آهAh! منfrom فرطexcess الوجيبthe heart's throbbing
آه من فرط الوجيب
أورَثَتhave brought قلبيmy heart خبلاmadness
أورَثَت قلبي خبلا
Ah, the violence of my heart's throbbing!
Oh, from the intensity of longing
My heart has been driven mad
My heart has become afflicted
زفراتsighs شوقlonging مدنفa stricken lover
زفرات شوق مدنف
منكمُfrom you لمnot يعطَwas granted وصلاunion
منكمُ لم يعطَ وصلا
by the sighs of a stricken lover's yearning,
Sighs of passionate desire from you
one granted no union with you.
Have not been granted union
قدindeed أذابتهhave melted him الشجونthe sorrows
قد أذابته الشجون
والبكاءُand weeping والأنينُand moaning
والبكاءُ والأنينُ
Sorrows have melted him away,
Tears have melted it
and weeping and moaning.
And weeping and moaning
نحوهhis way لكمfor you حنينُyearning
نحوه لكم حنينُ
أبداforever بهto it يدينprofesses devotion
أبدا به يدين
His way is yearning for you,
Towards you is yearning
forever professed
It is forever indebted
دمعtears خدهhis cheek الهتونcopiously flowing
دمع خده الهتون
دمَيَتhave bled بهbecause of it الجفونthe eyelids
دمَيَت به الجفون
by the streaming tears on his cheek;
The tear has softened his cheek
his eyelids have bled from them.
The eyelids have been wetted by it
ياO سقامىmy sickness ياO طبيبيmy physician
يا سقامى يا طبيبي
عفوكُمyour pardon عنّيَfor me أولىmore fitting
عفوكُم عنّيَ أولى
O my sickness, O my physician,
Oh my healer, oh my doctor
your pardoning me is more fitting.
Your forgiveness of me is best
لمnot تزلyou cease باللطفfor kindness توصفyou are described
لم تزل باللطف توصف
فأنلso grant عبدكَyour servant فضلاgrace
فأنل عبدكَ فضلا
You have always been known for kindness;
You have not ceased to be described as kind
so grant your servant grace.
So grant your servant favor
لمnot تزلyou cease بيto me فيin أموريmy affairs
لم تزل بي في أموري
سيّديmy lord مولىa protector لطيفاgentle
سيّدي مولى لطيفا
You have always been to me, in my affairs,
You have not ceased to be with me in my affairs
my lord, a gentle protector.
My master, my gentle lord
أنتyou مولايmy lord نصيريmy helper
أنت مولاي نصيري
فاجبرso restore العبدthe servant الضعيفاweak
فاجبر العبد الضعيفا
You are my lord, my helper;
You are my protector, my helper
so restore your weak servant.
So strengthen the weak servant
منwho عذيريmy defender أوor مجيريmy protector
من عذيري أو مجيري
إنif أطلتyou prolong بيfor me الوقوفاthe standing
إن أطلت بي الوقوفا
Who will defend me or give me refuge,
Whether I have an excuse or protector
if you keep me standing long?
If my standing here is prolonged
ياalas ليوميَfor my day العصيبdreadful
يا ليوميَ العصيب
وسجلّand the scroll الصحفthe written records يتلىis recited
وسجلّ الصحف يتلى
Alas for my dreadful day,
Oh my painful day
and the scroll of records is read aloud,
And the records of pages are recited
وقلوبand the hearts الخلقthe creatures ترجفtremble
وقلوب الخلق ترجف
ولنارand in the fire الخوفfear تصلىare scorched
ولنار الخوف تصلى
and the hearts of creatures tremble,
And the hearts of people tremble
and are scorched by the fire of fear.
And the fire of fear is prayed to
ياO إلهيmy God بالنبيby the Prophet
يا إلهي بالنبي
العلىexalted القدرrank أحمدAhmad
العلى القدر أحمد
O my God, by the Prophet,
Oh my God, by the prophet
Ahmad, exalted in rank,
Of high worth, Ahmed
وعتيقand Atiq الرضيّthe well-pleasing
وعتيق الرضيّ
وأبىand Abu حفصHafs الممَجّدthe glorified
وأبى حفص الممَجّد
and Atiq, the well-pleasing,
And the contented one, Al-Ridha
and Abu Hafs, the glorified,
And Abu Hafs the glorified
والشهيدand the martyr وعلىيّand Ali
والشهيد وعلىيّ
غرَرِradiant paragons الفخرِglory المؤبّدeverlasting
غرَرِ الفخرِ المؤبّد
and the martyr, and Ali—
And the martyr and the Hassani
the radiant paragons of everlasting glory—
Pride of eternal glory
نحوَtoward ساحاتcourtyards الحبيبthe Beloved
نحوَ ساحات الحبيب
فلتَيسّرthen make easy ليfor me سبلاpaths
فلتَيسّر لي سبلا
toward the Beloved's courtyards,
Towards the courtyards of the beloved
then make paths easy for me.
