تَجَرَّدَت نَفسِيَ عَن نَفسي

تَجَرَّدَت نَفسِيَ عَن نَفسي

فَزالَ بِالخَلعِ لَها لُبسي

فَزالَ بِالخَلعِ لَها لُبسي

My soul stripped itself of my self;

My soul stripped itself of self

so, through that shedding, my garb fell away from it.

Removing its garb, releasing all obscurity

وَراحَ يَومي عَن غَدي ناقِصاً

وَراحَ يَومي عَن غَدي ناقِصاً

بِضَعِفِ ما زادَ عَلى أَمسي

بِضَعِفِ ما زادَ عَلى أَمسي

And my today fell short of my tomorrow

And my today lacked tomorrow

by twice what it had gained over my yesterday.

With little added since yesterday's eve

وَلَم أَزَل أَرصُدُ بَدرَ الدُجى

وَلَم أَزَل أَرصُدُ بَدرَ الدُجى

حَتّى اِجتَلَيتُ البَدرَ في الشَمسِ

حَتّى اِجتَلَيتُ البَدرَ في الشَمسِ

And I kept watching the full moon of the night

Yet I kept watch for the moon of darkness

until I beheld the full moon in the sun.

Until in the sun the moon I espied

وَظَلَلتُ أَبغي الظِلِّ مِنها بِهِ

وَظَلَلتُ أَبغي الظِلِّ مِنها بِهِ

مِن عالَمِ الحِسِّ إِلى القُدسِ

مِن عالَمِ الحِسِّ إِلى القُدسِ

And I kept seeking shade from the sun through the moon,

And I sought shade from it within it

from the world of the senses to holiness.

From the world of senses to the Divine Presence

فَفُزتُ بِالفَيءِ فَلَم يُضحِني

فَفُزتُ بِالفَيءِ فَلَم يُضحِني

مُذ عُذتُ بِالجِنِّ مِنَ الإِنسِ

مُذ عُذتُ بِالجِنِّ مِنَ الإِنسِ

So I gained the shade and was not exposed to the sun,

So I attained the spoils and since have not lost

since I took refuge with the jinn from humankind.

When I sought refuge with the unseen from mankind