مَتىwhenever اِدَّعَيتُI claim وُصولاًunion بِالغَرامِthrough ardent love وَليwhile I have
مَتى اِدَّعَيتُ وُصولاً بِالغَرامِ وَلي
فِيَّover myself اِختِيارٌchoice فَإِنّيthen indeed I am عَنهُfrom it مُنقَطِعُcut off
فِيَّ اِختِيارٌ فَإِنّي عَنهُ مُنقَطِعُ
Whenever I claim union through ardent love, while I have
When I profess to have attained the heights of love, believe me
any choice over myself, I am cut off from it.
I have cut myself off from that;
وَهَلand can يَنالُattain مَقامُthe station الواصِلينَthose who reach union بِهِthrough it
وَهَل يَنالُ مَقامُ الواصِلينَ بِهِ
صَبٌّa lovesick lover وَلَمwhile not يَفنَvanish مِنهُfrom him اليَأسُdespair وَالطَمَعُand desire
صَبٌّ وَلَم يَفنَ مِنهُ اليَأسُ وَالطَمَعُ
And can the station of those who reach union through it be attained
Can one reach the station of the attained by passion
by a lovesick lover while despair and desire have not vanished from him?
When despair and hope in it are not yet dead?
Sol 6.1