إذاwhen خَفَقَflickers النجمthe star السعيدُauspicious بشرقهin its east
إذا خَفَقَ النجم السعيدُ بشرقه
يقولُspeaks لسانُthe tongue of الحالِthe state منهfrom it بلاwithout امتراdoubt
يقولُ لسانُ الحالِ منه بلا امترا
When the auspicious star flickers in its eastern sky,
If the blessed star glimmers in the east
The tongue of its state speaks, without doubt:
The state of affairs speaks plainly without pretense
تأمَّلْcontemplate حجاباًa veil كانhad been قدalready حالintervened بينناbetween us
تأمَّلْ حجاباً كان قد حال بيننا
لهit has مكنةpower تسموrises علىabove ظاهرِthe outward appearance of السواotherness
له مكنة تسمو على ظاهرِ السوا
Contemplate a veil that had stood between us;
Consider a veil that had come between us
It has a power that rises above the outward face of otherness.
With a position loftier than the apparent summit
خِزانةُa treasury of أسرارِthe secrets of الإلهGod وغيبُهand His unseen
خِزانةُ أسرارِ الإله وغيبُه
ومنبعُand a source of أسرارٍsecrets تراءتappeared لذيto one possessing حِجىunderstanding
ومنبعُ أسرارٍ تراءت لذي حِجى
A treasury of God's secrets and His unseen,
The treasury of God's secrets and mysteries
And a source of secrets revealed to one possessing understanding.
And the spring of secrets that appeared to the prudent
ركضناwe spurred جيادthe steeds of العزمِresolve فيin سَبسَبِthe wasteland of التقىpiety
ركضنا جياد العزمِ في سَبسَبِ التقى
وقدand already سترتناhad veiled us غيرةُthe jealous protectiveness of فحمةthe coal-blackness of الدُّجىnight
وقد سترتنا غيرةُ فحمة الدُّجى
We spurred the steeds of resolve across the wasteland of piety,
We raced the steeds of resolve in the valley of devotion
And the jealous care of coal-black night had veiled us.
And zeal for the darkness veiled us
وأُبناand we returned بماwith what يُرضيpleases الصَّديقَthe friend فلوso if only ترىyou could see
وأُبنا بما يُرضي الصَّديقَ فلو ترى
ركائبُناour riding camels للغبfrom weariness تنفخُpuff فيthrough البُرىthe nose-rings
ركائبُنا للغب تنفخُ في البُرى
And we returned with what pleases the friend—if only you could see
We built with what pleases the friend, so if you could see
Our mounts, puffing through their nose-rings from weariness!
Our ships blowing through the land
علوتُI mounted علىupon نُجُبٍnoble camels منamong السُّمرthe tawny ones ضُمَّرlean
علوتُ على نُجُبٍ من السُّمر ضُمَّر
رقيتُI ascended بهاon them حتىuntil ظهرتْthey emerged لمستوىto a level height
رقيتُ بها حتى ظهرتْ لمستوى
I mounted noble camels, tawny and lean;
I transcended the peaks of lofty summits
I ascended on them until they emerged onto a level height.
I ascended them until I rose to the level plane
وعاينتُand I beheld منfrom علمِknowledge of الغيوبunseen things عجائباًwonders
وعاينتُ من علمِ الغيوب عجائباً
تصانُare guarded عنfrom التذكارmention فيin رأيthe judgment of مَنone who وعىunderstood
تصانُ عن التذكار في رأي مَن وعى
And I beheld wonders from the knowledge of unseen things,
And I saw from the knowledge of mysteries wonders
Kept from mention, in the judgment of one who understands.
That are too subtle to mention in the view of the aware
فمِنso among صادحاتٍsongbirds فوقabove غُصنِa branch of أراكةan arak tree
فمِن صادحاتٍ فوق غُصنِ أراكة
يهجنthey rouse بلابيلthe sorrows of الشَّجيّthe grief-stricken إذاwhen دعاhe called
يهجن بلابيل الشَّجيّ إذا دعا
Among them were songbirds above an arak bough,
Of the ones loudly singing above the branch of arak
Rousing the sorrows of the grieving one whenever he called.
