ذَرleave عنكbehind you سَلعاًSalʿ وسَلand ask عنabout حِلَّةthe abode of القُدُسِJerusalem
ذَر عنك سَلعاً وسَل عن حِلَّة القُدُسِ
ورِدand visit بهاin it منthe one who تَرَدّىrobed himself in حُلَّةthe robe of القُدُسِholiness
ورِد بها من تَرَدّى حُلَّة القُدُسِ
Leave Salʿ behind, and ask about the abode of Jerusalem.
Leave aside goods, inquire about the garment of Jerusalem
And visit there the one who donned the robe of holiness.
And return with the garment of Jerusalem, whoever wandered off
وخَلِّand leave سُلمىSulma وسَلand ask for ماwhat تبتغيهِyou seek it بهاin it
وخَلِّ سُلمى وسَل ما تبتغيهِ بها
منamong الأمانيwishes ورَدِّدand repeat أطيَبthe sweetest النَفسِbreath
من الأماني ورَدِّد أطيَب النَفسِ
Leave Sulma, and ask there for what you seek
Leave Sulaima, and inquire what you desire from it
of wishes, and breathe the sweetest breath again.
Of hopes and chant the sweetest spirit
وزُرand visit مغانيَdwellings ذَرَّتrose شمسُthe sun of بَهجتِهاtheir splendor
وزُر مغانيَ ذَرَّت شمسُ بَهجتِها
بمَنthrough him who أَتىcame بأديمٍwith a skin منfrom دمِthe blood of الأُنُسِhumankind
بمَن أَتى بأديمٍ من دمِ الأُنُسِ
And visit dwellings whose sun of splendor rose
And visit places whose sun of delight shone
through him who came with a skin of human blood.
Upon those who came with a supple skin from the source of intimacy
قدindeed حاكَهُhe wove it منfrom دِماthe blood of خيرِthe best of الانامِhumankind ومَنand of her whom
قد حاكَهُ من دِما خيرِ الانامِ ومَن
قدhad اصطفاهاhe chose her لهُfor himself أُمّاًas a mother بلاwithout دَنَسِstain
قد اصطفاها لهُ أُمّاً بلا دَنَسِ
He wove it from the blood of the best of humankind, and of her
It was tailored for him from the best of creations and one
whom he chose as his mother, without stain.
Whom He chose as mother for him, without blemish
معصومَةًpreserved منfrom خطاءِthe sin of الجِدِّthe forefather ليسَthere is not بهاin her
معصومَةً من خطاءِ الجِدِّ ليسَ بها
منany وَصمةٍblemish فعليهاso against her قَطُّever لمnot يُقَسِwas compared
من وَصمةٍ فعليها قَطُّ لم يُقَسِ
Preserved from the forefather's sin, she bears
Immaculate, free from her forefathers' sins, no stain upon her
no blemish; no one has ever been compared with her.
No blame has ever touched her
عَلَتshe rose علىabove كُلّall خَلقِthe creation of اللَهGod مَنزِلةًin rank
عَلَت على كُلّ خَلقِ اللَه مَنزِلةً
أَسمىthe loftiest عُلىheights بِقياسٍby a comparison غيرِnot منعكسِreversible
أَسمى عُلى بِقياسٍ غيرِ منعكسِ
She rose above all God's creation in rank,
She ascended above every creature of God
to the loftiest heights, by a comparison that cannot be reversed.
To the highest ascent, beyond any inverted measurement
وحلَّand he dwelt فيهاin her كماas قدhad شاءَhe willed مرتضياًwell pleased
وحلَّ فيها كما قد شاءَ مرتضياً
بهاin her حُلولَthe settling of النَدىdew الهاميpouring علىupon اليَبَسِdry ground
بها حُلولَ النَدى الهامي على اليَبَسِ
He dwelt in her as he had willed, well pleased,
And He settled in her as He willed, manifesting
settling within her like pouring dew upon dry ground.
In her the descent of mist upon dry land
بِكرٌa virgin وأُمٌّand a mother معاًat once تسموtranscends غَرابتُهاher wonder
بِكرٌ وأُمٌّ معاً تسمو غَرابتُها
طَورَthe bounds of العُقولِreason وفَهمَand the understanding of الحاذقِthe skilled النَدُسِthe discerning
طَورَ العُقولِ وفَهمَ الحاذقِ النَدُسِ
A virgin and a mother at once—her wonder surpasses
A virgin and a mother together, her uniqueness transcends
the bounds of reason and the understanding of the skilled and discerning.
