إنّindeed قلبيmy heart الكليمwounded; also one spoken to فيin الغيبthe unseen نوجيwas addressed intimately
إنّ قلبي الكليم في الغيب نوجي
فوقabove طورmount السناthe radiance منby الفالوجيal-Faluji
فوق طور السنا من الفالوجي
Indeed, my wounded heart was intimately addressed in the unseen,
My sincere heart in absence yearns
above the mount of radiance, by al-Faluji.
Above Sinai's mount it sojourns
وأرانيand he showed me أنّيthat I بنسبةin proportion to قربيmy nearness
وأراني أنّي بنسبة قربي
عندهto him فيin حسابreckoning كتبbooks الدروجthe scrolls
عنده في حساب كتب الدروج
And he showed me that, in proportion to my nearness
And I see myself, my kinship known
to him, I am reckoned in the register books.
In his book of friends I'm shown
واندراجيand my inclusion فيin دفترregister الحبّlove حسبيenough for me
واندراجي في دفتر الحبّ حسبي
ذاكthat فخراًas honor والفخرand honor للمدروجfor the one enrolled
ذاك فخراً والفخر للمدروج
My inclusion in love’s register suffices me;
My name enrolled in love's own tome
that is honor, and honor belongs to the one enrolled.
Is honor that makes me become
وإذاand if كنتI am هكذاthus فلقلبيthen for my heart
وإذا كنت هكذا فلقلبي
فيin سماheaven حبّهhis love مراقيstairways العروجascent
في سما حبّه مراقي العروج
And if I am thus, then my heart has
Since this is so, then for my heart
stairways of ascent in the heaven of his love.
In his love's sky there is an ascent
وعلىand upon كلّevery نازلٍone lodging فيin حماهhis sanctuary
وعلى كلّ نازلٍ في حماه
طائفٌone circling فيat مقامهhis station كالحجوجlike the pilgrims
طائفٌ في مقامه كالحجوج
And upon everyone lodging in his sanctuary,
On each one sheltered in his care
circling at his station like pilgrims,
An angel in his place does fare
واجبٌa duty للمحبّfor the lover حقٌّa right عليهupon him
واجبٌ للمحبّ حقٌّ عليه
يعطَىis given منfrom حَبّgrain زرعcrop تلكthose المروجthe meadows
يعطَى من حَبّ زرع تلك المروج
rests a duty—a right owed to the lover:
For lovers a duty, their right
that he be given grain from the crops of those meadows.
From that sown love, fruit they might
سيماespecially شيخناour shaykh الّذيwho هوhe بَرٌّbenevolent; also dry land
سيما شيخنا الّذي هو بَرٌّ
عندbeside بحرٍa sea بفيضناwith our outpouring ممزوجmingled
عند بحرٍ بفيضنا ممزوج
Especially our shaykh, who is benevolent,
Especially our sheikh, blessing supreme
beside a sea mingled with our outpouring.
By our flood made his stream
وعلىand upon البَرّthe benevolent man; also dry land بِرُّkindness مثليَone like me بالبُرwith wheat (continued)
وعلى البَرّ بِرُّ مثليَ بالبُر
رِcompletion of 'wheat' بصدرٍwith a heart إلىtoward العطاgiving المثلوجgladdened; soothed
رِ بصدرٍ إلى العطا المثلوج
And the benevolent man owes one like me kindness in wheat,
And on blessing, blessing like me
with a heart gladdened by giving.
With open chest and bounty free
ودعائيand my prayer فيin ظهرback (in the idiom 'in absence') غيبٍabsence إليكمto you (plural)
ودعائي في ظهر غيبٍ إليكم
يرتقيrises فيin القبولacceptance أوجzenith البروجthe constellations
يرتقي في القبول أوج البروج
And my prayer for you, in your absence,
My prayer in absence rises high
rises in acceptance to the zenith of the constellations.
At zenith of ascent, the sky
وسلاميand my greeting of peace يهدىis offered لكمto you (plural) بالتحاياwith salutations
وسلامي يهدى لكم بالتحايا
فيon دخولٍentering إلىinto الحمىthe sanctuary وخروجand departing
في دخولٍ إلى الحمى وخروج
And my greeting of peace is offered to you with salutations,
Greetings to you as gift I bear
on entering the sanctuary and departing from it,
Ent'ring your sanctuary with care
ماas long as شداsang فيin الشهودwitnessing صبٌّa lovesick lover يناجيspeaking intimately
ما شدا في الشهود صبٌّ يناجي
إنّindeed قلبيmy heart الكليمwounded; also one spoken to فيin الغيبthe unseen نوجيwas addressed intimately
إنّ قلبي الكليم في الغيب نوجي
as long as a lovesick lover sings in witnessing, communing:
No sooner worshipper in vision bound
Indeed, my wounded heart was intimately addressed in the unseen.
My sincere heart in absence yearns
Sol 6.1