علىupon سررٍcouches منof المعنىthe meaning الرقيقِdelicate
على سررٍ من المعنى الرقيقِ
منمنمةًfinely ornamented بفكرٍwith thought منof عقيقagate
منمنمةً بفكرٍ من عقيق
Upon couches of delicate meaning,
On couches of subtle meaning
Finely ornamented with thought of agate,
Adorned with thoughts of carnelian
تجاذبناwe exchanged الرؤىthe visions نَوْرًاblossom ونورًاand light
تجاذبنا الرؤى نَوْرًا ونورًا
وأنْهَكنَاand we exhausted السوانحَthe passing inspirations بالحقيقِwith truth
وأنْهَكنَا السوانحَ بالحقيقِ
We exchanged visions—blossom and light—
We exchanged visions, light upon light
And exhausted passing inspirations with truth.
And exhausted the passions with truth
تخلّيناwe emptied ourselves .. فأعلاناthen exalted us التحلّيself-adornment
تخلّينا .. فأعلانا التحلّي
لحبٍّto a love .. منfrom تجلّيناour unveiling .. وثيقِsteadfast
لحبٍّ .. من تجلّينا .. وثيقِ
We emptied ourselves; then self-adornment exalted us
We shed our skins, so we rose naked
To a love made steadfast through our unveiling.
To a love, from our manifestation, intimate
وهذّبناand we refined الخواطرَthe thoughts باقتدارٍwith mastery
وهذّبنا الخواطرَ باقتدارٍ
إلىuntil أنthat أجَّblazed جوهرُهاtheir essence الحقيقيtrue
إلى أن أجَّ جوهرُها الحقيقي
And we refined our thoughts with mastery,
And we refined the sentiments with mastery
Until their true essence blazed.
Until their essential reality came to fruition
فكنتُso I was وكنتَand you were كالقِدْحِlike the lot-drawing arrow المعلّىthe highest-valued
فكنتُ وكنتَ كالقِدْحِ المعلّى
فماذاso what بعدُbeyond this نرجوwe hope for .. ياO رفيقيmy companion
فماذا بعدُ نرجو .. يا رفيقي
So I was, and you were, like the arrow that wins the greatest share;
So I was and you were like the elevated chalice
What more, then, do we hope for, my companion?
What more can we hope for, my friend?
Sol 6.1