ياO مبتدعinnovator in العذلreproach انindeed عذلكyour reproach اشراكidolatry
يا مبتدع العذل ان عذلك اشراك
عذراpardon بعذارfor cheek-down رميتI was struck منهfrom it باشراكwith snares
عذرا بعذار رميت منه باشراك
O innovator in reproach, your reproach is idolatry.
O innovator of love, your love has entangled me
Forgive me for the cheek-down from which snares were cast upon me.
With excuses I have cast arrows at you
للناسpeople have غرامpassion ياO عاذليmy reproacher وغراميand my passion
للناس غرام يا عاذلي وغرامي
منfrom سربa herd of ظباءgazelles of النقاthe sand dunes بالعسperhaps dark-lipped; text unclear مضحاكever-smiling
من سرب ظباء النقا بالعس مضحاك
Others have their passions, O my reproacher; my passion
People are infatuated with you, my love
is a smiling, perhaps dark-lipped gazelle from the herd of the dunes.
Like a herd of gazelles fleeing with laughter
تسبيكcaptivate you بديباجwith the brocade of خدهhis cheek شعراتfine hairs
تسبيك بديباج خده شعرات
قدindeed نمنمهاembroidered them السحرmagic والجمالand beauty لهاfor them حاكa weaver
قد نمنمها السحر والجمال لها حاك
Fine hairs captivate you upon the brocade of his cheek.
Your cheeks are adorned like brocade
Magic has embroidered them, and beauty is their weaver.
Bewitched by magic and beauty, excellently stitched
تاللّهby God وماand not الحسنbeauty غبرapparently other than حسنthe beauty of عذارcheek-down
تاللّه وما الحسن غبر حسن عذار
فانظرهso look at it وسلتيapparently and ask me فقدfor it may تريبكmake you doubtful عيناكyour two eyes
فانظره وسلتي فقد تريبك عيناك
By God, beauty is nothing but the beauty of cheek-down.
By Allah, beauty is none other than the beauty of excuses
Look at it and ask me: your own eyes may leave you doubtful.
So look, even my gaze deceives you
ماnot خطthe tracery of عذارهhis cheek-down سوىexcept حسناتgood deeds
ما خط عذاره سوى حسنات
ياO ربLord وارجوand I hope بذيwith this الصحيفةpage القاكto meet You
يا رب وارجو بذي الصحيفة القاك
The tracery of his cheek-down is nothing but good deeds.
The line of his excuse is only beauty
O Lord, I hope to meet You with this page.
O Lord, I hope for the one with the divine book
ياO بدرfull moon of كمالperfection جئتyou came للحسانfor the beautiful ختاماas a seal
يا بدر كمال جئت للحسان ختاما
المسكmusk ختاماas a seal أتىcame لحسنfor the beauty of محياكyour face
المسك ختاما أتى لحسن محياك
O full moon of perfection, you came as the seal of the beautiful.
O full moon, you came to conclude beauty
Musk came as the seal upon the beauty of your face.
Musk came to conclude the beauty of your smile
اقسمتI swore بسطرby a line كاللازlike lapis; word fragment وردlazuli; word fragment بخدupon a cheek
اقسمت بسطر كاللاز ورد بخد
كالعسجدlike pure gold حلتهadorned it وجنتاthe two cheeks فحلاكso it adorned you
كالعسجد حلته وجنتا فحلاك
I swore by a line like lapis lazuli upon a cheek,
I swore by a line like twined branches, your cheek
like pure gold; the two cheeks adorned it, and it adorned you.
Came adorned like a wreath with two gardens blooming
ماnot فيكin you سوىexcept نقضكyour breaking للعهدof the pledge معيبflawed
ما فيك سوى نقضك للعهد معيب
وافعلand do as you will ففؤاديfor my heart علىdespite فعالكyour deeds يهواكloves you
وافعل ففؤادي على فعالك يهواك
Nothing in you is flawed except your breaking of the pledge.
There is nothing in you but your breaking of the pact with me
Do as you will: my heart loves you despite your deeds.
So do what you wish, for my heart desires only you
انعمتmay you fare well صباحاin the morning ياO منone who بداappeared كصباحlike dawn
انعمت صباحا يا من بدا كصباح
والليلand the night بخيرin well-being عنfrom الذوائبthe tresses مساكyour evening
والليل بخير عن الذوائب مساك
A happy morning to you, who appeared like the dawn!
