ليت شعري ما الذي سحر السم

ليت شعري ما الذي سحر السم

ع لصوت المستطير حتى أصاخا

ع لصوت المستطير حتى أصاخا

Would that I knew what so enchanted the ear

I wonder what has captivated the mind

That it listened intently to the far-spreading sound.

To lend an ear to the soaring voice until it wails

ثم ما ذا الذي أشار به النا

ثم ما ذا الذي أشار به النا

ي لركب الأرواح حتى أناخا

ي لركب الأرواح حتى أناخا

Then what was it that the reed flute signaled

Then what has the flute player signaled

To the caravan of souls, until it knelt to rest?

To the caravan of spirits until it halted

ثم ماذا الذي به استشعر الحس

ثم ماذا الذي به استشعر الحس

ن لشد الأوتار حتى تراخى

ن لشد الأوتار حتى تراخى

Then what was it through which beauty was perceived

Then what has Been felt by virtue

As the strings were tightened, until the tension slackened?

Of pulling the strings until they slackened

ذاك معنى يذوقه من ترقي

ذاك معنى يذوقه من ترقي

عن ذري عالم الهيولي انسلاخا

عن ذري عالم الهيولي انسلاخا

That is a meaning tasted by one who has ascended

That is a meaning savored by one who transcends

Beyond the heights of the realm of primal matter, stripping free.

The lowly world of matter, sloughing off all traces