لماwhen يرىbeholds حبهاher love فؤاديmy heart
لما يرى حبها فؤادي
ايقنتI became certain أنthat المنىwishes تأتىcome true
ايقنت أن المنى تأتى
When my heart beholds her love,
When my heart sees her love
I become certain that wishes come true.
I was sure wishes would come true
ورنةby the ringing of السبعةthe seven المثانيthe oft-repeated
ورنة السبعة المثاني
ماno فيin الفؤادthe heart المعنىthe tormented ثانيa second
ما في الفؤاد المعنى ثاني
By the ringing of the Seven Oft-Repeated,
The tender seventeen years old doe
there is no second in the tormented heart.
No other meaning in the heart
سركyour secret عنديwith me خلالwithin سريmy secret
سرك عندي خلال سري
لاno لاno أبوحI divulge وقدand already ارقتyou have shed
لا لا أبوح وقد ارقت
Your secret is with me, within my secret.
Your secret is kept safe with me
No, no, I will not reveal it, though you have shed
No, no I won't tell it though it kept me awake
دميmy blood وكانand it was لديto me غالprecious
دمي وكان لدي غال
أرخصهcheapened it الحبlove حينwhen أفتىgave a ruling
أرخصه الحب حين أفتى
my blood, which was precious to me.
My blood was precious to me
Love cheapened it when it decreed:
Love made it cheap when it gave its ruling
كلevery قتيلslain one أرادdesired وصلاunion
كل قتيل أراد وصلا
إنindeed أسارىthe captives of الغرامpassion موتىdead
إن أسارى الغرام موتى
Every slain one desired union.
Every slain wanted union
Indeed, the captives of passion are dead.
Lovers are dead captives
ذهلتI lost awareness عنيof myself وكليand all of me أنتyou
ذهلت عني وكلي أنت
فماso not أرىI see عينيmy very self إلاexcept أنتyou
فما أرى عيني إلا أنت
I forgot myself, and all of me is you.
You distracted me and all I am is you
So I see my very self as nothing but you.
So I see nothing but you through my eyes
إنif كنتyou are أنتyou فلستthen you are not أنتyou
إن كنت أنت فلست أنت
وإنand if أكنهI am him فأنتthen you أنتyou
وإن أكنه فأنت أنت
If you are you, then you are not you.
If you are you, then you are not you
And if I am him, then you are you.
And if I am you then you are you
إنif لمnot تكنهاyou are her فلستthen you are not أنتyou
إن لم تكنها فلست أنت
بدونwithout أنتyou فهيthen she أنتyou
بدون أنت فهي أنت
If you are not her, then you are not you.
If you are not her then you are not you
Without you, she is you.
Without you she is you
أناI أناI وأنتand you أنتyou
أنا أنا وأنت أنت
ماnot هيshe إلاexcept شعاعa ray of أنتyou
ما هي إلا شعاع أنت
I am I, and you are you.
I am I and you are you
She is nothing but a ray of you.
She is but a ray of you
وهيand she أنتyou بدونwithout أنتyou
وهي أنت بدون أنت
ياO أنتyou أنتyou وعينيand my very self أنتyou
يا أنت أنت وعيني أنت
And she is you, without you.
And she is you without you
O you, you—and my very self is you.
Oh you, you and my eyes you
لستI am not أناI عينةa specimen لأنيbecause I
لست أنا عينة لأني
محوeffacement ولستand I am not أرانيI see myself أنتyou
محو ولست أراني أنت
I am not a specimen, for I am
I am not I for I am erased
effacement, and I do not see myself as you.
And I don't see myself, you do
منwhoever لمnot يصرbecomes نقطةa dot لباءfor the letter bāʾ
من لم يصر نقطة لباء
لمnot ينتعشrevives لوeven if يقولhe says حتىuntil
لم ينتعش لو يقول حتى
Whoever has not become a dot for the letter bāʾ
Those who didn't become a dot under baa
has not revived, even if he says 'until'.
Will not be revived even if they speak
وقدand indeed عزتنيoverpowered me سهامarrows of جفنan eyelid
وقد عزتني سهام جفن
تصطادcaptures مناfrom us القلوبthe hearts كرهاby force
تصطاد منا القلوب كرها
And the arrows of an eyelid have overpowered me,
Arrows of eyelids hunted me against my will
capturing hearts from us by force.
Kindling colors of fire in me
أوقدتyou kindled فيناwithin us ألوانhues of نارfire
أوقدت فينا ألوان نار
وقلتand you said إياكyou must beware أنthat تبوحyou divulge
وقلت إياك أن تبوح
You kindled hues of fire within us,
And you said don't confess
and said, 'Beware of divulging it.'
And bless my passion with "perhaps"
وامننand grant favor علىupon مهجتيmy soul بسوفwith 'will'
وامنن على مهجتي بسوف
ولنand 'will not' ولاand 'no' لاno وهلand 'whether' وحتىand 'until'
ولن ولا لا وهل وحتى
And favor my soul with 'will',
No, no, maybe, and even if
and 'will not', and 'no', 'no', and 'whether', and 'until'.
I am not me and neither is he
لستI am not أناI ولستand I am not هوhe
لست أنا ولست هو
فمنthen who أناI ياO أناI وهوand he
فمن أنا يا أنا وهو
I am not I, nor am I he;
Then who am I, Oh I and he
then who am I, O I and he?
When we vanished we became
ونحنand we لماwhen فنيناwe were annihilated صرناwe became
ونحن لما فنينا صرنا
عيونthe essences of كلall الوجودexistence حكماin effect
عيون كل الوجود حكما
And we, when we were annihilated, became
The eyes that judge all existence
the very essences of all existence, in effect.
Partial English translation: 33 of 34 Arabic lines translated.