أَترىI wonder متىwhen آتيكI come to you ووجهكand your face أنظرُI behold
أَترى متى آتيك ووجهك أنظرُ
واكونand I shall be منتصباًstanding upright ببيتكin your house أَشكرُI give thanks
واكون منتصباً ببيتك أَشكرُ
I wonder, when shall I come to you and behold your face?
Do you see when I come to you and look upon your face
And stand upright in your house, giving thanks,
And stand erect in your house giving thanks
متمتعاًdelighting بجمالin the beauty of وجهكyour face سامعاًhearing
متمتعاً بجمال وجهك سامعاً
جوزواpass الىinto فرحيmy joy للهيَّاunclear in the source واعبرواand cross over
جوزوا الى فرحي للهيَّا واعبروا
Delighting in the beauty of your face, hearing:
Delighting in the beauty of your face, listening
"Pass into my joy—[unclear word]—and cross over."
To the murmuring brooks rejoicing, cross over and express joy
حتَّامhow long بيin me ظمأٌthirst وعندكand with you منهلُa watering place
حتَّام بي ظمأٌ وعندك منهلُ
الخيراتgood things وافرةٌabundant تفاضُare poured out وتزخرُand overflow
الخيرات وافرةٌ تفاضُ وتزخرُ
How long must I thirst, when you have a watering place?
For I am thirsty and with you is a fountain
Good things abound, poured forth and overflowing.
Of abundant goodness overflowing and gushing forth
بلrather ماhow أَحَبّdear مساكنthe dwellings of الربthe Lord الالهGod
بل ما أَحَبّ مساكن الرب الاله
وماand how اعزَّprecious وماand how اَلذَّdelightful المنظرُthe sight
وما اعزَّ وما اَلذَّ المنظرُ
Indeed, how dear are the dwellings of the Lord God,
Indeed I love no dwellings but those of the Lord my God
And how precious, how delightful is the sight!
And nothing is more precious or sweet to behold
طوباهمُblessed are they سكانthe inhabitants of بيتكyour house دائماًalways
طوباهمُ سكان بيتك دائماً
طولthroughout المدىtime تسبيحهمtheir praise لاnot يفترُflags
طول المدى تسبيحهم لا يفترُ
Blessed are those who dwell always in your house;
Blessed are the dwellers in your house always
Through all time, their praise never flags.
Their praise unceasing through the ages
ياO ربِّLord أرجوI ask منكfrom you يوماًa day واحداًone
يا ربِّ أرجو منك يوماً واحداً
أنthat تقتبلنيyou receive me فيin دياركyour dwellings احشرI am gathered
أن تقتبلني في ديارك احشر
O Lord, I ask of you one single day,
O Lord I hope for a day when
That you receive me and I be gathered in your dwellings,
You will welcome me to your courts above
كيماso that اشاهدI behold نورthe light of وجهكyour face ظاهراًmanifest
كيما اشاهد نور وجهك ظاهراً
ولكيand so that يظللنيit shades me خباكyour tent الأنورmost radiant
ولكي يظللني خباك الأنور
So that I may behold the light of your face revealed,
That I may behold the light of your face revealed
And so that your radiant tent may shade me,
And your glorious tent may shade me
وتقومand you stand ليfor me منfrom عنat يمينيmy right حافظاًguarding
وتقوم لي من عن يميني حافظاً
وامامand before عينيmy eyes لمnot أَزلI cease لكat you ابصرI behold
وامام عيني لم أَزل لك ابصر
And you may stand at my right, guarding me,
And you would stand at my right hand as my guardian
And I may ever behold you before my eyes.
Before my eyes you were always there to watch
ارجوكI beseech you تاتينيyou come to me وعنديand with me تصطفيyou choose
ارجوك تاتيني وعندي تصطفي
لكfor you منزلاًa dwelling واليَّand to me سرَّاsecretly تخطرyou pass by
لك منزلاً واليَّ سرَّا تخطر
I beg you: come to me, and here with me choose
I ask you come to me and stand by my side
A dwelling for yourself, and secretly make your way to me,
To prepare for you a dwelling in my heart secretly
وتقولand you say هذيthis راحتيmy resting place ورضيتهاand I am pleased with it
وتقول هذي راحتي ورضيتها
أَبداًforever واسكنand I dwell هاbehold هناhere لاnot اصدرI depart
أَبداً واسكن ها هنا لا اصدر
And say, "This is my resting place, and I am pleased with it
And say “Here is my rest, I am pleased with it
Forever; and I dwell right here, never to depart.
