شوقيmy longing إلىtoward ذاكthat السناءradiance محرِّكٌstirring
شوقي إلى ذاك السناء محرِّكٌ
قلبيmy heart فليso I have لذراهfor its heights أيwhat حنينyearning
قلبي فلي لذراه أي حنين
My longing for that radiance stirs
My longing for that splendor was stirring
My heart—what yearning I have for its heights!
My heart, so I had great yearning to see it.
لكنbut فيin تصحيفهits altered lettering ماwhat صدّنيheld me back
لكن في تصحيفه ما صدّني
وقضىand decreed لجسميfor my body فيهin it بالتسكينwith stillness
وقضى لجسمي فيه بالتسكين
Yet in its altered lettering lies what barred my way,
But in its description I was halted -
And decreed stillness for my body there.
It brought my body only tranquility.
واعجبْand marvel لشأنيat my plight فيin الهواءthe air وفيand in الهوىlove
واعجبْ لشأني في الهواء وفي الهوى
فآرثِso pity الغداةthis morning لحالةfor the state of المسكينthe poor man
فآرثِ الغداة لحالة المسكين
And marvel at my plight in the air and in love;
Consider my condition in passion and love -
So pity the poor man's state this morning.
I inherited in the morn the state of the wretched.
فلكلِّso for every شيءthing قدindeed منعتI was prevented عنfrom المنىwishes
فلكلِّ شيء قد منعت عن المنى
حبِّيmy love بأصلat the origin of النشرunfolding والتكوينand creation
حبِّي بأصل النشر والتكوين
So in all things I have been kept from my wishes,
For everything I desired was denied me,
My love, at the very source of unfolding and creation.
My love, by the origin of growth and creation.
أمريmy case وعذريand my excuse بيّنانboth clear لدىbefore العلاlofty eminence
أمري وعذري بيّنان لدى العلا
فمنso among الهُراءnonsense زيادةan increase in التّبيينexplanation
فمن الهُراء زيادة التّبيين
My case and my excuse are clear before the exalted;
My case and excuse are clear to the Wise One,
So further explanation is mere nonsense.
So further explanation is but folly.