أقمتI dwelt بدارin a house كيso that أصونI safeguard حقائقrealities
أقمت بدار كي أصون حقائق
الكنوزthe treasures فلاso ... do not تبدوappear يواقيتrubies مطلبيmy quest
الكنوز فلا تبدو يواقيت مطلبي
I dwelt in a house to safeguard the realities
I built a house to protect truths
Of the treasures, so the rubies of my quest would not appear.
The treasures, so the gems of my desire do not appear
فنازعنيthen he disputed with me موسىMoses ماwhat أرىI see
فنازعني موسى ما أرى
دورabodes اكتتامconcealment السرthe secret منfrom شرقthe east
دور اكتتام السر من شرق
Then Moses disputed with me over what I see:
Moses disputed with me what I see
Abodes of the secret’s concealment, from the east.
The role of the concealment of the secret from the east
بهwith it استترتI concealed myself حتىuntil غداit became مشرقاradiant لهاfor her
به استترت حتى غدا مشرقا لها
علىin لونهاher hue إذwhen صارit became جنباa side إلىnext to جنبa side
على لونها إذ صار جنبا إلى جنب
With it I concealed myself, until it became radiant for her,
With it I was veiled until it became a horizon for it
In her hue, when it came to be side by side.
In its color as it became side by side
وياand oh عجبwonder يبغيhe seeks استتارconcealment حقائقrealities
ويا عجب يبغي استتار حقائق
ولماand when السترthe veil بانbecame apparent لهfor it ذنبa fault
ولما الستر بان له ذنب
And, oh wonder! He seeks the concealment of realities,
And how strange he wants to conceal truths
And when the veil’s fault became apparent,
And when the veil appeared to him as a sin
كأنيas though I مرآةa mirror لهfor him وهوwhile he قدalready غداhad become
كأني مرآة له وهو قد غدا
لناfor us مرآةa mirror يحكيhe reflects مسامتةalignment القلبthe heart
لنا مرآة يحكي مسامتة القلب
As though I were a mirror for him, while he had already become
As if I am a mirror for him and he has become
A mirror for us, reflecting the heart’s alignment.
A mirror that tells the intimacy of the heart
وأنيand that I علىover الأوكارthe nests أصطادI hunt خاطباas a suitor
وأني على الأوكار أصطاد خاطبا
علىthroughout الدهرtime منout of بلباليmy turmoil عنقاءa phoenix مغربelusive
على الدهر من بلبالي عنقاء مغرب
And over the nests I hunt as a suitor,
And I on the dens hunt down a lover
Throughout time, out of my turmoil, the elusive phoenix.
On time from my nightingales, a setting sun of the west
وإنand though كانتwas العنقاءthe phoenix ممنعةunassailable أهيI wander (word begins here)
وإن كانت العنقاء ممنعة أهي
مcompletion of 'I wander' فيin مهمهa wilderness الترحالjourneying نجداNajd إلىto يثربYathrib
م في مهمه الترحال نجدا إلى يثرب
And though the phoenix is unassailable, I wander
And even if the nightingale is forbidden, does it
In the wilderness of journeying, through Najd to Yathrib,
Have glory in its migration, migration to Yathrib
إلىuntil أنthat أرىI see منهاfrom her المسمىwhat is named بمجمعas the Confluence
إلى أن أرى منها المسمى بمجمع
البحارthe seas ويدنوand he draws near إلىto الزلالthe clear water منfrom الجبthe well
البحار ويدنو إلى الزلال من الجب
Until I behold from her what is called the Confluence
Until I see the one called the meeting place
Of the Seas, and he draws near the clear water from the well.
Of the seas and comes close to the fresh water from the mountain
فأرميso I cast aside عصاthe staff التسيارjourneying منout of شغفيmy passion بهاfor her
فأرمي عصا التسيار من شغفي بها
وأكتمهاand I conceal her حشوdeep within الفؤادthe heart منfrom الصبthe lovesick lover
وأكتمها حشو الفؤاد من الصب
So I cast aside the staff of journeying, out of my passion for her,
So I throw the staff of travel from my passion for it
And conceal her deep within the heart from the lovesick lover.
And I conceal its love inside my heart
ولستand I am not أباليI care بعدafter ذلكthat أكانتwhether ... were الthe (word continues)
ولست أبالي بعد ذلك أكانت ال
أمانيhopes لناfor us أوor كانthere was جربscabies علىupon جربscabies
أماني لنا أو كان جرب على جرب
And after that I do not care whether the
And after that I do not care whether
Hopes were ours, or there was scabies upon scabies.
Our wishes were for us or accumulation upon accumulation
فسورةfor the surge حبيmy love فيهfor him تحملنيdrives me علىtoward المهاthe perils (word begins here)
فسورة حبي فيه تحملني على المها
لكcompletion of 'the perils' كيso that تسبيit may take captive كربanguish علىupon كربanguish
لك كي تسبي كرب على كرب
For the surge of my love for him drives me toward the perils,
So the chapter of my love in it carries me to take
So that it may take captive anguish upon anguish.
Risks so I can capture sorrow upon sorrow
سوىexcept أنthat سرthe secret التشريعاتthe ordinances قدhas already حماprotected (unclear fragment)
سوى أن سر التشريعات قد حما
ةunclear ending; no independent meaning فاستكتمso he asked for secrecy الأسارthe bonds قلباa heart علىupon قلبa heart
ة فاستكتم الأسار قلبا على قلب
Except that the secret of the ordinances has protected—
Except that the secret of the laws has protected
[Ending unclear]; so he asked heart upon heart to keep the bonds secret.
So I concealed the secrets, heart upon heart
هوتloved روحهhis spirit ماwhat كناwe used to نهوىwe love فقدso indeed بداappeared
هوت روحه ما كنا نهوى فقد بدا
التآخيbrotherhood وكناand we were حيثwhere كانhe was علىin القربcloseness
التآخي وكنا حيث كان على القرب
His spirit loved what we used to love; thus there appeared
His soul has fallen, what we craved, so it has appeared
Brotherhood, and we were where he was, close at hand.
Fraternity, and we were where it was, so close
Sol 6.1