هَلَّhas appeared الهِلالُthe crescent moon بِسَـاحَةِin the courtyard of الإيمَانِfaith
هَلَّ الهِلالُ بِسَـاحَةِ الإيمَانِ
وand النَّفْحُthe breeze عَطَّـرَhas perfumed وَاحَةَthe oasis of الإمْعَانِdeep reflection
و النَّفْحُ عَطَّـرَ وَاحَةَ الإمْعَانِ
The crescent has appeared in the courtyard of faith.
And the breeze has perfumed the oasis of deep reflection.
وَand البِـرُّrighteousness أَنْـهَضَhas roused صَحْبَــهُits companions أَنْsaying أَقْبِلُواcome forward, all of you
وَ البِـرُّ أَنْـهَضَ صَحْبَــهُ أَنْ أَقْبِلُوا
فَـالشَّهْـرُfor the month وَافَىhas reached كَــفَّةَthe pan of المِيزَانِthe scales
فَـالشَّهْـرُ وَافَى كَــفَّةَ المِيزَانِ
And righteousness has roused its companions: 'Come forward!'
For the month has reached the pan of the scales.
شَعْبَانُSha'ban عَادَhas returned بِـفُرْصَـةٍwith an opportunity قَدْmay لاَnot تَجِيcome
شَعْبَانُ عَادَ بِـفُرْصَـةٍ قَدْ لاَ تَجِي
مَعَwith كَرَّةٍanother return فِيin قَـادِمِthe coming الأزمَــانِages
مَعَ كَرَّةٍ فِي قَـادِمِ الأزمَــانِ
Sha'ban has returned with an opportunity that may not come
With another return in the ages ahead.
عَوْدًاa return يُجَمِّعُgathers حِمْلَthe burden of عَامٍa year دَفْتَــرَاa ledger
عَوْدًا يُجَمِّعُ حِمْلَ عَامٍ دَفْتَــرَا
يُطْوَىis folded away كَذَاكِرَةٍlike a memory بِلاwithout نِسْيَانِforgetfulness
يُطْوَى كَذَاكِرَةٍ بِلا نِسْيَانِ
A return that gathers a year's burden into a ledger,
Folded away like a memory free of forgetfulness.
عَوْدًاa return حَمِيدًاwelcome يَاO خُطَىsteps of الإمْعَانdeep reflection
عَوْدًا حَمِيدًا يَا خُطَى الإمْعَان
يَـاoh حَـبَّذَاhow lovely مِنْof سَــاعَةِthe hour of الغُفْـرَانِforgiveness
يَـا حَـبَّذَا مِنْ سَــاعَةِ الغُفْـرَانِ
A welcome return, O steps of deep reflection!
Oh, how lovely is the hour of forgiveness!
ياO أيُّــهَـاyou الإنْسَـانُhuman being إنَّكَindeed you كَادِحٌare toiling
يا أيُّــهَـا الإنْسَـانُ إنَّكَ كَادِحٌ
كَدْحًـاtoiling إلىtoward رَبٍّa Lord عَـظِيـمِgreat in الشَّــانِmajesty
كَدْحًـا إلى رَبٍّ عَـظِيـمِ الشَّــانِ
O human being, you are indeed toiling,
Toiling toward a Lord of great majesty.
أنْفَاسُكَyour breaths العُمْرُthe lifetime الذِيthat أَحْصَـيْتَـهُyou have counted it
أنْفَاسُكَ العُمْرُ الذِي أَحْصَـيْتَـهُ
يَـاO ذَرَّةَspeck of العَجَبِwonder التِـيthat سَتُدَانِيwill draw near
يَـا ذَرَّةَ العَجَبِ التِـي سَتُدَانِي
Your breaths are the lifetime you have counted,
O speck of wonder that will draw near!
السَّعْيُstriving يُرْفَعُis raised up دِقُّــهُits smallest part مَعَwith جُلِّـهُits greatest part
السَّعْيُ يُرْفَعُ دِقُّــهُ مَعَ جُلِّـهُ
لاnot يُغْفِـلُoverlooks القَلَمُthe pen الذَّرَىthe windblown dust وand الفانِيwhat passes away
لا يُغْفِـلُ القَلَمُ الذَّرَى و الفانِي
Striving is raised up, its least along with its greatest.
