قلبيmy heart بنىbuilt فيهwithin it الهوىlove بيتَthe house of الجمالْbeauty
قلبي بنى فيه الهوى بيتَ الجمالْ
حجواmake pilgrimage ياO عشاقْlovers منfrom كلevery الأفاقْthe horizons
حجوا يا عشاقْ من كل الأفاقْ
In my heart, love has built the house of beauty.
My heart, wherein desire built the house of beauty -
Make pilgrimage, O lovers, from every horizon.
Come pilgrims, from all horizons!
حوليaround me طوفواcircle وارمواand cast جمريmy embers فيinto الواديthe valley
حولي طوفوا وارموا جمري في الوادي
واديthe valley of الأمانيwishes وحجكمand your pilgrimage قامْis accomplished
وادي الأماني وحجكم قامْ
Circle around me, and cast my embers into the valley,
Circle around me and cast my embers into the valley -
The valley of wishes—and your pilgrimage is accomplished.
The valley of wishes; perfect is your pilgrimage.
ياO طلعةappearance of الوجهthe face المنيرradiant بالكمالْwith perfection
يا طلعة الوجه المنير بالكمالْ
إننيindeed I am مشتاقْyearning وافرabundant in الأشواقْlongings
إنني مشتاقْ وافر الأشواقْ
O vision of the face radiant with perfection!
O countenance luminous with utmost perfection!
Indeed, I am yearning, overflowing with longing.
I yearn, abundant in longing.
ليfor me لمnot يوفواthey have fulfilled منfrom لقياهمmeeting them ميعاديmy appointment
لي لم يوفوا من لقياهم ميعادي
أهلthe people of المعانيinner meanings قلبيmy heart بهمby them هامْwas enraptured
أهل المعاني قلبي بهم هامْ
They have not kept for me my appointed meeting with them.
Those whom I met did not keep our promised time -
The people of inner meanings—my heart is enraptured by them.
My heart is obsessed with the people of meaning.
فاكشفso lift بنورwith the light of الحقthe Truth أستارthe veils of الخيالْimagination
فاكشف بنور الحق أستار الخيالْ
وافتحand open الأغلاقْthe locks واقرأand read الأوراقْthe pages
وافتح الأغلاقْ واقرأ الأوراقْ
So lift the veils of imagination with the light of Truth.
Reveal with the light of truth the veils of illusion -
And open the locks, and read the pages.
Open the locks and unfold the pages.
ذاthis المعروفُwhat is known واسمعand hear رناتringing chants of الحاديthe camel-driver
ذا المعروفُ واسمع رنات الحادي
فالوصلso union دانيnear وطابتand grew sweet الشامْal-Sham
فالوصل داني وطابت الشامْ
This is what is known; and hear the camel-driver's ringing chants.
O generous one, and listen to the song of the lover -
So union is near, and al-Sham has grown sweet.
For the union is close and the night serene.
واستجلىand became manifest هذاthis الكاسthe cup فيin جنحthe darkness of الليالْthe nights
واستجلى هذا الكاس في جنح الليالْ
إنindeed خمريmy wine راقْhas cleared زائدincreasing in الإشراقْradiance
إن خمري راقْ زائد الإشراقْ
And this cup came into view in the darkness of the nights.
Clarify this goblet in the wings of night -
Indeed, my wine is clear, its radiance increasing.
My wine is smooth, exceeding radiance.
فالمخطوفُso the ravished one قلبيmy heart هذاكthat one الصاديthe thirsting one
فالمخطوفُ قلبي هذاك الصادي
لماas يعانيit endures بحرthe sea of الهوىlove الطامْoverflowing
لما يعاني بحر الهوى الطامْ
So my heart is the ravished one, that thirsting one,
My heart, seized by yearning for that caller -
As it endures the overflowing sea of love.
Suffers the tumultuous sea of love.
عينيmy eye التيwhich قدalready شاهدتhas beheld وجهthe face of الحبيبْthe beloved
عيني التي قد شاهدت وجه الحبيبْ
مكشوفunveiled الأستارْthe veils شعَّاعradiating الأنوارْlights
مكشوف الأستارْ شعَّاع الأنوارْ
My eye, which has beheld the beloved's face,
My eye, which beheld the face of the beloved -
Unveiled, radiant with lights,
Unveiled, effulgent in light.
حتىuntil صارتit became تعطيit gives للغيرto others الأسرارْthe secrets
حتى صارت تعطي للغير الأسرارْ
يومthe day of التلاقيmeeting منthrough فرطan abundance of إنعامْfavor
يوم التلاقي من فرط إنعامْ
Until it came to impart secrets to others,
It renders secrets to others -
On the day of meeting, through abundant favor.
From the intensity of favor, the day we met.
وكوشفand was granted revelation القلبthe heart بذاwith this العلمknowledge الغريبْwondrous
وكوشف القلب بذا العلم الغريبْ
زادتincreased الأطوارْthe states حارتwere bewildered الأفكارْthe thoughts
زادت الأطوارْ حارت الأفكارْ
And this wondrous knowledge was revealed to the heart.
When the heart was revealed this wondrous knowledge -
The states multiplied; thoughts were bewildered,
The phases increased and thoughts burned,
لماwhen طارتflew عناaway from us أطيارthe birds of الأغيارْotherness
لما طارت عنا أطيار الأغيارْ
والقلبand the heart راقيascending فيin أوجthe zenith of إسلامْsubmission
والقلب راقي في أوج إسلامْ
When the birds of otherness flew away from us.
For the birds of strangers flew from us -
And the heart ascends to the zenith of submission.
With the heart rising to the apex of peace.
ثمthen الصلاةblessings والسلامand peace منfrom قريبْnearby
ثم الصلاة والسلام من قريبْ
للهاديto the guide المختارْthe chosen one العاليexalted المقدارْin rank
للهادي المختارْ العالي المقدارْ
Then blessings and peace, from close at hand,
Then prayer and peace from the near one -
To the chosen guide, exalted in rank,
The chosen guide, exalted in rank.
منthe one who قدindeed سارتwalked لماwhen ناداهاhe called them الأشجارْthe trees
من قد سارت لما ناداها الأشجارْ
وهوand he الواقيthe protector بجودهthrough his generosity العامْall-embracing
وهو الواقي بجوده العامْ
The one for whom the trees walked when he called them,
Whom the trees called when he walked by them -
And he is the protector through his all-embracing generosity.
The protector, with his abundant grace.
ماas long as طابtakes delight منof عبدAbd (servant of) الغنيal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) الصدرthe breast الرحيبْspacious
ما طاب من عبد الغني الصدر الرحيبْ
فيin نظمcomposing الأشعارْverses بالمدحwith praise المعطارْfragrant
في نظم الأشعارْ بالمدح المعطارْ
As long as Abd al-Ghani's spacious breast takes delight
How excellent from the servant of the bountiful breast -
In composing verses with fragrant praise,
In composing poetry, with fragrant praise.
أوor قدalready دارتrevolved أفلاكspheres وقتat the time of الأسحارْthe predawn hours
أو قد دارت أفلاك وقت الأسحارْ
وطابand takes delight ساقيmy cupbearer بطيبin the sweetness of أنغامْmelodies
وطاب ساقي بطيب أنغامْ
Or the spheres revolve in the hours before dawn,
The spheres revolved at the hour of dawn -
And my cupbearer delights in the sweetness of melodies.
And the cupbearer was sweet with melodies.
Sol 6.1