I lived a morning with you, O you who appeared like the morning
And good night: your evening comes from your tresses.
And the night is good, safe from harm
ماwhatever شئتyou wish فزدنيthen give me more اذاthen ازدكI shall give you more وداداًaffection
ما شئت فزدني اذا ازدك وداداً
ماhow اجهلignorant منone who يدعىclaims هواكlove for you وبشناكapparently and hates you
ما اجهل من يدعى هواك وبشناك
Give me more of whatever you wish; then I shall love you more.
Whatever pleases you, increase for me if I increase affection for you
How ignorant is one who claims to love you yet hates you!
I do not know anyone who claims to love you and yearns for you more than me
قدonce كنتyou were وكناand we were وأنتand you بدرfull moon of دجاناour darkness
قد كنت وكنا وأنت بدر دجانا
واليومand today فكمso how many باهلالat a crescent moon نحرمwe are denied رؤياكthe sight of you
واليوم فكم باهلال نحرم رؤياك
Once there were you and us, and you were the full moon of our darkness.
You were a full moon lighting up our night
Yet today, at how many a crescent moon are we denied the sight of you!
And today, how many crescent moons are deprived of seeing you?
هلwhether كانit was منof الرشدsound judgment انto تقاطعyou break with مثليone like me
هل كان من الرشد ان تقاطع مثلي
ياO حبbeloved وتنقادand is led معalong with غوايةerror نهاكyour reason
يا حب وتنقاد مع غواية نهاك
Was it wise for you to break with someone like me,
Was it wise to boycott someone like me
O beloved, and for your reason to submit to error?
O love, and be led astray by what you were warned against?
هبsuppose انthat رقيبيmy watcher عليكfor you مثليlike me مضنىwasted; lovesick
هب ان رقيبي عليك مثلي مضنى
منthrough صدكyour rejection عنيof me اناI وحقكby your worth فيin ذاكthat plight
من صدك عني انا وحقك في ذاك
Suppose my watcher is, like me, wasted with longing for you
Suppose my watcher over you were like me, utterly devoted
through your rejection of me; by your worth, I am in that plight.
Who distracted you from me? I have every right in this matter
تليتapparently you quenched غليلburning resentment of الحسودthe envious one فيagainst me وظنيand I think
تليت غليل الحسود في وظني
ماnot كانwould have been ليشفىto be cured منof التغصapparently vexation لولاكwere it not for you
ما كان ليشفى من التغص لولاك
You apparently quenched the envious man's resentment against me; I think
I have endured the bitterness of envy in my affection
he would never have been cured of his vexation without you.
It would not have healed were it not for you
اودعتكI entrusted you with غرسa sapling of الهوىlove ليثمرso it might bear وداaffection
اودعتك غرس الهوى ليثمر ودا
ماnot كانwas رجائيmy hope انthat العناوةprobably enmity; text unclear مجناكyour harvest
ما كان رجائي ان العناوة مجناك
I entrusted you with love's sapling, that it might bear affection.
I entrusted you with the sapling of love to bear fruit
I never hoped that enmity would be your harvest.
I did not expect hatred would make you recoil
انif كانis عقابthe punishment of الذيthe one who يحبكloves you هذاthis
ان كان عقاب الذي يحبك هذا
افديكI would ransom you فقلthen tell ليme فماthen what تركتhave you left لاfor; word fragment عداكyour enemies; word fragment
افديك فقل لي فما تركت لا عداك
If this is the punishment of one who loves you,
If this is the punishment for one who loves you
I would ransom you—tell me, what have you left for your enemies?
I ransom you - tell me, have I left anyone but you?
اجفىI am shunned واناthough I am العندليبthe nightingale فيكfor you وعارand a disgrace
اجفى وانا العندليب فيك وعار
تصغىyou heed لصدىto the echo of عاذليmy reproacher وتطربand take delight اذناكyour two ears
تصغى لصدى عاذلي وتطرب اذناك
I am shunned, though I am your nightingale; it is shameful
I sing while I am a nightingale within you, so listen
that you heed my reproacher's echo and your ears take delight.
To the echo of my singing and let your ears delight
لاdo not تصغlisten لدعوىto the claim of السوىothers فليسfor they are not سواءalike
لا تصغ لدعوى السوى فليس سواء
مغربكone who misleads you; uncertain وتزويرand the falsification of ماwhat ادعاهhe claimed it ومغراكand one enamored of you
مغربك وتزوير ما ادعاه ومغراك
Do not heed the claims of others, for they are not alike:
Do not listen to the claims of others, for we are not equal
the one who misleads you with false claims, and the one enamored of you.
