1. ذهبت فيه بكل مذهب

    وحرت لم أدر أين أذهب

    In him I have followed every path.

    And I was bewildered, not knowing where to go.

  2. حيرة فناء بلا ذهول

    فما بقي لي سواه مطلب

    Bewilderment in self-annihilation, without loss of awareness.

    So no goal remained for me but him.

  3. عجبت مني ومن بقائي

    وفي الهوى كلّ حال أعجب

    I marveled at myself and at my continued existence.

    And in love, every state is more wondrous.

  4. وخضت بحر الهوى جراءة

    من غير سبح وغير مركب

    And boldly I plunged into the sea of love,

    Without swimming or a vessel.

  5. والكاس سكران من هوائي

    أسكره عشقي من قبل أشرب

    And the cup is drunk on my passion.

    My ardent love intoxicated it before I drank.

  6. فقلت يا كاس أين سكرك

    سكرى بمن قد هويت أغلب

    So I said: O cup, where is your intoxication?

    My intoxication with the one I have loved is stronger.

  7. فلست أحتاج إلى محرّك

    من صدح طير ومن صباهب

    So I have no need of a stimulus,

    From birdsong or a blowing east wind.

  8. فلا تصرفني العوامل

    فلست مني ولست معرب

    So no governing influences can alter me,

    For I am not my own, nor am I subject to inflection.

  9. لا تذكروا لي سوى حبيبي

    دع عنك هنداً وذكر زينب

    Mention no one to me but my beloved.

    Set aside Hind and the mention of Zaynab.

  10. فذاك سولي وكلّ كلي

    بذكره أرتاح وفيه أطرب

    For he is my desire and the whole of my being.

    Through remembrance of him I find repose, and in him I am enraptured.

  11. ناديت روحي إليه روحي

    واذهبي روح حيث يذهب

    I called to my soul: Go to him!

    And go, O soul, wherever he goes.

  12. سلوك سرّ بلا مسافة

    من سير خبت وقطع سبسب

    A journey of the innermost self, without the distance

    Of traversing lowlands and crossing desert plains.

  13. تمت وصلوا على محمد

    الفاتح الخاتم المقرّب

    It is complete; and send blessings upon Muhammad,

    The opener, the seal, the one brought near.

  14. سوق المعارف سوق المذاهب

    وفيه كل الفنون تجلب

    The marketplace of knowledge, the marketplace of schools of thought,

    And into it all the arts are brought.

  15. صلاة ربي عليه دائم

    ما لاح فجر ونار كوكب

    My Lord's blessing upon him is unceasing,

    As long as dawn gleams and a star shines.

  16. واعطف وارجع لقولك أوّل

    ذهبت فيك بكلّ مذهب

    And turn back and return to your first words:

    In you I have followed every path.