ياO أملكَgreatest master الناسِamong people للقلوبِof hearts
يا أملكَ الناسِ للقلوبِ
حسناًthrough beauty وأملاهمand the fullest of them بطيبِwith fragrance
حسناً وأملاهم بطيبِ
O greatest master of hearts among people,
O you who possess people's hearts
through beauty, and richest in fragrance.
With goodness and fill them with benevolence
تشبهكَresembles you الشمسthe sun حينwhen تبدوit appears
تشبهكَ الشمس حين تبدو
علىupon قضيبٍa branch علىupon كثيبِa sand dune
على قضيبٍ على كثيبِ
The sun resembles you when it appears
You resemble the sun when it rises
upon a branch atop a sand dune.
Over a wand over a dune
وأينand where is شمسُthe sun النهارِof day ممنbeside one who
وأين شمسُ النهارِ ممن
لمhas not يطوهِenfolded him وحشةُthe loneliness المغيبِof sunset
لم يطوهِ وحشةُ المغيبِ
And what is the sun of day beside one
And where is the sun of the day compared to one
whom the loneliness of sunset has not enfolded?
Whom separation's desolation has not dissolved?
ياO نفسُsoul كونيbe علىin رجاءٍhope
يا نفسُ كوني على رجاءٍ
للوصلِfor union إذsince أنتyou لمhave not تذوبيmelted away
للوصلِ إذ أنت لم تذوبي
O soul, remain hopeful
O soul be hopeful
for union, since you have not melted away.
For reunion though you have not yet melted away