الْحَبِيبْthe beloved الذيwhom هَوَيْتI have loved
الْحَبِيبْ الذي هَوَيْت
لَسْnot لُوfor him ثانِيa second
لَسْ لُو ثانِي
The beloved whom I have loved
Has no equal.
هُhe حياتِيmy life
هُ حياتِي
وهُand he يُحَرِّكْhe moves لِسانِيmy tongue
وهُ يُحَرِّكْ لِسانِي
He is my life,
And he moves my tongue.
مَعِيwith me محبوبْa beloved
مَعِي محبوبْ
لَسnot هُhe بحالlike كُلevery محبوبbeloved
لَس هُ بحال كُل محبوب
I have a beloved;
He is unlike any other beloved.
أشْwhat مَاever نَطلُوبْI ask for
أشْ مَا نَطلُوبْ
يَقُلْhe says لِيto me خُوذْtake أشْwhat ماever تَطْلُوبyou ask for
يَقُلْ لِي خُوذْ أشْ ما تَطْلُوب
Whatever I ask for,
He tells me: Take whatever you ask for.
أنَاI مَعَكْwith you
أنَا مَعَكْ
إِيَّاكْbeware تَقُلyou say عَنِّيabout me محْجُوبveiled
إِيَّاكْ تَقُل عَنِّي محْجُوب
I am with you;
Beware of saying that I am veiled.
أنَاI أُسَّكْyour foundation
أنَا أُسَّكْ
وأنْتَand you أُسُّthe foundation of بَيانيmy expression
وأنْتَ أُسُّ بَياني
I am your foundation,
And you are the foundation of my expression.
وأنَاand I كُلَّكْyour whole being
وأنَا كُلَّكْ
إِيَّاكْbeware تَرَىyou see لِيfor me ثانِيa second
إِيَّاكْ تَرَى لِي ثانِي
And I am your whole being;
Beware of seeing another beside me.
وصِفاتِيand my attributes
وصِفاتِي
أثبتُّI established مِنْهَاfrom them صفاتكْyour attributes
أثبتُّ مِنْهَا صفاتكْ
And my attributes—
From them I established your attributes.
وَحَياتِيand my life
وَحَياتِي
جَعَلْتُI made مِنْهاfrom it حياتكْyour life
جَعَلْتُ مِنْها حياتكْ
And my life—
From it I made your life.
حَرَكَاتِيmy movements
حَرَكَاتِي
بَقُدْرتِيby my power لاnot بِذاتَكby your own essence
بَقُدْرتِي لا بِذاتَك
My movements
Are by my power, not by your own essence.
أنَاI أنْتَyou
أنَا أنْتَ
إِذَاif فَهِمْتَyou understand الْمَعانِيthe meanings
إِذَا فَهِمْتَ الْمَعانِي
I am you,
If you understand the meanings.
لَسْnot نَغِيبI am absent عَنَّكfrom you
لَسْ نَغِيب عَنَّك
إِذاif دَرَيْتْyou know كِفْhow تَرَانِيyou see me
إِذا دَرَيْتْ كِفْ تَرَانِي
I am not absent from you,
If you know how to see me.
أنَاI وَحْدِيby myself
أنَا وَحْدِي
لَسْnot ثَمَّthere حَدْanyone أمَامِيbefore me
لَسْ ثَمَّ حَدْ أمَامِي
I alone am;
There is no one before me.
وَسَلاَمِيand my greeting
وَسَلاَمِي
نُقْرِيهْI convey it أنَاI لِيto myself سَلامِيmy greeting
نُقْرِيهْ أنَا لِي سَلامِي
And my greeting—
I myself convey my greeting to myself.
وَأشْand what ماever نَسْمَعْI hear
وَأشْ ما نَسْمَعْ
ماnot نسْمعْI hear إِلاَّexcept كَلاَمِيmy speech
ما نسْمعْ إِلاَّ كَلاَمِي
And whatever I hear,
I hear nothing but my speech.
أنَاI نَنْطِقْI speak
أنَا نَنْطِقْ
مِنfrom خَلْفِbehind هَذِيthese الأوانيthe vessels
مِن خَلْفِ هَذِي الأواني
I speak
From behind these vessels.
وأنَاand I دايمْeverlasting
وأنَا دايمْ
كُلُّall الأوانِtime أوانِيmy time
كُلُّ الأوانِ أوانِي
And I am everlasting;
All time is my time.
احذرْbeware of أيْنَكwhere you are
احذرْ أيْنَك
إِيَّاكْbeware lest يَغُرُّكْdeceives you مِثالَكْyour likeness
إِيَّاكْ يَغُرُّكْ مِثالَكْ
Beware of where you are;
Beware lest your likeness deceive you.
وظهوركْand your appearing
وظهوركْ
كانَwas السببْthe cause فيof زَوالكْyour vanishing
كانَ السببْ في زَوالكْ
And your appearing
Was the cause of your vanishing.
نَصْبُbefore عَيْنَكyour eye
نَصْبُ عَيْنَك
يَلْعَبْhe plays بصُورَةْin the form of خَيالَكْyour phantom
يَلْعَبْ بصُورَةْ خَيالَكْ
Before your eyes,
He plays in the form of your phantom.
إِذَاwhen يَصْعَدِit rises
إِذَا يَصْعَدِ
الْمَاthe water لِرُوسِto the tops of السَّوانِيthe waterwheels
الْمَا لِرُوسِ السَّوانِي
When it rises—
The water—to the tops of the waterwheels,
يَلْوِيit turns هَابِطْdescending
يَلْوِي هَابِطْ
وَهُand it يقُولْit says مَنْwho ثَنانِيturned me back
وَهُ يقُولْ مَنْ ثَنانِي
It turns, descending,
And says: Who turned me back?
ولاَnor يَصْعَدْit rises
ولاَ يَصْعَدْ
إِلاَّexcept لشمْسٍtoward a sun مُضِيَّاradiant
إِلاَّ لشمْسٍ مُضِيَّا
Nor does it rise
Except toward a radiant sun;
ولاnor يَغْرُبْit sets
ولا يَغْرُبْ
إِلاَّexcept فيin عَيْنِa spring حَمِيتَّاhot
إِلاَّ في عَيْنِ حَمِيتَّا
Nor does it set
Except in a hot spring.
رِيتوI saw him راجعreturning
رِيتو راجع
وهُand he يُرَجِّعْhe chants شَجِيَّاmournfully
وهُ يُرَجِّعْ شَجِيَّا
I saw him returning,
While he chanted mournfully.
قُلْتI said لُوto him إِبكيweep
قُلْت لُو إِبكي
واهْرِقْand pour out دُمُوعَكْyour tears هَتَانِin torrents
واهْرِقْ دُمُوعَكْ هَتَانِ
I said to him: Weep,
And pour out your tears in torrents.
بِدُمُوعكْwith your tears
بِدُمُوعكْ
تَصْعَدْyou ascend لِحُورِto the houris of الْجِنانِthe gardens of Paradise
تَصْعَدْ لِحُورِ الْجِنانِ
Through your tears
You will ascend to the houris of Paradise.
Sol 6.1