Sol 6.1

  1. نقَضتُ عُرىَ صَبرِي وَأَبرَمتُ ضِدَّها

    فَها أَنا في الحالَينِ مُكتَئِبٌ مُضنَى

    I unraveled the bonds of my patience and bound their opposite fast.

    So here I am, in both states, dejected and worn out.

  2. نَحِيلٌ يُعنِّيني العِيانُ إذا بَدا

    صَبَاحاً ويُشجِيني الحَمامُ إذا غَنَّى

    Gaunt, I am tormented by the sight when it appears

    at dawn, and the doves sadden me when they sing.

  3. نَفَيتُ سِواهُ إذ عَلِمتُ ثُبوتَهُ

    ومُعتَقَدُ التَّوحيدِ يَبقَى وَقَد أفنى

    I denied all but him when I knew his reality.

    And belief in oneness endures, having wrought annihilation.

  4. نِدِائي إِلَيهِ صَاعِدٌ كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ

    وإن كُنتُ لم أشعُر لِحاظاً ولا أُذنا

    My call rises to him every hour,

    though I have perceived it with neither glance nor ear.

  5. نَهاري وَلَيلي جنَّتان بِذكرهِ

    فها أنَا مِن حُسنى نُقِلتُ إلى حُسنى

    My day and my night are two gardens through remembrance of him.

    So here I am, carried from bliss to bliss.

  6. نأيتَ فَلم أطِبق على سَلوَةٍ حَشىً

    صَدَدتَ فلم أُغمِض على سِنَةٍ جَفنا

    You went far away; my breast could hold no solace.

    You turned away; I could not close an eyelid in slumber.

  7. نَقَلتُكَ مِن عَينَي لِقَلبِيَ غَيرَةً

    فأنتَ مَحَلُّ الرُّوحِ مِنّيَ أو أدنى

    I moved you from my eyes to my heart out of jealousy,

    for you are within me where my soul is—or nearer still.

  8. نَعيمٌ مُقِيمٌ لَمحَةً إن بَذلتَها

    وعَبدُكَ يا مَولايَ يَرتَقِبُ الإِذنا

    A glance, if you grant it, is abiding bliss.

    And your servant, O my master, awaits permission.

  9. نَصيبُ الورَى في الحُبِّ لَفظٌ مُجَرَدٌ

    وقلبي ولا فَخرٌ لهُ اللَّفظُ والمعنى

    Humankind's share in love is a mere word;

    but my heart—not to boast—has both the word and the meaning.