ضلhas gone astray الذيhe who عنaway from ضوءthe light of شمسكyour sun يعرضُturns away
ضل الذي عن ضوء شمسك يعرضُ
ياO منyou who هواهlove for him علىupon البريةcreation يفرضُis enjoined
يا من هواه على البرية يفرضُ
He who turns away from the light of your sun has gone astray.
O you, love for whom is enjoined upon creation.
ياO نورlight نورlight النورthe light منfrom نحوthe direction of الحمىthe sanctuary
يا نور نور النور من نحو الحمى
أنتyou الحمىthe sanctuary والنورand the light ذاكthat الأبيضwhite
أنت الحمى والنور ذاك الأبيض
O light of the light of light, from the direction of the sanctuary,
You are the sanctuary and that white light.
ضنَّwas sparing العليمthe All-Knowing بكof you الحكيمthe Wise علىtoward السوىall else
ضنَّ العليم بك الحكيم على السوى
وإليكand toward you كلٌّeveryone بالجوىwith love's anguish يتعرضseeks an encounter
وإليك كلٌّ بالجوى يتعرض
The All-Knowing, the Wise, has jealously withheld you from all else.
And everyone seeks you out with love's anguish.
حرفa letter لهit has بالإستطالةthrough elongation فيamid الملاthe gathering
حرف له بالإستطالة في الملا
سرa secret بهthrough it تشفىare healed القلوبhearts وتمرضand fall ill
سر به تشفى القلوب وتمرض
A letter holds, through elongation amid the gathering,
a secret through which hearts are healed and fall ill.
وهوand it is الذيthat which هوhe والذيand that which وسواهماand all besides them both
وهو الذي هو والذي وسواهما
وسوىand other than السوىotherness يدريknows بهthrough it المتعرضthe seeker
وسوى السوى يدري به المتعرض
And it is that through which 'he' and 'that which,' and all besides them both,
and what is other than otherness, are known to the seeker.
Sol 6.1