سهرناwe kept vigil علىover ذكرremembrance الاحبةthe beloved ones ياO هندHind
سهرنا على ذكر الاحبة يا هند
فماyet not انكشفwas unveiled المعنىthe meaning ولاnor انجزwas fulfilled الوعدthe promise
فما انكشف المعنى ولا انجز الوعد
We kept vigil in remembrance of the beloved ones, O Hind.
We stayed up reminiscing about our loved ones, O Hind
Yet the meaning was not unveiled, nor the promise fulfilled.
Yet the meaning did not become clear, nor was the promise fulfilled
نعدwe count نجومstars الليلthe night منfrom فرطexcess وجدناour longing
نعد نجوم الليل من فرط وجدنا
ويعبثand toys فيناwith us الليلthe night والوجدand longing والعدand counting
ويعبث فينا الليل والوجد والعد
We count the stars of night from the excess of our longing,
We count the stars of the night out of intense passion
and night, longing, and counting toy with us.
And the night toys with us, and so does passion and counting
ونبكيand we weep اذاwhen الحاديthe camel-driver حداchanted بنعوتهمof their attributes
ونبكي اذا الحادي حدا بنعوتهم
فيعجبso he marvels اذwhen نبكيwe weep ونعجبand we marvel اذwhen يحدوhe chants
فيعجب اذ نبكي ونعجب اذ يحدو
And we weep when the camel-driver chants their attributes;
We weep when the guide mentions their attributes
so he marvels when we weep, and we marvel when he chants.
So he is amazed that we weep and we are amazed that he recites poetry
وتأخذناand seize us الاشواقyearnings منfrom كلevery جانبside
وتأخذنا الاشواق من كل جانب
فلاso not طوقناour strength طوقstrength ولاnor جهدناour effort جهدeffort
فلا طوقنا طوق ولا جهدنا جهد
And yearnings seize us from every side,
Yearning takes hold of us from every side
so our strength is no strength, nor our effort any effort.
So we have no respite, nor have we made any effort
عسىmay نفحاتbreaths الغيبthe unseen تمنحgrant باللقاwith reunion
عسى نفحات الغيب تمنح باللقا
ويطويand folds away بساطthe carpet القربnearness ماwhat مدهstretched it out البعدdistance
ويطوي بساط القرب ما مده البعد
May the breaths of the unseen grant us reunion,
May the breezes of the unseen grant us to meet
and may the carpet of nearness fold away what distance has stretched out.
And may proximity fold the carpet extended by separation
احبتناour beloved ones طالتgrew long لياليnights صدودكمyour turning away
احبتنا طالت ليالي صدودكم
متىwhen بصنيعthrough the kindness الوصلreunion يندفعis driven away الصدrejection
متى بصنيع الوصل يندفع الصد
Our beloved ones, the nights of your turning away have grown long;
Our loved ones, your long nights of aloofness have been prolonged
when will the kindness of reunion drive rejection away?
When will the kindness of union dispel the aloofness?
تطوفcircle بكمaround you ارواحناour souls كلevery لحظةmoment
تطوف بكم ارواحنا كل لحظة
ويمسلهاand pulls them منfrom كلevery اطرافهاtheir extremities الوجدlonging
ويمسلها من كل اطرافها الوجد
Our souls circle around you at every moment,
Our spirits roam around you every moment
and longing pulls at them from every side.
And passion gently touches them on all sides
تقلبكمturn you over مناwithin us القلوبthe hearts بسرهاin their secret depths
تقلبكم منا القلوب بسرها
ويطبعand is imprinted فيهاin them الصدقtruthfulness والحبand love والودand affection
ويطبع فيها الصدق والحب والود
Our hearts turn you over within their secret depths,
Secretly our hearts turn to you
and truthfulness, love, and affection are imprinted in them.
And truthfulness, love and affection are imprinted on them
اذاif سكنتbecome still منfrom خافقthrobbing الوجدlonging طرفةan instant
اذا سكنت من خافق الوجد طرفة
تكادnearly بشرعunder the law الحبlove تهوىfall وترتدand apostatize
تكاد بشرع الحب تهوى وترتد
If they pause from longing's throbbing for an instant,
When the eyelids rest for a moment from the anguish of passion
they nearly fall and apostatize under love's law.
They almost collapse in the law of love and recoil
ولطفby the subtle grace معانيكمyour meanings وساعاتand the hours قربكمyour nearness
ولطف معانيكم وساعات قربكم
وكاساتand cups وصلunion دونbeneath لذتهاtheir delight الشهدhoney
وكاسات وصل دون لذتها الشهد
By the subtle grace of your meanings and the hours of your nearness,
The gentleness of your meanings and your hours of proximity
and cups of union whose delight surpasses honey,
And cups of union - nothing equals their sweetness
سرائرناour innermost selves انتمyou نظامthe ordering thread فنونهاtheir varied forms
سرائرنا انتم نظام فنونها
وفيand in سوحهاtheir courts الممدوحpraised جوهركمyour essence فردunique
وفي سوحها الممدوح جوهركم فرد
our innermost selves—you are the thread uniting their varied forms;
You are the essence of our innermost secrets and their harmony
and in their courts your praised essence stands alone.
