ألبستُI clothed ستّSitt (Lady) العابديthe worshippers (word continued)
ألبستُ ستّ العابدي
نcompletion of “the worshippers” خرقةَa patched cloak التصوفِSufism
ن خرقةَ التصوفِ
I clothed Sitt al-ʿĀbidīn
I donned the garb of worshippers,
in the patched cloak of Sufism.
The cloak of mysticism.
ألبستُهاI clothed her منout of رغبتيmy desire
ألبستُها من رغبتي
فيهاfor her ومنand out of تخوُّفيmy apprehension
فيها ومن تخوُّفي
I clothed her out of my desire
I donned it out of my desire for it
for her, and out of my apprehension
And my fear of breaking its threads,
علىover إنكسارbrokenness راعنيalarmed me
على إنكسار راعني
منهاfrom her ومنand out of تشوّفِyearning
منها ومن تشوّفِ
over a brokenness that alarmed me
Out of my longing for it
in her, and out of yearning.
And my aspiration.
ألبستُهاI clothed her بمكةَin Mecca
ألبستُها بمكةَ
فيduring الحجِّthe pilgrimage بالمعرِّفat the pilgrimage standing-place
في الحجِّ بالمعرِّف
I clothed her in Mecca,
I donned it in Mecca
during the pilgrimage, at the standing-place.
During the hajj, with wisdom.
ألبستُهاI clothed her ثوبَa garment of تقىpiety
ألبستُها ثوبَ تقى
توّقنيstirred my longing (uncertain form) تشرُّفيmy honor
توّقني تشرُّفي
I clothed her in a garment of piety;
I donned the raiment of piety
my honor stirred my longing.
Trusting in my ennoblement.
لأنهاbecause she معشوقةٌis beloved
لأنها معشوقةٌ
لطيفةُdelicate in التظرفrefinement
لطيفةُ التظرف
For she is beloved,
For it is the beloved
delicate in her refinement,
Of refined allure,
محجوبةٌveiled مطلوبةٌsought after
محجوبةٌ مطلوبةٌ
لطالبِfor a seeker of التطرُّفِthe rare and unusual
لطالبِ التطرُّفِ
veiled, yet sought after,
Veiled, sought-after
by one who seeks the rare and unusual.
By the zealous lover.