Forevermore, abide here do not depart”
وجعلتand I have made هذاthis القلبheart موضعthe place of راحتيmy rest
وجعلت هذا القلب موضع راحتي
ربهits Lord أُقيمI dwell وفيهand within it جهراًopenly اظهرI appear
ربه أُقيم وفيه جهراً اظهر
And I have made this heart the place of my rest;
And you have made this heart your resting place
I, its Lord, dwell and appear openly within it."
Openly dwell in it and proclaim it loudly
ويصيرand becomes قلبيmy heart منزلاًa dwelling لكfor you طاهراًpure
ويصير قلبي منزلاً لك طاهراً
وبغيرand without عيبٍblemish فيin سبيلكyour path يعبرit passes
وبغير عيبٍ في سبيلك يعبر
And my heart becomes a pure dwelling for you,
And make my heart a pure dwelling for you
And passes along your path without blemish.
Blameless on your path to cross over
وتكونand you become أَنتyou نصيبthe portion of قلبيmy heart علَّهperhaps it
وتكون أَنت نصيب قلبي علَّه
فيin كلevery حبlove غيرother than حبكlove for you يكفرit renounces
في كل حب غير حبك يكفر
And may you be my heart's portion, that it may
And you would be the portion of my heart so that
Renounce every love other than love for you.
In any love but love of you, it would deny
وتميلand inclines منfrom طربrapture اليكtoward you جوانحيmy breast
وتميل من طرب اليك جوانحي
والقلبand the heart يحمدpraises والجوارحand the limbs تشكرgive thanks
والقلب يحمد والجوارح تشكر
And in rapture my breast inclines toward you,
And my wings would flutter with joy over you
And the heart praises, and the limbs give thanks.
My heart praising and my limbs giving thanks
وليand for me افتحواopen بابthe gate of القداسةholiness قبلbefore ماthat
ولي افتحوا باب القداسة قبل ما
يأتيcomes العروسthe bridegroom ودونهand behind him يتسكَّرis shut
يأتي العروس ودونه يتسكَّر
And open for me the gate of holiness, before
And the gates of holiness would open before
The bridegroom comes and it is shut behind him.
The bride comes and they close behind her
هذاthis هوis البيتthe house الذيwhich فيin ضمنهِits interior
هذا هو البيت الذي في ضمنهِ
خيرٌgoodness يكلّgrows weary الوصفdescription عنهof it ويقصرand falls short
خيرٌ يكلّ الوصف عنه ويقصر
This is the house within which
This is the house in which is contained
Lies goodness before which description tires and falls short.
Goodness beyond all describing and recounting
هذاthis رجائيmy hope ثمthen هذيthis غايتيmy goal
هذا رجائي ثم هذي غايتي
القصوىthe ultimate وهذاand this ماwhat بهِabout it اتفكرI ponder
القصوى وهذا ما بهِ اتفكر
This is my hope, and this my goal—
This is my hope and this is my utmost goal
The ultimate—and this is what I ponder.
And this is what occupies my thoughts
هذاthis منائيmy wish ثمthen هذاthis مطلبيwhat I seek
هذا منائي ثم هذا مطلبي
هذاthis مراديmy desire والذيand what أَتخيرI choose
هذا مرادي والذي أَتخير
This is my wish, and this is what I seek;
This is my wish, then this is my request
This is my desire and what I choose.
This is my desire which I choose
فيهin it أُبلَّغُI am enabled to attain كلَّall ماthat ارجوهُI hope for it منof
فيه أُبلَّغُ كلَّ ما ارجوهُ من
خيرgoodness وأُعطىand I am given فوقbeyond ماwhat أَتصورI imagine
خير وأُعطى فوق ما أَتصور
In it I am granted all I hope for of
In it I attain all the good that I hope for
Goodness, and am given more than I imagine.
And more than I can imagine
وبهِand in it اشاهدI behold كلevery حسنbeauty معجبٍwondrous
وبهِ اشاهد كل حسن معجبٍ
وهناكand there يسبينيtakes me captive الجمالbeauty الأَنورmost radiant
وهناك يسبيني الجمال الأَنور
And in it I behold every wondrous beauty,
And in it I behold every wondrous beauty
And there radiant beauty takes me captive.
And there a splendor beyond radiance captivates me
وهناكand there خيراتgood things تكلfalter اللسنtongues عنat
وهناك خيرات تكل اللسن عن
اصحائهاcounting them اذfor ليسis not ممَّاamong what تحصرcan be counted
اصحائها اذ ليس ممَّا تحصر
And there are good things tongues cannot
And there are blessings beyond all telling
Count, for they are beyond numbering.
