ألا إنّ أيوبي شفى الله أوجاعَهْ

ألا إنّ أيوبي شفى الله أوجاعَهْ

ومهجته صحّت وأصلح أوضاعَهْ

ومهجته صحّت وأصلح أوضاعَهْ

Behold, God has healed my Ayyub’s pains,

Behold! Indeed God healed Ayyub's pains,

and his heart has recovered, and He has set his affairs right.

And his anguish was cured and state improved.

دعاك الّذي تدعوه والأمر واحدٌ

دعاك الّذي تدعوه والأمر واحدٌ

أجب أمره حالاً على السمع والطاعه

أجب أمره حالاً على السمع والطاعه

The one you call upon has called you, and the matter is one.

He whom you invoke has called you, and the matter is one,

Heed his command at once, with hearing and obedience.

Respond to His command at once, hearing and obeying.

وبادر بتقريب الدقائق ترتقي

وبادر بتقريب الدقائق ترتقي

علا درج مدّ الحبيب بها باعه

علا درج مدّ الحبيب بها باعه

And hasten to bring the subtleties within reach, that you may ascend

And hasten to draw near with subtlety, you will ascend

the lofty steps where the beloved stretched out his arms.

The beloved's high abode, for it He has given you the key.

ألم تدر يا يعقوب أنّي كيوسفٍ

ألم تدر يا يعقوب أنّي كيوسفٍ

أخذتك إذ في رحله قد رأى صاعه

أخذتك إذ في رحله قد رأى صاعه

Did you not know, O Yaʿqub, that I, like Yusuf,

Do you not know, O Ya'qub, that I am like Yusuf

seized you when he had seen his measuring-cup in his baggage?

I have taken you since on a journey he saw his brother.

وإنّي لأيّوب الشفاء وفي يدي

وإنّي لأيّوب الشفاء وفي يدي

لضربك ضغث البرء تلقاه في ساعه

لضربك ضغث البرء تلقاه في ساعه

And I am healing for Ayyub, and in my hand

And I am to Ayyub like healing, and in my hand

is a healing sheaf to strike you with; you will find it in an hour.

Is to strike you the healing stick, you will find it in an instant.

فعجّل وقل ربّي عجلت لبغيتي

فعجّل وقل ربّي عجلت لبغيتي

لترضى فعندي حيّة النفس لَسّاعه

لترضى فعندي حيّة النفس لَسّاعه

So hasten, and say, ‘My Lord, I hastened in pursuit of my desire

So hurry and say, my Lord I hurried to fulfill my want

that You might be pleased, for within me is the self’s stinging serpent.’

That you may be pleased, for with me is the soul a blamer.

وخرجك لا أمْ خرج ربّك يا نعم

وخرجك لا أمْ خرج ربّك يا نعم

فأيّهما خيرٌ وروحك ملتاعه

فأيّهما خيرٌ وروحك ملتاعه

And your payment—or rather your Lord’s payment, O Nuʿm—

Your going out - no! - is not like your Lord's expulsion, O Excellent One,

which of the two is better, while your spirit is anguished?

So which of the two is better while your spirit is on loan?

وفي الطبع جمعٌ حيثما الفرق ظاهر

وفي الطبع جمعٌ حيثما الفرق ظاهر

بقلبك شمس الروح والنفس جمّاعه

بقلبك شمس الروح والنفس جمّاعه

And in nature there is union wherever separation appears;

In nature there is a group when separation is apparent,

in your heart is the spirit’s sun, and the self is an avid gatherer.

With your heart the sun of the spirit, and the self a group.

فأرسل خراجي ضمن خرجك سرعةً

فأرسل خراجي ضمن خرجك سرعةً

ترى الروح يا ممنوح عجّل إسراعه

ترى الروح يا ممنوح عجّل إسراعه

So send my tribute as part of your payment, swiftly;

So send my taxes within your departure swiftly,

you will see the spirit, O favored one—hasten its swift advance.

You will see, O endowed soul, hasten the departure.

وعنّيَ لا يخرج فإنّك داخلٌ

وعنّيَ لا يخرج فإنّك داخلٌ

بقلبي على القانون تحسن إيقاعه

بقلبي على القانون تحسن إيقاعه

And it does not depart from me, for you dwell

And do not go out from me, for you are entering

in my heart; on the qanun you play its rhythm well.

Into my heart by law, perfect its rhythm.

فللخرج دخلٌ في الوصال بساعةٍ

فللخرج دخلٌ في الوصال بساعةٍ

أرى الأنس فيها منك والنفس طمّاعه

أرى الأنس فيها منك والنفس طمّاعه

For payment plays a part in an hour of union;

For the exit is an entrance in the union for an hour,

in that hour I find solace in you, while the self is greedy.

In it I see your company, and the soul ever-longing.

فإنّك إنّي أنت وحديَ يا أنا

فإنّك إنّي أنت وحديَ يا أنا

فلا تك في الأقوال والحال مضياعه

فلا تك في الأقوال والحال مضياعه

For you are I; you are I alone, O I.

For you are I, and I alone, O self,

So do not be wasteful in words and in your state.

So do not be in words and state lost.

عليك سلام الله ما هبّت الصبا

عليك سلام الله ما هبّت الصبا

بنفح الكبا أو أعين السحب دمّاعه

بنفح الكبا أو أعين السحب دمّاعه

May God’s peace be upon you as long as the east wind blows

Upon you is God's peace whenever the breeze blows

with the fragrance of incense, or the clouds’ eyes stream with tears.

With the wafting of musk or eyes of clouds weeping.