مُيَيْمِنُMuyaymin سائِمَتيmy tormentress بمتينْwith mighty love
مُيَيْمِنُ سائِمَتي بمتينْ
هواهاlove for her وذاكand that عذابٌtorment مبينmanifest
هواها وذاك عذابٌ مبين
Muyaymin afflicts me with the might
My soulmate gladdens me with her beauty
of love for her—and that is manifest torment.
Her love is agony made clear
فَطَوْراًso at times أراهاI see her وطَوْراًand at times تبينshe departs
فَطَوْراً أراها وطَوْراً تبين
بقلبيwith my heart وحبيand my love سواهاother than her مَهِينْslight
بقلبي وحبي سواها مَهِينْ
So at times I see her; at times she departs,
At times I see her, at others unseen
with my heart; my love for any other is slight.
My heart and love make all else mean
إذاwhen رمتهاI seek her بسواهاfor another than her ضنينreluctant
إذا رمتها بسواها ضنين
بتركto forsake وقلبيand my heart هواهاlove for her يلينsoftens
بترك وقلبي هواها يلين
When I seek her, I am loath, for another,
If I cast her aside for another's care
to forsake her; my heart softens with love for her.
Leaving her love makes my heart tear
تخاطبنيshe addresses me بكلامٍwith words يزينadorn
تخاطبني بكلامٍ يزين
زبوراًa psalm ووحياًand revelation ودينand a faith يدينone professes
زبوراً ووحياً ودين يدين
She addresses me with words that adorn
She speaks to me with words so fair
a psalm, revelation, and a faith one professes.
Like scripture or holy writ that makes one bare
تقولshe says فلاso no بدَّescape ليfor me منfrom سنينyears
تقول فلا بدَّ لي من سنين
وأنتand you ضنينgrudging عليّtoward me بحينwith a moment
وأنت ضنين عليّ بحين
She says, “I must have years,
She says I must have patience over years
yet you begrudge me a moment.”
While you are cold to me, acting severe
فقلتso I said فلاso do not تعذليreproach لرهينone truly captive
فقلت فلا تعذلي لرهين
هواكlove of you فإنfor indeed الملامreproach يقينcertain
هواك فإن الملام يقين
I said, “Do not reproach one held captive
I said do not blame me, I'm bound as ware
by love of you, for reproach is certain.
By your love, though condemned as insincere
ولكنbut أشيريgive a sign بقولٍwith words مكينfirm
ولكن أشيري بقولٍ مكين
ليعذرنيso he may excuse me منwhoever أراهI see him يمينon the right
ليعذرني من أراه يمين
But give a sign with firm words,
Suggest to me in truth, precise and clear
so whoever I see on the right may excuse me.”
An excuse so others see me sincere
فقالتthen she said فلاso do not تلتفتturn aside لفتينtwo turns
فقالت فلا تلتفت لفتين
وأمليand I grant respite لهمto them إنindeed كيديmy stratagem متينfirm
وأملي لهم إن كيدي متين
She said, “Do not turn aside twice;
She said pay no heed to other's jeer
and I grant them respite: indeed, my stratagem is firm.”
Rely on me, my plot is sure to steer
فقلتso I said لقلبيto my heart اترُكَنِّdo forsake قطينthe dweller
فقلت لقلبي اترُكَنِّ قطين
هواكyour love مُيَيمنُMuyaymin واتركand forsake ظعينa traveler
هواك مُيَيمنُ واترك ظعين
Then I told my heart, “Do forsake the dweller
I said to my heart leave this misery drear
in your love, Muyaymin, and leave the traveler;
Your love, my soulmate, leave sorrow sincere
وارحلand journey بحبكwith your love حيثwhere استبينI discern clearly
وارحل بحبك حيث استبين
لغوثto the Succor الورىcreation ذاكthat نجلson مامينMamin
لغوث الورى ذاك نجل مامين
and journey with your love where I see clearly,
Depart with your love where the path is clear
to the Succor of creation, that son of Mamin.”
To the sanctuary, son of she held dear
هوhe الغوثthe Succor والقطبand the Pole فيamong المسلمينthe Muslims
هو الغوث والقطب في المسلمين
هوhe الفردthe Unique One ليسis not لهfor him منany قرينpeer
هو الفرد ليس له من قرين
He is the Succor and the Pole among Muslims.
