نسيمbreeze حاجرHajir ياO نسيمbreeze حاجرHajir
نسيم حاجر يا نسيم حاجر
هلis there منany خبرnews تشفيyou soothe بهwith it الخواطرthoughts
هل من خبر تشفي به الخواطر
Breeze of Hajir, O breeze of Hajir,
O morning breeze, O morning breeze
Is there news with which you can soothe the thoughts,
Is there any news to comfort my thoughts
عنabout جيرةneighbors الحيthe encampment الذيthat تجاورyou dwell beside
عن جيرة الحي الذي تجاور
فالشوقfor longing قدindeed أربىexceeded علىbeyond السرائرthe heart's secret depths
فالشوق قد أربى على السرائر
About the neighbors of the encampment you dwell beside?
About the neighbor of the quarter who resides
For longing has overflowed the heart's secret depths.
For longing has grown upon my mind
وافيتyou came ربعيmy abode ياO نسيمbreeze الأسحارthe predawn hours
وافيت ربعي يا نسيم الأسحار
منfrom بعدafter ماthat نامتslept عيونthe eyes الأغيارthe strangers
من بعد ما نامت عيون الأغيار
You have come to my abode, O breeze of the predawn hours,
And visited my place, O breeze of dawn
After the eyes of strangers had gone to sleep.
After the eyes of strangers fell asleep
عسىperhaps معكwith you ليfor me ياO نسيمbreeze أخبارnews
عسى معك لي يا نسيم أخبار
عنabout الحبيبthe beloved النازحfar away المهاجرwho has departed
عن الحبيب النازح المهاجر
Perhaps you have news for me, O breeze,
Hopefully you have for me, O breeze, news
Of the beloved who has gone far away, who has left.
About the absent beloved emigrant
حبlove الأحبةthe beloved ones فيin الفؤادthe heart خيمpitched its tent
حب الأحبة في الفؤاد خيم
لاno بلrather جرىflowed منيfrom me مجرىthe course of الدمblood
لا بل جرى مني مجرى الدم
Love of the beloved ones has pitched its tent in the heart.
Love of loved ones settled in my heart
No—rather, it flows through me as blood flows.
No, but it flowed in me like blood
وكلماand whenever برقlightning الحمىthe sanctuary تبسمsmiled
وكلما برق الحمى تبسم
فاضتoverflowed دموعtears العينthe eye فيin المحاجرthe sockets
فاضت دموع العين في المحاجر
And whenever the sanctuary's lightning smiles,
And whenever fever flashed, I smiled
Tears from the eye overflow in the sockets.
So the tears of my eyes overflowed in sorrow
مضىpassed زمانيmy time فيin الجفاestrangement
مضى زماني في الجفا
ومدمعيand my tears قدindeed خاننيbetrayed me وصبريand my patience
ومدمعي قد خانني وصبري
My time has passed in estrangement,
My time has passed in estrangement
And my tears have betrayed me, and my patience too.
And my tears have betrayed me, and my patience
وضاقand narrowed بالفرقةthrough separation فسيحspacious صدريmy breast
وضاق بالفرقة فسيح صدري
ماwhat حيلتيmy recourse كمhow much شاءwished كونbeing صابرpatient
ما حيلتي كم شاء كون صابر
And separation has cramped my spacious breast.
And my spacious chest narrowed with separation
What recourse have I? How much one has wished to be patient!
What can I do, however long I remain patient
عسىperhaps عسىperhaps ياO ساكنينdwellers in نعمانNu'man
عسى عسى يا ساكنين نعمان
أنthat ينثنيmay return وقتthe time of الصفاserenity الذيthat كانonce was
أن ينثني وقت الصفا الذي كان
May it be, may it be, O dwellers of Nu'man,
Hope, hope O residents of Nu'man
That the former time of serenity returns,
That the time of pureness that was returns
وينكشفand be lifted حالthe state of الأسىsorrow والأَشجانand grief
وينكشف حال الأسى والأَشجان
بوصلthrough union with ليلىLayla بهجةdelight المسامرthe night companion
بوصل ليلى بهجة المسامر
And the state of sorrow and grief is lifted,
And the state of misery and anguish clears
Through union with Layla, the night companion's delight.
With the company of Layla, joy of conversing
أناI الذيthe one who فيin حبهاlove for her متيمenthralled
أنا الذي في حبها متيم
محزونsorrowful مشجونgrief-stricken الفؤادthe heart مغرمenamored
محزون مشجون الفؤاد مغرم
I am the one enthralled by love for her,
It is I who is infatuated in her love
Sorrowful, grief-stricken at heart, consumed by love.
Sorrowful, passionate of heart, enamored
فهلso, do تراهاyou think she ياO نديمcompanion تعلمknows
فهل تراها يا نديم تعلم
بماof what بقلبيin my heart منof هوىpassionate love مخامرpervading
بما بقلبي من هوى مخامر
So do you think, O companion, that she knows
So does she, O intimate friend, know
Of the love that permeates my heart?
