جَحَدْتُ الهَوَى حَتَّى تَبَدَّتْ شُهُودُهُ

جَحَدْتُ الهَوَى حَتَّى تَبَدَّتْ شُهُودُهُ

فَصَرَّحْتُ بِالْكِتْمَانِ والحَقُّ أَبْلَجُ

فَصَرَّحْتُ بِالْكِتْمَانِ والحَقُّ أَبْلَجُ

I denied love until its witnesses appeared.

I denied passion until its witnesses appeared,

So I openly avowed concealment, while the truth shone clear.

So I confessed to concealment while the truth is evident.

جُفُونِيَ مِنْ ذَاكَ الحِجَابِ قَرِيْحَةٌ

جُفُونِيَ مِنْ ذَاكَ الحِجَابِ قَرِيْحَةٌ

فَلاَ دَمْعَ إلاَّ وَهْوَ بِالدَّمِّ يَخْرُجُ

فَلاَ دَمْعَ إلاَّ وَهْوَ بِالدَّمِّ يَخْرُجُ

My eyelids are sore from that veil,

My eyelids are bleary from that veil,

So no tear comes forth without blood.

So no tears flow except mixed with blood.

جَعَلْتُ عَلى قَلْبِي يَدَيَّ تَأَلُّمَا

جَعَلْتُ عَلى قَلْبِي يَدَيَّ تَأَلُّمَا

فَلَمْ أَرَ إِلاَّ جَمْرَةً تَتَأَجَّجُ

فَلَمْ أَرَ إِلاَّ جَمْرَةً تَتَأَجَّجُ

I placed both my hands upon my heart in pain,

I placed my hands over my heart and it ached,

Yet I saw nothing but a blazing ember.

Yet I saw nothing but burning embers.

جُبِلْتُ عَلى حُبِّ لِمَنْ أَنَا عَبْدُهُ

جُبِلْتُ عَلى حُبِّ لِمَنْ أَنَا عَبْدُهُ

فَلَحْظِيَ إِطْرَاقٌ وَلَفْظِي تَلَجْلُجُ

فَلَحْظِيَ إِطْرَاقٌ وَلَفْظِي تَلَجْلُجُ

I was fashioned to love the one whose servant I am,

I'm created to love the one whom I serve,

So my gaze is lowered, and my speech falters.

So my glance is downcast and my words stammer.

جَزَاني هَوَاهُ لَوْعَةً وصَبَابَةً

جَزَاني هَوَاهُ لَوْعَةً وصَبَابَةً

وإِنِّي إِلى غَيْرِ الجَزَائَيْنِ أَحْوَجُ

وإِنِّي إِلى غَيْرِ الجَزَائَيْنِ أَحْوَجُ

Love for him repaid me with anguish and yearning,

His love has afflicted me with agony and madness,

Yet I have greater need of something other than those two rewards.

Yet I need more than these two rewards.

جَمَعْتُ لَهُ الضِّدَّيْنَ جَمْعَ ضَرُورَةٍ

جَمَعْتُ لَهُ الضِّدَّيْنَ جَمْعَ ضَرُورَةٍ

فَجَفْنِيَ مَمْطُورٌ وَقَلْبِيَ مُنْضَجُ

فَجَفْنِيَ مَمْطُورٌ وَقَلْبِيَ مُنْضَجُ

I joined the two opposites for him, compelled by necessity:

I combined the opposites out of necessity,

So my eyelid is rain-soaked, and my heart is roasted.

So my eyelids are rainy and my heart parched.

جَرَيْتُ مَعَ الأَشْوَاقِ مِلءَ عِنَانِهَا

جَرَيْتُ مَعَ الأَشْوَاقِ مِلءَ عِنَانِهَا

وَقُرْبُكَ مَطْلُوبٌ وَحُبُّكَ مُنْهِجُ

وَقُرْبُكَ مَطْلُوبٌ وَحُبُّكَ مُنْهِجُ

I raced with longings at full rein,

I raced with yearnings at their full speed,

Your nearness is sought, and love for you leaves me breathless.

Your nearness is sought and your love paved.

جِنَانُ التَّجَلَّي لِلجَنَانِ مُعَدَّةٌ

جِنَانُ التَّجَلَّي لِلجَنَانِ مُعَدَّةٌ

وَلاَ جَاهَ أَرْقَى فِي رِضَاهُ وأَعْرُجُ

وَلاَ جَاهَ أَرْقَى فِي رِضَاهُ وأَعْرُجُ

The gardens of revelation are prepared for the heart,

The gardens of unveiling are ready for the gardens,

And without rank, I rise and ascend in his favor.

And I have no loftier glory than His pleasure and ascent.

جَمِيعُ المُنَى في لَمْحةٍ لَوْ جَنَيْتُهَا

جَمِيعُ المُنَى في لَمْحةٍ لَوْ جَنَيْتُهَا

فَمَرْآكَ أَبْهَى فِي العُقُولِ وَأَبْهَجُ

فَمَرْآكَ أَبْهَى فِي العُقُولِ وَأَبْهَجُ

Were I to reap all wishes in a single glance,

All wishes in one glance, if I attained it,

The sight of you would be lovelier and more delightful to the mind.

Your image is most splendid in minds and most joyous.

جَمَالُكَ لي عَيْشٌ وَصَدُّكَ لي رَدَىً

جَمَالُكَ لي عَيْشٌ وَصَدُّكَ لي رَدَىً

فَأَنْتَ الَّذِي تُبْلِي وَأَنْتَ تُفَرِّجُ

فَأَنْتَ الَّذِي تُبْلِي وَأَنْتَ تُفَرِّجُ

Your beauty is life to me, and your rejection is death to me.

Your beauty is life to me, your rejection is my loss,

For you are the one who afflicts, and you bring relief.

You are the one who tests me and you relieve.