The minds and discernment of the wisest minds
منfrom خيرِthe finest بِكرٍvirgin أتىhe came والبِكرُand the virgin والدةٌa mother
من خيرِ بِكرٍ أتى والبِكرُ والدةٌ
بمُعجِزٍby miraculous صُنعِwork of باهيglorious رُوحهِhis Spirit القُدُسِholy
بمُعجِزٍ صُنعِ باهي رُوحهِ القُدُسِ
From the finest virgin he came, and the virgin was a mother,
From the best of virgins came, and the virgin is a mother
by the miraculous work of his glorious Holy Spirit.
Through a glorious miraculous work of the Holy Spirit
فيin بيتَBeth لحمِLehem يَهُوذاJudah كانَwas مَولِدُهُhis birth
في بيتَ لحمِ يَهُوذا كانَ مَولِدُهُ
لَيلاًat night بهِthrough him قدindeed تَجَلَّتwas dispelled ظُلمةُthe darkness of الغَلَسِthe predawn
لَيلاً بهِ قد تَجَلَّت ظُلمةُ الغَلَسِ
His birth was in Bethlehem of Judah,
In Bethlehem of Judea was his birth
at night, when through him the darkness before dawn was dispelled.
At night which dispelled the darkness of gloom
يومَwhen الملائكُthe angels أَهدَواbrought as gifts للرُعاةِto the shepherds بهِconcerning him
يومَ الملائكُ أَهدَوا للرُعاةِ بهِ
بشائرَtidings of البِشرِjoy أَنضتstripped away سادلthe hanging veil of الدَلَسِdarkness
بشائرَ البِشرِ أَنضت سادل الدَلَسِ
When the angels brought the shepherds, concerning him,
The day angels brought to the shepherds through him
glad tidings of joy that stripped away darkness's hanging veil.
Tidings of joy that adorned the sides of the robe
وافتand came اليهِto him مَجُوسٌMagi جلَّexalted was قدرُهُمtheir standing
وافت اليهِ مَجُوسٌ جلَّ قدرُهُم
منfrom among كلeach ذيone possessing حِكمةٍwisdom ساميlofty in الحجىintellect نَطِسِdiscerning
من كل ذي حِكمةٍ سامي الحجى نَطِسِ
Magi came to him, men of exalted standing,
Magi of exalted status came to him
each a man of wisdom, lofty in intellect and discerning.
From every wise person of lofty discourse and far reach
أَزجواthey urged onward الرواسمَthe trotting camels فيthrough اثنيtwo عَشرَten مُرتَحَلاًa travel stage
أَزجوا الرواسمَ في اثني عَشرَ مُرتَحَلاً
برُشدِby the guidance of نجمٍa star بداappeared فيin الأُفقِthe horizon منبجسِbreaking forth
برُشدِ نجمٍ بدا في الأُفقِ منبجسِ
They urged their trotting camels onward through twelve stages,
They packed their luggage in twelve transports
guided by a star that appeared, breaking forth on the horizon.
Guided by a star that appeared shining in the horizon
وأوجفواand they hastened بالسُرىby night travel أنضواthey exhausted الرِكابَthe mounts ولمand did not
وأوجفوا بالسُرى أنضوا الرِكابَ ولم
يألواspare effort لأفضلِfor the finest مأمولٍhoped-for object ومُلتَمَسِand sought-for object
يألوا لأفضلِ مأمولٍ ومُلتَمَسِ
They sped through the night, exhausting their mounts, and did not
They hurried the mounts and did not refrain
spare any effort for the finest object of hope and pursuit.
From the best hopes and pursuits
حتىuntil أَتواthey came حيثَwhere كانَwas الطِفلُthe infant مضَّجِعاًlying down
حتى أَتوا حيثَ كانَ الطِفلُ مضَّجِعاً
بينَamong البهائِمِthe beasts تُدفيهِwarming him منfrom القَرَسِbitter cold
بينَ البهائِمِ تُدفيهِ من القَرَسِ
Until they reached the place where the infant lay,
Until they came where the child lay
among the beasts, which warmed him against the bitter cold.
