ʾAnā Mashghūlun bi-Laylā – I am pre-occupied with the Divine #
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| أَنَا مَشْغُولٌ بِـلَيْلَى |
| ʾanā mashghūlun bi-Laylā |
| I am preoccupied with Layla |
ʾanā mashghūlun bi-Laylā
I am preoccupied with Layla
| عَنْ جَمِيعِ الْكَوْنِ جُمَلَهِ |
| ʿan jamīʿ al-kawn jumalahu |
| completely ignoring the entire universe |
ʿan jamīʿ al-kawn jumalahu
completely ignoring the entire universe
| فَإِذَا مَا قِيلَ مَنْ ذَا |
| fa-ʾidhā mā qīla man dhā |
| So if someone asks who, |
fa-ʾidhā mā qīla man dhā
So if someone asks who,
| قُلْ هُوَ الصَّبُّ الْمُوَلَّهُ |
| qul huwa aṣ-ṣabbu al-muwallah |
| say it is the infatuated lover |
qul huwa aṣ-ṣabbu al-muwallah
say it is the infatuated lover
| أَخَذَتْهُ الرَّاحُ حَتَّى |
| ʾakhadhat-hu ar-rāḥu ḥattā |
| The wine took him until |
ʾakhadhat-hu ar-rāḥu ḥattā
The wine took him until
| لَمْ تُبقِّ فِيهِ فَضْلَهُ |
| lam tubqi fīhi faḍlahu |
| nothing of him was left |
lam tubqi fīhi faḍlahu
nothing of him was left
| رَاحُ أُنْسٍ، رَاحُ قُدْسٍ |
| rāḥu unsin, rāḥu qudsin |
| A wine of delight, a holy wine |
rāḥu unsin, rāḥu qudsin
A wine of delight, a holy wine
| لَيْسَتِ الرَّاحُ الْمُضَلَّهُ |
| laysat ar-rāḥu al-muḍallah |
| not the misleading wine |
laysat ar-rāḥu al-muḍallah
not the misleading wine
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| نَسَمَاتُ الْقُرْبِ هَبَّتْ |
| nasamātu al-qurbi habbat |
| The breezes of proximity blew |
nasamātu al-qurbi habbat
The breezes of proximity blew
| مِنْ رُبُوعِ الْعَامِرِيَّةِ |
| min rubūʿi al-ʿāmiriyya |
| from the lands of Amiriya |
min rubūʿi al-ʿāmiriyya
from the lands of Amiriya
| أَطْرَبَتْ رُوحِي وَسِرِّي |
| ʾaṭrabat rūḥī wa-sirrī |
| They delighted my soul and my secret |
ʾaṭrabat rūḥī wa-sirrī
They delighted my soul and my secret
| حِينَ أَهْدَتْ لِي التَّحِيَّةَ |
| ḥīna ʾahdat lī at-taḥiyya |
| when they brought me greetings |
ḥīna ʾahdat lī at-taḥiyya
when they brought me greetings
| وَسَرَتْ فِي الْكَوْنِ مِنْهَا |
| wa-sarat fī al-kawn minhā |
| And the universe was filled |
wa-sarat fī al-kawn minhā
And the universe was filled
| نَفَحَاتٌ عَنْبَرِيَّةٌ |
| nafaḥātun ʿanbariyya |
| with musky fragrances from them |
nafaḥātun ʿanbariyya
with musky fragrances from them
| فَارْوِ عَنِّي مِنْ حَدِيثِي |
| fa-rwi ʿannī min ḥadīthī |
| So speak of me from my tales |
fa-rwi ʿannī min ḥadīthī
So speak of me from my tales
| إِنْ تَكُنْ يَا سَعْدُ أَهْلَهُ |
| ʾin takun yā Saʿdu ʾahlahu |
| if you are qualified, O Saad |
ʾin takun yā Saʿdu ʾahlahu
if you are qualified, O Saad
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| إِنَّهُ سِرٌّ شَرِيفٌ |
| ʾinnahū sirrun sharīfun |
| It is an honorable secret |
ʾinnahū sirrun sharīfun