The pen overlooks neither windblown dust nor what passes away.
فِإِنِso if اسْتَبَحْتَyou have violated حِـمَىthe sanctuary of الإلـهِGod بِـوَمْضَةٍwith a flash
فِإِنِ اسْتَبَحْتَ حِـمَى الإلـهِ بِـوَمْضَةٍ
شَطَـحَـتْran wild بِـحَالٍin a mood وَand انْطَوَتْfolded itself away بِكَيَانِwithin a being
شَطَـحَـتْ بِـحَالٍ وَ انْطَوَتْ بِكَيَانِ
So if you have violated God's sanctuary with a flash
That ran wild in a mood and lay folded within a being,
سَارِعْhasten إِلَىto عَفْوِthe pardon of الرَّحِيمِthe Merciful One فَرُبَّـمَـاfor perhaps
سَارِعْ إِلَى عَفْوِ الرَّحِيمِ فَرُبَّـمَـا
فِيin الكَتْمِconcealment كِبْــرٌarrogance مِنْfrom هَوَىthe desire of الشَّيْطَـانِSatan
فِي الكَتْمِ كِبْــرٌ مِنْ هَوَى الشَّيْطَـانِ
Hasten to the Merciful One's pardon, for perhaps
In concealment lies arrogance born of Satan's desire.
وَand خُذِtake الْبَرَاءَةَrelease عَنْfrom دُرُوبٍpaths أَوْحَلَتْhave become muddy
وَ خُذِ الْبَرَاءَةَ عَنْ دُرُوبٍ أَوْحَلَتْ
وَإنِand if اعْتَصَمْــتَyou cling to الوَحْلَthe mire أنتَyou الجَانِيthe wrongdoer
وَإنِ اعْتَصَمْــتَ الوَحْلَ أنتَ الجَانِي
And free yourself from paths that have turned to mire;
And if you cling to the mire, you are the wrongdoer.
وَand إنِif اسْتَنَرْتَyou are illumined بِوَمْضِby the gleam of فِطْرَةِinborn nature كَامِنٍlatent
وَ إنِ اسْتَنَرْتَ بِوَمْضِ فِطْرَةِ كَامِنٍ
بَبَصِيرَةٍwith insight تَرْجُوyou hope for العلاَthe heights بِجِـنَـانِin gardens
بَبَصِيرَةٍ تَرْجُو العلاَ بِجِـنَـانِ
And if you are illumined by the gleam of a latent, inborn nature,
With insight, hoping for the heights in gardens,
بَيِّـضْwhiten صَحَـائِفَكَyour pages التِّيwhich سَبَّـقْتُهَاI have sent them ahead
بَيِّـضْ صَحَـائِفَكَ التِّي سَبَّـقْتُهَا
مِنْfrom نَفْثَـةٍa puff of breath شَطَـنَتْstrayed far عَنِfrom الرَّحْمَانِthe All-Merciful
مِنْ نَفْثَـةٍ شَطَـنَتْ عَنِ الرَّحْمَانِ
Whiten your pages, which I have sent ahead,
Free of a breath that strayed far from the All-Merciful.
وَand احْمِguard الحِمَىthe sanctuary للِّهِfor God وَand ارْتَقِmount مَوْجَـةَthe wave of
وَ احْمِ الحِمَى للِّهِ وَ ارْتَقِ مَوْجَـةَ
الإصْرَارِdetermination للتَّغْيِيـرِfor change فِيin إدْمَـانِunceasing persistence
الإصْرَارِ للتَّغْيِيـرِ فِي إدْمَـانِ
And guard the sanctuary for God, and mount the wave
Of determination to change, with unceasing persistence.
والحمدُand praise للهto God الذيwho أرْخَىhas lowered لَنَـاfor us
والحمدُ لله الذي أرْخَى لَنَـا
ظَهْرَthe back of الزَّمَـانِtime مَطِيَّــةَa mount for الإحْســانِdoing good
ظَهْرَ الزَّمَـانِ مَطِيَّــةَ الإحْســانِ
And praise be to God, who has lowered for us
The back of time, a mount for doing good.
Translation model: Sol 6.1