ثوىsettled الحبlove واستعلىand rose supreme وماand not قدindeed رثىshowed pity لياto me
ثوى الحب واستعلى وما قد رثى ليا
وأركسنيand cast me down منfrom حيثwhere أرعىI watch over ليالياmy nights
وأركسني من حيث أرعى لياليا
Love settled in and rose supreme, yet showed me no pity.
Love took abode, ascended, and did not lament me,
And cast me down as I kept watch through my nights.
And it made me graze at night wherever I grazed.
وأزعجنيand unsettled me فيin الحيthe encampment أرجوI hope for وصالunion with منthe one who
وأزعجني في الحي أرجو وصال من
دهانيoverwhelmed me وأشجانيand grieved me وأبلىand wore out فؤادياmy heart
دهاني وأشجاني وأبلى فؤاديا
And unsettled me in the encampment, hoping for union with the one
And it disturbed me in the neighborhood; I hoped for the union of
Who overwhelmed me, grieved me, and wore out my heart.
The one who weakened me, made me yearn, and consumed my heart.
وأنهكنيand exhausted me حتىuntil صرتI became فيin الهوىlove
وأنهكني حتى صرت في الهوى
كأنيas though I were هلالa crescent الشكof doubtful sighting أرعىI tend خيالياmy phantom
كأني هلال الشك أرعى خياليا
And exhausted me until, in love, I became
And it exhausted me until I became in love
As though I were the doubtful crescent, tending my phantom.
Like the crescent of doubt grazing my imagination.
وأنحلنيand wasted me away حتىuntil لقدindeed كدتI almost فيin الهوىlove
وأنحلني حتى لقد كدت في الهوى
بمقلةthrough the eye of وسنانa drowsy one أزجfine-browed مثالياmy likeness
بمقلة وسنان أزج مثاليا
And wasted me away until, in love, I almost became
And it melted me until I almost melted in love
My own mere likeness, through a drowsy, fine-browed one's gaze.
With a glance and a tooth I chew my example.
ولاand not زلتhave I ceased أرعىwatching for فيamong الطلولthe ruined dwellings بوارقاlightning flashes
ولا زلت أرعى في الطلول بوارقا
لتنتعشso that they may revive الأوصالthe limbs مماfrom what دهانياafflicted me
لتنتعش الأوصال مما دهانيا
And still I watch for lightning flashes among the ruined dwellings,
And I still graze in excursions flags
So that my limbs may recover from what afflicted me.
So that my limbs revive from what weakened me.
وقدand indeed ظفرتhas attained روحيmy soul بمغنىthe abode of جمالهاits beauty
وقد ظفرت روحي بمغنى جمالها
جزافاwithout measure لقدindeed أمهدتit has prepared وصلthe bond وصالياof my union
جزافا لقد أمهدت وصل وصاليا
And my soul has attained the abode of its beauty,
And my soul has gained the melody of her beauty
Beyond measure; it has indeed prepared the bond of my union.
Suddenly, as I paved the way to union and visitation.
فأكثرso abound أخيmy brother منin طاعةobedience to اللهGod جهرةopenly
فأكثر أخي من طاعة الله جهرة
قياماin fulfillment ببعضof some of الحقwhat is due والشوقand longing هادياas a guide
قياما ببعض الحق والشوق هاديا
So, my brother, abound openly in obedience to God,
So frequent, my brother, manifest obedience to God
Fulfilling some of what is due, with longing as your guide.
Standing for some of the right and yearning guiding.
وأكثرand abound منin الأذكارremembrances منfrom دونwithout ميقاتan appointed time
وأكثر من الأذكار من دون ميقات
وإحضارand bringing into presence قلبa heart فيin العباداتacts of worship سارياpervading
وإحضار قلب في العبادات ساريا
And abound in remembrances, without an appointed time,
And frequent the invocations without limit
And let an attentive heart pervade your acts of worship.
And bringing a heart sincere in worship.
وطهرand purify قلوباhearts منof شكوكdoubts قواطعobstructive
وطهر قلوبا من شكوك قواطع
تنوءare too weighty عنfor الإحصاcounting ففتشso investigate دواعياmotives
تنوء عن الإحصا ففتش دواعيا
And cleanse hearts of obstructive doubts
And purify hearts from doubts that deter
That defy counting; search out their causes.
From counting, so examine the motives.
وحاسبand call to account علىfor الأنفاسthe breaths نفسكyourself إنindeed منwhoever
وحاسب على الأنفاس نفسك إن من
تقاعسis slack عنهاabout them فهوthen he is منof الفضلvirtue عارياdevoid
تقاعس عنها فهو من الفضل عاريا
And hold yourself to account for your breaths; indeed, whoever
And hold yourself accountable for breaths; whoever
Neglects them is bereft of virtue.
