قَدْindeed كَانَused to قَلْبِيَmy heart مَهْمَاwhenever
قَدْ كَانَ قَلْبِيَ مَهْمَا
دَعَاcalled مَقَامٌa station أَجَابَاresponded
دَعَا مَقَامٌ أَجَابَا
Indeed, my heart would, whenever
My heart was always responsive
a station called, respond.
To wherever it was called
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen صَحَّbecame sound قَصْدِيmy intention
حَتَّى إِذَا صَحَّ قَصْدِي
صَارَbecame الْمَقَامُthe station حَجَابَاa veil
صَارَ الْمَقَامُ حَجَابَا
Until, when my intention became sound,
Until when my purpose became truthful
the station became a veil.
The place itself became a veil
Sol 6.1