قسماI swear بطلعتكby your countenance التيwhich بجمالهاthrough its beauty
قسما بطلعتك التي بجمالها
سلبتstole لبابthe innermost essence ذويpossessors of العقولintellects أولىthose endowed with النهاreason
سلبت لباب ذوي العقول أولى النها
I swear by your countenance, which, through its beauty,
I swear by your beauty that with its charm
Has stolen the very wits of the intelligent, those endowed with reason.
Robbed the minds of the intelligent first of all
ماwhat is البدرthe full moon ماwhat is الشمسthe sun المضيئةradiant فيin البهاsplendor
ما البدر ما الشمس المضيئة في البها
ماwhat is ريمa gazelle رامةRāmah فيin الجمالbeauty وماand what are المهاthe oryxes
ما ريم رامة في الجمال وما المها
What is the full moon, what the radiant sun, in splendor?
Neither the full moon nor the shining sun
What is Rāmah's gazelle in beauty, and what are the oryxes?
Nor Rim Ramah in beauty nor desire
ماليI have no سوىother than مشروبكمyour drink منany مشتهىobject of desire
مالي سوى مشروبكم من مشتهى
ولاnor لغايةto the extent of حبكمlove for you منany انتهاend
ولا لغاية حبكم من انتها
I crave nothing but your drink.
I have nothing but your drink of longing
Nor is there any end to the reach of love for you.
And for the sake of your love there is no end
ماnot الذكرremembrance إلاexcept للذيfor the one who عنكمof you سهاgrew heedless
ما الذكر إلا للذي عنكم سها
والفكرand reflection إلاexcept الذيthe one who عنكمfrom you لهاwas distracted
والفكر إلا الذي عنكم لها
Remembrance is only for the one who has grown heedless of you.
Remembrance is only for those who forgot you
And reflection is only for the one distracted from you.
And thought is only for those who blamed you
نفسيmy soul الفداءthe ransom لمنfor the one whom أباحتpermitted قتلهاits slaying
نفسي الفداء لمن أباحت قتلها
ماnot حبlove نفسيmy soul باليقينwith certainty الاexcept لهاfor her
ما حب نفسي باليقين الا لها
My soul is a ransom for the one it has allowed to slay it.
My soul is ransom for those who allowed its murder
My soul's love is surely for her alone.
I do not love my soul for sure except for them
أماas for أناI فيin ذكركمremembrance of you كلىall of me لهاfor her
أما أنا في ذكركم كلى لها
وجوارحيand my limbs فيكمtoward you عيونeyes كلهاall of them
وجوارحي فيكم عيون كلها
As for me, in remembering you, my whole being is hers.
As for me, I am totally absorbed in your remembrance
And all my limbs are eyes turned toward you.
And my limbs are eyes, all of them towards you
ياO جاهلاًignorant of طرقthe paths of المحبةlove خلهاleave it
يا جاهلاً طرق المحبة خلها
للعارفينfor those who know لهاof it وسلمand defer لاهلهاto its adepts
للعارفين لها وسلم لاهلها
O you ignorant of love's paths, leave it
O ignorant of the ways of love, leave it
To those who know it, and defer to its adepts.
For the knowledgeable about it, and submit to its people
ليسis not الغبيّthe dull-witted one بهاof it كمنlike one who قدindeed نالهاattained it
ليس الغبيّ بها كمن قد نالها
أينwhere الثرىthe dust ياO جاهلونignorant ones منfrom السهاSuhā, a star
أين الثرى يا جاهلون من السها
One ignorant of it is not like one who has attained it.
The stupid is not with it like the one who attained it
How can the dust, O ignorant ones, compare with the star Suhā?
Where is the burial ground, O ignorant ones, from forgetting
Sol 6.1