حَبيبيmy beloved مالُوhe has no ثانِيequal
حَبيبي مالُو ثانِي
ولاnor علَيْهِover him رقِيبْa watcher
ولا علَيْهِ رقِيبْ
My beloved has no equal,
nor does any watcher stand over him.
دنَاhe drew near مِنِّيto me وأدْنانِيand he drew me near
دنَا مِنِّي وأدْنانِي
حاضِرٌpresent لاnot يَغِيبْhe is absent
حاضِرٌ لا يَغِيبْ
He drew near to me and drew me near,
present, never absent.
رضيبI am content (probable reading) بالذِيwith what يصْنعْhe does
رضيب بالذِي يصْنعْ
وأسندْتَّand I have entrusted myself إلَيْهْto him
وأسندْتَّ إلَيْهْ
I am content with what he does,
and I have entrusted myself to him.
وبهِand through him نَصِلْI join وبهِand through him نقْطَعI sever
وبهِ نَصِلْ وبهِ نقْطَع
وبهِand through him نُثْنىI offer praise علَيْهْto him
وبهِ نُثْنى علَيْهْ
And through him I join, and through him I sever;
and through him I praise him.
وبهِand through him نَرَىI see وبهِand through him نَسْمعْI hear
وبهِ نَرَى وبهِ نَسْمعْ
ورُوحِيand my spirit بَيْنbetween يَدَيْهْhis hands
ورُوحِي بَيْن يَدَيْهْ
And through him I see, and through him I hear,
and my spirit is in his hands.
بِنِعْمَتِهwith his bounty يُغَذِّينِيhe nourishes me
بِنِعْمَتِه يُغَذِّينِي
وعَيْشيand my life بِهْthrough him يَطِيبْgrows sweet
وعَيْشي بِهْ يَطِيبْ
With his bounty he nourishes me,
and through him my life grows sweet.
أمَاshould ... not? نَفْرَحْI rejoice ياO إِخْوانيmy brothers
أمَا نَفْرَحْ يا إِخْواني
بِذَاat this السِّرِّsecret الْعَجِيبْwondrous
بِذَا السِّرِّ الْعَجِيبْ
Should I not rejoice, my brothers,
at this wondrous secret?
إِشَارَاتيmy allusions لمحْبُوبيfor my beloved
إِشَارَاتي لمحْبُوبي
وَرَمْزِيand my coded speech يَفْهَمُواhe understands it
وَرَمْزِي يَفْهَمُوا
My allusions are for my beloved,
and he understands my coded speech.
ومَنْand whoever لاnot يفْهمْunderstands الْمَغنىthe meaning (probable reading)
ومَنْ لا يفْهمْ الْمَغنى
وَيجهَلْand is ignorant عَلَّمواteach him
وَيجهَلْ عَلَّموا
And whoever does not understand the meaning
and is ignorant—teach him.
وسِرُّand the secret of الحُبِّlove والنَّجوىand intimate communion
وسِرُّ الحُبِّ والنَّجوى
عَنِfrom الْغَيرِothers اكتُمُواconceal it
عَنِ الْغَيرِ اكتُمُوا
And the secret of love and intimate communion,
conceal it from others.
فَسرُّfor the secret of الحُبِّlove رَبَّانيdivine
فَسرُّ الحُبِّ رَبَّاني
ومَعْناهُand its meaning غَريبْstrange
ومَعْناهُ غَريبْ
For the secret of love is divine,
and its meaning is strange.
أناI نهْواهْI love him ويهْوانِيand he loves me
أنا نهْواهْ ويهْوانِي
نناجِيهْI commune with him منfrom قَريبْnearby
نناجِيهْ من قَريبْ
I love him, and he loves me;
I commune with him from nearby.
إِذاwhen نخْلوI am alone بمحْبُوبيwith my beloved
إِذا نخْلو بمحْبُوبي
نَغيبI vanish عَنfrom الوُجُودْexistence
نَغيب عَن الوُجُودْ
When I am alone with my beloved,
I vanish from existence,
ونقْرَاand I read سِرَّthe secret of مكْتُوبيwhat is written for me
ونقْرَا سِرَّ مكْتُوبي
فقيin (probable reading) صورةِthe form of العُقُودْnecklaces
فقي صورةِ العُقُودْ
and read the secret of what is written for me
in the form of necklaces.
