جلّexalted is منthe One who أعلىraised منارَكْyour beacon
جلّ من أعلى منارَكْ
وبناand built ياO بدرfull moon دارَكْyour dwelling
وبنا يا بدر دارَكْ
Exalted is He who raised your beacon,
Rise above your minaret, O full moon
and built your dwelling, O full moon.
And build us, O moon, your abode
قدّرordained الأشياthings بروجاًconstellations
قدّر الأشيا بروجاً
وهوand He فيهاamong them قدindeed أداركmade you revolve
وهو فيها قد أدارك
He ordained all things as constellations,
Arrange the things into constellations
and He has set you revolving among them.
And He has made you encompass them
ولقدand indeed سوّاكfashioned you نوراًlight
ولقد سوّاك نوراً
فيin سماthe sky of قلبيmy heart أناركmade you shine
في سما قلبي أنارك
And indeed He fashioned you as light;
And He has made you a light
in the sky of my heart He made you shine.
That illuminated the sky of my heart
مثلماjust as أصبحتyou became روضاًa garden
مثلما أصبحت روضاً
بالهناin bliss أجنيI gather ثماركyour fruits
بالهنا أجني ثمارك
Just as you have become a garden,
Just as you have become a garden
in bliss I gather your fruits.
Whose fruits we reap happily
ياO بديعwondrous الحسنbeauty ياO منyou who
يا بديع الحسن يا من
بسناهin his radiance لاnot يشاركis rivalled
بسناه لا يشارك
O you of wondrous beauty, O you
O you with perfect beauty, you who
whose radiance has no rival,
In his creation has no partner
فأمطso remove برقعَface-veil وجهٍa face
فأمط برقعَ وجهٍ
بالبهاwith splendor وارفعand lift خماركyour head-veil
بالبها وارفع خمارك
so remove the veil from your face
So remove your veil O face
in splendor, and lift your head-veil.
With splendor and lift your veil
وترفّقand be gentle بمحبٍّwith a lover
وترفّق بمحبٍّ
ياO حبيبيmy beloved وتداركand come to the rescue
يا حبيبي وتدارك
And be gentle with a lover,
And be gentle with a lover
O my beloved, and come to his aid.
My beloved, and come to my aid
وتلطّفand show kindness بالتدانيby drawing near
وتلطّف بالتداني
حلّit is permitted أنthat تدنيyou bring nearer مزاركyour place of visitation
حلّ أن تدني مزارك
And show kindness by drawing near;
And be delicate in drawing near
you may bring your dwelling nearer.
It is permitted that you visit my tomb
ياO غزالاًgazelle بالتجنّيwith unjust cruelty
يا غزالاً بالتجنّي
آهِah ماhow أحلىsweet نفاركyour shying away
آهِ ما أحلى نفارك
O gazelle, in your unjust cruelty—
O gazelle, with shyness
ah, how sweet your shying away!
Ah, how lovely is your running away
واجلُand make gleam كأسَthe cup of الأنسfellowship فيناamong us
واجلُ كأسَ الأنس فينا
واسقناand give us to drink صرفاًunmixed عقاركyour wine
واسقنا صرفاً عقارك
And make the cup of fellowship gleam among us,
And bring us a cup of intimacy
and serve us your wine, unmixed.
And give us to drink your pure wine
أنتyou قطبthe pole of الحسنbeauty أضحىhas become
أنت قطب الحسن أضحى
فلكُthe sphere of الصدرthe breast مداركyour orbit
فلكُ الصدر مدارك
You are beauty's pole; now
You are the pole of beauty, so
the sphere of my breast is your orbit.
The heart revolves around you as its orbit
أناI فيunder حكمthe rule of غراميmy passion
أنا في حكم غرامي
لمhave not أزلceased أرعىI guard ذماركyour honor
لم أزل أرعى ذمارك
I, under my passion's rule,
In my state of passion
have never ceased to guard your honor.
I have not ceased to tend to your herd
ياoh ترىdo you suppose هلwhether أنتyou مثليlike me
يا ترى هل أنت مثلي
ترعىyou care for ياO محبوبbeloved جاركyour neighbor
ترعى يا محبوب جارك
I wonder, are you like me,
I wonder, are you like me
caring, O beloved, for your neighbor?
Tending, O beloved neighbor, to your herd
Sol 6.1