اللَهُGod اللَهُGod أنتyou السمعhearing والبصرُand sight
اللَهُ اللَهُ أنت السمع والبصرُ
فيwithin العاشقينthe lovers وأنتand you الفوزsalvation والوطرُand desire's fulfillment
في العاشقين وأنت الفوز والوطرُ
God, God! You are hearing and sight
O Allah, You are the Hearer, the Seer
within lovers, and you are salvation and desire's fulfillment.
Of lovers, and You are triumph and refuge
هويتكمI loved you والهوىand love منيfrom me علىat صغرٍa young age
هويتكم والهوى مني على صغرٍ
ياO حبذاhow lovely والهٌa lovesick one قدindeed زانهadorned him صِغَرُyouth
يا حبذا والهٌ قد زانه صِغَرُ
I loved you, and my love began in childhood;
I fell in love with You though I’m insignificant
how lovely the lovesick one whom youth adorned!
How excellent is the Beloved adorned with insignificance
هجرتI abandoned فيكمfor your sake ربوعthe homes الوالدينof the parents وماand what
هجرت فيكم ربوع الوالدين وما
أهوىI love فلمso did not يرضنيsatisfy me منfrom دونكمanything besides you أثرa trace
أهوى فلم يرضني من دونكم أثر
For your sake I left my parents' homes and what
I abandoned the quarters of my parents for You
I love; no trace of anything besides you could satisfy me.
And no trace pleased me but Yours
سيرواmove الهويناgently بقلبٍwith a heart سائرٍjourneying بكمwith you
سيروا الهوينا بقلبٍ سائرٍ بكم
كأنهas though it were فلكٌa celestial sphere أنتمyou لهfor it قمرa moon
كأنه فلكٌ أنتم له قمر
Move gently with a heart that journeys with you,
Let our love journey on with a travelling heart
as though it were a celestial sphere, and you its moon.
As if it is a sphere and You are its moon
الذكرremembrance صورتكمyour image واللقلبُand the heart مركزُهاits center
الذكر صورتكم واللقلبُ مركزُها
والحبand love دائرةٌa circle شُعاعهاits radius الفكرthought
والحب دائرةٌ شُعاعها الفكر
Remembrance is your image, and the heart its center;
Your image is remembrance and the heart is its center
love is a circle whose radius is thought.
And love is its orbit, its rays are thought
كأنas though عينيmy eye إذاwhen صَوَّرتكمit pictures you فلكٌa celestial sphere
كأن عيني إذا صَوَّرتكم فلكٌ
فيin أفقهاits horizon قمرٌa moon دانتbowed لهto it الصورthe images
في أفقها قمرٌ دانت له الصور
My eye, when it pictures you, is like a celestial sphere,
It's as if when my eyes picture You, You are a moon
with a moon upon its horizon to which images bow.
In its horizon, images bow to it
أتلوI recite علىto القلبthe heart آياتthe verses الهوىof love فإذاand when
أتلو على القلب آيات الهوى فإذا
ماan emphatic particle استظهرlearned by heart الوحيُthe revelation قالَit said بِأَنَّهاthat they are سُوَرُchapters
ما استظهر الوحيُ قالَ بِأَنَّها سُوَرُ
I recite to the heart the verses of love, and when
I recite verses of love to my heart, so when
it has learned the revelation by heart, it calls them chapters.
Inspiration is grasped, it says they are chapters
أُفنيI use up زمانيmy time بأخبارٍwith tales أعدِّدهاI enumerate them
أُفني زماني بأخبارٍ أعدِّدها
والدهرand time يفنىruns out وماand not يفنىends لكمof you خبرa tale
والدهر يفنى وما يفنى لكم خبر
I spend my lifetime recounting tales,
I spend my life narrating stories of You
and time runs out, but tales of you never end.
While life passes, and no story of You ceases
فكمand how often تحجَّبتَyou veiled yourself عنfrom عينيmy eye فأرَّقهاand kept it sleepless
فكم تحجَّبتَ عن عيني فأرَّقها
منكمfrom you حجابٌa veil ولكنbut لستَyou are not تستترconcealed
منكم حجابٌ ولكن لستَ تستتر
How often you veiled yourself from my eye, which was kept awake
How You veiled Yourself from me, disturbing my eye
by a veil from you—yet you are not concealed.
