أنختI made kneel مطاياmounts الذلabasement نحوكtoward you ملقياstretching out
أنخت مطايا الذل نحوك ملقيا
أكفّpalms الرجاhope بينamong الخيامthe tents أؤمّلI hope
أكفّ الرجا بين الخيام أؤمّل
I have made the mounts of abasement kneel toward you, stretching out
I lead the steeds of humiliation towards you,
the palms of hope among the tents, hoping.
Casting hopes amongst the tents, I wish,
لعلperhaps لحاظاa glance منكfrom you يطرقvisits by night ساحتيmy courtyard
لعل لحاظا منك يطرق ساحتي
فأغدوso I become وليand for me بينamong الليوثthe lions تذللhumble submission
فأغدو ولي بين الليوث تذلل
May a glance from you visit my courtyard by night,
That some glance from you may grace my realm,
So I may be met with humble submission among the lions.
So I become, though once a lion, now humbled amongst them.
أياO منyou on whom غداhas come to be أمليmy hope عليهupon him بلابليmy nightingales
أيا من غدا أملي عليه بلابلي
إليكtoward you طيورbirds الوجدecstatic longing تعلوrise وتنزلand descend
إليك طيور الوجد تعلو وتنزل
O you on whom my hope now rests—my nightingales,
O you, to whom my hopes have come as nightingales,
the birds of ecstasy, rise and descend toward you.
Upon you the birds of passion rise and alight.
ترفقbe gentle علىwith رقa slave تملكهhas possessed him الهوىpassionate love
ترفق على رق تملكه الهوى
وليسand there is not لهfor him فيin غيرother than مرماكyour goal منزلa dwelling
وليس له في غير مرماك منزل
Be gentle with a slave whom passion has possessed,
Have mercy on the softness that love claims,
And he has no dwelling anywhere but at your goal.
For it has no refuge but your abode.
فأنتfor you are لناto us وصلunion وعيدand a feast وموسمand a festive season
فأنت لنا وصل وعيد وموسم
وروحand repose وريحانand sweet basil وكأسand a cup مكللgarlanded
وروح وريحان وكأس مكلل
For you are union to us, a feast and a festive season,
You are, for us, the feast, celebration and season,
And repose and sweet basil, and a garlanded cup.
The soul, the fragrance, and the brimming cup.
أياO منyou who هوare السبعthe seven المثانيthe oft-repeated verses ترفقbe gentle بالwith the
أيا من هو السبع المثاني ترفق بال
معانيmeanings غوانيbeautiful maidens البانthe bān tree روضكyour garden مخضلlush and dewy
معاني غواني البان روضك مخضل
O you who are the seven oft-repeated verses, be gentle with the
O you, the magnificent seventh, have mercy on one
meanings—the beauties of the bān tree; your garden is lush.
Whose meanings, lovesick, your blossoming meadow frequent.
فليسfor there is no وراbeyond مرمايmy goal مرمىa goal لذيfor one with هوىpassionate love
فليس ورا مرماي مرمى لذي هوى
وليسand there is no وراbeyond مرماكyour goal مرمىa goal ومنهلor a watering place
وليس ورا مرماك مرمى ومنهل
For beyond my goal there is no goal for a lover,
Beyond your range, no range exists for the smitten one,
And beyond your goal there is no goal or watering place.
Beyond your spring, no spring or fount can be found.
فكمfor how many قدindeed أتىhas come صبa lovesick one لبابكto your door فانجلتand were dispelled
فكم قد أتى صب لبابك فانجلت
دياجيهhis dark nights إنindeed الأمرthe matter بعضهsome of it يذهلbewilders
دياجيه إن الأمر بعضه يذهل
For how many a lovesick soul has come to your door, and dispelled were
How many dawns have come to your door, their
his dark nights! Indeed, some of this matter bewilders.
Tresses trailing - for this matter leaves some perplexed.
وكمand how many قدindeed أتىhas come منone whose أذهلbewildered الدهرTime ضرّهhis affliction
وكم قد أتى من أذهل الدهر ضرّه
فصارso he became معافىhealed بالهاءwith the letter hāʾ مبللdrenched
فصار معافى بالهاء مبلل
And how many a one has come whose affliction bewildered Time,
And how many whom fate had left confused,
So he became healed, drenched with the letter hāʾ.
Became, through you, cured and soaked with dew.
فكمfor how many قدindeed أتىhas come قطبa spiritual pole لحيكto your quarter ياO منىdesire
فكم قد أتى قطب لحيك يا منى
منائيof my desires وياand O غيثيmy rain إذاwhen اشتدgrew harsh مرحلa journey
منائي ويا غيثي إذا اشتد مرحل
For how many a spiritual pole has come to your quarter, O desire
How many a pole of your crescent, O my wish,
of my desires, and O my rain when the journey grows harsh!
My clouds and rain - when the course became immense - did seek.
وكلand each يرىbeholds ماwhat يعجزrenders powerless الفكرthought وصفهdescribing it
وكل يرى ما يعجز الفكر وصفه
وماand not ذاكthat إلاexcept أنthat علياكyour exalted station مجملa compendium
وما ذاك إلا أن علياك مجمل
And each beholds what thought is powerless to describe,
And each sees what the mind falls short describing,
And that is only because your exalted station is a compendium.
For upon you is a cloak, all-covering.
أياO كعبةKaaba القصادthe seekers دونكreceive منone whose غدتhave come to be
أيا كعبة القصاد دونك من غدت
جرائمهhis sins تبديreveal بأنهthat he is معضلin dire straits
جرائمه تبدي بأنه معضل
O Kaaba of seekers, receive one whose
O Kaaba of hearts, below you one whose
sins have come to show that he is in dire straits.
