جَحَدتُI denied الهَوىlove حَتَّىuntil تَبدَّتbecame manifest شُهودُهُits witnesses
جَحَدتُ الهَوى حَتَّى تَبدَّت شُهودُهُ
فصَرَّحتُso I declared openly بالكِتمَانِof concealment والحَقُّand the truth أبلَجُradiantly clear
فصَرَّحتُ بالكِتمَانِ والحَقُّ أبلَجُ
I denied love until its witnesses appeared.
So I openly avowed concealment, while the truth shone clear.
جُفُونِيَmy eyelids مِنfrom ذُلِّhumiliation الحِجَابthe veil قَريحَةٌsore
جُفُونِيَ مِن ذُلِّ الحِجَاب قَريحَةٌ
فلاso no دَمعَtear إلاَّexcept وَهوَwhile it is بالدَّمwith blood يُمزَجُis mingled
فلا دَمعَ إلاَّ وَهوَ بالدَّم يُمزَجُ
My eyelids are sore from the humiliation of the veil,
So there is no tear that is not mingled with blood.
جَعلتُI placed عَلىupon قَلبيmy heart يَدَيَّmy two hands تألُّماًin pain
جَعلتُ عَلى قَلبي يَدَيَّ تألُّماً
فلمso ... not أرَI see إلاّexcept جَمرَةًan ember تَتَأجَّجُblazing
فلم أرَ إلاّ جَمرَةً تَتَأجَّجُ
I laid both my hands upon my heart in pain,
So I saw nothing but a blazing ember.
جُبلتُI was innately fashioned علىfor حُبٍّlove لمَنfor the one whom أنَاI عَبدُهُhis servant
جُبلتُ على حُبٍّ لمَن أنَا عَبدُهُ
فَلحظيَso my gaze إطرَاقٌlowering the eyes ولَفظِيand my speech تَلجَلُجُstammering
فَلحظيَ إطرَاقٌ ولَفظِي تَلجَلُجُ
I was fashioned to love the one whose servant I am.
So my gaze is downcast, and my speech falters.
جَزانيrepaid me هَواهُlove for him لَوعَةًburning anguish وَصبابَةًand ardent longing
جَزاني هَواهُ لَوعَةً وَصبابَةً
وَإِنِّيand indeed I إلىof غَيرِother than الجَزاءَينِthe two rewards أحوجُmore in need
وَإِنِّي إلى غَيرِ الجَزاءَينِ أحوجُ
Love for him repaid me with anguish and ardent longing,
Yet I am in greater need of something other than these two rewards.
جَمَعتُI combined بكَthrough you الضِّدَّينِthe two opposites جَمعَa joining ضَرورَةٍnecessity
جَمَعتُ بكَ الضِّدَّينِ جَمعَ ضَرورَةٍ
فَجَفنِيَso my eyelid مَمطورٌrain-drenched وقَلبيand my heart مُنَضَّجُcooked through
فَجَفنِيَ مَمطورٌ وقَلبي مُنَضَّجُ
Through you I joined the two opposites, compelled by necessity:
So my eyelid is rain-drenched, and my heart is roasted.
جَريتُI ran مَعَwith الأشواقِthe longings مِلءَto the full extent of عِنانهاtheir rein
جَريتُ مَعَ الأشواقِ مِلءَ عِنانها
وَقُربُكَand nearness to you مَطلوِبٌsought وحُبُّكَand love for you مُنهِجُcausing breathlessness
وَقُربُكَ مَطلوِبٌ وحُبُّكَ مُنهِجُ
I raced with longings, giving them full rein,
And nearness to you is sought, while love for you leaves me breathless.
جِنَانُgardens التَّجَلِّيthe manifestation للجَنانfor the heart مُعَدَّةٌprepared
جِنَانُ التَّجَلِّي للجَنان مُعَدَّةٌ
ولاand not (possibly fragmentary) جاَunclear as written أرقَىI climb فيin رِضَاهُhis good pleasure وأعرُجُand I ascend
ولا جاَ أرقَى في رِضَاهُ وأعرُجُ
The gardens of manifestation are prepared for the heart,
[Opening words unclear] I climb and ascend in his good pleasure.
جَميعُall المُنَىthe wishes فِيin لَمحةٍa glance لَوجَنَيتُهاif I reaped them
جَميعُ المُنَى فِي لَمحةٍ لَوجَنَيتُها
فمَرآكَso the sight of you أبهىmore splendid فيin العُقولِthe minds وأبهَجُand more delightful
فمَرآكَ أبهى في العُقولِ وأبهَجُ
Even if I could reap all wishes in a single glance,
The sight of you would still be more splendid and more delightful to the mind.
جَمالُكَyour beauty لِيfor me عَيشٌlife وصَدُّكَand your turning away ليfor me رَدًىdeath
جَمالُكَ لِي عَيشٌ وصَدُّكَ لي رَدًى
فأنتso you الَّذيthe one who تُبلِيyou afflict وأنتَand you تُفَرِّجُyou bring relief
فأنت الَّذي تُبلِي وأنتَ تُفَرِّجُ
Your beauty is life to me, and your turning away is death to me.
So you are the one who afflicts, and you are the one who brings relief.
Sol 6.1