روقmake clear الكاساتthe cups
روق الكاسات
ياO ساقيcupbearer المدامwine فيin هذاthis المقامstation
يا ساقي المدام في هذا المقام
Make the cups clear.
The Joy of Cups
O cupbearer of wine, at this station,
O pourer of wine in this gathering,
واسقand give drink للساداتto the masters
واسق للسادات
فيin جنحthe wing of الظلامdarkness خمرwine of الإصطلامannihilation
في جنح الظلام خمر الإصطلام
And give the masters drink,
Serve the nobles
Under darkness's wing, the wine of annihilation.
In the wings of darkness, the wine of devotion,
واخرقand defy العاداتcustomary ways
واخرق العادات
ماemphatic particle بينamong الكرامthe noble أهلthose worthy of الإحترامrespect
ما بين الكرام أهل الإحترام
And defy customary ways,
And break conventions
Among the noble, those worthy of respect.
Among the generous, people of dignity
هاتbring كاسيmy cup هاتbring
هات كاسي هات
لاdo not تخشfear الملامreproach أنتyou ليfor me إمامa guide
لا تخش الملام أنت لي إمام
Bring my cup—bring it!
Bring me my cup, bring
Do not fear reproach; you are my guide.
Fear no blame, you are my imam
هذهthese الأحوالstates
هذه الأحوال
بغيةdesire of القلوبthe hearts لمحةa glimpse of الغيوبunseen mysteries
بغية القلوب لمحة الغيوب
These states—
These states
The hearts' desire, a glimpse of unseen mysteries.
Seeking hearts an instant of mysteries
منwhoever إليهاtoward them مالinclined
من إليها مال
هبتblew الجنوبthe south wind شقتtore open الجيوبthe garment necklines
هبت الجنوب شقت الجيوب
Whoever turns toward them—
To whom it inclines
The south wind blew and rent the garment necklines.
The south winds blew, ripped open chests
فزتyou have triumphed بالآمالwith hopes fulfilled
فزت بالآمال
والفتىand the young man يذوبmelts كلماwhenever يتوبhe repents
والفتى يذوب كلما يتوب
You have won what you hoped for,
Won hopes
And the young man melts whenever he repents.
And the youth melts whenever he repents
واغتنمand seize ماwhat فاتhas slipped away
واغتنم ما فات
قبلbefore الإنخرامdissolution نلتyou have attained ماwhat يرامis sought
قبل الإنخرام نلت ما يرام
And seize what has slipped away,
And seize what is missed
Before dissolution—you have attained what is sought.
Before the end, gained what is sought
ياO أخاbrother of الأشواقyearnings
يا أخا الأشواق
هذهthese النفوسthe selves كلهاall of them حبوسprisons
هذه النفوس كلها حبوس
O brother of yearnings,
O brother of passions
These selves are all prisons.
These souls are all imprisoned
فالزمso hold fast to الإطلاقfreedom
فالزم الإطلاق
وارفعand raise الرؤوسthe heads تشهدyou will behold العروسthe bride
وارفع الرؤوس تشهد العروس
So hold fast to freedom,
So stick to freedom
And raise the heads; you will behold the bride.
And raise your heads, witness the bride
كأسcup of خمريmy wine راقhas become clear
كأس خمري راق
أشرقتshone forth شموسsuns منfrom سناradiance of الكؤوسthe cups
أشرقت شموس من سنا الكؤوس
The cup of my wine has grown clear.
My cup of wine sparkled
Suns shone forth from the radiance of the cups.
Suns shone from the radiance of cups
إنهاindeed, they are حالاتstates
إنها حالات
تمنعprevent المنامsleep تكثرincrease الهيامlove's frenzy
تمنع المنام تكثر الهيام
These are indeed states
They are states
That banish sleep and heighten love's frenzy.
That prevent sleep, increase infatuations
صلbestow blessings ياO رحمنAll-Merciful
صل يا رحمن
للنبيupon the Prophet الحبيبthe beloved مؤنسcomforter of الغريبthe stranger
للنبي الحبيب مؤنس الغريب
Bestow blessings, O All-Merciful,
Pray, O Merciful
Upon the beloved Prophet, comforter of the stranger,
For the beloved Prophet, comforter of strangers
بهجةdelight of الأكوانthe worlds
بهجة الأكوان
ذكرهremembering him يطيبis sweet للفتىto the young man اللبيبthe discerning
ذكره يطيب للفتى اللبيب
The delight of the worlds.
Delight of the worlds
Remembering him is sweet to the discerning young man.
His remembrance is sweet to the perceptive youth
منwhoever يُهِنْهdishonors him هانis abased
من يُهِنْه هان
والغنىand the Self-Sufficient يجيبanswers عبدهHis servant النجيبthe noble
والغنى يجيب عبده النجيب
Whoever dishonors him is abased.
Whoever belittles him is disgraced
And the Self-Sufficient answers His noble servant
And wealth answers his noble servant
سائرall الأوقاتthe times
سائر الأوقات
ماas long as شداsang حمامdoves هامpined with love والسلامand peace
ما شدا حمام هام والسلام
At all times,
All the time
As long as lovesick doves sing—and peace.
As long as doves cooed and peace
Sol 6.1