إنindeed المحبthe lover إذاwhen اختفتbecame hidden أسرارُهُhis secrets
إن المحب إذا اختفت أسرارُهُ
ظهرتappeared علىupon صفحاتهhis features أنوارهhis lights
ظهرت على صفحاته أنواره
Indeed, when the lover's secrets are hidden,
His lights appear upon his features.
ويحalas for المحبthe lover إذاwhen دهتهمoverwhelmed them نارهhis fire
ويح المحب إذا دهتهم ناره
قالواthey said أتبكيdo you weep منthe one who بقلبكin your heart دارهhis dwelling
قالوا أتبكي من بقلبك داره
Alas for the lover when his fire overwhelms them!
They said, “Do you weep for one whose dwelling is in your heart?”
جهلdid not know العواذلthe reproachers دارهhis dwelling بجميعيthroughout all of me
جهل العواذل داره بجميعي
شرفglory الهوىlove أناI راهبa monk فيin ديرِهِits monastery
شرف الهوى أنا راهب في ديرِهِ
The reproachers did not know his dwelling lay throughout my whole being.
I am love's glory, a monk in its monastery.
وأناand I الذيthe one who عنديwith me مطالعdawning-places خيرهits goodness
وأنا الذي عندي مطالع خيره
والحبand love عنيaway from me حيثwhen جدpressed on earnestly بسيرهin its journey
والحب عني حيث جد بسيره
And I am the one in whom its goodness dawns.
And love is away from me as it presses on its journey.
لمdid not أبكهweep for him لكنbut rather برؤيةupon seeing غيرهsomeone other than him
لم أبكه لكن برؤية غيره
طهرتI cleansed أجفانيmy eyelids بفيضwith the flood of دموعيmy tears
طهرت أجفاني بفيض دموعي
I did not weep for him; rather, on seeing someone other than him,
I cleansed my eyelids with the flood of my tears.
Sol 6.1