Of the love that resides in my thoughts
ياO ساكنينdwellers on السفحthe slope منof فؤاديmy heart
يا ساكنين السفح من فؤادي
واديvalley الندىdew ياO خيرbest of كلevery واديvalley
وادي الندى يا خير كل وادي
O you who dwell on the slope of my heart,
O residents of the plain, from my heart
Valley of dew, O best of all valleys,
The valley of dew, O best of every valley
حيثwhere المناديthe caller يسمعhears المناديthe caller
حيث المنادي يسمع المنادي
ياO أهلpeople of البصائرinner sight حدقواfocus البصائرinner sight
يا أهل البصائر حدقوا البصائر
Where the caller hears the caller.
Where the caller hears the caller
O people of insight, focus your inner sight.
O people of insight, gaze with insight
هذاthis جمالthe beauty of الحقthe Real قدindeed تجلىhas manifested
هذا جمال الحق قد تجلى
ولمand not يكنwas محجوباًveiled قبلbefore كلall
ولم يكن محجوباً قبل كل
This is the beauty of the Real, now manifest,
This is the beauty of truth manifest
And it was not veiled before all things.
And was not veiled before everything
لكنbut قلبthe heart of العبدthe servant قدindeed تخلىhas emptied itself
لكن قلب العبد قد تخلى
شاهدit beheld وكانتand they had been منهfrom it السواترthe veils
شاهد وكانت منه السواتر
But the servant's heart has emptied itself;
But the heart of the servant turned away
It beheld, and the veils had come from it.
Witness, though it was hidden from him
طورthe Mount of التجليmanifestation قلبthe heart of كلevery عارفknower
طور التجلي قلب كل عارف
ومهبطand the descent-place of الأسرارmysteries واللطائفand subtle graces
ومهبط الأسرار واللطائف
Every knower's heart is the Mount of manifestation,
The moment of manifestation shocked every knower's heart
And the descent-place of mysteries and subtle graces.
And the place of secrets and subtleties
والنفسand the self موسىMoses تشهدbeholds المعارفspiritual insights
والنفس موسى تشهد المعارف
مهماwhenever تجلتthey manifest وأثبتand affirms الظواهرoutward forms
مهما تجلت وأثبت الظواهر
And the self is Moses, beholding spiritual insights,
And the soul witnessing the insights
Whenever they manifest, and it affirms outward forms.
However much manifest and proven the signs
والنفسand the self مغناطيسa magnet أمرthe command of الإلهامinspiration
والنفس مغناطيس أمر الإلهام
والروحand the spirit مغناطيسa magnet كونthe existence of الأجسامbodies
والروح مغناطيس كون الأجسام
And the self is a magnet for inspiration's command,
And the soul a magnet for inspiration
And the spirit is a magnet for the existence of bodies.
And the spirit a magnet for physical forms
وذاكand that منfrom بعدafter التوجهturning التامcomplete
وذاك من بعد التوجه التام
بكلwith every باطنinward aspect وبكلand with every ظاهرoutward aspect
بكل باطن وبكل ظاهر
And that comes after complete turning,
And that after complete orientation
With every inward and every outward aspect.
With every essence and every appearance
اللَهAllah أكبرgreatest هذهthis الحقيقةreality
اللَه أكبر هذه الحقيقة
قدindeed أَشرقتhas shone منfrom مشرقthe dawning-place of الطريقةthe Path
قد أَشرقت من مشرق الطريقة
Allah is greatest! This reality
God is Greater! This truth
Has shone forth from the dawning-place of the Path.
Has shone from the rising place of the way
فامسكso hold fast أخيmy brother بالعروةto the handhold الوثيقةfirm
فامسك أخي بالعروة الوثيقة
وهيand it is اتباعكyour following سيدthe master of العشائرthe clans
وهي اتباعك سيد العشائر
So hold fast, my brother, to the firm handhold,
So take, my brother, to the firmest handle
And it is your following the master of the clans:
Which is your following the Master of Masters
محمدMuhammad المبعوثsent بالهدايةwith guidance
محمد المبعوث بالهداية
والحقand truth والتحقيقand realization والولايةand sainthood
والحق والتحقيق والولاية
Muhammad, sent with guidance,
Muhammad, sent with guidance
And truth, spiritual realization, and sainthood,
And truth, realization, and authority
إنسانpupil عينthe eye of الكشفunveiling والعنايةand divine care
إنسان عين الكشف والعناية
وروحand the spirit of معنىthe meaning of جملةall المظاهرmanifestations
وروح معنى جملة المظاهر
The pupil of the eye of unveiling and divine care,
The human eye of unveiling and care
And the spirit of the meaning of all manifestations.
And the spirit meaning all manifestations