هاكَtake قلبيmy heart واعطنيand give me قلa heart (first part)
هاكَ قلبي واعطني قل
باa heart (completion) فقلباناso our two hearts سواءalike
با فقلبانا سواء
Take my heart and give me a
We were created from light, and through us space glowed
heart, for our two hearts are alike.
My beloved, we are spirit and we are pure
نحنwe منfrom نورlight خلقناwe were created
نحن من نور خلقنا
وبناand through us ضاءshone الفضاءthe expanse
وبنا ضاء الفضاء
We were created from light,
We have suppressed the heart's desires, so our hearts are but air
and through us the expanse shone.
And yearning, my love, is in it agony and solace
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe روحاtwo souls (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن روحا
نtwo souls (completion) ونحنand we انقياءpure
ن ونحن انقياء
My beloved, we are two
And dreams and hopes, whispers and mystery
souls, and we are pure.
My beloved, we are an ethereal glow and radiance
قدindeed وأدناwe buried alive شهوةdesire القلthe heart (first part)
قد وأدنا شهوة القل
بheart (completion) فقلباناso our two hearts هواءair
ب فقلبانا هواء
We have buried alive the desire of the
My beloved, we are in God joy and song
heart, so our two hearts are air
My beloved, we are in virtue, beauty and splendor
وحنينand yearning ياO حبيبيmy beloved
وحنين يا حبيبي
فيهin it شجوsorrow وعزاءand consolation
فيه شجو وعزاء
and yearning, my beloved,
My beloved, we are in happiness, dream and serenity
holding sorrow and consolation,
My beloved, we are in spiritual bliss dawn and dusk
وخيالاتand visions واحلاand dreams (first part)
وخيالات واحلا
مdreams (completion) ونجوىand intimate whispers وخفاءand concealment
م ونجوى وخفاء
and visions and
My beloved, we are in love, yearning and comfort
dreams, and intimate whispers and concealment.
My beloved, we are in poetry, imagination and joy
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe طيفاtwo phantoms (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن طيفا
نtwo phantoms (completion) اثيرether وضياءand radiance
ن اثير وضياء
My beloved, we are two
My beloved, we are in art, eternity and permanence
phantoms: ether and radiance.
My beloved, we are in life, pleasures and joys
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin اللَهlonging (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في اللَه
فةlonging (completion) شدوmelody وغناءand song
فة شدو وغناء
My beloved, in longing we are
When we despised earth and earth is torment and misery
melody and song.
And we swam in the open skies and the skies are dust
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin المتpleasure (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في المت
عةpleasure (completion) حسنbeauty وبهاءand splendor
عة حسن وبهاء
My beloved, in pleasure we are
And we read the page of eternity and conceived the mystery
beauty and splendor.
Then we saw our two silhouettes, while we were pure
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin النشecstasy (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في النش
وةecstasy (completion) حلمdream وصفاءand serenity
وة حلم وصفاء
My beloved, in ecstasy we are
My beloved, we are in love, ancient captives
dream and serenity.
Give me the cup, and sing whatever you wish, my beloved
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin الروwonder (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في الرو
عةwonder (completion) صبحdawn ومشاءand evening (uncertain reading of مشاء)
عة صبح ومشاء
My beloved, in wonder we are
Sing me a beautiful melody, in it solace and comfort
dawn and evening.
In it sighs and moans, innocence and healing
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin الحlove (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في الح
بlove (completion) حنينyearning ونجاءand deliverance
ب حنين ونجاء
My beloved, in love we are
In it intimacy and affection, whispers and calm
yearning and deliverance.
In it a breath of the magic of art, a beginning without end
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin الشعpoetry (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في الشع
رpoetry (completion) خيالimagination وسناءand radiance
ر خيال وسناء
My beloved, in poetry we are
In it an ardor of our two souls, yearning and passion
imagination and radiance.
In it the meaning of our lives, clarity and illumination
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin الفart (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في الف
نart (completion) خلودimmortality وبقاءand permanence
ن خلود وبقاء
My beloved, in art we are
My beloved, give me the cup and sing whatever you wish
immortality and permanence.
The wine of love, the spirit's ray, and the spirit a vessel
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin الدنthe world (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في الدن
ياworld (completion) نشاوىintoxicated سعداءhappy
يا نشاوى سعداء
My beloved, in the world we are
My beloved, give me a kiss to be kissed by the light
intoxicated and happy,
My beloved, embrace me to be embraced by the sky
إذsince حقرناwe scorned الأرضthe earth والأرand the earth (first part)
إذ حقرنا الأرض والأر
ضearth (completion) عذابtorment وشقاءand misery
ض عذاب وشقاء
since we scorned the earth, and the
And let me vanish into you, for love is annihilation
earth is torment and misery.
And absent from any life, for all in it is but dust
وسبحناand we swam فيin رحابwide reaches الthe
وسبحنا في رحاب ال
جوair والجوand the air هباءdust
جو والجو هباء
And we swam through the wide reaches of the
My beloved, I am in you the whole, and the part is space
air, and the air is dust.
