافيluxuriant فرعهاher hair الميالswaying
أسبال ضافي فرعها الميال
Yet she has, with her hair rising above it,
Yet she has supple branches above
the trailing tresses of her luxuriant, swaying locks.
Cascading tendrils leaning on its bent twigs
والفرعand the hair ماnot شبهتهI likened it فيon نحرهاher upper chest
والفرع ما شبهته في نحرها
إِلاexcept عناقيدclusters منfrom الدواليgrapevines
إِلا عناقيد من الدوالي
And her hair upon her breast I could liken
And I compared its bent twig around her neck
only to clusters from grapevines.
To nothing but bunches of ripening dates
بيضاءfair صفراًgolden-tinted فيamid احمرارredness أشرقتshe shone
بيضاء صفراً في احمرار أشرقت
فيin الحلةthe robe الخضراءgreen والأحجالand anklets
في الحلة الخضراء والأحجال
Fair, golden amid a blush, she shone
White, yellow in the redness that shone
in her green robe and anklets.
Against the green garment and ornaments
رجراجةsoftly quivering بيضاًfair رداحample-hipped ماnever مشتshe walked
رجراجة بيضاً رداح ما مشت
إلاexcept ترجرجquivered راجحheavy الأكفالhaunches
إلا ترجرج راجح الأكفال
Softly quivering, fair and ample-hipped, she never walked
Fluttering white, swaying, she didn’t walk
without her heavy haunches swaying.
Except with a swaying of ankles
دعصa sandhill إِذاwhen ولَّتshe turned away قضيبa slender branch إِذاwhen أتتshe approached
دعص إِذا ولَّت قضيب إِذا أتت
حسانةbeautiful الادبارdeparting والاقبالand approaching
حسانة الادبار والاقبال
A sandhill when she turns away, a slender branch when she approaches,
Supple, when she turned, shapely in
beautiful in departing and approaching.
Her coming and going
أوشاحهاher sashes فيin مسحةa sweep منof كشحهاher waist
أوشاحها في مسحة من كشحها
والساقand the calf فيin ضنكconfinement منfrom الخلخالthe anklet
والساق في ضنك من الخلخال
Her sashes lie along the sweep of her waist,
Her robes swaying from her swaying gait
while her calf is cramped by the anklet.
Her ankles jangling with anklets
لاعبتهاI played with her طفلاًas a child وبكراًand as a virgin ثمthen قدindeed
لاعبتها طفلاً وبكراً ثم قد
لاعبتهاI played with her سراًsecretly منfrom الأطفالthe children
لاعبتها سراً من الأطفال
I played with her as a child and a virgin; then indeed
She played with a child and an adolescent, then
I played with her in secret from the children.
Secretly played with little ones
فالقلبso the heart لاnot يهوىdesires لهاof hers شخصاًa bodily form وقدand indeed
فالقلب لا يهوى لها شخصاً وقد
لجَّتshe persisted عليagainst me اليومtoday فيin التعذالreproach
لجَّت علي اليوم في التعذال
So my heart does not desire her bodily form; yet she has
So the heart doesn’t yearn for her in person; though
persisted today in reproaching me.
Today she insisted on reproaching me
قلتI said فدتكmay it ransom you النفسthe soul أفنيتI exhausted الصباyouth
قلت فدتك النفس أفنيت الصبا
أبليهI wear it away بالعدوby running والارفالand by trailing robes
أبليه بالعدو والارفال
I said: may my soul ransom you! I have spent my youth,
I said, may I ransom you, my soul, you have wasted
wearing it away in running and trailing robes,
Your youth with enmity and contention
فيin لجةthe depths of الأمواجthe waves أياماًfor days وفيand on
في لجة الأمواج أياماً وفي
يومa day تشقyou cleave الآلthe mirage بعدafter الآلthe mirage
يوم تشق الآل بعد الآل
for days in the depths of the waves, and on
In the turbulence of waves for days, and on
a day when you cleave mirage after mirage.
