مَنwhoever يَهِمis enraptured فيby جمالِيmy beauty
مَن يَهِم في جمالِي
ويُعَوِّلْand relies علَيَّاon me
ويُعَوِّلْ علَيَّا
Whoever is enraptured by my beauty
And places his trust in me
لاَnot يَرَىsees معيbeside me غَيْرِيother than me
لاَ يَرَى معي غَيْرِي
لَوْeven if يَذُوقُhe tastes الْمَنِيَّاdeath
لَوْ يَذُوقُ الْمَنِيَّا
Sees none beside me but me,
Even if he tastes death.
كُلُّevery مَنْone who هُhe عاشقa lover
كُلُّ مَنْ هُ عاشق
ويُريدْand wishes أنْto يَصِلْيreach me
ويُريدْ أنْ يَصِلْي
Everyone who is a lover
And wishes to reach me
رُوحُوhis soul باللهby God يُفارِقhe parts with
رُوحُو بالله يُفارِق
إِنْif أرادhe desires نظْرةa glance مِنِّيfrom me
إِنْ أراد نظْرة مِنِّي
Must, by God, part with his soul
If he desires a glance from me.
فاثْبُتso stand firm إِنif كنْتَyou are صادقsincere
فاثْبُت إِن كنْتَ صادق
وارْضand be content بالفعْلِwith the act مِنِّيfrom me
وارْض بالفعْلِ مِنِّي
So stand firm, if you are sincere,
And be content with what I do.
لَيْسَdoes not يدْرِكattain وِصالِيunion with me
لَيْسَ يدْرِك وِصالِي
كُلُّanyone مَنْwho فِيهwithin him بَقِيَّاa remnant
كُلُّ مَنْ فِيه بَقِيَّا
Union with me is not attained
By anyone in whom a remnant of self remains.
إِنَّماonly نُفْشِيI disclose سِرِّيmy secret
إِنَّما نُفْشِي سِرِّي
لِلَّذيto the one who اخْتَصَّis exclusively devoted بِيَّاto me
لِلَّذي اخْتَصَّ بِيَّا
I reveal my secret only
To the one devoted to me alone.
تَرْتَجِيyou hope أنto تُقَرَّبْbe brought near
تَرْتَجِي أن تُقَرَّبْ
وتَرَىand see ماwhat يَسُرَّكdelights you
وتَرَى ما يَسُرَّك
You hope to be brought near,
And to see what delights you,
ومنand among الصفْوِthe elect تُكْتَبyou are enrolled
ومن الصفْوِ تُكْتَب
وبهمand through them يَبْدُوَbecomes manifest أمْرَكyour state
وبهم يَبْدُوَ أمْرَك
And to be numbered among the elect,
And through them have your state revealed.
مِنْfrom شَرابيmy wine إِشربْdrink
مِنْ شَرابي إِشربْ
وتَنعَّمْand delight بِسُكْرَكin your intoxication
وتَنعَّمْ بِسُكْرَك
Drink of my wine,
And delight in your intoxication—
لاَnot شَرابِthe wine of الدَّوالِيthe grapevines
لاَ شَرابِ الدَّوالِي
إِنَّهاfor they are أرضِيَّاearthly
إِنَّها أرضِيَّا
Not the wine of the grapevines,
For they are earthly.
خَمْرُهَاtheir wine غَيْرُother than خَمْرِيmy wine
خَمْرُهَا غَيْرُ خَمْرِي
خَمْرَتِيmy wine أبْدِيَّاeternal
خَمْرَتِي أبْدِيَّا
Their wine is not my wine;
My wine is eternal.
عَطْفُهhis tenderness الحِبَّthe beloved عِنْديto me
عَطْفُه الحِبَّ عِنْدي
بَهْجَةٌjoy وسُرورand delight
بَهْجَةٌ وسُرور
The beloved's tenderness, to me,
Is joy and delight.
