اللَهGod ياO هلاwelcome لهمto them
اللَه يا هلا لهم
مثلportray لناfor us خيالهمtheir image
مثل لنا خيالهم
God—what a welcome is theirs!
God! How welcome they are!
Conjure their image for us.
Portray their image for us.
وأنتand you ياO حاديchanting driver الجماthe camels (continued)
وأنت يا حادي الجما
لcompletes 'camels' صفdescribe لناto us جمالهمtheir beauty
ل صف لنا جمالهم
And you, O driver of the camels,
And you, O chanting driver of the camels,
depict their beauty for us.
describe their beauty to us.
وياand O نسيمbreeze الصبحthe morning رحgo
ويا نسيم الصبح رح
مشابهاًresembling دلالهمtheir coquetry
مشابهاً دلالهم
O morning breeze, go forth,
And, O morning breeze, go,
imitating their coy grace,
resembling their coquettish grace.
منbe gracious لطيفgentle one سارياًtraveling by night
من لطيف سارياً
وانسقand set forth عليناto us حالهمtheir state
وانسق علينا حالهم
proceeding gently by night,
Be gracious, gentle one, as you travel by night,
and recount their state to us.
and set forth their state to us.
وقلand tell لهمto them إذاwhen خلواthey are alone
وقل لهم إذا خلوا
مرنحاًswaying خلالهمamong them
مرنحاً خلالهم
Tell them, when they are alone,
And tell them, when they are alone,
as you frolic merrily among them;
as you sway in their midst—
ولاand do not تفهspeak إذاwhen جلواthey appear
ولا تفه إذا جلوا
وأبرزواand they display حلالهمtheir robes
وأبرزوا حلالهم
but utter nothing when they appear
but do not speak when they appear
and display their splendor.
and display their robes—
هلwhether ذكرواthey remembered عبداًa servant لهمof theirs
هل ذكروا عبداً لهم
لاnot ينتميhe belongs إلاexcept لهمto them
لا ينتمي إلا لهم
Have they remembered a servant of theirs
have they remembered a servant of theirs
who belongs to none but them,
who belongs to none but them?
رامsought بعزمٍwith resolve قلبهhis heart
رام بعزمٍ قلبه
منamong الورىhumankind أطلالهمtheir ruined dwellings
من الورى أطلالهم
whose heart, with all its resolve, has sought
His heart sought with resolve
their traces among all creation?
their ruined dwellings among humankind.
وروحهand his soul مولهةًdistraught with love
وروحه مولهةً
أحلهاhe lodged it ظلالهمtheir shade
أحلها ظلالهم
His soul, bewildered by love—
And his soul, distraught with love,
their shadows gave it lodging.
he lodged it in their shade.
حلىwas sweet لهto him إذwhen دمهhis blood
حلى له إذ دمه
غيباًunseen غداbecame حلالهمlawful for them
غيباً غدا حلالهم
Sweet it was to him when his blood,
It was sweet to him when his blood,
unseen, became lawful for them to shed.
unseen, became lawful for them to shed.
صانmay preserve الآلهGod أبداًforever
صان الآله أبداً
بقدسهthrough His holiness كمالهمtheir perfection
بقدسه كمالهم
May God preserve forever
May God forever preserve
their perfection through His holiness.
their perfection through His holiness.
تعشقadores روحthe soul كلevery ذيpossessor of
تعشق روح كل ذي
حقيقةٍtruth خصالهمtheir qualities
حقيقةٍ خصالهم
The soul of every possessor of
The soul of everyone endowed with
truth adores their qualities.
truth adores their qualities.
والأولياءand the saints انزلواthey laid down
والأولياء انزلوا
ببابهمat their door آمالهمtheir hopes
ببابهم آمالهم
And the saints have laid down
And the saints have laid down
their hopes at their door.
their hopes at their door.
Sol 6.1