A day, the planks split, plank after plank
أنتyou الذيthe one who فيin بحرthe sea of صورSur لمdid not تكدyou nearly managed
أنت الذي في بحر صور لم تكد
تنجوescape منfrom الأخطارthe dangers والأهوالand the terrors
تنجو من الأخطار والأهوال
You are the one who, in the sea of Sur, could scarcely
You’re the one who in the sea of woes, nearly
escape the dangers and terrors.
Escaped from dangers and terrors
ألاindeed وقدand already أخرجتyou were brought out يوماًone day كاملاًintact
ألا وقد أخرجت يوماً كاملاً
فيin مسجدthe mosque of السروينal-Sarwayn بالآصالat evening
في مسجد السروين بالآصال
Indeed, one day you were brought out intact,
Indeed, one whole day you spent
in the mosque of al-Sarwayn at evening.
In the mosque of Sarween with the night prayers
كمhow many للمناياof death منof حياضpools خضتهاyou waded into them
كم للمنايا من حياض خضتها
خوضاًwading ونجاكand saved you العليthe Most High العاليthe Exalted
خوضاً ونجاك العلي العالي
How many pools of death you have waded into,
How many watering holes has death irrigated
wading through, and the Most High, the Exalted, saved you!
Plunging in, yet the Most High saved you
أقصرdesist قدalready أشمتتyou made gloat ياO ويكwoe to you العداthe enemies
أقصر قد أشمتت يا ويك العدا
إِذwhen صرتyou became نضواًwasted كالخيالlike a phantom الباليworn-out
إِذ صرت نضواً كالخيال البالي
Desist! You have made your enemies gloat, woe to you,
Aqasir, you gloated, O weak one,
now that you are wasted, like a worn-out phantom.
When you became withered like a vanishing apparition
ياO خودfair maiden لاno واللّهby God ماnot فيon دفتيmy two sides
يا خود لا واللّه ما في دفتي
عارdisgrace ولاnor إِنif صرتI became فيin أسمالrags
عار ولا إِن صرت في أسمال
O maiden, no, by God! There is, on either side of me,
No, by God, there’s no shame in my constitution
no disgrace, not even if I end up in rags.
Even if I’ve become clothed in rags
ماnot العارdisgrace إلاexcept أنthat ترينيyou see me مرفقاًpampering
ما العار إلا أن تريني مرفقاً
جسميmy body ودينيand my faith دارسeffaced الأطلالthe ruined traces
جسمي وديني دارس الأطلال
Disgrace is only for you to see me pampering
Shame is only if you see me accompanied
my body while the traces of my faith are effaced.
By the ruins of my body and religion
ضاعتwere lost أماناتيmy trusts وجانبتand I shunned العداthe enemies
ضاعت أماناتي وجانبت العدا
إِنif لمnot أجانبI shun ساحةthe field of الاهمالnegligence
إِن لم أجانب ساحة الاهمال
My trusts would be lost, and I would turn from my foes,
My trusts are lost and I've shunned enemies
if I did not shun the field of negligence.
If I don't shun the field of negligence
كفيstop دعينيleave me منكfrom you مهلاًgently أقلليlessen
كفي دعيني منك مهلاً أقللي
لوميblame of me فماfor not الاخمالobscurity منamong آماليmy hopes
لومي فما الاخمال من آمالي
Stop; leave me free of you—gently now, lessen
Enough, leave me be for a while, lessen
your blame of me: obscurity is not among my hopes.
Blaming me, for gloom is not of my hopes
لاdo not تعرضيpress ليme فيabout الثوىstaying ليسis not الثوىstaying
لا تعرضي لي في الثوى ليس الثوى
هميmy concern ولاnor يرضىis satisfied بهwith it أمثاليpeople like me
همي ولا يرضى به أمثالي
Do not urge me to stay; staying is not
Do not expose me in passion, passion is not
my concern, nor do men like me accept it.
My concern, nor would my likes approve of it
موتيmy death بنجدin Najd أوor بغورin low country أبتغيI seek
موتي بنجد أو بغور أبتغي
نيلattaining العلاglory أولىbetter منthan التحلالsettling down
نيل العلا أولى من التحلال
My death in Najd or in low country, as I seek
The afflictions I have weathered
to attain glory, is better than settling down.
