أَخمَدَquenched مِنof أَحزانِناour sorrows ماwhat اِضطَرَمblazed
أَخمَدَ مِن أَحزانِنا ما اِضطَرَم
وَرَمَّand restored مِنof أَفراحِناour joys ماwhat اِنهَدَمcrumbled
وَرَمَّ مِن أَفراحِنا ما اِنهَدَم
Extinguish whatever has flared up of our sorrows,
It quenched what blazed of our sorrows,
and rebuild whatever has crumbled of our joys.
And restored what had crumbled of our joys.
صَحوٌfair weather أَتىcame فيin مَوكِبٍa procession لَمnot يَزَلcease
صَحوٌ أَتى في مَوكِبٍ لَم يَزَل
بِعَسكَرِagainst the army of الشَتوَةِwinter حَتّىuntil اِنهَزَمwas routed
بِعَسكَرِ الشَتوَةِ حَتّى اِنهَزَم
Fair weather came in a procession that never ceased
Fair weather came in a procession that never ceased
to assail winter’s army until it was routed.
Pressing winter's army until it was routed.
فَطابَتِso found ease النَفسُthe soul الَّتيthat لَمnot تَطِبbe at ease
فَطابَتِ النَفسُ الَّتي لَم تَطِب
وَنامَتِand slept العَينُthe eye الَّتيthat لَمnot تَنَمsleep
وَنامَتِ العَينُ الَّتي لَم تَنَم
Then the soul that had known no ease grew content,
So the soul that had not been at ease found ease,
and the eye that had not slept fell asleep.
And the eye that had not slept fell asleep.
وَشابَand grew gray طِفلُthe child of الخَوفِfear بَعدَafter الصِباchildhood
وَشابَ طِفلُ الخَوفِ بَعدَ الصِبا
وَشَبَّand grew young شَيخُthe old man of الأَمنِsafety بَعدَafter الهَرَمdecrepitude
وَشَبَّ شَيخُ الأَمنِ بَعدَ الهَرَم
The child of fear grew gray after childhood,
And fear's child grew gray after childhood,
while the aged man of safety grew young after decrepitude.
And safety's old man grew young after decrepitude.
وَاِنتَظَمَand was reunited الشَملُthe company وَلَولاand were it not for الَّذيthat which
وَاِنتَظَمَ الشَملُ وَلَولا الَّذي
تَفَضَّلَbestowed favor اللَهُGod بِهِwith it ماnot اِنتَظَمwas reunited
تَفَضَّلَ اللَهُ بِهِ ما اِنتَظَم
Our scattered company was reunited—and but for the one
And the company was reunited; but for what
God graciously bestowed upon us, it would never have reunited.
God graciously bestowed, it would not have been reunited.
ياO مَنone who هُوَhe البَحرُthe sea إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle طَمّاoverflows
يا مَن هُوَ البَحرُ إِذا ما طَمّا
وَمَنand one who هُوَhe الغَيثُthe rain إِذاwhen اِنسَجَمpours
وَمَن هُوَ الغَيثُ إِذا اِنسَجَم
O you who are the sea whenever it surges,
O you who are the sea when it overflows,
and who are the life-giving rain whenever it pours,
And you who are the rain when it pours,
وَمَنand one who لَهُhe has جودٌbounty إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle سَطاstrikes
وَمَن لَهُ جودٌ إِذا ما سَطا
ماتَdies مِنَfrom الخيفَةِfear مِنهُof it العَدَمpoverty
ماتَ مِنَ الخيفَةِ مِنهُ العَدَم
whose generosity, whenever it strikes,
And you whose bounty, when it strikes,
makes Nothingness itself die of dread.
Makes poverty die for fear of it.
وَجهَكَyour face قَدindeed أَشرَقَshone forth مِنfrom بَدرِهِits full moon
وَجهَكَ قَد أَشرَقَ مِن بَدرِهِ
ماwhat كانَhad been فيwithin نَفسِthe very كُسوفِeclipse of الأَلَمpain
ما كانَ في نَفسِ كُسوفِ الأَلَم
Your face has shone with its full-moon radiance;
From your face's full moon has shone forth
the eclipse of pain is no longer within the soul.
What had lain within the very eclipse of pain.
حاشاfar be it لِمَنfrom the one who طَرَّزَembroidered ديباجَهُits brocade
حاشا لِمَن طَرَّزَ ديباجَهُ
بِالحُسنِwith beauty أَنto يُخلِقَهُwear it out بِالسَقَمwith sickness
بِالحُسنِ أَن يُخلِقَهُ بِالسَقَم
Far be it from the One who embroidered its brocade
Far be it from the One who embroidered its brocade
with beauty ever to wear it out with sickness.
With beauty, to wear it out with sickness.
قَدindeed مَنَّbestowed favor بِالبُرءِwith recovery فَكُنso be شاكِراًgrateful
قَد مَنَّ بِالبُرءِ فَكُن شاكِراً
فَإِنfor indeed بِالشُكرِthrough gratitude تَدومُendure النِعَمblessings
فَإِن بِالشُكرِ تَدومُ النِعَم
He has indeed blessed you with recovery, so be grateful;
He has granted recovery, so be grateful,
for through gratitude blessings endure.
For blessings endure through gratitude.
