مَنْwhoever شَاءَwishes بَعْدَafter رِضَىthe approval of الأَحِبَّةِthe beloved ones يَغْضَبُgrows angry
مَنْ شَاءَ بَعْدَ رِضَى الأَحِبَّةِ يَغْضَبُ
مَاthere is no بَعْدَafter بَهْجَةِthe joy of ذَاthis السُّفُورَunveiling تَحَجُّبُveiling
مَا بَعْدَ بَهْجَةِ ذَا السُّفُورَ تَحَجُّبُ
Now that the beloved are pleased, let whoever wishes be angry.
After the joy of this unveiling, there is no veiling.
أُنْسٌdelight لَهُfor it فيin كُلِّevery قَلْبٍheart مَوْقِعٌa place
أُنْسٌ لَهُ في كُلِّ قَلْبٍ مَوْقِعٌ
وَرِضَىًand contentment لَدَيْهِwith it كُلُّevery عَيْشٍlife طَيِّبُpleasant
وَرِضَىً لَدَيْهِ كُلُّ عَيْشٍ طَيِّبُ
A delight that has a place in every heart,
and contentment with which all life is sweet.
لاnot يَصْدُقُproves true التَّخْوِيفُthe intimidation مِنْfrom وَاشٍa slanderer سَعَىstrove
لا يَصْدُقُ التَّخْوِيفُ مِنْ وَاشٍ سَعَى
حَسَداًout of envy وَلاَnor قَوْلُthe words of الأَمانيhopes يَكْذِبُproves false
حَسَداً وَلاَ قَوْلُ الأَماني يَكْذِبُ
No warning rings true from a slanderer who schemed
out of envy, nor does the voice of hope lie.
فَاليَوْمَso today أَيُّwhich مَنازِلٍdwellings لاnot تُشْتَهَىare desired
فَاليَوْمَ أَيُّ مَنازِلٍ لا تُشْتَهَى
سُكْنىًfor habitation وأَيُّand which مِياهِهَاtheir waters لاnot تَعْذُبُare sweet
سُكْنىً وأَيُّ مِياهِهَا لا تَعْذُبُ
Today, then, what dwellings are not desired
for habitation, and which of their waters are not sweet?
وَبِمُهْجَتيand with my lifeblood القَمَرُthe moon الَّذيwho القَمَرُthe moon الَّذيwho
وَبِمُهْجَتي القَمَرُ الَّذي القَمَرُ الَّذي
بِتَمامِهِin his fullness لِتمامِهِbecause of his perfection لاnot يُحْجَبُis veiled
بِتَمامِهِ لِتمامِهِ لا يُحْجَبُ
And I would give my lifeblood for the moon who—the moon who—
in his fullness, by virtue of his perfection, is not veiled.
مُتَمَنِّعٌholding back مِنْfrom أَنْto يُرَىbe seen مُتَمَنِّعاًholding back
مُتَمَنِّعٌ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَى مُتَمَنِّعاً
مُتَجَنِّبٌshunning عَنْfrom أَنَّهُthat he is مُتَجَنِّبُshunning
مُتَجَنِّبٌ عَنْ أَنَّهُ مُتَجَنِّبُ
He holds back from being seen holding back,
and shuns being one who shuns.