Are to me like bees’ stings in their hives
أغدوI set out امامahead of الموتdeath منfrom داريmy home ولاand not
أغدو امام الموت من داري ولا
يغدوsets out أماميahead of me زائرthe visitor of الآجالappointed lifespans
يغدو أمامي زائر الآجال
I leave my home ahead of death, and
Ask: Have burdens alighted on me and diverted me
the visitor of life's appointed end does not precede me.
From generosity in deeds?
لاdo not تحسبينيthink me ويكwoe to you أنيthat I am عاجزincapable
لا تحسبيني ويك أني عاجز
أعطيI give قياديmy reins قادةthe leaders of الضلالerror
أعطي قيادي قادة الضلال
Do not think me—woe to you—incapable,
Rather, my father's shade still shelters me
yielding my reins to the leaders of error.
A towering pillar bearing heavy loads
هيهاتfar from it لاno واللّهby God لاnot يلوىis twisted علىaround
هيهات لا واللّه لا يلوى على
أنفيmy nose زمامa halter of الرغمcoercion والتذلالand abasement
أنفي زمام الرغم والتذلال
Far from it! No, by God, no one shall twist around
I've never been failed by a deputy or one who failed him
my nose the halter of coercion and abasement.
And found peace of mind
إنيindeed I لمنsurely belong to قومa people مضواpassed on تحتbeneath الظباthe sword blades
إني لمن قوم مضوا تحت الظبا
للّهfor God لاnot للبغىfor oppression والادغالand deceit
للّه لا للبغى والادغال
I am of a people who died beneath the sword blades
By God, how mighty a shaykh in
for God, not for oppression or deceit.
Hardship, fertility, and impossibilities!
ماnot كانwas منهمamong them حيثwherever كانواthey were ساقطa base man
ما كان منهم حيث كانوا ساقط
يغشىfrequents ديارthe houses of الخمرwine والأهوالand terrors
يغشى ديار الخمر والأهوال
Among them, wherever they were, was no base man
He gave the reins of patience, so he attained
haunting houses of wine and terrors.
Good reputation and patience - a precious mount
لاno لاno ولاnor منهمamong them حريصa greedy man يغتديsets out in the morning
لا لا ولا منهم حريص يغتدي
فيwith همةconcern for الميزانthe scales والمكيالand the measuring vessel
في همة الميزان والمكيال
No, no; nor was there a greedy man among them who set out
My father met, though never lacking, wearing
with his ambition fixed on scales and measures.
A cotton robe while abundant in wealth
لاno بلrather مضواthey passed on قبليbefore me فياso O ويحيwoe to me متىwhen
لا بل مضوا قبلي فيا ويحي متى
ألقىI meet الذيwhat لاقوهthey met منfrom قتّالa slayer
ألقى الذي لاقوه من قتّال
No, rather they passed on before me. Alas for me—when
A shaykh of ancient lineage, his glory
shall I meet the fate they met at a slayer's hands?
Helpful when meeting heroes on the battlefield
ياO حبذاhow welcome يومa day بهon it ألقىI meet الردىdeath
يا حبذا يوم به ألقى الردى
للّهfor God فوقupon الأجردthe sleek steed الصهالthe neighing
للّه فوق الأجرد الصهال
How welcome the day on which I meet death
Never insecure or afraid,
for God, upon a sleek, neighing steed!
Reckless in the desolate valleys
ياO لائميmy reproacher إنif لمnot أنمI sleep ثمthen أنتyou لاnot
يا لائمي إن لم أنم ثم أنت لا
حييتmay you live منas داعone calling إلىto الأخمالobscurity
حييت من داع إلى الأخمال
O you who blame me if I do not sleep—then may you not
But well-grounded, his origin from those who speak Arabic
live, you who call me to obscurity!
When few remained of them, only the very few
دعنيleave me أهنto hold cheap نفسيmyself وكنand be مستنفراًfleeing
دعني أهن نفسي وكن مستنفراً
عنيfrom me وعنand from حاليmy condition ولاand do not ترثأpity ليme
عني وعن حالي ولا ترثأ لي
Let me hold myself cheap, and flee
And today he has become, in his habits
from me and my condition; do not pity me.