A veil from You, though You don't conceal Yourself
وكمand how often خرقتَyou tore حجاباًa veil كانwas منfrom قِبَليmy side
وكم خرقتَ حجاباً كان من قِبَلي
قدalready بُدِلَّتwere substituted عنهfor it حجبٌveils ماno بهاin them قِصَرshortness
قد بُدِلَّت عنه حجبٌ ما بها قِصَر
And how often you tore a veil that came from me;
How You tore a veil that was from me
veils without end were substituted for it.
Replaced with veils without deficiency
وكانand was إبعادكمyour distancing عنيfrom me علىaccording to قدرٍa decree
وكان إبعادكم عني على قدرٍ
وكانand was قربيmy nearness لديكمto you ماno لهfor it قَدَرmeasure
وكان قربي لديكم ما له قَدَر
Your keeping me distant was according to a decree,
Your distance from me was destined
but my nearness to you was beyond measure.
As my nearness to You has no limit
عشقيmy passion وشوقيand my longing غراميmy ardor فيin محبتكمloving you
عشقي وشوقي غرامي في محبتكم
سرٌّa secret سرورٌjoy ونارٌand a fire ضمنَهاwithin it شررsparks
سرٌّ سرورٌ ونارٌ ضمنَها شرر
My passion, my longing, my ardor in loving you:
My love, longing, passion in loving You
a secret, a joy, and a fire with sparks within.
Is a secret, bliss, and fire holding sparks
إنif تهجرونيyou forsake me أجدI find فيin وصلكمunion with you طمعاًhope
إن تهجروني أجد في وصلكم طمعاً
كالشمسlike the sun تُرجَىis hoped for وجنحُand the wing الليلof night معتكرmurky
كالشمس تُرجَى وجنحُ الليل معتكر
If you forsake me, I find hope of union with you,
If You abandon me, in Your union I hope
as the sun is hoped for while the wing of night is murky.
Like the sun hoped for when night's wing is folded
لكمyours منfrom البدرthe full moon حِبِّيmy beloved حُسنُthe beauty طلعتهof its rising
لكم من البدر حِبِّي حُسنُ طلعته
وليand mine منfrom السحبthe clouds دمعٌtears إسمهtheir name المطرrain
ولي من السحب دمعٌ إسمه المطر
Yours, my beloved, is the full moon's beautiful rising,
My love for You is like the moon, beautiful is its rising
and mine, from the clouds, are tears called rain.
And my tears are like clouds, named rain
طَرفيmy gaze وطَرفكand your gaze كالضدينlike two opposites فيin شغُلٍactivity
طَرفي وطَرفك كالضدين في شغُلٍ
طرفيmy eye عميٌّblind وذاكمand that one of yours زانَهadorned it الحورdark-eyed beauty
طرفي عميٌّ وذاكم زانَه الحور
My gaze and yours are like opposites at work:
My eyes and Yours are like opposites attracted
my eye is blind, while yours is graced with dark-eyed beauty.
Mine are blind, yours adorned with maidens
فذاكso that one يكبوstumbles عِثاراًtripping منfrom شكائمهits bridle-bits
فذاك يكبو عِثاراً من شكائمه
وطَرفكand your gaze السيفthe sword لاnot يُبقيspares ولاand not يذرleaves
وطَرفك السيف لا يُبقي ولا يذر
Mine falters, stumbling against its bridle-bits,
So mine stumble with ineptitude
but your gaze is a sword that spares nothing and leaves nothing.
While Yours are swords leaving no trace
فيin حَلْبةthe arena العشقof passion لاnot تدريknow الوشاةthe slanderers بهof it
في حَلْبة العشق لا تدري الوشاة به
سيّانِit is all the same إنwhether عذرواthey excused فيهin it وإنand whether غدرواthey betrayed
سيّانِ إن عذروا فيه وإن غدروا
In love's arena, the slanderers know nothing of it;
In the arena of love, the slanderers don't know it
it is all the same whether they excuse it or prove treacherous.
Cursed if they excuse, and cursed if they betray
إنيindeed I أرومseek طُروقَvisiting by night الحبِّlove عنout of ذُعُرٍfear
إني أروم طُروقَ الحبِّ عن ذُعُرٍ
وهلand can يصادِرُseize مَنone who يهواهمُloves them الذُعُرdread
وهل يصادِرُ مَن يهواهمُ الذُعُر
I seek to visit love by night out of fear,
I intend the ways of love in alarm
but can dread seize one who loves them?