Crimes reveal him as utterly troubled.
أياO شمسsun هذاthis الكونuniverse ياO كعبةKaaba المنىdesires
أيا شمس هذا الكون يا كعبة المنى
تداركrescue معنىa tormented one بالبعادby separation مكبلshackled
تدارك معنى بالبعاد مكبل
O sun of this universe, O Kaaba of desires,
O sun of this universe, O Kaaba of all wants,
Rescue a tormented soul, shackled by separation.
Save one whose meaning has, through distance, been fettered.
أياO كتانيKattani ياO ذروةpinnacle المجدglory والعلاand exaltation
أيا كتاني يا ذروة المجد والعلا
ترفقbe gentle علىwith قلبيmy heart فإنهfor indeed it is سائلa supplicant
ترفق على قلبي فإنه سائل
O Kattani, O pinnacle of glory and exaltation,
O you, the height of glory and knowledge,
Be gentle with my heart, for it is a supplicant.
Have mercy on my heart, for it is pleading.
أياO صبحdawn عصرthe age of الدهرTime ياO منيةwish المنىwishes
أيا صبح عصر الدهر يا منية المنى
فؤادa heart براهwore it away الدهرTime غيثكyour rain مسجلfreely poured
فؤاد براه الدهر غيثك مسجل
O dawn of Time's age, O wish of wishes,
O morning of time, O grantor of wishes,
A heart worn away by Time—your rain is freely poured.
A heart that time has kept aloft, your rain inscribing.
أياO برزخbarrier البحرينthe two seas دونكreceive مغرماa love-stricken one
أيا برزخ البحرين دونك مغرما
يريدhe seeks مراماa goal لاnot يفيdoes justice بهto it بلبلa nightingale
يريد مراما لا يفي به بلبل
O barrier between the two seas, receive a love-stricken soul,
O isthmus between two seas, below you a lover
Who seeks a goal no nightingale can do justice to.
Seeks intentions that the warbler cannot hope to tell.
وعارand a disgrace علىfor منone who طوقwas entrusted with الأمرthe affair كلهall of it
وعار على من طوق الأمر كله
يردturns away ضعيفاa weak one سائلاa supplicant جاءcame يسألasking
يرد ضعيفا سائلا جاء يسأل
And it is shameful for one entrusted with the whole affair
And it is shameful, that you who all things encompass
To turn away a weak supplicant who has come to ask.
Should face one weak, pleading, who came to ask.
أليسis it not عجيباwondrous أنthat رحمتyou showed mercy to متيماa love-enthralled one
أليس عجيبا أن رحمت متيما
وليسand is not يرىseen فيat غيرother than بابكyour door يسألasking
وليس يرى في غير بابك يسأل
Is it not wondrous that you have shown mercy to one enthralled by love,
Is it not strange that you showed mercy to one crazed in love,
And he is seen begging at no door but yours?
Who sees no door but yours at which to plead?
أليسis it not عجيباstrange أنthat سيفكyour sword مصلتdrawn
أليس عجيبا أن سيفك مصلت
وإنيand indeed I am ضئيلfrail منfrom عدىfoes أتحملI endure
وإني ضئيل من عدى أتحمل
Is it not strange that your sword is drawn,
Is it not strange that you sharpened your sword,
While I, so frail, endure harm from foes?
While I, so frail, face those who would repel me?
أليسis it not عجيباwondrous أنthat جودكyour bounty قدindeed طغىoverflowed
أليس عجيبا أن جودك قد طغى
وأربىand surpassed علىbeyond كلall تراهyou see it يسلسلflowing forth
وأربى على كل تراه يسلسل
Is it not wondrous that your bounty has overflowed
Is it not strange that your generosity overflowed,
And surpassed all that you see streaming forth?
Nurturing, above all you see, one chained?
أباO father of ختمthe seal of هذاthis الدهرage ياO نقطةpoint غداhas become
أبا ختم هذا الدهر يا نقطة غدا
سناهاits radiance علىover كلall الحروفthe letters مجللmantling
سناها على كل الحروف مجلل
O Abu Khatm of this age, O point whose
O seal of this age, O dot made
radiance has come to mantle every letter,
Royal by all letters, with a crown encircled.
ترجىyou are hoped for بمنby one who قدalready صارhas become رقاa slave لرقكمto your slaves
ترجى بمن قد صار رقا لرقكم
واسلمand surrendered بذلin abasement النفسof the self علكperhaps you تقبلwill accept
واسلم بذل النفس علك تقبل
You are the hope of one who has become a slave to your slaves,
I hope in you, for I am tender through your tenderness,
And he has surrendered in self-abasement, hoping you may accept him.
Submitting life itself, perhaps you will accept.
علىdespite أنهthe fact that he لاnot يرتضيconsents to الذلabasement فيin الهوىpassionate love
على أنه لا يرتضي الذل في الهوى
ولكنbut مناكمyour wishes دائماalways يتحملhe endures
ولكن مناكم دائما يتحمل
Though he does not consent to abasement in love,
Though he cannot deem baseness seemly in passion,
Yet he always endures what you desire.
He will forever endure what comes from you.
لهhe has هممaspirations أربتsurpassed علىbeyond الفلكthe celestial sphere تبتغيseeking
له همم أربت على الفلك تبتغي
مراتبranks فوقabove الفوقthe above ليستare not تفاضلdiffering in excellence
مراتب فوق الفوق ليست تفاضل
He has aspirations that outstrip the celestial sphere, seeking
He has ambitions that over the celestial sphere climbed,
Ranks above the above, with no difference in excellence.
Seeking stations beyond the beyond, that cannot equate.
Sol 6.1