بَيَانُ اسْمِهِ الْمَكْنِيِّ عَنْهُ فَصَدِّقِ

بَيَانُ اسْمِهِ الْمَكْنِيِّ عَنْهُ فَصَدِّقِ

بِحُكْمِ اخْتَيِارٍ بَخْتِيَارٌ بِمَشْرِقِ

بِحُكْمِ اخْتَيِارٍ بَخْتِيَارٌ بِمَشْرِقِ

The explanation of his alluded-to name—so believe it:

The title hints at his nickname, believe it

Here is the revelation of his concealed name, so believe it:

By virtue of choice: Bakhtiyar, in the East.

By the judgment of my choice, he is Bekhtyar in the east

By the decree of choice, it is Bakhtiyar in the East.

فَذَا نِصْفُهُ بَخْتٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ لِي رَنَا

فَذَا نِصْفُهُ بَخْتٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ لِي رَنَا

إِلَيَّ الذِي أَهْوَى بِمُقْلَةِ مُشْفِقِ

إِلَيَّ الذِي أَهْوَى بِمُقْلَةِ مُشْفِقِ

So half of it is good fortune; were it mine, there would gaze

So half of it is Bekht, even if I had a glance

For its first half is luck (Bakht), and had it been mine,

at me the one I love, with a compassionate eye.

Towards whom I love with a tender glance

The one I love would have gazed at me with a compassionate eye.

وَلَوْ كَانَ لِي رَأْيٌ وَذَا عَكْسُ مَا بَقِي

وَلَوْ كَانَ لِي رَأْيٌ وَذَا عَكْسُ مَا بَقِي

دَعَانِي إِلَى رُشْدِي فَلَمْ أََتَعَشَّقِ

دَعَانِي إِلَى رُشْدِي فَلَمْ أََتَعَشَّقِ

And if I had judgment—and this is the reverse of what remains—

Even if I had an opinion and this is the opposite of what remains

And had I possessed judgment (Ra'y)—the reverse of what remains—

it would have called me to good sense, so I would not have fallen in love.

He called me to my righteousness, but I did not become infatuated

It would have called me to reason, and I would never have fallen in love.

دَعَوْتَ إِلَى رُشْدٍ وَدُمْتَ مُسَدَّداً

دَعَوْتَ إِلَى رُشْدٍ وَدُمْتَ مُسَدَّداً

وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْعَلْيَاءِ تَاجٌ بِمَفْرِقِ

وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْعَلْيَاءِ تَاجٌ بِمَفْرِقِ

You called for right guidance; may you remain guided aright,

You called me to righteousness and remained steadfast

You called to reason, and may you remain forever guided,

and you are a crown upon the head of lofty glory.

And you are above the high ones, a crown at the parting

While you stand upon the heights, a crown upon the parting of the head.