Your fading away and the falsity of what he claimed has deceived you
لوif انكthat you انصفتwere fair لاعتلمتapparently you would know بأنيthat I am
لو انك انصفت لاعتلمت بأني
مضناكyour lovesick lover وكلهمand each of them لكيديto spite me مضناكyour lovesick lover
مضناك وكلهم لكيدي مضناك
Had you been fair, you would have known that I am
If you were fair, you would know that I
your lovesick one; each of them is lovesick for you to spite me.
Am utterly devoted to you, while they all spite me out of envy
ياO غصنbranch وانand if دمتyou persist لمnot تلنyou bend لعتابيto my reproach
يا غصن وان دمت لم تلن لعتابي
لاno غروwonder ليI have العذرan excuse فيfor اذاعةpublicizing شكواكcomplaint against you
لا غرو لي العذر في اذاعة شكواك
O branch, if you persist in refusing to bend to my reproach,
O branch, even if you do not soften to my reproach
no wonder—I am excused for making my complaint against you public.
There is no excuse in spreading your complaints
اشكوكI complain of you لمنto the one whom تطلبseek الملوكkings رضاهhis favor
اشكوك لمن تطلب الملوك رضاه
منwho فاقsurpassed جميعall الورىmankind بعنصرهthrough his lineage الزاكpure
من فاق جميع الورى بعنصره الزاك
I shall complain of you to one whose favor kings seek,
I complain of you to the one whose pleasure even kings seek
who surpassed all mankind through his pure lineage.
The one who surpassed all creation with his generous essence
منfrom نسلthe descendants of ابيAbu; name element بكرBakr الامامthe imam امامan imam
من نسل ابي بكر الامام امام
للسؤددfor nobility والفضلand virtue والهدايةand guidance ملاكa mainstay
للسؤدد والفضل والهداية ملاك
An imam descended from Abu Bakr, the imam,
From the progeny of Abu Bakr the imam, imam
a mainstay of nobility, virtue, and guidance.
Of happiness, virtue and guidance, an angel
ذوpossessor of الرفعةexalted rank اعنيI mean اباAbu; name element المواهبal-Mawahib مولىa patron
ذو الرفعة اعني ابا المواهب مولى
بالبشرwith cheerfulness مدىthroughout الدهرall time والسماحةand generosity يلقاكhe meets you
بالبشر مدى الدهر والسماحة يلقاك
The exalted one—I mean Abu al-Mawahib, a patron
The one of high station, I mean the father of gifts, my master
who greets you with cheer and generosity throughout all time.
Extending kindness to humanity forever and magnanimous when you meet him
يممهseek him تجدyou will find منfrom يديهhis two hands فائضoverflowing بجرapparently a sea
يممه تجد من يديه فائض بجر
لاnot تنضبrun dry سحبthe clouds of البنانfingers منهfrom him بامساكthrough withholding
لا تنضب سحب البنان منه بامساك
Seek him: you will find a sea overflowing from his hands.
You will find his overflowing sea does not ebb
No withholding dries up the clouds of his fingers.
Like clouds bursting, take him as a sword
واستدرand draw forth bounty بهthrough him واعتقلand hold fast وخذهand take him حساماas a sword
واستدر به واعتقل وخذه حساما
عنin place of كلevery حسامsword ابوAbu; name element المواهبal-Mawahib اغناكhas sufficed you
عن كل حسام ابو المواهب اغناك
Draw bounty through him, hold fast, and take him as a sword.
And seek his council and protection, and take him as a sword
Abu al-Mawahib makes every other sword needless for you.
Above all swords - O father of gifts, you have enriched me
انif تأتyou come لهto him خائفاafraid وانتwhile you are محبloving; devoted
ان تأت له خائفا وانت محب
لاno بدalternative واسدand the lions العرينof the lair ماnot تتوقاكavoid you
لا بد واسد العرين ما تتوقاك
If you come to him afraid, while you are devoted,
If you come to him fearful while being a lover
then surely the lions of the lair will not shun you.
