كلevery وقتِmoment منfrom حبيبيmy beloved
كل وقتِ من حبيبي
قدرهits worth كألفlike a thousand حجهpilgrimage
قدره كألف حجه
Every moment from my beloved
Every moment with my beloved
is worth a thousand pilgrimages.
Is worth a thousand proofs
فازَtriumphed منwho خلَيset aside الشواغلْthe distractions
فازَ من خلَي الشواغلْ
ولمولاهand to his Master توجهturned
ولمولاه توجه
He has triumphed who set distractions aside
So I succeeded in leaving behind preoccupations
and turned toward his Master.
And turned to my Master
كنتI was قبلbefore اليومِtoday حائرbewildered
كنت قبل اليومِ حائر
فيin زواياcorners الكونِthe universe دائرْwandering
في زوايا الكونِ دائرْ
Before today, I was bewildered,
I used to be lost
wandering through the corners of the universe,
Wandering the corners of the universe
فيin بحارِseas الفكرِthought ملقىcast
في بحارِ الفكرِ ملقى
بينamid أمواجِwaves الخواطرpassing thoughts
بين أمواجِ الخواطر
cast into the seas of thought,
Cast into the seas of thought
amid the waves of passing thoughts.
Amidst the waves of ideas
والذيand the one who كانwas مراديmy desire
والذي كان مرادي
لمnot يزلcease فيin القلبthe heart حاضرْpresent
لم يزل في القلب حاضرْ
And the one I sought
What I desired
was always present in the heart.
Remained in my heart present
كشفlifted الستَرthe veil عنfrom عينيmy eyes
كشف الستَر عن عيني
وبداand appeared فيin كلِevery بهجهdelight
وبدا في كلِ بهجه
He lifted the veil from my eyes
The veil was lifted from my eyes
and appeared in every delight.
And appeared beautifully
فازَtriumphed منwho حلَىset aside (apparently intended) الشواغلْthe distractions
فازَ من حلَى الشواغلْ
ولمولاهand to his Master توجهturned
ولمولاه توجه
He has triumphed who set distractions aside
So I succeeded in leaving sweet preoccupations
and turned toward his Master.
And turned to my Master
جمعgathered اللهGod شتاتيmy scattered parts
جمع الله شتاتي
وتوالتand followed one another فرحاتيmy joys
وتوالت فرحاتي
God gathered my scattered parts,
God gathered my fragments
and my joys followed one another.
And my joys followed
وغداand became محبوبُthe beloved قلبيmy heart
وغدا محبوبُ قلبي
عينَthe very same as ذاتيmy essence وصفاتيand my attributes
عينَ ذاتي وصفاتي
And my heart's beloved became
My heart's beloved became
the very same as my essence and attributes.
The essence of my being
ياO سروريmy joy وانتعاشيand my revival
يا سروري وانتعاشي
وياand O دوامcontinuance حياتيmy life
ويا دوام حياتي
O my joy and my revival,
O my happiness and comfort
and O my life's continuance!
And permanence of my life
لستُI am not بعدafter اليومِtoday أخشىI fear
لستُ بعد اليومِ أخشى
ولمولاهand to his Master توجهturned
ولمولاه توجه
After today, I shall fear no more.
After today I no longer fear
and turned toward his Master.
And turned to my Master
أناI محبوبbeloved القلوبthe hearts
أنا محبوب القلوب
أصبحَbecame اليومtoday نصيبيmy portion
أصبحَ اليوم نصيبي
For me, the beloved of hearts
I am the beloved of hearts
has today become my portion.
Today this became my fate
وتجلىand revealed himself سرواsecretly (unclear spelling) ليّto me
وتجلى سروا ليّ
للعيانin plain sight منfrom قريبِnearby
للعيان من قريبِ
And he revealed himself to me in secret,
And the secret was revealed to me
in plain sight, close at hand.
