أَراني هِلالَ الأُفقِ لَمْعَةَ أُنسِكُمْ

أَراني هِلالَ الأُفقِ لَمْعَةَ أُنسِكُمْ

فأَنسَتْني الأَكوانَ لمَّا تبدَّتِ

فأَنسَتْني الأَكوانَ لمَّا تبدَّتِ

The horizon's crescent showed me a gleam of your intimacy;

I saw you as a crescent moon lighting up my horizon

so it made me forget the worlds when it appeared.

So the universe made me forget when you appeared

وطارَتْ لها رُوحي ودُكَّ لسِرِّها

وطارَتْ لها رُوحي ودُكَّ لسِرِّها

من السِّرِّ طُوري بعدَ فقدِ بقِيَّتي

من السِّرِّ طُوري بعدَ فقدِ بقِيَّتي

And my spirit flew toward it, and through its secret was shattered

My soul flew to it and fell for its secret

my Sinai, by the mystery, after my last remnant was lost.

After the secret my resolve vanished when my determination remained

ولاحَ لعيني من مَعاني شُؤُنِكُمْ

ولاحَ لعيني من مَعاني شُؤُنِكُمْ

رَقائقَ آثارٍ فطابَتْ وقرَّتِ

رَقائقَ آثارٍ فطابَتْ وقرَّتِ

And before my eye there shone, from the meanings of your workings,

And there appeared to my eyes the meanings of your affairs

subtle traces; my eye grew glad and found repose.

Subtleties of traces which were pleasant and settled

فها أَنا ذاكَ المُسْتَهامُ الذي زَها

فها أَنا ذاكَ المُسْتَهامُ الذي زَها

له الكونُ مذ تلكَ الشُّموسُ تجلَّتِ

له الكونُ مذ تلكَ الشُّموسُ تجلَّتِ

So here I am, that love-bewildered one for whom there shone

So here I am, the bewildered one who was dazed

the universe, since those suns revealed themselves.

For whom the universe has been in awe since those suns shone

روَيْداً أَبرق الشَّرقِ واسكُنْ فإِنَّني

روَيْداً أَبرق الشَّرقِ واسكُنْ فإِنَّني

لُويتُ فُؤاداً حين لُويتَ فاثْبُتِ

لُويتُ فُؤاداً حين لُويتَ فاثْبُتِ

Gently, O lightning of the East; be still, for I

Slow down, dawn of the east, and settle down, for I

was wrung at heart when you were twisted; so hold steady.

Was twisted in heart when you were twisted so remain steadfast

أمَا والشُؤُنِ البارزاتِ من العَما

أمَا والشُؤُنِ البارزاتِ من العَما

وأَحكامِ وحيٍ للفُؤادِ تدلَّتِ

وأَحكامِ وحيٍ للفُؤادِ تدلَّتِ

Indeed, by the workings emerging from the cloud,

By the outstanding affairs of the sky

and the decrees of revelation that descended to the heart,

And judgments of revelation that landed in my heart

إذا البارِقُ النَّجدِيُّ لأْلأَ طارَ بي

إذا البارِقُ النَّجدِيُّ لأْلأَ طارَ بي

فُؤادي من الدَّهْنا لأَرضِ المدينَةِ

فُؤادي من الدَّهْنا لأَرضِ المدينَةِ

when Najd's lightning sparkles, I am borne away

When the Najdi lightning bolt flashed, my

by my heart, from al-Dahna to the land of Medina.

Heart flew from yearning to the land of Medina

له في مَفازاتِ الحِجازِ مَآرِبٌ

له في مَفازاتِ الحِجازِ مَآرِبٌ

طَواها عن الأَكوانِ صدقُ الطَّوِيَّةِ

طَواها عن الأَكوانِ صدقُ الطَّوِيَّةِ

It has desires in the deserts of the Hijaz,

It has in the plains of Hejaz places of watering

which sincerity of inward intent has hidden from the worlds.

Covered from the universe by the truthfulness of privacy

يُكلِّفُني صبري سُكوناً وإِنَّها

يُكلِّفُني صبري سُكوناً وإِنَّها

به قد أَحاطَتْ وهو قد كَلَّ لوعَتي

به قد أَحاطَتْ وهو قد كَلَّ لوعَتي

My patience demands stillness of me, though it—

It tasks my patience with tranquility though

my anguish—has engulfed that patience, which is already spent.

