باللهby God ياO منyou who رمانيstruck me بالصدwith rejection والهجرانْand estrangement
بالله يا من رماني بالصد والهجرانْ
جدْbe generous بالوصالْwith union فإنيfor I am متيمٌlove-enslaved ولهانْdistraught with longing
جدْ بالوصالْ فإني متيمٌ ولهانْ
By God, O you who struck me with rejection and estrangement,
In God's name, O you who cast me with estrangement and abandonment
Be generous with union, for I am love-enslaved and distraught with longing.
Return with union, for I am lovelorn and infatuated
وليسand there is no عنديwith me صبرpatience عنaway from اللقاthe meeting ياO حبيبيmy beloved
وليس عندي صبر عن اللقا يا حبيبي
والقلبand the heart فيin كلevery وقتmoment يذوبmelts بالأشجانْwith sorrows
والقلب في كل وقت يذوب بالأشجانْ
Nor can I endure being without meeting you, my beloved;
I have no patience without meeting you, my beloved
and the heart melts with sorrows at every moment.
At all times my heart melts with sorrow
خاطبaddress بروقthe lightning flashes of الروابيthe hills تكفto cease عنيfrom me وميضاًflashing
خاطب بروق الروابي تكف عني وميضاً
فإنهاfor indeed it خطفتنيsnatched me away بذلكwith that اللمعانْradiance
فإنها خطفتني بذلك اللمعانْ
Tell the lightning over the hills to cease its flashing at me,
Tell the lightning flashes of the meadows to desist from me
for it has snatched me away with that radiance.
For they have captivated me with that glimmer
وقلand say لنسمةto the breeze of ذاكthat الحمىsanctuary تجودto bestow generously عليناupon us
وقل لنسمة ذاك الحمى تجود علينا
بطيبwith the fragrance of وردroses وإلاor else بنفحةwith a waft of الريحانْbasil
بطيب ورد وإلا بنفحة الريحانْ
And bid the breeze of that sanctuary bestow upon us
And say to the breeze of that fever, be generous with us
the fragrance of roses, or else a waft of basil.
With the scent of roses or else the fragrance of basil
ياO منyou who تنكرdisguised himself حتىuntil عداهhis enemies قدindeed جهلوهdid not recognize him
يا من تنكر حتى عداه قد جهلوه
وعنand from محبيهhis lovers لمdid not يخفremain hidden كيفماhowever قدever كانْhe was
وعن محبيه لم يخف كيفما قد كانْ
O you who concealed yourself until even your enemies failed to recognize you,
O you who became estranged until even enemies did not know him
yet were not hidden from your lovers, whatever your state.
He did not hide from his lovers no matter what has transpired
ظهرتyou appeared فيin كلevery شيءthing والشيءand the thing غيركother than you عنديto me
ظهرت في كل شيء والشيء غيرك عندي
وأنتand you أنتyou يقيناًcertainly وكلand every شيءthing فانْperishing
وأنت أنت يقيناً وكل شيء فانْ
You appeared in everything, yet to me each thing is other than you;
You appeared in everything yet everything besides you to me is
and you are you, beyond doubt, while everything passes away.
And you, you are certain, while all else perishes
إنif قلتI say أنكthat you are أنيI جهلتI failed to know ذاتكyour essence إذsince لاno
إن قلت أنك أني جهلت ذاتك إذ لا
وجودexistence معbeside نورthe light of حقthe Real لظلمةfor the darkness of الأكوانْcreated worlds
وجود مع نور حق لظلمة الأكوانْ
If I say that you are I, I am ignorant of your essence, for there is no
If I say you are me, I would be ignorant of your essence
existence for the darkness of created worlds beside the light of the Real.
For no existence is with the Light of Truth for the darkness of the universe
وإنand if أقلI say أنتyou غيرىother than me فقدthen indeed زعمتI have posited شريكاًa partner
وإن أقل أنت غيرى فقد زعمت شريكاً
لأنbecause ذاتكyour essence تأبىrefuses يكونthat there be معهاbeside it ثانْa second
لأن ذاتك تأبى يكون معها ثانْ
And if I say you are other than me, I have posited a partner,
And if I say you are other than me, then I would claim a partner
because your essence will not admit a second beside it.
Since your essence refuses that there be a second with it
وكيفand how والحقand the Real حقreal وماand whatever سواهis other than him محالimpossible
وكيف والحق حق وما سواه محال
وأينand where محضpure كمالٍperfection منfrom خالصsheer النقصانْimperfection
وأين محض كمالٍ من خالص النقصانْ
And how could that be, when the Real is real and all else is impossible?
How could that be when Truth is truth and all else is impossible
And how far pure perfection is from sheer imperfection!
And where is pure Perfection from untainted Deficiency
هذاthis الوجودexistence خيالan illusion وكلناand all of us فيin منامa dream
هذا الوجود خيال وكلنا في منام
وليسand not يوجدexists إلاexcept حقيقةthe reality of الإنسانْthe human being
وليس يوجد إلا حقيقة الإنسانْ
This existence is an illusion, and we are all in a dream;
This existence is an illusion and we are all in a dream
and nothing exists but the reality of the human being.
