فيin الأسماthe Names جمالbeauty الذاتthe Essence باديmanifest
في الأسما جمال الذات بادي
إذاwhen سماsoared تنجليare unveiled مذsince حداsang a camel-driving chant الحاديthe camel-driver
إذا سما تنجلي مذ حدا الحادي
In the Names, the beauty of the Essence is manifest.
The beauty of the essence is apparent in the skies
When it soars, they are unveiled, since the camel-driver sang.
When it rises, it shines since the first guide
والأنوارand the lights تجلىwere unveiled ليto me لماwhen بداhe appeared
والأنوار تجلى لي لما بدا
حيناًfor a moment لعينيto my eye بالحسنin beauty فيماin what بداappeared
حيناً لعيني بالحسن فيما بدا
And the lights were unveiled to me when he appeared,
And the lights are revealed to me when it appears
For a moment before my eye, in the beauty of what appeared.
For a while my eyes with beauty in what appears
ذاتshe with الخالthe beauty spot تجلّتrevealed herself بالحسنin beauty تختالsways proudly
ذات الخال تجلّت بالحسن تختال
هلwhether شممتمyou smelled ماwhat جرىflowed بأولىwith the first النداthe dew
هل شممتم ما جرى بأولى الندا
She of the beauty spot appeared, swaying proudly in her beauty.
The mole revealed itself with beauty, being coquettish
Have you smelled what flowed with the first dew?
Did you smell what happened with the first caller
ماذاwhat الحالthe state فيin هوىlove الغيدthe graceful beauties والبلبالand turmoil
ماذا الحال في هوى الغيد والبلبال
للشجيّfor the grieving one الهائمthe lovesick wanderer والأهوالand the terrors ماذاwhat شداhe sang
للشجيّ الهائم والأهوال ماذا شدا
What is the state, amid love for graceful beauties and turmoil,
What is the state in the love of the antelope and the nightingale
Of the grieving, lovesick wanderer? And amid terrors, what did he sing?
For the passionate wanderer and the terrors, what tied him
ياO حنّانTender One صبريmy patience خانbetrayed هلwhether أرىI see مطلوبيthe one I seek
يا حنّان صبري خان هل أرى مطلوبي
ياO ربّيmy Lord كنbe لناfor us والطفand be gentle بناwith us واجعلand appoint لحاليfor my state مرشداa guide
يا ربّي كن لنا والطف بنا واجعل لحالي مرشدا
O Tender One, my patience has betrayed me; shall I see the one I seek?
O gentle, my patience has betrayed me, will I see my beloved
O my Lord, be there for us, be gentle with us, and appoint a guide for my state,
O my Lord, be for us and have mercy on us and make for my state a guide
بالهوىthrough love والاهتداand guidance والرشادand right direction
بالهوى والاهتدا والرشاد
واكشفand reveal ليto me دائماًalways عمّاabout what يهديguides الناسpeople ليfor me الهدىguidance
واكشف لي دائماً عمّا يهدي الناس لي الهدى
Through love, guidance, and right direction.
With passion and guidance and direction
And always reveal to me what guides people—the guidance for me.
And reveal to me always what guides people, gives me guidance
بدرٌa full moon لاحshone forth رناgazed غزالٌa gazelle زاهيradiant بالحسنwith beauty
بدرٌ لاح رنا غزالٌ زاهي بالحسن
قدindeed سبانيtook me captive بالقدّwith the figure والخدّand the cheek والبهاand splendor وقدand indeed غداhas become
قد سباني بالقدّ والخدّ والبها وقد غدا
A full moon shone forth; a gazelle gazed, radiant with beauty.
A full moon has appeared, a gazelle blossomed with beauty
He has taken me captive with his figure, cheek, and splendor, and has become
It has captivated me with stature, cheek, splendor and it has become
كلّall الكمالperfection حاويpossessing وللعذّالand for the reproachers كاويscorching
كلّ الكمال حاوي وللعذّال كاوي
بالحفاwith kindness الدائمunceasing لمّاwhen لاحshone كالمصباحlike a lamp للأرواحfor souls
بالحفا الدائم لمّا لاح كالمصباح للأرواح
One who holds all perfection and scorches the reproachers.
All perfection contained and burning for the punisher
With unceasing kindness, when he shone like a lamp for souls,
With eternal passion when it appeared like a lantern for souls
أحياrevived قلبيmy heart باللقاthrough meeting فارتقىand so rose حاليmy state
أحيا قلبي باللقا فارتقى حالي
مقاماًa station فيin الحبّlove إيهmore! إيهmore! ياO محبوبيmy beloved ارفقbe gentle بمنwith one who
مقاماً في الحبّ إيه إيه يا محبوبي ارفق بمن
He revived my heart through meeting, and so my state rose
It revived my heart with meeting, so my state rose
To a station in love. More, more! O my beloved, be gentle with one
A position in love, eh eh O my beloved, be gentle with one
قدindeed غداhas become هباdust إذsince عافspurned الوسنslumber
قد غدا هبا إذ عاف الوسن
صاحO friend لاdo not تفقدlook for صحويmy sobriety يمضيpasses away منbecause of ذيthis الراحthe wine علىthroughout المدىthe span of time
صاح لا تفقد صحوي يمضي من ذي الراح على المدى
Who has become dust, since he spurned slumber.
Who has become confused as the middle aged forget
Friend, do not seek my sobriety; it vanishes through this wine for all time.
It calls, do not lose your consciousness, it passes from the one with comfort on the range