النص العربي
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كَم بَيْنَ بَانِ الأَجْرَعِ
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وَرَامَةٍ وَلَعْلَعِ
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مِنْ قَلْبِ صَبٍّ مُوْجَعِ
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سَكْرَانَ وَجْدٍ لَا يَعِي
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تَرَاهُ مَا بَيْنَ الحُلَلْ
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جَرِيْحَ أَسْيَافِ المُقَلْ
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فَارْفُقْ بِهِ وَلَا تَسَلْ
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عَنْ قَلْبِهِ المُضَيَّعِ
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وَدَّ الحِمَىٰ فَأَخْلَصَا
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إِذْ حَقُّهُ قَدْ حَصْحَصَا
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فَوُدُّهُ أَنْ يَخْلُصَا
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مِنَ الحَضِيْضِ الأَوْضَعِ
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إِلَى المَقَامِ الأَوَّلِ
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وَمَعْهَدِ الأُنْسِ الحَلِيْ
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وَالمَرْبَعِ السَّامِيْ العَلِيْ
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سَقْياً لَهُ مِنْ مَرْبَعِ
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رَحَلْتُ عَنْ ذَاكَ الفَضَا
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لَا بِاخْتِيَارِيْ وَالرِّضَا
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فَيَا زَمَاناً قَدْ مَضَىٰ
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إِنْ عَادَ مَاضٍ فَارْجِعِ
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وَارْكَعْ إِذَا اللَّيْلُ دَجَىٰ
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رُكُوْعَ خَوْفٍ وَرَجَا
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وَعَدِّ فِي سُفْنِ النَّجَا
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إِلَى الفَضَاءِ الأَوْسَعِ
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عَلَيْكَ بِالتَّهَجُّدِ
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وَقُمْ طَوِيلاً وَاسْجُدِ
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وَبِتْ نَدِيْمَ الفَرْقَدِ
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وَاشْرَبْ كُؤُوْسَ الأَدْمُعِ
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قِفْ عِنْدَ حُكْمِ المُصْحَفِ
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مِنْ غَيْرِ مَا تَحَرُّفِ
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وَلَا تَخُضْ وُقِيْتَ فِيْ
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أَقْوَالِ أَهْلِ البِدَعِ
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فَإِنَّهُ كَلَامُهُ
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أَعْيَى الوَرَىٰ نِظَامُهُ
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وَبَهَرَتْ أَحْكَامُهُ
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الغُرَّ جَمِيْعَ الشِّيَعِ
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مِنْهُ كَمَا جَاءَ بَدَا
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فَكُنْ بِهِ مُعْتَضِدَا
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وَلَا تُجَادِلْ أَحَدَا
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فِيْ آيِهِ وَارْتَدِعِ
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وَلَا تُؤَوِّلْ مَا وَرَدْ
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لِلهِ مِنْ سَمْعٍ وَيَدْ
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وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدْ
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قَوْلَ امْرِئٍ مُتَّبِعِ
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وَإِنَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلْ
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كَلَّمَ مُوسَىٰ ذَا الوَجَلْ
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لَمَّا تَجَلَّى لِلْجَبَلْ
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جَهْراً كَلَاماً مُسْمَعِ
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أَصْغَىٰ إِلَيْهِ فَوَعَىٰ
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بِأُذْنِهِ مَا سَمِعَا
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ثُمَّ أَجَابَ مُسْرِعَا
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جَوَابَ ثَبْتٍ أَرْوَعِ
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وَلَا تُوَافِقْ مَنْ غَوَىٰ
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وَقُلْ بِأَنَّ ذَا القُوَىٰ
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حَقًّا عَلَى العَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ
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كَمَا أَرَادَ فَاسْمَعِ
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وَهُوَ تَعَالَى فِي السَّمَا
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عَالٍ وَمَعْنَىٰ ﴿أَيْنَمَا﴾
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بِغَيْرِ كَيْفٍ لَا كَمَا
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يَخْطُرُ لِلْمُبْتَدِعِ
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مَنْ قَاسَهُ مِنَ البَشَرِ
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بِخَلْقِهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرِ
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وَقَدْ أَطَاعَ وَنَصَرِ
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أَمْرَ الهَوَىٰ المُتَّبَعِ
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وَيْلاهُ مِنْ وَزْنِ العَمَلْ
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وَبَحْرُهُ عِنْدِيْ وَشِلْ
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قَدْ غَاضَ طَامِيْهِ وَقَلْ
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فَمَا تَرَى فِي مَنْبَعِ
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وَاعْتَرَضَتْ جَهَنَّمُ
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وَنَارُهَا تَضْطَرِمُ
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وَكُبَّ فِيْهَا المُجْرِمُ
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وَقِيْلَ يَا نَارُ ابْلَعِيْ
