بدرfull moon التجلّيrevelation صبرتyou endured ليلكyour night
بدر التجلّي صبرت ليلك
فيناamong us نهاراًby day يجرّdrags ذيلكyour train
فينا نهاراً يجرّ ذيلك
Full moon of revelation, you endured your night,
The full moon of epiphany, I endured your night
Among us by day, as it drags your train.
Bringing daylight within us, trailing your dress
والشمسand the sun لاحتshone forth كيso as to تستميلكwin you over
والشمس لاحت كي تستميلك
ياO بدرfull moon فاعطفso be gracious بفيضwith the outpouring of الوجودbeing
يا بدر فاعطف بفيض الوجود
And the sun shone forth to win you over.
As the sun rose to allure you
O full moon, be gracious with the outpouring of being.
O full moon, show kindness with your abundant grace
واجرand let flow فيضكyour outpouring يحييrevives أرضكyour earth
واجر فيضك يحيي أرضك
يمسيbecomes at evening روضكyour garden زينbeautiful
يمسي روضك زين
And let your outpouring flow, reviving your earth;
And let your overflowing grace revive your land
Your garden becomes beautiful at evening.
Adorning your meadow with beauty
حسنbeauty زينبZaynab ثمّthen ربربa herd of gazelles
حسن زينب ثمّ ربرب
عندbeside حسنكyour beauty شينugliness
عند حسنك شين
The beauty of Zaynab, then of a herd of gazelles,
The beauty of Zainab, then murmuring
Is ugliness beside your beauty.
In your beauty is ugliness
باللهby God قلsay منwho لكfor you أفتىgave a ruling
بالله قل من لك أفتى
بالصدّon shunning عنّيfrom me والميلand turning away
بالصدّ عنّي والميل
By God, tell me who gave you a ruling
By God, say who led you
To shun me and turn away,
To reject me and turn away
حتّىuntil علّمتyou taught غصنthe bough الرياضof the gardens ميلكyour sway
حتّى علّمت غصن الرياض ميلك
ياO غصنbough فاكففso restrain لحاظglances الصدودof rejection
يا غصن فاكفف لحاظ الصدود
Until you taught the gardens' bough your sway?
Until you taught the branch of the garden to bend away
O bough, restrain the glances of rejection.
O branch, restrain the glances of rejection
كفstop أغضاكyour averted gaze كيفhow أرضاكI please you
كف أغضاك كيف أرضاك
حبٌlove مضناكyour languishing lover بينplain
حبٌ مضناك بين
Stop averting your gaze—how can I please you?
How could I appease you, how delight you
Your languishing lover's love is plain.
A love that exhausted you between
وارحمand pity الصبّthe lovesick one حيثfor قدhas صبpoured
وارحم الصبّ حيث قد صب
مدمعtears النحبof sobbing عينan eye
مدمع النحب عين
And pity the lovesick one, for he has poured
And have mercy on passion where it has spilled
Sobbing tears from his eye.
The tears of sorrow from the eye
سلمىSalma الجمالof beauty إذاwhen تجلّتshe reveals herself
سلمى الجمال إذا تجلّت
بالحسنwith beauty منكfrom you البهاsplendor تحلّتshe adorns herself
بالحسن منك البها تحلّت
Salma of beauty, when she reveals herself,
Salma of beauty, when you appeared
Adorns herself in splendor with beauty from you.
Adorned with your beauty and brilliance
عقداًa necklace فريداًpeerless يفيضpours forth نيلكyour bounty
عقداً فريداً يفيض نيلك
وكلّand every حَسنَاbeautiful woman رداحfull-hipped خرودbashful
وكلّ حَسنَا رداح خرود
Your bounty pours forth a peerless necklace.
A unique necklace radiating your Nile
And every full-hipped, bashful beauty
And every beauty is a gushing spring
تعنيshe seeks فيضكyour outpouring تجنيshe harvests روضكyour garden
تعني فيضك تجني روضك
تبغيshe seeks حوضكyour pool هينeasy
تبغي حوضك هين
Seeks your outpouring and harvests your garden,
Your grace means harvest in your meadow
Seeks your pool, so readily reached.
Seeking your pond, gentle
طابis sweet نهلاas a draught وهوand it أحلاsweetest
طاب نهلا وهو أحلا
منone who يجليclears away رينtarnish
من يجلي رين
Sweet is its draught, and it is the sweetest
A sweet oasis, the sweetest
Of those that clear away tarnish.
