زادَincreased مِنof لَوعةanguish الغَرامpassionate love الغَريزيinborn
زادَ مِن لَوعة الغَرام الغَريزي
كُلevery سقمsickness بِمُهجَتيin my soul مَركوزrooted
كُل سقم بِمُهجَتي مَركوز
The anguish of inborn love was deepened
By every sickness rooted in my soul.
زَفرةa sigh حَرهاits heat بِقَلبيin my heart مشاعdiffused
زَفرة حَرها بِقَلبي مشاع
لاnot يرىis seen عَنهُfrom it قَطever بِالمَفروزas separate
لا يرى عَنهُ قَط بِالمَفروز
A sigh—its heat pervades my heart,
Never seen as separate from it.
زَجرتنيheld me back قَواطعhindrances الدَهرtime عَمداًdeliberately
زَجرتني قَواطع الدَهر عَمداً
عَنfrom مَسيريmy journey إِلىto رَسولa Messenger عَزيزnoble
عَن مَسيري إِلى رَسول عَزيز
Time's hindrances deliberately held me back
From my journey to a noble Messenger.
زبدةthe cream الأَنبياءthe prophets ذاتاًin essence وَأَصلاًand in origin
زبدة الأَنبياء ذاتاً وَأَصلاً
وَهوَand he أَدراهُمthe most knowledgeable of them بِكُلabout every الرُموزthe symbols
وَهوَ أَدراهُم بِكُل الرُموز
The cream of the prophets, in essence and origin,
And he understands every symbol better than them all.
زاهدascetic حامدpraising شَكورdeeply grateful صَبورever-patient
زاهد حامد شَكور صَبور
ذيpossessor of مَنارa beacon عَلىupon التُقىpiety مَغروزfirmly planted
ذي مَنار عَلى التُقى مَغروز
Ascetic, full of praise, deeply grateful, ever-patient,
With a beacon firmly rooted in piety.
زاهرradiant الوَجهthe face طَيبsweet النَشرthe fragrance طيبpure
زاهر الوَجه طَيب النَشر طيب
مِنهُfrom him طابَbecame sweet الوجودexistence عِندَat البُروزthe appearing
مِنهُ طابَ الوجود عِندَ البُروز
Radiant of face, sweet of fragrance, pure,
Through him, existence grew sweet at his appearing.
زادَهُincreased him اللَهGod رفعةeminence وَكمالاًand perfection
زادَهُ اللَه رفعة وَكمالاً
وَاِرتَضاهand chose him لسرهfor His secret المَحروزsafeguarded
وَاِرتَضاه لسره المَحروز
God increased his eminence and perfection,
And chose him for His safeguarded secret.
زخرsurged العلمknowledge مِنهُfrom him عَذباًsweet فَأَبدىand so revealed
زخر العلم مِنهُ عَذباً فَأَبدى
عَنof جمانpearls وَجَوهَرand gems مَنكوزpierced
عَن جمان وَجَوهَر مَنكوز
Knowledge surged from him, sweet, and so revealed
Pearls and pierced gems.
زَمزَمZamzam شرفتwas honored بِهِthrough him وَالمصلىand the prayer ground
زَمزَم شرفت بِهِ وَالمصلى
فازَgained بِالعزwith glory مِنهُfrom him وَالتَمييزand distinction
فازَ بِالعز مِنهُ وَالتَمييز
Zamzam was honored through him, and the prayer ground
Gained glory and distinction from him.
زَهَتblossomed الكائِناتcreated beings مِنهُfrom him وَأَمسَتand became
زَهَت الكائِنات مِنهُ وَأَمسَت
تَتَثنىsways بِقدهاwith its figure المَهزوزquivering
تَتَثنى بِقدها المَهزوز
Creation blossomed through him and came
To sway with its quivering figure.