فيin حبّكَlove of you مَلَّgrew weary of طَيرُthe bird of روحيmy soul القَفَصاthe cage
في حبّكَ مَلَّ طَيرُ روحي القَفَصا
فيin نوركyour light كالذَرِّlike dust motes فؤاديmy heart رَقَصاdanced
في نورك كالذَرِّ فؤادي رَقَصا
In your love, the bird of my soul grew weary of the cage.
In your love my soul's bird grew weary of its cage,
In your light, my heart danced like dust motes.
In your light my heart danced like an atom.
لَمdid not يَدرِknow أَسيرُa captive of غَفلَةٍheedlessness شامِلَةٍall-encompassing
لَم يَدرِ أَسيرُ غَفلَةٍ شامِلَةٍ
نَحوِيَtoward me سَحَراًbefore dawn أَيَّwhich نَسيمٍbreeze خلصاreached
نَحوِيَ سَحَراً أَيَّ نَسيمٍ خلصا
A captive of all-encompassing heedlessness did not know
The prisoner of all-encompassing heedlessness did not know
which breeze had reached me before dawn.
Toward me from which breeze came such magic.
Sol 6.1