إنif شكاcomplains القلبthe heart
إن شكا القلب
مهدprepares الحبlove عذركمyour excuse
مهد الحب عذركم
If the heart complains,
If the heart complains,
love has paved the way for your excuse.
Love prepares your excuse.
لوif رأيتمyou saw محلكمyour place
لو رأيتم محلكم
فيin فؤاديmy heart لسركمit would delight you
في فؤادي لسركم
Could you but see your place
If you saw your place
within my heart, it would delight you.
Within my heart, it would delight you.
لوif أمرتمyou commanded بماwhatever عسىmight be
لو أمرتم بما عسى
لاno خلافاًdefiance لأمركمof your command
لا خلافاً لأمركم
Whatever you might command,
Whatever you might command,
I would never disobey your command.
There would be no defiance of your command.
لوif وصلتمyou granted union to محبكمyour lover
لو وصلتم محبكم
ماwhat الذيthat which كانwould have ضركمharmed you
ما الذي كان ضركم
Were you to grant your lover union,
If you granted union to your lover,
what harm could possibly befall you?
What harm would it have done you?
فيin حبكمlove for you لاnot بقىremains ولاand not أبقيI spare
في حبكم لا بقى ولا أبقي
ياO مالكينowners فيin العالمينthe worlds رقىmy bondage
يا مالكين في العالمين رقى
In loving you, nothing remains—and nothing do I spare.
In loving you, nothing remains, and I spare nothing.
O you who, among all the worlds, possess my bondage,
O masters of my bondage throughout the worlds,
بحقكمby your right لاdo not تسمحواconsent بعتقيto my release
بحقكم لا تسمحوا بعتقي
شرفونيhonor me بزورةwith a visit
شرفوني بزورة
by your right, do not consent to my release.
By your right, do not consent to my release.
Honor me with a visit;
Honor me with a visit;
شرفmay exalt اللَهGod قدركمyour rank
شرف اللَه قدركم
واقصرواand shorten عمرthe lifespan ذاthis الجفاestrangement
واقصروا عمر ذا الجفا
may God exalt your station.
May God exalt your rank.
And shorten the life of this estrangement;
And shorten the life of this estrangement;
طولmay prolong اللَهGod عمركمyour life
طول اللَه عمركم
ساكنيdwellers of أيمنthe right side of الكثيبthe dune
ساكني أيمن الكثيب
may God prolong your lives.
May God prolong your life.
O dwellers to the right of the dune,
O dwellers on the right side of the dune,
إنindeed قلبيmy heart بكمbecause of you بلىhas wasted away
إن قلبي بكم بلى
ليسthere is no ليfor me غيركمother than you حبيبbeloved
ليس لي غيركم حبيب
my heart has indeed worn away because of you.
My heart has indeed wasted away because of you.
I have no beloved but you;
I have no beloved but you.
ذلكمthat (addressing you) ليfor me يلذis delightful ليto me
ذلكم لي يلذ لي
سادتيmy masters هلis ...? فرجrelief قريبnear
سادتي هل فرج قريب
that alone is sweet to me.
That, to me, is a delight.
My masters, is relief near,
My masters, is relief near?
علَّperhaps ذاthis الكربanguish ينجليwill lift
علَّ ذا الكرب ينجلي
أرأيتمdid you see? تجلديmy show of fortitude
أرأيتم تجلدي
that perhaps this anguish may clear?
Perhaps this anguish will lift.
Did you see my show of fortitude
Did you see my show of fortitude
فيin هواكمlove for you فغركمand so it deceived you
في هواكم فغركم
جورthe tyranny of الهوىlove مذهبtakes away جميعall صبريmy patience
جور الهوى مذهب جميع صبري
in loving you—and so were beguiled by it?
In loving you, and were you deceived by it?
Passion’s tyranny carries away all my patience;
Love’s tyranny takes away all my patience.
وكلماand whenever شاI wish to (dialectal) أخفيهI hide it باحspeaks out سريmy secret
وكلما شا أخفيه باح سري
فواصلونيso unite with me تغنمونyou will gain أجريmy reward
فواصلوني تغنمون أجري
whenever I try to hide it, my secret speaks out.
And whenever I wish to hide it, my secret speaks out.
Remain united with me, then, and reap my reward.
So grant me union, and reap my reward.
كنتI used to أرجوhope بأنكمthat you
كنت أرجو بأنكم
شهركمyour month ليfor me ودهركمand your lifetime
شهركم لي ودهركم
I had hoped that you—
I had hoped that
your month and your lifetime—would be mine.
Your month and your lifetime would be mine.
ونسيتمand you forgot وانماand yet
ونسيتم وانما
أناI لمdid not أنسَforget ذكركمremembrance of you
أنا لم أنسَ ذكركم
But you forgot, whereas
And you forgot, whereas
I never forgot the remembrance of you.
I have not forgotten the remembrance of you.
سادتيmy masters أناI حبكمyour lover
سادتي أنا حبكم
واحتملand I bear كلall ماthat which يكونcomes to be
واحتمل كل ما يكون
My masters, I am your lover,
My masters, I am your lover,
and I endure whatever may come.
