برزemerged السرthe secret مِنfrom خفاياhidden depths الغُيوبthe unseen realms
برز السر مِن خفايا الغُيوب
فَتلقتهand received it نيراتradiant lights القُلوبthe hearts
فَتلقته نيرات القُلوب
The secret emerged from the hidden depths of the unseen,
The secret emerged from the unseen's obscurities
And the hearts’ radiant lights received it.
So hearts' lights received it wholeheartedly
بانappeared عَنfrom سترهits veil الرَقيقdelicate وَلَكنbut
بان عَن ستره الرَقيق وَلَكن
قَدindeed تَوارىhid itself عَنfrom أكمهone born blind مَحجوبveiled
قَد تَوارى عَن أكمه مَحجوب
It appeared from behind its delicate veil, yet
It uncovered from its subtle veil, but still
Remained hidden from a veiled man born blind.
It remained obscured from the blind's stumblings
بَدرa full moon تَمperfect fullness تضاءلdwindled البَدرthe full moon مِنهُbefore him
بَدر تَم تضاءل البَدر مِنهُ
فَهَوىso it sank عندَat ذكرهthe mention of him لِلغُروبtoward setting
فَهَوى عندَ ذكره لِلغُروب
A perfect full moon, before whom the full moon dwindled,
A full moon - the full moon dimmed in its light
And at his mention sank toward its setting.
So it fell at the mention of it to setting
بَلغreached العَرشthe Throne نورهhis light فَتلالاand gleamed
بَلغ العَرش نوره فَتلالا
مِنfrom سَناradiance ضوئهhis light ظَلامdarkness الجنوبthe south
مِن سَنا ضوئه ظَلام الجنوب
His light reached the Throne; then gleamed
Its light reached the throne, so it shone
In his light’s radiance, the darkness of the south.
With the brightness of its glow, southern darkness
بَحرa sea علمknowledge تَفجرburst forth العلمknowledge مِنهُfrom him
بَحر علم تَفجر العلم مِنهُ
فَرَوىand quenched thirst مِنfrom زلالهhis crystal-clear water المَسكوبpoured out
فَرَوى مِن زلاله المَسكوب
A sea of knowledge, from whom knowledge burst forth,
An ocean of knowledge - knowledge burst from it
And quenched thirst with his poured-out, crystal-clear water.
So its pouring's fresh water gave to drink
بِأَبيwith my father as ransom سَيداًa master لَهُhe has فيin المَعاليexalted honors
بِأَبي سَيداً لَهُ في المَعالي
خَيرthe finest بيتtent عَلىupon التُقىpiety مَضروبpitched
خَير بيت عَلى التُقى مَضروب
May my father ransom a master who, in the heights of glory,
By my father! A master for him in sublimities
Has the finest tent, pitched upon piety.
The best house on piety ever built
بتI spent the night مِنfrom شدةintensity الغَرامpassion عَلَيهfor him
بت مِن شدة الغَرام عَلَيه
بِفُؤادwith a heart مِنby الهَوىlove مسلوبstolen away
بِفُؤاد مِن الهَوى مسلوب
I spent the night, from the intensity of my passion for him,
I've become infatuated with passionate love for him
With a heart stolen away by love.
With a heart robbed of yearning by love's agony
بِجمالfor a beauty عشقتهI adored it لَوif تَبَدىit appeared
بِجمال عشقته لَو تَبَدى
لزليخاto Zulaykha ضلتshe turned away عَنfrom اليعقوبيJacob’s son
لزليخا ضلت عَن اليعقوبي
For a beauty I adored—were it to appear
In his beauty I fell in love - if it appeared
To Zulaykha, she would turn away from Jacob’s son.
Certainly Layla would lose Yaqub from her eye
بادرhasten to القَلبthe heart ياO حَبيبيmy beloved بِطَيفwith a dream-vision
بادر القَلب يا حَبيبي بِطَيف
فيin مَناميmy sleep فَإنَّهُfor it is مَطلوبيwhat I seek
في مَنامي فَإنَّهُ مَطلوبي
Hasten to my heart, my beloved, with a dream-vision
Come, O heart, my beloved, with your apparition in my dream
In my sleep, for it is what I seek.
For you are the one I seek
بادvanished صَبريmy patience عَنaway from اللقاreunion فَفُؤاديso my heart
باد صَبري عَن اللقا فَفُؤادي
فيin احتراقburning وَمُهجَتيand my soul فيin كروبtorments
في احتراق وَمُهجَتي في كروب
My patience in awaiting reunion is gone; so my heart
My patience has vanished from seeing you, so my heart
Burns, and my soul is in anguish.
Is in flames and my inner essence in anguish
Sol 6.1