بليلin the night of الوصالunion صبحthe dawn of الصفاpurity لاحshone أبلجْradiant
بليل الوصال صبح الصفا لاح أبلجْ
وبدرand the full moon of الكمالperfection قدhas لاحappeared أبهىmore splendid وأبهجْand more delightful
وبدر الكمال قد لاح أبهى وأبهجْ
In the night of union, the dawn of purity shone radiant.
The dawn of harmony shone at nightfall
And the full moon of perfection has appeared, more splendid and more delightful.
And the full moon of perfection appeared radiant and delightful
ومجلىand the manifestation of الجمالbeauty للصبّfor the yearning lover فيin الحبّlove هيجْa stirring
ومجلى الجمال للصبّ في الحبّ هيجْ
وذاتand the lady of الحجالthe bridal chambers بالحسنwith beauty ليto me تتبرّجْdisplays her charms
وذات الحجال بالحسن لي تتبرّجْ
And beauty's manifestation is a stirring of love for the yearning lover.
The assembly of beauty aroused passion in love
And the lady of the bridal chambers displays her beauty to me.
And the maiden's coyness made her charming to me
مهجتيmy soul هناكthere هاجتwas stirred بحسنby the beauty of العرائسthe brides
مهجتي هناك هاجت بحسن العرائس
إذwhen بدتshe appeared بذاكwith that القدّfigure كالغصنlike a branch مائسswaying
إذ بدت بذاك القدّ كالغصن مائس
There my soul was stirred by the beauty of the brides.
My heart kindled there with the beauty of brides
When she appeared with that figure, swaying like a branch.
When she revealed herself, slender like a delicate branch
وتناديand she calls هاكtake this منfrom حسنيmy beauty كلّall النفائسthe treasures
وتنادي هاك من حسني كلّ النفائس
إنif تبغyou seek الوصالunion فاسلكthen follow منof الحبّlove منهجْa path
إن تبغ الوصال فاسلك من الحبّ منهجْ
And she calls: Take every treasure from my beauty.
Calling me here, with all the finest charms in her beauty
If you seek union, then follow a path of love.
Should you seek union, then follow the path of love as your way
وامطيand mount جوادa steed فيin حلبةthe arena of الوجدecstasy يجريraces
وامطي جواد في حلبة الوجد يجري
ورمحand the spear of السهّادthe sleepless فيin عسكرthe army of النومsleep يفريcleaves
ورمح السهّاد في عسكر النوم يفري
And mount a steed that races in the arena of ecstasy.
Mount the steed of rapture galloping in the racecourse of love
And the spear of the sleepless cleaves through the army of sleep.
And hurl the spear of bliss in the army of sleep
ذاthis هوit الجهادthe struggle فالقso face الغرامpassion بصدرِwith the breast
ذا هو الجهاد فالق الغرام بصدرِ
حيثwhere للقتالfor battle جوادthe steed of وَجْدكْyour ecstasy مسرجْsaddled
حيث للقتال جواد وَجْدكْ مسرجْ
This is the struggle, so face passion with your breast.
This is the holy war - unleash the fetters of passion in your chest
Where the steed of your ecstasy is saddled for battle.
For battle you have a gallant steed and your fervor as saddle
صُلْcharge ولاand do not تخفfear فيin الحبّlove واثبتand stand firm وجاهدand strive
صُلْ ولا تخف في الحبّ واثبت وجاهد
وادّرعand don as armor شغفardent passion حبّlove for الغوانيthe beauties النواهدfull-breasted
وادّرع شغف حبّ الغواني النواهد
Charge, and do not fear in love, and stand firm and strive.
Pray and have no fear of love - stand fast and struggle
And don the armor of passionate love for the full-breasted beauties.
Don the armor of passion for the charms of the lovely-eyed gazelles
تحظىyou will be favored بالتحفwith precious gifts منfrom حسنthe beauty of نورthe light of المشاهدthe visions
تحظى بالتحف من حسن نور المشاهد
واسبحand swim فيin مجالthe expanse of بحرthe sea of الهوىlove إنif تموّجْit surges
واسبح في مجال بحر الهوى إن تموّجْ
You will be favored with precious gifts from the beauty of the light of visions.
You will attain the gifts of the beauty of the Radiant Witness
And swim in the expanse of love's sea, if it surges.
And swim in the expanse of the sea of love should it surge
كلّevery صبٍّyearning lover عامswam فيin بحرهits sea عادreturned مخصوصspecially favored
كلّ صبٍّ عام في بحره عاد مخصوص
بسيفby the sword of الغرامpassion جناحهhis wing باتspent the night مقصوصclipped
بسيف الغرام جناحه بات مقصوص
Every yearning lover who swam in its sea returned specially favored.
Every passion-struck youth in his sea returns intent
By passion's sword, his wing lay clipped through the night.
His wing clipped by love's sword in utter defeat
فيin كتبthe books of الهيامlove's frenzy عليهconcerning him فيin الحبّlove منصوصexpressly recorded
في كتب الهيام عليه في الحبّ منصوص
ونالand he attained الآمالthe hopes بمسكwith musk ختمa closing seal تأرّجْexhaled fragrance
ونال الآمال بمسك ختم تأرّجْ
In the books of love's frenzy, his love is expressly recorded.
In the scripts of love he is clearly destined
And he attained his hopes; the closing seal exhaled musk's fragrance.
And attains his hopes with the seal-ring of desire imprinted