وصلتُI arrived إلىto الثغرthe port الجميلbeautiful يحثّنيurging me
وصلتُ إلى الثغر الجميل يحثّني
إليهtoward it غرامٌpassionate love فيin الفؤادthe heart دخيلُnewly entered
إليه غرامٌ في الفؤاد دخيلُ
I reached the beautiful port, urged
I reached the beautiful shore, urged on
toward it by a love newly lodged in my heart.
By a love that dwells within my heart
وصلتُI arrived إليهto it والغزالةُand the sun روحهاher spirit
وصلتُ إليه والغزالةُ روحها
إلىtoward البحرthe sea ترنوgazes صبوةًin longing وتميلُand inclines
إلى البحر ترنو صبوةً وتميلُ
I reached it, while the sun’s spirit
I reached it, and the gazelle, her soul
gazed longingly toward the sea and leaned toward it.
Yearning for the sea, swaying, inclined
ضفائرهاher tresses قبلbefore الغروبsunset أشعّةrays
ضفائرها قبل الغروب أشعّة
بوارقflashing بالسحرwith enchantment الأصيلgenuine تصولcharge forth
بوارق بالسحر الأصيل تصول
Her tresses before sunset were rays,
Her braids, before sunset, rays
flashing, charging forth with genuine enchantment.
Of lightning in primal magic roam
وقفتُI stood أراعيهاwatching her وللموجand the waves have صرخةٌa cry
وقفتُ أراعيها وللموج صرخةٌ
علىalong جنباتthe edges of الشاطئينthe two shores تجولroams
على جنبات الشاطئين تجول
I stood watching her, while a cry from the waves
I stood watching her, and the waves roared
roamed along the edges of the two shores.
Wandering upon the shorelines
أفىin ...? كلevery شيءٍthing يخلقcreates اللَهGod فتنةallure
أفى كل شيءٍ يخلق اللَه فتنة
أقولI say لهاto her ماwhat أشتهىI desire وتقولand she says
أقول لها ما أشتهى وتقول
Does God create allure in everything?
Does everything God creates cause temptation?
I tell her what I desire, and she says:
I say to her what I desire, and she says
إذاif صحّis true إيمانfaith المحبthe lover بربهin his Lord
إذا صحّ إيمان المحب بربه
فكلthen every قبيحٍugly thing فيin الوجودexistence جميلbeautiful
فكل قبيحٍ في الوجود جميل
“If the lover’s faith in his Lord is true,
If a lover's faith in his Lord is true
then everything ugly in existence is beautiful.”
Then all that is ugly in existence is beautiful