بلِقاءِof meeting حبيبٍa beloved مضَىwho has gone تحْلمُyou dream
بلِقاءِ حبيبٍ مضَى تحْلمُ
أوor ثراءٍwealth يدومُendures بهthrough it تنعَمُyou live in ease
أو ثراءٍ يدومُ به تنعَمُ
You dream of meeting a beloved who has gone,
Dreaming of meeting a beloved who is gone,
or of lasting wealth through which you live in ease,
Or wealth that brings you comfort and joy,
أوor صديقٍa friend قديمٍold بهِby him تُلهمُyou are inspired
أو صديقٍ قديمٍ بهِ تُلهمُ
أوor أخٍa brother ناصرٍsupportive دونهُwithout him تُهزَمُyou are defeated
أو أخٍ ناصرٍ دونهُ تُهزَمُ
or of an old friend by whom you are inspired,
Or an old friend who inspires you,
or of a supportive brother without whom you are defeated,
Or a supporting brother you can rely on,
أوor صبيٍّa boy عصَىdefied جبَروتthe tyranny of الزماtime (first fragment)
أو صبيٍّ عصَى جبَروت الزما
نِtime (final fragment) وفرّand fled إلىto حيثُwhere لاnot يهرَمُhe grows old
نِ وفرّ إلى حيثُ لا يهرَمُ
or of a boy who defied the tyranny of time
Or a disobedient child who defied the tyranny of time
and fled to where he never grows old,
And escaped to where he will not weaken,
أوor بلادٍlands بهاin them النّاسُthe people لاnot تظلِمُoppress
أو بلادٍ بها النّاسُ لا تظلِمُ
أوor ترابٍearth عليهِupon it العدَىthe enemies جُثّمُcrouching
أو ترابٍ عليهِ العدَى جُثّمُ
or of lands where the people do not oppress,
Or a country where people are not oppressed,
or of earth upon which enemies crouch.
Or soil where enemies cannot tread,
يافعًاyoung شارخًاin youth's prime هرمًاaged تحلمُyou dream
يافعًا شارخًا هرمًا تحلمُ
بلقاءٍof a meeting سُويعاتهُits brief hours تُختمُare brought to an end
بلقاءٍ سُويعاتهُ تُختمُ
Young, in your prime, or aged, you dream
A young, vigorous, old man still dreaming
of a meeting whose brief hours come to an end.
Of a meeting whose time is coming to an end.
إنif غداit becomes واقعًاreal فاللقاءُthen the meeting علىْon
إن غدا واقعًا فاللقاءُ علىْ
الأرضِearth اللهُGod مِنكَthan you بهِabout it أعلمُknows better
الأرضِ اللهُ مِنكَ بهِ أعلمُ
If it becomes real, then of the meeting on
If it happens tomorrow, the meeting is, by God,
earth, God knows more than you do.
Unknown to you whether on earth or in the heavens.
يقظًاawake نائمًاasleep ناعسًاdrowsy تحلمُyou dream
يقظًا نائمًا ناعسًا تحلمُ
بلِقاءٍof a meeting إذاif تمّit takes place قدْmay يُندِمُit causes regret
بلِقاءٍ إذا تمّ قدْ يُندِمُ
Awake, asleep, or drowsy, you dream
Awake, asleep, drowsy, still you dream
of a meeting that, if it happens, may bring regret,
Of a meeting which, if realized, may cause regret.
إنْif رأيتَyou see الّذيthe one whom قدalready حلِمتَyou dreamed بهِof him
إنْ رأيتَ الّذي قد حلِمتَ بهِ
بلقاءِof meeting جنَابكَyour esteemed person لاnot يحلمُhe dreams
بلقاءِ جنَابكَ لا يحلمُ
if you see that the one you had dreamed of
If you see those you have dreamed of,
does not dream of meeting your esteemed self.
At your meeting, they may not even dream of you.
