سافِرْ ولا تَجْزَعْ

سافِرْ ولا تَجْزَعْ

واسْكُن إِليْ

واسْكُن إِليْ

Travel, and do not lose heart;

Travel and do not despair,

and find rest in me.

Settle down and

ومُتْ وعِشْ واسْمَعْ

ومُتْ وعِشْ واسْمَعْ

كَيْ تَبْقَى حَيْ

كَيْ تَبْقَى حَيْ

And die, and live, and listen,

Die and live and listen

so that you remain alive.

So you may remain alive,

يا سائِلاً مِنِّي

يا سائِلاً مِنِّي

كَيْفَ الوصولْ

كَيْفَ الوصولْ

O you who ask me

O you who ask me

how to arrive:

How to arrive,

إِنْ كانْ تُصَدِّقْني

إِنْ كانْ تُصَدِّقْني

فيما نَقُول

فيما نَقُول

if you believe me

If you believe me

in what I say,

In what we say,

أدْنُوا وخُذْ مِنِّي

أدْنُوا وخُذْ مِنِّي

بَعْضَ الأصُول

بَعْضَ الأصُول

draw near and take from me

Come near and take from me

some of the fundamentals.

Some principles,

يَكُونْ سَبَب سَعْدَكْ

يَكُونْ سَبَب سَعْدَكْ

جَمْعَكْ عَلَيْ

جَمْعَكْ عَلَيْ

The cause of your happiness will be

It will be the cause of your happiness

your concentration on me.

To gather yourself upon me,

وبَعْد ذَا نُعْطيك

وبَعْد ذَا نُعْطيك

شُرْب الدُّوَيْ

شُرْب الدُّوَيْ

And after this I will give you

And after that we will give you

a draught of the remedy.

A drink of medicine,

أنْظُر في مِرْآتك

أنْظُر في مِرْآتك

تَرَى عَجَب

تَرَى عَجَب

Look into your mirror:

Look in your mirror

you will see a marvel.

And you will see wonder,

وَنزِّه أوْقاتَك

وَنزِّه أوْقاتَك

وانْفِ الرِّيَب

وانْفِ الرِّيَب

And purify your hours,

And sanctify your times

and banish doubts.

And turn away doubt,

فالكُلُّ مِن ذاتَكْ

فالكُلُّ مِن ذاتَكْ

لا تَنحَجَب

لا تَنحَجَب

For all comes from your own being;

For all is from your essence

do not be veiled.

Do not conceal yourself,

وعِنْدَما يَصْفُو

وعِنْدَما يَصْفُو

عَيْشَكْ شُوَيْ

عَيْشَكْ شُوَيْ

And when it grows serene—

And when your life

your life, a little—

Becomes clear,

تَرى الوجودْ يبْدُو

تَرى الوجودْ يبْدُو

نَشْراً وطيْ

نَشْراً وطيْ

you see existence appear,

You will see existence

unfolding and folding.

Blossoming and extending,

قُل للعذولْ يَكْفيه

قُل للعذولْ يَكْفيه

ما حَلَّ بِيهْ

ما حَلَّ بِيهْ

Tell the reproacher: enough for him is

Tell the reluctant one it is enough for him

what has befallen him.

What has befallen me,

لَوْ يَسْمَع التنبيه

لَوْ يَسْمَع التنبيه

مِنُّوا وفِيهْ

مِنُّوا وفِيهْ

If he heard the admonition

If he would hear the warning

from himself and within himself,

From us and in it,

كانْ يَنْتَبِهْ

كانْ يَنْتَبِهْ

لكن وقع في التَّيهْ

لكن وقع في التَّيهْ

he would take heed.

He would wake up,

But he has fallen into bewilderment,

But he fell into confusion

عايِمْ في بَحْرِ الْغَيْ

عايِمْ في بَحْرِ الْغَيْ

لَم يَدْرِ أيْ

لَم يَدْرِ أيْ

swimming in the sea of error,

Wandering in the sea of error,

not knowing which way.

Not knowing where,

كَذَا الذي يَقْلَع

كَذَا الذي يَقْلَع

معَ الْهُويْ

معَ الْهُويْ

Such is the one who sets sail

Just like the one who embarks

with desire.

With fancy,

أيْنَ الذي يفنى

أيْنَ الذي يفنى

في حُبَّنا

في حُبَّنا

Where is the one who is annihilated

Where is the one who perishes

in our love,

In our love,

ويَفْهَمُ المعنى

ويَفْهَمُ المعنى

مِنْ حَيّنَا

مِنْ حَيّنَا

and understands the meaning

And understands the meaning

from our quarter?

From our existence?

يقُلْ لِمنْ غَنَّى

يقُلْ لِمنْ غَنَّى

يَنْشُد لَنَا

يَنْشُد لَنَا

Let him tell whoever sings

Say to the one who sang

to chant for us:

Reciting for us,

عُرْيانْ نُريدْ نَمْشِي

عُرْيانْ نُريدْ نَمْشِي

أجَلُّ شَيْ

أجَلُّ شَيْ

Naked, I wish to walk—

Naked we want to walk

the noblest thing—

It is the best thing,

كَمَا مَشَى قَبْلِي

كَمَا مَشَى قَبْلِي

غَيْلانُ مَيْ

غَيْلانُ مَيْ

as before me walked

As walked before me

Ghaylan of Mayy.

The naked bards.