إنindeed شمسيmy sun منfrom طاقتيmy window فيin طلوعِrising
إن شمسي من طاقتي في طلوعِ
كلevery وقتmoment قدalready أعدمتannihilated مجموعيmy whole being
كل وقت قد أعدمت مجموعي
Indeed, my sun is rising through my window;
My sun from my energy is rising
at every moment, it has annihilated my whole being.
Every time I have executed my total
وهيand it أيضاalso منfrom كلevery طاقةwindow of a عبدservant
وهي أيضا من كل طاقة عبد
تتجليreveals itself كمثلlike برقlightning لموعflashing
تتجلي كمثل برق لموع
And it, too, through every servant's window,
And it is also from all the energy of a slave
reveals itself like flashing lightning.
It appears like the flashes of lightning
قفpause بناwith us ساعةa while رويدكslow your pace ياO منyou who
قف بنا ساعة رويدك يا من
هوhe بيwith me سائرjourneying بغيرwithout رجوعreturn
هو بي سائر بغير رجوع
Pause with us a while; slow your pace, O you who
Stand with us an hour, gently O you
journey with me without returning.
Who is with me walking without returning
وتعطفand show tenderness علىtoward ذواتٍsouls سكارىintoxicated
وتعطف على ذواتٍ سكارى
بكwith you ماwhat lies بينbetween يقظةwakefulness وهجوعand slumber
بك ما بين يقظة وهجوع
And show tenderness to souls intoxicated
And have mercy on the drunk selves
with you, between wakefulness and slumber.
With you between awakening and slumber
يترجّونthey hope for نظرةa glance تحتويهمembraces them
يترجّون نظرة تحتويهم
بكمالin the fullness of السجودprostration بعدafter الركوعbowing
بكمال السجود بعد الركوع
They hope for a glance that embraces them
They hope for a look that contains them
in the fullness of prostration after bowing.
With complete prostration after bowing
ثمthen سقهمlead them إلىto حماكyour sanctuary قبولاwith acceptance
ثم سقهم إلى حماك قبولا
واسقهمand give them to drink منكfrom you رائقthe clear water of الينبوعthe spring
واسقهم منك رائق الينبوع
Then lead them, welcomed, to your sanctuary,
Then take them to your accepted refuge
and give them, from yourself, the spring's clear water to drink.
And give them from You fresh flowing water
ياO حبيبbeloved of القلوبhearts أشكوكI complain of you منيfrom within me
يا حبيب القلوب أشكوك مني
شغفاًan ardent passion فيin فؤاديَmy heart الموجوعaching
شغفاً في فؤاديَ الموجوع
O beloved of hearts, I complain of you within myself—
O beloved of hearts I complain to You about me
an ardent passion in my aching heart.
Passionate in my wounded heart
أعطشتناhave made us thirsty الأغيارall else فاصبغso dye دجاهاits darkness
أعطشتنا الأغيار فاصبغ دجاها
بشعاعwith a ray منfrom نورthe light of تلكthose الشموعcandles
بشعاع من نور تلك الشموع
All else has made us thirsty; so dye its darkness
The strangers have thirsted us so dye their darkness
with a ray from the light of those candles.
With a ray from the light of those lamps
إنناindeed we عصبةa band أتيناكhave come to you أسرىcaptives
إننا عصبة أتيناك أسرى
وجهِكof your face الحقِّtrue بالجوىin love's anguish والولوعand ardent longing
وجهِك الحقِّ بالجوى والولوع
Indeed, we are a band who have come to you, captives
We are a group who came to You as captives
of your true face, in love's anguish and ardor.
By the truth of Your cheek and ardour
نقتفيwe follow أثْرَthe footsteps of منthose who مضىwent before فعسىso perhaps أنthat
نقتفي أثْرَ من مضى فعسى أن
يهتديmay find guidance بالأصولthrough the roots قلبthe heart of الفروعthe branches
يهتدي بالأصول قلب الفروع
We follow the footsteps of those gone before, so that perhaps
We follow the path of those who passed so maybe
the heart of the branches may find guidance through the roots.
The hearts of the branches will be guided by the roots
ياO ابنةdaughter of الحيthe tribe إننيindeed I لكto you جارٌa neighbor
يا ابنة الحي إنني لك جارٌ
وربوعيand my dwellings بقربnear تلكthose الربوعdwellings
وربوعي بقرب تلك الربوع
O daughter of the tribe, I am your neighbor,
O daughter of the Alive I am for You a neighbour
and my dwellings are near those dwellings.
And my meadows are near those meadows
رحمةmercy لاno أقلَّless منthan نظراتglances
رحمة لا أقلَّ من نظرات
تمنحيناyou grant us منfrom الجمالbeauty المنوعmanifold
تمنحينا من الجمال المنوع
Mercy—at least some glances
A mercy no less than looks
that you grant us from beauty in its many forms.
That grant us from the varied beauty
إننيindeed I ههناhere طريحcast down ديارdwellings
إنني ههنا طريح ديار
قفرةdesolate فيin مذلةabasement وخضوعand submission
قفرة في مذلة وخضوع
Indeed, here I lie, cast down in dwellings
I am here lying in desolate homelands
desolate, in abasement and submission.
In humiliation and submission
كلماwhenever قلتI said ليto me دناhas drawn near وصلunion with ليلىLayla
كلما قلت لي دنا وصل ليلى
كانwas هذاthis دنوthe approach of طيفa phantom of هجوعslumber
كان هذا دنو طيف هجوع
Whenever I said, 'Union with Layla has drawn near to me,'
Whenever you tell me come closer and join Layla
it was a phantom of slumber drawing near.
That would be the approaching of a phantom of delusion