يامنO you who يحبloves حبيبَهْhis beloved
يامن يحب حبيبَهْ
اتركabandon جيمعall العيوبِthe faults
اترك جيمع العيوبِ
O you who love your beloved,
O you who love your beloved
Abandon all faults,
Leave all faults
واقدمand come forward بنفسwith a soul منيبهْpenitent
واقدم بنفس منيبهْ
واشربand drink بألطفfrom the finest كوبِcup
واشرب بألطف كوبِ
And come forward with a penitent soul,
And come with a humble soul
And drink from the finest cup.
And drink from the gentlest cup
تلقىyou will find الأمورthe things العجيبهwondrous
تلقى الأمور العجيبه
فيin الحبlove للمحبوبfor the beloved
في الحب للمحبوب
You will find wondrous things
You will find wondrous things
In love for the beloved.
In love for the beloved
ولاand do not تخفfear شرevil of غيبهbackbiting
ولا تخف شر غيبه
منfrom جاهلan ignorant person محجوبveiled
من جاهل محجوب
And do not fear the evil of backbiting
Have no fear of unseen harm
From an ignorant, veiled person.
From an ignorant veiled one
روىrelated الثقاتthe trustworthy narrators غريبهa rare report
روى الثقات غريبه
للديلميof al-Daylami المرغوبesteemed
للديلمي المرغوب
Trustworthy narrators related a rare report
The trusted ones tell wondrous tales
Of the esteemed al-Daylami,
Of Al-Daylami the sought
فيin ذيpossessing المعانيthe meanings النسيبهnoble
في ذي المعاني النسيبه
فردوسهhis Firdaws (Paradise) المطلوبsought-after
فردوسه المطلوب
In that work of noble meanings—
In this meaning so akin
His sought-after Firdaws.
His paradise sought
قدindeed قالsaid منhe who بثspread طيبهhis fragrance
قد قال من بث طيبه
طهTaha شفاءhealing of القلوبthe hearts
طه شفاء القلوب
Indeed, he who spread his fragrance said—
He who spread good sayings said
Taha, the healing of hearts:
Taha, cure of hearts
العشقpassionate love منfrom غيرother than ريبهsuspicion
العشق من غير ريبه
كفارةan atonement للذنوبfor sins
كفارة للذنوب
"Passionate love, free of suspicion,
Love without doubt
Is an atonement for sins."
Is atonement for sins