لمnot أزلI cease فيin الحبlove ياO أمليmy hope
لم أزل في الحب يا أملي
أخلطI mingle التوحيدaffirmation of God's oneness بالغزلِwith love poetry
أخلط التوحيد بالغزلِ
I have never ceased, in love, O my hope,
I have not ceased loving you, O my hope
to mingle the affirmation of God's oneness with love poetry.
I mix monotheism with love poetry
وعيونيand my eyes فيكfor you ساهرةwakeful
وعيوني فيك ساهرة
دمعهاtheir tears كالصيبlike rain الهطلpouring
دمعها كالصيب الهطل
And my eyes keep vigil for you;
And my eyes in you are sleepless
their tears are like pouring rain.
Their tears like heavy rain
ليتwould that ليI had منfrom نورlight طلعتكمyour countenance
ليت لي من نور طلعتكم
لمحةًa glimpse كيso that تنطفيbe quenched غلليmy burning thirsts
لمحةً كي تنطفي غللي
Would that I had, from the light of your countenance,
If only I had from the light of your sunrise
a glimpse to quench my burning thirst.
A glimpse, so my anguish may be extinguished
إنindeed أحشائيmy entrails بكمbecause of you تلفتhave perished
إن أحشائي بكم تلفت
بلnay وجسميand my body فيin الغرامpassion بَليwasted away
بل وجسمي في الغرام بَلي
Indeed, my inward parts have perished because of you;
Indeed my insides for you writhe
nay, my body too has wasted away in passion.
Even my body in love is twisted
واصطباريand my patient endurance يومthe day of جفوتكمyour estrangement
واصطباري يوم جفوتكم
زالvanished والتهيامand love-madness لمnot يزلcease
زال والتهيام لم يزل
And my patient endurance, on the day of your estrangement,
And my patience the day you were aloof
vanished, while love-madness has not ceased.
Vanished, and the swooning did not cease
جدbe generous لعينيto my eye باللقاءwith a meeting ولوand even if
جد لعيني باللقاء ولو
فيin الكرىsleep ياO غايةthe utmost الأملhope
في الكرى يا غاية الأمل
Grant my eye a meeting, even if only
Show my eyes a meeting even
in sleep, O ultimate hope.
In dreams, O ultimate hope
وتلطفand be tender بالمشوقto the yearning one ودعand abandon
وتلطف بالمشوق ودع
ذاthis الجفاestrangement واعطفand show compassion وجُدand be generous وصِلand grant union
ذا الجفا واعطف وجُد وصِل
And be tender to the yearning one, and abandon
And be gentle with longing and leave
this estrangement; show compassion, be generous, and grant union.
This aloofness, show tenderness, be affectionate and join
وأبحand allow مضناكyour love-worn one بعضsome لقاmeeting
وأبح مضناك بعض لقا
ياO شفاhealing قلبيmy heart منfrom العللailments
يا شفا قلبي من العلل
And allow your love-worn one some meeting with you,
And confide some of your distress for a meeting
O cure for my heart's ailments.
O cure of my heart from illnesses
ياO منىdesire هذاthis الفؤادheart وياand O
يا منى هذا الفؤاد ويا
بغيتيmy sought-for desire ياO كلَّall of متكليmy reliance
بغيتي يا كلَّ متكلي
O desire of this heart, and O
O object of desire of this heart, O
my sought-for one, O all that I rely upon.
My sought wish, O all my reliance
ياO ضياradiance شمسيmy sun إذاwhen طلعتit rises
يا ضيا شمسي إذا طلعت
فيat الضحىmidmorning منيfrom me وفيand at الطَفَلdusk
في الضحى مني وفي الطَفَل
O radiance of my sun when it rises
O light of my sun when you rise
from me at midmorning and at dusk.
In the morning from me and from the horizon
ياO مراديmy aim حينwhen قلتI spoke وياand O
يا مرادي حين قلت ويا
جلَّthe chief part of قصديmy intent حينwhen لمnot أقلI speak
جلَّ قصدي حين لم أقل
O my aim when I spoke, and O
O my purpose when I said "O" and
my chief intent when I did not speak.
