صَفَا لِيَ وِردُ الحُبِّ حَتَّى وَرَدتُهُ

صَفَا لِيَ وِردُ الحُبِّ حَتَّى وَرَدتُهُ

فأصبَحتُ فيهِ بالتَّنسُّمِ مُغتصَّا

فأصبَحتُ فيهِ بالتَّنسُّمِ مُغتصَّا

Love's water ran clear for me until I came to drink from it;

The rose of love was purified for me until I attained it,

then I found myself choking there even on a breath of air.

So I became immersed in it, breathing it in.

صَلَيتُ بِنَارِ الوَجدِ في حُبِّ سَيِّدٍ

صَلَيتُ بِنَارِ الوَجدِ في حُبِّ سَيِّدٍ

دوَاعِي هَوَاهُ للمُحبِّينَ لا تُحصَى

دوَاعِي هَوَاهُ للمُحبِّينَ لا تُحصَى

I burned in longing's fire for love of a master

I prayed with the fire of passion for the love of my master,

whose love holds countless enticements for lovers.

His incentives of love for lovers cannot be counted.

صَغيرُ هَواهُ في الفُؤادِ مَنِيَّةٌ

صَغيرُ هَواهُ في الفُؤادِ مَنِيَّةٌ

فما الظَّنُّ إن أوفى عَلَى الأمَدِ الأقصى

فما الظَّنُّ إن أوفى عَلَى الأمَدِ الأقصى

The slightest love for him is death within the heart;

The little of his love in my heart is a wish,

what, then, should one expect if it reaches its furthest limit?

So what of the thought if he fully grants longevity?

صَبَغتُ دُمُوعِي بالدِّماءِ لأنَّني

صَبَغتُ دُمُوعِي بالدِّماءِ لأنَّني

سَأَلتُ فما مُلِّكتُ قَبضاً ولا قَبصا

سَأَلتُ فما مُلِّكتُ قَبضاً ولا قَبصا

I dyed my tears with blood, because I

I dyed my tears with blood, because I

asked, but was given neither a handful nor a pinch.

Asked but was not given a single grasp or release.

صَدَقتُكَ مَحضَ الوُدِّ ثمّ اتَّهمتَني

صَدَقتُكَ مَحضَ الوُدِّ ثمّ اتَّهمتَني

وظاهِرُ حَالي فِيكَ قَد بَلَغَ النَّصَّا

وظاهِرُ حَالي فِيكَ قَد بَلَغَ النَّصَّا

I was true to you in pure affection, yet you suspected me,

I was true to you with absolute affection, yet you accused me,

though my outward state toward you has become utterly plain.

And my clear state with you has reached advice.

صُدِدتُ عَنِ الحَظّ الَّذي أنَا طالِبٌ

صُدِدتُ عَنِ الحَظّ الَّذي أنَا طالِبٌ

فَها أنَالاَ أُدنى إليكَ ولا أُقصى

فَها أنَالاَ أُدنى إليكَ ولا أُقصى

I was barred from the good fortune I seek;

I am prevented from the fortune that I seek,

so here I am, neither drawn near to you nor cast away.

So I cannot come closer to you, nor keep away.

صَحِبتُ هوى قَلبي إليكَ فطاعَني

صَحِبتُ هوى قَلبي إليكَ فطاعَني

وَطالَبتُهُ بالصَّبرِ دونَكَ فاستعصَى

وَطالَبتُهُ بالصَّبرِ دونَكَ فاستعصَى

I went along with my heart's longing for you, and it obeyed me;

I accompanied the love of my heart for you, so it obeyed me,

and when I demanded patience of it without you, it rebelled.

And I asked it for patience without you, but it refused.

صِفَاتِيَ لا مَوصُوفَ فِيها لأنَّني

صِفَاتِيَ لا مَوصُوفَ فِيها لأنَّني

فَنِيتُ فلا رُوحاً أُحِسُّ ولا شَخصا

فَنِيتُ فلا رُوحاً أُحِسُّ ولا شَخصا

My attributes have no bearer, for I

My qualities have no described one, because I

have ceased to be; I sense neither soul nor bodily form.

Am annihilated, so I feel no soul or person.

صَبَرتُ عَلى أشياءَ فيكَ احتَمَلتُها

صَبَرتُ عَلى أشياءَ فيكَ احتَمَلتُها

ولَولاَكَ لِم أزدَد عَلى ألَمٍ حِرصا

ولَولاَكَ لِم أزدَد عَلى ألَمٍ حِرصا

I was patient with things I endured for your sake;

I was patient with things in you that I tolerated,

were it not for you, why would I grow more eager for pain?

And were it not for you, why would I increase in pain?

صِفُوا لِي دَواءَ الوصل إِنَّي باذِلٌ

صِفُوا لِي دَواءَ الوصل إِنَّي باذِلٌ

لَكُم فِيهِ نَفسِي ثُمَّ أعتَقِدُ الرُّخصَا

لَكُم فِيهِ نَفسِي ثُمَّ أعتَقِدُ الرُّخصَا

Prescribe for me the remedy of union; I offer

Purify for me the cure of union, I am one who sacrifices,

you my life for it, and still consider it a bargain.

For you in it my soul, then I hold permitted.