ومستترُand concealed الضياءthe radiance محجveil- (fragment)
ومستترُ الضياء محج
جبٌ-ed (continuation) عنfrom أعينِthe eyes البشَرِhumankind
جبٌ عن أعينِ البشَرِ
And one whose radiance is hidden, veil-
The light, though hidden, is resplendent
-ed from human eyes.
A mountain veiled from human eyes
كأنكَas though you منهُbecause of him حينَwhen تراyou see (fragment)
كأنكَ منهُ حينَ ترا
هُhim بينَbetween الشمسِthe sun والقَمَرِand the moon
هُ بينَ الشمسِ والقَمَرِ
It is as though, because of him, when you see
When I behold it, it appears
him, you are between the sun and the moon.
Amid the sun and moon to rise
أحبُّdearer إليَّto me منthan قلبيmy heart
أحبُّ إليَّ من قلبي
ومنand than سمعيmy hearing ومنand than بصريmy sight
ومن سمعي ومن بصري
Dearer to me than my heart,
More dear to me than my own heart
and than my hearing, and than my sight.
Or hearing, vision, it imparts
أملكُI give mastery to حبهُhis love نفسيmy soul
أملكُ حبهُ نفسي
وأرضىand I am content منهُfrom him بالنظرِwith looking
وأرضى منهُ بالنظرِ
I give his love mastery over my soul,
My soul doth hold it with delight
and am content with looking at him.
Content with only sight of it