آياتsigns تلكthat الحضرةpresence القدسيهsacred
آيات تلك الحضرة القدسيه
أبدتrevealed معانيmeanings النكتةthe subtle point الغيبيهof the unseen
أبدت معاني النكتة الغيبيه
The signs of that sacred presence
The verses of that sacred presence
Revealed the meanings of the unseen subtlety,
Revealed the meanings of the occult subtlety
وجلتand unveiled لأصحابto possessors of القلوبhearts رقائقاًdelicate truths
وجلت لأصحاب القلوب رقائقاً
ظهرتappeared وهاand behold هيthey فيin الظهورmanifestation خفيهhidden
ظهرت وها هي في الظهور خفيه
And unveiled delicate truths to those endowed with hearts.
And made clear to the owners of hearts, gentle feelings
They appeared—yet behold, in manifestation they are hidden.
Appearing, here it is, hidden in appearance
ياO أهلpeople of جرعاءJarʿāʾ الغويرal-Ghuwayr بحقكمby your rightful due
يا أهل جرعاء الغوير بحقكم
عطفاًcompassion عليupon me فمهجتيfor my heart's core مشويهseared
عطفاً علي فمهجتي مشويه
O people of Jarʿāʾ al-Ghuwayr, by your rightful due,
O people of Jir'a Al-Ghuwair, for your sake
Have compassion on me, for my heart's core is seared.
Showing sympathy for my scorched innards
أبكيI weep إذاwhen لمعتflashed بروقlightning flashes طلولكمyour ruined camps
أبكي إذا لمعت بروق طلولكم
شوقاًout of longing إليكمfor you والشؤنand the tear ducts جليهplainly visible
شوقاً إليكم والشؤن جليه
I weep when lightning flashes over your ruined camps,
I cry when the lightning of your heights flashes
Out of longing for you, with tear ducts plain to see.
Yearning for you, while the matter is obvious
وأذوبand I melt إنif غنىsings ليto me الحاديthe camel-driver بكمof you
وأذوب إن غنى لي الحادي بكم
متطيلساًdraped in a shawl برداءin a mantle صدقsincerity لنيهfor an intention
متطيلساً برداء صدق لنيه
And I melt if the camel-driver sings to me of you,
And I melt if the announcer sings to me about you
Draped in a mantle of sincerity, with intent.
Wearing the gown of sincere intention
أواهalas منfrom حرthe heat of البعادseparation فإنهfor indeed it
أواه من حر البعاد فإنه
يضنيwastes الفؤادthe heart وليسand is not يبصرseen زيهits guise
يضني الفؤاد وليس يبصر زيه
Ah, the heat of separation! For it
Oh the pain of remoteness, for it
Wastes the heart, though its guise is unseen.
Aggrieves the heart, and does not see its form
وحياتكمand by your lives ياO منyou whom أهيمI wander in love لأجلكمfor your sake
وحياتكم يا من أهيم لأجلكم
هاbehold ذاتthe very essence of قلبيmy heart عندكمwith you مرميهcast down
ها ذات قلبي عندكم مرميه
And by your lives, O you for whose sake I wander in love,
And your life, O you whom I passionately desire
Behold, my heart's very essence lies cast before you.
Pouring its tears and anguish
صبٌّa lovesick man تصبpour forth دموعهhis tears وولوعهand his ardor
صبٌّ تصب دموعه وولوعه
منof كلevery فنٍّkind نارهits fire مصليهsearing
من كل فنٍّ ناره مصليه
A lovesick man: his tears and ardor pour forth;
With every kind of fire ritualized
In every form, its fire scorches.
Passions stirred in it for the burnt ones
هاجتstirred بهwithin him للأجرعينfor al-Ajraʿayn مآربٌlongings
هاجت به للأجرعين مآربٌ
تركتهthey left him والآلامand the pains فيهwithin him عصيهunyielding
تركته والآلام فيه عصيه
Longings for al-Ajraʿayn stirred within him,
It left it while the pain therein is tenacious
Leaving him with pains within him that would not yield.
It did not set out to express a homesickness by which
ماnever راحhe went forth ينشرunfolding لوعةًanguish يبغيseeking بهاthrough it
ما راح ينشر لوعةً يبغي بها
وصلاًunion ولمand did not ترجعreturn بهwith him مطويهfolded away
وصلاً ولم ترجع به مطويه
He never unfolds anguish, seeking through it
It seeks reunion but did not return folded
Union, without its returning with him folded away.