Among the beasts warming him from the cold
علىupon البسيطةِthe earth موضوعٌlaid وموضعهُand his dwelling الthe
على البسيطةِ موضوعٌ وموضعهُ ال
خاصيُّhis own ذِروةُthe summit of نُورthe light of العرشِthe Throne والكُرُسيand the Seat
خاصيُّ ذِروةُ نُور العرشِ والكُرُسي
Laid upon the earth, though his dwelling—
On the simple mat he was placed, his position is no less than
his very own—is the summit of the light of the Throne and the Seat.
The pinnacle of the throne and dominion's light
ياO بيتَBeth لحمَLehem يَهُوذاJudah فيamong ممالكِهاher realms
يا بيتَ لحمَ يَهُوذا في ممالكِها
صغيرةٌsmall أَنتِyou فيماin what كُنتِyou were بالأَمسِin former days
صغيرةٌ أَنتِ فيما كُنتِ بالأَمسِ
O Bethlehem of Judah, among her realms,
Oh Bethlehem of Judea, among her realms
small were you in your former days.
You were small yesterday
لكنbut غَدَوتِyou became سماءَa heaven فالملائكfor the angels قدhad
لكن غَدَوتِ سماءَ فالملائك قد
قامتstood برحبكِin your open spaces أفواجاًin hosts علىon الحَرَسِguard duty
قامت برحبكِ أفواجاً على الحَرَسِ
But you became a heaven, for the angels had
But you have become heaven, angels stood
stood in your open spaces, in hosts on guard.
In your expanse in droves keeping guard
فماso there is no لمجدكِfor your glory طولَthroughout الدهرِall time ممتهنٌone who debases
فما لمجدكِ طولَ الدهرِ ممتهنٌ
ولاand not يُدانيهِapproaches it يوماًever كَفُّthe hand of ملتمسِa seeker
ولا يُدانيهِ يوماً كَفُّ ملتمسِ
None can abase your glory throughout all time,
So your glory lasts forever, no admirer humbled by it
nor shall a seeker's hand ever draw near it.
No day rivals the palm of the seeker
فياO, then لَكَفرٍwhat a village لهُof it الأَمصارُthe cities حاسدةٌenvious
فيا لَكَفرٍ لهُ الأَمصارُ حاسدةٌ
لاnot سيَّماthe like of الجارةِthe neighbor الخَرقاءِthe foolish نابُلُسِNablus
لا سيَّما الجارةِ الخَرقاءِ نابُلُسِ
What a village, then, that cities envy,
What blasphemy whose cities are envious
especially its foolish neighbor, Nablus!
Especially the holey neighbor Nablus
بَنَىbuilt بهاwithin her سنبلاطُSanballat البيتَthe House فاختلستso she usurped
بَنَى بها سنبلاطُ البيتَ فاختلست
مجداًglory زميناًcrippled وهلand is there مجدٌglory لمختلسِfor a thief
مجداً زميناً وهل مجدٌ لمختلسِ
Sanballat built the House within her, and she usurped
In it Seneblat built the house and stole
a crippled glory—can a thief have glory?
Base worldly glory - and is stolen glory glory?
تعظمتshe grew great بُرهةًfor a while لكنَّهاbut she اندرستfell into ruin
تعظمت بُرهةً لكنَّها اندرست
واصبحَand became الكُفرُunbelief فيهاwithin her شرَّthe vilest مندرسِthing laid waste
واصبحَ الكُفرُ فيها شرَّ مندرسِ
She grew great for a while, but fell into ruin,
It became great for a while but crumbled
and unbelief there became the vilest of things laid waste.
And disbelief in it became the worst of ruins
وذلكand that البيتُHouse أَمسىbecame قفرa desolate tract of باديةٍwilderness
وذلك البيتُ أَمسى قفر باديةٍ
مأَوىa refuge for الوحوشِwild beasts ومَثوىand a dwelling for كلِّevery مفترسِpredator
مأَوى الوحوشِ ومَثوى كلِّ مفترسِ
And that House became a desolate wilderness,
And that house became a barren desert
a refuge for wild beasts and a dwelling for every predator.
Home of beasts and abode of every predator
ومجدُand the glory of صهيونَZion يزهوshines دائماًcontinually أَبداًforever
ومجدُ صهيونَ يزهو دائماً أَبداً
قدindeed آنسَperceived الإِنسُhumankind منهاfrom her بهجةَthe joy of الأُنُسِcompanionship
قد آنسَ الإِنسُ منها بهجةَ الأُنُسِ
And Zion's glory shines continually, forever;
The glory of Zion forever endures and glows
humankind has found in her the joy of companionship.