An individual calling to the ignorant masses
إنindeed الملماتthe afflictions التيwhich أبلىI am tested بهاby them
إن الملمات التي أبلى بها
عنديto me كأريlike the honey of النحلbees فيin التمثالcomparison
عندي كأري النحل في التمثال
The afflictions by which I am tested
Since he never betrayed a pact - and how many
are to me, by comparison, like bees' honey.
A young man has found vile when the state was unveiled
سلask هلwhether أناختknelt بيbeside me خطوبcalamities فانثنتthen turned away
سل هل أناخت بي خطوب فانثنت
عنيfrom me بغيرwithout الجودgenerosity منin أفعالdeeds
عني بغير الجود من أفعال
Ask: have calamities knelt beside me and then turned away
My anguish when I don't find but a sinner
from me without deeds of generosity?
Among people, or a lowlife of lowlifes!
لكنbut أبيmy father لاmay not زالdepart عنيfrom me ظلهhis shade
لكن أبي لا زال عني ظله
للدينfor the faith طودa mountain حاملbearing الأثقالthe burdens
للدين طود حامل الأثقال
But my father—may his shade never leave me—
Who will call to me if I call him,
is a mountain for the faith, bearing its burdens.
Obediently saying "At your service!" urgently?
ماnot نابنيbefell me منany نائبmisfortune أوor نابهbefell him
ما نابني من نائب أو نابه
يوماًon any day فكانand he was لهregarding it رخيّcarefree البالin mind
يوماً فكان له رخيّ البال
No misfortune ever befell me or him
Who do I have, a people who mount adversity
on any day and found him carefree.
With patience and don't bend to suffering?
للّهfor God ماhow أقواهstrong he is منas شيخan elder علىagainst
للّه ما أقواه من شيخ على
جهدthe hardship of البلاtrial والخصبand plenty والامحالand drought
جهد البلا والخصب والامحال
By God, how strong an elder he is against
Where are the champions of Najd? Where is the sought
the rigors of trial, of plenty and of drought!
Glory of ancients? Where is the invocation of bereavement?
أعطىhe gave قيادthe reins الصبرpatience فاستولىthen won بهthrough it
أعطى قياد الصبر فاستولى به
حسنfine الثناpraise والصبرand patience علقa treasure غالprecious
حسن الثنا والصبر علق غال
He gave patience the reins, and through it won
Where is one who casts aside his veil
fine praise; patience is a precious treasure.
Among the people of religion or the stout?
تلقىyou find أبيmy father منfrom غيرother than عدمwant طاوياhungry
تلقى أبي من غير عدم طاويا
فيin ثوبa garment of قطنcotton وهوand he جمabundant in المالwealth
في ثوب قطن وهو جم المال
You find my father hungry, though not from want,
Has one returned who is hoped for in complex affairs
in a cotton robe, though he has abundant wealth.
Or one strengthens words with deeds?
شيخan elder لهhe has أصلlineage قديمancient مجدهits glory
شيخ له أصل قديم مجده
ذوpossessed of نجدةvalor عندat التقاencounter بالأبطالwith champions
ذو نجدة عند التقا بالأبطال
An elder of lineage whose glory is ancient,
Has anyone returned to the world? Is anyone remaining
possessed of valor when meeting champions.
Helpful? Any offspring of my father?
ماnot كانhe was فيin أمنsafety ولاnor فيin خيفةfear
ما كان في أمن ولا في خيفة
بالطائشas a rash man الرعديدthe trembling coward فيamid الأوجالterrors
بالطائش الرعديد في الأوجال
Neither in safety nor in fear was he
Or is everyone in it a grazing ox
a rash, trembling coward amid terrors.
Lost in ignorance like sheep and cattle?
بلrather راسبيa Rasibi أصلهhis ancestry منfrom يعربYa'rub
بل راسبي أصله من يعرب
إذwhen قلَّdwindled أهلوهاits people معwith القلاَّلthe few
إذ قلَّ أهلوها مع القلاَّل
Rather, he is a Rasibi, his ancestry from Ya'rub,
They don't heed what is in the Quran’s Innocence,
when its people dwindled among the few.
