وحُرمَةِby the sanctity of الأنْسِcompanionship ياO أنيسيmy companion
وحُرمَةِ الأنْسِ يا أنيسي
وياand O أميريmy prince وياand O رئيسيmy chief
ويا أميري ويا رئيسي
By the sanctity of companionship, O my companion,
O my intimate friend, O my prince, O my chief
and O my prince, and O my chief,
You are not one seen by the physical eye
ماnot أنتyou مِمَّنْamong those who يُرىis regarded بعينِin the same light as الthe
ما أنت مِمَّنْ يُرى بعينِ ال
بدورِfull moons عنديin my eyes ولاnor الشموسthe suns
بدورِ عندي ولا الشموس
You are not one regarded in the same light as the
Nor by the orbit of the sun and moon
full moons, in my eyes, nor the suns.
Rather, you are with souls - indeed
بلrather أنتyou عندin the eyes of النفوسِsouls ماnot إِنْemphasizes the negation
بل أنت عند النفوسِ ما إِنْ
خُلْقْتَyou were created إِلاَّexcept منَfrom النفوسsouls
خُلْقْتَ إِلاَّ منَ النفوس
Rather, in the eyes of souls, you were not
You were created from nothing but souls
created from anything but souls.
So you are within the soul - in my sleep
فأنتso you are فيin النفسِthe soul فيin مناميmy sleep
فأنت في النفسِ في منامي
وفيand in قياميmy standing وفيand in جلوسيmy sitting
وفي قيامي وفي جلوسي
So you are in my soul as I sleep,
And in my waking and in my sitting
and as I stand, and as I sit.
I have imprisoned my longing for you, hoping for
حبَسْتُI imprisoned شوقيmy longing إِليكَfor you أرجوI hope for الthe
حبَسْتُ شوقي إِليكَ أرجو ال
ثَّوابَreward فيfor شوقيَmy longing الحبيسthe captive
ثَّوابَ في شوقيَ الحبيس
I have imprisoned my longing for you, hoping for the
Reward in my confined yearning
reward for my captive longing.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1