Does alarm deter those who love them?
فأَخفِضُso I quiet القلبَthe heart منfrom زفراتهits sighs طمعاًhoping
فأَخفِضُ القلبَ من زفراته طمعاً
بالإستتارfor concealment وهلand can يخفاهمُbe hidden from them الخبرthe news
بالإستتار وهل يخفاهمُ الخبر
So I quiet the heart's sighing, hoping
So I humble my heart with sighs hoping
to stay concealed—but can the news be hidden from them?
To hide, though can news be hidden from them?
قدindeed مازجmingled with الحبُّlove قلبَthe heart المستهامof the love-distraught إذاwhen
قد مازج الحبُّ قلبَ المستهام إذا
رامit sought انفصالاًseparation فيوصلْthen joins فَصلَهits separation السهرsleeplessness
رام انفصالاً فيوصلْ فَصلَه السهر
Love has mingled with the lovesick one's heart; when
When love mingled with the infatuated heart
it seeks to separate, sleeplessness joins what it severs.
Wanting separation, love united it with vigil
بُعداًaway لقلبٍwith a heart خليٍّempty منof صبابتهits yearning
بُعداً لقلبٍ خليٍّ من صبابته
وهلand does يروقكdelight you غصنٌa branch ماno بهon it ثمرfruit
وهل يروقك غصنٌ ما به ثمر
Away with a heart devoid of its yearning!
Away with a barren heart empty of its juice
Does a branch with no fruit delight you?
Does an unfruitful branch please You?
خذtake حبهمlove for them ياO ضميرَpronoun الرفعof the nominative ملتزماًholding fast
خذ حبهم يا ضميرَ الرفع ملتزماً
فصلاًseparation ووصلاًand attachment فلاso not يخلوis empty ولوeven if هجرواthey forsook
فصلاً ووصلاً فلا يخلو ولو هجروا
Take up their love, O nominative pronoun, holding fast
Take their love, O aspirated letter, committed
in separation and attachment; it is never empty, even if they forsake you.
In union and separation, it is never devoid even if they abandon
كأننيas though I am الفعلthe verb والمحبوبand the beloved فاعلهits subject
كأنني الفعل والمحبوب فاعله
سيّانِequally متصلٌattached فيهto it ومستترand hidden
سيّانِ متصلٌ فيه ومستتر
It is as though I were the verb, and the beloved its subject:
It's as if I'm the verb and the Beloved is its doer
the same whether attached to it or hidden.
Connected, though hidden in it
أحلىsweetest غرامٍpassion إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle كانit was مشتهراًwell-known
أحلى غرامٍ إذا ما كان مشتهراً
ياO عذلينreproachers دعونيlet me فيهin it أشتهرbecome known
يا عذلين دعوني فيه أشتهر
The sweetest passion is one made public;
The sweetest passion if famous
O reproachers, let me be known for it!
O gentle ones, leave me to make it famous!
أبيتُI spend the night والليلُand the night يطوينيfolds me وأنشرهand I unfold it
أبيتُ والليلُ يطويني وأنشره
نَوحاًin lament وحبّاًand love فأطويهthen I fold it وينتشرand it unfolds
نَوحاً وحبّاً فأطويه وينتشر
I pass the night: it folds me up, while I unfold it
I stayed up as night enfolds me and I unfold it
with lament and love; I fold it away, and it spreads again.
In lament and love, so I fold it and it unfolds
خذtake ياO حبيباًbeloved دموعاًtears فيكfor you أُنفدهاI exhaust them
خذ يا حبيباً دموعاً فيك أُنفدها
واَعطِand give المتيمَthe love-enthralled one صبراًpatience لُبُّهُits essence الوطرfulfillment of desire
واَعطِ المتيمَ صبراً لُبُّهُ الوطر
Take, beloved, the tears I exhaust for you,
Take my tears which I spend for You
and give the love-enthralled one patience whose core is fulfillment.
And give patience to the lover, his refuge is ardour
حللتَyou dwelt منيwithin me حلولthe dwelling الروحof the soul فيin جسديmy body
حللتَ مني حلول الروح في جسدي
كأننيas though I am صدفٌa shell إذsince أنتمyou الدررthe pearls
كأنني صدفٌ إذ أنتم الدرر
You dwell within me as the soul dwells in my body;
You dwelled in me like the spirit dwells in my body
I am like a shell, for you are the pearls.