It has surrounded me while it has carried all my worries

فتأخُذُني منِّي إِشاراتُ حُبِّ من

فتأخُذُني منِّي إِشاراتُ حُبِّ من

لهم حجَّتِ الأَسرارُ من رَكْبِ هِمَّتي

لهم حجَّتِ الأَسرارُ من رَكْبِ هِمَّتي

So I am drawn from myself by intimations of love for those

So it takes me with gestures of love from those

to whom the mysteries made pilgrimage from the caravan of my aspiration.

For whom the justification of secrets was from the caravan of my concerns

وتُرجِعُني عن كلِّ شيءٍ سوى الهَوَى

وتُرجِعُني عن كلِّ شيءٍ سوى الهَوَى

فيذهَبُ صبري حين تثبُتُ رَجْعَتي

فيذهَبُ صبري حين تثبُتُ رَجْعَتي

And they turn me away from everything except love,

And it returns me from everything other than passion

so my patience departs when my return is assured.

So my patience goes when my return is steadfast

أَحبَّةَ قلبي والمَحَبَّةُ لم تزَلْ

أَحبَّةَ قلبي والمَحَبَّةُ لم تزَلْ

تُحَقِّقُ آمالي بكم يا أَحبَّتي

تُحَقِّقُ آمالي بكم يا أَحبَّتي

O beloveds of my heart, love has never ceased

O beloveds of my heart, and love has not ceased

to fulfill my hopes through you, O my beloveds.

To realize my hopes in you, O beloveds

بحرمَةِ وُدٍّ سُرَّ في الرُّوحِ سِرُّهُ

بحرمَةِ وُدٍّ سُرَّ في الرُّوحِ سِرُّهُ

وأَنواعِ وجدٍ فيكُمُ فيَّ حَلَّتِ

وأَنواعِ وجدٍ فيكُمُ فيَّ حَلَّتِ

By the sanctity of affection whose secret was hidden in the spirit,

By the sanctity of affection whose secret is a secret in the soul

and the forms of ecstasy for you that have settled in me,

And types of passion for you that landed in me

وبالمهجَةِ الحرَّاءِ منِّي وبردِ ما

وبالمهجَةِ الحرَّاءِ منِّي وبردِ ما

نشرتُمْ لنا من طِيبِ ذاكَ التَّلَفُّتِ

نشرتُمْ لنا من طِيبِ ذاكَ التَّلَفُّتِ

and by my burning heart, and the coolness of what

And by the burning affection from me and by the cold of what

you spread for us from the fragrance of that turning glance,

You have spread for us of that gentle care

أَقيموا لنا وزنَ الغَرامِ برأْفَةٍ

أَقيموا لنا وزنَ الغَرامِ برأْفَةٍ

إذا حوسِبَتْ فيكم رِجالُ المحبَّةِ

إذا حوسِبَتْ فيكم رِجالُ المحبَّةِ

give our passion its due weight, with compassion,

Establish for us the weight of passion with kindness

when the men of love are called to account concerning you.

When the men of love are judged among you

ولا تقطَعوا عنَّا حِبالَ حَنانِكُمْ

ولا تقطَعوا عنَّا حِبالَ حَنانِكُمْ

فموتُ مُحِبِّيكُمْ بذكرِ القطيعَةِ

فموتُ مُحِبِّيكُمْ بذكرِ القطيعَةِ

And do not sever from us the cords of your tenderness,

And do not cut off from us the ropes of your affection

for your lovers die at the mention of estrangement.

For the death of your lovers is in mentioning separation

ومُنُّوا علينا بالعِنايَةِ إِنَّنا

ومُنُّوا علينا بالعِنايَةِ إِنَّنا

ضِعافٌ فيَا للوارِداتِ القَوِيَّةِ

ضِعافٌ فيَا للوارِداتِ القَوِيَّةِ

And favor us with your care, for we

And favor us with care, we

are weak—oh, the mighty visitations!

Are weak, oh the strong occurrences

وعيدٌ ووَعْدٌ فارْحَمونا وعامِلوا

وعيدٌ ووَعْدٌ فارْحَمونا وعامِلوا

حَناناً ومَنًّا بين هذينِ بالَّتِي

حَناناً ومَنًّا بين هذينِ بالَّتِي

Threat and promise—so have mercy on us and deal

And a holiday and a promise, have mercy on us and treat

with tenderness and favor between these two, in the way that...

Affectionately and kindly between these two