هلis there? للذيfor the one who جدhastened بالأظعانwith the departing caravans ياO حاديcamel-driver
هل للذي جد بالأظعان يا حادي
سقاهاhe watered her/them (possibly intended: 'drive them') رويداًslowly; gently ليلقىso that he may meet الحاضرthe settled one الباديthe nomad
سقاها رويداً ليلقى الحاضر البادي
O camel-driver, what of the one hurrying with the departing caravans?
O wayfarer, ask those who stop by the valleys,
He watered them gently [possibly intended: 'drive them gently'], so the settled one might meet the nomad.
Quenching their thirst leisurely, if they have seen
وتنعشand revives الهائمthe wandering lover الولهانthe distraught lover رؤيةthe sight of منone who
وتنعش الهائم الولهان رؤية من
يؤمheads toward قوماًa people أقامواthey settled جانبbeside الواديthe valley
يؤم قوماً أقاموا جانب الوادي
And the wandering, distraught lover is revived by seeing one
Those wandering souls become joyous at the sight,
who heads toward people dwelling beside the valley.
Of one leading a people who camped by the valley.
إنif قيدfettered الحظfortune أقداميmy feet وأوقفنيand held me back
إن قيد الحظ أقدامي وأوقفني
فكنthen be رسوليmy messenger إليهمto them أيهاO you الغاديsetting out at dawn
فكن رسولي إليهم أيها الغادي
If fortune has fettered my feet and held me back,
My fate has shackled my feet and stopped me,
then be my messenger to them, O you who set out at dawn.
So be my messenger to them, O wayfarer!
سلمoffer greetings عليهمto them وخبرهمand tell them بماof what لقيتexperienced; suffered روbeginning of 'my spirit'
سلم عليهم وخبرهم بما لقيت رو
حيend of 'my spirit' وجسميand my body وقلبيand my heart الوالدthe parent (unclear epithet) الصاديthe thirsty one
حي وجسمي وقلبي الوالد الصادي
Greet them, and tell them what has befallen
Greet them and tell them of the spirit and body,
my spirit, my body, and my thirsting heart [the epithet 'parent' is unclear].
And heart of their father, whom fate opposed.
وقلand say لهمto them ماnot نأىwent far away عنكمfrom you وفيand in يدهhis hand
وقل لهم ما نأى عنكم وفي يده
ماwhat لاno غنىindependence عنهfrom it منof ظهرa mount ومنand of زادprovisions
ما لا غنى عنه من ظهر ومن زاد
And tell them: he did not leave you carrying
Tell them, though far, what I have is through them -
what he could not do without—a mount and provisions.
Support I cannot do without day and night.
ظنthought الخلىthe carefree one بأنthat البعدdistance; separation يؤنسنيwould comfort me
ظن الخلى بأن البعد يؤنسني
فكيفthen how يؤنسنيcould comfort me طرديmy expulsion وإبعاديand my banishment
فكيف يؤنسني طردي وإبعادي
The carefree one thought that distance would comfort me.
They thought distance would console me,
But how could my expulsion and banishment comfort me?
How can estrangement and exile comfort me?
أمor كيفhow أنسىcan I forget غريباas a stranger صارbecame قربهمnearness to them
أم كيف أنسى غريبا صار قربهم
أقصىthe utmost مراديmy desire ومطاوبيand my aspirations (unclear form) ومرتاديand my sought-for place
أقصى مرادي ومطاوبي ومرتادي
Or how could I forget, when, as a stranger, nearness to them became
Or how can I forget, once a stranger now so close,
my utmost desire, my aspirations [reading uncertain], and the place I sought?
Their nearness is all I hope for and frequent?
أمor كيفhow أنسىcan I forget لهمwith them عهداًa covenant وقدwhen indeed منحواthey bestowed
أم كيف أنسى لهم عهداً وقد منحوا
محضpure الودادaffection جادواthey gave generously قبلbefore إيجاديmy being brought into existence
محض الوداد جادوا قبل إيجادي
Or how could I forget a covenant with them, when they bestowed
Or how can I forget the pact, when they granted me,
pure affection, giving generously before I was brought into being?
Pure affection, they gave before I asked?
واتحفونيand they graced me بسرwith a secret لوif أبوحI disclose بهit; about it
واتحفوني بسر لو أبوح به
لشاعwould surely abound فيamong النسpeople (unclear spelling) لواميmy censurers وحساديand my enviers
لشاع في النس لوامي وحسادي
And they graced me with a secret; were I to reveal it,
They honored me with a secret, if revealed,
my censurers and enviers would abound among people.
Would bring me disgrace and envious foes.
إنيindeed, I ليقلقنيsurely troubles me هذاthis النسيمbreeze متىwhen
إني ليقلقني هذا النسيم متى
ماever (completes 'whenever') هبblew منfrom حيثwhere أغوارlowlands وانجادand uplands
ما هب من حيث أغوار وانجاد
Indeed, this breeze troubles me whenever
Whenever this breeze blows from the valley depths,
it blows from lowlands and uplands.
I remember my days and feasts gone by.
وماand never تمايلswayed غصنa branch فيin حيقتهits garden (unclear form)
وما تمايل غصن في حيقته
إلاexcept that تذكرتI remembered أوقاتيmy times وأعياديand my feast days
إلا تذكرت أوقاتي وأعيادي
No branch sways in its garden [reading uncertain]
No branch sways in the thickets, but I recall,
without my recalling my moments and feast days.