Mankind felt from it the delight of intimacy
إِيوانُthe vaulted hall of كِسرىKhosrow غداbecame اعلاهُits top اسفلَهُits bottom
إِيوانُ كِسرى غدا اعلاهُ اسفلَهُ
وقصرُand the palace of قيصرَCaesar مثلَlike الأَربُعِdwelling-sites الدُرُسruined
وقصرُ قيصرَ مثلَ الأَربُعِ الدُرُس
Khosrow's vaulted hall—its top became its bottom,
Khosrow's palace, its ceiling became its floor
and Caesar's palace became like ruined dwelling-sites.
And Caesar's palace like the old ruins
ونارُand the fire of آلthe house of انوشِروانَAnushirwan قدhad طَفِئَتgone out
ونارُ آل انوشِروانَ قد طَفِئَت
وزالَand ceased تسعيرُهاits stoking منby مُوبَذِthe priest of الفُرُسِthe Persians
وزالَ تسعيرُها من مُوبَذِ الفُرُسِ
The fire of Anushirwan's house was extinguished,
The fire of Anushirvan's house was extinguished
and the Persian priest's stoking of it ceased.
And its kindling ceased from the abandoned Persian temples
وزُحزِحَتand was swept aside ظُلمةُthe darkness of الأوثانِidols وانحسَرَتand fell away
وزُحزِحَت ظُلمةُ الأوثانِ وانحسَرَت
ملابسُgarments التَبَسَتhad become tangled منfrom كلevery ملتبسِbewildered one
ملابسُ التَبَسَت من كل ملتبسِ
The darkness of idols was swept aside, and stripped away were
The darkness of idols receded and dissipated
the garments of confusion from every bewildered one.
Garments of confusion from every confused person
وزالَand vanished منهاfrom them أَفيكُlying النُطقِspeech وانبكَمَتand fell mute
وزالَ منها أَفيكُ النُطقِ وانبكَمَت
أفواهُهاtheir mouths ومُنِيand was afflicted الشَيطانُSatan بالخَرَسِwith muteness
أفواهُها ومُنِي الشَيطانُ بالخَرَسِ
Their lying utterance vanished, and speechless were
From it the nonsense of speech disappeared, and their mouths were muted
their mouths; Satan was stricken dumb.
And Satan was disappointed into silence
وقُوِّضَتand were dismantled دِكَكthe pedestals of الأَصنامِidols وانهدَمَتand collapsed
وقُوِّضَت دِكَك الأَصنامِ وانهدَمَت
وكلُّand every مرتفعٍlofty structure أَقوىbecame desolate إِلىdown to الأُسُسِthe foundations
وكلُّ مرتفعٍ أَقوى إِلى الأُسُسِ
The idols' pedestals were dismantled and collapsed,
The foundations of idols were undermined and collapsed
and every lofty structure was laid waste down to its foundations.
And every edifice yielded to the foundations
سارتtraveled إلىto سائرall الأَقطارlands دَعوتُهُhis call
سارت إلى سائر الأَقطار دَعوتُهُ
شَرقاًeastward وغرباًand westward فمنthus from هِندٍIndia لأَندَلُسِto al-Andalus
شَرقاً وغرباً فمن هِندٍ لأَندَلُسِ
His call traveled to every land,
His call spread to all regions
east and west, from India to al-Andalus.
East and west, from India to Andalusia
ضاءَتshone بهاthrough it فانجَلَتso cleared باللَهِby God ظُلمتُهاtheir darkness
ضاءَت بها فانجَلَت باللَهِ ظُلمتُها
وأَسفَرَتand grew bright كسُفُورlike the brightening of الليلnight بالقَبَسِby a flame
وأَسفَرَت كسُفُور الليل بالقَبَسِ
They shone through it, and by God their darkness cleared,
It shone and the darkness dissipated through God
and grew bright, as night is illumined by a flame.
And dawned like sulfur's glow with flint
كأَنهاas though it were الشمسُthe sun فيat الإِصباحِdaybreak إذwhen بَزَغَتit rose
كأَنها الشمسُ في الإِصباحِ إذ بَزَغَت
جَلَتdispelled منfrom الكونِthe world داجيthe darkness of خُلقِهِits nature الشِكسِill-tempered
جَلَت من الكونِ داجي خُلقِهِ الشِكسِ
It was like the sun at daybreak, when it rose,
As if the sun at dawn emerged
clearing from the world the darkness of its ill-tempered nature.