أضْرَمَتْit kindled نارَthe fire of وَجْديmy ecstasy
أضْرَمَتْ نارَ وَجْدي
فَعَلَيْهاso around it تَدورُrevolves
فَعَلَيْها تَدورُ
It has kindled the fire of my ecstasy,
So around it revolves
جَنَّتيmy paradise ياO أهْلَpeople of وُدِّيmy love
جَنَّتي يا أهْلَ وُدِّي
قُرْبُهَاits nearness والْحُضورُand presence
قُرْبُهَا والْحُضورُ
My paradise, O companions of my love:
Its nearness, and presence.
فَمَتَىso when ماever يَبِنْhe appears لِيto me
فَمَتَى ما يَبِنْ لِي
زَالَتِfalls away الْبَشَرِيَّاhuman nature
زَالَتِ الْبَشَرِيَّا
Whenever he appears to me,
My human nature falls away,
وتَحَوَّلتُand I become غَيْرِيother than myself
وتَحَوَّلتُ غَيْرِي
فيin صِفَاa state رَوْحانِيَّاspiritual
في صِفَا رَوْحانِيَّا
And I become other than myself,
In a spiritual state.
مَنwho يُطيقْcan endure إِنْif تَجَلَّىbecomes manifest
مَن يُطيقْ إِنْ تَجَلَّى
نُورُthe light of وجْهِthe face of الحبيبthe beloved
نُورُ وجْهِ الحبيب
Who can endure, if there appears
The light of the beloved's face,
إِلاَّexcept قَلْباًa heart تَمَلاَّfilled
إِلاَّ قَلْباً تَمَلاَّ
بالْقَريبwith the Near الْمُجيبthe Answerer
بالْقَريب الْمُجيب
Except a heart filled
With the Near, the Answerer?
ماnot الْهَوَىlove إِلاَّexcept ذُلاَّabasement
ما الْهَوَى إِلاَّ ذُلاَّ
دَاوِنيheal me ياO طَبيبphysician
دَاوِني يا طَبيب
Love is nothing but abasement.
Heal me, O physician.
فَشِفائِيfor my healing وِصالِيmy union
فَشِفائِي وِصالِي
والْوِصالand union مِنِّيfrom me لِيَّاto me
والْوِصال مِنِّي لِيَّا
For my healing is my union,
And union is from me to me.
وعَذابيand my torment هَجْريmy separation
وعَذابي هَجْري
وَيْحَalas for نفسيmy soul الشَّجِيَّاsorrowing
وَيْحَ نفسي الشَّجِيَّا
And my torment is my separation—
Alas for my sorrowing soul!
ياO أخِيmy brother افْنَاpass away from self تُشاهدyou will behold
يا أخِي افْنَا تُشاهد
كُلَّevery سِرًsecret عَجِيبِwondrous
كُلَّ سِرً عَجِيبِ
O my brother, pass away from self, and you will behold
Every wondrous secret,
وتَجُلْand roam فيthrough مَشاهِدvisions
وتَجُلْ في مَشاهِد
أُنْسِthe intimacy of قرْبِnearness to الْحَبيبthe beloved
أُنْسِ قرْبِ الْحَبيب
And roam through visions
Of intimacy in the beloved's nearness,
حيْثَwhere لايَبْقَىdoes not remain شاهِدa witness
حيْثَ لايَبْقَى شاهِد
أوor عَذُولa blamer أوor رَقيبa watcher
أو عَذُول أو رَقيب
Where no witness remains,
Nor any blamer or watcher.
ياoh لَهاfor it مِنْof مَجَالِيmanifestations
يا لَها مِنْ مَجَالِي
حَضْرَةِa presence قدُوسِيَّاmost holy
حَضْرَةِ قدُوسِيَّا
Oh, what manifestations
Of a most holy presence!
يَبْدُوappears لِيto me فيهاwithin it سِرِّيmy secret
يَبْدُو لِي فيها سِرِّي
فقُولُواso say لِيto me هَنِيَّاjoy be yours
فقُولُوا لِي هَنِيَّا
Within it, my secret appears to me;
So tell me, "Joy be yours!"
الْهَوَىlove قدindeed مَلَكْنيhas possessed me
الْهَوَى قد مَلَكْني
وزِمَامِيand my reins بِيَدُّواin his hand
وزِمَامِي بِيَدُّوا
Love has taken possession of me,
And my reins are in his hand.
