بعيدfar removed الشبهlikeness ياO عينيmy eye
بعيد الشبه يا عيني
جمالbeauty اللهGod فيin قلبيmy heart
جمال الله في قلبي
Beyond likeness, O my eye,
You are far from alike, my eyes
is God's beauty within my heart.
God's beauty is in my heart
فإنfor indeed الحسنthe beauty فيin الأكواthe worlds (word continues)
فإن الحسن في الأكوا
نcompletion of 'worlds' غيرunlike الحسنthe beauty فيin الربthe Lord
ن غير الحسن في الرب
For beauty in the worlds
For beauty in forms
is unlike beauty in the Lord.
Is not the beauty in the Lord
وحسنand the beauty الكونcreation آثارtraces
وحسن الكون آثار
منfrom الحسنthe beauty الذيthat يسبيtakes captive
من الحسن الذي يسبي
And creation's beauty consists of traces
And the beauty of forms
of the beauty that takes captive.
Are effects
وهذاand this العلمknowledge لاnot يدريknows
وهذا العلم لا يدري
هit إلاexcept كاملcomplete اللبthe understanding
ه إلا كامل اللب
And this knowledge—none knows
Of the beauty that captivates
it except one whose understanding is complete.
And this knowledge does not know
رأيتI saw القومthe company قدalready شدواthey saddled up
رأيت القوم قد شدوا
علىupon الأكوارthe camel saddles والنجبand the noble camels
على الأكوار والنجب
I saw the company had saddled up
Except the perfect of mind
on camel saddles and noble camels.
I saw the people had set out
وطارواand they flew فيin الفلاthe wilderness حتىuntil
وطاروا في الفلا حتى
أناخواthey made their camels kneel فيin حمىthe sanctuary of الحبlove
أناخوا في حمى الحب
And they flew through the wilderness until
On the forms and stars
they made their camels kneel in love's sanctuary.
And flew into the air until
وإنيand indeed I خلفهمbehind them أعدوI run
وإني خلفهم أعدو
أناديI call out to آخرthe last of الركبthe caravan
أنادي آخر الركب
And I was running behind them,
They landed in the sanctuary of love
calling to the last of the caravan:
And I am behind them running
قفواstop ليfor me لاnot تضيعونيabandon me
قفوا لي لا تضيعوني
فإنيfor indeed I طالبa seeker of القربnearness
فإني طالب القرب
Stop for me; do not abandon me,
Calling the last of the troop
for I seek nearness.
Wait for me, do not lose me
إلىup to أنthat جئتهمI came to them صباenamored
إلى أن جئتهم صبا
بهمwith them والدمعand the tears فيin الصبthe pouring
بهم والدمع في الصب
Until I came to them, enamored
For I am the seeker of nearness
of them, with tears pouring forth.
Until I came to them morning
أخذتI took العلمknowledge عنfrom ذاتيmy own self
أخذت العلم عن ذاتي
وبالإسنادand through a chain of transmission عنfrom ربيmy Lord
وبالإسناد عن ربي
I took knowledge from my own self,
With tears in the early dawn
and, through a chain of transmission, from my Lord.
I took knowledge from my essence
وأشياخيand my spiritual masters إشاراتيmy intimations
وأشياخي إشاراتي
بدتappeared منfrom داخلwithin الحجبthe veils
بدت من داخل الحجب
And my spiritual masters are my intimations,
And with isnad from my Lord
which appeared from within the veils.
And my masters were my hints
فلاso neither زيدZayd ولاnor عمروAmr
فلا زيد ولا عمرو
هناhere قدalready كانhad been فيon دربيmy path
هنا قد كان في دربي
So neither Zayd nor Amr
Appearing from within the veils
had been here upon my path.
So no Zayd and no Amr
إلىup to أنthat جئتI came to سرداباًa tunnel
إلى أن جئت سرداباً
طويلاًlong ضيقnarrow السربthe passage
طويلاً ضيق السرب
Until I came to a tunnel,
Were here in my path
long, its passage narrow.
Until I came upon a long, narrow hallway
ووافيتand I reached الحمىthe sanctuary طلقاunconfined
ووافيت الحمى طلقا
بلاwithout شرقeast ولاnor غربwest
بلا شرق ولا غرب
And I reached the sanctuary, unconfined,
With no east and no west
without east or west.
And met whom I had
وصادفتand I met الذيthe one whom قدalready كنwas (word continues)
وصادفت الذي قد كن
تI (suffix completing 'I was') أرجوI hope for غافرthe Forgiver of الذنبsin
ت أرجو غافر الذنب
And I met the One I had been
Hoped would forgive sins
hoping for, the Forgiver of sin.
And I called Him, He is the meaning
وأدعوهand I invoke Him هوHe المعنىthe meaning
وأدعوه هو المعنى
وعنهand about Him كانHe used to ليto me ينبيtell
وعنه كان لي ينبي
And I invoke Him—He is the meaning—
And from Him had I been warned of
and of Him He used to tell me.
Until He became unseen to me
إلىup to أنthat صارbecame ليfor me غيباًunseen
إلى أن صار لي غيباً
وزالتand fell away لبسةthe garment of التربdust
وزالت لبسة الترب
Until He became unseen to me,
And the clothing of dust disappeared
and the garment of dust fell away.
And the eye of my beloved rested
وقرتand was gladdened عينthe eye of منone who يهوىloves
وقرت عين من يهوى
بمنby the one whom يهوىhe loves وقلand say حسبيenough for me
بمن يهوى وقل حسبي
And the lover's eye was gladdened
With whom it loves, and enough for me
by the one he loves; and say, 'Enough for me.'
Partial English translation: 35 of 36 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1