فيin حالةa state البعدseparation روحيmy soul كنتI used to أرسلهاsend it
في حالة البعد روحي كنت أرسلها
لحضرةto a presence عظمتgrew great فيهاin it مراقبتيmy watchful contemplation
لحضرة عظمت فيها مراقبتي
In separation, I used to send my soul
In the state of distance, my soul I used to send
To a presence where my watchful contemplation grew profound,
To Your Excellency's court, where my devotion grew intense.
حتىuntil إذاwhen وصلتit reached أعتابthe thresholds عزتهاits majesty
حتى إذا وصلت أعتاب عزتها
تقبلkisses الأرضthe earth عنيon my behalf فهيfor it is نائبتيmy representative
تقبل الأرض عني فهي نائبتي
Until, when it reached the thresholds of that presence’s majesty,
Until when it reached the threshold of Your glory,
It would kiss the earth on my behalf, for it was my representative.
The earth would accept from me - it was my deputy.
وهذهand this نوبةthe turn الأشباحthe bodily forms قدindeed حضرتI have come
وهذه نوبة الأشباح قد حضرت
حضورpresence عاشقةa lover فيin محوself-effacement غائبةabsent
حضور عاشقة في محو غائبة
And now it is the turn of bodily forms: I have come,
And this apparition has now arrived,
With a lover’s presence, absent in self-effacement.
The presence of a lover absorbed in absence.
قدindeed ذبتI have melted حالاًat once فيin لقياكmeeting you منfrom شغفardent love
قد ذبت حالاً في لقياك من شغف
فامددso extend يمينكyour right hand كيso that تحظىmay be favored بهاwith it شفتيmy lip
فامدد يمينك كي تحظى بها شفتي
I have melted at once on meeting you, from ardent love;
Melting just now in seeing You from passion.
So extend your right hand, that my lip may be graced by it.
So extend Your right hand that my lips may gain it.
Sol 6.1