Kashafa’l-Maḥbūb - The Beloved lifted the Veil #
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Kashafa’l-Maḥbūb - The Beloved lifted the Veil
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| اللهُ دَائِمْ حَيْ |
| Allāhu dā’im ḥayy |
| Allah is Endless, Alive. |
Allāhu dā’im ḥayy
Allah is Endless, Alive.
| اللهُ دَائِمْ حَيْ بَاقِيْ حَيْ |
| Allāhu dā’im ḥayy bāqī ḥayy |
| Allah is Endless, Alive; Eternal, Alive. |
Allāhu dā’im ḥayy bāqī ḥayy
Allah is Endless, Alive; Eternal, Alive.
| اللهُ دَائِمْ حَيْ |
| Allāhu dā’im ḥayy |
| Allah is Endless, Alive. |
Allāhu dā’im ḥayy
Allah is Endless, Alive.
Chorus 1 #
| كَشَفَ الْمَحْبُوبُ عَنْ قَلْبِي الْغُطَيْ |
| kashafa al-maḥbūbu ʿan qalbī al-ghuṭay |
| The Beloved lifted the veil from my heart |
kashafa al-maḥbūbu ʿan qalbī al-ghuṭay
The Beloved lifted the veil from my heart
| وَتَجَلَّى جَهْرَةً مِنِّيْ إِلَيْ |
| wa-tajallā jahratan minnī ilay |
| And He manifested himself clearly from me to me. |
wa-tajallā jahratan minnī ilay
And He manifested himself clearly from me to me.
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| لَمْ يُشَاهِدْ حُسْنَهُ غَيْرِي وَلَمْ |
| lam yushāhid ḥusnahu ghayrī wa-lam |
| No one other than me witnessed this beauty and no |
lam yushāhid ḥusnahu ghayrī wa-lam
No one other than me witnessed this beauty and no
| يَبْقَ فِي الدَّيْرِ سِوَى الْمَشْهُوْدِ فَيْ |
| yabqa fī al-dayri siwā al-mashhūdi fay |
| Shade of any other being remained in the universe other than that which was witnessed (the manifestations of Allah (SWT)). |
yabqa fī al-dayri siwā al-mashhūdi fay
Shade of any other being remained in the universe other than that which was witnessed (the manifestations of Allah (SWT)).
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| وَجَلاَ عَنِّيْ حِجَاباً كُنْتُهُ |
| wa-jalā ʻannī hijāban kuntuhu |
| And remove from me the veil, that was my self, |
wa-jalā ʻannī hijāban kuntuhu
And remove from me the veil, that was my self,
| وَتَلاشَى الْكَوْنُ يَا صَاحِ لَدَيْ |
| watalashā al-kawnu yā ṣāḥ laday |
| And the entire universe faded away, my friend, around me. |
watalashā al-kawnu yā ṣāḥ laday
And the entire universe faded away, my friend, around me.
4 #
| أَيُّ حُسْنٍ مَا بَدَا إِلَّا لِمَنْ |
| ayyu ḥusnin mā badā illā liman |
| This beauty only appears to the one who |
ayyu ḥusnin mā badā illā liman
This beauty only appears to the one who
| قَدْ طَوَى الْعَقْلَ مَعَ الْكَوْنَيْنِ طَيْ |
| qad ṭawā al-ʻaqla maʻa al-kawnayni ṭay |
| Has folded the intellect with the two universes, |
qad ṭawā al-ʻaqla maʻa al-kawnayni ṭay
Has folded the intellect with the two universes,
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| وَرَأَى الْأَشْيَاءَ شَيْئاً وَاحِداً |
| warā al-ashyāa shay'an wāḥidan |
| And who sees everything as one thing (as the effect of Allah) |
warā al-ashyāa shay'an wāḥidan
And who sees everything as one thing (as the effect of Allah)
| بَلْ رَأَى الْوَاحِدَ وِتْراً دُوْنَ شَيْ |
| bal raā al-wāḥida witran dūna shay |
| And then sees the One unique without seeing anything else. |
bal raā al-wāḥida witran dūna shay
And then sees the One unique without seeing anything else.
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| لَا تَرَى فِيْ شَمْسِهَا ظِلَّ السِّوَى |
| lā tarā fī shamsihā ẓilla al-siwā |
| You do not see in this sunlight the shadow of anything else |
lā tarā fī shamsihā ẓilla al-siwā
You do not see in this sunlight the shadow of anything else
| فَهْيَ شَمْسٌ وَهْيَ ظِلُّ وَهْيَ فَيْ |
| fahiyā shamsun wahyā ẓillu wahyā fay |
| For it is a sun and it is a shade and it is a shadow. |
fahiyā shamsun wahyā ẓillu wahyā fay
For it is a sun and it is a shade and it is a shadow.
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| هَٰذِهِ أَنْوَارُ لَيْلَى قَدْ بَدَتْ |
| hādhihi anwāru laylá qad badat |
| These are the lights of Layla (metaphor for Divine Beauty) that has appeared, |
hādhihi anwāru laylá qad badat
These are the lights of Layla (metaphor for Divine Beauty) that has appeared,
| فَلِسَلْبِ الْعَقْلِ يَا صَاحِ تَهَيْ |
| falisalbi al-ʻaqli yā ṣāḥi tahay |
| So ready yourself, my friend, for the snatching away of your intellect. |
falisalbi al-ʻaqli yā ṣāḥi tahay
So ready yourself, my friend, for the snatching away of your intellect.
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| فَالْفَتَى مَنْ سَلَبَتْهُ جُمْلَةً |
| falfatá man salabathu jumlatan |
| The real youth is one whom these lights take entirely, |
falfatá man salabathu jumlatan
The real youth is one whom these lights take entirely,
| لَا الَّذِي تَسْلُبُهُ شَيْئاً فَشَيْ |
| lālladhī taslubuhu shay'an fashay |
| Not the one whom they take bit by bit. |
lālladhī taslubuhu shay'an fashay
Not the one whom they take bit by bit.
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| وَإِذَا الْحُسْنُ بَدَا فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ |
| wa-idhā al-ḥusnu badā fasjud lahu |
| And when this beauty appears to you, prostrate to it. |
wa-idhā al-ḥusnu badā fasjud lahu
And when this beauty appears to you, prostrate to it.
| فَسُجُودُ الشُّكْرِ فَرْضٌ يَا أُخَيْ |
| fasujūdu al-shukri farḍun yā ukhay |
| The prostration of gratitude is an obligation, O my little brother. |
fasujūdu al-shukri farḍun yā ukhay
The prostration of gratitude is an obligation, O my little brother.
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- Arabic: https://www.aldiwan.net/cat-poet-abu-al-Hasan-al-shushtari
- English: Adapted from a brief commentary by (Mawlana) Yusuf Chaudhary, reviewed by James Wrathall