جالسًاsitting راجلًاon foot راكبًاriding تحلمُyou dream
جالسًا راجلًا راكبًا تحلمُ
بلقاءٍof a meeting بهِbecause of it رُبّماperhaps تَسقمُyou fall ill
بلقاءٍ بهِ رُبّما تَسقمُ
Sitting, on foot, or riding, you dream
Sitting, walking, riding, you dream
of a meeting over which you may fall ill,
Of a meeting that may make you ill.
إنْif رأيتَyou see الّذينَthose whom سقِمْتَyou fell ill لأجْــfor the sake of—
إنْ رأيتَ الّذينَ سقِمْتَ لأجْــ
ـــلهِمُ—them (completes 'for their sake') لسَقامِكَover your illness لمْnot (past negation) يسْقمواthey fall ill
ـــلهِمُ لسَقامِكَ لمْ يسْقموا
if you see that those you fell ill for
If you see those you were sick for,
did not fall ill over your illness.
They were not sick for your sickness.
كمhow often حلِمتَyou dreamed بمنْof those who بكَof you لمْnot (past negation) يَحلُمواthey dream
كم حلِمتَ بمنْ بكَ لمْ يَحلُموا
كمhow often ظُلِمتَyou were wronged بمنْby those who بكَby you لمْnot (past negation) يُظلَمواthey are wronged
كم ظُلِمتَ بمنْ بكَ لمْ يُظلَموا
How often you dreamed of those who did not dream of you!
How much you dreamed of those who never dreamed of you,
How often you were wronged by those who were not wronged by you!
How much you were wronged by those who never wronged you.
ماwhat is wrong لحُلْمكَwith your dream ياO غرّnaive one مُسْتَبْعدٌexcluded
ما لحُلْمكَ يا غرّ مُسْتَبْعدٌ
منهُfrom it ربٌّa Lord هوHe الأكرمُthe Most Generous الأرحمُthe Most Merciful
منهُ ربٌّ هو الأكرمُ الأرحمُ
What ails your dream, naive one, that it excludes
What makes your far-fetched dream, o naive one,
a Lord who is the Most Generous, the Most Merciful?
Impossible for a Lord Most Generous and Merciful?
أis it لبُعدِbecause of the remoteness of لقاءٍa meeting بهِof it تجزمُyou are certain؟
أ لبُعدِ لقاءٍ بهِ تجزمُ؟
فالّلقاءُfor the meeting وشيكٌnear ولاand not تعلمُyou know
فالّلقاءُ وشيكٌ ولا تعلمُ
Is it because you are certain the meeting is far off?
Do you presume a meeting is too far?
For the meeting is near, and you do not know.
The meeting is near though you know not.
أمor لطولِbecause of the length of بقاءٍcontinued existence ومنand from فوقكَabove you
أم لطولِ بقاءٍ ومن فوقكَ
ذيthese المناياdeaths تحومُhover وتسْتَقْسِمُand cast lots
ذي المنايا تحومُ وتسْتَقْسِمُ
Or because of a long life, while above you
Or is it for a prolonged lifetime, and death
these deaths hover and cast lots?
Hovers over you, determining your fate?
أمor لذنْبٍbecause of a sin عصيْتَyou disobeyed بهِthrough it ربّكَyour Lord
أم لذنْبٍ عصيْتَ بهِ ربّكَ
فتجنبتso you avoided حُلْماa dream بهِthrough it تَسلمُyou find safety
فتجنبت حُلْما بهِ تَسلمُ
Or because of a sin through which you disobeyed your Lord,
Or is it for a sin you disobeyed your Lord with,
and so avoided a dream through which you would find safety?
So you avoid dreaming of surrendering to Him?
أمor لأنّbecause اللقاءَthe meeting بهِwith Him يَعرِضُoffers
أم لأنّ اللقاءَ بهِ يَعرِضُ
دونَless than ماwhat عرضَoffered الخلْقُcreated beings أوor قدّمواthey provided
دونَ ما عرضَ الخلْقُ أو قدّموا
Or because the meeting with Him offers
Or is it because the meeting exposes you
less than what created beings have offered or provided?
