قامَarose دَاعيthe caller of الحقِthe Truth فيناamong us
قامَ دَاعي الحقِ فينا
يكشفُreveals النورَthe light المبيناmanifest
يكشفُ النورَ المبينا
The herald of Truth arose among us,
The caller of Truth arose among us,
unveiling the manifest light.
Revealing the manifest light.
وانجلىand became manifest حيناfor a time فحيناthen for a time
وانجلى حينا فحينا
فامتلىso became filled القلبُthe heart يقيناwith certainty
فامتلى القلبُ يقينا
And it shone forth, time after time,
And it shone forth, time after time,
so the heart brimmed with certainty.
So the heart filled with certainty.
يَاO رَفيقيmy companion يَاO رفِيقيmy companion
يَا رَفيقي يَا رفِيقي
إِنَّهindeed it is السرُthe secret الحقيقيtrue
إِنَّه السرُ الحقيقي
O my companion, O my companion,
O my companion, O my companion,
indeed, it is the true mystery.
Indeed, it is the true secret.
لاdo not تعرجْturn aside عنfrom طريقيmy path
لا تعرجْ عن طريقي
وخذِand take الدربthe road يميناto the right
وخذِ الدرب يمينا
Do not turn aside from my path;
Do not stray from my path,
take the road to the right.
And take the road to the right.
سكرتيmy intoxication مِنْfrom خمرِthe wine of ذاتيmy essence
سكرتي مِنْ خمرِ ذاتي
وأناand I فيin خَلَواتيmy solitary retreats
وأنا في خَلَواتي
I grew drunk on the wine of my own essence,
My intoxication comes from the wine of my essence,
while I was in my solitary retreats;
While I am in my solitary retreats.
واقتضىand entailed موتيmy death حياتيmy life
واقتضى موتي حياتي
فيin مقامِthe station of العارفيناthe knowers
في مقامِ العارفينا
and my death entailed my life
And my death entailed my life,
in the station of the gnostics.
In the station of the knowers.
وصلاتيand my blessings وسلاميand my salutations
وصلاتي وسلامي
لعظيمupon one great in القدرrank ساميexalted
لعظيم القدر سامي
And my prayers and greetings of peace
And my blessings and salutations
to one of mighty rank, exalted.
Upon the exalted one of mighty rank.
ياO غنيSelf-Sufficient One عبدكyour servant شاميof the Levant
يا غني عبدك شامي
كنbe لهto him أنتyou معيناa helper
كن له أنت معينا
O Self-Sufficient One, Your servant Shāmī—
O Self-Sufficient One, your servant is of the Levant;
You Yourself, be his helper.
You Yourself, be his helper.