It is an honorable secret
| لَيْسَ لِلْأَغْيَارِ يُذْكَرُ |
| laysa lil-ʾaghyāri yudhkar |
| not to be mentioned to strangers |
laysa lil-ʾaghyāri yudhkar
not to be mentioned to strangers
| إِنَّهُ مَعْنًى لَطِيفٌ |
| ʾinnahū maʿnā laṭīfun |
| It is a subtle meaning |
ʾinnahū maʿnā laṭīfun
It is a subtle meaning
| عَنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ يُسْتَرُ |
| ʿan jamīʿ an-nāsi yustar |
| hidden from all people |
ʿan jamīʿ an-nāsi yustar
hidden from all people
| غَيْرَ عَنْ عَبْدٍ تَقِيٍّ |
| ghayra ʿan ʿabdin taqiyyin |
| Except a devout servant |
ghayra ʿan ʿabdin taqiyyin
Except a devout servant
| صُوفِيٌّ صَافٍ مُحَرَّرٌ |
| ṣūfiyyun ṣāfin muḥarrar |
| a pure and true Sufi |
ṣūfiyyun ṣāfin muḥarrar
a pure and true Sufi
| ذِي شَرِيعَةٍ وَحَقِيقَةٍ |
| dhī sharīʿatin wa-ḥaqīqatin |
| One who combines the law and the truth |
dhī sharīʿatin wa-ḥaqīqatin
One who combines the law and the truth
| جَمَعَ الْفَرْعَ وَأَصْلَهُ |
| jamaʿa al-farʿa wa-ʾaṣlahu |
| uniting the branch and its root |
jamaʿa al-farʿa wa-ʾaṣlahu
uniting the branch and its root
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| أَيْنَ أَرْبَابُ الْمَثَانِي |
| ʾayna arbābu al-mathānī |
| Where are the masters of the secrets of revelation |
ʾayna arbābu al-mathānī
Where are the masters of the secrets of revelation
| وَالْعُلُومِ اللَّدُنِّيَّةِ |
| wa-al-ʿulūmi al-laduniyya |
| and the divinely inspired knowledge? |
wa-al-ʿulūmi al-laduniyya
and the divinely inspired knowledge?
| أَيْنَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَعَانِي |
| ʾayna aṣḥābu al-maʿānī |
| Where are the possessors of meanings |
ʾayna aṣḥābu al-maʿānī
Where are the possessors of meanings
| وَالنُّفُوسِ الْعُلُوِيَّةِ |
| wa-an-nufūsu al-ʿuluwiyya |
| and the exalted souls? |
wa-an-nufūsu al-ʿuluwiyya
and the exalted souls?
| أَنَا أَدْعُو مَنْ دَعَانِي |
| ʾanā ʾadʿū man daʿānī |
| I connect to Allah those who connected me to Him |
ʾanā ʾadʿū man daʿānī
I connect to Allah those who connected me to Him
| هَكَذَا حُكْمُ الْقَضِيَّةِ |
| hakadhā ḥukmu al-qaḍiyya |
| this is the rule of the matter and His decree |
hakadhā ḥukmu al-qaḍiyya
this is the rule of the matter and His decree
| فِي خُصُوصٍ لِا عُمُومٍ |
| fī khuṣūṣin lī ʿumūmin |
| Yet, I did not do so that with all my teachers |
fī khuṣūṣin lī ʿumūmin
Yet, I did not do so that with all my teachers
| عَلَّةً مِنْ بَعْدِ نَهْلَهُ |
| ʿillatan min baʿdi nahlahu |
| and that only after drinking from the wine of the Gnostics time after time |
ʿillatan min baʿdi nahlahu
and that only after drinking from the wine of the Gnostics time after time
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- Arabic: al-diwan
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