بربكby your Lord منwho ذاthis one حباكbestowed upon you الخيالimagination
بربك من ذا حباك الخيال
فرفَّso it fluttered لديكin your presence رفيفthe fluttering of الجمالbeauty
فرفَّ لديك رفيف الجمال
By your Lord, who was it that bestowed imagination upon you?
In wonder I ask, who has enthralled your imagination,
So it fluttered before you with the flutter of beauty.
That it flutters with the gentle breeze of beauty,
وراقصكand danced with you الفجرdawn عذبsweet in الرؤىvisions
وراقصك الفجر عذب الرؤى
وشامand beheld بكin you البدرthe full moon أبهىthe most radiant مثالimage
وشام بك البدر أبهى مثال
And dawn, sweet of visions, danced with you.
And the dawn dances for you, sweet visions,
And the full moon beheld in you the most radiant image.
While the full moon keeps you company, the finest example.
وتاهتand gloried بكin you الشمسthe sun دنياa world الغرامof passion
وتاهت بك الشمس دنيا الغرام
فهلso, whether كنتyou were للشمسfor the sun دنياthe world المآلof final return
فهل كنت للشمس دنيا المآل
And the sun gloried in you—a world of passion.
The sun lost itself in your world of passion,
Were you, then, the sun's world of final return?
Was the sun your final destiny?
وغازلكand wooed you الروضthe garden فيin نشوةecstasy
وغازلك الروض في نشوة
وغازلتهand you wooed it غيرnot ولهىlovesick دلالcoquetry
وغازلته غير ولهى دلال
And the garden wooed you in ecstasy,
The garden flirted with you in rapture,
And you wooed it coyly, not lovesick.
And you flirted back, more alluring than a flirt.
سكبتyou poured لهfor it كلevery عطرfragrance سريexquisite
سكبت له كل عطر سري
ورشتيهand you adorned it بالنورwith light أسنىthe brightest اللآلpearls
ورشتيه بالنور أسنى اللآل
You poured for it every exquisite fragrance,
You poured it your secret perfume,
And you adorned it with light—the brightest pearls.
And sprinkled it with the softest light.
وبادلكand gave you in return الروضthe garden سحرthe magic of المنىwishes
وبادلك الروض سحر المنى
طيوفاًvisions.. وسحرand the magic of عطورperfumes الوصالunion
طيوفاً.. وسحر عطور الوصال
And the garden gave you in return the magic of wishes—
The garden reciprocated the intoxication of wishes,
Visions, and the magic of union's perfumes.
With apparitions, and the magic of union.
فماso, not كانwas وصلكunion with you غيرother than الخلودeternity
فما كان وصلك غير الخلود
زهاit shone عبقريwondrous in الجنىfruits والخلالand virtues
زها عبقري الجنى والخلال
So union with you was nothing but eternity;
So your union was nothing but eternity,
It shone, wondrous in its fruits and virtues.
The genius of gardens and peaks.
وماand what is الشعرpoetry إنif لمnot يكنit is فيin يديكyour hands
وما الشعر إن لم يكن في يديك
حليفan ally of جوىlove's anguish أوor قريرcontent in امتثالobedience
حليف جوى أو قرير امتثال
And what is poetry, if in your hands it is not
What is poetry if not in your hands,
An ally of love's anguish, or content in obedience?
An intimate fervor or obedient chant?
وماand what are الزهرflowers إنif لمnot تناغمharmonize with لغاكyour words
وما الزهر إن لم تناغم لغاك
أمانيهits hopes طرباًin rapture واختيالand pride
أمانيه طرباً واختيال
And what are flowers, if your words find no harmony
What is a flower if your words do not harmonize,
With their hopes, in rapture and pride?
Its wishes into pleasure and yearning?
أعيذكI seek protection for you منfrom شرِّthe evil of هذاthese الورىmortals
أعيذك من شرِّ هذا الورى
وماand what فيهis within it منof نفثاتvenomous breaths الصلالthe vipers
وما فيه من نفثات الصلال
I seek protection for you from the evil of these mortals,
I seek refuge for you from the evil of this world,
And from the vipers' venomous breaths among them.
And the insinuations of deviation within it.