فؤاديmy heart لهfor it فيin رتبةthe station الحبof love ماwhat نوىit intended
فؤادي له في رتبة الحب ما نوى
وبالقربand for nearness منيto me بدلتwas exchanged ساعةthe hour النوىof separation
وبالقرب مني بدلت ساعة النوى
My heart, in the station of love, has what it sought.
My heart holds love for you in high esteem
And the hour of separation was exchanged for nearness to me.
And in your presence, the hour of resolve has changed
وصحبand companions عليهمover them حاكمthe judge العقلof reason قدalready حوىhas gained sway
وصحب عليهم حاكم العقل قد حوى
يقولونthey say ليto me ضيعتyou wasted عمركyour life فيin الهوىpassion
يقولون لي ضيعت عمرك في الهوى
And companions over whom reason's judge has gained sway
And the rulers of reason have embraced
Say to me, "You have wasted your life in passion."
They say to me "You have wasted your life in passion"
وماand not فاتنيpassed me by شيءanything إذاif كنتI am ألقاكمI meet you
وما فاتني شيء إذا كنت ألقاكم
أحبايmy beloveds إنيindeed I am المستهامthe love-distraught one المجردُstripped of attachments
أحباي إني المستهام المجردُ
And I have missed nothing if I meet you.
And I lose nothing when I am with you, my loves
My beloveds, I am the love-distraught one, stripped of attachments.
I am the bare seeker, the pure
وأنتمand you كرامnoble ماno علىabove يدكمyour hand يدُa hand
وأنتم كرام ما على يدكم يدُ
وواللهand by God ماnot ليfor me فيin يمينيmy oath ترددُhesitation
ووالله ما لي في يميني ترددُ
And you are noble; no hand is above yours.
While you are the generous, hands that never refuse
And by God, I do not waver in my oath.
By God, I have no hesitation in my soul
لئنif indeed كانwere قومsome people بالزواياto the lodges تقيدواthey bound themselves
لئن كان قوم بالزوايا تقيدوا
فإنيthen indeed I أرىI see كلall الوجودexistence زواياكمyour lodges
فإني أرى كل الوجود زواياكم
If indeed some people have bound themselves to the lodges,
If some are bound by corners
Then I see all existence as your lodges.
To me, all existence is your corners