أقبلcome forth بموكبكwith your procession الأغَرradiant
أقبل بموكبك الأغَر
ماhow أظمأَthirsty الأبصارَthe eyes لكfor you
ما أظمأَ الأبصارَ لك
Come forth with your radiant procession.
Come with your radiant procession,
How thirsty the eyes are for you!
How thirsty the eyes are for you,
العينthe eye بعدكin your absence ياO قمرmoon
العين بعدك يا قمر
عمياءُblind والدنياand the world حلَكpitch darkness
عمياءُ والدنيا حلَك
Without you, O moon, the eye
After you, oh moon,
is blind, and the world is pitch darkness.
The eye is blind and the world is your realm.
تمضيyou pass وراءَbehind سحابةa cloud
تمضي وراءَ سحابة
تحنوleans tenderly عليكover you وتلثُمكand kisses you
تحنو عليك وتلثُمك
You pass behind a cloud
You pass behind a cloud,
that leans tenderly over you and kisses you.
That leans toward you and kisses you,
وأناand I رهينcaptive كآبةmelancholy
وأنا رهين كآبة
بخواطريin my thoughts أتوهَّمكI imagine you
بخواطري أتوهَّمك
And I, captive to melancholy,
While I remain a captive of gloom
picture you in my thoughts.
Imagining you in my thoughts.
كنbe حيثwhere شئتyou wish فماfor … not أناI
كن حيث شئت فما أنا
إلاexcept معنَّىtormented بالمحالby the impossible
إلا معنَّى بالمحال
Be wherever you wish, for I am
Be wherever you wish, for I
only one tormented by the impossible.
Am but a possibility in the impossible,
أغدوI journey لقدسكto your sanctuary بالمنىthrough wishes
أغدو لقدسك بالمنى
وأزورand I visit عرشكyour throne بالخيالِin imagination
وأزور عرشك بالخيالِ
I journey to your sanctuary through wishes,
I go on pilgrimage to your sanctity
and visit your throne in imagination.
And visit your throne in my imagination,
وأقولand I say صبراًpatience كلَّماwhenever
وأقول صبراً كلَّما
عزَّgrows difficult الفكاكrelease علىfor الأسيرthe captive
عزَّ الفكاك على الأسير
And I say, "Patience," whenever
And I say patience, whenever
release grows difficult for the captive.
Escape is too difficult for the captive,
روحيmy soul وروحكand your soul ربماperhaps
روحي وروحك ربما
طاباboth find joy عناقاًin an embrace فيin الأثيرthe ether
طابا عناقاً في الأثير
My soul and your soul may perhaps
Perhaps my soul and your soul
find joy in an embrace in the ether.
Will embrace gently in the ether,
مهماhowever تسامىrises high موضعُكyour station
مهما تسامى موضعُك
وعلاand rises مكانكyour place فيin الوجودexistence
وعلا مكانك في الوجود
However high your station soars,
No matter how high your place rises
however lofty your place in existence,
And how lofty your existence is,
فأناstill I خيالكyour shadow أتبعُكI follow you
فأنا خيالك أتبعُك
ظمآنthirsty أرشفI sip ماwhat تجودyou generously bestow
ظمآن أرشف ما تجود
still I am your shadow, following you,
For I, your imagination, follow you,
thirsty, sipping what you bestow.
Thirstily sipping your overflowing generosity.
قمرَmoon الأمانيthe wishes ياO قمرmoon
قمرَ الأماني يا قمر
إنيindeed I بهمٍّwith grief مسقمِillness-bringing
إني بهمٍّ مسقمِ
Moon of wishes, O moon,
Oh moon of my wishes, oh moon
indeed, I bear a grief that makes me ill.
I am sick with longing,
أنتyou الشفاءthe cure المدَّخرheld in reserve
أنت الشفاء المدَّخر
فاسكبso pour ضياءكyour radiance فيinto دميmy blood
فاسكب ضياءك في دمي
You are the cure held in reserve,
You are the stored cure,
so pour your radiance into my blood.
So pour your light into my blood.
أفرغpour out خلودكyour immortality فيinto الشبابyouth
أفرغ خلودك في الشباب
واخلعand bestow علىupon قلبيmy heart الصفاءserenity
واخلع على قلبي الصفاء
Pour out your immortality into youth,
Instill your eternity into my youth
and clothe my heart in serenity.
And confer purity upon my heart,
أسفاًalas لعمرfor a life كالحبابlike foam
أسفاً لعمر كالحباب
والكأسand the cup فائضةoverflowing شقاءmisery
والكأس فائضة شقاء
Alas for a life like foam,
Alas for a life like mirage
and the cup overflows with misery.
And a cup overflowing with misery.
خذنيtake me إليكto you ونجّنيand save me
خذني إليك ونجّني
مماfrom what أُعانيI suffer فيin الثرىthe earth
مما أُعاني في الثرى
Take me to yourself and save me
Take me to you and save me
from what I suffer on earth.
From what I suffer in the dust,
قدحيmy cup ترنَّقhas grown turbid فاسقنيso give me drink
قدحي ترنَّق فاسقني
قدحa cup الشعاعthe radiance مطهّرpurified
قدح الشعاع مطهّر
My cup has grown turbid; so give me to drink
For my cup has tarnished, so quench my thirst,
a purified cup of radiance.
With the purifying cup of your rays.
واهاًah لأحلامٍfor dreams طوالlong
واهاً لأحلامٍ طوال
وأناand I وأنتَand you بمعزلِin seclusion
وأنا وأنتَ بمعزلِ
Ah, for long dreams,
Woe to prolonged dreams,
with you and me in seclusion,
While you and I are secluded,
نَعلوwe rise علىabove قممpeaks الجبالthe mountains
نَعلو على قمم الجبال
ونرىand we see العوالمthe worlds منfrom عَلِon high
ونرى العوالم من عَلِ
rising above the mountain peaks,
Rising above the mountain tops,
and seeing the worlds from on high.
And seeing the worlds from above.
Sol 6.1