Is remiss in them is naked of virtue.
جوارحكyour limbs احفظهاguard them وصنهاand protect them عنfrom الملاthe diversions (word continues)
جوارحك احفظها وصنها عن الملا
هيcompletion of 'diversions' تحفظyou will be kept safe فيin الدارينthe two abodes إنif كنتyou are واعياattentive
هي تحفظ في الدارين إن كنت واعيا
Guard your limbs and shield them from diversions;
Guard your limbs and protect them from vileness
You will be kept safe in both abodes, if you are attentive.
They will preserve you in the two abodes if you are vigilant.
وشمرand tuck up ذيولthe hems الحزمof resolve ليلكthrough your night شائقاyearning
وشمر ذيول الحزم ليلك شائقا
وقمand stand فيin ظلامthe darkness الليلof night ترعىtending الأمانياhopes
وقم في ظلام الليل ترعى الأمانيا
And tuck up the hems of resolve through your night, yearning,
And roll up the trains of your resolve, enchanted by your night,
And stand in the darkness of night, tending your hopes.
And rise in the darkness of night to graze wishes.
وأسهرand keep awake جفوناeyelids فيin الصلاةprayer مواصلاsustaining
وأسهر جفونا في الصلاة مواصلا
معانيthe meanings الصلاof prayer للقلبfor the heart طباas medicine مداوياhealing
معاني الصلا للقلب طبا مداويا
And keep your eyelids wakeful in prayer, sustaining
And keep your eyelids awake in continuous prayer
The meanings of prayer as healing medicine for the heart.
The meanings of prayer are medicine for the heart.
وكمand how often أخذتhave taken عيناكyour two eyes بالنومthrough sleep حظهاtheir share
وكم أخذت عيناك بالنوم حظها
فأعطso render الحقوقthe dues العينياتthe individual ones كماjust as هياthey are
فأعط الحقوق العينيات كما هيا
And how often your eyes have taken their share of sleep!
And how much have your eyes taken their share of sleep?
So render the individual obligations their due, just as they are.
So give the eye its rights however they may be.
وأيقظand awaken قلوباhearts فهيfor this is غايةthe utmost منيةwish
وأيقظ قلوبا فهي غاية منية
مراقبof one who watches رسpossibly 'secret' (unclear text) الملكof the Sovereign فيin كلevery حالياstate
مراقب رس الملك في كل حاليا
And awaken hearts, for this is the utmost wish
And awaken hearts, for it is the ultimate purpose
Of one who watches the Sovereign's secret [reading uncertain] in every state.
Observing the king’s secret in every state.
وإياكand beware تثبيطاdiscouragement عنfrom الليلthe night إنهindeed it is
وإياك تثبيطا عن الليل إنه
ضياعa waste لنصفof half العمرof life والنصفand the other half لاهياheedlessly
ضياع لنصف العمر والنصف لاهيا
And beware being dissuaded from the night, for that is
And beware being discouraged from the night, for it
A waste of half your life, with the other half spent heedlessly.
Is wasting half of life, and half is wasted in vanity.
ولاand do not تفترنever slacken عنin ذكرremembrance ربكof your Lord والصلاand blessings
ولا تفترن عن ذكر ربك والصلا
علىupon مركزthe center الأنوارof lights عينthe very essence حياتناof our life
على مركز الأنوار عين حياتنا
And never slacken in remembering your Lord or in blessings
Do not hesitate to mention your Lord and pray
Upon the center of lights, the very essence of our life.
Upon the center of lights, the spring of our life.
وكفand restrain لسانthe tongue الشرof evil عنfrom كلevery مؤمنbeliever
وكف لسان الشر عن كل مؤمن
ولاand let it not ينهمbe ravenous تلقىyou will find yourself منfrom الشرevil راقياrising
ولا ينهم تلقى من الشر راقيا
And restrain the tongue of evil from every believer,
And restrain the tongue of evil from every believer
And let it not be ravenous; you will rise above evil.
And do not let it meet any elevation from evil.
صموتoften silent حييmodest ذاكرremembering God متورعscrupulously devout
صموت حيي ذاكر متورع
محبloving شكورdeeply grateful هائمenraptured فيin العوالياthe heights
محب شكور هائم في العواليا
Quiet, modest, remembering God, scrupulously devout,
Be silently pious, remembering, devout
Loving, grateful, enraptured in the heights;
Loving, grateful, infatuated with the sublime.
