لَوْif كُنْتَyou were ذَاpossessed of اتِّصَالِunion
لَوْ كُنْتَ ذَا اتِّصَالِ
أبْصَرْتَyou would behold لِلْعُلاَof the heights
أبْصَرْتَ لِلْعُلاَ
If you were possessed of union,
You would behold, on high,
نُوراًa light بِلاَwithout مِثالِlikeness
نُوراً بِلاَ مِثالِ
وإِنand even if تَمَثَّلاَit took form
وإِن تَمَثَّلاَ
A light without likeness,
Even if it took form.
حالُthe state of الْمُحِبthe lover ناطِقspeaking
حالُ الْمُحِب ناطِق
بِحَالِof the condition of أمْرهhis affair
بِحَالِ أمْره
The lover's state speaks
Of how matters stand with him.
مَنwhoever ميَّزَdiscerns الرَّقائِقthe subtleties
مَن ميَّزَ الرَّقائِق
بِعَيْنِwith the eye of فِكْرهhis thought
بِعَيْنِ فِكْره
Whoever discerns the subtleties
With the eye of his thought,
لاَحَتْappeared لَهُto him الْحَقائِقْthe truths
لاَحَتْ لَهُ الْحَقائِقْ
مِنْfrom غَيْبِthe unseen of سِرَّهhis inner secret
مِنْ غَيْبِ سِرَّه
The truths appear to him
From the unseen depths of his inner secret.
وكانَand he was ذَاpossessed of جَمالِbeauty
وكانَ ذَا جَمالِ
مِنfrom نُورِهِhis light انْجَلَىbecame manifest
مِن نُورِهِ انْجَلَى
And he possessed beauty;
From his light he became manifest,
مِنfrom ذَلِكَthat الْجَمالِthe beauty
مِن ذَلِكَ الْجَمالِ
والنُّورِand the light والْحُلاَand the adornments
والنُّورِ والْحُلاَ
From that beauty,
And the light and adornments.
أتَدَّعِيdo you claim هَوانَاlove for us
أتَدَّعِي هَوانَا
وتُظْهِرُand you display الْخِلافْopposition
وتُظْهِرُ الْخِلافْ
Do you claim to love us,
Yet display opposition,
وتَبْتغِيand you seek رِضانَاour favor
وتَبْتغِي رِضانَا
ماnot مِنْكَfrom you ذَاthis انْتِصافْfairness
ما مِنْكَ ذَا انْتِصافْ
And seek our favor?
That is not fair of you.
فَخَلّso leave مَنwhoever سِوَاناother than us
فَخَلّ مَن سِوَانا
تُسْقَىyou are given to drink الرّضَاfavor ارْتِشافsipping
تُسْقَى الرّضَا ارْتِشاف
Then leave all others but us;
You shall be given favor to sip.
ياO طالِبَseeker of الْوِصالِunion
يا طالِبَ الْوِصالِ
مِنfrom سَيِّدِa master عَلاَrose high
مِن سَيِّدِ عَلاَ
O seeker of union
From an exalted master,
إِنَّindeed الوصالunion غالِيcostly
إِنَّ الوصال غالِي
وماand what فَلاَunclear here حَلاَis sweet
وما فَلاَ حَلاَ
Union is indeed costly,
And what ... is sweet [wording unclear].
عُشَّاقُناour lovers فُنُونْmany kinds
عُشَّاقُنا فُنُونْ
كُلُّeach لَهُfor him مَقامْa station
كُلُّ لَهُ مَقامْ
Our lovers are of many kinds;
Each has a station.
هَذَاthis one بِهin him جُنُونmadness
هَذَا بِه جُنُون
وَذَاand that one بِهin him هِيامlove's delirium
وَذَا بِه هِيام
This one is afflicted with madness,
And that one with love's delirium.
وَسِرُّناand our secret المصُونْguarded
وَسِرُّنا المصُونْ
قدindeed أعْجَزَhas baffled الأنَامْhumankind
قد أعْجَزَ الأنَامْ
And our guarded secret
Has baffled humankind.
