حارَwas bewildered الهوىlove بينناbetween us والحالُand the state يُغريناentices us
حارَ الهوى بيننا والحالُ يُغرينا
منfrom حالناour state الوجدُrapture صلّىprayed فيin مآقيناthe corners of our eyes
من حالنا الوجدُ صلّى في مآقينا
Love was bewildered between us, and our state enticed us.
Passion burns between us, though our state tempts us
From our state, rapture prayed in the corners of our eyes.
In our affliction, yearning prays in our suffering
منfrom لهجةِidiom الصمتِsilence نُبديwe reveal بوحَناour confession قَلَقَاًin unease
من لهجةِ الصمتِ نُبدي بوحَنا قَلَقَاً
والبوحand confession منfrom قلقِِunease الأسرارِsecrets ِ يأتيناcomes to us
والبوح من قلقِِ الأسرارِ ِ يأتينا
From the idiom of silence, we reveal our confession in unease,
With the eloquence of silence we express our restless longing
and confession comes to us from the unease of secrets.
And restless longing brings confession bursting from secrets
قالhe said :امنحيgrant أحرُفيmy letters أسماءَnames رحلتِهاtheir journey
قال :امنحي أحرُفي أسماءَ رحلتِها
قلتُI said : الحروفُthe letters انمحتْwere erased رسماًin shape وتكويناand structure
قلتُ : الحروفُ انمحتْ رسماً وتكوينا
He said: Grant my letters the names of their journey.
He said: “Grant my letters the names of their journey”
I said: The letters have been erased in shape and structure.
I said: “The letters have faded, their form and composition erased”
كادَnearly المدىthe expanse ينمحيvanishes منْfrom حولناaround us شَغَفاًin passion
كادَ المدى ينمحي منْ حولنا شَغَفاً
لمّاwhen تجلّىshone forth بناwithin us ماكادَwhat had nearly يُخفيناconceals us
لمّا تجلّى بنا ماكادَ يُخفينا
The expanse nearly vanished around us in passion,
The horizon nearly faded around us from passion’s fervor
when what had nearly concealed us shone forth within us.
When what nearly hid us was revealed to us
يسعىmoves onward بناwith us الوجدُrapture ، تغشاناenvelop us نوازعُهُits impulses
يسعى بنا الوجدُ ، تغشانا نوازعُهُ
وينمحيand fades العتمُdarkness فجراًat dawn منfrom لياليناour nights
وينمحي العتمُ فجراً من ليالينا
Rapture carries us onward; its impulses envelop us,
Yearning drives us, its impulses covering us
and darkness fades at dawn from our nights.
And dawn’s light erases the darkness of our nights
نمشيwe walk وفيand in حالِناour state مِنْfrom فيضِoverflow نشوتِناour ecstasy
نمشي وفي حالِنا مِنْ فيضِ نشوتِنا
ماsomething that لوif بداappeared تهطلُrains down الدنياthe world رياحيناfragrant herbs
ما لو بدا تهطلُ الدنيا رياحينا
We walk, and in our state, from the overflow of our ecstasy, lies
We walk, in our state an outpouring of our joy
something that, if it appeared, would make the world rain fragrant herbs.
As though the winds of the world cascade upon us
قالَhe said: استعيريborrow منfrom الأشياءِthings خمرتَهاtheir wine
قالَ: استعيري من الأشياءِ خمرتَها
لعلَّهاperhaps it منfrom لظىblaze الأسرارsecrets تكفيناshields us
لعلَّها من لظى الأسرار تكفينا
He said: Borrow from things their wine;
He said: “Borrow the wine of things,
perhaps it will shield us from the blaze of secrets.
Perhaps it will suffice us from the agony of secrets”
لاnot تُشرقُshines الروحُthe soul إلاexcept حينwhen نُشعلُهاwe kindle it
لا تُشرقُ الروحُ إلا حين نُشعلُها
فيضاًas a flood منof البوحconfession يَسريflows سرُهُits secret فيناwithin us
فيضاً من البوح يَسري سرُهُ فينا
The soul shines only when we kindle it
The soul only rises when we ignite it
as a flood of confession whose secret flows within us.
