Sol 6.1

  1. لحرب نفوسنا قد جاء فارسْ

    وقد فتنت به روم وفارسْ

    A knight has come to wage war on our souls,

    and Rome and Persia have been enthralled by him.

  2. تبرقع بالقلوب فلو أميطت

    براقعه لكان الكون دارس

    He veiled himself with hearts; if they were lifted—

    his veils—the universe would be effaced.

  3. وأوصاف الجمال له استقرت

    ووصف الغير قام عليه حارس

    And beauty's attributes are firmly established as his,

    and the attribute of otherness stands guard over him.

  4. عظيم مهابة فنيَ المناجي

    له شوقاً وقد ذاب الممارس

    Great is his majesty; the intimate supplicant has ceased to be,

    in longing for him, and the practitioner has melted away.

  5. وفي روض القلوب له ثمار

    بأشجار المحبة وهو غارس

    And in the garden of hearts he has fruits,

    on the trees of love, and he is the planter.

  6. تحجب فالعقول عليه ضلت

    ولا يدريه إلا من يمارس

    He veiled himself, so intellects went astray concerning him;

    and none knows him except one who practices.

  7. عزيز والمحب له ذليل

    وإني وهو مفترس وفارس

    He is mighty, and the lover is abased before him;

    and so am I, while he is predator and knight.

  8. ألا يا أيها المحبوب رفقا

    بأقوام لعشقك هم مغارس

    Ah, O beloved, be gentle

    with people who are seedbeds for love of you.

  9. وإن قُرئت بهم فيهم عليهم

    معاني الكشف عنك فهم مدارس

    And if, through them, in them, to them are recited

    the meanings of your unveiling, then they are schools.

  10. ظهرت لهم فغابوا فيك حتى

    من الأغيار حولت المتارس

    You appeared to them, so they vanished in you, until

    the barricades were shifted away from all that is other.

  11. وقد ركضوا بميدان التجلي

    وكل رامح فيه وتارس

    And they have galloped in the arena of manifestation,

    and each is a spearman there and a shield-bearer.

  12. هم العلماء إن ذكرت علوم

    وفي يوم الحروب هم الفوارس

    They are the scholars whenever knowledge is mentioned,

    and on the day of battle they are the knights.

  13. وكيف توجهوا شهدوك جهراً

    ووجهك للذي شادوه هارس

    And however they turn, they behold you plainly,

    and your face crushes what they have built.