هِبَةُgift الحُبِّlove ياO شُعاعَray رُؤاياmy visions
هِبَةُ الحُبِّ يا شُعاعَ رُؤايا
وَطَريقَand the path السَماءِheaven فيin مغناياmy dwelling
وَطَريقَ السَماءِ في مغنايا
Gift of love, O ray of my visions,
The gift of love, O ray of my vision
and path to heaven in my dwelling,
And path to the sky in my songs
رَعشَةٌa tremor أَنتِyou (feminine) فيin عُروقيmy veins وَوَحيٌand a revelation
رَعشَةٌ أَنتِ في عُروقي وَوَحيٌ
فيin دَميmy blood وَالنَجيُّand the intimate secret مِنof نَجواياmy whispers
في دَمي وَالنَجيُّ مِن نَجوايا
you are a tremor in my veins, and a revelation
A tremor you are in my veins and an inspiration
in my blood, and the secret of my whispers.
In my blood, and salvation from my whispering
أَنتِyou (feminine) أَرضland الميعادِthe promise ماnot سَمحgranted اللّGod (first fragment)
أَنتِ أَرض الميعادِ ما سَمح اللّ
هُGod (final fragment) بِهاwith it أَوor بِمِثلِهاwith its like لِسِواياto anyone but me
هُ بِها أَو بِمِثلِها لِسِوايا
You are the promised land; God has not granted
You are the promised land, nothing alike
it or its like to anyone but me.
Did God permit for my equal
غَمَرَflooded المنُّmanna مِنfrom سَمائِكِyour heaven صَحراmy desert (first fragment)
غَمَرَ المنُّ مِن سَمائِكِ صَحرا
ئيmy desert (final fragment) وفَجَّرتِand you made gush forth كَوثَراًa Kawthar (heavenly river) مِنfrom هَواياmy love
ئي وفَجَّرتِ كَوثَراً مِن هَوايا
Manna from your heaven flooded my desert,
Abundance poured from your heavens, deserts flooded
and you made a Kawthar gush from my love.
And gushed springs from my passions
فَاِطمَأَنَّthen became tranquil الصَباحُthe morning أَخضَرَgreen فيin عَيmy eye (first fragment)
فَاِطمَأَنَّ الصَباحُ أَخضَرَ في عَي
نيmy eye (final fragment) وَطابَتand grew pleasant عَلىupon أَديميmy skin العَشاياthe evenings
ني وَطابَت عَلى أَديمي العَشايا
Then morning rested, green, within my eye,
So the morning calmed, greened in my eyes
and the evenings grew sweet upon my skin.
And nights grew sweet on my prairie
ياO سناradiance الحُبُّlove ياO سَناradiance اللَهُGod ماnot أَحyou burned (first fragment)
يا سنا الحُبُّ يا سَنا اللَهُ ما أَح
رَقتَyou burned (final fragment) ناريmy fire إِلّاexcept لِيَنقىso that it may become pure سَناياmy radiance
رَقتَ ناري إِلّا لِيَنقى سَنايا
O radiance of love, O radiance of God, you did not burn
O glitter of love, O glory of God, nothing but
my fire except that my radiance might grow pure.
My fire burned to purify my glow
كانَwas ليfor me فيin الغَرامِpassion قَلبٌa heart بَغِيٌّwanton
كانَ لي في الغَرامِ قَلبٌ بَغِيٌّ
وَعيونٌand eyes عَلىtoward الجَمالِbeauty بَغاياharlots
وَعيونٌ عَلى الجَمالِ بَغايا
In passion, I had a wanton heart,
To passion my heart was wanton
and eyes that whored after beauty.
And eyes lusting for beauty
حينَwhen مَرَّتpassed عَلىover جَبينيmy brow يَداهاher two hands
حينَ مَرَّت عَلى جَبيني يَداها
وَاِستَحَمَّتand bathed فيin عَينِهاher eye عَيناياmy two eyes
وَاِستَحَمَّت في عَينِها عَينايا
When her hands passed over my brow,
When her hands caressed my forehead
and my two eyes bathed in her eye,
And her eyes washed in mine
وَتَلاشىand faded away لهاثُهاher panting فيin جَوىburning longing قَلmy heart (first fragment)
وَتَلاشى لهاثُها في جَوى قَل
بيmy heart (final fragment) تَلاشَتfaded away عَلَيهِupon it تِلكَthose الخَطاياsins
بي تَلاشَت عَلَيهِ تِلكَ الخَطايا
and her panting faded in my heart's burning longing,
Her breaths faded in the warmth of my heart
those sins faded away upon it.
And with it faded those sins
Sol 6.1