An outpouring flows from confession wandering in us
ياريحُO wind لاdo not تُسرفيgo too far فيin كشفunveiling رحلتِناour journey
ياريحُ لا تُسرفي في كشف رحلتِنا
فالرملُfor the sand خبَّأhid مُذْsince كنَّاwe existed أغانيناour songs
فالرملُ خبَّأ مُذْ كنَّا أغانينا
O wind, do not go too far in unveiling our journey,
O wind, do not overdo unveiling our journey
for the sand has hidden our songs since we came to be.
For the sands have hidden our songs since we were melodies
لاdo not تُشعليkindle فيin المدىthe expanse بردَcoldness الرؤىvisions سُحُبَاًas clouds
لا تُشعلي في المدى بردَ الرؤى سُحُبَاً
ضمّيembrace قصائدَناour poems لماّwhen توافيناyou come to us
ضمّي قصائدَنا لماّ توافينا
Do not kindle the cold of visions as clouds in the expanse;
Do not kindle the expanse’s chill visions into clouds
embrace our poems when you come to us,
Gather our poems however you meet us
ولملميand gather up ماwhat نسيناwe forgot فيin الجهاتِthe directions هوىًlove
ولملمي ما نسينا في الجهاتِ هوىً
إنْif أسرفَis prodigal التيهُwandering فيin أضلاعناour ribs طيناclay
إنْ أسرفَ التيهُ في أضلاعنا طينا
and gather up what we forgot of love in every direction,
And collect what we forgot of love in places
if wandering is prodigal with clay within our ribs.
If wandering excessively smeared our ribs with clay
يُلقيcasts عليناupon us رؤىًvisions تجلوilluminate مسافتناour distance
يُلقي علينا رؤىً تجلو مسافتنا
فينهضُso rises الماءwater منfrom آلاءِblessings ماضيناour past
فينهضُ الماء من آلاءِ ماضينا
It casts upon us visions that illuminate our distance,
It casts upon us visions clarifying our distance
so water rises from the blessings of our past.
So water rises from the blessings of our past
ونطلقُand we release الأحرفَthe letters الملقاةَcast فيin دمناour blood
ونطلقُ الأحرفَ الملقاةَ في دمنا
لعلَperhaps رعشتهاtheir trembling فيin القربcloseness تحييناrevives us
لعلَ رعشتها في القرب تحيينا
And we release the letters cast into our blood;
And we release the letters cast off in our blood
perhaps their trembling in closeness will bring us to life.
That their trembling nearby might revive us
أدركتُI understood ماwhat أنبأتْrevealed عيناهُhis two eyes منof لَهَفِيmy yearning
أدركتُ ما أنبأتْ عيناهُ من لَهَفِي
كأنَّماas though ظلُناour shadow قدhad طافَcircled round يسقيناgives us drink
كأنَّما ظلُنا قد طافَ يسقينا
I understood what his eyes revealed of my yearning,
I realized what his eyes foretold of my eagerness
as though our shadow had made its rounds, giving us drink.
As though our shadow had wandered watering us
رأيتُهI saw him ينجليemerge مرآةَa mirror ترسمُنيportrays me
رأيتُه ينجلي مرآةَ ترسمُني
وكانَand he was يبصرُseeing بيthrough me حالَthe state of المحبيناthe lovers
وكانَ يبصرُ بي حالَ المحبينا
I saw him emerge as a mirror that portrayed me,
I saw him clarify the mirror portraying me
and through me he saw the lovers’ state.
And he saw in me the state of lovers
فقلتُso I said :أنتَyou أناI ،فاحتارَso he was bewildered قالhe said: أناI
فقلتُ :أنتَ أنا ،فاحتارَ قال: أنا
أبصرتُI saw ماwhat حلَّbefell بيme وجداًas rapture يعنّيناtorments us
أبصرتُ ما حلَّ بي وجداً يعنّينا
So I said: You are I. Bewildered, he said: I
So I said: “You are me,” and he hesitated. He said: “I
saw what befell me—a rapture that torments us.
Saw what passion does to me, troubling me”
فقلتُso I said :كنbe سَكَنِيmy home قالhe said :اسكنيdwell رئتيmy lung
فقلتُ :كن سَكَنِي قال :اسكني رئتي
وقالand he said :إنindeed الهوىlove شاءَwilled الذيwhat شيناwe wished
وقال :إن الهوى شاءَ الذي شينا
So I said: Be my home. He said: Dwell in my lung.
So I said: “Be my tranquility.” He said: “Tranquilize my chest”
And he said: Indeed, love willed what we wished.
And he said: “For desire ordained what we sought”
Sol 6.1