Ayyuha l-ʿāshiqu – Oh you the lover #
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Ayyuha l-ʿāshiqu – Oh you the lover
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| لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهْ اللهْ اللهْ |
| lā ilāha illā Allāh Allāh Allāh |
| There is no deity except Allah, Allah, Allah. |
lā ilāha illā Allāh Allāh Allāh
There is no deity except Allah, Allah, Allah.
| لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهْ جُدْ عَلَيْنَا |
| lā ilāha illā Allāh jud ʿalaynā |
| There is no deity except Allah, be generous to us. |
lā ilāha illā Allāh jud ʿalaynā
There is no deity except Allah, be generous to us.
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| أَيُّهَا الْعَاشِقُ مَعْنَى حُسْنِنَا |
| ayyuha l-ʿāshiqu maʿnā ḥusninā |
| O lover of our beauty’s essence |
ayyuha l-ʿāshiqu maʿnā ḥusninā
O lover of our beauty’s essence
| مَهْرُنَا غَالٍ لِمَنْ يَخْطِبُنَا |
| mahrnā ghālin liman yakhṭibunā |
| the price is high for those who seek us |
mahrnā ghālin liman yakhṭibunā
the price is high for those who seek us
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| جَسَدٌ مُضْنَى وَرُوْحٌ فِي الْعَنَا |
| jasadun muḍná wa-rūḥun fī l-ʿanā |
| An exhausted body and a weary soul |
jasadun muḍná wa-rūḥun fī l-ʿanā
An exhausted body and a weary soul
| وَعُيُونٌ لَا تَذُوْقُ الْوَسَنَا |
| wa-ʿuyūnun lā tadhuqu l-wasná |
| and eyes that do not taste slumber |
wa-ʿuyūnun lā tadhuqu l-wasná
and eyes that do not taste slumber
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| وَفُؤَادٌ لَيْسَ فِيْهِ غَيْرُنَا |
| wa-fuʾādun laysa fīhi ghayrunā |
| A heart that holds nothing but us |
wa-fuʾādun laysa fīhi ghayrunā
A heart that holds nothing but us
| فَإِذَا مَا شِئْتَ أَدِّ الثَّمَنَا |
| fa-idhā mā shiʾta addi th-thamná |
| So if you desire, pay the price |
fa-idhā mā shiʾta addi th-thamná
So if you desire, pay the price
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| فَافْنَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَنَاءً سَرْمَداً |
| fafna in shiʾta fanāʾan sarmadan |
| Annihilate yourself eternally if you wish |
fafna in shiʾta fanāʾan sarmadan
Annihilate yourself eternally if you wish
| فَالْفَنَا يُدْنِي إِلَى ذَاكَ الْفِنَا |
| fa-l-faná yudnī ilá dhāka l-finá |
| for annihilation gets you closer to that richness |
fa-l-faná yudnī ilá dhāka l-finá
for annihilation gets you closer to that richness
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| وَاخْلَعِ النَّعْلَيْنِ إِنْ جِئْتَ إِلَى |
| wa-khlaʿi n-naʿlayni in jiʾta ilá |
| And put off your shoes if you come to |
wa-khlaʿi n-naʿlayni in jiʾta ilá
And put off your shoes if you come to
| ذَلِكَ الْحَيِّ فَفِيْهِ قُدْسُنَا |
| dhālika l-ḥayyi fa-fīhi qudsunā |
| that place, for it is sacred and holy |
dhālika l-ḥayyi fa-fīhi qudsunā
that place, for it is sacred and holy
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| وَعَنِ الْكَوْنَيْنِ كُنْ مُنْخَلِعاً |
| wa-ʿani l-kawnayni kun munkhaliʿan |
| And be detached from both worlds |
wa-ʿani l-kawnayni kun munkhaliʿan
And be detached from both worlds
| وَأَزِلْ مَا بَيْنَنَا مِنْ بَيْنِنَا |
| wa-aẓil mā baynanā min bayniná |
| And remove what stands between us |
wa-aẓil mā baynanā min bayniná
And remove what stands between us
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| وَإِذَا مَا قِيْلَ مَنْ تَهْوَى فَقُلْ |
| wa-idhā mā qīla man tahwá faqul |
| And if asked whom you love, say |
wa-idhā mā qīla man tahwá faqul
And if asked whom you love, say
| أَنَا مَنْ أَهْوَى وَمَنْ أَهْوَى أَنَا |
| aná man ahwá wa-man ahwá aná |
| I am the one I love, and the one I love is me. |
aná man ahwá wa-man ahwá aná
I am the one I love, and the one I love is me.
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- Arabic: Songs of Presence pg 28.
- Transliteration: auto-generated
- Translation: auto-generated and reviewed by Sh Ma’n