Removing from the universe its sullen creatures
ذاويwithered growth of الضَلالةِerror أَمسىbecame شرَّthe vilest مُقتَلَعٍthing uprooted
ذاوي الضَلالةِ أَمسى شرَّ مُقتَلَعٍ
وناضرُand fresh growth of الهَدىguidance أَضحىbecame خيرَthe finest منغَرِسٍthing planted
وناضرُ الهَدى أَضحى خيرَ منغَرِسٍ
Withered error became the vilest growth uprooted,
The misguided became the worst uprooted
and flourishing guidance became the finest growth planted.
And the enlightened became the best planted
بشَرعِهِby his law انتسَخَتwere superseded كلُّall الشرائعlaws والand the
بشَرعِهِ انتسَخَت كلُّ الشرائع وال
أديانِreligions والشمسُand the sun تمحوeffaces داجيَthe darkness of الغَلَسِthe predawn
أديانِ والشمسُ تمحو داجيَ الغَلَسِ
His law superseded all laws and
With his law the laws and religions melted away
religions; the sun effaces the darkness before dawn.
And the sun erases the gloom of night
فاكرِمhow noble, then! بدينis the faith of الهٍGod فوقَbeyond كلall نُهىًunderstanding
فاكرِم بدين الهٍ فوقَ كل نُهىً
أَضحىbecame أُولوthose given to الكُفرِunbelief منover معناهُits meaning فيin هَوَسِmadness
أَضحى أُولو الكُفرِ من معناهُ في هَوَسِ
How noble is God's faith, beyond all understanding!
So honor the religion of a God above all institutions
Over its meaning the unbelievers fell into madness,
Those stubborn in disbelief became deluded by its meanings
الاexcept الأُولىthose who صدَّقواaffirmed تحقيقَthe truth of بَعثتِهِhis mission
الا الأُولى صدَّقوا تحقيقَ بَعثتِهِ
لقدindeed نَجواthey escaped منfrom عِثارِthe stumbling of الشَكِّdoubt والحدسِand conjecture
لقد نَجوا من عِثارِ الشَكِّ والحدسِ
except those who affirmed the truth of his mission:
If not for the forebearers who verified his message
they escaped the stumbling of doubt and conjecture.
They were saved from the stumbling of doubt and guesswork
وافيhe came ليُنهِضَto raise up جَدَّthe forefather of الناسhumankind آدَمَAdam مَنwho
وافي ليُنهِضَ جَدَّ الناس آدَمَ مَن
أَخطىerred بنقلِby moving الخُطىthe steps فيin جَدِّهِhis fortune التَعِسِwretched
أَخطى بنقلِ الخُطى في جَدِّهِ التَعِسِ
He came to raise up mankind's forefather Adam, who
Perfect to raise the forefather of mankind, Adam
had gone astray in his steps, in his unhappy lot,
Who faltered by transferring steps to his miserable ancestor
ويطلقَand to release المذنبَthe sinner المحبوسَimprisoned فيin نَفَقٍa tunnel
ويطلقَ المذنبَ المحبوسَ في نَفَقٍ
بفَيضِthrough an outpouring of إِطلاقrelease of عفوٍpardon غيرnot محتبسِwithheld
بفَيضِ إِطلاق عفوٍ غير محتبسِ
and to release the sinner imprisoned in a tunnel,
And release the sinner imprisoned in a burrow
through an outpouring of pardon released without restraint.
With abundant release of unconditional pardon
حَلالَهُtasted sweet to him عَسَلٌhoney منfrom لَذَّةٍpleasure فمُنِيso he was afflicted
حَلالَهُ عَسَلٌ من لَذَّةٍ فمُنِي
بلسعby the sting of أَيمِthe serpent of المَناdeath منbecause of ذلكthat اللَعَسِlicking
بلسع أَيمِ المَنا من ذلك اللَعَسِ
The honey of pleasure tasted sweet to him, and he was struck
His licit is a honey of delight, so bestow
by the sting of death's serpent, brought on by that licking.
