قلsay للذيto the one who قدhas لامنيreproached me
قل للذي قد لامني
دعنيleave me وشأنيand my affairs ياO عذولfaultfinder
دعني وشأني يا عذول
Say to the one who has reproached me:
Tell those who blame me
Leave me to my own affairs, O faultfinder.
Leave me be, O reproacher
لوif كنتyou were تدريyou know ماwhat جرىhappened
لو كنت تدري ما جرى
ماnot كنتyou would تنهيforbid ياO جهولignorant one
ما كنت تنهي يا جهول
If you knew what had happened,
If you knew what has happened
You would not forbid me, O ignorant one.
You wouldn't admonish me, O ignorant one
أماdo you not ترىsee جسميmy body السقيمailing
أما ترى جسمي السقيم
قدhas شفهworn it away داءthe sickness النحولwasting
قد شفه داء النحول
Do you not see my ailing body?
Don't you see my frail body
The wasting sickness has worn it away.
Wasted by the disease of emaciation
قلsay ليto me بمنfor whom هذاthis العتاdefiance
قل لي بمن هذا العتا
وذاand this التصابيyouthful dalliance والذهولand bewilderment
وذا التصابي والذهول
Tell me, for whom is this defiance,
Tell me who is this insolence from
And this youthful dalliance and bewilderment?
And this audacity and confusion
اللَهGod حسبيenough for me وكفىand He suffices
اللَه حسبي وكفى
قلsay ماwhat تشاyou wish ياO ذاpossessor of الفضولmeddlesomeness
قل ما تشا يا ذا الفضول
God is enough for me, and He suffices.
God suffices me and is enough
Say what you wish, O meddler.
Say what you wish, O intrusive one
ياO ساكنينdwellers in سرائريmy innermost secrets
يا ساكنين سرائري
عنديwith me لكمfor you صفوthe purity الودادof affection
عندي لكم صفو الوداد
O dwellers in my innermost secrets,
O inhabitants of my innermost being
For you I hold the purest affection.
For you I harbor the kindest affection
ملكتكمI have given you possession ياO سادتيmy masters
ملكتكم يا سادتي
زمامthe reins أمريof my affairs والقيادand control
زمام أمري والقياد
I have given you, O my masters,
You have possessed, my masters
The reins of my affairs and their direction.
The reigns of my matter and leadership
لاdo not تهملواneglect منone who قدhas غداbecome
لا تهملوا من قد غدا
يسمواhe rises بكمthrough you بينamong العبادthe servants
يسموا بكم بين العباد
Do not neglect one who has come
Don't neglect one who has become
To rise through you among God's servants,
Exalted through you among the servants
واقفstanding علىat البابthe door مقيمabiding
واقف على الباب مقيم
يرجوhe hopes for السعادةhappiness والقبولand acceptance
يرجو السعادة والقبول
Standing at the door, abiding there,
Standing at the door, staying
Hoping for happiness and acceptance.
Hoping for happiness and acceptance
اللَهGod حسبيenough for me وكفىand He suffices
اللَه حسبي وكفى
قلsay ماwhat تشاyou wish ياO ذاpossessor of الفضولmeddlesomeness
قل ما تشا يا ذا الفضول
God is enough for me, and He suffices.
God suffices me and is enough
Say what you wish, O meddler.
Say what you wish, O intrusive one
هبتblew نسيماتbreezes الوصالof union
هبت نسيمات الوصال
منfrom جانبthe realm القدسof holiness العليexalted
من جانب القدس العلي
The breezes of union blew
The breezes of reunion have blown
From the realm of holiness on high,
From the side of the Most High sanctuary
واستغرقتand engulfed أنوارهاtheir lights
واستغرقت أنوارها
عوالمthe worlds القلبof the heart الخليempty
عوالم القلب الخلي
And their lights engulfed
And its lights have immersed
The worlds of the heart, emptied
The worlds of the sincere heart
عماof what سوىother than معبودهthe One it worships
عما سوى معبوده
الواحدthe One الحقthe Truth الوليthe Protector
الواحد الحق الولي
Of all but the One it worships—
From anything other than His worship
The One, the Truth, the Protector.
