إن كنت نائمْ

إن كنت نائمْ

فالله قائمْ

فالله قائمْ

If you are asleep,

If you are asleep,

then God is ever watchful.

God is awake.

أو كنت فاني

أو كنت فاني

فالحق دائم

فالحق دائم

Or if you are vanishing,

Or if you pass away,

then the Real is everlasting.

The Truth remains.

حبيب قلبي

حبيب قلبي

رفقاً بهائم

رفقاً بهائم

Beloved of my heart,

Beloved of my heart,

be gentle with one love-distraught.

Be gentle with the innocent.

من فيك حاروا

من فيك حاروا

فهم بهائم

فهم بهائم

Those who are bewildered about you

Those who are confused in you

are beasts.

Are but innocent.

وكيف تخفى

وكيف تخفى

على الملائم

على الملائم

And how can you be hidden

How can you be hidden

from the one attuned to you?

From the intimate?

وفيك هامت

وفيك هامت

أُولُوا العزائم

أُولُوا العزائم

And in you are lost in love

In you the resolute

those of firm resolve.

Are exalted.

ومنك زادت

ومنك زادت

لهم غنائم

لهم غنائم

And from you have multiplied

Through you their

the spoils they gain.

Spoils have increased.

وفي الهوى أن

وفي الهوى أن

فقت كرائم

فقت كرائم

And in love were

And in passion I have

precious treasures spent.

Lost all dignity.

وأنت روض

وأنت روض

وهم نسائم

وهم نسائم

And you are a garden,

You are a meadow,

and they are breezes.

They are breezes.

وأنت غصن

وأنت غصن

وهم حمائم

وهم حمائم

And you are a branch,

You are a branch,

and they are doves.

They are doves.

وأنت شمس

وأنت شمس

وهم غمائم

وهم غمائم

And you are a sun,

You are the sun,

and they are clouds.

They are clouds.

بلا رؤس

بلا رؤس

لهم عمائم

لهم عمائم

Without heads,

Without heads

they have turbans.

Wearing turbans.

وكل صب

وكل صب

لقاك رائم

لقاك رائم

And every lovesick soul

Every morning person

seeks to meet you.

Sees you tranquil.

وكل طرف

وكل طرف

عليك حائم

عليك حائم

And every gaze

Every gaze

hovers over you.

Is fixed on you.

وكل حب

وكل حب

له علائم

له علائم

And every love

Every love

has its signs.

Has signs of you.

ومنه لا تن

ومنه لا تن

فع التمائم

فع التمائم

And against it, no

You cannot be erased

amulets avail.

By protective charms and spells.

والقلب ممن

والقلب ممن

سواه صائم

سواه صائم

And the heart, from anyone

The heart is fasting

but him, is fasting.

From all but you.

فليس يصغى

فليس يصغى

إلى اللوائم

إلى اللوائم

So it does not listen

It does not heed

to the reproachers.

Disapproving words.

وفي بحار ال

وفي بحار ال

غرام عائم

غرام عائم

And in the seas of

In the seas of

passion, it swims.

Passion it is swimming.

وبرق ذات ال

وبرق ذات ال

مليح شائم

مليح شائم

And the lightning of the essence of the

Lightning of the

beautiful one it watches.

Beautiful one is striking.

يمشي ولكن

يمشي ولكن

بلا قوائم

بلا قوائم

It walks, but

It walks but

without legs.

Without legs.

وجوده قد

وجوده قد

محا الجرائم

محا الجرائم

Its existence has indeed

Its existence

erased transgressions.

Erased sins.

ولطفه لل

ولطفه لل

صبا يلائم

صبا يلائم

And its gentleness, with the

Its gentleness

east wind, harmonizes.

Suits the youth.

وتارة يش

وتارة يش

به السمائم

به السمائم

And at times it is

Sometimes it resembles

like the scorching winds.

The heavens.

والغير في أر

والغير في أر

ضه نعائم

ضه نعائم

And others in its

Others upon its

land are ostriches.

Earth are blissful.

وهو الربا وال

وهو الربا وال

ورى سوائم

ورى سوائم

And it is the uplands, while

It is the Lord while

all creatures are grazing beasts.

The rest are idols.