ياO مقبلْone approaching إِليناtoward us
يا مقبلْ إِلينا
لاdo not تنكرcondemn عليناagainst us
لا تنكر علينا
O you who come toward us,
O you who are coming to us
Do not condemn us.
Do not reproach us
مولاناour Lord الكريمْthe generous
مولانا الكريمْ
سَّتارconcealer of faults عليناover us
سَّتار علينا
Our generous Lord
Our generous Lord
Veils our faults.
Covers us
لاdo not تنكرreject طريقهْa path
لا تنكر طريقهْ
منamong طرقpaths الرجالْthe men
من طرق الرجالْ
Do not reject a path
Do not deny his way
Among the paths of men.
Among the ways of men
وكنand be فيin الحقيقهtruth
وكن في الحقيقه
عندكyou have احتمالforbearance
عندك احتمال
And be, in truth,
And be in truth
Endowed with forbearance.
With you endurance
وإنand if رأيتyou find قلبكyour heart
وإن رأيت قلبك
إِلىtoward الهوىdesire مالinclined
إِلى الهوى مال
And if you find your heart
And if you see your heart
Inclining toward desire,
Inclining to passion
خالفهoppose it واتركهand leave it
خالفه واتركه
وكنand be لهto it معاندْan adversary
وكن له معاندْ
Oppose it and leave it,
Oppose it and leave it
And be its adversary.
And be to it resistant
واشربand drink ياO حبيبيmy beloved
واشرب يا حبيبي
ساقيcupbearer القومthe company واحدْone
ساقي القوم واحدْ
And drink, O my beloved;
And drink, my dear
The company’s cupbearer is one.
The cupbearer of the people is one
كاساتيmy cups وندمانيand my drinking companions
كاساتي وندماني
شموسُsuns الصباحْthe morning
شموسُ الصباحْ
My cups and my drinking companions
My cups and my regrets
Are the suns of morning.
Are the dawns of morning
وروحيand my spirit وريحانيand my sweet basil
وروحي وريحاني
أقمارmoons البطاحْthe broad valleys
أقمار البطاحْ
And my spirit and my sweet basil
And my soul and my basil
Are moons of the broad valleys.
Are the moons of the dunes
والباقيand the eternal معwith الفانيthe transient
والباقي مع الفاني
قمrise اسكرْget drunk ياO صاحْfriend
قم اسكرْ يا صاحْ
And the eternal is with the transient;
And the remainder with the transient
Rise, get drunk, O friend!
Arise, get drunk, O companion
لاdo not تخشىfear ملاميmy reproach
لا تخشى ملامي
وماand no ثمthere حاسدْenvier
وما ثم حاسدْ
Do not fear my reproach;
Do not fear my blames
And there is no envier.
And there is no envier
واشربand drink ياO حبيبيmy beloved
واشرب يا حبيبي
ساقيcupbearer القومِthe company واحدْone
ساقي القومِ واحدْ
And drink, O my beloved;
And drink, my dear
The company’s cupbearer is one.
The cupbearer of the people is one
Sol 6.1