Plainly and near
فاشتاقواso yearn (you all) طلعةthe sight وجهيmy face
فاشتاقوا طلعة وجهي
لترواso that you may see وجهthe face حبيبيmy beloved
لتروا وجه حبيبي
So yearn for the sight of my face,
So they longed to see my face
that you may see my beloved's face.
To see the face of my beloved
هكذاthus الوصلunion
هكذا الوصل
وكأنand as though لمnot يكنexist واللهby God حجهan argument
وكأن لم يكن والله حجه
Such is union.
Such is the union
And it is as though, by God, no argument had ever existed.
As if, by God, there was no proof
فازtriumphed منwho خلَىset aside الشواعلْthe distractions (apparently intended)
فاز من خلَى الشواعلْ
ولمولاهand to his Master توجهturned
ولمولاه توجه
He has triumphed who set distractions aside
So I succeeded in leaving behind preoccupations
and turned toward his Master.
And turned to my Master
أناI مشغولٌabsorbed بذاتيin my own essence
أنا مشغولٌ بذاتي
عنaway from جميعall الكائناتِbeings
عن جميع الكائناتِ
I am absorbed in my own essence,
I am busy with my essence
to the exclusion of all beings.
Apart from all creatures
لمnot أزلْI cease بينamong الصحاةthe sober
لم أزلْ بين الصحاة
متواليsuccessive السكراتِstates of intoxication
متوالي السكراتِ
I have always been among the sober,
Remaining amid wakefulness
in successive states of intoxication,
Successive intoxications
غائباًabsent عنfrom كلevery أينwhere
غائباً عن كل أين
فيin جميعall الخطراتِpassing thoughts
في جميع الخطراتِ
absent from every 'where',
Absent from every where
in all passing thoughts.
In all dangers
أناI منamong عشاقlovers وقتيmy moment
أنا من عشاق وقتي
فيin الهوىlove أصدقI affirm نهجهhis way
في الهوى أصدق نهجه
I am among the lovers of my moment;
I am among the lovers of my time
in love, I affirm his way.
In passion, most sincere in direction
فازtriumphed منwho خلَىset aside الشواعلْthe distractions (apparently intended)
فاز من خلَى الشواعلْ
ولمولاهand to his Master توجهturned
ولمولاه توجه
He has triumphed who set distractions aside
So I succeeded in leaving behind preoccupations
and turned toward his Master.
And turned to my Master
لاdo not تخافواfear (you all) ياO صاحبيmy companion
لا تخافوا يا صاحبي
بعدَafter هذاthis منof عتابيmy reproach
بعدَ هذا من عتابي
Do not fear, O my companion,
Do not fear, my friends
my reproach after this.
After this, my reproach
أناI محبوبيmy beloved تجلىrevealed himself
أنا محبوبي تجلى
واتجلىand I reveal myself منfrom دونwithout نقابa veil
واتجلى من دون نقاب
As for me, my beloved has revealed himself,
My beloved has been revealed
and I reveal myself without a veil.
And revealed without a veil
مجردٌstripped bare ليسis not عليهupon him
مجردٌ ليس عليه
ملبسgarment غيرother than ثيابيmy clothes
ملبس غير ثيابي
Stripped bare, he wears no
Pure, having upon Him
garment other than my clothes.
No garment but my robes
هاbehold أناI منin كلevery وجهaspect
ها أنا من كل وجه
عندهin his sight واللهby God أوجهmore esteemed
عنده والله أوجه
Here I am, in every respect,
Behold! I am in every aspect
more esteemed in his sight, by God.
With Him, by God, rightfully guided
فازtriumphed منwho خلّىset aside الشواغلthe distractions
فاز من خلّى الشواغل
ولمولاهand to his Master توجهturned
ولمولاه توجه
He has triumphed who set distractions aside
So I succeeded in leaving behind preoccupations
and turned toward his Master.
And turned to my Master
Sol 6.1