والإشارَهْand the sign تقُدْنِيleads me
والإشارَهْ تقُدْنِي
والْحَبيبand the beloved بِيَّاwith me يَحْدُواurges onward with song
والْحَبيب بِيَّا يَحْدُوا
And the sign leads me,
And the beloved urges me onward with song.
فَهُوَfor he قُرَّةُthe delight of عَيْنِيmy eye
فَهُوَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي
وهْوَand he مَوْلايmy master وَحْدُواalone
وهْوَ مَوْلاي وَحْدُوا
For he is the delight of my eye,
And he alone is my master.
إِنَّindeed خَلْفَbehind الظَّلالِthe shadows
إِنَّ خَلْفَ الظَّلالِ
أسْراراًsecrets قُدُوسِيَّاmost holy
أسْراراً قُدُوسِيَّا
Truly, behind the shadows
Lie most holy secrets
قدalready تَجلَّتhave been revealed لِصَدْرِيto my breast
قد تَجلَّت لِصَدْرِي
وسَرَىand flowed السَّرُّthe secret فِيَّاthrough me
وسَرَى السَّرُّ فِيَّا
That have been revealed within my breast,
And the secret has flowed through me.
أُرْفُضِrenounce الْخَلْقcreation وارْقَىand ascend
أُرْفُضِ الْخَلْق وارْقَى
وانْتَفِيand free yourself عَنْfrom ظِلالِكyour shadows
وانْتَفِي عَنْ ظِلالِك
Renounce creation and ascend,
And free yourself from your shadows.
واسْبقand outstrip الْكَوْنَthe universe سَبْقَاcompletely
واسْبق الْكَوْنَ سَبْقَا
ثُمَّthen غِبْbe absent عنfrom فِعالِكyour deeds
ثُمَّ غِبْ عن فِعالِك
And outstrip the universe completely,
Then lose awareness of your own acts.
وافْنَand pass away فيin الحِبِّthe beloved عِشْقَاin love
وافْنَ في الحِبِّ عِشْقَا
فالْمُرادfor the goal فيin زَوالِكyour passing away
فالْمُراد في زَوالِك
And vanish in the beloved through love,
For the goal lies in your passing away.
عِنْدَat قُرْبِthe approach of الزَّوالِpassing away
عِنْدَ قُرْبِ الزَّوالِ
يَسْريflows سِرُّكyour secret ليَّاto me
يَسْري سِرُّك ليَّا
As your passing away draws near,
Your secret flows to me,
ونُشاهِدْكand I let you witness أمْريmy command
ونُشاهِدْك أمْري
وتَكُنand you become لِيto me نَجِيَّاa confidant
وتَكُن لِي نَجِيَّا
And I let you witness my command,
And you become my confidant.
إِدْنُdraw near منَّاto us واتْرُكand leave
إِدْنُ منَّا واتْرُك
كُلَّevery شيءٍthing سِوانَاother than us
كُلَّ شيءٍ سِوانَا
Draw near to us and leave
Everything but us.
قُلtell لِيme أشْwhat ماever تَمْلِكyou possess
قُل لِي أشْ ما تَمْلِك
هذِيthis عينُthe very essence of الخِيانَاbetrayal
هذِي عينُ الخِيانَا
Tell me whatever you possess.
This is the very essence of betrayal.
ناقِضbreaker of العهدْthe covenant تُدْرِكyou grasp
ناقِض العهدْ تُدْرِك
أيْنَwhere حَمْلُthe burden of الأماناthe trust
أيْنَ حَمْلُ الأمانا
Breaker of the covenant, do you grasp
Where the burden of the trust lies?
هلdo تَرَىyou see غَيرُother than فِعْلِيmy act
هل تَرَى غَيرُ فِعْلِي
ونفودِand the fulfillment of الْمَشِيَّاthe will
ونفودِ الْمَشِيَّا
Do you see anything but my act
And the fulfillment of the will—
كِفْhow هِit فيthrough الْخَلْقِcreation تَسْريflows
كِفْ هِ في الْخَلْقِ تَسْري
هَذِيthis عيْنُthe very essence of القَضِيَّاthe matter
هَذِي عيْنُ القَضِيَّا
How it flows through creation?
This is the heart of the matter.
Sol 6.1