كَمْhow many a فَتَىyoung man مُرْتاحْat ease أتاحْgranted
كَمْ فَتَى مُرْتاحْ أتاحْ
لهُto him الْهَوَىlove أتْراحْsorrows
لهُ الْهَوَى أتْراحْ
How many a carefree youth has been granted
sorrows by love!
مِنfrom جِراجيmy wounds (uncertain spelling) زَادincreased نَواحِيmy wailing
مِن جِراجي زَاد نَواحِي
والْهَوَىand love فضَّاحْexposing
والْهَوَى فضَّاحْ
From [my wounds], my wailing grew,
and love lays one bare.
ومِلاحِيand my fair ones لاِفْتِضاحِيfor my exposure
ومِلاحِي لاِفْتِضاحِي
أفْسَدُواthey ruined الإصْلاحْthe mending
أفْسَدُوا الإصْلاحْ
And my fair ones, to expose me,
have spoiled the mending.
ماwhat حِيلَةُrecourse of الْمُحْتارْthe bewildered one
ما حِيلَةُ الْمُحْتارْ
والتحَيُّلand scheming عارْshame والهوىand love غَرَّارdeceitful
والتحَيُّل عارْ والهوى غَرَّار
What recourse has the bewildered one?
And scheming is shame, and love a deceiver.
عَنْfrom الْحُبِّlove صَدَرْنَاwe issued forth
عَنْ الْحُبِّ صَدَرْنَا
قبْلَbefore بَدْءِthe beginning of البادِياتfirst appearances
قبْلَ بَدْءِ البادِيات
From love we issued forth
before the first appearances began.
وبالوجدand through ecstasy خلعناwe cast off
وبالوجد خلعنا
منout of الهوىlove ثوبthe robe of الصفاتattributes
من الهوى ثوب الصفات
And in ecstasy we cast off,
out of love, the robe of attributes.
وبالزُّهْدِand through renunciation عُرِفْناwe were known
وبالزُّهْدِ عُرِفْنا
فيamid تَصاريفthe transformations of الذَوَاتbeings
في تَصاريف الذَوَات
And through renunciation we were known
amid the transformations of beings.
قُلsay لمنto him who قدhas لاَحْshone لاحْshone
قُل لمن قد لاَحْ لاحْ
فيin الدُّجَىthe darkness مِصْباحa lamp
في الدُّجَى مِصْباح
Say to him who has shone—shone,
a lamp in the darkness:
قُمْrise إِليْهاto her واسْقِنيهاand give her to me to drink
قُمْ إِليْها واسْقِنيها
فيon رُبَىthe hills of الأدْواحْspreading trees
في رُبَى الأدْواحْ
Rise to her and give her to me to drink
on the hills of spreading trees.
واجْتَلِيهاand behold her فيin حُلِيْهاher finery
واجْتَلِيها في حُلِيْها
فالِقَcleaver of الإصْباحْdaybreak
فالِقَ الإصْباحْ
And behold her in her finery,
O cleaver of daybreak,
واكْشِفْand lift بِهاwith her أسْتارْظُلْمِةِthe veils of the darkness of
واكْشِفْ بِها أسْتارْظُلْمِةِ
الأغْيارall that is other واكْتُمand conceal الأسْرارthe secrets
الأغْيار واكْتُم الأسْرار
and with her lift the veils of darkness
of all that is other, and conceal the secrets.
مُدامٌwine بِسَناهَاwith her radiance
مُدامٌ بِسَناهَا
مَزقَتْshe tore سِتْرthe veil of الظَّلامdarkness
مَزقَتْ سِتْر الظَّلام
A wine that, with her radiance,
tore the veil of darkness;
ومنْand from نُورِthe light of هُداهَاher guidance
ومنْ نُورِ هُداهَا
قدhas ظَهَرْappeared بدْرُthe full moon of التَّمامfullness
قد ظَهَرْ بدْرُ التَّمام
and from the light of her guidance
the full moon has appeared.
ومِنْand from اخَتْمthe seal (unclear form) أنَاهَاher vessel (uncertain reading)
ومِنْ اخَتْم أنَاهَا
سَكِرَgrew drunk الصبُّthe ardent lover فَهَامْand wandered in rapture
سَكِرَ الصبُّ فَهَامْ
And from [the seal of her vessel],
the ardent lover grew drunk and wandered in rapture.
وطَرِبand was enraptured ياO صَاحfriend صاحcried out
وطَرِب يا صَاح صاح
وبسُكْرواand in his drunkenness (uncertain form) باحْspoke openly
وبسُكْروا باحْ
And, enraptured, O friend, he cried out,
and in [his drunkenness] spoke openly.
مِنْfrom سُلافِيmy choicest wine خَمْرَwine صافِيpure
مِنْ سُلافِي خَمْرَ صافِي
نَشْرُهاher fragrance فَيَّاحfar-spreading
نَشْرُها فَيَّاح
From my choicest vintage, pure wine,
her fragrance wafts far.
