لناwe have نفوسsouls لنيلfor attaining المجدglory عاشقةٌenamored
لنا نفوس لنيل المجد عاشقةٌ
ونحنand we عينthe very essence هيوليprimordial matter المجدglory فيin الأزلeternity past
ونحن عين هيولي المجد في الأزل
We have souls enamored of attaining glory.
We have souls yearning for glory's gain
And we are the very essence of glory’s primordial matter, from all eternity.
And we are the eye of glory from eternity
فالعينso the essence واحدةٌone والنفسand the soul تعشقهloves it
فالعين واحدةٌ والنفس تعشقه
فلوso if تسلّتforgot its love أسلناهاwe would spill it علىupon الأسلthe spears
فلو تسلّت أسلناها على الأسل
So the essence is one, and the soul loves it.
The eye is one and the soul loves it
So if it forgot its love, we would spill it upon the spears.
So if it erred, we would chain it to the chains
لاnot ينزلdwells المجدglory إلّاexcept فيin منازلناour abodes
لا ينزل المجد إلّا في منازلنا
لأنّهbecause it منfrom علاناour loftiness والمقامand the abode عليexalted
لأنّه من علانا والمقام علي
Glory dwells nowhere but in our abodes.
Glory descends only in our abodes
For it comes from our loftiness, and the abode is exalted.
Because it is from our High One, and the abode is lofty
مقامناour abode جنّةgarden المأوىrefuge لهfor it فغداso it became
مقامنا جنّة المأوى له فغدا
كالنومlike sleep ليسthere is not لهfor it مأوىa refuge سوىother than المقلthe eyes
كالنوم ليس له مأوى سوى المقل
Our abode is its Garden of Refuge, so it became
Our abode is the garden of rest for it, so it became
Like sleep, with no refuge but the eyes.
Like sleep, it has no rest but the eyelid