يَاO ساكِنينَyou who dwell بِقَلْبِيin my heart
يَا ساكِنينَ بِقَلْبِي
مَتَىwhen أَفُوزُI attain بِقُرْبِnearness
مَتَى أَفُوزُ بِقُرْبِ
O you who dwell in my heart,
O dwellers in my heart
When shall I attain nearness to you?
When will I attain your nearness
سَلَبَتُمُونِيyou have robbed me وَلَكِنْand yet
سَلَبَتُمُونِي وَلَكِنْ
أَنَاI السَّعِيدُthe happy one بِسَلْبِيin being robbed
أَنَا السَّعِيدُ بِسَلْبِي
You have robbed me, and yet
You have captivated me, yet
I am happy in being robbed.
I am happy with my captivity
يَاO عُرْبَArabs of وَاديَthe valley of المُصَلاَّal-Musalla
يَا عُرْبَ وَاديَ المُصَلاَّ
لأَنْتُمُindeed you خَيْرُthe best of عُرْبِArabs
لأَنْتُمُ خَيْرُ عُرْبِ
O Arabs of Wadi al-Musalla,
O people of the worship place valley
You are indeed the best of Arabs.
You are the best people
نَزِيلُكُمyour guest مُسْتَهَامُmadly in love
نَزِيلُكُم مُسْتَهَامُ
مُوَلَّهُlove-bewildered القَلْبِthe heart مَسْبيheld captive
مُوَلَّهُ القَلْبِ مَسْبي
Your guest is love-distraught,
Your guest is infatuated
Bewildered of heart, held captive.
His heart completely captivated
وَلَسْتُand I do not أَسْلُوcease loving هَوَاكُمْlove for you
وَلَسْتُ أَسْلُو هَوَاكُمْ
حَاشَاfar be it from غَرَامِيmy passion وَحُبِّيand my love
حَاشَا غَرَامِي وَحُبِّي
And I do not cease to love you—
I do not ask for your love
Far be it from my passion and my love!
Never my passion and my loving
إذاif رَضِيتُمْyou consent تَلاَفِيmy rescue
إذا رَضِيتُمْ تَلاَفِي
فَذَاكَthen that مَطْلُوبُthe desire of قَلْبِيmy heart
فَذَاكَ مَطْلُوبُ قَلْبِي
If you consent to rescue me,
If you are pleased to find
Then that is my heart's desire.
That is what my heart desires
رُوحِيmy soul لَكُمْfor you إِنْif قَبِلْتُمْyou accept
رُوحِي لَكُمْ إِنْ قَبِلْتُمْ
وَالرُّوحُand the soul جَهْدُthe utmost offering of المُحِبِّthe lover
وَالرُّوحُ جَهْدُ المُحِبِّ
My soul is yours, if you accept it,
My soul is yours if you accept it
And the soul is the utmost a lover can give.
The soul is the utmost effort of the lover
أَنْتُمْyou ذَخِيرَةُthe treasure of قَلْبِيmy heart
أَنْتُمْ ذَخِيرَةُ قَلْبِي
يَوْمَthe day of المَعَادِthe return وَحَسْبِيand all I need
يَوْمَ المَعَادِ وَحَسْبِي
You are my heart's treasure
You are the treasure of my heart
On the Day of Return, and all I need.
On the Day of Judgment and my enough
عَشِقْتُكُمْI have loved you وَبِحَقِّيand as is my right
عَشِقْتُكُمْ وَبِحَقِّي
إِنْif تِهْتُI swagger مِنْfrom فَرْطِthe excess of عُجْبيmy self-admiration
إِنْ تِهْتُ مِنْ فَرْطِ عُجْبي
I have loved you, and I am justified
I loved you by my right
If I swagger from sheer self-admiration,
If I stray from extreme self-amazement
وَمِلْتُand I sway سُكْراًin drunkenness وَلِمْand why لاَnot
وَمِلْتُ سُكْراً وَلِمْ لاَ
وَمِنْكُمُand from you كَانَwas شُرْبيmy drink
وَمِنْكُمُ كَانَ شُرْبي
And sway drunkenly—and why not?
And I am drunk, so why not
For it was from you that I drank.
You were my wine
وَقَدْand indeed سَقَانِيgave me drink حَبِيبيmy beloved
وَقَدْ سَقَانِي حَبِيبي
وَخَصَّنِيand singled me out دُونَto the exclusion of صَحْبِيmy companions
وَخَصَّنِي دُونَ صَحْبِي
And my beloved has indeed given me drink,
My beloved made me drink
And singled me out over my companions.
And singled me out from my friends
وَلَسْتُand I do not بَعْدَafter عَيَانِيmy beholding
وَلَسْتُ بَعْدَ عَيَانِي
جَهْراًplainly سَنَاthe radiance of وَجْهِthe face of رَبِّيmy Lord
جَهْراً سَنَا وَجْهِ رَبِّي
And I do not, after beholding
After my sobriety
Plainly the radiance of my Lord's face,
Openly, I will see the face of my Lord
أَصْبُوI yearn لِرَنْدٍfor laurel وَبَانٍand ben trees
أَصْبُو لِرَنْدٍ وَبَانٍ
وَذِكْرِand the mention of غَارٍa cave وَكُثْبِand dunes
وَذِكْرِ غَارٍ وَكُثْبِ
Yearn for laurel and ben trees,
I yearn for soft singing and being away
Or the mention of a cave and dunes.
And mention of a cave and hillocks
Sol 6.1