سرthe mystery of الغيوبthe unseen افاضpoured forth اللارواحfor the spirits
سر الغيوب افاض اللارواح
سراa secret اتىthat came بلطائفwith the subtleties of الافراحjoys
سرا اتى بلطائف الافراح
The mystery of the unseen poured forth for the spirits
a secret that came with delicate joys.
وجلالهاand unveiled to them روحاa spirit اباحتthat granted نشأةa new state of being
وجلالها روحا اباحت نشأة
فيهاtherein كنشأةlike the state of ناهلone drinking his fill منof راحwine
فيها كنشأة ناهل من راح
And it unveiled to them a spirit that granted a new state of being,
therein, like the state of one who has drunk his fill of wine.
طابتwere gladdened بهاthrough it الأرواحthe spirits لماwhen اشرقتit shone forth
طابت بها الأرواح لما اشرقت
منfrom طيthe depths of فياضthe abundant source of العلىsublimity بصباحwith a dawn
من طي فياض العلى بصباح
The spirits were gladdened through it when it shone forth
from the depths of the wellspring of sublimity, bringing dawn.
ومضتand they proceeded باسجفةamid the curtains of السرورjoy امينةsecure
ومضت باسجفة السرور امينة
بظلالin the shade of صاحبthe master of دولةthe realm of الاشباحbodily forms
بظلال صاحب دولة الاشباح
And they went on securely amid the curtains of joy,
in the shade of the master of the realm of bodily forms.
علمthe beacon of الايمةthe imams منfrom سلالةthe lineage of حيدرHaydar
علم الايمة من سلالة حيدر
وعميدand chief of عترةthe descendants of ذلكthat الجحجاحmighty lord
وعميد عترة ذلك الجحجاح
The beacon of the imams, from Haydar's lineage,
and chief of the descendants of that mighty lord.
سلطانsultan of اقطابthe spiritual poles among الرجالmen وتاجهمand their crown
سلطان اقطاب الرجال وتاجهم
فلكthe celestial sphere of الوحاrevelation ذوpossessed of المظهرthe manifestation الوضاحradiant
فلك الوحا ذو المظهر الوضاح
Sultan of the spiritual poles among men, and their crown,
the sphere of revelation, whose manifestation is radiant.
ذخريmy treasure الرفاعيal-Rifa'i الكيرthe great (probable reading) المرتجىthe hoped-for one
ذخري الرفاعي الكير المرتجى
لحصولfor obtaining كلevery غنمةgain ونجاحand success
لحصول كل غنمة ونجاح
My treasure, the great al-Rifa'i, in whom hope rests
for attaining every gain and success.
رحبbroad of الذراعarm محجبveiled فيduring حجهhis pilgrimage
رحب الذراع محجب في حجه
نالgained الفخارglory بلثمby kissing اكرمthe noblest راحpalm
نال الفخار بلثم اكرم راح
Open-handed and veiled, during his pilgrimage
he gained glory by kissing the noblest palm.
شيخيmy shaykh ابوfather of العلمينthe two banners شمسsun of الشرقthe East منwho
شيخي ابو العلمين شمس الشرق من
ملأfilled الوجودexistence بانعمwith blessings وسماحand generosity
ملأ الوجود بانعم وسماح
My shaykh, Abu al-Alamayn, sun of the East, who
filled existence with blessings and generosity.
استاذmaster of كبكبكةthe throng of (probable reading) الاكابرthe great ones منamong بنيthe descendants of الthe
استاذ كبكبكة الاكابر من بني ال
سبطينtwo grandsons اهلthe people of افاضةthe outpouring of الارباحgains
سبطين اهل افاضة الارباح
Master of the throng of the great, among the descendants of the
two grandsons, bestowers of abundant gains.
اسدlion of العرينthe lair ابوfather of اليمينthe right hand وصاحبand master of الthe
اسد العرين ابو اليمين وصاحب ال
تمكينspiritual steadfastness والهاديand the guide لكلto every فلاحsuccess
تمكين والهادي لكل فلاح
Lion of the lair, Abu al-Yamin, and master of the
steadfast station, and guide to every success.
مولىmaster of طريقa path بالخضوعthrough humility موطدfirmly founded
مولى طريق بالخضوع موطد
صعبتwere difficult مسالكةits paths علىfor الشطاحthe ecstatic declaimers
صعبت مسالكة على الشطاح
Master of a path firmly founded on humility,
whose ways proved difficult for ecstatic declaimers.
جذبdrew العزائمresolute aspirations للمهيمنtoward the Guardian حالهhis spiritual state
جذب العزائم للمهيمن حاله
فسرتso they journeyed تطيرflying لهtoward Him بغيرwithout جناحa wing
فسرت تطير له بغير جناح
His spiritual state drew aspirations toward the Guardian,
so they journeyed, flying toward Him without wings.
وجلالهاand dispelled for them عتمthe darkness of الطريقthe path بنورهwith his light
وجلالها عتم الطريق بنوره
والصبحand dawn قدmay يغنيsuffice عنin place of المصباحthe lamp
والصبح قد يغني عن المصباح
And he dispelled the path's darkness for them with his light;
and dawn can make a lamp needless.