My times with them and days of camaraderie.
ولاand never تغنىsang بذكرof the mention of الغانياتbeautiful women شجa sorrowful one
ولا تغنى بذكر الغانيات شج
إلاexcept that جرىflowed الدمعtears منfrom عينيmy eye علىupon الناديthe gathering place
إلا جرى الدمع من عيني على النادي
Nor does a sorrowful one sing of beautiful women
No lovesick nightingale sings with yearning,
without tears flowing from my eye upon the gathering place.
But tears flow from my eyes onto my cheek.
قدindeed طالgrew long مكثيmy stay بدارin the abode البعدseparation منتظراًwaiting
قد طال مكثي بدار البعد منتظراً
إذنpermission المصيرgoing; journeying إليهمto them طولthroughout آماديmy spans of time
إذن المصير إليهم طول آمادي
Long has my stay in the abode of separation lasted, as I await
Long have I stayed in the abode of estrangement, waiting,
permission to go to them, through all my days.
For the order to return, however delayed.
أقبلI kiss التربthe dust منfrom أرضa land بهاin it نزلواthey alighted
أقبل الترب من أرض بها نزلوا
يومon the day of اجتماعيmy meeting بهمwith them فيat حينthe moment of إشهاديmy being made to witness
يوم اجتماعي بهم في حين إشهادي
I kiss the dust of the land where they alighted,
Bring me the dust from the land where they dwell,
on the day I met them, when I was made to witness.
From when we were united, at the time of my witnessing.
ياah هلwhether ترىdo you think تجمعbring together الأيامthe days فيin دعةease; peace
يا هل ترى تجمع الأيام في دعة
بينيbetween me وبينand between أحبابيmy beloveds وأسياديand my masters
بيني وبين أحبابي وأسيادي
Ah, do you think the days will peacefully bring together
O will the days gather in leisure once more,
me, my beloveds, and my masters,
Between me and my loved ones and masters?
وأرتويand I drink my fill منof شرابthe draught of القومthe people فيamid زملa company (unclear form)
وأرتوي من شراب القوم في زمل
منof عارفينgnostics وأقطابand spiritual poles وأوتادand spiritual stakes
من عارفين وأقطاب وأوتاد
and let me drink my fill of the people's draught, amid a company
May I drink from their wine in a gathering,
of gnostics, spiritual poles, and stakes?
Of the gnostics, the pillars and pegs.
وأوقدand I kindle النورthe light فيin مصباحa lamp واضحةradiant; clear
وأوقد النور في مصباح واضحة
نورlight علىupon نورlight منfrom فتحspiritual opening وأورادand devotional litanies
نور على نور من فتح وأوراد
And kindle the light in a radiant lamp—
And kindle a lamp, bright and luminous,
light upon light, from spiritual opening and devotional litanies?
Light upon light, with openings and litanies.
نورthe light of السلوكspiritual wayfaring ونورand the light of الجذبdivine attraction قدindeed جمعاthe two were united
نور السلوك ونور الجذب قد جمعا
فأشرقاso both shone بينamong زهادascetics وعبادand worshippers
فأشرقا بين زهاد وعباد
The light of wayfaring and the light of divine attraction have united,
The light of the path and light of attraction combined,
and both have shone among ascetics and worshippers.
Radiantly between ascetics and devoted worshippers.
هاbehold قدindeed علمتI have learned ولاand no شكdoubt يخالطنيmingles within me
ها قد علمت ولا شك يخالطني
أنthat الطريقةthe spiritual Way فيin خرقىmy breaking لمعتاديwith my habitual ways
أن الطريقة في خرقى لمعتادي
Now I have learned, with no doubt mingling within me,
Now I know, undoubtedly mixed with me,
that the Way lies in my breaking with my accustomed habits,
Is that my way has breached the norm.
وتركand abandoning مألوفthe familiar ways of نفسa soul نفسa soul (repeated; syntax unclear) زانهadorned it خلقcharacter
وترك مألوف نفس نفس زانه خلق
أنجوI find salvation بهthrough it بينamong أشكاليmy peers وأضداديand my opposites
أنجو به بين أشكالي وأضدادي
and abandoning a soul's familiar ways—a soul adorned by character [wording unclear]—
Abandoning the familiar self's inclinations,
through which I find salvation among my peers and my opposites.
I attain salvation among my shapes and opposites.
وقدand indeed تحققتI became certain أنthat الخيرgoodness أجمعهall of it ضمbeginning of 'within'
وقد تحققت أن الخير أجمعه ضم
نend of 'within' أتباهىI glory; I boast لجديfor my grandfather المصطفىthe Chosen One الهاديthe Guide
ن أتباهى لجدي المصطفى الهادي
And I have become certain that all goodness lies
I have realized that all good lies in following,
in my pride in my grandfather, the Chosen One, the Guide [wording unclear].
My grandfather, the guiding Prophet.
عليهupon him أزكىthe purest صلاةblessing of اللهGod يتبعهاfollows it
عليه أزكى صلاة الله يتبعها
منهfrom Him السلامpeace بآزالthrough beginningless eternities وآبادand endless eternities
منه السلام بآزال وآباد
Upon him be God's purest blessing, followed
Upon him the purest prayers of God, followed by,
by peace from Him, through eternities without beginning or end.
Peace from Him for all times and habitats.