أسقيI give drink to ندامايmy drinking companions منfrom كاسيmy cup وأشربand I drink ماwhat
أسقي نداماي من كاسي وأشرب ما
أبقوهthey left it فيin الكاسthe cup ليfor me منof خمريmy wine الباقيremaining
أبقوه في الكاس لي من خمري الباقي
I give my drinking companions drink from my cup, and drink what
I quench my regrets with wine from my cup and drink
They left me in the cup of my remaining wine.
What they left for me of my remaining wine
فكنتso I was آخرهمthe last of them شرباًin drinking وأولهمand the first of them
فكنت آخرهم شرباً وأولهم
سكراًin drunkenness بماfrom what تركواthey left منof بهجةthe splendor of الساقيthe cupbearer
سكراً بما تركوا من بهجة الساقي
So I was the last of them to drink, and the first
So I was last of them in drinking but first
To grow drunk on what they left of the cupbearer’s splendor.
In drunkenness with what the cupbearer left of joy
بقيةwhat remains from اللهGod خيرbetter قالsaid خالقناour Creator
بقية الله خير قال خالقنا
فحققواso affirm القولthe saying ياO قوميmy people وأرفاقيand my companions
فحققوا القول يا قومي وأرفاقي
“What remains from God is better,” our Creator said;
The remainder of God is better, said our Creator
So affirm these words, O my people and companions.
So make the saying true, O my people and friends
وهذهand this يدthe hand of منthe one whom أهواهI love him وهيand it is يديmy hand
وهذه يد من أهواه وهي يدي
بلمسهاby touching it نالreceived كليmy whole being عهدthe covenant of خلاقيmy Creator
بلمسها نال كلي عهد خلاقي
And this is the hand of the one I love, and it is my hand.
And this is the hand of my beloved, it is my hand
By touching it, my whole being received my Creator’s covenant.
By touching it, I got all my Creator's covenant
قولواsay لمنto whoever قدindeed أبىrefused عنfrom مجلسيmy gathering ونباand recoiled
قولوا لمن قد أبى عن مجلسي ونبا
منwho ذاis it that يوقّيكwill shield you فيin العقبىthe hereafter منfrom الواقيthe Protector
من ذا يوقّيك في العقبى من الواقي
Tell whoever refused my gathering and turned away:
Tell those who refused my gathering and moved away
Who will shield you in the hereafter from the Protector?
Who will protect you in future from the protector?
هذاthis المدامthe wine وهذاand this الكاسthe cup ممتلئٌfull
هذا المدام وهذا الكاس ممتلئٌ
منwith المدامwine إلىto أطرافthe edges of أطواقيmy neck-rings
من المدام إلى أطراف أطواقي
This is the wine, and this cup is full
This drink and this brimming cup
Of wine up to the edges of my neck-rings.
Filled with wine to the rims of my vessels
ترقىyou ascend وتسقطand you fall منfrom أعلىthe highest point of مقامكyour station فيinto
ترقى وتسقط من أعلى مقامك في
حضيضthe depths of جهلكyour ignorance بيof me ياO خيبةthe disappointment of الراقيthe climber
حضيض جهلك بي يا خيبة الراقي
You ascend, then fall from your highest station into
You rise and fall from your highest position
The depths of your ignorance of me—alas for the climber!
To the abyss of your ignorance about me, O disappointment of the elevating one
عطشانa thirsty man يحملcarries ماءwater فيin أداوتهhis waterskin
عطشان يحمل ماء في أداوته
وليسand does not يدريknow بهof it منbecause of سوءbadness of أخلاقcharacter
وليس يدري به من سوء أخلاق
A thirsty man carries water in his waterskin,
A thirsty one carrying water in his containers
Yet knows nothing of it, through bad character.
And does not know about it because of his bad manners
إنindeed الكرامthe noble بحسنthrough goodness of الظنopinion قدindeed شربواthey have drunk
إن الكرام بحسن الظن قد شربوا
وسوءand the badness of ظنكyour opinion حرمانٌdeprivation لرقراقof shimmering wine
وسوء ظنك حرمانٌ لرقراق
Indeed, the noble have drunk through their trust,
The generous drink with good assumptions
And your mistrust deprives you of the shimmering wine.
And your bad assumption is deprivation of the pure
لاno بدescape أنthat تغلقyou close البابthe door الذيwhich فتحتopened
لا بد أن تغلق الباب الذي فتحت
يدthe hand of الإلهGod فتبقىso you remain خارجoutside الطاقthe archway
يد الإله فتبقى خارج الطاق
You are bound to shut the door that was opened
You must close the door that
By God’s hand, and so remain outside the archway.
God's hand opened so you remain outside the perimeter
Sol 6.1