أَرَأَيتَ سوقَ الحُبِّ كيفَ يُقامُ

أَرَأَيتَ سوقَ الحُبِّ كيفَ يُقامُ

القَوْمُ ذُهْلٌ والرِّجالُ قِيامُ

القَوْمُ ذُهْلٌ والرِّجالُ قِيامُ

Have you seen how the market of love is held?

Have you seen the market of love, how it is set up?

The people are dazed, and the men stand.

The people are confused and the men stand.

يتَزاحَمونَ إلى العُلى بقُلوبِهِمْ

يتَزاحَمونَ إلى العُلى بقُلوبِهِمْ

هاموا وفي ذاكَ المَقامِ تَرامُوا

هاموا وفي ذاكَ المَقامِ تَرامُوا

They press toward the heights with their hearts.

They push against each other with their hearts,

They were enraptured and flung themselves into that station.

Passionate, and in that place they fell in love.

أَخَذوا أَساليبَ القُلُوبِ إِفاضَةً

أَخَذوا أَساليبَ القُلُوبِ إِفاضَةً

ومن الغُيوبِ إلى القُلُوبِ نِظامُ

ومن الغُيوبِ إلى القُلُوبِ نِظامُ

They received the ways of hearts through an outpouring.

They took the ways of the hearts overflowing,

And from the unseen realms to hearts comes order.

And from the hearts to the hearts there is order.

وتَعَلَّموا العِلمَ الخفِيَّ بسِرِّهِمْ

وتَعَلَّموا العِلمَ الخفِيَّ بسِرِّهِمْ

فهُمُ بمشْهَدِ ذَوْقِهِ أَعْلامُ

فهُمُ بمشْهَدِ ذَوْقِهِ أَعْلامُ

And they learned hidden knowledge through their innermost being.

And they learned the hidden knowledge in their secret,

So they are luminaries in witnessing its savor.

So they are, by the witnessing of its taste, banners.

عَرَفَتْ لَيالي الدَّهرِ زَمَّةَ جيشِهِمْ

عَرَفَتْ لَيالي الدَّهرِ زَمَّةَ جيشِهِمْ

طَوْراً وقد شَهِدتْ له الأَيَّامُ

طَوْراً وقد شَهِدتْ له الأَيَّامُ

The nights of time have known their army's rein.

The nights of fate have recognized the alliance of their army,

At one time—and the days have borne witness for it.

At times, and days have witnessed it.

جَيشٌ أَبو الزَّهْراءِ قامَ إمامَهُ

جَيشٌ أَبو الزَّهْراءِ قامَ إمامَهُ

فلَنِعْمَ جَيْشٌ بل ونِعْمَ إِمامُ

فلَنِعْمَ جَيْشٌ بل ونِعْمَ إِمامُ

An army: Abu al-Zahra stood as its imam.

An army whose leader is Abu Al-Zahra', it stood,

So, what a fine army indeed—nay, and what a fine imam!

So excellent is the army and excellent is the leader.