As if I'm a shell and You are the pearls
فأنتمfor you النفسthe soul والجثمانand the body متحدٌunited
فأنتم النفس والجثمان متحدٌ
بالنفسwith the soul والجسمُand the body أَقنومٌa hypostasis لهit has قدرworth
بالنفس والجسمُ أَقنومٌ له قدر
For you are the soul, and the body is united
So You are the soul and the body united
with the soul; the body is a hypostasis of worth.
By soul and body, an entity having worth
تثلثbecame threefold الحبlove فاعتاصتso grew inscrutable طبيعتهits nature
تثلث الحب فاعتاصت طبيعته
والذاتand the essence واحدةٌone تاهتwere bewildered بهاby it الفكرthoughts
والذات واحدةٌ تاهت بها الفكر
Love became threefold, and its nature grew inscrutable,
Love triangular, so its nature disagreed
though the essence is one, and thoughts lose their way in it.
Though essence is one, minds wandered in it
فيهمin them أهيمI am love-distraught وعنهمand for them يستباحis deemed forfeit دميmy blood
فيهم أهيم وعنهم يستباح دمي
منwhoever حبloves شيئاًa thing فلاthen not يَصدُّهُdeter him الخطرdanger
من حب شيئاً فلا يَصدُّهُ الخطر
I am love-distraught over them, and for them my blood is forfeit;
For them I yearn, and for them my blood is violated
whoever loves a thing must not let danger turn him back.
No danger deters one who loves something
ياO سالباًone who steals نورthe light عينيof my eye فيin محبتهloving him
يا سالباً نور عيني في محبته
أنِرilluminate فؤاديmy heart إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle خاننيbetrayed me البصرsight
أنِر فؤادي إذا ما خانني البصر
O you who steal the light of my eye through love of you,
O You who deprived my eyes of light by loving them
illuminate my heart whenever sight betrays me.
Enlighten my heart when sight betrays me
الموتdeath أوفقmore fitting ليfor me منthan هجركمyour abandonment فإذاand if
الموت أوفق لي من هجركم فإذا
ماan emphatic particle عشتI lived فيin غيركمanyone but you فالعيشthen life ليfor me وِزَرa burden of sin
ما عشت في غيركم فالعيش لي وِزَر
Death suits me better than your abandonment; and if
Death is more harmonious for me than Your abandonment
I live in anyone but you, life is a burden of sin to me.
So if I live without You, living is a burden
كنbe فيَّwithin me حيّاًalive وإنيand I فيكin you أنتyou أناI
كن فيَّ حيّاً وإني فيك أنت أنا
كالشمسlike the sun ليسthere is not لهاfor it فيin برجهاits zodiacal house كدرclouding
كالشمس ليس لها في برجها كدر
Be alive in me; I am in you—you are I,
Be alive in me, and I am You
like the sun, unclouded in its zodiacal house.
Like the sun with no defect in its halo
أنَّىwherever تحولتyou turn لاnever أنفكُّI cease مُلتفتاًturning toward
أنَّى تحولت لا أنفكُّ مُلتفتاً
تِلْقاtoward محياكyour face حتىuntil يهتديfinds its way النظرthe gaze
تِلْقا محياك حتى يهتدي النظر
Wherever you turn, I never cease turning
I turn without ceasing looking
toward your face, until my gaze finds its way.
For a glimpse of You until sight is guided
كأنas though وجهكyour face مغناطيسُa magnet أنفسناfor our souls
كأن وجهك مغناطيسُ أنفسنا
فحيثso where ماever دارit turned دارتturned نحوهtoward it الصورthe forms
فحيث ما دار دارت نحوه الصور
Your face is like a magnet for our souls;
It's as if Your face is a magnet to our souls
wherever it turns, forms turn toward it.
So wherever You turn, images turn towards it
يشكوcomplains of فؤاديmy heart الجوىlove's anguish منfrom نارthe fire حبكمof loving you
يشكو فؤادي الجوى من نار حبكم
فاعجبso marvel لجنةat a paradise نورٍof light ضمنَهاwithin it سقرSaqar (hellfire)
فاعجب لجنة نورٍ ضمنَها سقر
My heart complains of love's anguish from the fire of loving you;
My heart complains to the clouds of the fire of Your love
marvel, then, at a paradise of light with Saqar within it.
