خلنيleave me فيin محبةlove of المحبوبthe beloved
خلني في محبة المحبوب
فهيfor it is عنديto me نهايةthe utmost المطلوبwhat is sought
فهي عندي نهاية المطلوب
Leave me in love with the beloved.
Let me be in the love of the Beloved
For me, it is the ultimate goal.
For it is to me the ultimate desired
وتباعدand keep far away ياO جاهلاًignorant one ياO خبيثاًwicked one
وتباعد يا جاهلاً يا خبيثاً
عنfrom طريقيmy path وعدand turn away عنfrom أسلوبيmy way
عن طريقي وعد عن أسلوبي
And keep far away, O ignorant one, O wicked one,
And stay away, O ignorant and wicked one
from my path, and turn away from my way.
From my path and refrain from my way
بكfor you لوif قدindeed أرادintended ربكyour Lord خيراًgood
بك لو قد أراد ربك خيراً
قلتyou would have said مماof what عملتyou have done ياO نفسsoul توبيrepent
قلت مما عملت يا نفس توبي
Had your Lord intended good for you,
If your Lord had intended good for you
you would have said, 'O soul, repent of what you have done.'
I would have said, "Repent, O soul, repent"
لكنbut اللهGod قدindeed أضلكhas led you astray جهلاًignorance
لكن الله قد أضلك جهلاً
بالمقامof the station المعظمexalted المرغوبsought-after
بالمقام المعظم المرغوب
But God has led you astray through ignorance
But God has led you astray in ignorance
of the exalted, sought-after station.
Of the sublime, desired station
إنif تكنyou are قدalready أعبتyou have found fault with ماwhat أناI فيهin it
إن تكن قد أعبت ما أنا فيه
ثمthen أصبحتyou have become منكراًdenouncing مشروبيmy drink
ثم أصبحت منكراً مشروبي
If you have found fault with what I am in,
If you are wearied by what I am in
and then come to denounce my drink,
Yet in the morning deny my drink
أنتyou فيin الكفرunbelief حيثsince تجعلyou deem عيباًa fault
أنت في الكفر حيث تجعل عيباً
ليسis not منwhoever كانwas فيهin it بالمعيوبblameworthy
ليس من كان فيه بالمعيوب
you are in unbelief, since you call it a fault,
You are in disbelief, finding fault
though whoever is in it is not blameworthy.
In one who has no defects
وعلىand against اللهGod منكرone who reproaches والنبييand the prophets (first part)
وعلى الله منكر والنبيي
ن(completes 'prophets') بماfor what قدalready عددتهyou have counted it فيamong الذنوبsins
ن بما قد عددته في الذنوب
And you reproach God and the prophets
And rejecting the Lord and the Prophets
for what you have numbered among sins.
For the sins you have enumerated
فإلَهُfor the God الورىcreation لهHe has محبوبٌa beloved
فإلَهُ الورى له محبوبٌ
واسمهand his name المصطفىal-Mustafa (the Chosen One) شفاءhealing القلوبhearts
واسمه المصطفى شفاء القلوب
For the God of creation has a beloved,
So the God of all has a beloved
and his name is al-Mustafa, the healing of hearts.
Named Mustafa, cure of hearts
وكذاكand likewise الرسولthe Messenger منwho جاءcame يدعوhe calls
وكذاك الرسول من جاء يدعو
ناus بحقٍin truth للفرضto obligatory duty والمندوبand recommended practice
نا بحقٍ للفرض والمندوب
And likewise the Messenger, who came to call
And so the Messenger who came to call
us, in truth, to obligatory and recommended deeds:
Us with truth to obligation and recommendation
كانwas محبوبهhis beloved ابنson of حارثةHarithah زيZayd (first part)
كان محبوبه ابن حارثة زي
داً(completes 'Zayd') تبناهhe adopted him فهوso he كالمنسوبlike one related by lineage
داً تبناه فهو كالمنسوب
his beloved was Ibn Harithah, Zayd,
His beloved was the son of Harithah, Zaid
whom he adopted, so he was as one of his lineage.
Whom he adopted, so he is as a son
ولموسىand for Moses فتاهhis young companion يوشعJoshua محبوbeloved (first part)
ولموسى فتاه يوشع محبو
بٌ(completes 'beloved') وقدand indeed جلhe was exalted عنabove جميعall العيوبfaults
بٌ وقد جل عن جميع العيوب
And Moses' young companion Joshua was beloved to him,
And Moses had his companion Joshua as a beloved
and he was exalted above all faults.
Exalted above all defects
وابنand the son of يعقوبJacob وهوand he is يوسفJoseph حسنhandsome
وابن يعقوب وهو يوسف حسن
كانwas محبوبbeloved ذيpossessor of التقىpiety يعقوبJacob
كان محبوب ذي التقى يعقوب
And Jacob's son—Joseph, the fair—
And the son of Jacob - the beautiful Joseph
was beloved of Jacob, the devout.
Was the beloved of the God-fearing Jacob
ثمthen داوودDavid كانwas بالحسنby beauty مغرىcaptivated
ثم داوود كان بالحسن مغرى
وسقىand was given to drink بالجمالwith loveliness ألطفthe most delicate كوبa cup
وسقى بالجمال ألطف كوب
Then David was captivated by beauty,
Then David, tempted by beauty
and was given the most delicate cup of loveliness to drink.
And given to drink the gentlest cup
ظنrealized داوودDavid إنماonly قدindeed فتناWe tested
ظن داوود إنما قد فتنا
هhim كماas قالsaid عالمthe Knower بالغيوبof the unseen
ه كما قال عالم بالغيوب
David realized that We had only tested
David thought he was seduced
him, as the Knower of the unseen has said.
As the Knower of the hidden said
وكثيرand many منof أمةthe community الخيرgoodness كانواthey were
وكثير من أمة الخير كانوا
بهوىwith love of الحسنbeauty فيin فؤادa heart طروبrapturous
بهوى الحسن في فؤاد طروب
And many of the community of goodness were
And many of the virtuous nation
in love with beauty, with a rapturous heart.
Were by love of beauty in hearts of passion
ولناand we have اسوةan example بهمin them عنregarding عفافchastity
ولنا اسوة بهم عن عفاف
وتقىand piety واستقامةand uprightness ورسوبand steadfastness
وتقى واستقامة ورسوب
And in them we have an example of chastity,
We have in them an example of chastity
and piety, uprightness, and steadfastness.
And piety, rectitude and composure
فإذاso if ماindeed رميتناyou accused us بقبيحof something vile
فإذا ما رميتنا بقبيح
أوand (introducing a question) ليسis not الجميعeverything بالمكتوبwritten down
أو ليس الجميع بالمكتوب
So if you accuse us of something vile,
So if you accuse us of something ugly
is not everything written down?
Are not all destined as is written?
طبعناour nature الحبlove ليسdoes not ينفكbecome detached عناfrom us
طبعنا الحب ليس ينفك عنا
بأباطيلby the falsehoods of جاهلan ignoramus محجوبveiled
بأباطيل جاهل محجوب
Love is our nature; it cannot be parted from us
Our nature is love - it does not leave us
by the falsehoods of a veiled ignoramus.
With the lies of an ignorant veiled one
لكنbut اللهGod حسبناsufficient for us فهوso He كافيsufficing
لكن الله حسبنا فهو كافي
ناus علىagainst كلevery ذيpossessor of افتراءfabrication كذوبhabitual liar
نا على كل ذي افتراء كذوب
But God is enough for us; He suffices
But God suffices us - He is enough
us against every lying slanderer.
Against every slanderous liar
Sol 6.1