متىwhen منfrom عرارِʿarār flowers الخلدِeternity ياO ناunclear fragment فحاتنشىunclear fragment
متى من عرارِ الخلدِ يا نا فحاتنشى
وروحيand my soul بينamong الروحthe spirits حافينَencircling بالعرشaround the Throne
وروحي بين الروح حافينَ بالعرش
When, from eternity’s ʿarār flowers, O [unclear ending]?
When will I be free from the eternity of immortality, O Na
And my soul is among the spirits encircling the Throne.
And my soul is barefoot near the Throne
فروحيfor my soul تضيقfeels constrained الآنnow بالقفصby the cage الذيwhich
فروحي تضيق الآن بالقفص الذي
شكتit has complained فيهin it بأسharshness السجنimprisonment إنif أثوأوأمشI stay or walk
شكت فيه بأس السجن إن أثوأوأمش
For my soul now chafes at the cage in which
So my soul is squeezed now by the cage in which
It has lamented prison’s harshness, whether I stay or walk.
I complained of the misery of imprisonment, if I take shelter
هوit الجسدthe body الباليworn-out وإنand though كانis ساجناa jailer
هو الجسد البالي وإن كان ساجنا
سنتركهwe shall leave it ذاكthat الرميمthe decayed remains علىon النعشthe bier
سنتركه ذاك الرميم على النعش
It is the worn-out body, and though it is a jailer,
It is the weak body, even if it was a prison
We shall leave it—that decayed remnant—on the bier.
We will leave that feeble one on the bier
فياso O ربLord تحتbeneath العرشthe Throne فيin جنةِthe garden الرضاfavor
فيا رب تحت العرش في جنةِ الرضا
ترانيYou see me معwith الأبرارthe righteous متخذاًtaking for myself فرشbedding
تراني مع الأبرار متخذاً فرش
So, Lord, beneath the Throne, in the paradise of Your favor,
So my Lord under the Throne in the Garden of Pleasure
You will see me among the righteous, making myself a bed.
You see me with the righteous taking a mattress
هنالكthere حيثwhere الروحُthe soul تسعىmoves طروبةًrapturously
هنالك حيث الروحُ تسعى طروبةً
وفيand in صدرهاits breast المخضودbroken تصدحsings aloud فيin العشthe nest
وفي صدرها المخضود تصدح في العش
There, where the soul moves in rapture,
There where the soul strives for bliss
And within its broken breast it sings aloud in the nest.
And in its wounded chest it resonates in elation
ومنand from طلحهاits banana trees المنضودclustered قوتيmy sustenance وقوتيand my strength
ومن طلحها المنضود قوتي وقوتي
ومنand from حوضهاits pool المورودfrequented for drink أسقىI am given drink واستنشىand I inhale fragrance
ومن حوضها المورود أسقى واستنشى
And from its clustered banana trees come my sustenance and my strength.
And from its wounded sides my strength and my strength
And from its frequented pool I am given drink and breathe in fragrance.
And from its gushing basin I quench my thirst and revive
ومنand from برهاits bounty الموعودpromised حورfair-eyed maidens صواحبٌfemale companions
ومن برها الموعود حور صواحبٌ
متاعpleasure متىwhenever أطلبI seek أجدI find ليfor myself مسترشunclear word
متاع متى أطلب أجد لي مسترش
And from its promised bounty come fair-eyed maidens as companions,
And from its promised goodness, maiden companions
Pleasure: whenever I seek it, I find for myself [unclear word].
When I ask for pleasure I find a bed for me
وفيand in ظلهاits shade الممدودoutspread غرradiant ones ميامنٌblessed ones
وفي ظلها الممدود غر ميامنٌ
وكانواand they were علىin الدنياthe world منamong الشعثthe disheveled والغبشand the dusky
وكانوا على الدنيا من الشعث والغبش
And in its outspread shade are radiant, blessed ones,
And in its outstretched shade unknown pleasures
Who in this world were among the disheveled and dusky.
They were in the world of dishevelment and dust
هوit العالمthe world المجهولُunknown لولاwere it not for وصفتهYou described it
هو العالم المجهولُ لولا وصفته
بهin it سررٌcouches موضونةُwoven الفَرشِthe bedding بالرقشwith patterned ornament
به سررٌ موضونةُ الفَرشِ بالرقش
It would be an unknown world, had You not described it.
It is the unknown world, had it not been described
Within it are couches with bedding woven in patterns.
With arranged couches embroidered with ornaments
فقدfor indeed ملتit has grown weary الدنياthe world وعافتand it has shunned نعيمهاits pleasures
فقد ملت الدنيا وعافت نعيمها
وهلand (question particle) كانwas إلاexcept منof خداعdeception ومنand of طيشfolly
وهل كان إلا من خداع ومن طيش
For my soul has wearied of this world and spurned its pleasures.
The world is now filled and its pleasures distasteful
And was it anything but deception and folly?
Was it anything but deception and folly?
إذاif ماemphatic particle قدرناهاwe appraise it وزرناand we visit متاعهاits pleasures
إذا ما قدرناها وزرنا متاعها
فلاthen no شيءthing غيرَexcept الثوبclothing والماءِand water والعيشand bread
فلا شيء غيرَ الثوب والماءِ والعيش
If we appraise it and take in its pleasures,
When we value it and consider its goods
Then there is nothing but clothing, water, and bread.
There is nothing but clothes, water and food
فنورso illuminate طريقيmy path للهدايةtoward guidance وارعنيand watch over me
فنور طريقي للهداية وارعني
ولاand do not تتركنيleave me فيin مسالكهاits paths أعشI grope blindly
ولا تتركني في مسالكها أعش
So light my path to guidance, and watch over me.
So guide me my light to salvation and watch over me
And do not leave me groping blindly along its paths.
And do not leave me wandering in its paths
تباركتblessed are You ياO رزاقProvider للجنfor the jinn والأنسىand humankind
تباركت يا رزاق للجن والأنسى
وياand O كافلَguarantor الأقواتِsustenance للطيرِfor birds والوحشand wild beasts
ويا كافلَ الأقواتِ للطيرِ والوحش
Blessed are You, O Provider for jinn and humankind,
Blessed are You, O Sustainer of jinn and mankind
And O Guarantor of sustenance for birds and wild beasts.
And O Provider of sustenance for birds and beasts
وإنيand indeed I لحسبيsurely enough for me لمحةa glimpse العفوpardon والرضاand favor
وإني لحسبي لمحة العفو والرضا
ولوand even if عشتُI lived فيin الدنياthe world علىon الملحsalt فيin الخيشsackcloth
ولو عشتُ في الدنيا على الملح في الخيش
And indeed, a glimpse of pardon and favor is enough for me,
My sufficiency is but a glimpse of pardon and pleasure
Even if I lived in this world on salt, clad in sackcloth.
Even if I lived on salt in rags