لقدindeed أوقعتhas cast دعوىclaim المحبةlove فيinto البلاaffliction
لقد أوقعت دعوى المحبة في البلا
علىaccording to حكمrule ماwhat يرضىapproves الهوىpassion ويرومand seeks
على حكم ما يرضى الهوى ويروم
Indeed, the claim to love has cast me into affliction,
The case of love has cast me into confusion,
As dictated by what passion approves and seeks.
Subject to the whims of passion and its schemes.
يجاذبtugs at روحيmy spirit أمرهhis command فهيfor it is روحهhis spirit
يجاذب روحي أمره فهي روحه
وتجذبهاand draws it نفسيmy self لهtoward him فتقومso it rises
وتجذبها نفسي له فتقوم
His command tugs at my spirit, for it is his spirit,
My soul is torn - it is his soul,
And my self draws it toward him, so it rises.
While my being draws it to him, arising.
فياso, O نفسيmy self الأمارةever-commanding اتئديtake it slowly هناhere
فيا نفسي الأمارة اتئدي هنا
إلىuntil كمhow long نزاعstrife فيin الحياةlife يدومlasts
إلى كم نزاع في الحياة يدوم
So, O my ever-commanding self, take it slowly here:
Oh my blaming soul, cease here -
How long will strife in life endure?
How long will this conflict in life endure?
وآخرهand its end موتdeath المحبthe lover فإنso if يمتhe dies
وآخره موت المحب فإن يمت
فذلكthen that one محبوبbeloved لديهin his possession علومknowledge
فذلك محبوب لديه علوم
And its end is the lover's death; if he dies,
For the lover's end is death. If he dies,
Then that one is beloved, with knowledge in his keeping.
That is a learned beloved in his eyes.
تلوحgleam نجومstars الأفقthe horizon فيin مائناour water فإنand if
تلوح نجوم الأفق في مائنا فإن
فنىperishes الماءthe water يخفىdisappears from sight والنجومand the stars نجومstars
فنى الماء يخفى والنجوم نجوم
The horizon's stars gleam in our water; and if
The stars of the horizon gleam in our water, but
The water perishes, it disappears from sight, while the stars remain stars.
If the water goes, the stars are hidden, still stars.
وليسand are not هماthe two of them شيئينtwo things ياO نفسself فافهميso understand
وليس هما شيئين يا نفس فافهمي
كلاميmy words فكمfor many حارتwere bewildered بذاكby that فهومunderstandings
كلامي فكم حارت بذاك فهوم
And they are not two things, O self; so understand
They're not two things, my soul, understand
My words—for many minds were bewildered by that,
My words - how many minds were confused by this!
وضلتand went astray بدعواهاthrough their claim التيwhich هيit ماؤهماthe water of them both
وضلت بدعواها التي هي ماؤهما
كماas نحنwe قلناsaid والغبيُّand the fool ملومblameworthy
كما نحن قلنا والغبيُّ ملوم
And went astray through their claim, which is the water of them both,
And lost, in their claim that they are their water,
As we have said; and the fool is blameworthy.
As we have said - the foolish stand accused.
Sol 6.1