قلبheart of المحبّthe lover بنارِin the fire of الشوقlonging يحترقُburns
قلب المحبّ بنارِ الشوق يحترقُ
وفيand in جوانحهhis breast منfrom وجدهhis passion قلقunrest
وفي جوانحه من وجده قلق
The lover’s heart burns in the fire of longing.
And within his breast is unrest born of his passion.
شعارهُhis watchword ذكرremembrance of منthe one whom يهوىhe loves وهمتّهand his aspiration
شعارهُ ذكر من يهوى وهمتّه
بالفكرthrough contemplation فيof الحقّthe Truth حقّthe truth of الحقّthe Truth يحترقُhe burns
بالفكر في الحقّ حقّ الحقّ يحترقُ
His watchword is remembrance of the one he loves; his aspiration
Lies in contemplating the Truth, the Truth of Truth; he burns.
إذاwhen عيونthe eyes of الورىhumankind نامتhave slept فمقلتهُthen his eye
إذا عيون الورى نامت فمقلتهُ
فيهاin it لماbecause of what فيis in حشاهhis breast الدمعtears والأرقُand sleeplessness
فيها لما في حشاه الدمع والأرقُ
When the eyes of humankind have slept, his eye
Holds tears and sleeplessness because of what lies within his breast.
إنindeed المحبينthe lovers فيin روحsolace وفيand in نعمblessings
إن المحبين في روح وفي نعم
بقربthrough nearness to محبوبهمtheir beloved لوif أنّهمthat they صدقواwere sincere
بقرب محبوبهم لو أنّهم صدقوا
Indeed, lovers would dwell in solace and blessings
Through nearness to their beloved, if they were sincere.
Sol 6.1