أناI عنديin my view أنthat الشهودَwitnessing حجابُa veil
أنا عندي أن الشهودَ حجابُ
والتنائيand drawing apart سيانare alike والإقترابُand drawing near
والتنائي سيان والإقترابُ
I hold that witnessing is a veil,
I believe that witnesses are a veil
and drawing apart and drawing near are alike.
And remoteness and nearness are the same
فادخلواso enter دارthe house صبوتيmy longing ياO ندامىdrinking companions
فادخلوا دار صبوتي يا ندامى
واحذرواand beware أنlest يريبكمunsettle you مرتابa doubter
واحذروا أن يريبكم مرتاب
So enter the house of my longing, O drinking companions,
So enter my abode of rapture, O penitents
and beware lest a doubter unsettle you.
And beware of doubting whispers
هذهthis ملةthe faith المفضلthe favored one طهTaha
هذه ملة المفضل طه
فافهمواso understand إنif تكنthere are لكمfor you ألبابsound minds
فافهموا إن تكن لكم ألباب
This is the faith of the favored one, Taha,
This is the path of Al-Mufaddal Taha
so understand, if you have sound minds.
So understand, if you have any sense
ماwhat عليكمconcerns you منof لفظهاits wording العذبsweet فيهاwithin it
ما عليكم من لفظها العذب فيها
للذيfor whoever ينكرdenies المعانيthe meanings عذابtorment
للذي ينكر المعاني عذاب
What concern have you with its sweet wording? Within it
You need no eloquent words here
lies torment for whoever denies the meanings.
For whom rejects the meanings, torment awaits
فهلمواso come إلىto الحمىthe sanctuary وارفعواand lift عنfrom
فهلموا إلى الحمى وارفعوا عن
بابهits door السترthe veil فهوfor it is نعمexcellent البابthe door
بابه الستر فهو نعم الباب
So come to the sanctuary, and lift from
So come to the tavern and lift from its door the veil
its door the veil, for it is an excellent door.
For it is a splendid door
واشربواand drink فضلَthe remainder خمرتيmy wine منfrom إنائيmy vessel
واشربوا فضلَ خمرتي من إنائي
وسطamid حانيmy tavern ياO أيهاyou الأحبابbeloved friends
وسط حاني يا أيها الأحباب
And drink the remainder of my wine from my vessel,
And drink the excess of my wine from my cup
in the midst of my tavern, O beloved friends.
In the midst of my tavern, O beloved ones
إنماonly عنديwith me الشرابthe drink وغيريand anyone other than me
إنما عندي الشراب وغيري
عندهwith him موضعin place of الشرابthe drink سرابa mirage
عنده موضع الشراب سراب
The drink is with me alone; anyone else
For me is the drink, while for others
has a mirage in place of the drink.
The place of drink is a mirage
أناI خمارwine-seller ديرهاher monastery وكفوفيand my palms
أنا خمار ديرها وكفوفي
هذهthese عندto أهلهاher people أكوابcups
هذه عند أهلها أكواب
I am the wine-seller of her monastery, and my palms—
I am the tavern monk, and these palms of mine
these are cups to her people.
Are cups for those who know
ورَهابينُهاand her monks رعيَّةُsubjects حكميmy rule
ورَهابينُها رعيَّةُ حكمي
كلevery داعsupplicant بيthrough me عندهمamong them مستجابanswered
كل داع بي عندهم مستجاب
And her monks are subjects of my rule;
And its monks are my subjects by decree
every supplicant who prays through me is answered among them.
Each supplicant finds his prayers answered
قربhas drawn near الفجرdawn فاشربواso drink بِكْرَvirgin wine دَنٍّa wine jar
قرب الفجر فاشربوا بِكْرَ دَنٍّ
ماthere is no علىupon وجههاher face سواكمother than you نقابveil
ما على وجهها سواكم نقاب
Dawn has drawn near, so drink the virgin wine of a jar;
The dawn approaches, so drink the early draft
there is no veil upon her face but you.
None but you are behind its veil
وارفعواand lift ليfor me نفوسكمyour souls عنabove كؤوسcups
وارفعوا لي نفوسكم عن كؤوس
هيthey فيهاin them لكمfor you يورقputs forth leaves الشرابthe drink
هي فيها لكم يورق الشراب
And lift your souls for me above cups—
And lift your souls above the cups
it is in them that the wine puts forth leaves for you.
In which the drink is green for you
هيshe بحرa sea وماand whatever سواهاis other than her فموجso, waves
هي بحر وما سواها فموج
وهيand she خمرwine والعالمونand the worlds حبابbubbles
وهي خمر والعالمون حباب
She is a sea, and all else is waves;
It is an ocean while all else is but a wave
and she is wine, and the worlds are bubbles.
It is wine while the wise are confused
قامrose شماسthe deacon ديرهاher monastery يتمشىwalking about
قام شماس ديرها يتمشى
وعليهand upon him منof نورهاher light أثوابgarments
وعليه من نورها أثواب
The deacon of her monastery rose and walked about,
The deacon of her monastery walks about
and upon him were garments of her light.
Wearing her illuminating clothes
وجلتهاand unveiled her القسوسُthe priests بينamong أناسpeople
وجلتها القسوسُ بين أناس
عندهمthey have فيconcerning جمالهاher beauty أوصابpangs
عندهم في جمالها أوصاب
And the priests unveiled her among people
And its priests sit among people
who suffer pangs over her beauty.
In awe of her beauty, dumbfounded
Sol 6.1