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وَجَنَّةُ الفِرْدَوْسِ قَدْ
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تَزَخْرَفَتْ لِمَنْ عَبَدْ
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وَقَامَ لَيْلاً وَسَجَدْ
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فِي طِمْرِهِ المُرَقَّعِ
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وَنَهَدَتْ أَبْكَارُهَا
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وَاطَّرَدَتْ أَنْهَارُهَا
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وَغَرَّدَتْ أَطْيَارُهَا
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فِي كُلِّ غُصْنٍ مُوْنِعِ
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يَا مَنْ لَهُ تَبَتُّلِيْ
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فِي كُلِّ لَيْلٍ أَلْيَلِ
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وَمَنْ إِلَيْهِ مَوْئِلِيْ
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دُوْنَ الوَرَىٰ وَمَفْزَعِيْ
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صَلِّ عَلَى خَيْرِ البَشَرِ
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مِنْ كُلِّ أُنْثَىٰ وَذَكَرِ
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مُحَمَّدٍ وَجْهِ القَمَرِ
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ذِي الجَانِبِ المُمَنَّعِ
English Translation
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How vast the longing stretched between the trees of Al-Ajraʿ
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And between the valleys of Rāmah and Laʿlaʿ
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From the heart of a stricken lover, consumed by yearning
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Drunk with passion, bereft of sense and awareness
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You behold him clad in splendid garments
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Yet pierced by the swords of glances
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So show him mercy, and do not ask
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About his heart, utterly lost and scattered
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He loved the sacred abode with sincere devotion
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For its truth has become manifest and clear
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And all he longs for is deliverance
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From the lowest depths of worldly abasement
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Back to the first and noblest station
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To the dwelling of sweet intimacy
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To the lofty and exalted resting place
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May blessed rain forever fall upon it
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I departed from that spacious realm
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Not by choice, nor with contentment
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If what has passed could return, then return with it
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O time that has slipped away
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Bow when the night grows dark
22
A bowing filled with fear and hope
23
And board the vessels of salvation
24
Toward the boundless expanse beyond
25
Hold fast to the night prayer
26
Stand long in worship, then prostrate
27
Spend the night in the company of the stars
28
And drink deeply from goblets of tears
29
Stand firm by the rulings of the Qur’an
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Without distortion or alteration
31
And do not immerse yourself—may you be guarded—
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In the sayings of the people of innovation
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For truly it is His Speech
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Its matchless order has wearied all creation
35
Its judgments have astonished
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The noblest minds of every people
37
From Him it came, exactly as it was revealed
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So take strength and support through it
39
And dispute with no one
40
Regarding its verses; rather restrain yourself
41
Do not twist what has come authentically
42
Concerning Allah’s Hearing and Hand
43
But say: "He is Allah, the One"
44
As one who faithfully follows revelation
45
And indeed He, Mighty and Majestic,
46
Spoke to Moses, filled with awe
47
When He manifested to the mountain
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Openly, in speech that was heard
49
He listened attentively and understood
50
With his own ears all that he heard
51
Then he answered swiftly
52
With a firm and wondrous reply
53
Do not side with those astray
54
But affirm that the Lord of Power
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Truly rose above the Throne
56
As He willed—so hear and accept
57
And He, Exalted is He, is above the heavens
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Most High; and the meaning of ﴿أَيْنَمَا﴾
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Is accepted without asking "how," not according to
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The imaginings of innovators
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Whoever compares Him among mankind
62
To His creation has fallen into disbelief
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And has obeyed and aided
64
The commands of wayward desire
65
Woe to me when deeds are weighed
66
My ocean of good is but a trickling stream
67
Its swelling waters have ebbed and shrunk
68
Till scarcely a source remains
69
And Hell rises before me as a barrier
70
Its flames blaze fiercely
71
The sinner is hurled headlong into it
72
And it is cried: "O Fire, consume!"
