مرpassed by الحبيبthe beloved ولمand not يكنbe بمسلمoffering a greeting
مر الحبيب ولم يكن بمسلم
ويدunclear; likely 'and appeared' الديهunclear; likely 'in him' الصدrejection والهجرانand estrangement
ويد الديه الصد والهجران
The beloved passed by without offering a greeting,
The beloved passed by without greeting
And [there appeared in him] rejection and estrangement.
With rejection and estrangement his hand met mine
لكنyet أرادhe wished منfrom الرقيبthe watcher تستراًconcealment
لكن أراد من الرقيب تستراً
قالsaid العواذلthe reproachers أنهthat he غضبانangry
قال العواذل أنه غضبان
Yet he wished to hide from the watcher.
Yet from the watcher he sought discretion
The reproachers said that he was angry.
“He’s angry,” the fair maidens told me
فاجتهمunclear; likely 'so I answered them' لستI am not النبيthe Prophet محمداًMuhammad
فاجتهم لست النبي محمداً
منthe one who لاذsought refuge فيat أعتابهhis thresholds الأكوانall creation
من لاذ في أعتابه الأكوان
So [I answered them]: I am not the Prophet Muhammad,
I was surprised, “I am not prophet Mohammed
At whose thresholds all creation sought refuge,
In whose threshold the universe takes refuge
ولهand to him تكلمتspoke الوحوشthe wild beasts بقفرهاin their wilderness
وله تكلمت الوحوش بقفرها
حتىso that علىupon; apparently 'upon me' here تسلمoffer greetings الغزلانthe gazelles
حتى على تسلم الغزلان
And to whom the wild beasts spoke in their wilderness,
To whom even the beasts of the wild spoke
That even the gazelles should greet [me].
As did the delicate gazelles bid him peace
Sol 6.1