بكthrough you التأمwas healed مولايmy lord شعبrift المنىhopes
بك التأم مولاي شعب المنى
فدامso may it endure لكfor you السعدgood fortune طولthroughout الدوامall time
فدام لك السعد طول الدوام
Through you, my lord, the rift in hopes was healed.
My heart aches for you, my Lord, beloved of pilgrims,
So may good fortune remain yours for all time.
May your prosperity last forever,
طلعتyou rose بمصرin Egypt بعيدshortly after الغياabsence (word continues)
طلعت بمصر بعيد الغيا
بcompletes the word for 'absence' عنهاfrom her طلوعrising هلالcrescent الصيامfasting
ب عنها طلوع هلال الصيام
You rose in Egypt shortly after your absence
You rose in Egypt when the crescent moon of fasting appeared,
from her, as the crescent of fasting rises.
So can the eye refrain from seeing you,
فهلso, does...? يسعcan bear العينthe eye انto لاnot تراكit sees you
فهل يسع العين ان لا تراك
وتقنعand be content بعدafter الضياlight بالظلامwith darkness
وتقنع بعد الضيا بالظلام
So can the eye bear not to see you,
And be content after your splendor with darkness?
and be content with darkness after light?
I have often turned my gaze to you,
صرفتI directed كثيرmuch of التفاتيmy attention إليكtoward you
صرفت كثير التفاتي إليك
وتعرفand you know أنيthat I am كثيرfull of الغرامpassion
وتعرف أني كثير الغرام
I have directed much of my attention toward you,
And you know I am full of passion,
and you know that I am full of passion.
I have no passion but for the High One,
وماand no بيin me غرامpassion لغيرfor anything other than العلاgreatness
وما بي غرام لغير العلا
ولاnor ليfor me اشتياقlonging لغيرfor anyone other than الكرامthe noble
ولا لي اشتياق لغير الكرام
And I have no passion for anything but greatness,
Nor longing except for the noble ones,
nor do I long for anyone but the noble.
So how could you decide to be distant from us
فكيفso how قضيتyou decreed لناfor us بالبعادseparation
فكيف قضيت لنا بالبعاد
وعدلكand your justice قدindeed شاعhas become renowned بينamong الأنامhumankind
وعدلك قد شاع بين الأنام
How, then, have you sentenced us to separation,
When your justice has spread among all people?
when your justice is renowned among humankind?
And how could you rise in glory
وكيفand how انبعاثكyour being stirred فيin مجلسa gathering
وكيف انبعاثك في مجلس
وليسand there is no بهin it مطربdelightful منof كلامspeech
وليس به مطرب من كلام
And how can you be stirred in a gathering
When there is none to sing your praises?
where no speech brings delight?
Of what use is nearness to the abode of love
وماand what نافعيbenefits me قربnearness دارabode الهوىlove
وما نافعي قرب دار الهوى
ومنand from دونهاbefore it مانعa barrier الاحتشامbashfulness
ومن دونها مانع الاحتشام
And what use to me is nearness to love's abode,
When barriers of propriety stand between us?
when the barrier of bashfulness stands before it?
If you allow me to see you, I will see you
فإنso if ترنيyou see me فبعينthen with an eye اراكI see you
فإن ترني فبعين اراك
فإنيfor I أراكsee you بعينwith an eye التمامperfection
فإني أراك بعين التمام
So if you look on me, use the eye with which I look on you;
With the full perception of completion,
for I look on you with an eye that sees perfection.
By God, if your affection for me is not in words
وباللّهand by God انif لمnot يكنbe بالكلامthrough conversation
وباللّه ان لم يكن بالكلام
ودادكyour affection ليfor me فليكنthen let it be بالسلامthrough a greeting
ودادك لي فليكن بالسلام
And, by God, if not through conversation,
Let it be in well wishes and peace.
then let your affection for me be shown in a greeting.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1