فَدَعْso leave مِنَfrom الْمِحالِthe impossible
فَدَعْ مِنَ الْمِحالِ
واخْضَعand submit تَذَلَّلاَin humility
واخْضَع تَذَلَّلاَ
So leave off the impossible,
And submit in humility
لِذَلِكَto that الْجَمَالِthe beauty
لِذَلِكَ الْجَمَالِ
والنُّورِand the light والْحُلاَand the adornments
والنُّورِ والْحُلاَ
To that beauty,
And the light and adornments.
ماwhat عَزَّهُʿAzza ماwhat لَيْلَىLayla
ما عَزَّهُ ما لَيْلَى
ماwhat الْخَيْفُal-Khayf ماwhat الْحَطِيمْal-Hatim
ما الْخَيْفُ ما الْحَطِيمْ
What is ʿAzza? What is Layla?
What is al-Khayf? What is al-Hatim?
ماnothing فِيin الْوُجُودِexistence إِلاَّexcept
ما فِي الْوُجُودِ إِلاَّ
إِلَهُنَاour God الْقَدِيمthe eternal
إِلَهُنَا الْقَدِيم
There is nothing in existence but
Our eternal God.
لِلْطُورto Mount Tur قَدindeed تَجَلَّىhe revealed himself
لِلْطُور قَد تَجَلَّى
وَكَلَّمَand spoke to الْكَلِيمthe one spoken to
وَكَلَّمَ الْكَلِيم
To Mount Tur he revealed himself,
And spoke to the one spoken to.
قَدindeed لَجَّpersisted فيin السُّؤَالِasking
قَد لَجَّ في السُّؤَالِ
مُذsince لاَحَappeared وانْجَلَىand became manifest
مُذ لاَحَ وانْجَلَى
He persisted in his asking,
Since there shone forth and was revealed
نُورٌa light بِلاَwithout مِثالِlikeness
نُورٌ بِلاَ مِثالِ
وَإِنand even if تَمَثَّلاَit took form
وَإِن تَمَثَّلاَ
A light without likeness,
Even if it took form.
هَوَاكَlove for you فيin الضَّمِيرِthe inmost self
هَوَاكَ في الضَّمِيرِ
والقلبand the heart لاnot يزولfades
والقلب لا يزول
Love for you in my inmost self
And heart never fades.
هَوَاكَlove for you فيin الضَّمِيرِthe inmost self
هَوَاكَ في الضَّمِيرِ
والْقَلْبِand the heart لاnot يَزُولfades
والْقَلْبِ لا يَزُول
Love for you in my inmost self
And heart never fades.
بِالْمُصْطَفَىby the Chosen One الْبَشِيرِthe bearer of glad tidings
بِالْمُصْطَفَى الْبَشِيرِ
السَّيِّدِthe master الرَّسُولthe Messenger
السَّيِّدِ الرَّسُول
By al-Mustafa, bearer of glad tidings,
The master, the Messenger,
اصْفَحpardon عَنِconcerning الفَقِيرِthe poor one
اصْفَح عَنِ الفَقِيرِ
واسْمَعand listen لِمَاto what يَقُولhe says
واسْمَع لِمَا يَقُول
Pardon the poor one,
And listen to what he says.
ياO مَنْزِلَabode of الْوِصالِunion
يا مَنْزِلَ الْوِصالِ
حُيِّيتَmay you be greeted مَنْزِلاَas an abode
حُيِّيتَ مَنْزِلاَ
O abode of union,
Hail to you, abode!
فَمَاfor ... not أنَاI بِسَالِيone who forgets
فَمَا أنَا بِسَالِي
عَنْهُof him وإِنْand even if سَلاَhe forgets
عَنْهُ وإِنْ سَلاَ
For I am not one to forget
Him, even if he forgets.
Sol 6.1