وَجدٌardent longing وسهدand sleeplessness ودمand blood يسفكis shed
وَجدٌ وسهد ودم يسفك
ياO رحمةmercy اللهGod كذاthus أهلكُI perish
يا رحمة الله كذا أهلكُ
Longing, sleeplessness, and blood being shed.
Passion and pillows and bloodshed
O mercy of God, thus I perish!
Oh God's mercy, thus he perished
أفنىI waste away ولاand no one يعلمknows إلاَّexcept الذيthe one who
أفنى ولا يعلم إلاَّ الذي
يقبلنيhe accepts me إنif شاءhe wills أوor يتركhe leaves
يقبلني إن شاء أو يترك
I waste away, and none knows but the one
He passed away though only He knew
who accepts me if he wills, or leaves me.
Who will accept me or abandon me
ياO سيّداmaster منfrom نورlight تذكارهremembrance of him
يا سيّدا من نور تذكاره
خواطرthoughts فيin خاطرa mind تسلكmake their way
خواطر في خاطر تسلك
O master, from the light of whose remembrance
Oh Master of the light that reminds me
thoughts thread their way through the mind.
Thoughts roam my mind
لمdid not أتّخذI take غيركanyone but you ليfor myself مؤنساًa companion
لم أتّخذ غيرك لي مؤنساً
ومدّعيand one professing التّوحيدGod's oneness لاnot يشركassociates partners with God
ومدّعي التّوحيد لا يشرك
I have taken none but you as my companion,
I took none but You as my companion
and one who professes God's oneness admits no partner.
The claimant of oneness does not associate
ملكتنيyou possessed me ملّكتنيyou made me an owner ذاthis بذاin exchange for this
ملكتني ملّكتني ذا بذا
ياO عجباًwonder أملكdo I possess أمor أملكam I possessed
يا عجباً أملك أم أملك
You possessed me; you made me an owner—this for that.
You possessed me, owned me completely
O wonder! Do I possess, or am I possessed?
How strange! Do I own or am owned?
لاmay ... not ذقتI taste طعمthe savor الوصلunion إنif لمnot أكنI am
لا ذقت طعم الوصل إن لم أكن
علىunder القضاdivine decree فيin حبّهlove of him أمسكI hold firm
على القضا في حبّه أمسك
May I never taste the savor of union if I do not
I tasted not the flavor of union unless
hold firm under fate's decree in loving him,
I held fast to fate in His love
أوor لمnot أشمرI gird myself لابتغاءin pursuit of المنىhopes
أو لم أشمر لابتغاء المنى
وأننيand that I أطلبI seek ماwhat يدركcan be attained
وأنني أطلب ما يدرك
or do not gird myself in pursuit of hopes,
Or I did not roll up my sleeves
and I seek what can be attained.
To seek what may be attained
Sol 6.1