ياO نسيمbreeze الحيthe quarter عنيon my behalf
يا نسيم الحي عني
بثَّspread ماwhat لاnot يتناهىcomes to an end
بثَّ ما لا يتناهى
O breeze of the quarter, on my behalf,
spread what has no end
منof غرامardent love واشتياقand longing
من غرام واشتياق
نحوtoward طهTaha وابنand the son of طهTaha
نحو طه وابن طه
of ardent love and longing
toward Taha and the son of Taha.
سيدa master سادbecame preeminent بأصلthrough ancestry
سيد ساد بأصل
وبفرعand in offspring قدindeed تباهىhe took pride
وبفرع قد تباهى
A master, preeminent through his root,
and in his branch he has taken pride.
دأبهhis constant practice التقوىpiety بهاto it لوif
دأبه التقوى بها لو
رمتyou sought توصيهyou counsel him تراهاyou would see it
رمت توصيه تراها
Piety is his constant way; should you
seek to counsel him to it, you would find it there.
وإذاand if قلتyou say انتبهbe alert لمnot
وإذا قلت انتبه لم
ترyou see إلاexcept الإنتباهاalertness
تر إلا الإنتباها
And if you say, "Be alert," you will not
see anything but alertness.
فهوfor he is توفيقenabling grace إلهيْdivine
فهو توفيق إلهيْ
جامعuniting فضلاًexcellence وجاهاand distinction
جامع فضلاً وجاها
For he is divine grace,
uniting excellence and distinction.
نسألwe ask اللهGod التباساًconfusion
نسأل الله التباساً
عنهfrom him يمحوHe erases واشتباهاand doubt
عنه يمحو واشتباها
We ask God that confusion
and doubt be erased from him,
معدماًannihilating منthe One who لمhas not يزلceased to be ماwhat
معدماً من لم يزل ما
لمdid not يكنexist منهfrom Him شفاهاby direct address
لم يكن منه شفاها
the Eternal One annihilating what
was not, by direct address from Him.
فيرىso he sees الغيرotherness محالاًimpossible
فيرى الغير محالاً
ويرىand he sees الحقthe Real بداهاself-evidently
ويرى الحق بداها
So he sees otherness as impossible,
and beholds the Real plainly.
ويرىand he sees الأكوانthe worlds تفنىpassing away
ويرى الأكوان تفنى
عندهbefore him كشفاًan unveiling تلاهاfollowed them
عنده كشفاً تلاها
And he sees the worlds pass away
before him—an unveiling following them.
صانهmay He protect him اللهGod وعماand from what
صانه الله وعما
قدindeed حوىhe has attained لاnot يتلاهىhe is distracted
قد حوى لا يتلاهى
May God protect him; and from what
he has attained, he is not distracted.
وحباهand may He grant him منهfrom Him علماknowledge
وحباه منه علما
يعدمdeprives النفسthe soul هواهاits desire
يعدم النفس هواها
And may He grant him knowledge from Himself
that deprives the soul of its desire.
وسلامand peace اللهof God منيfrom me
وسلام الله مني
دامmay it endure يلقاهit meets him تجاهاface to face
دام يلقاه تجاها
And may God's peace, from me,
ever greet him face to face.