دعleave سواناall but us إنif رمتyou seek يوماًone day رضاناour favor
دع سوانا إن رمت يوماً رضانا
وتصبّرand be patient إنif كنتyou are ترجوhoping لقاناmeeting us
وتصبّر إن كنت ترجو لقانا
Leave all but us if one day you seek our favor.
Let go of whoever once rejected us
And be patient if you hope to meet us.
And be patient if you hope to meet us
وافنَand efface yourself عنfrom غيرناall but us لتبقىso you may abide لديناwith us
وافنَ عن غيرنا لتبقى لدينا
ياO مُعَنّىtormented one وتستحقّand merit نداناour bounty
يا مُعَنّى وتستحقّ ندانا
And die to all but us, that you may abide with us,
And turn away from others, so you remain ours
O tormented one, and merit our bounty.
O you who give meaning and deserve our praise
لاdo not تكنbe غافلاًheedless وإيّاكand beware تصغيyou listen
لا تكن غافلاً وإيّاك تصغي
لعذولٍto a reproacher أوor تلتهيyou become distracted عنfrom هواناlove for us
لعذولٍ أو تلتهي عن هوانا
Do not be heedless, and beware of listening
Do not be heedless, beware, do not listen
To a reproacher, or being distracted from loving us.
To the unfaithful or be distracted from our love
ولديناand with us كنbe مثلlike مجنونMajnun ليلىLayla
ولدينا كن مثل مجنون ليلى
وبمدحand in praising الصفاتthe attributes كنbe حسّاناHassan
وبمدح الصفات كن حسّانا
And with us, be like Majnun of Layla,
And for us be like Layla's mad lover
And in praising the attributes, be a Hassan.
And in praising virtues be like Hassan
نحنwe قومٌa people إذاwhen أتاناcomes to us محبٌّa lover
نحن قومٌ إذا أتانا محبٌّ
عادhe returns منfrom سكرهhis intoxication بناwith us حيراناbewildered
عاد من سكره بنا حيرانا
We are a people: when a lover comes to us,
We are a people, if a lover comes to us
He returns bewildered from his intoxication with us.
He returns from our intoxication confused
وإذاand when جاءhe comes فارغاًempty منof سواناall but us
وإذا جاء فارغاً من سوانا
عادhe returns منfrom فيضthe outpouring سرّناour secret ملآناfilled
عاد من فيض سرّنا ملآنا
And when he comes empty of all but us,
And if he comes empty of our love
He returns filled by the outpouring of our secret.
He returns from the overflow of our secret filled
وعروسand the bride المناof hopes بأبدعin the most exquisite حسنٍbeauty
وعروس المنا بأبدع حسنٍ
تنجليreveals herself فيin الدجىthe darkness عليهto him عياناin plain sight
تنجلي في الدجى عليه عيانا
And the bride of hopes, in the most exquisite beauty,
The bride of meaning in the most beautiful form
Reveals herself to him in the darkness, before his very eyes.
Shines clearly in the darkness upon it
Sol 6.1