Be kind to it with a look that gives it life from
حنواshow tenderness عليهto him بنظرةٍwith a glance تحييهrevives him منfrom
حنوا عليه بنظرةٍ تحييه من
موتthe death of البعادseparation إذاwhen البعادseparation بليهan affliction
موت البعاد إذا البعاد بليه
Show him tenderness with a glance that revives him from
The death of remoteness when remoteness is corruptive
The death of separation, when separation is an affliction.
How many times did I visualize you while I
كمhow many مرةٍtimes حاضرتكمI kept your company وأناand I الذيthe one who
كم مرةٍ حاضرتكم وأنا الذي
فيكمin you قبابdomes تولهيmy rapture مبنيهbuilt
فيكم قباب تولهي مبنيه
How often have I kept your company—I whose
In you domes that entrance me are built
Domes of rapture are built in you.
And versified you in my mind as if I
ونظمتكمand I arrayed you فيin خاطريmy thoughts وكأننيand as though I
ونظمتكم في خاطري وكأنني
فيin رضوةٍa garden (uncertain reading) قدسيةٍsacred عطريهfragrant
في رضوةٍ قدسيةٍ عطريه
And I arrayed you in my thoughts, as though I were
Were in a sacred, fragrant garden
In a sacred, fragrant garden [reading uncertain].
And glimpsed you with my inner sight as if it
ورمقتكمand I gazed at you ببصيرتيwith my inner sight وكأنهاand as though they
ورمقتكم ببصيرتي وكأنها
تلكthose الوجوهfaces بباصريin my gaze مرثيهmourned
تلك الوجوه بباصري مرثيه
And I gazed at you with my inner sight, as though
Depicts those faces buried in my vision
Those faces were mourned in my gaze.
For your beauty a dwelling in the folds of my heart
لجمالكمfor your beauty فيin طيthe folds of قلبيmy heart موطنa dwelling
لجمالكم في طي قلبي موطن
وعليهand over it كسوةa garment أنةٍa groan طينيهearthen
وعليه كسوة أنةٍ طينيه
Your beauty has a dwelling in the folds of my heart,
And over it a robe of blissful clay
And over it lies a garment of an earthen groan.
My love for you was molded in the form of my essence
جبلتwas molded محبتكمlove for you بنوعinto the nature of حقيقتيmy essence
جبلت محبتكم بنوع حقيقتي
معalong with قالبيmy bodily mold منfrom قبلbefore أنشرI unfold طيهits folds
مع قالبي من قبل أنشر طيه
Love for you was molded into the nature of my essence,
With my constitution since before its folds were spread
Along with my bodily mold, before I unfolded its folds.
And your secrets took hold in my mind
وتحكمتand took command فيof مهجتيmy heart's core أسراركمyour secrets
وتحكمت في مهجتي أسراركم
هيthey والهوىand love مرثيةٌan elegy مخفيهhidden
هي والهوى مرثيةٌ مخفيه
And your secrets took command of my heart's core;
It and passion a hidden elegy
They and love are a hidden elegy.
Far be it from you to sever my rope when
حاشاكموfar be it from you أنto تقطعواsever حبليmy cord وقدand indeed
حاشاكمو أن تقطعوا حبلي وقد
جبلتfashioned هواكمlove for you طيتيmy disposition النوعيهessential
جبلت هواكم طيتي النوعيه
Far be it from you to sever my cord, when indeed
I was created loving your noble nature
My essential disposition has fashioned love for you.
I was absent from all but you, professing
قدindeed غبتI vanished فيكمin you عنfrom سواكمall but you آخذاًadopting
قد غبت فيكم عن سواكم آخذاً
دينthe faith of الهوىlove وفصولهand its chapters الكليهuniversal
دين الهوى وفصوله الكليه
I have vanished in you, oblivious to all but you, embracing
The religion of passion and its total principles
The faith of love and its universal chapters,
Realized through my love for your excellence
متحققاًfully realized بمحبتيin my love لجنابكمfor your august presence
متحققاً بمحبتي لجنابكم
والحبand love رنةresonance سرهits secret أصليهinnate
والحب رنة سره أصليه
Fully realized in my love for your august presence;
And love is the echo whose secret is intrinsic
And the resonance of love's secret is innate.
Favor me with the breath of spirit that
منواgrant favor عليَّupon me بنفخةwith a breath الروحthe spirit التيwhich
منوا عليَّ بنفخة الروح التي
تحييrevives الرميمdecayed remains فهذهfor this الأمنيهthe wish
تحيي الرميم فهذه الأمنيه
Favor me with a breath of the spirit, which
Gives life to the feeble, for this is my wish
Revives decayed remains—for this is my wish.
Partial English translation: 41 of 42 Arabic lines translated.