كلّ شيءٍ فان والباقي وجهه محبوبي

كلّ شيءٍ فان والباقي وجهه محبوبي

وهو شمس الحان والساقي كاسه مشروبي

وهو شمس الحان والساقي كاسه مشروبي

Everything perishes; my beloved is the One whose face endures.

Everything passes away except His beloved face

He is the tavern's sun and the cupbearer; His cup is my drink.

He is the sun of melodies and the cupbearer of my drink

لمّا لاحت للأرواح

لمّا لاحت للأرواح

بالأرواح في الأرواح

بالأرواح في الأرواح

When it shone forth to the souls,

When spirits shone

through the souls, within the souls,

Through the spirits in the spirits

قد صدى الآلات

قد صدى الآلات

غيَّبني في وجودي عنّي

غيَّبني في وجودي عنّي

indeed, the instruments' echo

The instruments echoed

made me absent from myself within my own being.

He made me disappear into my existence from myself

اسمع الألحان من شادي عنه قد أعرب

اسمع الألحان من شادي عنه قد أعرب

كلّنا ركبانٌ للحادي وبه نطرب

كلّنا ركبانٌ للحادي وبه نطرب

Hear the melodies from a singer who has spoken clearly of Him.

Listen to the melodies from the cheerful one I have expressed about him

We are all riders following the singing camel-driver, and through him we are enraptured.

We are all riders to the guide, and through him we rejoice

لا سماع في الأسماع

لا سماع في الأسماع

والأسماع في إيقاع

والأسماع في إيقاع

No sound in the ears—

No hearing in the hearings

while the ears are in rhythm—

And hearings in rhythm

غيره مسموعٌ

غيره مسموعٌ

أشهدني في شهودي مني

أشهدني في شهودي مني

is heard other than Him.

Nothing else is heard

He made me see, in my witnessing, from within myself.

Witness me in my witnessing from myself

إنّما الأكوان قد ظهرت من سناه الباهر

إنّما الأكوان قد ظهرت من سناه الباهر

ظاهرٌ بالشان مذ بطنت وهو هو هي لاهي

ظاهرٌ بالشان مذ بطنت وهو هو هي لاهي

The worlds appeared only from His dazzling radiance.

Indeed, the universes appeared from His brilliant craftsmanship

Manifest in majesty since they lay hidden, He is He; they are not 'they'.

Apparent in glory since hidden, and He is He, not distracted

هو الظاهر هو الباطن

هو الظاهر هو الباطن

هو الأوّل هو الآخر

هو الأوّل هو الآخر

He is the Manifest, He is the Hidden.

He is the Apparent, He is the Hidden

He is the First, He is the Last.

He is the First, He is the Last

والسوى آياتٌ

والسوى آياتٌ

قد تدني من مجالي إني

قد تدني من مجالي إني

And all things other than Him are signs

And the rest are signs

that may draw one near to the manifestations of my 'I'.

That have drawn near my realm, I

يا حداة الركب في العشّاق إذ نوى نجداً

يا حداة الركب في العشّاق إذ نوى نجداً

ارفقوا بالصبّ ذي الأشواق من عفا وجدا

ارفقوا بالصبّ ذي الأشواق من عفا وجدا

O singing guides of the caravan among the lovers, when it made for Najd,

O you who guide the riders among the passionate when intending Najd

be gentle with the lovesick one, full of longing, who has faded away in passion.

Be gentle with the youth filled with longing, gracious and passionate

عاف عانٍ باقٍ فان

عاف عانٍ باقٍ فان

قاصٍ دانٍ ذو أشجان

قاصٍ دانٍ ذو أشجان

Fading, captive, abiding, perishing,

A gracious passionate remaining passing

distant, near, full of sorrows.

A reaper humbled filled with sorrows

وسوى الغادات

وسوى الغادات

لا يعني من ذوات الحسن

لا يعني من ذوات الحسن

And none but the graceful maidens

And the rest of the departing ones

does he seek among those endowed with beauty.

Do not mean anything from the essence of beauty

أيّها الحادي من روحي سل صلاة الله

أيّها الحادي من روحي سل صلاة الله

للنبيّ الهادي ذي الروح وهو روح الله

للنبيّ الهادي ذي الروح وهو روح الله

O singing camel-driver, from my soul ask God's blessing

O You who have guided my soul, ask for God's prayers

upon the guiding Prophet, possessor of the spirit, who is the spirit of God,

For the guiding Prophet, of the Spirit, and he is the Spirit of God

ثمّ الآل بالإجلال

ثمّ الآل بالإجلال

والأصحاب والأنجاب

والأصحاب والأنجاب

then upon his family, with reverence,

Then the Family with veneration

and his companions and the noble ones,

And the Companions and the Successors

ما شدا الشادي

ما شدا الشادي

يطربني فيه هيمني

يطربني فيه هيمني

as long as the singer sings,

What made the cheerful one

enrapturing me in Him, driving me mad with love.

Enrapture me in it, occupy me