My highest aim when I did not say
خذsecure أماناًa pledge of safety منfrom قلاكyour aversion لناfor us
خذ أماناً من قلاك لنا
إنناindeed we منهof it علىin وجلfear
إننا منه على وجل
Secure for us a pledge of safety from your aversion;
Take a pledge from your mouth for us
indeed, we are afraid of it.
We are from it anxious and hesitant
ثمthen كنbe فيماin whatever يكونcomes to pass كماas
ثم كن فيما يكون كما
كنتyou were فيin أيامكyour days الأُوَلthe earliest
كنت في أيامك الأُوَل
Then be, in whatever comes to pass, as
Then be in what will be as you were
you were in your earliest days.
In your first days
ذاthis التجافيestrangement كمhow much أكابدهI endure it
ذا التجافي كم أكابده
آهِah قلَّتhave dwindled فيin الهوىlove حيليmy resources
آهِ قلَّت في الهوى حيلي
How much I endure this estrangement!
This estrangement, how much I endure it
Ah, my resources in love have dwindled.
Alas, few are my tricks in love
والذيand the one whom أهواهI love him مشتملcloaked
والذي أهواه مشتمل
منfrom ملاحthe beauties of الكونthe world فيin حللrobes
من ملاح الكون في حلل
And the one I love is cloaked
And the one I love is perfect
in robes of the world's beauties.
Among the sailors of the universe in robes
وسرتand drifted منfrom نحوthe direction of كاظمةKazimah
وسرت من نحو كاظمة
نسمةa breeze فيهاin it انمحىwas effaced طلليmy ruins
نسمة فيها انمحى طللي
And from the direction of Kazimah drifted
And the breeze of the concealed blew
a breeze in which my ruins were effaced.
In it my anguish disappeared
وبروقand lightning-flashes الحيthe encampment لامعةgleaming
وبروق الحي لامعة
حانarrived لماwhen أومضتthey flashed أجليmy appointed end
حان لما أومضت أجلي
And the encampment's lightning-flashes gleamed;
And the lightning of life gleaming
my appointed end came when they flashed.
The time for my life to flash has come
هذهthese الأكوانrealms of existence أجمعهاall of them
هذه الأكوان أجمعها
شمَّةٌa whiff منfrom وردةthe rose of الأزلbeginningless eternity
شمَّةٌ من وردة الأزل
All these realms of existence
These universes altogether
are a whiff from the rose of beginningless eternity.
Are a whiff from the flower of eternity
عطرتنيit perfumed me عندماwhen نفحتit wafted fragrance
عطرتني عندما نفحت
ماnot أناI عنهاfrom it بمشتغلdistracted
ما أنا عنها بمشتغل
It perfumed me when it breathed its fragrance;
It scented me when it blew
I am not distracted from it.
I am not distracted from it
طيبfragrance أثوابthe robes of المليحthe fair one بداappeared
طيب أثواب المليح بدا
فائحاًwafting منfrom جانبthe side of الكللthe canopies
فائحاً من جانب الكلل
The fragrance of the fair one's robes emerged,
The scent of the beautiful's clothes appeared
wafting from beside the canopies.
Fragrant from the side of perfection
وثغورand the mouths of الزهرthe flowers قدindeed بسمتsmiled
وثغور الزهر قد بسمت
منfrom روابيthe hills of أشرفthe noblest of الرسلthe messengers
من روابي أشرف الرسل
And the mouths of the flowers have smiled
And the flowers' mouths smiled
from the hills of the noblest of messengers.
From the hills of the most noble Messenger
ياO عذولاًreproacher لامنيblamed me سفهاًfoolishly
يا عذولاً لامني سفهاً
أناI لاnot أصغيI listen إلىto العَذَلreproach
أنا لا أصغي إلى العَذَل
O reproacher who blamed me foolishly,
O blame me foolishly, I do not listen
I do not heed reproach.
To pointless blaming
قلبيmy heart المضنىlove-worn حليفan ally of جوىًburning grief
قلبي المضنى حليف جوىً
عنfrom هوىthe love of الغزلانthe gazelles لمnot يَحُلturn away
عن هوى الغزلان لم يَحُل
My love-worn heart is bound to burning grief;
My suffering heart is loyal to passion
it has not turned from love of the gazelles.