The sting of reproach from that misery
حانتcame due منيَّتُهُhis death حيناًfor a time بمُنيتهِthrough his desire لماwhen
حانت منيَّتُهُ حيناً بمُنيتهِ لما
مَنَتهُafflicted him مُناهُhis wishes بالمَنَاwith death البَئِسِwretched
مَنَتهُ مُناهُ بالمَنَا البَئِسِ
His death came upon him for a time through his desire, when
His death approached when it granted him
his wishes doomed him to wretched death.
Protection from the protector of the wretched
وكانand he was فوقَabove الثُريَّاthe Pleiades رايةًa banner وسَنىًand radiance
وكان فوقَ الثُريَّا رايةً وسَنىً
فصارthen he became تحتَbeneath الثَرَىthe soil منbecause of رايهِhis judgment البَخِسِpaltry
فصار تحتَ الثَرَى من رايهِ البَخِسِ
He had been above the Pleiades, a banner and a light,
He was a flag above the earth and a spear
then came to lie beneath the soil through his paltry judgment.
And became beneath the soil from the banner of misery
قدindeed اجتَباناhe chose us وماand there is not مناamong us سِوىother than دَنِسٍone defiled
قد اجتَبانا وما منا سِوى دَنِسٍ
مستغرقٍsubmerged فيin حَماthe mire of الآثامsins منغمسِimmersed
مستغرقٍ في حَما الآثام منغمسِ
He chose us, though none among us is unstained,
He chose us though there is no good in us
submerged and steeped in the mire of sins.
Immersed in the darkness of sins, blemished
أماطَhe removed عناfrom us حُبىthe bonds of الأَوزارِsins حينَwhen حَباhe bestowed
أماطَ عنا حُبى الأَوزارِ حينَ حَبا
رجاءَhope of خيرِthe finest of الحِباgifts للقانطِto the despairing one اليَؤُسِhopeless
رجاءَ خيرِ الحِبا للقانطِ اليَؤُسِ
He removed from us the bonds of sin when he bestowed
He uncovered for us the garb of burdens when He loved
hope of the finest gifts on the despairing, hopeless one.
To give hope to the despairing disappointed
أَدىbrought لناto us النعمةَgrace الفُضلىsupreme تجسُّدُهُhis incarnation
أَدى لنا النعمةَ الفُضلى تجسُّدُهُ
وعمَّand embraced all إذwhen خَصَّhe singled out بالإِحسانِfor kindness كلَّevery مُسِيwrongdoer
وعمَّ إذ خَصَّ بالإِحسانِ كلَّ مُسِي
His incarnation brought us the supreme grace,
His incarnation brought us the greatest favor
embracing all by singling out every wrongdoer for kindness.
And it generally benefited every faulty person
هوhe المواسيُthe consoler والمؤسِيand healer of خلائَقهُhis creatures
هو المواسيُ والمؤسِي خلائَقهُ
وانand even if اساؤواthey did wrong اليهِto him فهوyet he ليسَdoes not يُسِيdo wrong
وان اساؤوا اليهِ فهو ليسَ يُسِي
He is the consoler and healer of his creatures,
He who consoles and who distresses His creatures
and though they wrong him, he does no wrong.
Though they do Him injustice, He does not cause injustice
فالخالقُfor the Creator of الخَلقَcreation قدindeed كانَwas الخليقُfitting بهِfor him
فالخالقُ الخَلقَ قد كانَ الخليقُ بهِ
تهذيبَrefining أخلاقِthe character of خَلقٍa creation جامحٍheadstrong شَرِسِfierce
تهذيبَ أخلاقِ خَلقٍ جامحٍ شَرِسِ
For the Creator of creation, what befitted him was
So the Creator disciplined the reckless, fierce creation
to refine the character of an unruly, fierce creation.
Through refining the morals of an unruly creation
آنستَyou sighted نارَthe fire of الهُدىguidance ياO صاحِmy friend فاعشُso approach إلىtoward
آنستَ نارَ الهُدى يا صاحِ فاعشُ إلى
مَنارِهِits beacon وسَناهُand its radiance لاحَappeared فاقتبِسِso take a flame
مَنارِهِ وسَناهُ لاحَ فاقتبِسِ
You have seen guidance's fire, my friend; turn toward
You have ignited the fire of guidance, oh companion, so live
its beacon; its radiance has appeared, so take a flame.
Towards its lighthouse which rose, so kindle