زجاجglass القلبthe heart كأسa cup فيin زمانtime
زجاج القلب كأس في زمان
وراحand wine الولunclear in the supplied text رامsought للحسانfor the fair ones
وراح الول رام للحسان
The heart’s glass is a cup in time.
The heart's glass is a cup in time
And the wine of [unclear word] sought the fair ones.
While the first went, intending for tenderness
تكللتwere crowned الزهورthe flowers بعذبwith fresh ماءwater
تكللت الزهور بعذب ماء
لأنbecause الراحthe wine راحwent للجنانto the gardens
لأن الراح راح للجنان
The flowers were crowned with fresh water.
The flowers were crowned with sweet water
For the wine went to the gardens.
Because the wind went to the heavens
نسيمbreeze الوردthe roses هبblew علىover الندامىthe drinking companions
نسيم الورد هب على الندامى
فأسكرهمso it intoxicated them بسندسهwith its fine silk الجمانthe pearls
فأسكرهم بسندسه الجمان
The breeze of roses blew over the drinking companions.
The rose breeze blew upon the repentants
So the pearls intoxicated them with their fine silk.
Intoxicating them with its beautiful robe
تفاخرتvied in boasting الظباءthe gazelles بظلمof the teeth’s luster ظبيa gazelle
تفاخرت الظباء بظلم ظبي
فصارso became الحبlove شوقاlonging للتدانيto draw near
فصار الحب شوقا للتداني
The gazelles vied in boasting of a gazelle’s gleaming teeth.
The gazelles boasted of the injustice of the gazelle
So love became longing to draw near.
So love became a yearning for closeness
توقدblazed منهfrom it ربعthe dwelling الحيthe tribe نارfire
توقد منه ربع الحي نار
فهنواso they rejoiced بالسلامةin well-being معwith أمانsafety
فهنوا بالسلامة مع أمان
From it, fire blazed in the tribe’s dwelling.
A quarter of the neighborhood was set on fire by it
So they rejoiced in well-being and safety.
So they wished safety with security
أناI فيin الحيthe settlement حيalive وهوand it is ريعhigh ground
أنا في الحي حي وهو ريع
فلىso for me فيin ذلكthat الواديvalley جنانgardens
فلى في ذلك الوادي جنان
I am alive in the settlement, and it is a high place.
I am alive in the neighborhood and it is alive
So I have gardens in that valley.
So for me in that valley are gardens
سرورjoy الولunclear in the supplied text أنmoaned (reading uncertain) لذاfor this الكئيبthe sorrowful one
سرور الول أن لذا الكئيب
فلاso not مزحjested ولاnor عرفknew الأغانيthe songs
فلا مزح ولا عرف الأغاني
The joy of [unclear word] moaned for this sorrowful one.
The joy of the first that the sorrowful has
So he neither jested nor knew songs.
So no joking nor knew of songs
ضللتI strayed عنfrom الطريقthe path وذاand this النجومthe stars
ضللت عن الطريق وذا النجوم
علىupon عينيmy eyes تلومlay blame لدىat العيانdirect sight
على عيني تلوم لدى العيان
I strayed from the path, and these stars
I lost the path and the stars
Lay blame upon my eyes in plain sight.
Blame my eyes in the presence of people
تقدارستunclear verb in the supplied text الديارthe dwellings ولاand no ديارdwellings
تقدارست الديار ولا ديار
فدمعيso my tears هاطلpouring down نحوtoward الجرانthe underside of the neck
فدمعي هاطل نحو الجران
The dwellings [unclear verb], and there are no dwellings.
The homes are demolished and no homes
So my tears pour down toward the neck.
So my tears pour towards the neighbors
دعانيcalled me الأنسintimacy يوماone day للقاءto a meeting
دعاني الأنس يوما للقاء
علىat بدهfirst onset البديهةspontaneity باللسانthrough the tongue
على بده البديهة باللسان
Intimacy called me one day to a meeting.
Companionship called me one day for the meeting
At the first onset of spontaneity, through the tongue.
With eloquence at the beginning of speech
فذابso melted الطودthe mighty mountain شوقاwith longing للمرامfor the goal
فذاب الطود شوقا للمرام
وصدand turned away عنfrom الملامةreproach والمكانand the place
وصد عن الملامة والمكان
So the mighty mountain melted in longing for the goal.
The towering mountains melted longing for purpose
And turned away from reproach and the place.
And desisted from blaming and place
تدكدكتcrumbled الجبالthe mountains عليon جسريmy bridge
تدكدكت الجبال علي جسري
فحقso the truth of الحيthe Living One يحمىprotects ذاthis المدانthe condemned one
فحق الحي يحمى ذا المدان
The mountains crumbled on my bridge.
The mountains stumbled over my bridge
Thus the Living One’s truth protects this condemned one.
So the right of the alive protects the cities
وماand not شربواthey drank المدامwine علىupon الطلولthe ruined dwellings
وما شربوا المدام على الطلول
وماand not شهدواthey beheld الجفونthe eyelids لدىat المعانthe abode
وما شهدوا الجفون لدى المعان
Nor did they drink wine upon the ruined dwellings.
They did not drink wine upon maturity
Nor did they behold the eyelids at the abode.
Nor did they witness the eyelids at the purposes
أزالتshe removed عنfrom مطالعهاher places of rising اللثاماthe veil
أزالت عن مطالعها اللثاما
فساهرتso kept vigil العيونthe eyes فيat كلevery آنmoment
فساهرت العيون في كل آن
She removed the veil from her places of rising.
It uncovered its horizons from the bonds
So the eyes kept vigil at every moment.
So the eyes stayed awake at every moment
تفاخرتvied in boasting الفحولthe master poets فيin وصفdescribing ليلىLayla
تفاخرت الفحول في وصف ليلى
فماso not وصفواthey described وماand not بلغواthey reached الجنانthe gardens
فما وصفوا وما بلغوا الجنان
The master poets vied in boasting about their descriptions of Layla.
The gallant boasted describing Layla
Yet they did not describe her, nor did they reach the gardens.
But did not describe nor reached the heavens
فكلso each قدhas شذاgiven off fragrance قولspeech الهيامardent love
فكل قد شذا قول الهيام
وكلand each منهمof them فيin توىruin ثوانseconds
وكل منهم في توى ثوان
So each has given off fragrance in words of ardent love.
Everyone disagreed on the words of passion
And each of them is lost in seconds.
And each of them in a different moment
بحقby the truth of الكلthe All عندin the presence of الكلthe All ياهYāh! (exclamation)
بحق الكل عند الكل ياه
أرينيshow me الكلthe All عندin the presence of الكلthe All هاهHāh! (exclamation)
أريني الكل عند الكل هاه
By the truth of the All, in the presence of the All—Yāh!
By the right of all to all, oh God
Show me the All in the presence of the All—Hāh!
Show me all in all, ah!
نشدتI sought الصونprotection حقاtruly للعيانfor direct vision
نشدت الصون حقا للعيان
زجاجglass القلبthe heart كأسa cup فيin زمانtime
زجاج القلب كأس في زمان
I truly sought protection for direct vision.
I sought protection in truth for the eyes
The heart’s glass is a cup in time.
The heart's glass is a cup in time