صبورpatient علىthrough ريبthe vicissitudes الزمانof time مسلمsubmissive
صبور على ريب الزمان مسلم
لماto what تبديهthey reveal it فيناin us البلاياthe trials السماوياheavenly
لما تبديه فينا البلايا السماويا
Patient through time's vicissitudes, surrendering
Patient with the suspicion of fate, submitted
To what heavenly trials reveal within us.
To what tribulations He shows us from above.
غفورforgiving عنof الزلاتslips مغضaverting the gaze إذاwhen بدتappear
غفور عن الزلات مغض إذا بدت
عوراتhidden faults إخوانof brothers كريمgenerous مداوياhealing
عورات إخوان كريم مداويا
Forgiving slips, averting your gaze when there appear
Forgiving of lapses, ignoring when
Brothers' hidden faults; generous, bringing healing.
The faults of brethren appear, healing.
بقلبwith a heart سليمsound تنتهيyou attain حالةa state بهاthrough it
بقلب سليم تنتهي حالة بها
تكونyou become منيرradiant القلبof heart لاnot عنهof it لاهياheedless
تكون منير القلب لا عنه لاهيا
With a sound heart you reach a state through which
With a sound heart your state ends in which
You become radiant-hearted, not heedless of it.
Your heart becomes illuminating, not distracted by it.
وواصلand keep ties with رحيمkin الدينin faith والطينand clay لاdo not تكنbe
وواصل رحيم الدين والطين لا تكن
مقاطعone who severs أرحامkinship ties ولاand do not تكbe ساهياunmindful
مقاطع أرحام ولا تك ساهيا
And keep ties with kin in faith and clay; do not be
And keep good relations with religion and clay; do not be
One who severs kinship bonds, nor be unmindful.
One who cuts off relations or is neglectful.
وأخلصand make sincere عباداتacts of worship لربكfor your Lord جاهداstriving
وأخلص عبادات لربك جاهدا
حفظكguarding yourself جهداwith effort لاdo not تكونbe مرائياone who shows off
حفظك جهدا لا تكون مرائيا
And make your worship sincere for your Lord, striving
And devote your worship sincerely to your Lord, struggling
Earnestly to guard yourself; do not be one who shows off.
To preserve yourself with effort, not hypocritically.
وكنand be مخلصاsincere in عاداتthe habits حسكof your senses بالنياthrough intentions (word continues)
وكن مخلصا عادات حسك بالنيا
تcompletion of 'intentions' تقلبtransforming أعياناrealities لديهاwith them تصافياinto pure concord
ت تقلب أعيانا لديها تصافيا
And make your bodily habits sincere through intentions,
And be faithful in your habits; feel with purity
Transforming realities through them into pure concord.
Turning entities with which there is affinity.
أوائلthe beginnings أوقاتof the times الصلاةof prayer احتفظkeep faithfully بهاto them
أوائل أوقات الصلاة احتفظ بها
بأولin the first صفrow معwith عيونeyes بواكياweeping
بأول صف مع عيون بواكيا
Keep faithfully to the earliest times of prayer,
The beginnings of prayer times preserve them
In the first row, with weeping eyes.
In the first row with weeping eyes.
وحافظand keep watch عليهاover it معwith خشوعhumility جوارحof limbs
وحافظ عليها مع خشوع جوارح
وقلبand heart وتهيامand rapturous love علىupon الشوقlonging طاوياenfolding
وقلب وتهيام على الشوق طاويا
And observe it with humble limbs
And maintain them with humble limbs
And heart, and rapturous love, harboring longing within.
And heart and infatuation with yearning bent.
وراقبand be mindful of إلهthe God العرشof the Throne دأباcontinually لتحفظنso you may surely safeguard
وراقب إله العرش دأبا لتحفظن
طوارقvisitations آدابof courtesy ولاand do not تكbe لاهياheedless
طوارق آداب ولا تك لاهيا
And be ever mindful of the God of the Throne, so you may surely safeguard
And watch the God of the Throne constantly so you may preserve
The visitations of courtesy; and do not be heedless.
The etiquettes and not be distracted.
غيورjealous يرىHe sees فيin القلبthe heart غيرهsomething other than Himself فيin الزمنtime
غيور يرى في القلب غيره في الزمن
مواردwellsprings إسعادof blessedness تكونyou will be مدانياdrawing near
موارد إسعاد تكون مدانيا
He is jealous when He sees something other than Himself in the heart; in time
Jealous, He sees in the heart other than Him in time
You will draw near to the wellsprings of blessedness.
Channels of happiness that weaken me.