إنَّindeed أحبابَناour beloved ones الَّذينَwho استَقامُواthey remained steadfast
إنَّ أحبابَنا الَّذينَ استَقامُوا
فيon طَريقِthe path of الهَوىlove سَهِرتُI stayed awake ونامُواand they slept
في طَريقِ الهَوى سَهِرتُ ونامُوا
Indeed, our beloved ones who remained steadfast
Our friends who walked
on the path of love—I stayed awake, and they slept.
The path of love, I stayed awake as they slept
حُجِبُواthey were veiled فاحتَجَبتُso I hid myself عنِّيfrom myself فَماso no ليfor me
حُجِبُوا فاحتَجَبتُ عنِّي فَما لي
بِيَwith myself عَهدٌfamiliarity ولاnor بهِمwith them والسَّلامُand farewell
بِيَ عَهدٌ ولا بهِم والسَّلامُ
They were veiled, so I hid from myself; thus I have no
Veiled from me, I too withdrew
familiarity with myself, nor with them—and farewell.
No pact binds me or them, peace