أيكونis it ذنبيmy fault أَنthat رفعraised (verb stem)
أيكون ذنبي أَن رفع
تُكI ... you (verb endings) وارتفعتُand I rose إلىto السماءheaven
تُك وارتفعتُ إلى السماء
Could it be my sin that I raised—
Is it my fault that I raised
you—and rose to the heavens?
you, and rose to heaven,
وعلىand on جناحكyour wing أوor جناwing (begins 'my wing')
وعلى جناحك أو جنا
حيmy (completes 'my wing') قدalready; indeed رقيتُI ascended إلىto الصفاءpurity
حي قد رقيتُ إلى الصفاء
And on your wing—or on my own
and on your wing, or on
wing—I climbed to purity?
my own, I ascended to purity?
إنwhether; if كانit was حقاًtruth; reality أوor خياillusion (first part)
إن كان حقاً أو خيا
لاًcompletion of 'illusion' فهوso it is وَثبٌa leap للضياءtoward the light
لاً فهو وَثبٌ للضياء
Whether it was truth or dream,
Whether it be truth or
it was a leap toward the light,
illusion, it is a leap toward the light,
وتحرُّرٌand liberation مماfrom what جناwrought (verb stem)
وتحرُّرٌ مما جنا
هit (object suffix) طينُclay of آدمAdam فيin الدماءthe blood
ه طينُ آدم في الدماء
my liberation from all that
and liberation from what was wrought
Adam’s clay has wrought within the blood.
by Adam's clay in the blood.
أيكونَis it ذنبيmy fault أنthat جعلplaced (verb stem)
أيكونَ ذنبي أن جعل
تُكI ... you (verb endings) فوقabove عرشٍa throne منof سناءradiance
تُك فوق عرشٍ من سناء
Could it be my sin that I set—
Is it my fault that I placed
you above my throne in splendor,
you upon a throne of radiance,
وجثوتُand I knelt فيin محرابthe shrine of قُدholiness (begins 'your holiness')
وجثوتُ في محراب قُد
سكyour (completes 'your holiness') عابداًworshipping هذاthis الرُّواءbeauty; comeliness
سك عابداً هذا الرُّواء
then knelt in the sanctuary of your—
and knelt in the shrine of your
holiness, worshipping this loveliness?
holiness, worshipping this beauty?
أيكونis it ذنبيmy fault أننيthat I
أيكون ذنبي أنني
بكin you أحتميI take refuge منfrom كلevery داءillness
بك أحتمي من كل داء
Could it be my sin that I
Is it my fault that I
take refuge in you from every ill,
take refuge in you from every illness,
وأراكand I see you عافيتيmy health فأَضso I supplicate (first part)
وأراك عافيتي فأَض
رَعُcompletion of 'I supplicate' طالباًseeking منكfrom you الشفاءhealing
رَعُ طالباً منك الشفاء
and see you as my well-being, then
and see you as my health, so I
humbly implore you, seeking healing from you?
supplicate, seeking healing from you?
أيكونis it ذنبيmy fault أنthat أراI see (verb stem)
أيكون ذنبي أن أرا
كyou (object suffix) لخاطريfor my mind قَبَساًa flame; a firebrand أضاءshone; gave light
ك لخاطري قَبَساً أضاء
Could it be my sin that I see—
Is it my fault that I see
you as a spark that lit my heart,
you as a flame that lit my mind,
وأُحسُّand I sense وحيَكyour revelation منfrom علٍon high
وأُحسُّ وحيَك من علٍ
ليto me دونto the exclusion of أهلthe people of الأرضthe earth جاءcame
لي دون أهل الأرض جاء
and sense that your inspiration, from on high,
and sense that your revelation from on high
came to me alone, passing all earth’s people by?
came to me alone, not to the people of the earth?
أيكونis it ذنبيmy fault أنthat يُناbe pinned upon (first part)
أيكون ذنبي أن يُنا
طَcompletion of 'be pinned upon' بكyou التعلُّلُsolace; self-consolation والرجاءand hope
طَ بك التعلُّلُ والرجاء
Could it be my sin that in you are
Is it my fault that I pin
bound consolation and hope,
my solace and hope on you,
وإليكand to you شكوىthe complaint of القلبِthe heart نجintimate whisper (first part)
وإليك شكوى القلبِ نج
وىcompletion of 'intimate whisper' الروحِthe soul أجمعَwhole; entire والنداءand the call
وى الروحِ أجمعَ والنداء
and to you go the heart’s complaint, the soul’s secret—
and to you go the heart's complaint, the whisper
whisper—all of it—and its cry?
of the whole soul, and its cry?
