هاتِbring ليto me ذكرَremembrance مَنthe one whom أحبّI love وخلّand let
هاتِ لي ذكرَ مَن أحبّ وخلّ
مَسمَعيmy hearing ينعشُrevives الفؤادَthe heart برسمِهthrough his likeness
مَسمَعي ينعشُ الفؤادَ برسمِه
Bring me remembrance of the one I love, and let
Speak to me of the one whom I love though he is gone,
My hearing revive the heart through his likeness.
My heart is refreshed by the mention of his name.
وَأَعِدهand repeat it وفقَin accordance with الغرامِpassionate love وَغادِرand leave
وَأَعِده وفقَ الغرامِ وَغادِر
كلّevery مَنone who فيin الوجودِexistence يَرميshoots بِسهمهwith his arrow
كلّ مَن في الوجودِ يَرمي بِسهمه
And repeat it as love dictates, and leave
Repeat it gently, in keeping with passion's ways,
Everyone in existence to shoot his arrow.
Abandoning all others who aim their arrows.
لاnot أُباليI care وَإِنand even if أصابَit strikes فُؤاديmy heart
لا أُبالي وَإِن أصابَ فُؤادي
فَهوَfor it is كَنزٌa treasure محصّنٌfortified بِطِلسمهby his talisman
فَهوَ كَنزٌ محصّنٌ بِطِلسمه
I do not care, even if it strikes my heart,
I care not if this love wounds my heart,
For it is a treasure fortified by his talisman.
For it is a treasure, secured by his spell.
كَيفَhow أَخشىI fear وخاتمُand the Seal الرسلِthe messengers أَنباdeclared
كَيفَ أَخشى وخاتمُ الرسلِ أَنبا
إنّهindeed, it is so لاnot يضرّcauses harm شيءٌanything معwith اِسمهhis name
إنّه لا يضرّ شيءٌ مع اِسمه
How can I fear, when the Seal of the Messengers declared
How could I fear, when the Seal of Prophets announced,
That nothing can harm in the presence of his name?
Truly, no harm comes with invoking his name.
Sol 6.1