ماno علىupon عاشقthe lover of الحبيبthe beloved ملامةblame
ما على عاشق الحبيب ملامة
إنif تداعىhe collapsed وجداin longing وأبدىand he revealed غرامهhis passion
إن تداعى وجدا وأبدى غرامه
No blame falls upon the lover of the beloved,
The lover of the beloved is not to be blamed
If he collapses in longing and reveals his passion.
If passion overwhelms him and he shows his love
هكذاthus العاشقthe lover المولَّهُlove-bewildered صبٌّlovesick
هكذا العاشق المولَّهُ صبٌّ
ذوpossessed of اصطلامٍoverwhelming rapture ونارهand his fire ضرامهblazing
ذو اصطلامٍ وناره ضرامه
Thus is the bewildered lover: love-stricken,
Such is the infatuated lover, pouring out
Seized by overwhelming rapture, his fire ablaze.
With ardour and flames blazing within
لاdo not تلمblame عاشقاًa lover علىfor الحنِّthe sighing والأَand the groaning (beginning)
لا تلم عاشقاً على الحنِّ والأَ
نِّgroaning (completion) واعرضand turn away عنfrom نفسكyour soul اللوامهthe reproachful one
نِّ واعرض عن نفسك اللوامه
Do not blame a lover for sighing and
Do not blame a lover for yearning and moaning
groaning; turn away from your reproachful soul.
And turn away from blaming yourself
ياO أخاbrother of العذلreproach والمحبَّةand love دينٌa faith
يا أخا العذل والمحبَّة دينٌ
هلdo …? ترىyou see عاشقاًa lover رأىtook notice of منwhoever لامهblamed him
هل ترى عاشقاً رأى من لامه
O brother of reproach—and love is a faith—
O brother of affection and love, is this not faith?
have you seen a lover heed anyone who blamed him?
Have you seen a lover who is blamed?
كمmany a بصفِّin the ranks of العشاقthe lovers مطويfolded away سرّa secret
كم بصفِّ العشاق مطوي سرّ
نشرunfurled الصدقsincerity فيin الهوىlove أعلامهits banners
نشر الصدق في الهوى أعلامه
Many a secret lies folded in the lovers' ranks;
How many secrets of lovers are folded
Sincerity in love has unfurled its banners.
Loyalty in love raised its flags
شفَّهُwasted him away الشوقlonging ثمthen أضحىhe became خيالاًa phantom
شفَّهُ الشوق ثم أضحى خيالاً
فيهin him منfrom طابعthe stamp of الغرامpassion علامهa mark
فيه من طابع الغرام علامه
Longing wasted him away; then he became a phantom.
Yearning parched him, and he became an apparition
He bears a mark of passion's stamp.
In him are signs of intense passion
تعرقyou recognize (likely intended) الوالهthe love-bewildered one المشوقthe yearning one إذاwhen شاyou saw (beginning)
تعرق الواله المشوق إذا شا
هدتyou saw (completion) مرآهhis appearance أوor سمعتyou heard كلامهhis words
هدت مرآه أو سمعت كلامه
You recognize the bewildered, yearning lover when you
The ardent lover perspires when
see him or hear his words.
His mirror beholds him or hears his words
قلبهhis heart دائمever الخفوقbeating ودهراًand for all time
قلبه دائم الخفوق ودهراً
عنfrom سوىanything but الحبِّlove نفسهhis soul صوامهconstantly fasting
عن سوى الحبِّ نفسه صوامه
His heart is ever beating, and for all time
His heart ever throbbing, abstaining for ages
his soul fasts from everything but love.
From all but love itself, fasting from all else
ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge والحبُّand love أمرٌa thing عجيبٌwondrous
ليت شعري والحبُّ أمرٌ عجيبٌ
كمhow many دموعٍtears منfrom الهوىlove سجامهstreaming
كم دموعٍ من الهوى سجامه
Would that I knew—and love is a wondrous thing—
Would that I knew - for love is a wondrous thing
how many tears stream down from love!
How many tears of passion are his provision
اناI يالO, for the aid of الرجالthe men صبُّlovesick بحبٍwith a love
انا يال الرجال صبُّ بحبٍ
شربdrank القلبthe heart منfrom هواهits passion مدامهits wine
شرب القلب من هواه مدامه
I, O men, am stricken with a love
I am a man crazed with love
whose wine the heart has drunk from its passion.