In their plains, you alone are the praised pearl
شكوناwe complained فابكتناso made us weep الشكايةcomplaint فيin الهوىlove
شكونا فابكتنا الشكاية في الهوى
وغبناand we vanished فلاso none قبلbefore سواكمother than you ولاnor بعدafter
وغبنا فلا قبل سواكم ولا بعد
We complained, and our complaint in love made us weep;
We complained so the complaint made us weep in passion
and we vanished—there was none but you, before or after.
And we were wronged - none but you accepted or refused
وطبناand we found delight بكمthrough you والكلand all انتمyou ولمand not يكنthere was
وطبنا بكم والكل انتم ولم يكن
سواكمother than you لهfor him فيin السرthe inner secret اخذtaking ولاnor ردgiving back
سواكم له في السر اخذ ولا رد
And through you we found delight; you are all, and no one
We were healed by you, and you are all things
but you could take or give back within the secret heart.
None but you inwardly took or gave
متىwhen يسعفhelps السعدgood fortune النؤمslumbering بوصلكمwith reunion with you
متى يسعف السعد النؤم بوصلكم
ويحصلand comes to pass ماwhat نهوىwe desire ويستيقظand awakens السعدgood fortune
ويحصل ما نهوى ويستيقظ السعد
When will slumbering fortune grant us reunion with you,
When will fortune assist the unhappy with meeting you
and what we desire come to pass, and fortune awaken?
And fulfill what we desire and awaken good fortune?
وحقby the sanctity الهوىlove منsince يومthe day غابتvanished شخوصكمyour forms
وحق الهوى من يوم غابت شخوصكم
فلاso not غورناour lowlands غورlowlands ولاnor نجدناour highlands نجدhighlands
فلا غورنا غور ولا نجدنا نجد
By the sanctity of love, since the day your forms vanished,
Since the day your faces disappeared
our lowlands are no lowlands, nor our highlands highlands.
We have not plunged into the depths, nor found any passion
يحنfeels tenderness لناfor us الصخرthe rock الاصمdeaf ترحماout of compassion
يحن لنا الصخر الاصم ترحما
ويلحظناand regards us بالرأفةwith tenderness الحرthe free man والعبدand the slave
ويلحظنا بالرأفة الحر والعبد
The deaf rock feels tenderness for us out of compassion,
The deaf rock shows mercy to us
and the free man and the slave regard us with tenderness.
And the free man and slave look upon us with kindness
اعيدواrestore لناto us باللهfor God's sake عاداتcustomary ways بركمyour kindness
اعيدوا لنا بالله عادات بركم
ورفقاand be gentle بدمعwith tears شقwas cleft منfrom سيلهits torrent الخدthe cheek
ورفقا بدمع شق من سيله الخد
For God's sake, restore to us your customary kindness,
Return to us, by Allah, your habit of kindness
and be gentle with tears whose torrent has cleft the cheek.
And be gentle with the tear that streamed from our cheek
ومنواand bestow عليناupon us بالوفاwith faithfulness بعدafter هجركمyour abandonment
ومنوا علينا بالوفا بعد هجركم
فليسfor there is not لناfor us واللهby God منfrom دونكمother than you قصدan aim
فليس لنا والله من دونكم قصد
And bestow faithfulness upon us after your abandonment,
Show loyalty to us after your abandonment
for, by God, we have no aim but you.
By Allah, we have no intention but you
طويناwe enfolded بلبin the core السرthe inner secret نارa fire الاجلكمfor your sake
طوينا بلب السر نار الاجلكم
يذوبmelts لهاbecause of it ياO قومناour people الحجرthe stone الصلدhard
يذوب لها يا قومنا الحجر الصلد
We enfolded a fire for your sake in the core of the secret heart,
We folded the fire of passion for you in the heart's secret
before which, O our people, hard stone melts.
It melts, O people, even solid rock
اغيثواrescue حناناout of tenderness ياO كرامgenerous ones برحمةwith mercy
اغيثوا حنانا يا كرام برحمة
ومناand from us لكمto you طولthroughout المداthe span of time الشكرgratitude والحمدand praise
ومنا لكم طول المدا الشكر والحمد
Rescue us in tenderness, O generous ones, with mercy,
Relieve our yearning, O noble ones, with mercy
and from us to you, throughout time, are gratitude and praise.
And give us lifelong gratitude and praise
Sol 6.1