1. My friend, refresh me with a sip and pour,
But speak no words to me of love's allure,
ูก. ููุฏูู
ูู ุนูููููู ุจู
ูุดูู
ูููุฉู ูุงุณููู
ููุง ุชูููุฌููู ุณูู
ูุนู ุญูุฏูุซุงู ุนูู ุงูุนูุดููู
2. For the field of youth is too constricted for passion now,
So my soul returns to truth and equity.
ูข. ููุฏ ุถุงูู ู
ููุฏุงูู ุงูุดูุจุงุจู ุนูู ุงููููู
ูุขุซูุฑุชู ุงูููููุณู ุงูุฑูุฌูุนู ุงูู ุงูุญูููู
3. This is the season of blossoms, greeting you by name,
The traits of mankind apparent on its serene face.
ูฃ. ูููุฐุง ุฒู
ุงูู ุงูุฒูููุฑู ุญููุงูู ุจุงุณูู
ุงู
ุชูููุญู ุณูู
ุงุชู ุงูุจูุดูุฑู ูู ูุฌููููู ุงูุทููููู
4. The day of clouds has led a procession, as though
They are companions come walking gently apace.
ูค. ููุฏ ูุงุฏู ูููู
ู ุงูุบููู
ู ุณูุญูุจุงู ูุฃูููุง
ุฑููุงูู ุฃุชุชู ุชู
ุดู ุงููููููููู ุนูู ุฑูููู
5. Like thunderโs guide that lost its way,
Shaking the lightningโs torch to find its place.
ูฅ. ูุฃูู ุญูุฏุงุฉู ุงูุฑูุนูุฏู ุถููุชู ุทุฑููููุง
ููุฒูุชู ูููููู
ุง ุชููุชูุฏู ู
ูุดูุนููู ุงูุจุฑููู
6. A meadowโs sanctuary the rain visited and met
Its east and west pilgrims at the set time and space.
ูฆ. ููุนูุจูุฉู ุฑููุถู ุฒุงุฑููุง ุงูููุทูุฑู ูุงูุชูููุชู
ุจู
ููุงุชููุง ุฌููุงุจุฉู ุงูุบูุฑูุจู ูุงูุดูุฑููู
7. The lily has turned its gown therein,
As ostriches displayed it to partake of grace.
ูง. ููุฏ ูููุจู ุงูุณููุณุงูู ููู ุฑูุฏุงุกููู
ูุฃูู ุงูููุนุงู
ูู ุฃุจุฑุฒูุชููู ูููุณูุชูุณููู
8. The narcissusโ ailing soul grew restless,
As foliage wept loudly in its place.
ูจ. ูุฃูู ุนูููู ุงูููุฑูุฌูุณู ุงููุชุงุฌู ุฏุงุคูู
ููุฏู ูุนูููุชู ุชุจููููู ุณุงุฌูุนุฉู ุงูููุฑููู
9. The shady raincloud pitied what it held
Spilling its clouds as the breeze climbed to its place.
ูฉ. ููุฏ ุฃุดูููู ุงูุบููู
ู ุงูุธููููู ููู
ุง ุจูู
ูุชููููุซู ูููู ุณูุญูุจูู ูุงูุตููุจุง ุชุฑููู
10. I arrived with roses, a gift of oblation,
So I could sacrifice my drinking horn in their place.
ูกู . ุญููููุชู ุจููุง ูุงูููุฑูุฏู ูุฏููู ู
ููุฑููุจู
ูู
ุง ูุงู ุฅูุง ุฃูู ูุญูุฑูุชู ุจูุง ุฒูููู
11. I flooded it red as the raincloud hovered
Above, making room for it in the aerial space.
ูกูก. ูุณููููุชููุง ุญูู
ูุฑุงุกู ูุงูุบููู
ู ุนุงูููู
ูุถุงุกู ููุง ุฌููู ูุถุงุนู ุจูุง ุฃูููู
12. It has aged from the elongation of its life
And the burning of its limbs in the kilnโs embrace.
ูกูข. ููุฏ ูุฑูู
ูุชู ู
ู
ูุง ุชุทุงูููู ุนูู
ูุฑููุง
ูู
ู
ูุง ู
ุญูุชู ุฃุนูุถุงุกููุง ุญูู
ูููุฉู ุงูุฒููููู
13. I toasted it with cups as if they were
Bodies that revive the soul at existenceโs base.
ูกูฃ. ูุญููููุชู ุฃูููุงุณู ุจูุง ููุฃูููุง
ุฌูุณูู
ู ุชูุดูููู ุงูุฑููุญู ูู ุจูุฏูุฃุฉู ุงูุฎููููู
14. The pitcher mistakes them during its prostration
For an imam prolonging his bow at โqalqalahโsโ place.
ูกูค. ุชุฎุงูู ุจููุง ุงูุฅุจุฑููู ุนูุฏู ุณูุฌูุฏููู
ุฅู
ุงู
ุงู ููุทููู ุงูู
ูููุซู ูู ุฃุญูุฑููู ุงูุญูููู
15. It repeats them to train its nature through practice,
But cannot articulate them with eloquence and grace.
ูกูฅ. ููุฑูุฏููุฏููุง ููู ูููุณูุจู ุงูุทูุจูุนู ุฏูุฑูุจูุฉู
ุจูููู ูููููู ููุณู ููููุตูุญู ูู ุงููููุทููู
16. The lute has bent its ribs over a priest
Who utters what the fingerboard prompts at its place,
ูกูฆ. ูุนูุฏู ุญูู ุฃุถููุงุนููู ูููู ูุงูููู
ููููู ุจูู
ุง ููุญูู ุงูุจููุงูู ูู
ุง ูููููู
17. And expresses what is in the heart as though
We sought augury or were confined in a strait place,
ูกูง. ูููุนูุฑูุจู ุนู
ูุง ูู ุงูุถูู
ูุฑู ูุฃููู
ุง
ูุตูุฏููุง ุณูุทูุญุง ุฃู ุญูุจูุณููุง ุงูู ุดูููู
18. We dwelled on it as lightning, resembling
A herd of blond gazelles racing to the winning place.
ูกูจ. ุนูููููุง ุนูููููู ูุงูุจูุฑููู ูุฃูููุง
ู
ูุทููู
ุฉู ุดููุฑู ุชุจุงุฑูุชู ุงูู ุงูุณูุจููู
19. The nightโs expanse was filled with awe from the lightโs radiance,
And the hearts of stars raced from the intensity apace.
ูกูฉ. ููุฏ ุดุงุจู ููููุฏู ุงูููููู ู
ูู ุฑูุนุฉู ุงูุถูููุง
ูุทุงุฑูุชู ูููุจู ุงูููุฌูู
ู ู
ู ุดูุฏูุฉู ุงูุฎููููู
20. If nights don the coldness of the morning breeze
And block the paths to pleasures in that time and space,
ูขู . ุฅุฐุง ู
ุง ุงููููุงูู ุฃููููุฌูุชู ุจูุฑูุฏูุฉ ุงูุตููุจุง
ูุณุฏูุชู ุงูู ุงูููุฐูุงุชู ุณุงููููุฉู ุงูุทููุฑูู
21. Console yourself with a hint of favoring days,
What loss if a way leads you to pursue and chase?
ูขูก. ุชูุนููููู ุจููุฒูุฑู ู
ูู ุฒูู
ุงูู ู
ูุณุงุนุฏู
ูู
ุง ููู ุฅูู ูููู ุณูุจููู ุงูู ุงูููุญููู