عرف المحبوب فابتهجا

عرف المحبوب فابتهجا

ومن الأكوان قد خرجا

ومن الأكوان قد خرجا

He knew the beloved, and so rejoiced.

The beloved was recognized, so they rejoiced,

And from the created worlds he had departed.

And from the universes they emerged,

مستهام ليس يقنعه

مستهام ليس يقنعه

غير لحظ العين نهب رجا

غير لحظ العين نهب رجا

Love-stricken, nothing satisfies him

Inspired, nothing satisfies him,

But a glance of the eye—he is prey to hope.

Except gazing upon the eyes plundering hope,

ضاق حتى لو تكون له

ضاق حتى لو تكون له

وسعة الدارين ما انفرجا

وسعة الدارين ما انفرجا

He was so hemmed in that, even if he possessed

So narrow, as if it could be for him,

The vastness of both abodes, he would find no relief.

The vastness of the two abodes would not be relieved,

والنوى والشوق أتلفه

والنوى والشوق أتلفه

لم يزل في الحب منزعجا

لم يزل في الحب منزعجا

And separation and longing destroyed him;

And the determination and longing destroyed him,

He never ceased to be restless in love.

He did not cease to be troubled in love,

لو لمن يهواه كان درى

لو لمن يهواه كان درى

منزلاً من شوقه عرجا

منزلاً من شوقه عرجا

Had he known, for the one he loves,

If he who loves him only knew,

An abode, he would have ascended to it out of his longing.

A place from his longing leaned,

آه من لي لم أجد أحدا

آه من لي لم أجد أحدا

عنه بالإدراك لي لهجا

عنه بالإدراك لي لهجا

Ah, who is there for me? I have found no one

Oh how I wish I could find someone,

Who spoke fervently to me of him with understanding.

Who could eloquently speak about him,

ليت لو ألقى له سببا

ليت لو ألقى له سببا

أو أرى لي نحوه درجا

أو أرى لي نحوه درجا

Would that I could find a means to him,

I wish I could find a way for him,

Or see steps for me leading toward him.

Or see a path leading to him,

ذاب صبري وانقضى جلدي

ذاب صبري وانقضى جلدي

والتواني أحرق المهجا

والتواني أحرق المهجا

My patience melted, and my fortitude ended;

My patience melted and my skin peeled off,

And delay scorched the souls.

And procrastination burned my insides,

رام بالأكوان يشغلني

رام بالأكوان يشغلني

عنه كي أسلو فشوقي جا

عنه كي أسلو فشوقي جا

He sought to distract me with the created worlds

He wanted the universes to distract me,

From him, so I might forget; then came my longing.

From him so I can comfort my longing,

بي عليم غير أن له

بي عليم غير أن له

حكمة تهزَى بكل حجا

حكمة تهزَى بكل حجا

He knows me well, yet he has

He is All-Knowing, though His wisdom,

A wisdom that scoffs at every intellect.

Mocks every argument.