ياO صاحfriend قلبيmy heart ماnot سلاfound solace ولاnor طابfound ease
يا صاح قلبي ما سلا ولا طاب
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen فارقleft ربوعthe dwellings الأحبابthe loved ones
من بعد ما فارق ربوع الأحباب
O friend, my heart has found neither solace nor ease,
O friend of my heart that is not happy nor well
Since it left the dwellings of loved ones,
Since parting from the meadows of loved ones
وحلand settled بينamong الباديةthe desert dwellers والأجنابand strangers
وحل بين البادية والأجناب
والبعدand remoteness عنfrom ألافهits intimates والأصحابand companions
والبعد عن ألافه والأصحاب
And settled among desert dwellers and strangers,
To settle between the desert and strangers
Far from its intimates and companions.
And being far from families and friends
رعىmay preserve اللَهGod أوقاتtimes الوصالunion ياO صاحfriend
رعى اللَه أوقات الوصال يا صاح
أيامdays كناwe were فيin سرورjoy وأفراحand rejoicing
أيام كنا في سرور وأفراح
May God preserve the times of union, O friend,
May Allah remember the times of union, o friend
The days when we lived in joy and rejoicing,
When we were in joy and celebration
نسقيwe give drink بكاساتin cups الهناbliss منof الرواحrepose
نسقي بكاسات الهنا من الرواح
ماnot نختشيwe fear منfrom الوصبpain والأنصابand toil
ما نختشي من الوصب والأنصاب
Serving draughts of repose in cups of bliss,
Drinking from cups of bliss and spirits
Without fearing pain or toil.
Without fear of adversity or troubles
ياO سعدSa'd سربيlead me نحوtoward ربعthe dwelling of حبيmy beloved
يا سعد سربي نحو ربع حبي
فالشوقfor longing قدindeed قطعsevered نياطthe heartstrings of قلبيmy heart
فالشوق قد قطع نياط قلبي
O Sa'd, lead me toward my beloved's dwelling,
O Saad, lead my caravan towards the abode of my love
For longing has severed my heartstrings;
For longing has severed the strings of my heart
فليسfor nothing يبردcools حرthe heat of نارthe fire of كربيmy anguish
فليس يبرد حر نار كربي
إلاexcept نزوليmy settling بينamong تلكthose الأطنابthe tent ropes
إلا نزولي بين تلك الأطناب
For nothing cools the heat of my anguish's fire
The burning fire of my distress is not cooled
Except my settling among those tent ropes.
Except by my descending among those slopes
اللَهGod جاريmy protector منfrom جفاءcoldness الحبايبthe loved ones
اللَه جاري من جفاء الحبايب
إنهindeed it مصيبةa calamity دونهاlesser than it المصايبthe calamities
إنه مصيبة دونها المصايب
God is my protector from the coldness of loved ones;
O Allah, protect me from the harshness of the loved ones
Indeed, it is a calamity beside which other calamities pale.
It is a calamity beyond calamities
فهلso, do ترىyou think تصفوbecome clear لناfor us المشاربthe drinking springs
فهل ترى تصفو لنا المشارب
منfrom بعدafter طولthe length of البعدseparation والتغرابand exile
من بعد طول البعد والتغراب
So, do you think our drinking springs will run clear,
Do you see our drinks becoming pure
After such long separation and exile?
After long separation and estrangement?
أرجوI hope in إلهيmy God ذاpossessor of الكرمgenerosity والأفضالand favors
أرجو إلهي ذا الكرم والأفضال
يفتحmay He open عليto me قلبheart سنىradiance الأحوالspiritual states
يفتح علي قلب سنى الأحوال
I hope in my God, possessor of generosity and favors,
I hope, O God of bounty and grace
That He unveil to my heart the radiance of spiritual states,
To open upon me a heart of beautiful states
بماwith what منحHe bestowed أوتادهاtheir Pegs والأبدالand the Substitutes
بما منح أوتادها والأبدال
وأغوائهاand their misguidance (wording unclear) وأفرادهاand their Solitaries والأقطابand the Poles
وأغوائها وأفرادها والأقطاب
With what He bestowed on their Pegs and the Substitutes,
With what He granted its strings and the devoted
And their misguidance [wording unclear], their Solitaries, and the Poles.
And its temptations, individuals and the best
أولئكthose الأقوامpeople همthey مراديmy goal
أولئك الأقوام هم مرادي
ومطلبيand my quest منamong جملةall of العبادthe servants
ومطلبي من جملة العباد
Those people are the ones I seek,
They are the people I desire
And my quest among all the servants;
And seek among all worshipers
وحبهمand love for them قدindeed حلsettled فيin فؤاديmy heart
وحبهم قد حل في فؤادي
أهلpeople of المعارفspiritual knowledge والصافand purity (unclear form) والآدابand good conduct
أهل المعارف والصاف والآداب
And love for them has settled in my heart:
And their love has settled in my heart
People of spiritual knowledge, purity, and good conduct;
The people of knowledge, loyalty and manners
المخلصونthe sincere الصادقونthe truthful الأبرارthe righteous
المخلصون الصادقون الأبرار
الطيبونthe good الطاهرونthe pure الأخيارthe virtuous
الطيبون الطاهرون الأخيار
The sincere, the truthful, the righteous;
The sincere, the truthful, the righteous
The good, the pure, the virtuous;
The good, the pure, the virtuous
العارفونthe knowers الذائقونthose who taste الأحرارthe free
العارفون الذائقون الأحرار
الكلeach منهمof them مخبتhumbly submissive وأوابand ever returning to God
الكل منهم مخبت وأواب
The knowers, those who taste, the free;
The knowing, the tasting, the free
Each of them humbly submits and ever turns back to God.
