كأنَّكas though you بيthrough me سكنتyou settled بخانقاتٍin Sufi lodges
كأنَّك بي سكنت بخانقاتٍ
ووعظكand your preaching قدalready ملاfilled سمعthe hearing of المصيخthe attentive listener
ووعظك قد ملا سمع المصيخ
It is as though, through me, you had settled in Sufi lodges,
and your preaching had filled the attentive listener’s ear.
كسرتyou shattered كؤوسthe goblets of شعريmy poetry بعدَafter دورٍa round
كسرت كؤوس شعري بعدَ دورٍ
وتبتَand you repented علىat يديthe hands of شيخthe shaykh of الشيوخthe shaykhs
وتبتَ على يدي شيخ الشيوخ
You shattered the goblets of my verse after a round,
and repented at the hands of the shaykh of shaykhs.
Sol 6.1