My heart drinking its fill from his love
ماnot انزوىhe withdrew عنfrom شهودthe sight of عينيmy eye إلاexcept that
ما انزوى عن شهود عيني إلا
منfrom قؤاديmy heart (likely intended) قامتarose عليهagainst him القيامةthe Resurrection
من قؤادي قامت عليه القيامة
He never withdrew from my eye's sight without
None disappeared from my eyes' witnessing
the Resurrection rising against him from my heart.
Except my heart arose for him on Judgement Day
قسماًI swear بالهيامby love's frenzy والخالصand pure الحthe love (beginning)
قسماً بالهيام والخالص الح
بِّlove (completion) نرىwe see الحقَّthe True One يرتضيapproves أقسامهits oaths
بِّ نرى الحقَّ يرتضي أقسامه
I swear by love's frenzy and pure
I swear by passion and sincere love
love: we see the True One approve its oaths.
We see truth pleased with its oaths
ماnot سرىtraveled by night الركبُthe caravan للمدينةto Medina حتىuntil
ما سرى الركبُ للمدينة حتى
ناحlamented قلبيmy heart بألسيَّرon the journey (likely intended) نوحthe lament of الحمامهthe dove
ناح قلبي بألسيَّر نوح الحمامه
The caravan had scarcely set out by night for Medina when
The caravan had not left for the city
my heart wailed on the journey with a dove's lament.
Before my heart moaned like a dove
ومضىand it went يسبقoutstripping الجنائبthe led mounts كالطيlike the bird (beginning)
ومضى يسبق الجنائب كالطي
رbird (completion) ويبنيand builds للرَّكبfor the caravan فيهin it خيامهits tents
ر ويبني للرَّكب فيه خيامه
And it sped ahead of the led mounts like a
It went ahead of the litters like a bird
bird, building its tents there for the caravan.
And pitched its tents ahead of the caravan's camp
ياO حداةdrivers of الجمالthe camels يومon the day تداعتthey rallied
يا حداة الجمال يوم تداعت
نحونthey headed toward أرضthe land of الهدىguidance ودارand the abode of الكرامهhonor
نحون أرض الهدى ودار الكرامه
O camel-drivers, on the day they rallied
O you of beautiful perfection, when you set out
and headed for the land of guidance and the abode of honor,
Towards the Abode of Guidance and House of Nobility
قدalready سبقناwe went ahead فبالهويناءso at a gentle pace سيرواtravel, all of you
قد سبقنا فبالهويناء سيروا
عرفknew الكلُّeveryone فيon المسيرthe journey مقامهhis station
عرف الكلُّ في المسير مقامه
we have already gone ahead, so travel gently;
We preceded you, so journey leisurely
each has learned his station on the journey.
All know their station in the journey
نحنwe قومٌa people قمناwe stood علىupon قدمthe footing of الصدthe sincerity (beginning)
نحن قومٌ قمنا على قدم الصد
قِsincerity (completion) وطرناand we flew بالجدِّthrough earnestness والإستقامهand uprightness
قِ وطرنا بالجدِّ والإستقامه
We are a people who stood on the footing of
We are a people who stand by loyalty
sincerity, and flew through earnestness and uprightness.
And we strive with seriousness and rectitude
وبلغناand we reached الحمىthe sanctuary كراماًhonored بدمعٍwith tears
وبلغنا الحمى كراماً بدمعٍ
لمdid not يشبهmatch سحُّthe downpour of السحابthe clouds انسجامهits streaming
لم يشبه سحُّ السحاب انسجامه
And we reached the sanctuary, honored, with tears
And we attained the sanctuary through tears
whose streaming the clouds' downpour could not match.
Whose outpouring resembles the rain's harmony
وفرشناand we laid down الخدودthe cheeks فيهin it احتراماًin reverence
وفرشنا الخدود فيه احتراماً
وسررناand we rejoiced فهنئوناso congratulate us السلامهsafety
وسررنا فهنئونا السلامه
And we laid down our cheeks there in reverence;
And we laid our cheeks down in reverence
and we rejoiced—so congratulate us on our safety.
And delighted, so greet us with safety
Sol 6.1