أيكونis it ذنبيmy fault أنthat حبlove (begins 'love of you')
أيكون ذنبي أن حب
بَكof you (completes 'love of you') ليfor me منfrom الدنياthe world وِقاءa shield
بَك لي من الدنيا وِقاء
Could it be my sin that your love
Is it my fault that love
is my shield against the world?
of you is my shield against the world?
فإذاthen if رضيتِyou are pleased فإنthen indeed نعblessing (begins 'its blessing')
فإذا رضيتِ فإن نع
متَهاits (completes 'its blessing') ونقمتهاand its vengeance سواءequal; alike
متَها ونقمتها سواء
For if you are pleased, then all its favor
Then, if you are pleased, the world's
and all its wrath are alike.
blessing and its vengeance are alike.
أيكونis it ذنبيmy fault أيّwhat ذنsin (first part)
أيكون ذنبي أيّ ذن
بcompletion of 'sin' صارbecame ليmine; for me إلاexcept الوفاءfidelity
ب صار لي إلا الوفاء
Could it be my sin? What sin
Is it my fault? What sin
is mine, except faithfulness?
is mine, except fidelity?
إنّيindeed I عشقتكI loved you passionately ماnot طلبsought (verb stem)
إنّي عشقتك ما طلب
تُI (verb ending) علىin return for محبَّتيَmy love الجزاءthe reward
تُ على محبَّتيَ الجزاء
I loved you passionately and sought no
I loved you passionately; I never sought
reward for my love.
a reward for my love.
مَنwhoever همُّهhis grief هَمّيmy grief سيحhe will bear (first part)
مَن همُّه هَمّي سيح
ملcompletion of 'he will bear' مِنfrom حبيبٍa beloved ماwhatever يشاءhe wishes
مل مِن حبيبٍ ما يشاء
He whose grief is my grief will bear
Whoever's grief is like mine will bear
whatever a beloved may choose to do.
from a beloved whatever that beloved wills.
ولقدand indeed يُساءhe is wronged فماyet not يَرىhe sees
ولقد يُساء فما يَرى
مِنbecause of حُبِّهhis love أحداًanyone أساءdid wrong
مِن حُبِّه أحداً أساء
A lover may indeed be wronged, yet
And he may be wronged, yet he sees
for love he sees no one as having done wrong.
no wrongdoer, because of his love.
قدindeed; once كانthere was عنديwith me عزّةٌdignity
قد كان عندي عزّةٌ
بصبابتيin my ardent love وليَand for me احتماءrefuge; protection
بصبابتي وليَ احتماء
Once I possessed a pride
I once had dignity
in my passion, and a refuge.
in my ardent love, and a refuge.
إنif لانَsoftened; yielded عُوديmy stem للخطوto adversities (first part)
إن لانَ عُودي للخطو
بِcompletion of 'to adversities' شَدَدتِyou strengthened أزريmy strength; my back باللقاءthrough meeting
بِ شَدَدتِ أزري باللقاء
If my bough bent beneath adversity,
If my stem yielded before
I braced my strength with our meeting.
adversity, you strengthened me when we met.
أنسيتhave you forgotten? كيفhow نسيتyou forgot ياO
أنسيت كيف نسيت يا
دنياworld (vocative) علىupon الدنياthe world العفاءobliteration; oblivion
دنيا على الدنيا العفاء
Have you forgotten how I forgot, O
Have you forgotten? How could you forget, O
world? Let oblivion sweep the world away!
world? May the world be effaced!
ياOh لَلهوَىthe wonder of love! لاno صُبحmorning ليfor me
يا لَلهوَى لا صُبح لي
إلاexcept هواكyour love ولاand no مساءevening
إلا هواك ولا مساء
Ah, love! I have no dawn
Oh, love! I have no dawn
but your love—and no evening.
but your love, nor any evening.
أَشوامخُare the lofty heights...? الأحلامdreams والand the
أَشوامخُ الأحلام وال
مثلِideals الرقيقةِdelicate; tender كالهباءlike dust
مثلِ الرقيقةِ كالهباء
Are the soaring heights of dreams and the
Are the lofty heights of dreams and
tender ideals only motes of dust?
delicate ideals like dust?
Sol 6.1