And I bear whatever comes.
سلمكمyour peace مثلlike حربكمyour war
سلمكم مثل حربكم
فالهوىfor love كالجنونlike madness فنونmany forms
فالهوى كالجنون فنون
Your peace is like your war to me;
Your peace is like your war;
for passion, like madness, has many forms.
For love, like madness, takes many forms.
وإذاand when نلتI attain قربكمnearness to you
وإذا نلت قربكم
ماwhat عليّto me أنthat أتىcomes المنونdeath
ما عليّ أن أتى المنون
And when I attain your nearness,
And when I attain nearness to you,
what care I if death comes?
What does it matter to me if death comes?
حبذاhow welcome الكلّall of it سادتيmy masters
حبذا الكلّ سادتي
نفعكمyour benefit ليto me وضركمand your harm
نفعكم لي وضركم
How welcome is all of it, my masters:
How welcome it all is, my masters:
your benefit to me and your harm.
The good you do me and the harm you cause.
واللَهby God لاnot أباليI care إذاwhen رضيتمyou are pleased
واللَه لا أبالي إذا رضيتم
إنif شئتمyou desire وَصليunion with me وإنand if أبيتمyou refuse
إن شئتم وَصلي وإن أبيتم
By God, I do not care, if you are pleased,
By God, I do not care, so long as you are pleased,
whether you choose union with me or refuse.
Whether you desire union with me or refuse it.
أناI عبدكمyour servant ماnot شيany (dialectal) حرجblame عليكمupon you
أنا عبدكم ما شي حرج عليكم
قدindeed صبرتمyou have endured فليتنيso, if only I
قد صبرتم فليتني
I am your servant; no blame lies upon you.
I am your servant; there is no blame upon you.
You have indeed been patient—if only I
You have endured; if only I
كنتI had been أعطيتI was given صبركمyour patience
كنت أعطيت صبركم
غيرbut لاno صبرpatience سادتيmy masters
غير لا صبر سادتي
had been granted your patience.
Had been given your patience!
Yet I have no patience, my masters,
But I have no patience, my masters,
ليfor me علىfor طولthe length of هجركمyour estrangement
لي على طول هجركم
أنتمyou معدنthe mine of الوفاfaithfulness
أنتم معدن الوفا
throughout the long years of your abandonment.
For your prolonged estrangement.
You are the wellspring of fidelity,
You are the mine of faithfulness,
والمواثيقand the covenants والعهودand the pledges
والمواثيق والعهود
إنif جنىcommits an offense العَبّدُthe servant أوor هفاfalters
إن جنى العَبّدُ أو هفا
of solemn covenants and pledges.
And of covenants and pledges.
If the servant commits a sin or slips,
If the servant sins or falters,
جودكمyour generosity أصلthe root of كلّall جودgenerosity
جودكم أصل كلّ جود
ماwhat علىupon السيدthe master إنif عفاhe pardons
ما على السيد إن عفا
your generosity is the source of every generosity.
Your generosity is the root of all generosity.
No blame rests on the master if he pardons,
What blame is on the master if he pardons?
وهوand he قدindeed سمىhas been named الودودthe Loving One
وهو قد سمى الودود
لاطفونيtreat me gently واستروand conceal
لاطفوني واسترو
and he has indeed been named the All-Loving.
And he has been called the Loving One.
Be gentle with me, and conceal my faults;
Treat me gently, and conceal my faults;
ماnothing يسعsuffices غيرexcept ستركمyour covering
ما يسع غير ستركم
واللَهby God ولولاand were it not for اللَهGod ماnot اهتديناwe found guidance
واللَه ولولا اللَه ما اهتدينا
nothing will suffice but your concealment.
Nothing suffices but your covering.
By God, were it not for God, we would not have been guided,
By God, were it not for God, we would not have found guidance,
ولاnor تصدقناwe gave alms ولاnor صليناwe prayed
ولا تصدقنا ولا صلينا
ولاnor بنورwith the light of الهاشميthe Hashimite حظيناwe were favored
ولا بنور الهاشمي حظينا
nor given charity, nor prayed,
Nor given alms, nor prayed,
nor, through the light of the Hashemite, been favored.
Nor been favored with the Hashimite’s light.
فهوfor he بالقربfor nearness مجتبيchosen
فهو بالقرب مجتبي
نورهhis light فيضan outpouring of نوركمyour light
نوره فيض نوركم
For he is the Chosen One in nearness;
For he is chosen for nearness;
his light is an effusion of your light.
His light is an outpouring of your light.
وهوand he مطلعthe dawning-place of شهوكمyour desire (uncertain reading)
وهو مطلع شهوكم
وهوand he مأمونtrusted with سركمyour secret
وهو مأمون سركم
He is the dawning-place of your vision,
And he is the dawning-place of your desire [uncertain reading].
and the trusted keeper of your secret.
And he is trusted with your secret.
Sol 6.1