It did not solve to love gazelles
مغرمenamored صبa passionate lover بذيwith one possessing عظمgreatness
مغرم صب بذي عظم
جلَّis exalted عنbeyond علميmy knowledge وعنand beyond عمليmy deeds
جلَّ عن علمي وعن عملي
Enamored, lovesick for the possessor of greatness,
Passionate love for the magnificent
who is exalted beyond my knowledge and my deeds.
Beyond my knowledge and my deeds
ماnot لهfor him فيin الخلقcreation منany شبهlikeness
ما له في الخلق من شبه
ماnot لهfor him فيin الأمرthe command منany مثلequal
ما له في الأمر من مثل
He has no likeness in creation;
He has no likeness among creatures
he has no equal in the realm of command.
No equal in command
جلis exalted عنbeyond قوليmy saying أجلُّmost exalted وعنand beyond
جل عن قولي أجلُّ وعن
كلeverything خافhidden ليto me وكلand everything جليmanifest
كل خاف لي وكل جلي
He transcends my calling him 'Most exalted,' and
Exalted beyond my words, most Sublime
all that is hidden from me and all that is manifest.
Beyond all my fears and terrors
ذوpossessor of اتصالconnection غيرnot متصلconnected
ذو اتصال غير متصل
وانفصالand separation غيرnot منفصلseparate
وانفصال غير منفصل
He has connection, yet is not connected,
Of continuous connection without connection
and separation, yet is not separate.
And separation without being separated
لمnot يملdeviate عنfrom أمرهhis command أحدanyone
لم يمل عن أمره أحد
دائماًalways فيin سائرall المللthe creeds
دائماً في سائر الملل
No one has swerved from his command,
None has tired of His affair, ever
ever, throughout all the creeds.
In all times
غيرexcept أنthat الأمرthe command منقسمdivided
غير أن الأمر منقسم
للصوابinto rightness المحضpure والزللand error
للصواب المحض والزلل
Yet the command is divided
Except that the command is divided
between pure rightness and error.
Into sheer truth and mistakes
وانقسامand the division of الأمرthe command يظهرappears فيin
وانقسام الأمر يظهر في
مقتضىthe requirements of أشخاصهits embodiments السفلthe lower ones
مقتضى أشخاصه السفل
And the division of the command appears in
And the division of the command appears
the requirements of its lower embodiments.
In the requirement of its lower individuals
وهوand it فيin العلياءthe heights واحدهhis single one
وهو في العلياء واحده
قبلbefore أنthat يبدوit appears لذيto one possessing مقلeyes
قبل أن يبدو لذي مقل
while on high it is his single command,
And it is one in the most high
before appearing to one with eyes.
Before it appears to the owner of decline
هذهthis أبهىthe most splendid of ملابسناour garments
هذه أبهى ملابسنا
حلةa robe زرَّتwas buttoned علىupon بطلa hero
حلة زرَّت على بطل
This is the most splendid of our garments:
This is the most splendid of our robes
a robe buttoned upon a hero.
A garment sown for a hero
لمnot نفصلهاwe tailor it لغيرfor anyone other than فتىa youth
لم نفصلها لغير فتى
عزمهhis resolve خالٍfree منof الكسلsloth
عزمه خالٍ من الكسل
We have not tailored it for any but a youth
We did not detail it except for a gallant
whose resolve is free of sloth.
Whose resolve is free of laziness
خمرةa wine منهاfrom it النهىintellects سكرتbecame drunk
خمرة منها النهى سكرت
شربةa draught أحلىsweeter منthan العسلhoney
شربة أحلى من العسل
A wine on which minds grew drunk,
A wine from which prohibition intoxicated
a draught sweeter than honey.
A draft sweeter than honey
فاقبلوناso accept us ياO أحبتناour beloved ones
فاقبلونا يا أحبتنا
وابشرواand rejoice بالمنزلin the abode الجللmajestic
وابشروا بالمنزل الجلل
So accept us, O our beloved ones,
So welcome us, O our loved ones
and rejoice in the majestic abode.
And give glad tidings of the magnificent abode
Sol 6.1