He is the aid, the polestar for Muslims here
He is the Unique One, with no peer.
Peerless and perfect, no equal in sphere
هوhe الغوثthe Succor لاnot يُدْرَكُنْهُcan fathom him فطينa discerning person
هو الغوث لا يُدْرَكُنْهُ فطين
وشهدand the honey الشهادةtestimony حيثwherever يفينmeaning unclear
وشهد الشهادة حيث يفين
He is the Succor, whom no discerning person can fathom,
He's the aid none can grasp however near
and the honey of testimony, wherever [meaning unclear].
Witnessed the truth when death drew him near
هوhe الشمسthe sun فوقabove الأنامcreation عرينa lion's lair
هو الشمس فوق الأنام عرين
وعونand a helper لهاto it فيin الأمورaffairs عوينa little helper
وعون لها في الأمور عوين
He is the sun above creation, a lion's lair,
He's the sun atop all mankind so sheer
and a helper to it in its affairs—a little helper.
An ear and hand in matters dark and dreer
لهhis is الملكdominion والملكوتand the kingdom المبينmanifest
له الملك والملكوت المبين
أبانhe revealed وملكand he possessed خِافٍhidden علينmanifest
أبان وملك خِافٍ علين
Dominion and the manifest kingdom are his.
His is dominion, rule so crystalline clear
He revealed and possessed the hidden and the manifest,
Time and care for all that hold him dear
منfrom العرشthe Throne للفرشto the earth's carpet كلevery حَسِينlovely thing
من العرش للفرش كل حَسِين
فعالاًin deed وقولاًand in speech لهis his وضَدِينand [meaning unclear]
فعالاً وقولاً له وضَدِين
from the Throne to the earth's carpet, every lovely thing,
From throne to ground all goodness appear
in deed and word, is his—and [meaning unclear].
In word and deed, opposites disappear
لكلfor all المعارفforms of knowledge كلاًeach غصينa little branch
لكل المعارف كلاً غصين
وكلand all المخاوفfears كلاeach غضينmeaning unclear
وكل المخاوف كلا غضين
For every form of knowledge, each a little branch,
For knowledge a branch, for fears a shield austere
and all fears, each [meaning unclear],
With eloquence fair, words of beauty adhere
برونقof the radiance حسنbeauty البديعthe Originator قمينworthy
برونق حسن البديع قمين
كماjust as أنهthat he فيin المعاليlofty honors عمينmeaning unclear
كما أنه في المعالي عمين
worthy of the radiance of the Originator's beauty,
As in the highest ranks, vision without peer
just as he is amid lofty honors [meaning unclear].
My succor, succor me, protector sincere
أغوثيO my Succor واO غوثُSuccor غوثيmy Succor الأمينthe trusted
أغوثي وا غوثُ غوثي الأمين
عبيدكyour little servant منbecause of ذنبهhis sin لحزينsurely grieved
عبيدك من ذنبه لحزين
O my Succor! O Succor! My trusted Succor!
Save your servants from sins that appear
Your little servant is surely grieved by his sin.
You grant all faith their needs so clear
وأنتand you أنالكgranted you ربكyour Lord دينfaith
وأنت أنالك ربك دين
أنالكhe granted you منof فضلهHis bounty لِمَدِيْنfor an indebted one
أنالك من فضله لِمَدِيْن
And you—your Lord granted you faith;
Grant me from your grace, I'm debtor here
He granted you of His bounty, for an indebted one.
For your love is the life I hold dear
وليand for me منfrom هواكlove for you حياتيthroughout my life حنينyearning
ولي من هواك حياتي حنين
هوit الحصنthe fortress ليfor me حالَتَيَّin both my states الحصينimpregnable
هو الحصن لي حالَتَيَّ الحصين
And love of you gives me lifelong yearning.
My fortress against circumstance severe
It is my impregnable fortress in both my states.
Perfect my goal, send one revered
فَكَمِّلْso fulfill مراديmy desire بالمرسلينby the messengers
فَكَمِّلْ مرادي بالمرسلين
وفضلكand your bounty فضلthe bounty القويthe Strong المتينthe Firm
وفضلك فضل القوي المتين
So fulfill my desire, by the messengers,
Your bounty, the mighty hand sincere
and your bounty is the bounty of the Strong, the Firm.
Partial English translation: 41 of 42 Arabic lines translated.