يا عُيونَ النَّرجِسِ الغَضِّ أَلا

يا عُيونَ النَّرجِسِ الغَضِّ أَلا

غُضِّ عنَّا قد طَوَيْنا بُرْدَنا

غُضِّ عنَّا قد طَوَيْنا بُرْدَنا

O eyes of the tender narcissus, take heed:

O eyes of the tender narcissus, do not

avert your gaze from us; we have already folded our mantle.

Turn away, for we have folded up our cloaks,

وغُصونُ البانِ مِيلي كَرَماً

وغُصونُ البانِ مِيلي كَرَماً

واتْرُكينا بعدَ هذا وحْدَنَا

واتْرُكينا بعدَ هذا وحْدَنَا

And branches of the bān tree, bend graciously,

And the branches of the acacia incline generously,

and leave us alone after this.

So leave us alone after this, to ourselves.

ونُجومُ اللَّيْلِ غيبي في الدُّجى

ونُجومُ اللَّيْلِ غيبي في الدُّجى

لِنُؤدِّي الوجدَ مِنَّا جُهْدَنَا

لِنُؤدِّي الوجدَ مِنَّا جُهْدَنَا

And stars of the night, vanish in the darkness,

And the stars of the night disappear into the gloom

so that we may give ecstatic longing our utmost effort.

So we may fully vent our passion,

ونُسَيْماتِ الصَّبا لا تطرُقي

ونُسَيْماتِ الصَّبا لا تطرُقي

ودَعينا قد أَضعْنا رُشْدَنَا

ودَعينا قد أَضعْنا رُشْدَنَا

And gentle breezes of the east wind, do not knock,

And the morning breezes—do not stir them!—

and leave us; we have already lost our good sense.

Leave us be, for we have lost our senses.

نحنُ لولا مِكْنَةٌ في طَوْرِنا

نحنُ لولا مِكْنَةٌ في طَوْرِنا

لرأَيْنا كلَّ عبدٍ عَبْدَنَا

لرأَيْنا كلَّ عبدٍ عَبْدَنَا

We—were it not for a power within our state—

If it weren’t for the veil drawn round our affair

would see every servant as our servant.

We would make every slave our slave.

كتبَ اللهُ على رَقْمِ العَما

كتبَ اللهُ على رَقْمِ العَما

قبلَ إِبْرازِ البَرايا مجدَنَا

قبلَ إِبْرازِ البَرايا مجدَنَا

God inscribed upon the tracery of the primordial Cloud,

God wrote upon the parchment of Fate

before bringing creatures forth, our glory.

Before the coming of beings our glory,

وعلى جبهَةِ آثارِ الوَرَى

وعلى جبهَةِ آثارِ الوَرَى

أَحكَمَ الباري تَعالى سعْدَنَا

أَحكَمَ الباري تَعالى سعْدَنَا

And upon the brow of creation's traces,

And upon the page of the traces of existence

the Creator, exalted is He, secured our good fortune.

The Creator firmly established our fortune.

إِرجِعي الطَّرفَ ولا تَنْحَجِبي

إِرجِعي الطَّرفَ ولا تَنْحَجِبي

ورِدِي في كلِّ طَوْرٍ وِرْدَنَا

ورِدِي في كلِّ طَوْرٍ وِرْدَنَا

Turn your gaze back, and do not veil yourself,

Turn your gaze away—do not hide yourself!—

and in every state, come to our watering-place.

And visit us at every halt along the way.

واتْرُكي العِنْدَ فما عندَ امْرءٍ

واتْرُكي العِنْدَ فما عندَ امْرءٍ

في البَرايا كلِّها ما عِنْدَنَا

في البَرايا كلِّها ما عِنْدَنَا

And leave aside 'having,' for no person has,

Leave whining be, for no man owns

in all creation, what we have.

Anything in this world that matches what is ours.

زُهْدُنا في العرشِ والفرشِ معاً

زُهْدُنا في العرشِ والفرشِ معاً

قَلِّدي إِنْ رُمْتِ زُهْداً زُهْدَنَا

قَلِّدي إِنْ رُمْتِ زُهْداً زُهْدَنَا

Our renunciation is of Throne and earthly carpet alike;

Our detachment from throne and mattress alike—

imitate our renunciation, if you seek renunciation.

Imitate, if you wish, our detachment!

مُهِّدَتْ جَلْجَلَةُ الشَّأنِ لنا

مُهِّدَتْ جَلْجَلَةُ الشَّأنِ لنا

ويدُ الغيبِ تَلافَتْ فَرْدَنَا

ويدُ الغيبِ تَلافَتْ فَرْدَنَا

The thunder of the Affair was made ready for us,

The vessel of our affair was smoothed for us

and the hand of the Unseen rescued our solitary one.

And the hand of the Unseen chose us alone.

حسبُنا اللهُ تعالى إِنَّنا

حسبُنا اللهُ تعالى إِنَّنا

قد حَلَلْنا بالتَّجلِّي عَقْدَنَا

قد حَلَلْنا بالتَّجلِّي عَقْدَنَا

God Most High suffices us; indeed, we

God suffices us! We indeed

have untied our knot through divine manifestation.

Have unbound, through revelation, our knot.

ولإِيفاءِ وُجوبِ الشُّكرِ قد

ولإِيفاءِ وُجوبِ الشُّكرِ قد

فَرَشَ العزمُ انْقِياداً خدَّنا

فَرَشَ العزمُ انْقِياداً خدَّنا

And to fulfill the obligation of thanksgiving,

And to fulfill the duty of gratitude

resolve has laid our cheek down in submission.

Determination has spread out, obedient, our cheek.

لا تقلْ هذا بعيدٌ أمَداً

لا تقلْ هذا بعيدٌ أمَداً

فتَقَ الرَّتْقَ تَدَلَّى ودَنَا

فتَقَ الرَّتْقَ تَدَلَّى ودَنَا

Do not say, 'This is far off in time.'

Do not say this is far-fetched,

He split the joined whole, descended, and drew near.

For the firm rope has drawn near and bent down.