انْif رمتمواyou wish تشربواto drink الحُمياthe strong wine
انْ رمتموا تشربوا الحُميا
أوor تستقواseek a drink منfrom دنِانwine jars ريّاbrimming
أو تستقوا من دنِان ريّا
If you wish to drink the strong wine,
If you throw stones at it you drink its brackish water
Or seek a drink from brimming wine jars,
Or draw water gently from its springs
فالميتfor the dead one بالشربthrough drinking يَغْدُوbecomes حيّاalive
فالميت بالشرب يَغْدُو حيّا
وفيand in سبيلthe path of الهوىlove تَباَهُوtake pride
وفي سبيل الهوى تَباَهُو
For through drinking, the dead become alive.
For the dead live again through drinking it
And take pride in the path of love.
And for love's sake you joy and revel
فشنفواso delight مسمعيmy ear وقولواand say
فشنفوا مسمعي وقولوا
ياO هوHe ياO هوHe ياهوO He
يا هو يا هو ياهو
So delight my ears and say:
So open my ears that I hear you say
O He, O He, O He!
Oh He! Oh He! Oh He!
هذهthese كؤوسcups الحبِof love تجلىare unveiled
هذه كؤوس الحبِ تجلى
واسطرُand the lines الخافياتِof hidden things تتلىare recited
واسطرُ الخافياتِ تتلى
These cups of love are unveiled,
And mysteries of the hidden recited
And the lines of hidden mysteries are recited
To people killed by love's sickness
علىto أناسٍpeople فيin الحبlove قتلىslain
على أناسٍ في الحب قتلى
منout of حبِهمtheir love بالغرامof passion باحواthey spoke openly
من حبِهم بالغرام باحوا
To people slain in love,
Who through passion have confessed their love
Who, out of their love, spoke openly of passion.
Oh Lord, bless and greet also
ياO ربِmy Lord صلِّsend blessings أيضاalso وسلْمand grant peace
يا ربِ صلِّ أيضا وسلْم
علىupon نبيٍa prophet أضحىbecame مُعَلمْa teacher
على نبيٍ أضحى مُعَلمْ
O my Lord, also send blessings and grant peace
A prophet who became a guiding light
Upon a prophet who became a teacher.
To a Muslim, be to him a Muslim
لمسلَمfor a Muslim كنbe لهfor him مسلْمa protector
لمسلَم كن له مسلْم
فيon يومthe day of حشرٍgathering أحسنْmake good لقاهhis meeting
في يوم حشرٍ أحسنْ لقاه
For a Muslim, be his protector;
On Judgment Day, bless him with good meeting
On the day of gathering, make his meeting good.
So open my ears that I hear you say
فشنفواso delight مسمعيmy ear وقولواand say
فشنفوا مسمعي وقولوا
ياO هوHe ياO هوHe ياO هوHe
يا هو يا هو يا هو
So delight my ears and say:
Oh He! Oh He! Oh He!
O He, O He, O He!
Partial English translation: 15 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1