That clears the dust
ياO خلّfriend خلِّlet go of الملامreproach واتركand abandon
يا خلّ خلِّ الملام واترك
وفيand in سبيلthe path of الغرامpassionate love فاسلكso tread
وفي سبيل الغرام فاسلك
O friend, leave reproach and let it go,
O parting, part the blame and take
And follow the path of passionate love.
The path of passion
متىwhen يهدbreaks الهيامlove's frenzy حيلكyour strength
متى يهد الهيام حيلك
هناكthere يبقىabides ويفنىand passes away الوجودbeing
هناك يبقى ويفنى الوجود
When love's frenzy breaks your strength,
When will infatuation guide your wits
There, being abides and passes away.
There remains and perishes existence
فانفso banish غمضكyour slumber واطفand quench رمضكyour burning
فانف غمضك واطف رمضك
وَفِand repay بعضَكa part of you دينa debt
وَفِ بعضَك دين
So banish your slumber and quench your burning,
Close your frown and gentle your touch
And repay a debt to part of yourself.
And cure part of your debt
واشدُand sing واطربand rejoice واحْدُand chant to the camels فيamong الركبthe caravan
واشدُ واطرب واحْدُ في الركب
أينwhere تذهبyou go أينwhere
أين تذهب أين
And sing, rejoice, and chant among the caravan—
Pledge, be disturbed, and alone in the band
Where are you going, where?
Where are you going, where
فانشدso sing وحلِّand adorn جيدthe neck الغوانيof the beauties
فانشد وحلِّ جيد الغواني
بالعقدwith the necklace منof جوهرjewels الأغانيof songs
بالعقد من جوهر الأغاني
So sing, and adorn the beauties' necks
So recite and solve the best lyrics
With the necklace of the jewels of song.
With verses of the essence of songs
فبالمثانيfor with the lute strings تشفيyou heal عليلكyour ailing one
فبالمثاني تشفي عليلك
فاسمعso hear بهاthrough them توحيدthe oneness of الوجودbeing
فاسمع بها توحيد الوجود
For with the lute strings you heal your ailing one;
And with the rhymes to heal your ailment
So hear in them the oneness of being.
Hear in it the oneness of existence
تلقyou will find فيضَكyour outpouring جادwatered generously روضَكyour garden
تلق فيضَك جاد روضَك
منfrom سماءthe sky of العينthe eye
من سماء العين
You will find your outpouring has watered your garden
Receive your grace, generous is your meadow
From the sky of the eye;
From the sky of the eye
غادقrain-abundant السحبthe clouds يُنبتmakes grow الحبّlove
غادق السحب يُنبت الحبّ
يمحوerases نقطdotting الغينthe letter ghayn
يمحو نقط الغين
Rich in rain-clouds, it makes love grow,
The pouring clouds grow love
Erasing the dot of ghayn.
And erase the spots of sadness
ياO برقlightning واديthe valley of العقيقal-Aqiq رفرفflutter
يا برق وادي العقيق رفرف
علىover عقيقcarnelian الدموعof tears تعرفyou will recognize
على عقيق الدموع تعرف
O lightning of al-Aqiq Valley, flutter
O lightning of the valley of carnelians, flutter
Over the carnelian of tears, and you will recognize
Over the carnelian of tears you know
جفناًan eyelid يحاكيmimics بالنحبthrough sobbing سيلكyour torrent
جفناً يحاكي بالنحب سيلك
ياO برقlightning أنجزfulfill بوفاءwith fidelity الوعودthe promises
يا برق أنجز بوفاء الوعود
An eyelid that mimics your torrent in sobbing.
An eyelid that mimics with sorrow your flood
O lightning, faithfully fulfill the promises.
O lightning, fulfill the promises
وفِand make good ومضَكyour flash وانفand banish نقضَكyour breach of faith
وفِ ومضَك وانف نقضَك
عهدthe covenant الأمرof the matter عينthe very essence
عهد الأمر عين
And make good your flash, and banish your breach of faith.
And your flash and undo your breach
The covenant of the matter is its very essence.
The pact of the matter, the eye
لحflash لذيfor the one with الوجدecstatic longing واذكرand recall العهدthe covenant
لح لذي الوجد واذكر العهد
منfrom لياليthe nights of الرقمتينal-Raqmatayn
من ليالي الرقمتين
Flash for the yearning one, and recall the covenant
For the passionate, remember the pact
From the nights of al-Raqmatayn.
Of the nights of the two full moons
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