كُلّevery حَدْperson لُوfor him نصيبa share منof الدُّنياthe world
كُلّ حَدْ لُو نصيب من الدُّنيا
وهَواكْand love of you لِيfor me نصيبa share
وهَواكْ لِي نصيب
Everyone has a share of the world,
Everyone has their share of life
And love of you is my share.
And you are my share
ياO حَياتِيmy life وأنْتَand you فيin ذاتِيmy being
يا حَياتِي وأنْتَ في ذاتِي
حاضِرٌpresent لاnot تَغِيبyou are absent
حاضِرٌ لا تَغِيب
O my life, you are within my being,
O my life, while you are within me
Present, never absent.
Ever present, never absent
أنْتَyou أسْكَرْتنيyou intoxicated me علىupon سُكْرِيmy drunkenness
أنْتَ أسْكَرْتني على سُكْرِي
مِنfrom لذيذِdelicious الشَّرابthe wine
مِن لذيذِ الشَّراب
You made me drunker still
You intoxicated me with your sweet drink
From the delicious wine.
Then you spoke to me, as you know
ثُمَّthen خاطَبْتَنيyou addressed me كماas تدْرِيyou know
ثُمَّ خاطَبْتَني كما تدْرِي
ففهِمْتُso I understood الْخِطابthe address
ففهِمْتُ الْخِطاب
Then you addressed me, as you know,
And I understood your words
So I understood the address.
Then I saw your radiant face
ثُمَّthen شاهَدْتُI beheld وجْهَكَyour face الْبَدرِيlike the full moon
ثُمَّ شاهَدْتُ وجْهَكَ الْبَدرِي
عِنْدَat رفْعِthe lifting of الْحجَابthe veil
عِنْدَ رفْعِ الْحجَاب
Then I beheld your face, like the full moon,
When the veil was lifted
At the lifting of the veil.
Then you made me guardian of myself
ثُمَّthen صَيَّرْتَنيyou made me رَقيبa watcher over ذاتِيmy own being
ثُمَّ صَيَّرْتَني رَقيب ذاتِي
كُنْتَyou were أنْتَyou yourself الرَّقيبthe Watcher
كُنْتَ أنْتَ الرَّقيب
Then you made me a watcher over my own being;
It was you who were the guardian
You yourself were the Watcher.
O my life, while you are within me
ياO حَياتِيmy life وأنْتَand you فيin ذاتِيmy being
يا حَياتِي وأنْتَ في ذاتِي
حاضِرٌpresent لاَnot تَغِيبyou are absent
حاضِرٌ لاَ تَغِيب
O my life, you are within my being,
Ever present, never absent
Present, never absent.
Enter the tavern and witness the meaning
أُدْخُلِenter الْحانthe tavern وشاهِدand behold الْمعْنَىthe meaning
أُدْخُلِ الْحان وشاهِد الْمعْنَى
لِتنالَso that you may attain الأمانsafety
لِتنالَ الأمان
Enter the tavern and behold the meaning,
To attain safety
So that you may attain safety.
So you can see me in this world standing vigil
كَيْso that تَرانِيyou see me بينَamong الدّنانِthe wine jars عاكِفاabiding in devotion
كَيْ تَرانِي بينَ الدّنانِ عاكِفا
شاخِصاًgazing intently للْدِيانtoward the Judge
شاخِصاً للْدِيان
So you may see me abiding in devotion among the wine jars,
Keeping watch for the Eternal
Gazing intently toward the Judge.
And let the cupbearer give me my share of wine
وسقانِيand he gave me drink ساقِيthe cupbearer of الْمُدامwine دَوْرِيmy round
وسقانِي ساقِي الْمُدام دَوْرِي
قبْلَbefore دَورthe turn of الزَّمانtime
قبْلَ دَور الزَّمان
And the cupbearer of wine served me my round,
Before the turn of time
Before the turn of time.
You know who our cupbearer is
أنْتَyou تَدْريyou know مَنwho كانَwas ساقِيناour cupbearer
أنْتَ تَدْري مَن كانَ ساقِينا
الْقَريبُthe Near One الْمُجِيبthe Answerer
الْقَريبُ الْمُجِيب
You know who our cupbearer was:
The near one who answers
The Near One, the Answerer.
O my life, while you are within me
ياO حَياتِيmy life وأنْتَand you فيin ذاتِيmy being
يا حَياتِي وأنْتَ في ذاتِي
حاضِرٌpresent لاَnot تَغيبyou are absent
حاضِرٌ لاَ تَغيب
O my life, you are within my being,
Ever present, never absent
Present, never absent.
From the overflowing grace of my masters
أناI مِنْfrom فَيْضthe overflow of فضْلِthe grace of ساداتِيmy masters
أنا مِنْ فَيْض فضْلِ ساداتِي
نِلْتُI attained أعْلَىthe highest of الرّتَبthe ranks
نِلْتُ أعْلَى الرّتَب
I, through the overflowing grace of my masters,
I attained the highest ranks
Attained the highest ranks.
And as is the aspiration of the seeker
وعَلىand according to قدْرِthe measure of همَّةِthe aspiration of الطَّالِبthe seeker
وعَلى قدْرِ همَّةِ الطَّالِب
سيكُونُwill be الطَّلَبthe quest
سيكُونُ الطَّلَب
And in proportion to the seeker's aspiration,
So shall be what is sought
So shall the quest be.
Then I spent the rest of my time
ثُمَّthen قَضَيْتُI spent سايرall أوْقاتِيmy time
ثُمَّ قَضَيْتُ ساير أوْقاتِي
بالْفرَحْin joy والطَّرَبand rapture
بالْفرَحْ والطَّرَب
Then I spent all my time
In joy and rapture
In joy and rapture.
And I heard the call from within me
وسَمِعْتُand I heard الْخِطابَthe address مِنْfrom ذاتِيmy own being
وسَمِعْتُ الْخِطابَ مِنْ ذاتِي
مِنْfrom مكانٍa place قريبnearby
مِنْ مكانٍ قريب
And I heard the address from my own being,
From a place near
From a place nearby.
O my life, while you are within me
ياO حَياتِيmy life وأنْتَand you فيin ذَاتِيmy being
يا حَياتِي وأنْتَ في ذَاتِي
حاضِرٌpresent لاَnot تَغِيبyou are absent
حاضِرٌ لاَ تَغِيب
O my life, you are within my being,
Ever present, never absent
Present, never absent.
Partial English translation: 33 of 34 Arabic lines translated.