وافىarrived نَفَسُbreath النَسيمthe breeze عَمَّنfrom the one whom أَهوىI love
وافى نَفَسُ النَسيم عَمَّن أَهوى
ينبينيَtells me بِالوِصالِof union عَفواًfreely صَفواuntroubled
ينبينيَ بِالوِصالِ عَفواً صَفوا
The breath of the breeze came from the one I love,
The breeze brought tidings of whom I love
telling me of union, freely given and untroubled.
Awakening me to gentle, pure union
كَمhow often حَدَّثَنيtold me رُوَيحَةa little breeze الفَجرِof dawn بِهِof it
كَم حَدَّثَني رُوَيحَة الفَجرِ بِهِ
لَوif only حَقَّقَتِverified النَفسُthe soul حَديثَthe tale of النَشوىthe intoxicated one
لَو حَقَّقَتِ النَفسُ حَديثَ النَشوى
How often the little dawn breeze has told me of it—
How the dawn's fragrance spoke to me of him
if only the soul could verify the intoxicated one's tale!
If only the soul's longing were fulfilled
Sol 6.1