All are reverent and dutiful
ياO اللَهGod بذرةwith a mote منof محبةlove for اللهGod
يا اللَه بذرة من محبة الله
أفنيefface me بهاthrough it عنfrom كلall ماthat سوىother than اللَهGod
أفني بها عن كل ما سوى اللَه
O God, with a mote of love for God,
O Allah, a seed of the love of God
Efface me through it from everything other than God,
With which I am distracted from all but Allah
ولاand no أربdesire منfrom بعدهاafter it سوىother than اللَهGod
ولا أرب من بعدها سوى اللَه
الواحدthe One المعبودthe Worshipped دربpath (as written) الأربابthe lords
الواحد المعبود درب الأرباب
And leave me no desire thereafter but God,
And I do not consider after it other than Allah
The One, the Worshipped, the path of lords [wording unclear].
The One, the Worshipped, the path of lords
فماso not أرجىI hope for اليومtoday كشفremoval of كربهdistress
فما أرجى اليوم كشف كربه
إلاexcept أنthat صافbecame clear ليfor me مشربthe drinking spring of المحبةlove
إلا أن صاف لي مشرب المحبة
So today I hope for no relief from anguish,
So I do not hope today relief from hardship
Unless love's drinking spring runs clear for me,
Except that the drink of love becomes pure for me
ونلتand I attained منfrom ربيmy Lord رضاapproval وقربهand nearness to Him
ونلت من ربي رضا وقربه
يكونthere is فيهاwithin it قطعthe severing of كلall الأسبابties
يكون فيها قطع كل الأسباب
And I attain my Lord's approval and nearness,
And I attain the pleasure and nearness of my Lord
Within which lies the severing of all ties,
In which all means are severed
علىupon بساطthe carpet of العلمknowledge والعبادهand worship
على بساط العلم والعباده
والغيبand the unseen عنديfor me صارbecame كالشهادهlike the seen
والغيب عندي صار كالشهاده
Upon the carpet of knowledge and worship;
Upon the carpet of knowledge and worship
And the unseen has become for me as the seen.
And the unseen became to me like the witnessed
هذاthis لعمريby my life منتهىthe utmost السعادهhappiness
هذا لعمري منتهى السعاده
سبحانglory be to ربيmy Lord منwhoever رجاهhoped in Him ماnot خابwas disappointed
سبحان ربي من رجاه ما خاب
This, by my life, is the height of happiness.
This is for me the epitome of happiness
Glory be to my Lord! Whoever hopes in Him is not disappointed.
Glory to my Lord, whoever hopes in Him will not be deprived
ياO طالبseeker of التحقيقrealization قمrise وبادرand hasten
يا طالب التحقيق قم وبادر
وانهضand rise علىupon ساقthe leg of الهممaspirations وخاطرand dare
وانهض على ساق الهمم وخاطر
O seeker of realization, rise and hasten!
O seeker of truth, stand up and take initiative
And rise upon the leg of lofty aspirations, and dare!
And rise with determination and resolve
واصبراand be patient عليin قمعsuppressing الهوىpassion وصابرand persevere
واصبرا علي قمع الهوى وصابر
واصدقand be sincere ولاand do not تبرحcease ملازمkeeping to البابthe door
واصدق ولا تبرح ملازم الباب
And be patient in suppressing passion, and persevere;
And be patient in suppressing desires and be patient
And be sincere; never cease keeping to the door.
And be truthful and do not leave sitting at the door
واعلمand know بأنthat الخيرgoodness كلهall of it أجمعentirely
واعلم بأن الخير كله أجمع
ضمنlies within اتباعكyour following للنبيof the Prophet المشفعwhose intercession is accepted
ضمن اتباعك للنبي المشفع
And know that goodness, all of it without exception,
And know that all good is contained
Lies in your following the Prophet, whose intercession is accepted.
In following the intercessor prophet
صلىmay send blessings عليهupon him اللَهGod ماas long as تشعشعgleams
صلى عليه اللَه ما تشعشع
فجروdawn, and ماas long as سالتflowed سيولtorrents الأشعابthe ravines
فجرو ما سالت سيول الأشعاب
May God bless him as long as there gleams
May Allah bless him as long as the streams flow
A dawn, and as long as the ravines' torrents flow.
From the valleys when the floods poured
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