73
While Paradise, the highest Garden,
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Has been adorned for those who worshipped
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Who stood by night and prostrated
76
Clad in humble patched garments
77
Its maidens come forth radiant
78
Its rivers flow unceasingly
79
Its birds sing in melody
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Upon every laden, flourishing branch
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O You to whom my devotion belongs
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In every dark and moonless night
83
And You to whom I flee for shelter
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Beyond all creation, my only refuge
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Send blessings upon the best of humankind
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Among every female and male
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Muhammad, moon-faced in radiance
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Possessor of lofty and protected rank
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كَم بَيْنَ بَانِ الأَجْرَعِ
How vast the longing stretched between the trees of Al-Ajraʿ
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وَرَامَةٍ وَلَعْلَعِ
And between the valleys of Rāmah and Laʿlaʿ
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مِنْ قَلْبِ صَبٍّ مُوْجَعِ
From the heart of a stricken lover, consumed by yearning
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سَكْرَانَ وَجْدٍ لَا يَعِي
Drunk with passion, bereft of sense and awareness
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تَرَاهُ مَا بَيْنَ الحُلَلْ
You behold him clad in splendid garments
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جَرِيْحَ أَسْيَافِ المُقَلْ
Yet pierced by the swords of glances
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فَارْفُقْ بِهِ وَلَا تَسَلْ
So show him mercy, and do not ask
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عَنْ قَلْبِهِ المُضَيَّعِ
About his heart, utterly lost and scattered
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وَدَّ الحِمَىٰ فَأَخْلَصَا
He loved the sacred abode with sincere devotion
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إِذْ حَقُّهُ قَدْ حَصْحَصَا
For its truth has become manifest and clear
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فَوُدُّهُ أَنْ يَخْلُصَا
And all he longs for is deliverance
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مِنَ الحَضِيْضِ الأَوْضَعِ
From the lowest depths of worldly abasement
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إِلَى المَقَامِ الأَوَّلِ
Back to the first and noblest station
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وَمَعْهَدِ الأُنْسِ الحَلِيْ
To the dwelling of sweet intimacy
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وَالمَرْبَعِ السَّامِيْ العَلِيْ
To the lofty and exalted resting place
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سَقْياً لَهُ مِنْ مَرْبَعِ
May blessed rain forever fall upon it
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رَحَلْتُ عَنْ ذَاكَ الفَضَا
I departed from that spacious realm
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لَا بِاخْتِيَارِيْ وَالرِّضَا
Not by choice, nor with contentment
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فَيَا زَمَاناً قَدْ مَضَىٰ
If what has passed could return, then return with it
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إِنْ عَادَ مَاضٍ فَارْجِعِ
O time that has slipped away
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وَارْكَعْ إِذَا اللَّيْلُ دَجَىٰ
Bow when the night grows dark
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رُكُوْعَ خَوْفٍ وَرَجَا
A bowing filled with fear and hope
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وَعَدِّ فِي سُفْنِ النَّجَا
And board the vessels of salvation
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إِلَى الفَضَاءِ الأَوْسَعِ
Toward the boundless expanse beyond
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عَلَيْكَ بِالتَّهَجُّدِ
Hold fast to the night prayer
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وَقُمْ طَوِيلاً وَاسْجُدِ
Stand long in worship, then prostrate
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وَبِتْ نَدِيْمَ الفَرْقَدِ
Spend the night in the company of the stars
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وَاشْرَبْ كُؤُوْسَ الأَدْمُعِ
And drink deeply from goblets of tears
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قِفْ عِنْدَ حُكْمِ المُصْحَفِ
Stand firm by the rulings of the Qur’an
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مِنْ غَيْرِ مَا تَحَرُّفِ
Without distortion or alteration
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وَلَا تَخُضْ وُقِيْتَ فِيْ
And do not immerse yourself—may you be guarded—
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أَقْوَالِ أَهْلِ البِدَعِ
In the sayings of the people of innovation
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فَإِنَّهُ كَلَامُهُ
For truly it is His Speech
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أَعْيَى الوَرَىٰ نِظَامُهُ
Its matchless order has wearied all creation
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وَبَهَرَتْ أَحْكَامُهُ
Its judgments have astonished
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الغُرَّ جَمِيْعَ الشِّيَعِ
The noblest minds of every people
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مِنْهُ كَمَا جَاءَ بَدَا
From Him it came, exactly as it was revealed
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فَكُنْ بِهِ مُعْتَضِدَا
So take strength and support through it
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وَلَا تُجَادِلْ أَحَدَا
And dispute with no one
