أهلُ المحبَّةِ بالمحبوبِ قد شغلوا
وفي محبَّتَهِ أرواحهُم بذَلوا
The people of love are wholly occupied with the Beloved;
and in loving Him, they gave their very souls.
وخرّبوا كلَّ ما يغنى وقد عمروا
ما كان يبقى فيا حسن الذي عملوا
They laid waste all that passes away, and built up
what would endure—how beautiful was what they did!
لم تُلههم زينةُ الدنيا وزُخرُفُها
ولا جناها ولا حليٌّ ولا حلَلُ
Neither the splendor of this world nor its adornments distracted them,
nor its harvest, nor jewels, nor robes.
هاموا على الكون من وجدٍ ومن طربٍ
وما استقَلَّ بهم ربعٌ ولا طلَلُ
In ecstasy and rapture, they wandered beyond the created world;
no dwelling and no ruined campsite could contain them.
داعي التشوفِ ناداهم وأقلقهُم
فكيفَ يهنو ونارُ الشوقِ تشتعلُ
The caller of yearning summoned them and left them restless—
how could they know ease while the fire of longing blazed?
من أوَّل الليل قد سارَت عزائمهُم
وفي خيام حمى المحبوب قد نزلوا
From the beginning of the night, their firm resolves journeyed on,
until they alighted among the tents in the Beloved’s sacred precinct.
وافت لهم خلعُ التشريف يحملُها
عرف النسيم الذي من نشره ثملوا
Robes of honor came to them, borne
by the fragrant breath of the breeze, whose scent made them drunk.
همُ الأحبَّةُ أدناهم لأنهمُ
عن خدمَةِ الصمد المحبوب ما غفلوا
They are the beloved ones; He drew them near because
they never neglected the service of the Beloved, the Everlasting Refuge.
سبحان من خصهُم بالقُربِ حين قضوا
في حبه وعلى مقصودهِم حصلوا
Glory be to Him who singled them out for nearness when they gave themselves
in love of Him—and attained their heart’s desire.
Sol 5.6