عينُthe eye المحبِّof the lover إلىtoward الحبيبِthe beloved سريعةٌswift
عينُ المحبِّ إلى الحبيبِ سريعةٌ
والعينُand the eye تألفُgrows fond of شخصَthe figure of منwhoever يَهْواهاloves it
والعينُ تألفُ شخصَ من يَهْواها
The lover's eye is swift toward the beloved,
The lover's eye to the beloved is swift
And the eye grows fond of the figure of whoever loves it.
And the eye befriends a person whom it loves
لاdo not تجزعَنَّever be distressed منby الصدودaloofness فإنماfor only
لا تجزعَنَّ من الصدود فإنما
غرضthe aim المفَدِّيof the lover offering ransom أنto يرىbe seen تَيّاهاhaughty
غرض المفَدِّي أن يرى تَيّاها
Do not be distressed by aloofness, for the sole
Do not worry about rejection, for
Aim of the devoted lover is to appear haughty,
The seeker's purpose is to see its bendings
حُكماًjudging بأنon the basis that النفسَthe soul تبغيseeks شكلَهاits own like
حُكماً بأن النفسَ تبغي شكلَها
والشكلُand the like إلفٌa companion لاnot يُحِبُّloves سِواهاanyone other than it
والشكلُ إلفٌ لا يُحِبُّ سِواها
In the belief that the soul seeks its own like,
It is ruled that the soul desires its image
And that like is a companion who loves none but it.
And the image is a habit, it loves no other