Wondrous, a paradise of light containing hell
يذوبmelts قلبيmy heart بنارٍin a fire أنتyou موقدهاits kindler
يذوب قلبي بنارٍ أنت موقدها
والعينand the eye ترعىgazes upon جمالاًa beauty فيكin you يُحتَكرis held exclusively
والعين ترعى جمالاً فيك يُحتَكر
My heart melts in a fire you kindle,
My heart melts by a fire You ignite
and the eye gazes on beauty that you alone possess.
While the eye beholds a beauty monopolized in You
سكرتI became drunk منfrom حبكمloving you حتىuntil وحقِّكِمُand by your truth
سكرت من حبكم حتى وحقِّكِمُ
غادرتI left كلall الورىcreation منfrom حبكمloving you سكرواthey became drunk
غادرت كل الورى من حبكم سكروا
I grew drunk with love of you until—by your own truth—
I'm intoxicated by You, even if by Your right
I left all creation drunk with love of you.
I left all of existence intoxicated by You
قدindeed صرتI became منfrom خمرةthe wine العشقof passion التيwhich أخذتI took
قد صرت من خمرة العشق التي أخذت
منهاfrom it عقولاًminds ولكنbut ماno بناin us سَدَرdizziness
منها عقولاً ولكن ما بنا سَدَر
I have become drunk on the wine of passion, drawing
I've become by the wine of passion which I took
reason from it—yet no dizziness is in us.
Intellects from it, but no intellect remains in us
أظلI remain منشرحاًdelighted فيهاin it ومنجرحاًand wounded
أظل منشرحاً فيها ومنجرحاً
منهاby it ومنطرحاًand cast aside عنهاaway from it وليand I have وطرa desire
منها ومنطرحاً عنها ولي وطر
I remain delighted in it and wounded
I remain elated and wounded by it
by it, and cast away from it—yet I still have a desire.
Prostrated and turned away, yet still having fervor
خسرتI lost فيin عشقكمloving you عمريmy lifetime فأسعدنيand it made me happy
خسرت في عشقكم عمري فأسعدني
ياO ربحgain قومٍof a people بكمthrough you بالربحthrough gain قدindeed خسرواthey lost
يا ربح قومٍ بكم بالربح قد خسروا
I lost my life in loving you, and that made me happy.
I lost my life in loving You, so make me prosper
O gain of those who, through you, have lost through gain!
O profit of a people who profited though losing
أجثواI kneel انكساراًin brokenness إذاwhen كررتُI repeated ذكرَكمُyour remembrance
أجثوا انكساراً إذا كررتُ ذكرَكمُ
كأنماas though قدindeed علانيrose above me الصارمthe cutting sword الذكرhard-tempered
كأنما قد علاني الصارم الذكر
I kneel in brokenness whenever I repeat your remembrance,
They bow down out of humility when I mention You
as though the keen, hard-tempered sword had risen above me.
As if the sword of remembrance struck them
كأنas though قلبيَmy heart أرضٌearth شَقَّهاsplit it وَمَدٌsultry heat
كأن قلبيَ أرضٌ شَقَّها وَمَدٌ
كأنas though حبكمyour love منfrom فوقهاabove it مطرrain
كأن حبكم من فوقها مطر
My heart is like earth split by sultry heat;
It's as if my heart is land torn by passion
your love is like rain falling upon it.
As if Your love upon it is pouring rain
أرومI seek رؤيتكمto see you والدمعand tears يمنعنيprevent me
أروم رؤيتكم والدمع يمنعني
إذsince قدindeed تزاحمcrowded together عنديwithin me الدمعtears والنظرand sight
إذ قد تزاحم عندي الدمع والنظر
I seek to see you, but tears prevent me,
I intend to see You but tears prevent me
for tears and sight crowd each other within me.
As tears and sight contend within me
ذليmy lowliness وضعفيand my weakness ونقصانيand my imperfection يقابلهconfronts it
ذلي وضعفي ونقصاني يقابله
عزٌّmight وبطشٌand power كمالٌperfection فيكمُin you وَقَرis established
عزٌّ وبطشٌ كمالٌ فيكمُ وَقَر
My lowliness, weakness, and imperfection are met
My humiliation, weakness and imperfection meets
by might, power, and perfection established in you.
