مفردpeerless الحسنbeauty تبدَّىappeared
مفرد الحسن تبدَّى
بهلالٍwith a crescent moon فوقabove غصنa bough البانthe bān tree
بهلالٍ فوق غصن البان
The one of peerless beauty appeared
The beauty of the crescent moon appeared
With a crescent moon above a bān-tree bough.
Above the myrtle branch
يتثنىhe sways زادنيhe increased my أشجانsorrows
يتثنى زادني أشجان
راحhe began يرنوto gaze بعيونٍwith eyes
راح يرنو بعيونٍ
Swaying, he deepened my sorrows.
It leaned towards me and increased my passions
He began to gaze with eyes
It went to gaze with
فاضحاتٍputting to shame أعينَthe eyes الغزلانof gazelles
فاضحاتٍ أعينَ الغزلان
قائلاتsaying الأمانَmercy! الأمانْmercy!
قائلات الأمانَ الأمانْ
That put the gazelles' eyes to shame,
Eyes revealing, the eyes of the gazelles
Saying, 'Mercy! Mercy!'
Saying, safety, safety
وهوand he روحيmy soul وهوand he جسميmy body
وهو روحي وهو جسمي
لمnot يكنthere was ليfor me عنهapart from him منany سلوانsolace
لم يكن لي عنه من سلوان
And he is my soul, and he is my body;
It is my soul and it is my body
I have had no solace apart from him.
I had no patience with it
انظرواlook, all of you فيwithin الحانthe tavern ياO إخوانbrothers
انظروا في الحان يا إخوان
هذهthese الأكوانworlds دلتhave shown
هذه الأكوان دلت
Look within the tavern, O brothers.
Look, O brothers, at the melodies
These worlds have shown
These universes have shown
أنthat هذاthis النورlight فيwithin الألوانthe colors
أن هذا النور في الألوان
يتجلىreveals itself دائمalways الأزمانthe ages
يتجلى دائم الأزمان
That this light, within the colors,
That this light among the colors
Reveals itself throughout all ages.
Appears for all time
وصلاةand the blessing اللهof God ربيmy Lord
وصلاة الله ربي
للنبيupon the Prophet رحمةmercy الرحمنof the All-Merciful
للنبي رحمة الرحمن
And may the blessing of God, my Lord,
And the prayer of Allah, my Lord
Be upon the Prophet, the All-Merciful's mercy,
To the Prophet, the mercy of the Merciful
منfrom عبيدa humble servant للغنيْfor the Self-Sufficient One ولهانlovesick
من عبيد للغنيْ ولهان
From a humble servant, lovesick for the Self-Sufficient One.
From the slaves of the Rich and the submissive