بدرٌa full moon بداappeared فيin دياجرdeep darkness أخفىconcealed دجاdarkness الكلّall نورهits light
بدرٌ بدا في دياجر أخفى دجا الكلّ نوره
محجبٌveiled فيin المظاهرmanifestations وليسand is not إلّاexcept ظهورهhis manifestation
محجبٌ في المظاهر وليس إلّا ظهوره
A full moon appeared in deep darkness; its light eclipsed all gloom.
A full moon appeared in hidden veils, its light concealed from all
Veiled in manifestations, yet there is nothing but his manifestation.
Covered in appearances, yet only its emergence
منfrom باطنthe interior of العينthe eye ظاهرٌmanifest أخفاهhid him غيباًin the unseen حضورهhis presence
من باطن العين ظاهرٌ أخفاه غيباً حضوره
بعينwith the eye of وجهكyour face ناظرٌgazing فيهin it وفيكand in you صدورهhis emergence
بعين وجهك ناظرٌ فيه وفيك صدوره
From the eye's depths he is manifest; his presence hid him in the unseen.
From the essence of the eye, its presence hidden as a secret
With the eye of your face he gazes; in it and in you is his emergence.
With your face's eye I gaze, and in you its origins
فوقabove الفوقthe above لاnot أيناa spatial 'where' ينفيnegates التحتthe below تعييناas a fixed designation
فوق الفوق لا أينا ينفي التحت تعيينا
نورlight تنزيلrevelation ياO مولايmy master
نور تنزيل يا مولاي
Above the above, without a 'where,' he denies any fixed 'below.'
Above the above, where is the below to deny determination?
Light of revelation, O my master.
Revealed light, O my Master
هوhe واحدٌone لاnot يُثنَّىmade two والجمعand union فيin الفرقseparation يظهرappears
هو واحدٌ لا يُثنَّى والجمع في الفرق يظهر
غصنa bough رياضٍgardens تَثنَّىswayed بجامعwith the fullness of الحسنbeauty الأزهرradiant
غصن رياضٍ تَثنَّى بجامع الحسن الأزهر
He is one, never made two; union appears in separation.
It is one, not dual, and multitude appears in difference
A bough of gardens swayed with the fullness of radiant beauty.
A branch bent in the all-encompassing beautiful blossoming meadow
مسامراتٌnightly conversations لدنّاwith us معارفinsights الشيخthe Master الأكبرthe Greatest
مسامراتٌ لدنّا معارف الشيخ الأكبر
فاحتwafted fragrantly بنفحwith the breath of العواطرfragrances بينamong الروابيthe hills ظهورهhis manifestation
فاحت بنفح العواطر بين الروابي ظهوره
Nightly conversations among us—the insights of the Greatest Master.
Intimate knowledges of the Greatest Sheikh
His manifestation wafted with fragrant breath among the hills.
Blowing with the fragrance of sweet scent in the gardens, its emergence
لطفsubtle grace الذوقspiritual tasting يدنيناdraws us near وصفdescription الشوقlonging يوليناbestows on us
لطف الذوق يدنينا وصف الشوق يولينا
حسنbeauty تأويلinterpretation ياO مولايmy master
حسن تأويل يا مولاي
The subtle grace of tasting draws us near; describing longing bestows on us
The subtlety of taste draws us near, the description of longing makes us tender
Beauty of interpretation, O my master.
Good interpretation, O my Master
لمّاwhen انجلىwas unveiled وجهthe face of ليلىLayla أضحىbecame بهاin her الكلّall فانيeffaced
لمّا انجلى وجه ليلى أضحى بها الكلّ فاني
والصبحand dawn أسفرshone forth ليلاًby night منfrom نورthe light of شمسthe sun of التدانيnearness
والصبح أسفر ليلاً من نور شمس التداني
When Layla's face was unveiled, all became effaced in her.
When Layla's face cleared, through it all were lost
And dawn shone by night, from the light of the sun of nearness.
And the dawn shone nighttime with the light of intimacy's sun
ومالand swayed نشواهhis intoxicated ones ميلاًa swaying شجواًin sorrowful longing بصوتto the sound of المثانيthe paired strings
ومال نشواه ميلاً شجواً بصوت المثاني
إنif نفختyou blow فيinto المزامرthe pipes فالروحthen the spirit ينفخblows صورهits trumpet
إن نفخت في المزامر فالروح ينفخ صوره
And his intoxicated ones swayed in sorrowful longing to the sound of the paired strings.
And he inclined with yearning, lamenting with the voice of song
If you blow into the pipes, then the spirit blows its trumpet.
If you blow in the flutes, then the spirit blows its forms
ذاتthe one with الطوقthe collar تشجيناmoves us to sorrow فوقbeyond الطوقendurance تلحيناin song
ذات الطوق تشجينا فوق الطوق تلحينا
كلّماwhenever قيلis said ياO مولايmy master
كلّما قيل يا مولاي
The collared dove moves us to sorrow with song beyond endurance,
The being of devotion makes us passionate, above devotion composes us
Whenever 'O my master' is said.
Whenever it is said, O my Master
غبناwe vanished عنfrom العينsight عنّاfrom ourselves مذsince رنّresounded باللحنwith melody عودهhis lute
غبنا عن العين عنّا مذ رنّ باللحن عوده
طبناwe found delight بناin ourselves حيثwhere منّاfrom us غيباًin the unseen تجلّىshone forth شهودهhis witnessing
طبنا بنا حيث منّا غيباً تجلّى شهوده
We vanished from sight and from ourselves since his lute rang out in melody.
We were absent from the eye from us when its lute rang
We found delight in ourselves, as his witnessing shone forth from us in the unseen.
We were healed by us where its presence manifested from the unseen
ياO واحداًOne ماnot تثنّىbecame two إلّاexcept بجمعٍthrough union وجودهhis being
يا واحداً ما تثنّى إلّا بجمعٍ وجوده
معنىًa meaning بداappeared فيin الأشائرthe signs بهthrough it الشجيthe sorrowful one دكّwas shattered طورهhis mountain
معنىً بدا في الأشائر به الشجي دكّ طوره
O One, whose being became two only through union.
O One, nothing dual unless by a collected existence
A meaning appeared in the signs; through it, the sorrowful one's mountain was shattered.
A meaning appeared in symbols, by it the passionate one pounds the mountain
فاخفِso conceal الشوقlonging تلونياin shifting states ضمنwithin الذوقspiritual tasting تمكيناin steadfastness
فاخفِ الشوق تلونيا ضمن الذوق تمكينا
هكذاthus تكميلperfecting ياO مولايmy master
هكذا تكميل يا مولاي
So conceal longing's shifting states within the steadfastness of tasting.
So hide the longing, color me within taste, affirm me
Thus comes perfection, O my master.
Thus perfection, O my Master
Sol 6.1