Honor, tyranny, perfection in You and dignity
حمدٌpraise ومدحٌand acclaim لكمto you منfrom أصغريَّmy heart and tongue كماjust as
حمدٌ ومدحٌ لكم من أصغريَّ كما
ليI have منكمfrom you المضنيانthe two exhausters الخوفfear والحذرand caution
لي منكم المضنيان الخوف والحذر
Praise and acclaim are yours from my heart and tongue, just as
Praise and eulogy from my insignificance to You
from you I have the two torments: fear and caution.
As fear and caution are hardships from You to me
ماnot زلتI ceased أشقىto suffer بكمthrough you حتىuntil حظيتI was blessed بماwith what
ما زلت أشقى بكم حتى حظيت بما
قدindeed كانhad يوعدنيpromised me فيin وصفهits description الخبرthe report
قد كان يوعدني في وصفه الخبر
I kept suffering through you until I attained what
I remained miserable for You until I attained what
the report had promised me in its description.
News had promised, foretelling to me
وانشقَّand split open عنيaway from me غشاءٌa covering كانhad been يرتقهsewing it shut
وانشقَّ عني غشاءٌ كان يرتقه
عذلُthe blame العذولof the reproacher فأضحىso it became وهوwhile it was منفطرtorn open
عذلُ العذول فأضحى وهو منفطر
A covering split away from me, which had been sewn shut
The veil was lifted from me, patched
by the reproacher's blame; now it lay torn open,
By the excuses of the excusers, now torn
منfrom بعدماafter كانhad been تَستقينيdrawing water from me ملامتهhis reproach
من بعدما كان تَستقيني ملامته
كَدْراًturbid water زعاقاًbitter and briny وماand what أدراكmakes you know ماwhat الكدرturbidity
كَدْراً زعاقاً وما أدراك ما الكدر
after his reproach had drawn from me
After blame had oppressed me, distress and gloom
murky, bitter brine—and what could convey such murk?
What do you know of gloom?
مذsince أومضتflashed منfrom بَهاsplendor أنوارlights طلعتكمof your appearance
مذ أومضت من بَها أنوار طلعتكم
غُرٌّradiant تصافحclasp hands فيهاwithin them الشمسthe sun والقمرand the moon
غُرٌّ تصافح فيها الشمس والقمر
Since lights flashed from the splendor of your appearing,
Since the lights of Your rising have glanced
radiant lights in which the sun and moon clasp hands,
Sun and moon greeting within it
حتىuntil ذهلتI was distracted بهاby them عنfrom حسنthe beauty عالمناof our world
حتى ذهلت بها عن حسن عالمنا
وقلتand I said هذاthis الذيthat which كانتcame to be بهthrough it الفِطَرinnate natures
وقلت هذا الذي كانت به الفِطَر
until I forgot our world's beauty because of them,
Distracting me from the beauty of our world
and said, 'This is what brought innate natures into being.'
Saying, "This is what creation was for."
فاشبعso sate yourself إذاًthen منwith جمالٍbeauty ماno بهin it شبعٌsatiety
فاشبع إذاً من جمالٍ ما به شبعٌ
وارتعand graze إذاًthen بسرورٍin joy ماno بهin it كدرclouding
وارتع إذاً بسرورٍ ما به كدر
Sate yourself, then, with beauty that knows no satiety,
So have your fill of a beauty without satiety
and graze, then, in joy that knows no clouding.
And delight in a bliss without gloom
واعرضand turn away بوجهكwith your face عنfrom حسنٍbeauty يلذtakes delight بهin it الthe (continued article)
واعرض بوجهك عن حسنٍ يلذ به ال
تغييرchange واعلمand know بأنthat الحقthe Truth يُعتبرis held in regard
تغيير واعلم بأن الحق يُعتبر
And turn your face away from beauty in which
Turn your face away from a beauty enjoyed by
change takes delight; know that the Truth deserves regard.
those who change, and know the truth is considered
اسعَدrejoice بحسنِin the beauty أبيكof your Father الحقthe true مبتهجاًexultantly
اسعَد بحسنِ أبيك الحق مبتهجاً
ذاكthat الإلهGod الذيwhom الأعداthe enemies بهin him كفرواdisbelieved
ذاك الإله الذي الأعدا به كفروا
Rejoice in your true Father's beauty, exulting;
Be joyous in the beauty of your True Lord
that God whom the enemies denied.
