هوىًlove قدindeed أذابmelted الروحthe spirit والنفسand the soul والجسماand the body
هوىً قد أذاب الروح والنفس والجسما
فلمso did not يبقleave عيناًany substance للمشوقfor the yearning lover ولاnor رسماa trace
فلم يبق عيناً للمشوق ولا رسما
Love has melted the spirit, the soul, and the body,
Love has melted my soul, my self, and my body
leaving the yearning lover neither substance nor trace.
Leaving no eye for the beloved, no trace
وبعضand some اصطبارٍpatient endurance أنفقتهspent it يدthe hand النوىseparation
وبعض اصطبارٍ أنفقته يد النوى
وقدand indeed حسمتit eradicated داءthe malady التسلِّيseeking solace لناfor us حسماutterly
وقد حسمت داء التسلِّي لنا حسما
And separation's hand spent a measure of endurance,
With some resilience I spent it by fate's hand
and utterly eradicated for us the malady of seeking solace.
And so I decisively cured our illness
سلوناwe forgot علىfor سلمىSalma نفوساًsouls نفيسةprecious
سلونا على سلمى نفوساً نفيسة
وأَسْمَاًand names لَناof ours لمnot نبقwe retained ذاتاًa self ولاnor إسماa name
وأَسْمَاً لَنا لم نبق ذاتاً ولا إسما
For Salma, we forgot precious souls,
They asked us about our precious souls and names
and names of ours; we retained neither self nor name.
That for us, remain no essence or name
هيshe الكنزthe treasure والجسمand the body الكثيفdense جدارهاher wall
هي الكنز والجسم الكثيف جدارها
إذاif جَهِلَis ignorant الداعيthe supplicant بهاthrough her يمتليhe fills علماwith knowledge
إذا جَهِلَ الداعي بها يمتلي علما
She is the treasure, and the dense body is her wall.
It is the treasure whose dense exterior
If the supplicant is ignorant, through her he fills with knowledge.
Baffles the ignorant, though filled with knowledge
وماand not القربnearness إلاexcept البعدdistance عنهاfrom her لأنهاbecause she
وما القرب إلا البعد عنها لأنها
علىon الضدthe opposite side مناfrom us حيثsince كنّاwe were بهاthrough her وهماan illusion
على الضد منا حيث كنّا بها وهما
And nearness is nothing but distance from her, for she
Nearness is but distance from it, for it
is our opposite, since through her we were an illusion.
Is opposite us, wherever we fancied or dreamed
هيshe العقلthe intellect بلnay وهيand she المعانيthe meanings جميعهاall of them
هي العقل بل وهي المعاني جميعها
هيshe الحسsensation والمحسوسand what is sensed إنwhether خَصَّis particular أوor عمّاis universal
هي الحس والمحسوس إن خَصَّ أو عمّا
She is the intellect—nay, she is all meanings.
It is the intellect, even all meanings
She is sensation and what is sensed, whether particular or universal.
The senses, the sensed, specifically or generally
فإنso if رمتyou seek أنto تدنوdraw near إليهاto her فكنthen be بهاthrough her
فإن رمت أن تدنو إليها فكن بها
بعيداًdistant ودعand relinquish إنif رمتyou seek فهماًunderstanding لهاof her فهماunderstanding
بعيداً ودع إن رمت فهماً لها فهما
So if you seek to draw near to her, then through her be
If you wish to approach it, then be with it
distant; and if you seek to understand her, relinquish understanding.
Far, and leave any understanding of it, understanding
وقفand stand عندهاbefore her واتركand let go of وقوفكyour standing تاركاًletting go
وقف عندها واترك وقوفك تاركاً
لترككof your letting go تكشفyou will unveil عنfrom هلالa crescent بهاthrough her تماbecame full
لتركك تكشف عن هلال بها تما
And stand before her; let go of your standing, letting go
Stop at it, leave your stoppage, leaving
of your letting go; you will unveil a crescent made full through her.
Your leaving reveals a crescent in it complete
وإياكand beware والإقبالand approaching بالنفسwith the self نحوهاtoward her
وإياك والإقبال بالنفس نحوها
وإياكand beware والإعراسand stopping to rest عنهاaway from her بهاthrough her زعماsupposedly
وإياك والإعراس عنها بها زعما
And beware of approaching her with the self,
Beware approaching it in ego, and beware
and beware of taking rest apart from her, supposedly through her.
Boasting of moving away in claimed glory
وصلهاand join her بماthrough what منهاfrom her وملand incline نحوtoward حانهاher tavern
وصلها بما منها ومل نحو حانها
بميلwith an inclination تراهyou see it جاءcame منfrom نحوهاher direction حتماsurely
بميل تراه جاء من نحوها حتما
And join her through what comes from her, and incline toward her tavern,
Reach it through what is of it, and incline to its tavern
with an inclination you see has surely come from her direction.
Inclined, you see, necessarily coming from its side
وكنand be ناظراًlooking at آثارهاher traces بعيونهاwith her eyes
وكن ناظراً آثارها بعيونها
وإلاand otherwise فعنthen to آثارهاher traces لمnot تزلyou cease أعمىblind
وإلا فعن آثارها لم تزل أعمى
And look upon her traces with her eyes;
And be its traces' observer through its eyes
otherwise, you remain blind to her traces.
Else, of its traces you have still been blind
ولاand do not تسمعhear الأصواتthe sounds إلاexcept بسمعهاthrough her hearing
ولا تسمع الأصوات إلا بسمعها
فإنكfor you إنif تسمعhear بهاthrough her تُسمِعِyou make hear الصماthe deaf
فإنك إن تسمع بها تُسمِعِ الصما
And hear no sounds except through her hearing;
Hear no sounds but through its hearing
for if you hear through her, you will make the deaf hear.
For if you hear through it, even the deaf are made to hear
ونادand call out بهاthrough her فيamong الناسthe people واستمعand listen to النداthe call
وناد بها في الناس واستمع الندا
تُجِبْكwill answer you رجالٌmen نحوهاtoward her ألفواhave grown accustomed to الهماsorrow
تُجِبْك رجالٌ نحوها ألفوا الهما
And call out through her among the people, and listen to the call;
Call through it among people, and listen to the call
men accustomed to sorrow for her will answer you.
Men inclined to it will answer, consumed with care
وحوِّلand remove لهاfor her عنfrom وجهthe face ذاتكof your self حجبَهاher veils
وحوِّل لها عن وجه ذاتك حجبَها
ترىyou will see الشمسthe sun تهديguides منfrom سناthe radiance عقلكof your intellect النجماthe star
ترى الشمس تهدي من سنا عقلك النجما
And, for her, remove her veils from the face of your self;
And divert from your essence the veils
you will see the sun guide the star by the radiance of your intellect.
You will see the sun guide the stars of your mind
ولاand do not تحتفلconcern yourself بالكلwith everyone إنif ضلlost the way أوor غوىwent astray
ولا تحتفل بالكل إن ضل أو غوى
فماfor not فائزٌa victor إلاexcept بماthrough what خصَّهsingled him out سهماas a share
فما فائزٌ إلا بما خصَّه سهما
And do not concern yourself with everyone, if they lose their way or stray;
Do not heed the lost and misguided masses
for none succeeds except through the portion specially allotted to him.
For only what fate apportioned is triumphant
Sol 6.1