The bulbul of passion sings when called
ومنand among نيِّراتٍradiant ones سابلاتٍhanging down ذؤابُهاtheir tresses
ومن نيِّراتٍ سابلاتٍ ذؤابُها
أفيضواpour forth عليناupon us النورthe light منfrom قَرصَةِthe disc of المهىthe sun
أفيضوا علينا النور من قَرصَةِ المهى
And radiant ones with flowing tresses;
And the supple-bodied gazelles whose softly bending necks
Pour light upon us from the sun's disc.
Poured light upon us from the full moon of desire
ومِنand from نَقَرِthe plucking of أوتارٍstrings بأيديby the hands of كواعِبnubile maidens
ومِن نَقَرِ أوتارٍ بأيدي كواعِب
عذاتsweet الثناياfront teeth طاهراتٍpure منof الخَناlewdness
عذات الثنايا طاهراتٍ من الخَنا
And the plucking of strings by the hands of nubile maidens,
And from the melodious strings played by beautiful maidens
With sweet front teeth, untouched by lewdness;
Of chaste contours, pure from blemish
ومنand among نافثاتِwomen who breathe out السِّحرmagic فيin غسقِthe gloom of الدجىnight
ومن نافثاتِ السِّحر في غسقِ الدجى
عسىperhaps ولعلَّand perhaps الدهرtime يسطوpounces بهمupon them غداtomorrow
عسى ولعلَّ الدهر يسطو بهم غدا
And women breathing out spells in the gloom of night.
And from the enchantresses blowing magic in the dark of night
Perhaps, perchance, time will pounce upon them tomorrow.
Perhaps tomorrow fate will empower them
وقدand indeed علمواthey knew قطعاًwith certainty إصابةthe striking of نفثهits spell-breath
وقد علموا قطعاً إصابة نفثه
لكلِupon every فؤادٍheart ضلَّwent astray عنfrom طرقthe paths of الهدىguidance
لكلِ فؤادٍ ضلَّ عن طرق الهدى
And they knew with certainty that its spell-breath strikes
And they knew for certain that their breath would strike
Every heart that strayed from the paths of guidance.
Every heart that strayed from the path of guidance
دخلتُI entered قبورِthe graves of المؤمنينthe believers فلمand did not أجدfind
دخلتُ قبورِ المؤمنين فلم أجد
سوىexcept الحُورِthe houris والوِلدانand the youths فيin جنةِthe garden of الرضىcontentment
سوى الحُورِ والوِلدان في جنةِ الرضى
I entered the graves of the believers and found nothing
I entered the tombs of the believers but found
But houris and youths in the garden of contentment.
Only the maidens and youths in the garden of bliss
فقلتُso I said هنيئاًmay you enjoy it ثمthen جُزتُI traversed ثمانياًeight
فقلتُ هنيئاً ثم جُزتُ ثمانياً
منfrom المنزلthe abode الأدنىthe lowest لسدرةto the Lote Tree of منتهىthe Utmost Boundary
من المنزل الأدنى لسدرة منتهى
So I said: May you enjoy your bliss! Then I traversed eight,
So I said "Congratulations!" then I was rewarded eightfold
From the lowest abode to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.
From the lowest station to the Lote Tree of the Limit
وقصَّand was clipped جناحُthe wing of الرَّيبِdoubt منfrom عينthe eye of مُبصرone who sees
وقصَّ جناحُ الرَّيبِ من عين مُبصر
وفضَّand was broken ختامُthe seal of المسكmusk فيin سُجةthe midst of الضحىmorning light
وفضَّ ختامُ المسك في سُجة الضحى
And doubt's wing was clipped from the eye of one who sees,
And the wing of doubt was clipped from the seeing eye
And the seal of musk was broken in the midst of morning light.
And the seal of musk was opened at the break of dawn
فياso O ليتwould that أنthat لاnot أبصرI see الدهرthroughout time واحداًa single one
فيا ليت أن لا أبصر الدهر واحداً
أُسِرُّI delight بهin him إلاexcept انقلبتI returned علىas زكاa pair
أُسِرُّ به إلا انقلبت على زكا
O, would that throughout time I saw no single one
Oh, if only I would never see anyone in this world
In whom I delight, without returning as a pair.
