هبتblew نسيمa breeze الملاطفهtender kindness
هبت نسيم الملاطفه
منfrom منتهىthe utmost reaches of حضرةthe presence of القبولacceptance
من منتهى حضرة القبول
The breeze of tender kindness blew,
The breeze of kindness has blown
From the utmost reaches of the presence of acceptance.
From the abode of acceptance
ودارand went round فيin الحالthe moment كأسهHis cup
ودار في الحال كأسه
وآذنand announced الحبlove بالوصولof arrival
وآذن الحب بالوصول
And at once His cup went round,
Its cup has circulated
And love heralded arrival.
And love has announced its arrival
وطابتand was gladdened النفسthe soul باللقاby the meeting
وطابت النفس باللقا
بكلّwith every مطلبaim وكلّand every سولwish
بكلّ مطلب وكلّ سول
And the soul was gladdened by the meeting,
The soul is delighted with the meeting
With every aim and every wish.
With every desire and every passion
وصحّand proved true ماwhat لاnot نعبرهwe express it
وصحّ ما لا نعبره
تضيقare too limited عنfor شرحهexplaining it العقولminds
تضيق عن شرحه العقول
And what we cannot express proved true;
It knows what we cannot express
Minds are too limited to explain it.
Minds are too narrow to explain it
عرفهknew it منwhoever كانhad ذاقهtasted it
عرفه من كان ذاقه
وينحصرand is at a loss فيهconcerning it منwhoever يقولspeaks
وينحصر فيه من يقول
Whoever has tasted it knows it,
He who has tasted it, knows it
And whoever speaks of it is at a loss.
And it is confined to he who speaks of it
فياso, oh هنيئاًbliss لذائقهto whoever tastes it
فيا هنيئاً لذائقه
وحسرةand sorrow الغائبthe absent one الجهولthe ignorant one
وحسرة الغائب الجهول
So, bliss to the one who tastes it!
How fortunate is he who tastes it
And sorrow for the absent, ignorant one!
While the absent stranger remains ignorant
وكمand how many عجائبwonders بغيبهin His unseen realm
وكم عجائب بغيبه
وشرحهاand explaining them ياO فتىyoung man يطولtakes long
وشرحها يا فتى يطول
And how many wonders lie in His unseen realm!
What marvels are in its absence
And explaining them, young man, would take long.
Describing them, o youth, would be long
كمhow many شخصa person تنظرهyou see him حاضراًpresent
كم شخص تنظره حاضراً
وروحهand his spirit فيin العلاthe heights تجولroams
وروحه في العلا تجول
How many a person you see present,
How many appear present
While his spirit roams the heights!
While their souls wander on high
نورthe light of الجلالاتmanifestations of majesty والجمالand beauty
نور الجلالات والجمال
قدindeed شاهدتهاhas beheld it عينthe eye of الفحولthe masters
قد شاهدتها عين الفحول
The light of majestic splendors and beauty
I have seen the light of majesty and beauty
Has indeed been beheld by the eye of the masters.
With the eyes of great men
وصلواthey arrived وطابواand rejoiced بقربهin His nearness
وصلوا وطابوا بقربه
وصولattainment حقtrue بلاwithout حلولindwelling
وصول حق بلا حلول
They arrived and rejoiced in His nearness—
They arrived and rejoiced in his nearness
A true attainment, without indwelling.
A true arrival without incarnation
آهah فياso, oh حرقةburning الفوادthe heart
آه فيا حرقة الفواد
والجسمand the body قدindeed شفهhas worn it thin النحولwasting
والجسم قد شفه النحول
Ah, how the heart burns!
Oh, the burning anguish of love
And wasting has worn the body thin,
As my body wastes away in longing
إذsince لمdid not أشاهدI witness شهودهمtheir witnessing
إذ لم أشاهد شهودهم
وسفand sip منfrom صافيthe pure النهولdraught
وسف من صافي النهول
For I have not witnessed what they witnessed,
Since I did not witness their witnessing
Nor sipped from the pure draught.
Pure outpouring was denied me
تمتit is complete وصلواand invoke blessings علىupon النبيthe Prophet
تمت وصلوا على النبي
الفاتحthe Opener الخاتمthe Seal الرسولthe Messenger
الفاتح الخاتم الرسول
It is complete; send blessings upon the Prophet,
It is complete, bless the Prophet
The Opener, the Seal, the Messenger,
The opener, seal and messenger
الهاديthe Guide الوافيthe faithful one التقىthe pious one
الهادي الوافي التقى
تاجthe crown of المفاخرglories أبيfather of البتولal-Batul, the chaste one
تاج المفاخر أبي البتول
The Guide, the Faithful, the Devout,
The guide, fulfiller, pious one
The crown of glories, father of al-Batul.
Crown of glories, father of the maiden
Sol 6.1