That God those who reject Him have refused
هوhe الحبيبthe beloved الذيwhose عزتwas precious محبتهlove for him
هو الحبيب الذي عزت محبته
حتىso much that اشتراهاbought it بإهراقby shedding الدِّماblood البشرmortals
حتى اشتراها بإهراق الدِّما البشر
He is the beloved whose love was so precious
He is the Beloved whose love is valued
that mortals bought it by shedding their blood.
That He bought with pouring the blood of humans
منهمamong them شهيدٌa martyr ومنهمand among them ناسكٌan ascetic عَدَلٌupright
منهم شهيدٌ ومنهم ناسكٌ عَدَلٌ
برٌّrighteous ومنهمand among them رسولa messenger الخيرof goodness منتصرvictorious
برٌّ ومنهم رسول الخير منتصر
Among them is a martyr, and among them an upright ascetic,
Among them a martyr, among them an ascetic of justice
righteous; and among them a victorious messenger of good.
Righteousness, among them the Messenger of good triumphant
إذfor لاnot يغركdeceive you كفرthe disbelief الكافرينof the unbelievers بهin him
إذ لا يغرك كفر الكافرين به
كأنهمas though they are بقرٌcattle مأواهمُtheir refuge سقرSaqar (hellfire)
كأنهم بقرٌ مأواهمُ سقر
For do not let the unbelievers' disbelief in him deceive you;
As the disbelief of disbelievers does not tempt you from Him
they are like cattle whose refuge is Saqar.
It's as if they are cattle, their abode is Hell
والْحَقand join بحزبwith the company بنيهof his children المؤمنينbelieving بهin him
والْحَق بحزب بنيه المؤمنين به
والحقُّand the Truth تخدمهserve it الأشباهlikenesses والصورand images
والحقُّ تخدمه الأشباه والصور
And join the company of his children who believe in him;
While the truth is with the party of His faithful believers
the Truth is served by likenesses and images.
Reality is served by forms and images
كأنهمas though they are دُرَرٌpearls مِنْamong شانِهاtheir qualities دُرُرٌpearls
كأنهم دُرَرٌ مِنْ شانِها دُرُرٌ
كأنهمas though they are غُرَرٌradiant faces ماnot شانَهاblemished them ضررharm
كأنهم غُرَرٌ ما شانَها ضرر
They are like pearls, with pearls among their qualities;
As if they are pearls, their trait is pearls
they are like radiant faces unmarred by harm.
As if they are caves, their trait brings no harm
قومٌa people كرامٌnoble لهمthey have فيon الأرضearth مرتبةٌa rank
قومٌ كرامٌ لهم في الأرض مرتبةٌ
وفيand in السماءheaven لهمthey have ملكٌa kingdom لهit has خطرgreat worth
وفي السماء لهم ملكٌ له خطر
A noble people, with rank on earth,
A generous people, for them in the world is a station
and in heaven a kingdom of great worth.
In Heaven for them is a Kingship of value
إنif أُمِنُّواthey are trusted أَمَنُّواthey give safety واستُنجدواand are asked for aid نَجدواthey aid
إن أُمِنُّوا أَمَنُّوا واستُنجدوا نَجدوا
واستُرشدواand are asked for guidance رَشدواthey guide rightly واستُنصرواand are asked for victory نصرواthey give victory
واستُرشدوا رَشدوا واستُنصروا نصروا
If trusted, they give safety; if asked for aid, they aid,
If they believe, they are safe, and if given victory, are victorious
if asked for guidance, they guide; if asked for victory, they grant it.
If guided, are guided, and if aided, are aided
هيهاتِfar beyond هيهاتِfar beyond فالإيمانfor faith معجزةٌa miracle
هيهاتِ هيهاتِ فالإيمان معجزةٌ
وكلand every نفسٍsoul لهاhas فيwithin ذاتهاits own essence نظرcontemplation
وكل نفسٍ لها في ذاتها نظر
Far beyond, far beyond! For faith is a miracle,
Impossible, impossible! For faith is miraculous
and every soul has its own inward contemplation.
And every soul has its own perspective
Sol 6.1