لطائرfor the bird السرthe secret فيin أوجthe summit الرقيقهْthe subtle essence وكرْa nest
لطائر السر في أوج الرقيقهْ وكرْ
ضعplace حبةa grain القلبthe heart لهْfor it وانصبand set فخاخtraps الذكرْremembrance
ضع حبة القلب لهْ وانصب فخاخ الذكرْ
The bird of the secret has a nest at the summit of the subtle essence.
The bird of mystery in its highest delicacy has a nest
Place the heart's grain for it, and set the traps of remembrance.
Place in it a seed of heart and set up traps of memory
واستنزلهْand draw it down علperhaps ينزلit descends بالرداحwith the full-figured one البكرْthe virgin
واستنزلهْ عل ينزل بالرداح البكرْ
عليكupon you يوماًone day فتنجوso you escape منfrom قيودfetters الفكرْthought
عليك يوماً فتنجو من قيود الفكرْ
And draw it down; perhaps it will descend with the full-figured virgin
And make it descend as it descends on unspoiled meadows
Upon you one day, so you escape the fetters of thought.
One day it will be saved from the shackles of thought