نور بدري لاح في بروج الهالات

نور بدري لاح في بروج الهالات

وجلا الأقداح من معين الكاسات

وجلا الأقداح من معين الكاسات

My full moon's light shone in the towers of halos,

Moonlight shone in the mansions of splendor,

And made the goblets gleam from the flowing spring of cups.

And cups gleamed from the fountain of chalices,

عندما الفتح ناداني

عندما الفتح ناداني

تعطّرت أرواح أدناني للذات

تعطّرت أرواح أدناني للذات

When illumination called to me,

When the Conqueror called me,

Spirits grew fragrant; he drew me near to the Essence.

My soul was scented for the essence.

ذاتي ذاتي

ذاتي ذاتي

بمعاني الصفاتِ

بمعاني الصفاتِ

My essence, my essence,

My essence, my essence

Through the meanings of the attributes.

With the meanings of attributes.

حسن ذات النور يجلَى بمرائيه

حسن ذات النور يجلَى بمرائيه

وأضا الديجور إذ كان الرائي هي

وأضا الديجور إذ كان الرائي هي

The beauty of Light's essence is revealed in its mirrors,

The essence of light appears in its mirrors,

And it lit the deep darkness, for the beholder was she.

And the mornings shine when the seer is she.

صار قلبي طور أكواني في قربه

صار قلبي طور أكواني في قربه

مسرورٌ في عين تنائيه

مسرورٌ في عين تنائيه

My heart became the Sinai of my worlds in his nearness,

My heart became a cosmos in His nearness,

Joyful in the very midst of his remoteness.

Delighted in an eye of its creation.

إيهِ إيهِ

إيهِ إيهِ

لخطاب معانيه

لخطاب معانيه

More, more!

Oh! Oh!

For the discourse of his meanings.

For the address of its meanings.

أنس جامي دام بمسرّات يسري

أنس جامي دام بمسرّات يسري

وانسجامي هام في سما سرّي يسري

وانسجامي هام في سما سرّي يسري

The joy of my cup endured, flowing with delights,

Intimate companionship with delights flowed on,

And my outpouring wandered, flowing through the heaven of my secret.

And my harmony wandered in a secret sky.

سورة الأنعام أقراني في حضرة الإنعام

سورة الأنعام أقراني في حضرة الإنعام

أقراني في سرّي

أقراني في سرّي

He made me recite the Surah of al-An'am in the presence of bounty,

Surat Al-An'am paired me in the presence of blessing,

He made me recite within my secret.

Paired me in my secret, my secret.

سرّي سرّي

سرّي سرّي

يا أعيني قرى

يا أعيني قرى

My secret, my secret,

Oh my eyes inhabit a village.

O my eyes, be comforted!

The bestower of goodness prayed for pure souls,

صلّى ذو الإحسان لطيب الأرواح

صلّى ذو الإحسان لطيب الأرواح

ورفيق ثان وعمر ذي الإيضاحِ

ورفيق ثان وعمر ذي الإيضاحِ

May the Beneficent bless the fragrance of souls,

And a second companion, the elucidator of life,

And a second companion, and Umar, possessed of clear exposition,

The collector of the Quran, Uthman,

جامع القرآن عثمان

جامع القرآن عثمان

والمرتض إنسان أعيان الأفراحِ

والمرتض إنسان أعيان الأفراحِ

The compiler of the Quran, Uthman,

And Al-Murtada, the ideal of joys.

And al-Murtada, the pupil of the eyes of joy.

My ease, my ease,

راحي راحي

راحي راحي

طاب فيهم تمداحي

طاب فيهم تمداحي

My wine, my wine,

My praise was purified through them.

My praise of them grew sweet.

O manifestation of beauty and place of perfection,

يا مظهر الحسن ومجلى الجمال

يا مظهر الحسن ومجلى الجمال

ومطلع البدر بأفق الكمال

ومطلع البدر بأفق الكمال

O manifestation of beauty and mirror of loveliness,

Rising moon on the horizon of completeness,

And rising-place of the full moon on the horizon of perfection,

Be gentle with one whose age has departed and become rigid,

رفقاً بمن عاف الوسن وجدا

رفقاً بمن عاف الوسن وجدا

ظهرت للصبّ بعين الغزال

ظهرت للصبّ بعين الغزال

Be gentle with one who shunned slumber out of longing.

You appeared to the youth with the eye of a gazelle,

You appeared to the lovelorn with a gazelle's eye,

And eyelash arrows like arrows.

ومقلة أهدابها كالنبال

ومقلة أهدابها كالنبال

حتّى غدا طول المدى عبدا

حتّى غدا طول المدى عبدا

And an eye whose lashes are like arrows,

Until the long distance became a slave.

Until he became a slave for all time.

You adorned the beautiful neck with scattered pearls,

حلّيت جيد الغيد درّ اللآل

حلّيت جيد الغيد درّ اللآل

به غلت فينا الغواني الغوال

به غلت فينا الغواني الغوال

You adorned the neck of the graceful maidens with choice pearls,

Through it the passions stirred in us,

Through it, the precious beauties rose in worth among us,

So you revealed what necklaces you possessed.

فأبرزت ما أحرزت عقدا

فأبرزت ما أحرزت عقدا

ذاتٌ هي الشمس ونحن الظلال

ذاتٌ هي الشمس ونحن الظلال

So you brought forth what you had treasured as a necklace.

An essence, it is the sun and we are the shadows,

An Essence—she is the sun, and we are the shadows;

Truly magnificent and we are examples,

حقيقةً جلت ونحن المثال

حقيقةً جلت ونحن المثال

فافرق تشاهد جمعها فردا

فافرق تشاهد جمعها فردا

She shone forth as reality, and we are the likeness.

So witness its collection as one.

So distinguish, and you will behold her totality as one.

For multitude and plurality are like imagination,

فالجمع والكثرة مثل الخيال

فالجمع والكثرة مثل الخيال

وما سوى التوحيد فهو المحال

وما سوى التوحيد فهو المحال

For totality and multiplicity are like an illusion,

And whatever is other than oneness is impossible.

And anything but divine oneness is impossible

To me, neither sons nor Sa'd have,

عندي فما لبنى ولا سعدى

عندي فما لبنى ولا سعدى

صلّي وسلّم ربّنا ذو الجلال

صلّي وسلّم ربّنا ذو الجلال

To me—so there is neither Lubna nor Sa'da.

Pray and send peace from the Lord of Majesty,

Bless and grant peace, our Lord, Possessor of Majesty,

Upon the guidance and the best house,

على الهدى وآله خير آل

على الهدى وآله خير آل

ما بهم نهج الهدى نهدَى

ما بهم نهج الهدى نهدَى

Upon Guidance and his family, the best of families,

Through them we were guided to the path of guidance.

As long as through them we are guided along the path of guidance.