For they cannot be enumerated or confined
وهناكand there طغماتthe ranks of الملائكthe angels يسترونthey veil
وهناك طغمات الملائك يسترون
وجوههمtheir faces منout of هيبةawe تتوقرis solemn
وجوههم من هيبة تتوقر
And there the ranks of angels veil
And there the hosts of angels veil
Their faces out of solemn awe.
Their faces in awe of the tremendous dread
وهناكand there سارافيمُseraphim كلevery دقيقةminute
وهناك سارافيمُ كل دقيقة
يعطونthey offer تسبيحاًpraise جديداًnew يبهرُdazzles
يعطون تسبيحاً جديداً يبهرُ
And there the seraphim, every minute,
And there the seraphim each moment
Offer new praise that dazzles.
Sing a new hymn of praise to astound
وهناكand there كاروبيمcherubim يهتفcries out جمعهمtheir company
وهناك كاروبيم يهتف جمعهم
قدُّوسٌall-holy أنتyou اللهGod ربٌّLord اقدرُmost powerful
قدُّوسٌ أنت الله ربٌّ اقدرُ
And there the cherubim's company cries out:
And there the cherubim all cry out together
"Holy are you, God, the almighty Lord!"
“Holy are you O God, O Mighty Lord”
وهناكthe holy place of قدسholiness القدسthe temple of هيكلthe Sanctifier of مقدسand there
وهناك قدس القدس هيكل مقدس
الاقداسholy things يتلوهُfollows it البهاءsplendor الأنورُmost radiant
الاقداس يتلوهُ البهاء الأنورُ
And there is the Holy of Holies, the temple of the Sanctifier
And there is the Holy of Holies, the sacred temple
Of holy things; radiant splendor follows it.
Followed by the Most Holy Place of blazing light
وهنالكand there الثالوثthe Trinity يظهرappears نورهُits light
وهنالك الثالوث يظهر نورهُ
متلألئاًglittering والشمسand the sun منهbeside it تحقرis diminished
متلألئاً والشمس منه تحقر
And there the Trinity's light appears,
And there the Trinity reveals its shining splendor
Glittering, while the sun is diminished beside it.
The sun seems dark compared to its light
وهناكand there الحملthe Lamb الذبيحslain عنfor الورىhumankind
وهناك الحمل الذبيح عن الورى
اضحىhas become يسودُreigns وانهُand he is لمظفرsurely victorious
اضحى يسودُ وانهُ لمظفر
And there the Lamb, slain for humankind,
And there the Lamb who was slain for the world
Has come to reign, and he is surely victorious.
Has become the conquering and victorious king
وهناكand there ينبوعthe spring of الحياةlife ومصدرand the source of
وهناك ينبوع الحياة ومصدر
الفيضthe outpouring الذيwhose خيراتهُits good gifts لاnot تجزرebb
الفيض الذي خيراتهُ لا تجزر
And there is the spring of life and the source
And there is the Fountain of Life and Source
Of the outpouring whose good gifts never ebb.
Of overflowing abundance never ending
وهناكand there منfrom ينبوعthe spring of جودكyour bounty استقيI draw water
وهناك من ينبوع جودك استقي
ماءًwater ينقيcleanses مهجتيmy soul ويطهرand purifies
ماءً ينقي مهجتي ويطهر
And there, from the spring of your bounty, I draw
And there from your fountain of goodness I draw
Water that cleanses my soul and purifies it.
Water that cleanses my heart and makes it pure
ويدايand my hands اغسلI wash بالنقاوةin purity عندماwhen
ويداي اغسل بالنقاوة عندما
احتاطI go around مذبحكyour altar البهيsplendid واشكرand I give thanks
احتاط مذبحك البهي واشكر
And I wash my hands in purity when
And washes my hands with purity when
I circle your splendid altar and give thanks.
I stand beside your brilliant altar giving thanks
وتقرُّand finds delight عينيmy eye ثمthen قلبيmy heart يمتليis filled
وتقرُّ عيني ثم قلبي يمتلي
شبعاًwith satisfaction اذاwhen ماemphatic particle شامit beholds مجدكyour glory يظهرappearing
شبعاً اذا ما شام مجدك يظهر
And my eye is gladdened; then my heart is filled
Then my eyes and heart are satisfied and filled
With satisfaction when it beholds your glory appearing.
When I smell your glory being revealed