That I'd be secretly pleased with unless they turned to purity
ولماand when لحظتُI noticed العلمknowledge ينهضُrising عنوةby force
ولما لحظتُ العلم ينهضُ عنوة
علىupon نجَبthe noble camels of الأوراقpages أيقنتُI became certain بالبقاof permanence
على نجَب الأوراق أيقنتُ بالبقا
And when I saw knowledge rising by force
And when I saw knowledge forcibly arising
Upon the noble camels of pages, I became certain of permanence.
Upon the lofty pages I was certain of eternity
وقلتُand I said لفتيانٍto youths كرامٍnoble ألاtake heed انزلواalight
وقلتُ لفتيانٍ كرامٍ ألا انزلوا
علىat المسجدthe Mosque الأقصىthe Farthest إلىtoward كعبةِthe Kaaba of الدماimages
على المسجد الأقصى إلى كعبةِ الدما
And I said to noble youths: Come, alight
And I said to the honorable youths, come down
At al-Aqsa Mosque, toward the Kaaba of images;
To the Furthest Mosque to the Kaaba of blood
وقومواand stand علىat بابِthe gate of الحبيبِthe beloved وبلغواand convey
وقوموا على بابِ الحبيبِ وبلغوا
رسالةَthe message of مَنْone who لوif شاءhe willed كانwould be ولاand without عناtoil
رسالةَ مَنْ لو شاء كان ولا عنا
And stand at the beloved's gate, and convey
And stand at the door of the Beloved and convey
The message of one who, if he willed, would be, without toil.
The message of the one who if he wished would be and not be
فقامواso they rose ونادواand called out بالحبيبِto the beloved وأهلهand his household
فقاموا ونادوا بالحبيبِ وأهله
سلامٌpeace علىupon أهلِthe people of الموَّدةِaffection والصفاand purity
سلامٌ على أهلِ الموَّدةِ والصفا
So they rose and called to the beloved and his household:
So they stood and called out to the Beloved and his people
Peace upon the people of affection and purity.
"Peace be upon the people of affection and loyalty
سلامٌpeace عليكمupon you منكمfrom yourselves إنif نظرتمyou look
سلامٌ عليكم منكم إن نظرتم
بعينwith the eye of مسوّىone who regards equally بينbetween منone who طاعobeyed أوor طغىrebelled
بعين مسوّى بين من طاع أو طغى
Peace upon you, from yourselves, if you look
Peace be upon you from you if you look
With an eye that regards alike whoever obeyed or rebelled.
With an eye leveled between those who obeyed or transgressed"
فقامso rose رئيسُthe chief of القومِthe company يبتدرونهthey rush toward him
فقام رئيسُ القومِ يبتدرونه
رجالٌmen أتتcame أجسامُهمtheir bodies تسكنinhabit العلىthe heights
رجالٌ أتت أجسامُهم تسكن العلى
Then the chief of the company rose; rushing toward him were
So the leader of the people stood up, they welcomed him
Men whose bodies had come to inhabit the heights.
Men whose bodies settled the Highest Heaven
وقالand he said عليكمupon you مثلُthe like of ماwhat جئتمyou came بهwith it
وقال عليكم مثلُ ما جئتم به
فقامَso rose خبيرُthe knowledgeable one of القومِّthe company يمنحنيgranting me القِرىhospitality
فقامَ خبيرُ القومِّ يمنحني القِرى
And he said: Upon you be the like of what you brought.
And he said, "Upon you the like of what you brought"
Then the company's knowledgeable one rose, granting me hospitality.
So the wise one of the people inclined to me and said
ألاtake heed فاسمعواso listen to قوليmy words دعُواleave alone سِرَّthe secret of حكمتيmy wisdom
ألا فاسمعوا قولي دعُوا سِرَّ حكمتي
وهذاand this دُعائيmy prayer فاستجيبواso respond لمنto the one who دعاcalled
وهذا دُعائي فاستجيبوا لمن دعا
Take heed: hear my words; leave my wisdom's secret alone.
"Listen to my words, leave the secret of my wisdom
And this is my prayer: respond to the one who called.
And this is my call, so respond to the one who called"
Sol 6.1