شمسsun ذاتيmy essence ماnot لهاfor it غيريapart from me طلوعrising
شمس ذاتي ما لها غيري طلوع
وأناand I الأصلthe root وإخوانيand my brothers فروعbranches
وأنا الأصل وإخواني فروع
The sun of my essence has no rising apart from me.
My inner sun, she belongs to none but me,
And I am the root, and my brothers are branches.
Her dawn arises solely for my eyes to see,
خصنيsingled me out اللهGod بهذاfor this فيamong الجموعthe throngs
خصني الله بهذا في الجموع
وحيrevelation إلهامِinspiration يسمَّىis called نفثَa breath into روعthe heart
وحي إلهامِ يسمَّى نفثَ روع
God singled me out for this among the throngs:
God granted me this gift amongst humanity,
An inspired revelation, called a breath into the heart.
A divine inspiration breathed into me.
ظهرتshe appeared منfrom خلفbehind ستريmy veil تنجليshe shines forth
ظهرت من خلف ستري تنجلي
ذاتpossessing وجهa face حسنهاher beauty الحسنbeauty الجليmanifest
ذات وجه حسنها الحسن الجلي
She emerged from behind my veil, shining forth,
Behind my veil she appeared suddenly,
With a face whose beauty is beauty manifest.
A beauty whose splendor was bright to behold,
وفقيرand the pauper الحبof love قدnow صارhas become مليrich
وفقير الحب قد صار ملي
يتملىgazes his fill بسليميat Sulayma فيamong الربوعthe dwellings
يتملى بسليمي في الربوع
And love's pauper has now become rich,
And this poor lover now owns all her gold,
Gazing his fill at Sulayma among the dwellings.
Strolling with her through meadows green and free.
قمrise بناwith us نشربlet us drink كاساتcups الوصالunion
قم بنا نشرب كاسات الوصال
بينamid أنواعkinds of جمالٍbeauty وجلالand majesty
بين أنواع جمالٍ وجلال
Rise with us; let us drink the cups of union,
Come let us drink from cups of union sweet,
Amid forms of beauty and majesty.
Amidst such beauty and majestic treat,
كمhow much رقودslumber تحتbeneath أستارveils الخيالimagination
كم رقود تحت أستار الخيال
لاحتshone forth الشمسthe sun اختفىvanished ضوءlight الشموعthe candles
لاحت الشمس اختفى ضوء الشموع
How much slumber beneath the veils of imagination!
Many dreams that beneath imagination's sheet,
The sun shone forth; the light of candles vanished.
The sun now shines, the lamps no more we need.
عاذليmy reproacher باللهby God خلِّleave aside الإلتباسْconfusion
عاذلي بالله خلِّ الإلتباسْ
واخلعand cast off الأكوانthe created worlds وانزعand remove ذاthis اللباسْthe garment
واخلع الأكوان وانزع ذا اللباسْ
My reproacher, by God, leave confusion aside!
I beg you by God, leave this ambiguity,
And cast off the created worlds, and remove this garment.
Cast off the cosmos and its false tracery,
وتناولand take منfrom يدthe hand of المحبوبthe beloved كاسْa cup
وتناول من يد المحبوب كاسْ
خمرةwine الأرواحspirits بلnay برقlightning لموعgleaming
خمرة الأرواح بل برق لموع
And take a cup from the beloved's hand,
Take from your beloved's hand the cup, drink of me,
Of the wine of spirits—nay, a gleaming flash of lightning.
The wine of spirits, nay divine ecstasy.
حكمهاits rule النافذprevailing فيin كلall الشخوصpersons
حكمها النافذ في كل الشخوص
بعمومuniversally فيamong البراياcreated beings وخصوصand particularly
بعموم في البرايا وخصوص
Its rule prevails in every person,
Her reign prevails in every living thing,
Universally and particularly among created beings.
In the barrens and forests her rule as king,
حضرةa presence يعرفهاknow it أهلpeople of الخلوصpurity
حضرة يعرفها أهل الخلوص
ماno لهمfor them عنهاfrom it مدىthroughout الدهرall time رجوعturning back
ما لهم عنها مدى الدهر رجوع
A presence known to the pure,
Those of pure hearts her presence visiting,
From which they never turn away, for all time.
No turning back, for them no wavering.
صلsend blessings ياO ربLord علىupon طهTa-Ha الرسولthe Messenger
صل يا رب على طه الرسول
أحمدAhmad المختارthe chosen one محمودpraiseworthy الأصولancestry
أحمد المختار محمود الأصول
O Lord, send blessings upon Ta-Ha, the Messenger,
Send blessings, O Lord on Taha your messenger,
Ahmad, the chosen one, of praiseworthy ancestry,
Ahmad the chosen, Mahmoud who all roots anchor,
ماas long as احتسىsips عبدservant of الغنيthe All-Sufficient خمرwine الوصولattainment
ما احتسى عبد الغني خمر الوصول
منfrom كريمa generous one ذيpossessing عطاbounty وهوand He is المنوعthe Withholder
من كريم ذي عطا وهو المنوع
As long as Abd al-Ghani sips the wine of attainment
No servant ever sipped the wine or came closer,
From a generous giver, who is also the Withholder.
To the Generous' gift which He does not confer.
Sol 6.1