أجلyes يعلمknows الحبُّlove أنيthat I لظاهُits blaze
أجل يعلم الحبُّ أني لظاهُ
وتدريand she knows الفراشةthe butterfly أنّيthat I اللهبthe flame
وتدري الفراشة أنّي اللهب
Yes, love knows that I am its blaze,
Yes, love knows that I am intense
And the butterfly knows that I am the flame,
And the butterfly knows that I am flame
وأنيand that I بدوتُI appeared لهاto her فيin الظلامthe darkness
وأني بدوتُ لها في الظلام
فرفّتso she fluttered بأجنحةٍwith wings تضطربtremble
فرفّت بأجنحةٍ تضطرب
And that I appeared to her in the darkness,
And that I appeared to her in the darkness
So she fluttered with trembling wings.
So she fluttered with restless wings
وبينand between ذراعيَّmy two arms سرُّthe secret الحياةlife
وبين ذراعيَّ سرُّ الحياة
وفيand in ناظريَّmy two eyes بريقُthe gleam الشُّهُبthe meteors
وفي ناظريَّ بريقُ الشُّهُب
And between my arms lies the secret of life,
And between my arms is the secret of life
And in my eyes, the gleam of meteors.
And in my eyes is the sparkle of embers
دنتshe drew near خطوةone step ثمthen عادتshe returned إلىto
دنت خطوة ثم عادت إلى
مجاهِلهاher unknown realms منof خفيّhidden الحجُبthe veils
مجاهِلها من خفيّ الحجُب
She drew one step nearer, then returned to
She approached one step then returned to
Her unknown realms of hidden veils.
Her unknowns from behind the veil
وشتّانand how far apart بينbetween السناradiance والظلامand darkness
وشتّان بين السنا والظلام
لعابدةٍfor a worshipper للسناof radiance عنfrom كثبclose by
لعابدةٍ للسنا عن كثب
And how far apart are radiance and darkness
And there is a huge difference between brilliance and darkness
For one who worships radiance at close quarters!
For a worshipper of brilliance from up close
وفيand in صدرهاher breast لهفةa longing للعناقfor an embrace
وفي صدرها لهفة للعناق
وفيand in قلبهاher heart جنةُparadise المغتربthe exile
وفي قلبها جنةُ المغترب
And in her breast is a longing for an embrace,
And in her chest is a longing for embrace
And in her heart, the exile's paradise.
And in her heart is an expatriate's paradise
يلوحlooms لهاto her شبحٌa specter للعذابof torment
يلوح لها شبحٌ للعذاب
ويبدوand appears لهاto her الأبدeternity المقتربdrawing near
ويبدو لها الأبد المقترب
A specter of torment looms before her,
An illusion of torment appears to her
And eternity appears to her, drawing near.
And eternity seems to be approaching her
كأنas though اللظىthe blaze قدحٌa cup منof سلافٍchoice wine
كأن اللظى قدحٌ من سلافٍ
لهاit has فوقهabove it وثباتُleaps الحببthe bubbles
لها فوقه وثباتُ الحبب
As though the blaze were a cup of choice wine,
As if the flames were a drink from wine
Its bubbles leaping above the cup.
With embers jumping over it
فراشةbutterfly روحيmy soul تعاليcome وثُوباًleaping
فراشة روحي تعالي وثُوباً
ستلقينyou will find قلباًa heart إليكِtoward you يثبleaps
ستلقين قلباً إليكِ يثب
Butterfly of my soul, come leaping!
Butterfly of my soul come to me
You will find a heart that leaps toward you.
You will find a heart that leaps to you
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle امتزجناwe mingle احترقناwe shall burn معاًtogether
إذا ما امتزجنا احترقنا معاً
ونلناand we shall gain الخلودimmortality بهذاthrough this العطَبdestruction
ونلنا الخلود بهذا العطَب
When we mingle, we shall burn together,
If we unite we will burn together
And gain immortality through this destruction.
And attain immortality through this passion