وبيتand a house كأحشاءlike the innermost parts of المجبthe lover (probable corrected reading) دخلتهI entered it
وبيت كأحشاء المجب دخلته
وماand not ليfor me ثيابclothes فيهin it غيرother than إهابيmy skin
وما لي ثياب فيه غير إهابي
I entered a house like a lover’s heart,
I entered a house like the inner chambers of a tomb
with no clothes there but my skin.
And I had no clothes in it except my cloak
أرىI am seen محرماas a consecrated pilgrim فيهin it وليسand it is not بكعبةa Kaaba
أرى محرما فيه وليس بكعبة
فماfor not ساغwas permissible إلاexcept فيهin it خلعtaking off ثيابيmy clothes
فما ساغ إلا فيه خلع ثيابي
I appear there as a consecrated pilgrim, though it is no Kaaba;
I saw a sanctum though it was no Kaaba
for only there was shedding my clothes permissible.
So it was improper except to take off my clothes
بماءwith water كدمعlike the tears of الصبthe lovesick lover فيin حرthe heat of قلبهhis heart
بماء كدمع الصب في حر قلبه
إذاwhen أذنتgave notice أحبابهhis loved ones بذهابof departure
إذا أذنت أحبابه بذهاب
With water like a lover’s tears in his heart’s burning heat,
With water like tears of passion in his burning heart
when his loved ones announce their departure.
When his loved ones bid him farewell
توهمتI imagined فيهin it قطعةa piece منof جنهمHell (probable corrected reading)
توهمت فيه قطعة من جنهم
ولكنهاbut it منfrom غيرabsence of مسthe touch of عقابpunishment
ولكنها من غير مس عقاب
I imagined within it a piece of Hell,
I imagined it was a piece of Hell
yet it was without the touch of punishment.
Yet without any torment or punishment
يثيرit raises ضباباa mist بالبخارwith steam مجللاshrouding
يثير ضبابا بالبخار مجللا
بدورfull moons زجاجof glass فيwithin شموسsuns قبابof domes
بدور زجاج في شموس قباب
It raises a mist with steam, shrouding
Raising misty vapors with its steam
full moons of glass within suns of domes.
With crystal balls in rays of sunlight