So facilitate paths for me
فمتىwhen, then بالقربwith nearness أسعَفI am favored
فمتى بالقرب أسعَف
أوor أُرىI am deemed لذاكfor that أهلاworthy
أو أُرى لذاك أهلا
When, then, shall I be granted nearness,
When will I be granted nearness
or be deemed worthy of that?
Or see that family
ياO حداةَchanting drivers العيسthe pale camels عنّىon my behalf
يا حداةَ العيس عنّى
فاحملواthen carry نحوَtoward العقيقal-Aqiq
فاحملوا نحوَ العقيق
O drivers of the pale camels, on my behalf,
Oh separators of union from me
then carry toward al-Aqiq
Carry me to al-‘Aqiq
أسفىmy sorrow وطولand the length of حُزنىmy grief
أسفى وطول حُزنى
وبُكائيand my weeping وشهيقيand my sobbing
وبُكائي وشهيقي
my sorrow and my long grief,
My misfortune and length of sadness
and my weeping and my sobbing.
My crying and passionate sighing
علّنيperhaps I بالخيفِat al-Khayf أجنىI gather
علّني بالخيفِ أجنى
زهرَblossoms إبّانthe season of اللحوقjoining
زهرَ إبّان اللحوق
Perhaps at al-Khayf I may gather
Make me harvest with the sword
the blossoms in the season of reunion.
The flowers at the time of joining
هلis there لصَبّfor a lovesick lover منany نصيبshare
هل لصَبّ من نصيب
فيعودso turns الهجرُestrangement وصلاunion
فيعود الهجرُ وصلا
Is there any share for a lovesick lover,
Is there for a lover a share
so that estrangement turns to union?
So separation returns to union
ياO زمانtime القربnearness اعطِفshow compassion
يا زمان القرب اعطِف
وأنِلand grant مضناكyour lovesick one ميلاaffection
وأنِل مضناك ميلا
O time of nearness, show compassion,
Oh time of nearness, incline
and grant your stricken lover affection.
And grant your weary one favor
سيّديmy lord قدindeed ذبتُI have melted حُزناwith grief
سيّدي قد ذبتُ حُزنا
لاdo not تخيّبdisappoint فيكin you قصديmy quest
لا تخيّب فيك قصدي
My lord, I have melted away with grief;
My master, I have melted in sorrow
do not thwart my quest for you.
Do not disappoint my purpose in you
وأنلنيand grant me منكfrom you حسنىkindness
وأنلني منك حسنى
قدindeed برانيhas worn me away طولthe length of بعديmy separation
قد براني طول بعدي
And grant me kindness from you;
And grant me my goodness from you
my long separation has worn me away.
My long distance has shown me
واغتفرand forgive قولَthe words of معنىa tormented one
واغتفر قولَ معنى
هائماdistraught with love يشكوhe laments بوجدwith ardent longing
هائما يشكو بوجد
And forgive the words of a tormented one,
And forgive the words of meaning
distraught with love, lamenting in anguish:
Wandering, complaining with passion
ياO فلانso-and-so إنif رتyou see (uncertain reading) حبيبيmy beloved
يا فلان إن رت حبيبي
إفتلtwist اذنوhis ear ياO رُسيلاlittle messenger
إفتل اذنو يا رُسيلا
O so-and-so, if you [see] my beloved,
Oh so-and-so, if you pass my beloved
twist his ear, O little messenger.
Turn your ear, oh messenger
لشwhy أخذhe took عنقthe neck الخشيفthe little fawn
لش أخذ عنق الخشيف
وسرقand he stole فمّthe mouth الحجيلاthe little partridge
وسرق فمّ الحجيلا
Why has he taken the little fawn's neck
Why did you take the neck of the emaciated
and stolen the little partridge's mouth?
And steal the mouth of the beautiful