ذهبتI went فيهin him بكلalong every مذهبpath
ذهبت فيه بكل مذهب
وحرتand I was bewildered لمdid not أدرI know أينwhere أذهبI go
وحرت لم أدر أين أذهب
In him I have followed every path.
I have gone astray in love for you
And I was bewildered, not knowing where to go.
And wandered, not knowing where to go
حيرةbewilderment فناءself-annihilation بلاwithout ذهولloss of awareness
حيرة فناء بلا ذهول
فماso no بقيremained ليfor me سواهother than him مطلبgoal
فما بقي لي سواه مطلب
Bewilderment in self-annihilation, without loss of awareness.
Lost in annihilation without death
So no goal remained for me but him.
For you alone remain my desire
عجبتI marveled منيat myself ومنand at بقائيmy continued existence
عجبت مني ومن بقائي
وفيand in الهوىlove كلّevery حالstate أعجبmore wondrous
وفي الهوى كلّ حال أعجب
I marveled at myself and at my continued existence.
I'm amazed at myself and that I still exist
And in love, every state is more wondrous.
In love, every state is more amazing
وخضتand I plunged into بحرthe sea الهوىlove جراءةboldly
وخضت بحر الهوى جراءة
منfrom غيرwithout سبحswimming وغيرand without مركبa vessel
من غير سبح وغير مركب
And boldly I plunged into the sea of love,
I dared to cross the sea of love
Without swimming or a vessel.
Without raft or boat
والكاسand the cup سكرانdrunk منfrom هوائيmy passion
والكاس سكران من هوائي
أسكرهintoxicated it عشقيmy ardent love منfrom قبلbefore أشربI drink
أسكره عشقي من قبل أشرب
And the cup is drunk on my passion.
The wine cup is drunk from my passion
My ardent love intoxicated it before I drank.
My love intoxicated it before it was sipped
فقلتso I said ياO كاسcup أينwhere سكركyour intoxication
فقلت يا كاس أين سكرك
سكرىmy intoxication بمنwith the one whom قدalready هويتI loved أغلبstronger
سكرى بمن قد هويت أغلب
So I said: O cup, where is your intoxication?
So I said, "O cup, where is your drunkenness?"
My intoxication with the one I have loved is stronger.
My intoxication is with whom I love most
فلستso I do not أحتاجI need إلىto محرّكa stimulus
فلست أحتاج إلى محرّك
منfrom صدحthe singing of طيرa bird ومنand from صباهبa blowing east wind (uncertain reading)
من صدح طير ومن صباهب
So I have no need of a stimulus,
So I need no stirrer
From birdsong or a blowing east wind.
Of singing bird or flutes
فلاso not تصرفنيalter me العواملthe governing influences
فلا تصرفني العوامل
فلستfor I am not منيof myself ولستand I am not معربsubject to grammatical inflection
فلست مني ولست معرب
So no governing influences can alter me,
The elements cannot distract me
For I am not my own, nor am I subject to inflection.
I am not mine, and not an Arab
لاdo not تذكرواmention ليto me سوىexcept حبيبيmy beloved
لا تذكروا لي سوى حبيبي
دعleave عنكaway from you هنداًHind وذكرand mention of زينبZaynab
دع عنك هنداً وذكر زينب
Mention no one to me but my beloved.
Mention to me only my beloved
Set aside Hind and the mention of Zaynab.
Leave India and Zainab
فذاكfor that one سوليmy desire وكلّand all of كليmy entirety
فذاك سولي وكلّ كلي
بذكرهthrough remembrance of him أرتاحI find repose وفيهand in him أطربI am enraptured
بذكره أرتاح وفيه أطرب
For he is my desire and the whole of my being.
For that is my only concern and all I have
Through remembrance of him I find repose, and in him I am enraptured.
In remembering him I find peace and joy
ناديتI called روحيmy soul إليهto him روحيgo
ناديت روحي إليه روحي
واذهبيand go روحsoul حيثwherever يذهبhe goes
واذهبي روح حيث يذهب
I called to my soul: Go to him!
I called to my soul, "To him, O soul!
And go, O soul, wherever he goes.
Go, soul, wherever he goes"
سلوكa journey سرّthe innermost self بلاwithout مسافةdistance
سلوك سرّ بلا مسافة
منfrom سيرtravel through خبتlowland وقطعand crossing سبسبan open desert plain
من سير خبت وقطع سبسب
A journey of the innermost self, without the distance
A hidden path without distance
Of traversing lowlands and crossing desert plains.
From a journey of yearning and severance
تمتit is complete وصلواand send blessings علىupon محمدMuhammad
تمت وصلوا على محمد
الفاتحthe opener الخاتمthe seal المقرّبthe one brought near
الفاتح الخاتم المقرّب
It is complete; and send blessings upon Muhammad,
It is complete, send blessings upon Muhammad
The opener, the seal, the one brought near.
Opener, Seal, brought near
سوقmarketplace المعارفforms of knowledge سوقmarketplace المذاهبschools of thought
سوق المعارف سوق المذاهب
وفيهand into it كلall الفنونthe arts تجلبare brought
وفيه كل الفنون تجلب
The marketplace of knowledge, the marketplace of schools of thought,
Market of knowledges, market of ways
And into it all the arts are brought.
Where all arts are obtained
صلاةblessing ربيmy Lord عليهupon him دائمunceasing
صلاة ربي عليه دائم
ماas long as لاحgleamed فجرdawn ونارand shone كوكبa star
ما لاح فجر ونار كوكب
My Lord's blessing upon him is unceasing,
Continuous prayers from my Lord upon him
As long as dawn gleams and a star shines.
As dawn gleams and planets burn
واعطفand turn back وارجعand return لقولكto your saying أوّلfirst
واعطف وارجع لقولك أوّل
ذهبتI went فيكin you بكلّalong every مذهبpath
ذهبت فيك بكلّ مذهب
And turn back and return to your first words:
And return and repeat your first words
In you I have followed every path.
"I have gone astray in love for you"
Sol 6.1