سيديmy lord اكحلlined with kohl النواظرthe eyes مرآكthe sight of you
سيدي اكحل النواظر مرآك
بسرَّwith the secret of السرورjoy والابِتهاجand delight
بسرَّ السرور والابِتهاج
My lord, the sight of you has lined our eyes with kohl,
My lord, kohl the gazes with the secret of joy and delight
with the secret of joy and delight.
And gift us intimacy, for you have become
وحباناand granted us بالأنسcompanionship كيفhow وقدwhen already أصyou have be- (word continues)
وحبانا بالأنس كيف وقد أص
بحت-come (continuation) للعارفينfor those who know أكرمthe noblest تاجcrown
بحت للعارفين أكرم تاج
And has granted us companionship—how could it not, when you have
The most precious crown for the gnostics
become the noblest crown for those who know?
We gathered in a cool shade from the shadow
ضممناwe embraced مُنْتدىa meeting place برودcool منfrom الظلthe shade
ضممنا مُنْتدى برود من الظل
بوحيat the prompting of النسيمthe breeze أضحىbegan يناجيto whisper intimately
بوحي النسيم أضحى يناجي
We embraced a meeting place, cool with shade,
With the breeze's inspiration, it started conversing
that began whispering at the breeze’s prompting,
And a climate on the banks of a river
ومناخٍand a resting place علىon جوانبthe banks of نَهْرٍa river
ومناخٍ على جوانب نَهْرٍ
سُنْدُسيّof silk brocade الشطينthe two shores عذبsweet المجاجthe outflowing water
سُنْدُسيّ الشطين عذب المجاج
And a resting place along the banks of a river,
With lily-white shores, sweet rapids
with two shores of silk brocade and sweet-flowing waters.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1