لِلْمُوافيfor the one who arrives راحُهاher wine فِيin
لِلْمُوافي راحُها فِي
راحَتِيmy palm ماnot رَاحْhas gone away
راحَتِي ما رَاحْ
For the one who arrives, her wine is in
my palm; it has not gone away.
ماnot مَسَّهَاtouched her عَصَّارa wine-presser
ما مَسَّهَا عَصَّار
أفْنَتْshe consumed الأعْصارْthe ages
أفْنَتْ الأعْصارْ
No wine-presser has touched her;
she has consumed the ages.
دِرْهَاpass her round ياO خَمَّارwine-seller
دِرْهَا يا خَمَّار
وبُدَتْand appeared شَمْسُthe sun of الدَّنانيthe wine-jars
وبُدَتْ شَمْسُ الدَّناني
Pass her round, O vintner!
And the sun of the wine-jars appeared
للنَّدامَىto the drinking companions كالْعَرُوسlike a bride
للنَّدامَى كالْعَرُوس
وجَلَوْهاand they unveiled her فيin القَنَانِthe bottles
وجَلَوْها في القَنَانِ
to the drinking companions like a bride.
And they unveiled her in the bottles,
وأدْارُوهاand they passed her round كُؤُوسcups
وأدْارُوها كُؤُوس
وأرْبابُand the masters of الْمَعانِيinner meanings
وأرْبابُ الْمَعانِي
and passed her round in cups.
And the masters of inner meanings
أمْهَرُوهاthey gave her a bridal dower بالنُّفُوسwith their souls
أمْهَرُوها بالنُّفُوس
جُمْلَةُthe sum of الأفْراحْjoys راحْhas passed
جُمْلَةُ الأفْراحْ راحْ
gave her their souls as bridal dower.
All joy has passed
فيin الْهَوَىlove والرَّاحْand wine
في الْهَوَى والرَّاحْ
بِحُلاُهاwith her ornaments فيin عُلاَهاher heights
بِحُلاُها في عُلاَها
into love and wine.
With her ornaments, in her heights,
قامَتْarose الأرْواحthe spirits
قامَتْ الأرْواح
وسَناهاand her radiance قدhas كَسَاهاclothed them
وسَناها قد كَسَاها
the spirits arose.
And her radiance has clothed them
حُلَّةthe robe of الأشْباحْbodily forms
حُلَّة الأشْباحْ
ياoh حُسْنَهاher beauty أقْمارmoons
يا حُسْنَها أقْمار
in the robe of bodily forms.
Oh, her beauty—moons
فيin عِشَاthe dusk of الأنْوارlights
في عِشَا الأنْوار
اخْتَفتْbecame hidden إِجْهارopenly
اخْتَفتْ إِجْهار
in the dusk of lights,
hidden in plain sight.
مُفِيضُthe bestower of الْجَمْعِunion جانَاcame to us
مُفِيضُ الْجَمْعِ جانَا
بالْهُدَىwith guidance والْبَيّنَاتِand clear signs
بالْهُدَى والْبَيّنَاتِ
The bestower of union came to us
with guidance and clear signs.
هَدَانَاhe guided us وسَقاناand gave us drink
هَدَانَا وسَقانا
بالكؤوسwith the cups المكرماتِheld in honor
بالكؤوس المكرماتِ
He guided us and gave us drink
from the honored cups.
وفيand at الْحَشْرِthe resurrection gathering كَفانَاhe sufficed us
وفي الْحَشْرِ كَفانَا
فيin الأُمُورِthe matters الْمُعْضِلاتthat are difficult
في الأُمُورِ الْمُعْضِلات
And at the Gathering he was enough for us
in daunting matters.
ولناand for us الأرْباحthe gains أباحْhe made available
ولنا الأرْباح أباحْ
والهمومْand the cares قدhave زاحْdeparted
والهمومْ قد زاحْ
And he made gains available to us,
and the cares have departed.
خَيْرُthe best هادِيguide للرَّشادْto the right way
خَيْرُ هادِي للرَّشادْ
حَضْرَةُthe presence of الفتَّاحْthe Opener
حَضْرَةُ الفتَّاحْ
The best guide to the right way
is the presence of the Opener.
بِهْthrough Him أُنادِيI call فيamong الْعِبادthe servants
بِهْ أُنادِي في الْعِباد
مَنْwhoever غَدَاwent forth in the morning أوor رَاحwent forth in the evening
مَنْ غَدَا أو رَاح
Through Him I call among the servants
to whoever goes forth in the morning or evening:
ياO أمَّةَcommunity of المختارْthe Chosen One
يا أمَّةَ المختارْ
رَبُّكُمyour Lord غَفَّارever-forgiving
رَبُّكُم غَفَّار
O community of the Chosen One,
your Lord is ever-forgiving,
للْعُيُوبْof faults سَتَّارever-concealing
للْعُيُوبْ سَتَّار
ever concealing faults.
Sol 6.1