طلعتhas risen شمسناour sun علىover الأفلاكِthe celestial spheres
طلعت شمسنا على الأفلاكِ
فانمحتso was erased ظلمةthe darkness النفوسof the souls الحلاكِpitch-dark
فانمحت ظلمة النفوس الحلاكِ
Our sun rose over the celestial spheres,
Our sun has risen over the celestial spheres,
and the souls’ pitch-black darkness vanished.
and the darkness of benighted souls has been erased.
وسرتand wafted نسمةa breeze الحمىof the sanctuary فأهاجتso it stirred
وسرت نسمة الحمى فأهاجت
شوقthe longing صبٍّof a lovesick lover ماnot إنat all (emphatic) لهhe has منany حراكmovement
شوق صبٍّ ما إن له من حراك
A breeze from the sacred precinct wafted by and stirred
And a breeze from the sanctuary wafted, stirring
the longing of a passion-stricken lover with no power to move.
the longing of a lovesick lover who could not stir.
هذهthis طلعةthe countenance الحبيبof the beloved بقلبيin my heart
هذه طلعة الحبيب بقلبي
فتنةthe enchantment العابدينof worshippers والنسّاكand ascetics
فتنة العابدين والنسّاك
This is the Beloved’s radiant advent within my heart,
This is the beloved's countenance within my heart,
enthralling worshippers and ascetics.
the enchantment of worshippers and ascetics.
هيكلa temple تسرحroam freely النواظرthe gazing eyes منهfrom it
هيكل تسرح النواظر منه
فيin جمالٍbeauty فردٍunique بغيرwithout اشتراكsharing
في جمالٍ فردٍ بغير اشتراك
A form over which gazes wander free,
A temple from which the eyes roam
in peerless beauty, shared by none.
through singular beauty, shared by none.
وبذاتand at Dhat الغضاal-Ghada خيامُtents عريبٍof a little Arab band
وبذات الغضا خيامُ عريبٍ
نُصِبَتwere pitched بينbetween عسجدgold فأراكand arak trees
نُصِبَت بين عسجد فأراك
And at Dhāt al-Ghaḍā, the tents of a little Arab tribe
And at Dhat al-Ghada, a little Arab band's tents
were pitched between ʿAsjad and Arāk.
were pitched between gold and arak trees.
كلماwhenever أومضتflashed بروقُlightning رباهمtheir hills
كلما أومضت بروقُ رباهم
هطلpoured down القطرthe rain منfrom عيونthe eyes البواكيof the weeping women
هطل القطر من عيون البواكي
Whenever lightning flashes over their hills,
Whenever lightning flashed over their hills,
rain pours from the eyes of those who weep.
rain poured from the eyes of the weeping women.
حليةan adornment للمحبfor the lover فيin نارthe fire شوقof longing
حلية للمحب في نار شوق
صنعةthe art الإنسكابof pouring forth والإنسباكand melting
صنعة الإنسكاب والإنسباك
An adornment for love, amid longing’s fire,
An adornment for the lover in longing's fire
is the art of pouring oneself out and melting away.
is the art of pouring forth and melting.
هتكrent السترthe veil نورهhis light فافتضحناso we were exposed
هتك الستر نوره فافتضحنا
منwho لقلبيfor my heart بنورهagainst his light الهتّاكveil-rending
من لقلبي بنوره الهتّاك
His light rent the veil, and we were laid bare.
His light rent the veil, and we were laid bare.
Who can aid my heart against His all-rending light?
Who will aid my heart against his veil-rending light?
واحدone وهوyet he فيin العقولminds كثيرmany
واحد وهو في العقول كثير
ليسnot يحكيهcan match him فيin البريةcreation حاكيany imitator
ليس يحكيه في البرية حاكي
He is One, though manifold within minds;
He is one, yet in minds he is many.
none among creation can portray Him.
None in creation can match him.
كلevery منone who قالsays مثلهhis like قدindeed رأيناwe have seen
كل من قال مثله قد رأينا
أنهthat it is قولthe speech كاذبof a liar أفّاكa fabricator
أنه قول كاذب أفّاك
Whoever says, “We have seen His like,”
Whoever says, 'We have indeed seen his like'—
makes a claim both false and fraudulent.
such is the speech of a lying fabricator.
مدhe stretched out أكوانَهhis worlds حبالcords خيالof illusion
مد أكوانَه حبال خيال
لاصطيادto capture القلوبhearts بالأشراكwith snares
لاصطياد القلوب بالأشراك
He stretched His created worlds as cords of illusion
He stretched out his worlds as cords of illusion
to ensnare hearts with snares.
to capture hearts with snares.
فأتتهso they came to him الموحدونthose affirming oneness وجاءتand came
فأتته الموحدون وجاءت
بارتباطwith attachment بهاto them أولواthose given to الإشراكascribing partners
بارتباط بها أولوا الإشراك
Thus the affirmers of Oneness came to Him, while there came
So those affirming oneness came to him, and there came
through attachment to those worlds—the people of polytheism.
those who ascribe partners, attached to those worlds.
دمremain constant علىin حبهlove for him وملand turn away عنfrom سواهall besides him
دم على حبه ومل عن سواه
وإذاand if لمnot تبكyou weep فكنthen be متباكيone feigning tears
وإذا لم تبك فكن متباكي
Persevere in loving Him, and turn from all besides Him;
Remain steadfast in loving him, and turn away from all else.
and if you do not weep, then feign weeping.
And if you do not weep, then feign weeping.
حضرةthe court العزof glory منwhoever أتاهاcomes to it بذلin humility
حضرة العز من أتاها بذل
كانwill be منهاto it بالقربthrough nearness فوقabove السماكal-Simak
كان منها بالقرب فوق السماك
Whoever comes humbly to the Presence of Glory
The court of glory—whoever comes to it in humility
will, through nearness to it, rise above al-Simāk.
will stand, through nearness to it, above al-Simak.
أناI شاكcomplaining لطولهاto its bounty منof قصوريmy falling short
أنا شاك لطولها من قصوري
عنof مدىthe full measure الشكرof gratitude شاكرgrateful أناI am شاكيcomplaining
عن مدى الشكر شاكر أنا شاكي
I complain that, vast as it is, I fall short
I complain to its bounty of my falling short
of gratitude’s full reach—grateful am I, yet complaining.
of gratitude's full measure; grateful am I, though I complain.
Sol 6.1