شَربْناwe drank مدامةًwine بِلاَwithout آنِيَهْvessels
شَربْنا مدامةً بِلاَ آنِيَهْ
فلاso do not تَحْسَبُواsuppose عَيْنَهاits spring آنيهْscalding hot
فلا تَحْسَبُوا عَيْنَها آنيهْ
We drank wine without vessels.
So do not suppose its spring is scalding.
فَياso, oh حَبذَاhow delightful سُكْرُناour drunkenness حِينَwhen نَمْdivulged
فَيا حَبذَا سُكْرُنا حِينَ نَمْ
بِسرِّwith the secret of الندامىthe drinking companions وماand what كانَwas ثَمْthere
بِسرِّ الندامى وما كانَ ثَمْ
Ah, how sweet our drunkenness when it revealed
The drinking companions' secret and what was there.
سمِعْناwe heard بهاthrough it نغمَاتِthe melodies of الْقِدَامْancient times
سمِعْنا بها نغمَاتِ الْقِدَامْ
تَجَدَّدْbe renewed مِنْfrom خَمْرَةٍa wine باليهْaged
تَجَدَّدْ مِنْ خَمْرَةٍ باليهْ
We heard through it the melodies of old.
Be renewed by an aged wine;
فلمso did not يَلْتَفِتْturn غيْرُهاanything other than it باليهْmy mind
فلم يَلْتَفِتْ غيْرُها باليهْ
بهاthrough it الجِنُthe jinn والْبِنُand the binn spirits قدindeed عَرْبَدُواran riot
بها الجِنُ والْبِنُ قد عَرْبَدُوا
My mind turned to nothing but it.
Through it the jinn and the binn ran riot.
وساقِيهمand their cupbearer حاضِرٌpresent يَشْهَدواthey behold
وساقِيهم حاضِرٌ يَشْهَدوا
وللدَنِand before the wine-jar أمْلاكُهاits angels سَجَدُواprostrated
وللدَنِ أمْلاكُها سَجَدُوا
And their cupbearer is present—they behold him.
And its angels prostrated before the wine-jar.
فأصْبحَso became شانُهُمtheir concern شانِيهْmy concern
فأصْبحَ شانُهُم شانِيهْ
يقُولُhe says هَجَرْتُI forsook فماso what شانِيَهmy concern
يقُولُ هَجَرْتُ فما شانِيَه
Thus their concern became my own.
He says, 'I have forsaken it—what is it to me?'
وادْرِيسُand Idris نادَمَهاwas its drinking companion فيin الْعُلاَthe heights
وادْرِيسُ نادَمَها في الْعُلاَ
بهاthrough it ناحَlamented نُوحٌNoah ونادىand called إِلىtoward
بها ناحَ نُوحٌ ونادى إِلى
And Idris was its drinking companion on high.
Through it Noah lamented and summoned to
حِمَىthe sanctuary of ديْرِهاits monastery نَجْلَهُhis son الْمُبْتَلاَّafflicted
حِمَى ديْرِها نَجْلَهُ الْمُبْتَلاَّ
فقالَthen he said لهُto him إِرْكَبْboard الجاريهْthe sailing ship
فقالَ لهُ إِرْكَبْ الجاريهْ
Its monastery's sanctuary his afflicted son.
Then he said to him, 'Board the sailing ship,
لِتَشْرَبَso that you may drink مِنْfrom عَيْنِهاits spring الْجاريهْflowing
لِتَشْرَبَ مِنْ عَيْنِها الْجاريهْ
ولَمَّاand when تجَوْهَرَbecame a jewel مِنهاthrough it الْخَليلْthe Friend (Abraham)
ولَمَّا تجَوْهَرَ مِنها الْخَليلْ
To drink from its flowing spring.'
And when the Friend became a jewel through it,
فقالَthen he said ذَرونيleave me فإنيfor I am عليلill
فقالَ ذَروني فإني عليل
أُقربُI offer up ابنيmy son وذَاكَand that قليلْlittle
أُقربُ ابني وذَاكَ قليلْ
He said, 'Leave me, for I am ill.
I offer my son, and that is little;
وبالأبِand by the father والأمِand the mother معwith خالَيْهِhis two maternal uncles
وبالأبِ والأمِ مع خالَيْهِ
دَعُواleave off مَزْجَهاmixing it واشْرَبُواand drink خالَيْهِunmixed
دَعُوا مَزْجَها واشْرَبُوا خالَيْهِ
And by father and mother, with his two maternal uncles,
Leave off mixing it, and drink it pure.'
ومِنْand from نُورِهاits light كانْwas نُورُthe light of الكليمGod's interlocutor (Moses)
ومِنْ نُورِها كانْ نُورُ الكليم
وعيسىand Jesus بهاthrough it صارَcame to يُبْرِيheal السقِيمْthe sick
وعيسى بها صارَ يُبْرِي السقِيمْ
And from its light came the light of God's interlocutor.
And through it Jesus came to heal the sick.
وللمصطفىand for the Chosen One (Muhammad) صِرْفُهاits unmixed draught مِنْfrom قَديمْancient times
وللمصطفى صِرْفُها مِنْ قَديمْ
فماذاso what أقولُcan I say وأقوالَيْهِand my words
فماذا أقولُ وأقوالَيْهِ
And its unmixed draught has been the Chosen One's from of old.
So what can I say, when my words
يَقْصُرْنfall short فالْصَمْتُso silence أقْوىstronger إِليهtoward him
يَقْصُرْن فالْصَمْتُ أقْوى إِليه
Fall short? Silence is stronger in reaching him.
Sol 6.1