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فِيْ آيِهِ وَارْتَدِعِ
Regarding its verses; rather restrain yourself
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وَلَا تُؤَوِّلْ مَا وَرَدْ
Do not twist what has come authentically
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لِلهِ مِنْ سَمْعٍ وَيَدْ
Concerning Allah’s Hearing and Hand
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وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدْ
But say: "He is Allah, the One"
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قَوْلَ امْرِئٍ مُتَّبِعِ
As one who faithfully follows revelation
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وَإِنَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلْ
And indeed He, Mighty and Majestic,
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كَلَّمَ مُوسَىٰ ذَا الوَجَلْ
Spoke to Moses, filled with awe
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لَمَّا تَجَلَّى لِلْجَبَلْ
When He manifested to the mountain
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جَهْراً كَلَاماً مُسْمَعِ
Openly, in speech that was heard
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أَصْغَىٰ إِلَيْهِ فَوَعَىٰ
He listened attentively and understood
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بِأُذْنِهِ مَا سَمِعَا
With his own ears all that he heard
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ثُمَّ أَجَابَ مُسْرِعَا
Then he answered swiftly
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جَوَابَ ثَبْتٍ أَرْوَعِ
With a firm and wondrous reply
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وَلَا تُوَافِقْ مَنْ غَوَىٰ
Do not side with those astray
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وَقُلْ بِأَنَّ ذَا القُوَىٰ
But affirm that the Lord of Power
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حَقًّا عَلَى العَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ
Truly rose above the Throne
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كَمَا أَرَادَ فَاسْمَعِ
As He willed—so hear and accept
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وَهُوَ تَعَالَى فِي السَّمَا
And He, Exalted is He, is above the heavens
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عَالٍ وَمَعْنَىٰ ﴿أَيْنَمَا﴾
Most High; and the meaning of ﴿أَيْنَمَا﴾
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بِغَيْرِ كَيْفٍ لَا كَمَا
Is accepted without asking "how," not according to
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يَخْطُرُ لِلْمُبْتَدِعِ
The imaginings of innovators
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مَنْ قَاسَهُ مِنَ البَشَرِ
Whoever compares Him among mankind
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بِخَلْقِهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرِ
To His creation has fallen into disbelief
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وَقَدْ أَطَاعَ وَنَصَرِ
And has obeyed and aided
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أَمْرَ الهَوَىٰ المُتَّبَعِ
The commands of wayward desire
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وَيْلاهُ مِنْ وَزْنِ العَمَلْ
Woe to me when deeds are weighed
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وَبَحْرُهُ عِنْدِيْ وَشِلْ
My ocean of good is but a trickling stream
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قَدْ غَاضَ طَامِيْهِ وَقَلْ
Its swelling waters have ebbed and shrunk
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فَمَا تَرَى فِي مَنْبَعِ
Till scarcely a source remains
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وَاعْتَرَضَتْ جَهَنَّمُ
And Hell rises before me as a barrier
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وَنَارُهَا تَضْطَرِمُ
Its flames blaze fiercely
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وَكُبَّ فِيْهَا المُجْرِمُ
The sinner is hurled headlong into it
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وَقِيْلَ يَا نَارُ ابْلَعِيْ
And it is cried: "O Fire, consume!"
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وَجَنَّةُ الفِرْدَوْسِ قَدْ
While Paradise, the highest Garden,
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تَزَخْرَفَتْ لِمَنْ عَبَدْ
Has been adorned for those who worshipped
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وَقَامَ لَيْلاً وَسَجَدْ
Who stood by night and prostrated
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فِي طِمْرِهِ المُرَقَّعِ
Clad in humble patched garments
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وَنَهَدَتْ أَبْكَارُهَا
Its maidens come forth radiant
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وَاطَّرَدَتْ أَنْهَارُهَا
Its rivers flow unceasingly
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وَغَرَّدَتْ أَطْيَارُهَا
Its birds sing in melody
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فِي كُلِّ غُصْنٍ مُوْنِعِ
Upon every laden, flourishing branch
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يَا مَنْ لَهُ تَبَتُّلِيْ
O You to whom my devotion belongs
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فِي كُلِّ لَيْلٍ أَلْيَلِ
In every dark and moonless night
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وَمَنْ إِلَيْهِ مَوْئِلِيْ
And You to whom I flee for shelter
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دُوْنَ الوَرَىٰ وَمَفْزَعِيْ
Beyond all creation, my only refuge
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صَلِّ عَلَى خَيْرِ البَشَرِ
Send blessings upon the best of humankind
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مِنْ كُلِّ أُنْثَىٰ وَذَكَرِ
Among every female and male
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مُحَمَّدٍ وَجْهِ القَمَرِ
Muhammad, moon-faced in radiance
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ذِي الجَانِبِ المُمَنَّعِ
Possessor of lofty and protected rank