ياO نديمdrinking companion أملاfill الأوانيthe vessels
يا نديم أملا الأواني
واسقنيand give me to drink كأسa cup حميّاstrong wine
واسقني كأس حميّا
O boon companion, fill the vessels.
O boon companion, fill the vessels,
Pour me a cup of the red wine.
and give me a cup of strong wine.
أناI محبوبيmy beloved دعانيcalled me
أنا محبوبي دعاني
نغتنمlet us seize ساعهan hour هنياblissful
نغتنم ساعه هنيا
My beloved has called me;
My beloved has called me;
let us seize a blissful hour.
let us seize a blissful hour.
اسقنيgive me to drink منfrom شرابa drink صافيpure
اسقني من شراب صافي
زدنيgive me more منof خمرwine العبارهexpression
زدني من خمر العباره
Pour me some pure wine;
Give me some pure drink;
give me more of the wine of expression.
give me more of the wine of expression.
داونيheal me بهاwith it ياO شافيhealer
داوني بها يا شافي
حتىuntil نخلعwe cast off العذارهthe bridle
حتى نخلع العذاره
Heal me with it, O Healer,
Heal me with it, O healer,
until we cast off all restraint.
until we cast off the bridle,
ويكونand is بهاthrough it اعترافيmy confession
ويكون بها اعترافي
حتىuntil يظهرappears ليto me جهارهopenly
حتى يظهر لي جهاره
And through it comes my confession,
and through it comes my confession,
until there appears openly to me
until there is revealed to me openly
سريِّmy secret منfrom علمknowledge الغيوبthe unseen
سريِّ من علم الغيوب
لاحتshone forth الانوارthe lights عليّاupon me
لاحت الانوار عليّا
my secret from the knowledge of unseen things.
my secret, from knowledge of the unseen.
The lights shone upon me,
The lights have shone upon me,
ويكونand is حاضرpresent وغائبand absent
ويكون حاضر وغائب
حتىuntil نسكرwe grow drunk بالحميّاwith strong wine
حتى نسكر بالحميّا
and I become both present and absent,
and one is present and absent,
until we grow drunk on the red wine.
until we grow drunk on strong wine.
ذاthis الشرابْthe drink لِهْit has أوانيvessels
ذا الشرابْ لِهْ أواني
لايذقهlet him not taste it منone who هُhe جاهِلْignorant
لايذقه من هُ جاهِلْ
This wine has its vessels;
This drink has its vessels;
no ignorant person tastes it,
no ignorant person may taste it—
إِلاّexcept منone who يَدِرunderstands المعانيthe meanings
إِلاّ من يَدِر المعاني
ويكنand is فيin الحبlove واصِلْhaving attained union
ويكن في الحب واصِلْ
but only one who knows the meanings
only one who understands the meanings
and has attained in love.
and has attained union in love.
فافناso efface yourself وارقيand ascend عنabove كلevery فانِperishing thing
فافنا وارقي عن كل فانِ
حتىuntil تأتيكcome to you الرسائلْthe messages
حتى تأتيك الرسائلْ
So be annihilated, and rise above all that passes away,
So efface yourself and rise above all that perishes,
until the messages reach you.
until the messages come to you.
افرحrejoice ياO روحيmy soul بروحيin my soul
افرح يا روحي بروحي
لاحتshone forth الأنوارُthe lights عليَّاupon me
لاحت الأنوارُ عليَّا
Rejoice, O my soul, in my spirit.
Rejoice, O my soul, in my soul;
The lights shone upon me.
the lights have shone upon me.
أناI محبوبيmy beloved دعانيcalled me
أنا محبوبي دعاني
نغتنمlet us seize ساعهan hour هنيّاblissful
نغتنم ساعه هنيّا
My beloved has called me;
My beloved has called me;
let us seize a blissful hour.
let us seize a blissful hour.
نظميmy verse منof جوهرgems مرصَّعْinlaid
نظمي من جوهر مرصَّعْ
يفهمهunderstands it أهلthose versed in المعانيthe meanings
يفهمه أهل المعاني
My verse is set with jewels;
My verse is made of inlaid jewels;
the people of inner meaning understand it.
those versed in meanings understand it.
منof عسلhoney صافيpure مرفَّعْchoice
من عسل صافي مرفَّعْ
فيin المذاقtaste حلوsweet وغاليand precious
في المذاق حلو وغالي
It is of pure, exalted honey,
Of pure, choice honey,
sweet and precious to the taste.
sweet in taste and precious.
منwhoever يريدdesires الوصلunion يخضعْsubmits
من يريد الوصل يخضعْ
فيon الطريقthe path ولاand does not يباليcare
في الطريق ولا يبالي
Whoever seeks union must submit
Whoever seeks union submits
upon the path and heed nothing.
on the path, and pays no heed.
افهمواunderstand قوليmy speech ورمزيand my allusion
افهموا قولي ورمزي
لاdo not تلومreproach فيfor المشيّاthe gait
لا تلوم في المشيّا
Understand my words and my symbol.
Understand my speech and my allusion;
Do not blame me for my wayfaring.
do not reproach me for my gait.
أناI محبوبيmy beloved دعانيcalled me
أنا محبوبي دعاني
نغتنمlet us seize ساعةan hour هنياَblissful
نغتنم ساعة هنياَ
My beloved has called me;
My beloved has called me;
let us seize a blissful hour.
let us seize a blissful hour.
ياO جماعهcompany ياجماعهO company
يا جماعه ياجماعه
الخليعْthe libertine بيعواsell ثيابوhis clothes
الخليعْ بيعوا ثيابو
O company, O company!
O company, O company!
The libertine—sell off his clothes!
The libertine—sell his clothes!
هذاthis هوit فصلseason الخلاعهuninhibited revelry
هذا هو فصل الخلاعه
الملاحْthe beauties سكرواgrew drunk وطابوand grew merry
الملاحْ سكروا وطابو
This is the chapter of casting off restraint.
This is the season of abandon;
The beauties grew drunk and merry.
the beauties grew drunk and merry.
اطرحواcast out الجاهلthe ignorant one سراعهquickly
اطرحوا الجاهل سراعه
منwhoever شطحdanced ecstatically فرّحgladdened شبابوhis youth
من شطح فرّح شبابو
Cast out the ignorant one at once.
Cast out the ignorant one quickly!
Whoever breaks into ecstasy gladdens his youth.
Whoever danced in ecstasy gladdened his youth.
اسعدْbe happy ياO روحيmy soul بروحيin my soul
اسعدْ يا روحي بروحي
لاحتshone forth الأنوارُthe lights عليّاupon me
لاحت الأنوارُ عليّا
Be happy, O my soul, in my spirit.
Be happy, O my soul, in my soul;
The lights shone upon me.
the lights have shone upon me.
أناI محبوبيmy beloved دعانيcalled me
أنا محبوبي دعاني
نغتنمْlet us seize ساعهan hour هنيَّاblissful
نغتنمْ ساعه هنيَّا
My beloved has called me;
My beloved has called me;
let us seize a blissful hour.
let us seize a blissful hour.
Sol 6.1