أصبحتI have become مرآةًa mirror لحسنto the beauty of مثالكمyour likeness
أصبحت مرآةً لحسن مثالكم
وظهرتand I have appeared للرائيto the beholder بنورin the radiance of جمالكمyour beauty
وظهرت للرائي بنور جمالكم
I have become a mirror to the beauty of your likeness.
And I have appeared to the beholder in the radiance of your beauty.
وبخاطريand through my mind ماnot مرّpassed غيرother than خيالكمyour image
وبخاطري ما مرّ غير خيالكم
ياO سادتيmy masters هلdo ...? يخطرنّever comes to mind ببالكمto your minds
يا سادتي هل يخطرنّ ببالكم
And nothing but your image has passed through my mind.
O my masters, do you ever think
منone who ليسdoes not يخطرcome to mind غيركمanyone but you فيin بالهhis mind
من ليس يخطر غيركم في باله
أصبحتI have become فيamong العشّاقthe lovers فرداًpeerless فيin الزمنthe age
أصبحت في العشّاق فرداً في الزمن
of one who thinks of none but you?
I have become peerless among lovers in this age.
وببعضand with a fraction of عشقيmy love عشقlove of خضراءthe greenery of الدمنdungheaps
وببعض عشقي عشق خضراء الدمن
وإذاand if غفلتI grow oblivious بكمthrough you فلاthen no سلوىforgetting the beloved ومنby Him who
وإذا غفلت بكم فلا سلوى ومن
And love of dungheap greenery is but a fraction of my love.
And if I grow oblivious through you, it is not forgetting you—by Him who
حاشاكمhas kept you above أنto تغفلواyou be heedless عنof حالthe state of منone who
حاشاكم أن تغفلوا عن حال من
هوhe غافلٌoblivious فيin حبّكمlove of you عنto حالهhis own state
هو غافلٌ في حبّكم عن حاله
has kept you above neglecting the state of one
who, in loving you, is oblivious to his own state.
Sol 6.1