My beloved, I am longing and in you is my hope
وقرأناand we read صفحةa page الآزاtimeless ages (first part)
وقرأنا صفحة الآزا
لtimeless ages (completion) وانجابand lifted الخفاءobscurity
ل وانجاب الخفاء
And we read the page of
My beloved, this world is parting and meeting
timeless ages, and obscurity lifted.
ورأيناand we saw ثمthere طيفيtwo phantoms (before suffix)
ورأينا ثم طيفي
ناour ونحنand we أصفياءpure-hearted
نا ونحن أصفياء
And there we saw our two
phantoms, while we were pure-hearted.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نحنwe فيin الحرwar (first part)
يا حبيبي نحن في الحر
بwar (completion) اسارىcaptives قدماءancient
ب اسارى قدماء
My beloved, in war we are
captives from long ago.
هاتbring ليto me الكأسthe cup وغنand sing
هات لي الكأس وغن
ياO حبيبيmy beloved ماwhatever تشاءyou wish
يا حبيبي ما تشاء
Bring me the cup and sing,
my beloved, whatever you wish.
غننيsing to me لحناًa melody جميلاًbeautiful
غنني لحناً جميلاً
فيهin it سلوىsolace وعزاءand consolation
فيه سلوى وعزاء
Sing me a beautiful melody,
holding solace and consolation,
فيهin it آهاتmoans وزفراand sighs (first part)
فيه آهات وزفرا
تsighs (completion) وبرءand recovery وشفاءand healing
ت وبرء وشفاء
holding moans and
sighs, and recovery and healing,
فيهin it وشيembroidery ودلالand coquetry
فيه وشي ودلال
وسجوand stillness ورواءand loveliness
وسجو ورواء
holding embroidery and coquetry,
and stillness and loveliness.
فيهin it منfrom نفثةa breath سحرmagic الthe
فيه من نفثة سحر ال
فنart بدءa beginning لاno انتهاءend
فن بدء لا انتهاء
In it, from a breath of the magic of
art, is a beginning without end.
فيهin it منfrom لهفةlonging روحيtwo souls (before suffix)
فيه من لهفة روحي
ناour حنينyearning وجواءand heartache
نا حنين وجواء
In it, from the longing of our two
souls, are yearning and heartache.
فيهin it منfrom معنىmeaning حياتيtwo lives (before suffix)
فيه من معنى حياتي
ناour وضوحclarity وجلاءand lucidity
نا وضوح وجلاء
In it, from the meaning of our two
lives, are clarity and lucidity.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved هاتbring ليto me الكأthe cup (first part)
يا حبيبي هات لي الكأ
سcup (completion) وغنand sing ماwhatever تشاءyou wish
س وغن ما تشاء
My beloved, bring me the
cup and sing whatever you wish.
خمرةwine الحبlove شعاعa ray الthe
خمرة الحب شعاع ال
روحspirit والروحand the spirit اناءa vessel
روح والروح اناء
The wine of love is a ray of the
spirit, and the spirit is a vessel.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved هاتcome قبلkiss
يا حبيبي هات قبل
نيme يقبلنيkisses me الضياءlight
ني يقبلني الضياء
My beloved, come, kiss
me, and light will kiss me.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved هاتcome عانقembrace
يا حبيبي هات عانق
نيme تعانقنيembraces me السماءthe sky
ني تعانقني السماء
My beloved, come, embrace
me, and the sky will embrace me.
وافنand dissolve فيin me اناI فانٍdissolving
وافن في انا فانٍ
فيكin you والحبand love فناءdissolution
فيك والحب فناء
And dissolve in me; I am dissolving
in you, and love is dissolution
وذهولand obliviousness عنaway from حياةa life
وذهول عن حياة
كلeverything ماthat فيهاis in it هباءdust
كل ما فيها هباء
and obliviousness to a life
in which everything is dust.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved اناI فيكin you الthe
يا حبيبي انا فيك ال
كلwhole والجزءand the part الفضاءthe expanse
كل والجزء الفضاء
My beloved, in you I am the
whole, and the part is the expanse.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved أناI مشتاyearning (first part)
يا حبيبي أنا مشتا
قyearning (completion) وليand I have فيكin you رجاءhope
ق ولي فيك رجاء
My beloved, I am
yearning, and in you I have hope.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved هذهthis الدنthe world (first part)
يا حبيبي هذه الدن
ياworld (completion) فراقparting ولقاءand meeting
يا فراق ولقاء
My beloved, this
world is parting and meeting.
هاكtake آلاميmy pains داءa malady
هاك آلامي داء
ومناجاتيand my intimate whispers دواءa remedy
ومناجاتي دواء
Take my pains—a malady—
and my intimate whispers—a remedy.
Partial English translation: 35 of 74 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1