خفضbe gentle عدوّيmy enemy فيin الهوىlove ومصادقيand my friend
خفض عدوّي في الهوى ومصادقي
محبوبتيmy beloved ذاتpossessor of الوشاحthe sash الخافقِfluttering
محبوبتي ذات الوشاح الخافقِ
Be gentle, my enemy in love and my friend:
My enemies in love and my friends
my beloved is she of the fluttering sash.
My beloved with the fluttering veil
أناI لاnot أميلincline إلىtoward سواهاanyone but her دائماًalways
أنا لا أميل إلى سواها دائماً
إنif شئتyou wish خالفdisagree فيin الهوىlove أوor وافقagree
إن شئت خالف في الهوى أو وافق
I never incline toward anyone but her.
I always lean towards none but her
If you wish, disagree in love—or agree.
Whether you agree or oppose in love
تُجلىshe is unveiled إليَّto me متىwhenever أردتI wish تفضُّلاًgraciously
تُجلى إليَّ متى أردت تفضُّلاً
بمروطin cloaks أشباحbodily forms الورىcreated beings وقراطقand tunics
بمروط أشباح الورى وقراطق
She is unveiled to me whenever I wish, graciously,
Reveal yourself to me whenever you please
in the cloaks and tunics of created beings’ bodily forms.
With the ghosts of creation and its wraiths
وهيand she التيthe one who كانتshe was وكنتand I was وهكذاand thus
وهي التي كانت وكنت وهكذا
هيshe هكذاthus بمغاربٍin western lands ومشارقand eastern lands
هي هكذا بمغاربٍ ومشارق
And she is the one who was, and I was; and thus
She was and I was and so
she is thus in western and eastern lands.
She is thus with wests and easts
أناI ثوبهاher garment روحاًin spirit وجسماًand in body وهيand she فيin
أنا ثوبها روحاً وجسماً وهي في
خلعيmy undressing ولبسيand my dressing مثلlike لمحةa flash بارقlightning
خلعي ولبسي مثل لمحة بارق
I am her garment in spirit and body; and she, in
I am her dress, spirit and body, and she is in
my undressing and dressing, is like a lightning flash.
My undressing and dressing like a fleeting lightning
بلrather ماnot أناI ثوبa garment لهاfor her بلrather تلكthat one ليfor me
بل ما أنا ثوب لها بل تلك لي
ثوبa garment بهin it أختالI strut بينamong خلائقcreatures
ثوب به أختال بين خلائق
Rather, I am no garment for her; rather, she is for me
Nay, I am not a dress for her, but that is for me
a garment in which I strut among creatures.
A dress I strut with among people
بلrather لستI am not ثوباًa garment لاno ولاnor هيshe ثوبُa garment ليfor me
بل لست ثوباً لا ولا هي ثوبُ لي
ياO سارقاًthief قطعتhas been severed يمينthe right hand السارقthe thief
يا سارقاً قطعت يمين السارق
Rather, I am not a garment—no, nor is she a garment for me.
Nay, I am no dress for her nor she a dress for me
O thief, the thief’s right hand has been severed.
O pilferer, you broke the oath of pilferers
هذاthis الفضاءthe open expanse بداhas appeared فقمso rise متنزّهاًstrolling
هذا الفضاء بدا فقم متنزّهاً
فيin النورthe light واخرجand emerge منfrom خلالthe midst of مضايقnarrow passages
في النور واخرج من خلال مضايق
This open expanse has appeared; rise and stroll
This space seemed open so wander about
in the light, and emerge from amid narrow passages.
In light and come out of narrow passes
واحذرand beware فإنfor indeed وراءbeyond ذلكthat لاno ورىcreated beings
واحذر فإن وراء ذلك لا ورى
منof راتقa joiner لاnot يستقلstands independently وفاتقand a sunderer
من راتق لا يستقل وفاتق
And beware, for beyond that no created beings exist—
And beware that behind that there is no beyond
neither a joiner lacking independence nor a sunderer.
Of a watcher who does not rest and a vanish
واشتقَّand derive واضربand strike بالعصاwith the staff حجراًa stone تَسِلْwill flow
واشتقَّ واضرب بالعصا حجراً تَسِلْ
لكfor you أعينٌsprings منهfrom it بماءwith water دافقgushing
لك أعينٌ منه بماء دافق
And derive, and strike a stone with the staff; there will flow
And yearn and strike with a stick a stone to pour
springs for you from it, with gushing water.
For you eyes from it with gushing water
فَتَوَضَّthen perform ablution فيهin it واغتسلand bathe وادخلand enter بهwith it
فَتَوَضَّ فيه واغتسل وادخل به
للمسجدinto the mosque الأقصىthe farthest محلabode of رقائقsubtleties
للمسجد الأقصى محل رقائق
Then perform ablution in it, bathe, and with it enter
Then perform ablution with it and wash and enter with it
al-Aqsa Mosque, the abode of subtleties.
The Noble Sanctuary, abode of subtle spirits
واسجدand prostrate yourself هناكthere لوجهbefore the face of حبكyour beloved سجدةone prostration
واسجد هناك لوجه حبك سجدة
منfrom بعدهاafter it أخرىanother سجودthe prostration of الوامقthe devoted lover
من بعدها أخرى سجود الوامق
And there make one prostration before your beloved’s face,
And prostrate yourself there for the face of your love, a prostration
followed by another—the prostration of a devoted lover.
Then after it another, the prostration of the wavering
تلقَyou will attain المنىwishes وتكونand you will be تحتbeneath ستائرٍcurtains
تلقَ المنى وتكون تحت ستائرٍ
منof لطفهhis grace أبداًforever وتحتand beneath سرادقa pavilion
من لطفه أبداً وتحت سرادق
You will attain your wishes and be beneath curtains
You will attain your wishes and remain beneath tents
of his grace forever, and beneath a pavilion.
Of His subtlety, forever, and beneath canopies
Sol 6.1