ياO جمالbeauty الوجودexistence
يا جمال الوجود
طابhas become sweet فيكin you الشهودwitnessing والبراياand creatures رقودasleep
طاب فيك الشهود والبرايا رقود
O beauty of existence!
O beauty of existence
Witnessing you is sweet, while creatures sleep.
The wilds and meadows are graced by you
إنindeed عينيmy eye تراكsees you
إن عيني تراك
ماnot لقلبيfor my heart سواكother than you
ما لقلبي سواك
Indeed, my eye sees you.
My eyes only see you
My heart has none but you.
My heart desires only you
ذابmelted كليall of me عليكfor you
ذاب كلي عليك
وانتسابيand my belonging إليكto you والورىand all creatures فيin يديكyour hands
وانتسابي إليك والورى في يديك
All of me has melted for you.
I am melted by you
And I belong to you, and all creatures are in your hands.
My being belongs to you, and the world is in your hands
والشجىand anguish فيin هواكlove of you
والشجى في هواك
زائدincreasing الإرتباكbewilderment
زائد الإرتباك
And anguish in loving you
My passion is for your love
Grows in bewilderment.
Excessive is my bewilderment
أنتyou فيin مهجتيmy heart's core
أنت في مهجتي
وضلوعيand my ribs التيwhich عشقهاtheir love ماnever فتيceased
وضلوعي التي عشقها ما فتي
You are in my heart's core,
You are in my soul
And in my ribs, whose love has never ceased.
And in my ribs that became enamored since youth
ياO حبيبيmy beloved عساكmay you
يا حبيبي عساك
أنthat توالىmake continual لقاكmeeting you
أن توالى لقاك
O my beloved, may you
My beloved, may you
Make encounters with you unceasing.
Continue to grant me your meeting
كلevery شيءthing عدمْnothingness
كل شيء عدمْ
ليI have بهذاin this قَدَمْa foothold ثابتfirm منfrom قِدَمْeternity
لي بهذا قَدَمْ ثابت من قِدَمْ
All things are nothingness.
Everything else is naught
In this I have a foothold, firm since eternity.
With this, I have a foot firmly planted
ليسthere is no عنكaway from you حراكmovement
ليس عنك حراك
يذهبvanishes الإشتراكpartnership
يذهب الإشتراك
There is no moving away from you.
There is no distraction from you
Partnership vanishes.
Shared interests fade away
وهوand it طبقin accordance with النصوصthe texts
وهو طبق النصوص
عندin the view of أهلpeople of الخصوصspiritual distinction قالهhe said it فيin الفصوصal-Fuṣūṣ
عند أهل الخصوص قاله في الفصوص
And this accords with the texts,
This is the view of the elect
In the view of the elect; he said it in al-Fuṣūṣ.
As expressed in al-Fusus
ياO ظلالshades الأراكthe arāk trees
يا ظلال الأراك
إننيindeed I لاnot أراكsee you
إنني لا أراك
O shades of the arāk trees,
O shadows of the divine throne
Indeed, I do not see you.
Indeed, I cannot see you
غابhas vanished موجthe wave الرسومoutward forms
غاب موج الرسوم
فيin بحارthe seas العلومknowledge وانطماسand the obliteration النجومthe stars
في بحار العلوم وانطماس النجوم
The wave of outward forms has vanished
The wave of forms has vanished
In the seas of knowledge, and the stars are blotted out
In the oceans of knowledge and the setting of stars
بالفناthrough annihilation والهلاكand perishing
بالفنا والهلاك
شمسa sun ذاتpossessing الحباكwoven paths
شمس ذات الحباك
Through annihilation and perishing—
Through annihilation and perishing
A sun with woven paths.
The sun with its weaving
ياO ضياءlight العيونthe eyes
يا ضياء العيون
فيكin you عقليmy reason جنونmadness وحياتيand my life منونdeath
فيك عقلي جنون وحياتي منون
O light of the eyes,
O light of eyes
In you, my reason is madness, and my life is death.
You make my mind mad and my life infatuated
ماnot لقلبيfor my heart فكاكrelease
ما لقلبي فكاك
منfrom حبالthe cords الشباكthe nets
من حبال الشباك
My heart has no release
My heart cannot be released
From the cords of the nets.
From the ropes of ensnarement
قمrise بناwith us ياO نديمboon companion
قم بنا يا نديم
إنindeed خمريmy wine قديمancient كاسهits cup نستديمwe keep unceasing
إن خمري قديم كاسه نستديم
Rise with us, O boon companion.
Rise with us, O boon companion
Indeed, my wine is ancient; we partake of its cup unceasingly.
My wine is aged, we keep drinking its cup
لطفsoothe عينيmy eye بذاكwith that
لطف عيني بذاك
ومنايand my wishes هناكthere
ومناي هناك
Soothe my eye with that,
Grace my eyes with the beloved
And my wishes are there.
And my deathbed over there
وبروقand lightning flashes الوصالunion
وبروق الوصال
لاfirst fragment of 'gleaming' معاتremaining fragment of 'gleaming' النصالthe blades نورهاtheir light الحقthe Real صالcharges forth
لا معات النصال نورها الحق صال
And the lightning flashes of union
The flashes of union
Are gleaming blades; their light—the Real—charges forth
Not the blades of separation, its light is truly manifest
فيin لياليthe nights العراكbattle
في ليالي العراك
محوerasure كلall الصكاكwritten bonds
محو كل الصكاك
In the nights of battle,
In the nights of turmoil
Erasing all written bonds.
Erasing all contracts
صلsend blessings ياO ربناour Lord
صل يا ربنا
ثمthen سلمsend peace لناfor us لنبيto a prophet دناdrew near
ثم سلم لنا لنبي دنا
Send blessings, O our Lord,
Send your blessings, O Lord
Then, on our behalf, send peace upon a prophet who drew near
And peace upon the Prophet who drew near
منto إلهGod السماكal-Simāk
من إله السماك
فيin اللياليthe nights الحلاكpitch-dark
في الليالي الحلاك
To the God of al-Simāk
From the God of the heavens
In the pitch-dark nights.
In the sweetest nights
فيهthrough him عبدʿAbd (servant of) الغنيal-Ghanī (the Self-Sufficient)
فيه عبد الغني
نالattained قدراًa rank سنيexalted كلماwhenever يعتنيhe takes care
نال قدراً سني كلما يعتني
Through him, ʿAbd al-Ghanī
In whom Abdel Ghani
Has attained an exalted rank whenever he attends
Attained an auspicious fortune whenever he cares
بالنظامto the verse المحاكwoven
بالنظام المحاك
فيin حلىadornments الإحتياكweaving
في حلى الإحتياك
To the woven verse,
For the exemplary system
In the adornments of weaving.
In the ornaments of companionship
Sol 6.1