Or Family of Imran, or the Spoils of War
واليومand today قدalready أضحىhe has become علىfollowing عاداتهhis accustomed ways
واليوم قد أضحى على عاداته
فرداًalone يناديcalling to جملةall الجهالthe ignorant
فرداً ينادي جملة الجهال
And today, faithful to his accustomed ways, he stands
They chose their world, so it is what
alone, calling out to all the ignorant.
Diminished utterly into ruin
إذfor لمnot يخنhe betrayed عهداًa pledge وكمand how many كمhow many منof فتىa young man
إذ لم يخن عهداً وكم كم من فتى
ألفىwas found ركيكاًfeeble عندat كشفexposure of الحالthe condition
ألفى ركيكاً عند كشف الحال
For he has never betrayed a pledge; and how many, how many a youth
Woe to them! It made them forget
is found feeble when his true condition is exposed!
The heat of faith, now and the fires
لهفيalas for me إذاwhen لمnot ألقI meet إلاexcept فاسقاًa wicked man
لهفي إذا لم ألق إلا فاسقاً
فيamong الناسpeople أوor رذلاًa wretch منamong الأرذالthe vilest
في الناس أو رذلاً من الأرذال
Alas for me, when I meet only a wicked man
If they laugh in their homes, long lasting is the weeping
among people, or a wretch among the vilest!
From them in the Abode of Woe and Desolation
منwho ليfor me بصنديدwith a champion إذاwhen ناديتهI call him
من لي بصنديد إذا ناديته
لبَّابياًresponds readily لبيكat your service باستعجالwith haste
لبَّابياً لبيك باستعجال
Who will find me a champion who, when I call him,
As for the foremost, the foremost today, tomorrow they are
answers, 'At your service!' with all haste?
More deserving of precedence and virtue
منwho ليfor me بقومwith a people يركبواset astride النفسthe soul الوجىpain
من لي بقوم يركبوا النفس الوجى
صبراًpatiently ولاand do not يلوواturn aside علىtoward العذالthe reproachers
صبراً ولا يلووا على العذال
Who will find me people who set their souls astride pain,
You will meet them in security, the angels
patiently, and never turn aside for their reproachers?
On the Day of Meeting, Calamity and Earthquake
أينwhere الهمامthe hero النجدvaliant أينwhere المبتغىthe seeker of
أين الهمام النجد أين المبتغى
مجدglory الأوائلthe ancients أينwhere ندبthe gallant man الخالbearing
مجد الأوائل أين ندب الخال
Where is the bold, valiant man? Where is the seeker of
Good news! Gardens of Eden, so enter
the ancients' glory? Where is the man gallant in bearing?
Its gates in joy and forwardness
أينwhere الذيthe one who يلقيcasts الغطاthe covering عنfrom وجههhis face
أين الذي يلقي الغطا عن وجهه
منamong أهلpeople of دينfaith أوor منamong الأقيالthe princes
من أهل دين أو من الأقيال
Where is the man who casts the covering from his face,
Beneath it rivers flow towards
among the faithful or among the princes?
Its blessing beneath the throne of the Lord
هلdoes عادremain منanyone who يرجاis relied on لأمرfor a task معضلdifficult
هل عاد من يرجا لأمر معضل
أوor منone who يعزstrengthens القولwords بالأفعالwith deeds
أو من يعز القول بالأفعال
Does anyone remain to be relied on for a difficult task,
Dark-eyed maidens circle round offering
or anyone who backs his words with deeds?
The cold, pure drink
هلdo عادremain فيin الدنياthe world أناسpeople هلdoes بقىremain
هل عاد في الدنيا أناس هل بقى
ذوone possessed of نجدةvalor هلare there منfrom أبيmy father أشبالlion cubs
ذو نجدة هل من أبي أشبال
Are there people still in this world? Does there remain
Good fortune to whoever enters wedded bliss
a man of valor? Does my father have lion cubs?
