فنحت عندنا المليح فاها

فنحت عندنا المليح فاها

والذي كان كاتم السر فاها

والذي كان كاتم السر فاها

So the fair one carved her mouth in our midst,

The beauty within us has appeared, so rejoice!

and he who had concealed the secret spoke.

And the secret keeper has been unveiled, so rejoice!

كل شيء فمٌ لمنية قلبي

كل شيء فمٌ لمنية قلبي

ناطق بالذي يزيل اشتباها

ناطق بالذي يزيل اشتباها

Everything is a mouth for my heart's desire,

Everything is an outpouring of my heart's desire,

speaking what dispels uncertainty.

Speaking of that which dispels all doubt.

فاسمعوا يا قلوب أخبار ليلى

فاسمعوا يا قلوب أخبار ليلى

عن علوم الغيوب لا تتناهى

عن علوم الغيوب لا تتناهى

So listen, O hearts, to the tidings of Layla,

So listen, O hearts, to the tidings of Layla,

of knowledge of the unseen that has no end.

Of the sciences of the unseen that know no end.

خمرة أوهمت عيون أناس

خمرة أوهمت عيون أناس

أنها في الكؤوس يوم لقاها

أنها في الكؤوس يوم لقاها

A wine that led some people's eyes to imagine

A wine that deceived the eyes of people,

that she was in the cups on the day they met her.

Making them think it was in cups when they met it.

هي لولا كؤوسها ما تبدت

هي لولا كؤوسها ما تبدت

ما تبدت كؤوسها لولاها

ما تبدت كؤوسها لولاها

Without her cups, she would not have appeared;

Had it not been for its cups it would not have appeared,

her cups would not have appeared without her.

Nor would its cups have appeared had it not been for it.

ذات وجه أيان ما قد تولي

ذات وجه أيان ما قد تولي

ت أراه أو شئت قلت أراها

ت أراه أو شئت قلت أراها

She has a face: whenever I turn,

A being whose face, wherever it may turn,

I see it—or, if you wish, I say I see her.

I see it or choose to say I see it.

وهو وجه وفي الحديث جميل

وهو وجه وفي الحديث جميل

ويحب الجمال إن الله

ويحب الجمال إن الله

And it is a face; in the Tradition, He is beautiful

It is a beautiful face, as said in the tradition,

and loves beauty—God indeed.

And God loves beauty.

فهو كل الملاح كل المحبي

فهو كل الملاح كل المحبي

ن يريك النظائر الأشباها

ن يريك النظائر الأشباها

So He is all the fair ones, all the lovers,

It is all beauty, all loving,

showing you counterparts and likenesses.

Showing you the like and similar.

أنا فانٍ فيه وكل محب

أنا فانٍ فيه وكل محب

بلغت صبوتي به منتهاها

بلغت صبوتي به منتهاها

I am annihilated in Him, as is every lover;

I pass away in it, and every lover

through Him my yearning has reached its utmost.

Reaches the end in it.

ما ألذ الفنا بطلعة باق

ما ألذ الفنا بطلعة باق

كل من رامه ولم يفن تاها

كل من رامه ولم يفن تاها

How sweet is annihilation before the face of One who abides!

How sweet is passing away in an eternal rising!

Everyone who sought Him without being annihilated went astray.

All who desired it but did not die, lost their way.

لا تظن الفنا به غير ما أن

لا تظن الفنا به غير ما أن

ت عليه إذا انتبهت انتباها

ت عليه إذا انتبهت انتباها

Do not think annihilation in Him is other than what you

Do not think passing away in it is other than what you are in it

are, when you truly awaken.

When you are fully present and aware.

إن علم اليقين غَرَّ بقوم

إن علم اليقين غَرَّ بقوم

فهم المفتونون مالاً وجاها

فهم المفتونون مالاً وجاها

Knowledge of certainty has indeed beguiled some people;

Certitude misguided a people,

they are those bewitched by wealth and rank.

Those deluded by wealth and status.

حسبوه عين اليقين كأعمى

حسبوه عين اليقين كأعمى

حسب الفهم رؤية فتباهى

حسب الفهم رؤية فتباهى

They took it for the eye of certainty, like a blind man

They took it for the eye of certitude, like a blind man

who took understanding for sight and boasted.

Who thought understanding was sight, so he boasted.

ربما علمهم يجر إليهم

ربما علمهم يجر إليهم

فتنة الكفر فاحذروا مبتداها

فتنة الكفر فاحذروا مبتداها

Their knowledge may draw upon them

Sometimes their knowledge leads them

the temptation of unbelief; so beware its beginning.

To the tribulation of unbelief, so beware its beginning.

علم إبليس كان علم يقين

علم إبليس كان علم يقين

عنه عين اليقين أخفت سناها

عنه عين اليقين أخفت سناها

Iblis's knowledge was knowledge of certainty;

The knowledge of Iblis was knowledge of certitude,

the eye of certainty hid its radiance from him.

But the eye of certitude concealed its evil.

لو رأى الحق ما أبى عن سجود

لو رأى الحق ما أبى عن سجود

منع العين علمه معناها

منع العين علمه معناها

Had he seen the Real, he would not have refused to prostrate.

Had he seen the Truth he would not have refused

His knowledge denied the eye its meaning.

To bow down. His knowledge prevented its meaning.

ثم ماذا يغنيك علمك عن عي

ثم ماذا يغنيك علمك عن عي

نيك يا من بعزة العلم تاها

نيك يا من بعزة العلم تاها

Then how can your knowledge replace your

Then what use is your knowledge without your eye,

two eyes, O you led astray by knowledge's pride?

O you who strayed through the dignity of knowledge!

فوق ما أنت فيه رتبة كشف

فوق ما أنت فيه رتبة كشف

غير كشف الخيال يجلو مداها

غير كشف الخيال يجلو مداها

Above your present state lies a rank of unveiling,

Above what you are in is the rank of unveiling,

other than imagination's unveiling, laying bare its scope.

Other than the unveiling of imagination that reveals its extent.

فترى فيه كل ما كان علماً

فترى فيه كل ما كان علماً

لك فاستجل شمسها وضحاها

لك فاستجل شمسها وضحاها

In it you see all that was knowledge

So you see in it all that was knowledge to you,

to you; so behold its sun and morning radiance.

So seek its sun and its morning light!

ثم من فوق ذاك رتبة حق

ثم من فوق ذاك رتبة حق

وهو إعطاء كل نفس هداها

وهو إعطاء كل نفس هداها

Then above that lies a rank of truth,

Then above that is a rank of Truth,

which is giving each soul its guidance.

Which is granting to each soul its guidance.

ربنا الرب فيه والعبد عبد

ربنا الرب فيه والعبد عبد

ثم مع ذاك وحدة لا سواها

ثم مع ذاك وحدة لا سواها

There our Lord is the Lord, and the servant a servant;

Our Lord is the Lord therein, and the servant a servant,

then, alongside that, there is oneness and nothing else.

Then along with that, a oneness with nothing else.