وجهيmy face بنورwith the light of الحقthe Truth فيin إشراقradiance
وجهي بنور الحق في إشراق
والقيدand bondage منيfrom me فيin الهوىlove إطلاقيmy release
والقيد مني في الهوى إطلاقي
My face is radiant with the light of the Truth.
My face shines with the light of truth in radiance
And my bondage in love is my release.
And my bondage to passion is released
فاعطفso show kindness عليناto us بالفناthrough annihilation ياO باقيAbiding One
فاعطف علينا بالفنا يا باقي
واكشفand lift لناfor us أستارthe veils of وجهthe face of الساقيthe cupbearer
واكشف لنا أستار وجه الساقي
So show us kindness through annihilation, O Abiding One.
So have mercy on us with annihilation, O Eternal One
And lift for us the veils from the cupbearer's face.
And unveil for us the veil of the Cupbearer
عنديto me جميعall الخلقcreation عينthe very essence of الأمرthe command
عندي جميع الخلق عين الأمر
مذsince راقbecame clear فيin الكاساتthe cups صرفunmixed الخمرwine
مذ راق في الكاسات صرف الخمر
To me, all creation is the command itself,
In my eyes, all creation is the affair of the Command
Since unmixed wine grew clear in the cups,
Since the pure wine flowed in the goblets
والحبand love فيهin it طابgrew sweet طولthroughout العمرlife
والحب فيه طاب طول العمر
فافخرso take pride بهin it فيin موكبthe procession of العشاقlovers
فافخر به في موكب العشاق
And love in it grew sweet throughout life.
And love in it endured forever
So glory in it amid the procession of lovers.
So I pride myself with it in the parade of lovers
ياO لائميmy reproacher باللهby God دعdesist منfrom لوميreproaching me
يا لائمي بالله دع من لومي
وافتحand open عيونthe eyes of القلبthe heart منfrom ذاthis النومsleep
وافتح عيون القلب من ذا النوم
O you who reproach me, by God, cease reproaching me.
O you who blame me, for God's sake leave blaming me
And awaken the heart's eyes from this sleep.
And open the eyes of your heart from this slumber
واحذرand beware منof الإغرقdrowning كنremain فيin عومswimming
واحذر من الإغرق كن في عوم
بحرthe sea of الهوىlove يخشىone fears منof الإغراقdrowning
بحر الهوى يخشى من الإغراق
And beware of drowning; keep swimming.
And beware of drowning, be afloat
In the sea of love, one fears drowning.
The sea of love is feared for drowning
للعينfor the eye أنواعthe kinds of الورىcreated beings أجفانُeyelids
للعين أنواع الورى أجفانُ
والناظرand the beholder الرائيwho sees هوhe الإنسانُthe human being
والناظر الرائي هو الإنسانُ
The kinds of created beings are eyelids to the eye.
The eye has kinds of sights, eyelids
And the beholder who sees is the human being.
And the seer, the perceiver is man
والفردand the solitary one لاnot تلوىturn aside بهwith him الأكوانُthe worlds
والفرد لا تلوى به الأكوانُ
عنaway from ذلكthat الفردthe One الأجلِّmost exalted الواقيthe protector
عن ذلك الفرد الأجلِّ الواقي
And the solitary one is not turned aside by the worlds
And the individual, the universes are not distorted by him
Away from that most exalted, protecting One.
From that exalted, eternal individual, protector
قلبيmy heart لأسرارالتجليfor the secrets of manifestation بيتُa house
قلبي لأسرارالتجلي بيتُ
والوصفand the attribute فيin مصباحthe lamp of ذاتيmy essence زيتُoil
والوصف في مصباح ذاتي زيتُ
My heart is a house for the secrets of manifestation.
My heart is a house for the secrets of revelation
And the attribute is oil in the lamp of my essence.
And description is the oil in my lamp
والحيand the living one منamong كلall البراياcreatures ميتُdead
والحي من كل البرايا ميتُ
فيin كلevery أطوارstage of التدليdescent راقيascending
في كل أطوار التدلي راقي
And the living one among all creatures is dead,
And the living one from all the lands is dead
Ascending through every stage of descent.
In every state of revelation, transcending