يا مَن أخَذْ قَلْبي مِنِّي

يا مَن أخَذْ قَلْبي مِنِّي

هَواكَ هَيَّمَني

هَواكَ هَيَّمَني

O you who took my heart from me,

O you who took my heart from me

love of you has driven me to distraction.

Your love bewildered me

حجَبْتَني عني

حجَبْتَني عني

بِيَّا فَما أظْهَر

بِيَّا فَما أظْهَر

You have veiled me from myself

You veiled me from myself

with myself, so I do not appear.

O beloved, so I did not appear

وغِبْتُ عن عيْني

وغِبْتُ عن عيْني

كأنِّي لم أظْهر

كأنِّي لم أظْهر

And I vanished from my own sight,

And I was absent from my eyes

as though I had never appeared.

As if I did not appear

فَصِرتُ أطلُبني

فَصِرتُ أطلُبني

لَعلَّ بِي أظْفَر

لَعلَّ بِي أظْفَر

So I began to seek myself,

So I started looking for myself

hoping I might find myself.

Maybe I will find myself

وقُلْتُ في ذِهْني دَعْني

وقُلْتُ في ذِهْني دَعْني

وِصالِي بي يُغْني

وِصالِي بي يُغْني

And I said in my mind, "Leave me alone;

And I said to myself, leave me alone

my union with myself suffices."

And let my union with you suffice

مَنْ حَبَّ أن يَبْقَى

مَنْ حَبَّ أن يَبْقَى

يَفْنَى عنِ الأوهامْ

يَفْنَى عنِ الأوهامْ

Whoever wishes to endure

Whoever wants to remain

must die to illusions

Will perish from illusions

ويَتَّصِفْ حَقَّا

ويَتَّصِفْ حَقَّا

بِصِفةِ الخُدَّام

بِصِفةِ الخُدَّام

and truly take on

And will truly become characterized

the qualities of servants,

With the attributes of servants

فإنه يُرْقَى

فإنه يُرْقَى

مَراقِي الأعْلام

مَراقِي الأعْلام

for he is raised

For he will ascend

to the heights of the eminent.

The heights of greatness

يعيشْ ملِكْ دايِم مَهَنِّي

يعيشْ ملِكْ دايِم مَهَنِّي

بِفَقْرِه مَغْنى

بِفَقْرِه مَغْنى

He lives as a king, always happy,

Living an everlasting sovereign, satisfied

enriched by his poverty.

With his poverty

هذا الذِي يَقْنَع

هذا الذِي يَقْنَع

في ذَا الوجودْ سُلطان

في ذَا الوجودْ سُلطان

This one who is content

This is the one who is content

is a sultan in this world.

In this existence, a sultan

فلا يكُنْ يَطْمَع

فلا يكُنْ يَطْمَع

يَشْمَت بِه الشيطان

يَشْمَت بِه الشيطان

So let him not covet,

So he does not aspire

lest Satan gloat over him;

For Satan to gloat over him

وعندَما يُخْدَع

وعندَما يُخْدَع

يبُوءْ بالخُسْرانْ

يبُوءْ بالخُسْرانْ

and when he is deceived,

And when he is deceived

he comes away with loss.

He will suffer loss

فافْهَمْ وخُذْ عنِّي يا بني

فافْهَمْ وخُذْ عنِّي يا بني

وبَعْدَ ذَا صِلْني

وبَعْدَ ذَا صِلْني

So understand and learn from me, O my son,

So understand and take from me, my son

and after this, join me,

And after this, keep me company

إِنْ كُنْتَ تصدقني

إِنْ كُنْتَ تصدقني

خَلِّ العذولْ وافهمْ

خَلِّ العذولْ وافهمْ

if you believe me.

If you believe me

Leave the reproacher and understand,

Leave foolishness and understand

واصْغَى لِتَسْمَعْني

واصْغَى لِتَسْمَعْني

ذَا الْعِلْمُ يُتْعَلمَّ

ذَا الْعِلْمُ يُتْعَلمَّ

and listen attentively, so you may hear me.

And listen to hear me

This knowledge is learned.

This knowledge is learned

واحْذَرْ ولا تُدْنِي

واحْذَرْ ولا تُدْنِي

مَنْ جَهْلُهُ يُعْلَمْ

مَنْ جَهْلُهُ يُعْلَمْ

And beware: do not bring close

And beware and do not belittle

anyone whose ignorance is known,

One whose ignorance is known

فإنَّه مَعْلومْ يُضْني

فإنَّه مَعْلومْ يُضْني

فاتْرُكْهُ واصْحُبْني

فاتْرُكْهُ واصْحُبْني

for he is known to wear one out.

For he is tiresomely stupid

So leave him and accompany me.

So leave him and accompany me

أيْنَ الذي يَطْلُب

أيْنَ الذي يَطْلُب

ويَفْهَمُ المعنى

ويَفْهَمُ المعنى

Where is the one who seeks

Where is the one who seeks

and understands the meaning?

And understands the meaning?

دَعْهُ إِذَنْ يَرْقُب

دَعْهُ إِذَنْ يَرْقُب

نَجْمَ الحكم منَّا

نَجْمَ الحكم منَّا

Then let him watch

Let him then observe

the star of wisdom from us;

The star of wisdom from us

فإنْ ظَهَرْ يَقْرُبْ

فإنْ ظَهَرْ يَقْرُبْ

ويَبْقَى يَنْشُدْنا

ويَبْقَى يَنْشُدْنا

for if it appears, he draws near

If he appears, he draws near

and keeps seeking us.

And remains reciting our verses

عِشْقُ المليحْ يا صاحْ فَنِّي

عِشْقُ المليحْ يا صاحْ فَنِّي

وشُرْبي مِنْ دَنِّي

وشُرْبي مِنْ دَنِّي

Love of the beautiful one, O friend, is my art,

Passion for the beautiful, my friend, makes me cease to exist

and I drink from my own wine jar.

And my drinking from the lowly