حمائمdoves شوقlonging فيin الغصونthe boughs تنوحُlament
حمائم شوق في الغصون تنوحُ
تسرconceal هواهاtheir love تارةat times وتبوحُand reveal
تسر هواها تارة وتبوحُ
Doves of longing lament among the boughs.
Doves of longing coo in the branches,
At times they conceal their love, at times reveal it.
Now pleased with their love, now confessing.
حجازيةof the Hijaz شاميةof al-Sham تألفare fond of الغناsong
حجازية شامية تألف الغنا
فتغدوso they go forth بهwith it فيin غسهاtheir [unclear noun] وتروحand return
فتغدو به في غسها وتروح
Of the Hijaz and al-Sham, they are fond of song.
Hijazi, Shami, they blend their songs
So they go forth with it in their [unclear setting] and return.
And with them at dawn depart and fly away.
حديثthe tale الهوىof love عنيfrom me روتهthey narrated it مسلسلاًin a linked chain
حديث الهوى عني روته مسلسلاً
وماand ... not هيthey إلاexcept للمتيمfor the love-stricken روحa soul
وما هي إلا للمتيم روح
They narrated the tale of love from me, link by link.
The tale of love she told me in detail,
And to the love-stricken, they are nothing but a soul.
Yet she is but the soul of the enamored.
حداهcamel-drivers المطاياthe mounts بالقلوبwith the hearts رويدكمbe gentle, all of you
حداه المطايا بالقلوب رويدكم
إلىtoward الحيthe encampment سالتhave flowed للقلوبof the hearts جروحwounds
إلى الحي سالت للقلوب جروح
O drivers of the mounts, be gentle with the hearts!
Restrain your mounts from trampling hearts!
The hearts’ wounds have streamed toward the encampment.
For wounds they left the hearts still gush.
حمىthe sanctuary الغورof al-Ghawr لاحتgleamed بالعشيat dusk بروقهits lightning
حمى الغور لاحت بالعشي بروقه
ونشرand the fragrance الخزامَىof lavender بالنسيمon the breeze يفوحwafts
ونشر الخزامَى بالنسيم يفوح
Al-Ghawr’s sanctuary—its lightning gleamed at dusk.
The flames of the valley shone at dusk,
And lavender’s fragrance wafts on the breeze.
And the breeze spreads the perfume blossoms waft.
حويتI gained علوماًkinds of knowledge بالتجليthrough manifestation نفيسةprecious
حويت علوماً بالتجلي نفيسة
وطرفيand my gaze إلىtoward ماwhat فوقabove ذاكthat طموحaspiring upward
وطرفي إلى ما فوق ذاك طموح
I gained precious knowledge through manifestation.
I gained sublime, precious knowledge,
And my gaze aspires to what lies above that.
And still to what's beyond, my eyes aspire.
حفيظةguardian عهديof my covenant لاmay ... not فقدتI lose التفاتهاher attention
حفيظة عهدي لا فقدت التفاتها
إليtoward me فتبدوthen she appears فيin الحشىthe inmost heart وتلوحand she shines
إلي فتبدو في الحشى وتلوح
She who guards my covenant—may I never lose her attention
My loyal beloved never lost her attention to me,
To me; then she appears within my heart and shines.
Appearing to me in my innermost thoughts.
حظيتI was favored بهاwith her بعدafter الفناannihilation فيin وجودهاher being
حظيت بها بعد الفنا في وجودها
وقدand indeed كانthere were ليfor me منهاfrom her هناكthere فتوحspiritual openings
وقد كان لي منها هناك فتوح
I was favored with her after annihilation in her being.
After annihilation, I gained her existence,
And there, from her, came spiritual openings for me.
And from her here I attained great openings.
حميدةpraiseworthy فعلin conduct بالجميعtoward all وإنماand only
حميدة فعل بالجميع وإنما
يرىsees السوءevil منwhoever عنهاaway from her لديهwith him نزوحremoteness
يرى السوء من عنها لديه نزوح
Her conduct toward all is praiseworthy; only
She did good to all, though the wicked
One who is estranged from her sees evil.
See but evil, for from her they fled away.
حياةlife وعلمand knowledge قدرةpower وإرادةand will
حياة وعلم قدرة وإرادة
غبوقan evening draught لناfor us منهاfrom her بهاthrough her وصبوحand a morning draught
غبوق لنا منها بها وصبوح
Life and knowledge, power and will—
Life, knowledge, power and will,
Are our evening and morning draughts, from her and through her.
Gifts we gained through her at dawn's first light.
Sol 6.1