ملكa king يملأfills الوجودexistence
ملك يملأ الوجود
ثلثُهُone third of him لاحappeared للعيانْto sight
ثلثُهُ لاح للعيانْ
A King fills all existence
A king fills existence;
A third of him appeared before the eyes—
a third of him has appeared to sight.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
ثمthen ثلثاهhis two thirds بالشهودthrough witnessing
ثم ثلثاه بالشهود
أوضحthe clearest الكشفunveiling والبيانْand disclosure
أوضح الكشف والبيانْ
then his other two-thirds, through witnessing,
Then his two thirds, through witnessing,
made unveiling and disclosure plain.
are the clearest unveiling and disclosure.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
مفردa singular one منهfrom him ليto me يجودgives generously
مفرد منه لي يجود
بالعطاياwith gifts والإمتنانْand gracious favor
بالعطايا والإمتنانْ
A single one from him is generous to me
A singular one from him gives generously to me
with gifts and gracious favor.
with gifts and gracious favor.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
جاءنيhe came to me والورىwhile mankind رقودasleep
جاءني والورى رقود
يمنحgrants الوصلunion والأمانْand security
يمنح الوصل والأمانْ
He came to me while all creation slept,
He came to me while mankind slept,
granting union and safety.
granting union and security.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
هاتcome now حدثspeak أياO نديمboon companion
هات حدث أيا نديم
عنof سناradiance طلعةcountenance الحبيبْthe beloved
عن سنا طلعة الحبيبْ
Come, tell me, O companion,
Come, speak, O boon companion,
of the radiance of the beloved’s countenance.
of the radiance of the beloved's countenance.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
وأدرand pass around خمرناour wine القديمancient
وأدر خمرنا القديم
كأسهاits cup يسكرintoxicates اللبيبْthe discerning
كأسها يسكر اللبيبْ
And pass around our ancient wine—
And pass around our ancient wine;
its cup intoxicates the discerning.
its cup intoxicates the discerning.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
ذابmelted فيin حانهاits tavern الكليمGod's interlocutor
ذاب في حانها الكليم
وبهاand through it عبدهاits servant منيبْpenitent
وبها عبدها منيبْ
In its tavern al-Kalīm melted away,
God's interlocutor melted in its tavern;
and through it, its servant turns back.
and through it, its servant is penitent.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
إننيindeed I حافظa keeper العهودthe pledges
إنني حافظ العهود
فيin هوىlove الأوجهthe faces الحسانْbeautiful
في هوى الأوجه الحسانْ
Indeed, I am a keeper of covenants
Indeed, I keep the pledges
in love with beautiful faces.
in love for beautiful faces.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
صلsend blessings ربLord علىupon الرسولthe Messenger
صل رب على الرسول
بالتحياتwith salutations والسلامْand peace
بالتحيات والسلامْ
Lord, bless the Messenger
Send blessings, Lord, upon the Messenger,
with salutations and peace—
with salutations and peace.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
خيرthe best منof those who خصwas singled out بالوصلfor union
خير من خص بالوصل
وحبيand was endowed with أشرفَthe noblest المقامْthe station
وحبي أشرفَ المقامْ
the best of all singled out for union,
the best of those singled out for union,
my beloved, noblest in station.
and endowed with the noblest station.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
فيهabout him عبدAbd (servant) الغنيal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) يقولrecites
فيه عبد الغني يقول
رائقexquisite الشعرpoetry والنظامْand verse
رائق الشعر والنظامْ
Of him Abd al-Ghani speaks
Of him, Abd al-Ghani recites
in limpid poetry and composition.
exquisite poetry and verse,
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
مظهراًdisplaying صنعةcraft الجدودthe forefathers
مظهراً صنعة الجدود
فيamong الورىmankind سادةmasters الزمانْthe age
في الورى سادة الزمانْ
displaying the craft of the forebears,
displaying the craft of the forefathers—
among humankind, the masters of the age.
among mankind, the masters of the age.
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
ياO مولايmy Lord
يا مولاي
O my Lord
O my Lord!
O my Lord
O my Lord!