The One, the True, the Guardian
وكوشفتand were unveiled أسرارهits secrets
وكوشفت أسراره
وحلand it settled فيin برجthe tower الوصولof attainment
وحل في برج الوصول
And its secrets were unveiled,
And its secrets were revealed to me
And it settled in the tower of attainment.
And I reached the pinnacle of attainment
اللَهُGod حسبيenough for me وكفىand He suffices
اللَهُ حسبي وكفى
قلsay ماwhat تشاyou wish ياO ذاpossessor of الفضولmeddlesomeness
قل ما تشا يا ذا الفضول
God is enough for me, and He suffices.
God is enough for me and suffices
Say what you wish, O meddler.
Say what you wish, O intrusive one
باتspent the night المحبthe lover معwith الحبيبthe beloved
بات المحب مع الحبيب
والعاذلand the reproacher الغافلheedless بعيدfar away
والعاذل الغافل بعيد
The lover spent the night with the beloved,
The lover spent the night with the Beloved
While the heedless reproacher was far away.
While the blamer, oblivious, is far away
لمdid not يدرknow ماwhat شأنthe nature الهوىof love
لم يدر ما شأن الهوى
بينbetween المواليthe masters والعبيدand the slaves
بين الموالي والعبيد
He did not know the nature of love
He does not know the state of passion
Between masters and slaves.
Between the loyal and the servants
ياO ويحهalas for him ماذاwhat عليهupon him
يا ويحه ماذا عليه
لوif كنwere يعرفhe recognizes للسعيدfor the blessed one
لو كن يعرف للسعيد
Alas for him! What harm would it do him
Woe to him! What is incumbent upon him
If he recognized the blessed one's
If he only knew, for the fortunate one
مكانهhis standing منwith ربهhis Lord
مكانه من ربه
واللَهand God يعلمknows ماwhat يقولhe says
واللَه يعلم ما يقول
Standing with his Lord?
His place with his Lord
And God knows what he says.
And God knows what I say
اللَهGod حسبيenough for me وكفىand He suffices
اللَه حسبي وكفى
قلsay ماwhat تشاyou wish ياO ذاpossessor of الفضولmeddlesomeness
قل ما تشا يا ذا الفضول
God is enough for me, and He suffices.
God suffices me and is enough
Say what you wish, O meddler.
Say what you wish, O intrusive one
ماذاwhat يقولsay المنكرونthe deniers
ماذا يقول المنكرون
فيمنabout one who لهhe has قلبa heart سليمsound
فيمن له قلب سليم
What do the deniers say
What do the deniers say
About one whose heart is pure
About one whose heart is uncorrupted
عليtoward جميعall المسلمينthe Muslims
علي جميع المسلمين
وقصدهand his aim المولىthe Master الكريمthe Generous
وقصده المولى الكريم
Toward all Muslims,
Towards all Muslims
And whose aim is the Generous Master,
And whose aim is the Bountiful Master
ويعتقدand he believes فيabout نفسهhimself
ويعتقد في نفسه
بأنهthat he is عبدa servant ذميمblameworthy
بأنه عبد ذميم
And who believes himself
And believes about himself
To be a blameworthy servant?
That he is a lowly servant
لولاwere it not for عنايةthe care ربهof his Lord
لولا عناية ربه
لكانhe would be بطالاًan idler ضلولutterly astray
لكان بطالاً ضلول
Were it not for his Lord's care,
If not for his Lord's care
He would be an idler, utterly astray.
He would have gone astray and lost
اللَهGod حسبيenough for me وكفىand He suffices
اللَه حسبي وكفى
قالhe said ماwhat تشاyou wish ياO ذاpossessor of الفضولmeddlesomeness
قال ما تشا يا ذا الفضول
God is enough for me, and He suffices.
God suffices me and is enough
He said what you wish, O meddler.
Said what you wished, O intrusive one