With houris in secure livelihood
أمor كلevery منone who فيهاin it مكبbent low يرتعيgrazes
أم كل من فيها مكب يرتعي
فيin غيهhis error كالشاءlike sheep والاجمالand camels
في غيه كالشاء والاجمال
Or is everyone in it bent low, grazing
With Ahmad, may our Lord bless him,
in his error like sheep and camels?
In the night, dawn, and evening prayers
لمdid not ينطرواthey heed ماwhat فيin براءةBara'ah ولاnor
لم ينطروا ما في براءة ولا
فيin آلthe family of عمرانImran ولاnor الانفالAl-Anfal
في آل عمران ولا الانفال
They did not heed what is in Bara'ah, nor
in Al 'Imran, nor in Al-Anfal.
قدindeed أثرواthey preferred دنياهمtheir worldly life فهيso it is التيthat which
قد أثروا دنياهم فهي التي
أقصىthe utmost قصاراهاits ultimate end إلىtoward اضمحلالvanishing
أقصى قصاراها إلى اضمحلال
They have preferred their worldly life; it is that
whose furthest end is dissolution.
هيهاalas لهمfor them منهاbecause of it لقدindeed أنستهمit made them forget
هيها لهم منها لقد أنستهم
ذكرremembrance of الحميمscalding water الآنnow والأنكالand fetters
ذكر الحميم الآن والأنكال
Alas for them because of it! It has made them forget
the remembrance, now, of scalding water and fetters.
إنif يضحكواthey laugh فيin دارهمtheir dwelling طالlasts long البكاweeping
إن يضحكوا في دارهم طال البكا
منهمfrom them بدارin the abode of الويلwoe والولوالand wailing
منهم بدار الويل والولوال
If they laugh in their home, long will be the tears
they shed in the abode of woe and wailing.
والسابقونand the foremost السابقونthe foremost اليومtoday همthey
والسابقون السابقون اليوم هم
أولىworthiest غداًtomorrow بالسبقof precedence والافضالand bounty
أولى غداً بالسبق والافضال
And the foremost, the foremost today, are
worthiest tomorrow of precedence and bounty.
تلقاهمmeet them بالأمنwith safety أملاكthe angels of السماheaven
تلقاهم بالأمن أملاك السما
يومon the day of اللقاmeeting والباسand dread والزلزالand quaking
يوم اللقا والباس والزلزال
The angels of heaven meet them with assurance of safety
on the day of meeting, dread, and quaking.
بشراكمyour glad tidings جناتgardens of عدنEden فادخلواso enter
بشراكم جنات عدن فادخلوا
أبوابهاtheir gates بالسعدwith felicity والاقبالand good fortune
أبوابها بالسعد والاقبال
Your glad tidings are Gardens of Eden: enter
their gates with joy and good fortune.
أنهارهاtheir rivers منfrom تحتهاbeneath them تجريflow إلىtoward
أنهارها من تحتها تجري إلى
رضوانهاtheir bliss منfrom تحتbeneath عرشthe throne of الواليthe Sovereign
رضوانها من تحت عرش الوالي
Their rivers flow beneath them toward
their bliss, from beneath the Sovereign's throne.
والقاصراتand the maidens restraining الطرفtheir gaze تسقيgive drink حولهاaround them
والقاصرات الطرف تسقي حولها
بالسلسبيلwith Salsabil الباردcool السلسالsweet-flowing
بالسلسبيل البارد السلسال
And the maidens of restrained gaze offer drink around them
with cool, sweet-flowing Salsabil.
طوبىbliss لمنto one who بالحورwith the houris أمسىat evening became معرساًa bridegroom
طوبى لمن بالحور أمسى معرساً
فيin عيشةa life مأمونةsecure against التحوالchange
في عيشة مأمونة التحوال
Bliss to him who at evening is wedded to the houris,
in a life secure against change,
معwith أحمدAhmad صلىmay He send blessings عليهupon him ربناour Lord
مع أحمد صلى عليه ربنا
بالليلby night والاشراقand at sunrise والآصالand in late afternoons
بالليل والاشراق والآصال
with Ahmad—may our Lord bless him—
by night, at sunrise, and in the late afternoons.
Partial English translation: 112 of 134 Arabic lines translated.