أيهاO you الساطعُthe one radiating نشراًperfume وأرجand fragrance
أيها الساطعُ نشراً وأرج
كيفَhow يستأذنناasks our permission منone who قَدalready وَلَجhas entered
كيفَ يستأذننا من قَد وَلَج
O you who radiate perfume and sweet fragrance,
O you who radiate perfume and fragrance,
how can one who has already entered ask our leave?
How can one who has already entered ask our leave?
كيفَhow يستأذنasks permission منone who مَسكنُهُhis dwelling
كيفَ يستأذن من مَسكنُهُ
فيin عيونٍeyes ونفُوسٍand souls ومُهَجand hearts
في عيونٍ ونفُوسٍ ومُهَج
How can he ask leave, whose dwelling
How can one ask leave whose dwelling is
is in eyes, in souls, and in innermost hearts?
In eyes and souls and hearts?
ماnot علىincumbent upon المسكِmusk ولاnor البَدرِthe full moon ولاnor الصّthe morn-
ما على المسكِ ولا البَدرِ ولا الصّ
بحِ-ing منany إذنٍpermission إذاwhen الصُّبحُthe dawn انبلَجbreaks
بحِ من إذنٍ إذا الصُّبحُ انبلَج
No leave is required of musk, nor the full moon, nor the morn—
Neither musk nor the full moon nor the morn-
—ing, when dawn breaks.
ing needs permission when dawn breaks.
إنّماonly أنتَyou مَتىwhenever تُهدِيyou bestow شَذىًfragrance
إنّما أنتَ مَتى تُهدِي شَذىً
فيin سنىradiance بالقلبِwith the heart والرُّوحِand the soul امتزجhas mingled
في سنى بالقلبِ والرُّوحِ امتزج
Such are you: whenever you bestow a fragrance,
You are only, whenever you bestow fragrance,
amid radiance it mingles with heart and soul.
In radiance that has mingled with the heart and soul.