الله ما أحلى دلالك

الله ما أحلى دلالك

رنت العيون فصن جمالك

رنت العيون فصن جمالك

God, how sweet your coquetry!

Oh God, how sweet is your beauty

The eyes have gazed at you—so guard your beauty.

The eyes have chimed for your perfection

نزهت عن هذا الورى

نزهت عن هذا الورى

ذاتاً فمن يرجو وصالك

ذاتاً فمن يرجو وصالك

You stand exalted above these mortals,

You have risen above this world

in your very essence—so who hopes for union with you?

An essence, so who can hope for your union

لا يجعلوك مماثلاً

لا يجعلوك مماثلاً

فالله لم يخلق مثالك

فالله لم يخلق مثالك

Let them not consider you like anyone else,

They do not make you an equal

for God has created no likeness of you.

For God did not create your likeness

لم ترض في هذا الوجو

لم ترض في هذا الوجو

د مشابهاً حتى خيالك

د مشابهاً حتى خيالك

In this existence, you would not accept

You were not pleased in this existence

a likeness—not even your own shadow.

With anything resembling you, even your imagination

تمشي فتطلبك اللحا

تمشي فتطلبك اللحا

ظ وأنت أسمى أن تنالك

ظ وأنت أسمى أن تنالك

You walk, and gazes pursue you,

You walk, so the glances seek you

yet you are too exalted for them to reach you.

And you are too sublime to be reached

لولا مخافة سبة

لولا مخافة سبة

تأتيك قلنا لا أبا لك

تأتيك قلنا لا أبا لك

Were it not for fear of an insult

If not for fear of slander

reaching you, we would say, 'You have no father!'

We would say you have no equal

رحماك لا تشطط بنا

رحماك لا تشطط بنا

أكثرت تيهك واختيالك

أكثرت تيهك واختيالك

Have mercy; do not be harsh with us.

Have mercy, do not drive us mad

You have indulged too much in haughtiness and swagger.

You have increased your bewilderment and pretense