لمنwhose العيونthe eyes الغائراتsunken خشوعاin reverence
لمن العيون الغائرات خشوعا
لمنwhose النواظرthe eyes قدindeed صفتgrew clear ينبوعاas a spring
لمن النواظر قد صفت ينبوعا
Whose are the eyes sunken in reverence?
For whom are the deep eyes humble
Whose are the eyes that have grown clear as a spring,
For whom have the glances arranged a spring
وتكللتand were crowned بالطهرwith purity مؤتلقradiant السناthe light
وتكللت بالطهر مؤتلق السنا
وجلتand revealed لناto us معنىthe meaning الجمالof beauty رفيعاsublime
وجلت لنا معنى الجمال رفيعا
And been crowned with purity, radiant in its glow,
And the brilliance of youth has been crowned with purity
And revealed to us beauty’s sublime meaning?
And the meaning of sublime beauty has been revealed to us
مهلاًwait فتاةmaiden الديرthe convent والحسنand beauty الذيwhich
مهلاً فتاة الدير والحسن الذي
تصبوyearn لهfor it مهجthe hearts العبادof humankind جميعاall
تصبو له مهج العباد جميعا
Wait, maiden of the convent! And beauty, which
Wait, O maid of the monastery, and the beauty for which
The hearts of all humankind yearn for—
The souls of all worshippers yearn
الحسنbeauty منof حقthe right of الورىhumankind وحملتِهand you carried it
الحسن من حق الورى وحملتِه
مستخفياhidden متأبياaloof ممنوعاforbidden
مستخفيا متأبيا ممنوعا
Beauty is humankind’s right, yet you have carried it
Beauty is the right of creation, but you have carried it
Hidden, aloof, forbidden.
Hidden, stubborn, forbidden
فيin الديرthe convent مثواهits dwelling وفيand in جنحthe wing of الدجىdarkness
في الدير مثواه وفي جنح الدجى
يتحدرflows down الحسنbeauty الشهيدmartyred دموعاas tears
يتحدر الحسن الشهيد دموعا
Its dwelling is in the convent, and beneath the wing of darkness,
Its dwelling is the monastery, and in the wings of night
Martyred beauty flows down as tears.
The martyred beauty sheds tears
ياO مؤنسcomforter of الدنياthe world فديتكI would ransom you موحشاdesolate
يا مؤنس الدنيا فديتك موحشا
تهتاجyou are stirred وجداًwith longing أوor تضيقyou grow constricted ضلوعاin the ribs
تهتاج وجداً أو تضيق ضلوعا
O comforter of the world, I would ransom you in your desolation,
O companion of life, I ransom you, lonely
You are stirred by longing, or feel your ribs constrict.
Exultant with ecstasy or stifled with anguish
تتحرقburns with longing الدنياthe world عليكfor you وربماand perhaps
تتحرق الدنيا عليك وربما
أوقدتyou kindled نفسكyourself فيin الظلامthe darkness شموعاas candles
أوقدت نفسك في الظلام شموعا
The world burns with longing for you, and perhaps
The world burns with desire for you, and perhaps
You have kindled yourself as candles in the dark.
You have kindled your soul as candles in the darkness
Sol 6.1