انif أنتyou ياO راجيseeker of الوصولattainment علقتhave clung فيto
ان أنت يا راجي الوصول علقت في
اذيالهhis robe's hems طبbe at ease رغمdespite وهمthe delusion of اللاحthe faultfinder
اذياله طب رغم وهم اللاح
If you, O seeker of attainment, have clung to
his robe's hems, be at ease despite the faultfinder's delusion.
فلقدfor indeed علقتyou have clung بذبلto the hem of (probable reading) غوثa rescuer غيثهhis rain
فلقد علقت بذبل غوث غيثه
يحيىrevives المحبthe lover بفيضهwith its outpouring السحاحcopiously flowing
يحيى المحب بفيضه السحاح
For you have indeed clung to the hem of a rescuer whose rain
revives the lover with its copious outpouring.
تجرىflow مدائحهverses praising him بناthrough us وكأنهاand as though they were
تجرى مدائحه بنا وكأنها
تلكthose الفصولpassages زهتshone وجوهfaces ملاحlovely
تلك الفصول زهت وجوه ملاح
His praises flow through us, as though
those passages were lovely faces aglow.
واذاand when تلاهاrecite them المشندونthe chanters (probable reading) بمحضرat a gathering
واذا تلاها المشندون بمحضر
دارتthey go round علىamong الارواحthe spirits بالاقداحin goblets
دارت على الارواح بالاقداح
And when the chanters recite them at a gathering,
they go round among the spirits in goblets.
فتصاعدتthen rose زفراتthe sighs of ساداتthe masters of الحمىthe sanctuary
فتصاعدت زفرات سادات الحمى
وتعطرتand were perfumed بعبيرهاwith their fragrance الفياحfar-spreading
وتعطرت بعبيرها الفياح
Then the sighs of the sanctuary's masters rise,
and are perfumed by their far-spreading fragrance,
وتمايلتand swayed ميلlike the swaying of الغصونboughs معwith الصباthe east wind
وتمايلت ميل الغصون مع الصبا
فالكلso all سكرانare drunk بسميةwith Sumayya (uncertain reading) صاحيsober
فالكل سكران بسمية صاحي
and sway as boughs sway in the east wind.
So all are drunk with Sumayya, yet sober.
مولايmy master ياO ابنson of الطاهرينthe pure ones انظرلمنlook upon one who
مولاي يا ابن الطاهرين انظرلمن
موجwaves of اللهيبflame بمدمعin a weeping eye سياحever-streaming
موج اللهيب بمدمع سياح
My master, O son of the pure, look upon one
with waves of flame in an ever-streaming eye.
وارحمand have mercy on لهيفاone anguished والهاlove-bewildered ذاpossessing انةa moan
وارحم لهيفا والها ذا انة
تغنيكspares you انتهhis moan عنfrom الافصاحexplicit explanation
تغنيك انته عن الافصاح
And pity one anguished and love-bewildered, who moans;
his moan spares you the need for explanation.
فلأنتfor you indeed are صدرthe chief of القومthe company سيدmaster of حزبهمtheir band
فلأنت صدر القوم سيد حزبهم
وهزبرand the lion of اهلthe people of الطمسeffacement والايضاحand disclosure
وهزبر اهل الطمس والايضاح
For you are indeed the chief of the company, master of their band,
and the lion of the people of effacement and disclosure.
بحرan ocean of الخوارقmiracles والحقائقand realities والندىand bounty
بحر الخوارق والحقائق والندى
والعلمand knowledge والعرفانand gnosis والاصلاحand reform
والعلم والعرفان والاصلاح
An ocean of miracles, realities, and bounty,
and knowledge, gnosis, and reform.
ولكand yours is التفردunique distinction فيin الولايةsainthood رونقa splendor
ولك التفرد في الولاية رونق
ألبستهyou were clothed in it فيin عالمthe world of الارواحspirits
ألبسته في عالم الارواح
And yours is unique distinction in sainthood, a splendor
in which you were robed in the world of spirits.
خذهاtake it ابنson of زينZayn (adornment of) العابدينal-Abidin (the worshippers) كأنهاas though it were
خذها ابن زين العابدين كأنها
هيفاءa slender-waisted maiden بلrather حوراءa dark-eyed beauty ذاتpossessing وشاحa sash
هيفاء بل حوراء ذات وشاح
Accept it, son of Zayn al-Abidin, as though it were
a slender maiden—rather, a dark-eyed beauty wearing a sash.
حاكتshe wove عقوداnecklaces فيin بنودbanners of بنفسجviolets
حاكت عقودا في بنود بنفسج
ولألئاand pearls منسوجةinterwoven باقاحwith daisies
ولألئا منسوجة باقاح
She wove necklaces amid banners of violets,
and pearls interwoven with daisies.
جائتكit came to you منfrom عبدa servant يجيكcomes to you هائمwandering in love
جائتك من عبد يجيك هائم
يشدوsings بآياتwith verses of الغرامardent love صراحopenly
يشدو بآيات الغرام صراح
It has come to you from a servant who approaches you, lost in love,
openly singing the verses of ardent love.
انindeed المحبthe lover اذاwhen تحققbecomes firmly established فيin الهوىlove
ان المحب اذا تحقق في الهوى
صعبis hard عليهfor him تهكمthe mockery of النصاحthe advisers
صعب عليه تهكم النصاح
Indeed, when a lover becomes firmly established in love,
the advisers' mockery is hard for him to bear.