There is no escape, the lion of the den will not let you flee
ياO بحرsea of لآلpearls وياand O غمامcloud of نوالbounty
يا بحر لآل ويا غمام نوال
طوبىblessedness لموالfor a loyal follower اتىcame اليكto you ووالاكand was loyal to you
طوبى لموال اتى اليك ووالاك
O sea of pearls, O cloud of bounty,
O sea of the Al family, O cloud of bounty
blessed is the loyal follower who came to you and pledged allegiance.
Blessed is the patron who came to you and befriended you
مولايmy lord اقلpardon عثرتيmy stumble فليسfor there is no مقيلone to pardon
مولاي اقل عثرتي فليس مقيل
والحبand the beloved جفانيforsook me وقلand dwindled صبريmy patience الاكexcept you
والحب جفاني وقل صبري الاك
My lord, pardon my stumble, for there is none to pardon it—
My master, forgive my many sins, for none pardons them
my beloved has forsaken me and my patience waned—except you.
Love has abandoned me, and little is my patience
منwho مثلكis like you ياO ابنson of الكرامthe noble طبتyou are noble نجاراin lineage
من مثلك يا ابن الكرام طبت نجارا
وازددتand you grew فخاراin glory فزدso give more يزيدكHe will increase you مولاكyour Lord
وازددت فخارا فزد يزيدك مولاك
Who is like you, son of noble men? Noble is your stock,
From one like you, O son of nobles, I gained success
and your glory has grown; give more, and your Lord will increase you.
And more pride - so increase, as your patron increases you
قدindeed اطلعكmade you rise اللّهGod بينamong قوسكyour bow; probably your people بدراًas a full moon
قد اطلعك اللّه بين قوسك بدراً
لاmay you not زلتcease منيراًshining بهمthrough them وهمand they لكfor you افلاكcelestial spheres
لا زلت منيراً بهم وهم لك افلاك
God has made you rise as a full moon among your people.
God has made you a full moon among your kin
May you ever shine through them, with them as your heavenly spheres.
You remain illuminated thereby, and they are orbiting planets for you
يهتزquivers علىin الحالتينthe two states منكfrom you حسامa sword
يهتز على الحالتين منك حسام
بذلاin giving وخصاماand in strife كسيفlike the sword of جدكyour forefather فتاكdeadly
بذلا وخصاما كسيف جدك فتاك
A sword of yours quivers in both states,
A sword trembles for you, wielded gently or harshly
in giving and in strife, deadly as your forefather's sword.
Like the lethal sword of your grandfather
ياO عترةoffspring of ذاكthat اthe; article fragment لامامimam; word fragment فاقwho excelled وفقتمmay you be granted success
يا عترة ذاك ا لامام فاق وفقتم
انif قصرfalls short مدحيmy praise لكمof you all فعجزيthen my inability ادراكis understanding
ان قصر مدحي لكم فعجزي ادراك
O offspring of that imam who excelled, may you be granted success!
O family of that imam who surpassed - you have succeeded
If my praise of you falls short, my inability itself is understanding.
Though my praise falls short, for grasping your full glory eludes me
ماnot المدحpraise بمجدof use سوىexcept الوصولreaching اليكمyou all
ما المدح بمجد سوى الوصول اليكم
انتمyou all دررpearls of الكونthe universe والمدائحand praises اسلاكstrings
انتم درر الكون والمدائح اسلاك
Praise avails nothing except to gain access to you.
Praise cannot match glory, only reaching you
You are the pearls of the universe, and praises are their strings.
You are the jewels of the universe, praise but seeks you
لاmay it not زالcease علىupon سيدthe master of الورىmankind وعليكمand upon you all
لا زال على سيد الورى وعليكم
ازكىthe purest صلواتblessings منfrom السلامPeace; a name of God باملاكthrough angels
ازكى صلوات من السلام باملاك
May there ever rest upon the master of mankind and upon you
Perpetual blessings and peace be upon the Master of Mankind and upon you
the purest blessings from the Source of Peace, borne by angels,
With pure angels
ماas long as جاوزpasses beyond سرthe secret of الهوىlove فؤادthe heart of محبa lover
ما جاوز سر الهوى فؤاد محب
فيin الباسdistress وماand as long as ذلare humbled فيin المحبةlove املاكkings
في الباس وما ذل في المحبة املاك
as long as love's secret escapes a lover's heart
No secret of love transcends the heart of a lover
in distress, and kings are humbled by love.
There is no shame in love, nor are angels ashamed
Sol 6.1