ألْقِlay down عَصَاكْyour staff أمُسافِرْO traveler
ألْقِ عَصَاكْ أمُسافِرْ
بِبَابِat the door of شَيْخِthe master of الْحَقَائِقْthe truths
بِبَابِ شَيْخِ الْحَقَائِقْ
Lay down your staff, O traveler,
Cast your staff, O traveler
at the door of the master of truths.
At the door of the Master of Truths
تُقْبَلْis accepted مِنْكَfrom you الإرَادَهthe aspiration
تُقْبَلْ مِنْكَ الإرَادَه
إِنْif كُنْتَyou are بالظَّفَرfor victory فايقalert
إِنْ كُنْتَ بالظَّفَر فايق
Your aspiration will be accepted,
Your will shall be accepted
if you are alert to victory.
If you are awake and aware
حُلُّunfasten النِّطاقthe girdle الممنْطَقbuckled about the waist
حُلُّ النِّطاق الممنْطَق
واخْلَعand take off نِعالَكyour sandals واقْبِلand approach
واخْلَع نِعالَك واقْبِل
Unfasten the buckled girdle,
Loosen the knotted belt
and take off your sandals and approach,
And take off your shoes and come
بنعْتin the guise of عاشقa lover مَشُوقfilled with longing
بنعْت عاشق مَشُوق
إِلىtoward الحبيبْthe Beloved عَبسَىperhaps (unclear spelling) يُقْبِلhe turns toward
إِلى الحبيبْ عَبسَى يُقْبِل
as a lover filled with longing,
With the zeal of an ardent lover
toward the Beloved—perhaps he will turn toward you.
To the Beloved who turns to accept
وحُطَّand lower رَأسكْyour head وحَقَّقand be certain
وحُطَّ رَأسكْ وحَقَّق
إِنَّthat لوجودexistence ثمَّthere يَنزِلdescends
إِنَّ لوجود ثمَّ يَنزِل
And lower your head, and be certain
Bow your head and realize
that existence descends there.
That existence then descends
وفيand in السُّجُودprostration هِيthey الضَّمائِرْthe inner hearts
وفي السُّجُود هِي الضَّمائِرْ
تَسْرِيcourse كَسَيْرِlike the coursing of السَّوابِقthe fleet steeds
تَسْرِي كَسَيْرِ السَّوابِق
And in prostration, the inner hearts themselves
And in prostration lie the secrets
course like fleet steeds,
Flowing like the early comers
كماjust as هذاthis نورlight of السعادةbliss
كما هذا نور السعادة
يظهرappears علىupon عاشقa lover
يظهر على عاشق
just as this light of bliss
As this light of felicity
appears upon a lover.
Appears on the lover
مَنْwhoever جَاcomes لِديِرto the monastery of الأحِبَّهْthe beloved ones
مَنْ جَا لِديِر الأحِبَّهْ
يَطْلُبseeks فُنُونَthe arts of الخلاعَهَlicentious abandon
يَطْلُب فُنُونَ الخلاعَهَ
Whoever comes to the monastery of the beloved ones,
Who comes to the monastery of love
seeking the arts of abandon,
Seeking the arts of detachment
يُسْقَىis given drink بِكاسِfrom the cup of المحبَّهlove
يُسْقَى بِكاسِ المحبَّه
سِرَّthe secret of المكانْthe place والجماعهand the gathering
سِرَّ المكانْ والجماعه
is given drink from the cup of love—
Given the cup of affection
the secret of the place and the gathering—
The secret of place and company
حَتَّىuntil يَصِيرbecomes حالُواhis state نِسْبَهْa bond of kinship
حَتَّى يَصِير حالُوا نِسْبَهْ
لأهْلِto the people of تلْكَthat الْبِضَاعَهْmerchandise
لأهْلِ تلْكَ الْبِضَاعَهْ
until his state becomes a bond of kinship
Until his state becomes affiliated
with those who deal in such wares.
With the people of that trade
أُلْقُطْgather up نَثِيرَthe scattered الجواهرjewels
أُلْقُطْ نَثِيرَ الجواهر
يُقالُit is said عَنْكَof you فايِقoutstanding
يُقالُ عَنْكَ فايِق
Gather up the scattered jewels;
Pick up scattered jewels
you will be called outstanding.
You are said to be awake
لَسnot هُit حديثُthe matter of السيادهmastery
لَس هُ حديثُ السياده
شَيْa thing يُجَدis found بالشَّواهِقon the lofty peaks
شَيْ يُجَد بالشَّواهِق
The matter of mastery is not
It is not a talk of mastery
something found on lofty peaks.
Found in high places
أُطلبِseek لِشَيْخَكfor your master كُويِّسdiscerning
أُطلبِ لِشَيْخَك كُويِّس
يَسْقِيكhe gives you drink خميرهa fermented brew رقِيقَهdelicate
يَسْقِيك خميره رقِيقَه
Seek a discerning man as your master;
Ask your master for a good wine
he will give you a delicate brew to drink.
That gives you a subtle intoxication
وكُنْand be فيin شُربكْyour drinking كُويِّسdiscerning
وكُنْ في شُربكْ كُويِّس
تَصِلyou reach بِهَاthrough it للحقيقهْto the truth
تَصِل بِهَا للحقيقهْ
And be discerning in your drinking;
And be good in your drinking
through it you will reach the truth.
To arrive at the truth
تَبِتْyou spend the night مِثْلlike العُرِيسْthe bridegroom
تَبِتْ مِثْل العُرِيسْ
إِذَاwhen يَبِتhe spends the night مَعْwith رَفِيقهْhis companion
إِذَا يَبِت مَعْ رَفِيقهْ
You will spend the night like a bridegroom
Sleep like a bridegroom
when he spends the night with his companion.
When he sleeps with his beloved
تَحْضُرْyou attend فيat صَدْرِthe head of المحاضرthe assemblies
تَحْضُرْ في صَدْرِ المحاضر
مَعwith كُلِّevery مَبْرُورْrighteous مُوافِقlike-minded
مَع كُلِّ مَبْرُورْ مُوافِق
You will take your place at the head of the assemblies,
Attend with every compatible passerby
with every righteous, like-minded person.
In the chest of the attended
وإِنْand if طَلَبْتَyou ask for الإِعَادَهthe repetition
وإِنْ طَلَبْتَ الإِعَادَه
أُدْنُواdraw near لِهَذَاto this one ورافِقand keep company
أُدْنُوا لِهَذَا ورافِق
And if you ask for it to be repeated,
And if you seek repetition
draw near to this one and keep him company.
Come close to this and keep company
Sol 6.1