And nothing exists except the Truth of Man
فاكشفso remove قناعthe veil of التعاميwillful blindness عنfrom وجهthe face of قلبكyour heart وانظرand look
فاكشف قناع التعامي عن وجه قلبك وانظر
تجدyou will find حبيبكyour beloved أدنىnearer إليكto you منكthan yourself الآنْnow
تجد حبيبك أدنى إليك منك الآنْ
So lift the veil of willful blindness from your heart's face, and look:
So remove the mask of heedlessness from your heart’s face and look
you will find your beloved nearer to you than your own self, now.
You will find your Beloved nearer to you than yourself now
واحذرand beware تشبهlikening بشيءٍto something ماthat قدalready وصلتyou have reached إليهto it
واحذر تشبه بشيءٍ ما قد وصلت إليه
ونزهand purify العقلthe intellect عماfrom what للعقلto the intellect منهof him بانْbecame apparent
ونزه العقل عما للعقل منه بانْ
And beware of likening him to anything you have come to know,
And beware resembling anything you may have reached
and free the intellect from what it has discerned of him.
And free the intellect from all the intellect finds obvious
وخذand take كؤوسthe cups of التصابيyouthful dalliance واخدمand serve لأربابfor the masters of صدقsincerity
وخذ كؤوس التصابي واخدم لأرباب صدق
وقفand stand بحضرةin the presence of جوديmy bounty وادخلand enter معيwith me للحانْinto the tavern
وقف بحضرة جودي وادخل معي للحانْ
And take the cups of youthful dalliance, and serve the masters of sincerity;
And take cups of companionship and serve the sincere
and stand in the presence of my bounty, and enter the tavern with me.
Stand in the presence of My Generosity and enter with me into melodies
واهجرand forsake عصابةa band of جهلignorance مرادهمtheir intent لكfor you سوءharm
واهجر عصابة جهل مرادهم لك سوء
وسواwhispering (split-word beginning) سهمtheir (with split-word ending) منهfrom it فاحذرso beware فيin سائرall الأزمانْtimes
وسوا سهم منه فاحذر في سائر الأزمانْ
And forsake the band of ignorance; they intend you harm.
And abandon the gang of ignorant whose intention for you is evil
Their whispering—beware of it at all times.
And avoid throughout all times the arrows from them
يزخرفونthey embellish كلاماًspeech ماsome يحذرونكthey warn you منagainst أنto
يزخرفون كلاماً ما يحذرونك من أن
ترومyou seek معرفةknowledge of اللهْGod فكلfor all ذاthis بهتانْfalsehood
تروم معرفة اللهْ فكل ذا بهتانْ
They embellish some talk, warning you not to
They adorn speech what they warn you not
seek knowledge of God; for all this is falsehood.
To seek knowledge of God, yet all that is falsehood
وهلand is there لنفسكfor your self قلsay ليto me علىover إلهكyour God فضلsuperiority
وهل لنفسك قل لي على إلهك فضل
حتىso that تخافyou fear عليهاfor it وتأمنand feel safe from الرحمانْthe All-Merciful
حتى تخاف عليها وتأمن الرحمانْ
And does your self—tell me—have any superiority over your God,
What merit do you have over your God, tell me
that you fear for it, yet feel safe from the All-Merciful?
That you would fear for yourself and feel secure from the Merciful
ياO بارقlightning of الغورal-Ghawr رفرفflutter فقدfor indeed خطفتyou have snatched away فؤاديmy heart
يا بارق الغور رفرف فقد خطفت فؤادي
وفيand within الأضالعthe ribs رعدٌthunder ومدمعيand my tearful eye هتانْstreaming
وفي الأضالع رعدٌ ومدمعي هتانْ
O lightning of al-Ghawr, flutter, for you have snatched away my heart;
O lightening of the caves flutter for you have captured my heart
and within my ribs is thunder, and my eye streams with tears.
And in my ribs is thunder and my tears are distraught
والجسمand the body زادgrew نحولاًthinner منfrom القلىaversion والتنائيand separation
والجسم زاد نحولاً من القلى والتنائي
والصبرand patience قدhas زالvanished عنيfrom me فيduring مدةthe period of الهجرانْestrangement
والصبر قد زال عني في مدة الهجرانْ
And my body has grown thinner from aversion and separation,
My body grew emaciated from burning and pining
and patience has left me during the time of estrangement.
And patience has left me during this estrangement
ياO سائقdriver of الظعنthe departing caravan رفقاًgently فإنfor indeed قلبيmy heart عليلailing
يا سائق الظعن رفقاً فإن قلبي عليل
راكبriding جوادthe steed of التصابيyouthful dalliance سائرtraveling معwith الركبانْthe riders
راكب جواد التصابي سائر مع الركبانْ
O driver of the departing caravan, be gentle, for my heart is ailing,
O rider of accusations, go gently for my heart ails
riding the steed of youthful dalliance, traveling with the riders.
Mounted on the steed of companionship, travelling with the caravan
باللهby God إنif جئتyou come to نجداًNajd ورامةand Rama والمصلَّىand al-Musalla
بالله إن جئت نجداً ورامة والمصلَّى
فاقرأthen recite سلاميmy greeting عليهمto them وقلand say هناhere ولهانone distraught with longing
فاقرأ سلامي عليهم وقل هنا ولهان
By God, if you come to Najd, Rama, and al-Musalla,
For God, if you come to Najd, Ramma and the Mosque
then convey my greeting to them and say, 'Here is one distraught with longing.'
Convey my greetings and say I am lovesick and distraught
Sol 6.1