Unlike what people present or offer?
عجبًاhow strange! للّذيat the one who يتجنّبُavoids ذكْــmention (first fragment)
عجبًا للّذي يتجنّبُ ذكْــ
ــــرَmention (final fragment) لقاءٍa meeting بهِthrough it عمرُهُhis life يُختمُis brought to an end
ــــرَ لقاءٍ بهِ عمرُهُ يُختمُ
How strange is the one who avoids mention
How strange is one who avoids the memory
of a meeting through which his life comes to an end,
Of a meeting that will end his life span.
ناسيًاforgetting أممًاnations أصبحتْhave become قصصًاstories
ناسيًا أممًا أصبحتْ قصصًا
يسمعُhears المرْءُa person عنْهاabout them ولاand not يُصدمُis shocked
يسمعُ المرْءُ عنْها ولا يُصدمُ
forgetting nations that have become stories;
Forgetting nations that became stories
one hears of them and is not shocked.
One merely hears without being moved.
قوّمset right الحلْمَthe dream ياO غِرُّnaive one هذاthis لقاmeeting (first fragment)
قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا
ءٌmeeting (final fragment) إذاif أنتyou أحسنْتَyou did good لاnot يُندمُit causes regret
ءٌ إذا أنت أحسنْتَ لا يُندمُ
Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting
Reform the dream, o naive one, this meeting,
that, if you do good, brings no regret.
If you do good, will not lead to regret,
قوّمset right الحلْمَthe dream ياO غِرُّnaive one هذاthis لقاmeeting (first fragment)
قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا
ءٌmeeting (final fragment) إذاif أنتyou طهّرْتَyou purified لاnot يُسقمُit causes sickness
ءٌ إذا أنت طهّرْتَ لا يُسقمُ
Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting
Reform the dream, o naive one, this meeting,
that, if you purify yourself, brings no sickness.
If you purify, will not lead to illness.
قوّمset right الحلْمَthe dream ياO غِرُّnaive one هذاthis لقاmeeting (first fragment)
قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا
ءٌmeeting (final fragment) إذاif أنتyou عمّرْتَyou built up لاnot يَهدمُit tears down
ءٌ إذا أنت عمّرْتَ لا يَهدمُ
Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting
Reform the dream, o naive one, this meeting,
that, if you build up, does not tear down.
If you build, will not lead to destruction.
قوّمset right الحلْمَthe dream ياO غِرُّnaive one هذاthis لقاmeeting (first fragment)
قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا
ءٌmeeting (final fragment) إذاif أنتyou قصّرْتَyou fell short لاnot تُظلمُyou are wronged
ءٌ إذا أنت قصّرْتَ لا تُظلمُ
Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting
Reform the dream, o naive one, this meeting,
at which, if you fall short, you will not be wronged.
If you are just, you will not be wronged.
قوّمset right الحلْمَthe dream ياO غِرُّnaive one هذاthis لقاmeeting (first fragment)
قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا
ءٌmeeting (final fragment) إذاif أنتyou أعطيْتَyou gave لاnot تُحرمُyou are deprived
ءٌ إذا أنت أعطيْتَ لا تُحرمُ
Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting
Reform the dream, o naive one, this meeting,
at which, if you give, you will not be deprived.
If you give, you will not be deprived.
قوّمset right الحلمthe dream ياO غرُّnaive one هذاthis لقاmeeting (first fragment)
قوّم الحلم يا غرُّ هذا لقا
ءٌmeeting (final fragment) إذاif أنتyou أعظمْتهُyou held it in high esteem تغنمُyou gain
ءٌ إذا أنت أعظمْتهُ تغنمُ
Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting
Reform the dream, o naive one, this meeting,
at which, if you hold it in high esteem, you will gain.
If you exalt it, you will prosper.