وبِهْand through him يحْلالِيgrows sweet to me مشروبيmy drink
وبِهْ يحْلالِي مشروبي
وبِهْand through him نجْنِيI gather الوُرودْroses
وبِهْ نجْنِي الوُرودْ
And through him my drink grows sweet to me,
and through him I gather roses.
أناI نسرْحْI roam فيin بُسْتانيmy garden
أنا نسرْحْ في بُسْتاني
فيamid رَيْحانْbasil وَطِيبْand fragrance
في رَيْحانْ وَطِيبْ
I roam in my garden,
amid basil and fragrance.
وثمَّand there تَبرحْdepart أشْجَانيmy sorrows
وثمَّ تَبرحْ أشْجَاني
ونَظْفَرْand I attain بالحَبيبْthe beloved
ونَظْفَرْ بالحَبيبْ
And there my sorrows depart,
and I attain the beloved.
تجَلاَّليhe revealed himself to me فابْصرتُواso I beheld him
تجَلاَّلي فابْصرتُوا
بِقَلْبيwith my heart ذُوpossessor of الجلالْmajesty
بِقَلْبي ذُو الجلالْ
He revealed himself to me, and I beheld him
with my heart—the Lord of Majesty.
ونادَانيand he called me فَلَبيْتُواso I answered him
ونادَاني فَلَبيْتُوا
وقالْand he said ليَّاto me تعالْcome
وقالْ ليَّا تعالْ
And he called me, and I answered him,
and said to me, “Come!”
بمرآتِيin my mirror وعَايَنْتُواand I beheld him
بمرآتِي وعَايَنْتُوا
مُحَيَّاهُhis countenance كالْهِلاَلْlike the crescent moon
مُحَيَّاهُ كالْهِلاَلْ
And in my mirror I beheld him,
his countenance like the crescent moon.
وحَيَّانِيand he greeted me ولَبَّانِيand he answered me
وحَيَّانِي ولَبَّانِي
وقالْand he said لِيَّاto me أنيبreturn
وقالْ لِيَّا أنيب
And he greeted me and answered me,
and said to me, “Return,
وانزِلْand alight ياO أخاbrother of شَانِيmy station
وانزِلْ يا أخا شَانِي
بمنزليَin my dwelling الرَّحِيبْspacious
بمنزليَ الرَّحِيبْ
and alight, O brother of my station,
in my spacious dwelling.”
أيَاO ناظِمْpoet هنِيئَاjoy be yours صُولْshow your might
أيَا ناظِمْ هنِيئَا صُولْ
بموْلاكْthrough your master وافْتخَرْand take pride
بموْلاكْ وافْتخَرْ
O poet, joy be yours! Show your might
through your master, and take pride.
وسمَّعْand let ... hear مَنwhoever لَهُhe has مَعْقُولْunderstanding
وسمَّعْ مَن لَهُ مَعْقُولْ
مَدِيحاًpraise كالدرَرْlike pearls
مَدِيحاً كالدرَرْ
And let whoever has understanding hear
praise like pearls.
وقُلْand say لكلto everyone مَنwho يَعْذِلْfinds fault
وقُلْ لكل مَن يَعْذِلْ
ومَنand whoever غَابْis absent أوْor حَضرْis present
ومَن غَابْ أوْ حَضرْ
And say to everyone who finds fault,
and whoever is absent or present:
أناI عَبْدُa slave لِسُلْطَانِيto my sultan
أنا عَبْدُ لِسُلْطَانِي
إِلىuntil يوْمِday العصِيبْdreadful
إِلى يوْمِ العصِيبْ
“I am a slave to my sultan
until the dreadful day.”
عَسَىmay مَوْلاَيَmy master يرْحَمُنِيhe have mercy on me
عَسَى مَوْلاَيَ يرْحَمُنِي
وقَصْدِيand my aim لاnot يَخِيبْfail
وقَصْدِي لا يَخِيبْ
May my master have mercy on me,
and may my aim not fail.
Sol 6.1