دارتwent round عليناamong us كؤوسcups منof خمرهِhis wine الباليaged
دارت علينا كؤوس من خمرهِ البالي
ولاand not تطيبُfind delight النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليwith the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
Goblets of His ancient wine passed round among us,
Cups of his aged wine went round among us.
And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.
And souls find no delight except with the likes of me.
دارَتwent round عليناamong us كؤوسcups
دارَت علينا كؤوس
فيin حضرةthe presence of المحبوبthe Beloved
في حضرة المحبوب
Goblets passed round among us
Cups went round among us
In the Beloved’s presence,
In the presence of the Beloved.
وأهلُand people للمانيof meaning (uncertain reading) جلوسseated
وأهلُ للماني جلوس
ومنand whoever دخلenters يشرَبdrinks
ومن دخل يشرَب
While the people of spiritual meaning sat together;
And the people of meaning are seated [reading uncertain].
Whoever entered drank.
And whoever enters drinks.
ولاand not تطيبُfind delight النفوسthe souls
ولا تطيبُ النفوس
إلّاexcept لمنfor whoever يقربُdraws near
إلّا لمن يقربُ
Souls find no delight
And souls find no delight
Except for one who draws near.
Except for one who draws near.
بحرthe sea of المعانيmeanings تغوصyou dive هذاكthat هوit حاليmy state
بحر المعاني تغوص هذاك هو حالي
ولاand not تطيبُfind delight النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليwith the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
You plunge into the ocean of meanings—that is my state.
Into the sea of meanings you dive; that is my state.
And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.
And souls find no delight except with the likes of me.
سقونيthey gave me drink ساداتيmy masters
سقوني ساداتي
خمراًwine لهاit has ألوانِcolors
خمراً لها ألوانِ
My masters gave me drink—
My masters gave me to drink
A wine of many hues—
A wine of many hues,
لتنقضيso that they may be fulfilled حاجاتيmy needs
لتنقضي حاجاتي
وحوائجُand the needs of الإخوانthe brethren
وحوائجُ الإخوان
So that my needs might be fulfilled,
So that my needs might be fulfilled
And the needs of the brethren.
And the needs of the brethren.
ومنand whoever حضرcomes to حضرَتيmy presence
ومن حضر حضرَتي
يظهرappears لهto him البرهانthe proof
يظهر له البرهان
Whoever attends my gathering
And whoever comes into my presence,
Will see the proof revealed.
The proof appears to him.
شرَقتrose عليناupon us الشموسthe suns فيin الوقتِthe moment والحالِand the state
شرَقت علينا الشموس في الوقتِ والحالِ
ولاand not تطيبُfind delight النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليwith the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
Suns dawned upon us in the moment and the spiritual state,
The suns rose upon us in the moment and the state.
And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.
And souls find no delight except with the likes of me.
منfrom خمرِthe wine of أهلthe people of التُقىpiety
من خمرِ أهل التُقى
إسقونيgive me drink ياO ناسpeople
إسقوني يا ناس
Of the wine of the people of piety,
From the wine of the people of piety,
Give me drink, O people—
Give me drink, O people:
محفوفةٌenfolded بالبقاin everlastingness
محفوفةٌ بالبقا
ممزوجةٌblended فيin الكاسthe cup
ممزوجةٌ في الكاس
Enfolded in everlasting life,
Enfolded in everlastingness,
Blended in the cup.
Blended in the cup.
منهاfrom it شربhe drank وارتقىand ascended
منها شرب وارتقى
الشيخthe shaykh أبوAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas
الشيخ أبو العباس
From it he drank and rose in rank:
From it he drank and ascended—
The shaykh Abu al-Abbas.
The shaykh Abu al-Abbas.
ماnot هيit بثمنat the price of الفلوسcoins وقدرُهاand its worth غاليhigh
ما هي بثمن الفلوس وقدرُها غالي
ولاand not تطيبُfind delight النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليwith the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
It cannot be bought with coins, and precious is its worth.
It is not priced in coins, and its worth is high.
And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.
And souls find no delight except with the likes of me.
غرستُI planted فيin حضرتيmy presence
غرستُ في حضرتي
شجرةُa tree منَof التوحيدdivine unity
شجرةُ منَ التوحيد
Within my presence I planted
I planted in my presence
A tree sprung from Divine Unity.
A tree of divine unity.
الأصلُthe root فيin قبضتيmy grasp
الأصلُ في قبضتي
والفرعُand the branch صارbegan يزيدto grow
والفرعُ صار يزيد
Its root is in my grasp,
The root is in my grasp,
And its branch continues to grow.
And the branch began to grow.
ولاand not يجنيgathers ثمرتيmy fruit
ولا يجني ثمرتي
إلّاexcept ذوواthose possessing التجريدdetachment
إلّا ذووا التجريد
None may reap my fruit
And no one gathers my fruit
Except those endowed with utter detachment.
Except those who practice detachment.
وعلتand it rose فوقَabove الرؤوسthe heads عزّاًin glory وإجلالِand reverence
وعلت فوقَ الرؤوس عزّاً وإجلالِ
ولاand not تطيبُfind delight النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليwith the likes of me
ولا تطيبُ النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
It rose above all heads in might and majesty.
And it rose above the heads in glory and reverence.
And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.
And souls find no delight except with the likes of me.
نوصيكI counsel you ياO منyou who حضرare present
نوصيك يا من حضر
لاdo not تقربِapproach الشجرَthe trees
لا تقربِ الشجرَ
I counsel you, whoever is present:
I counsel you, O you who are present:
Do not approach the tree
Do not approach the trees
إلّاexcept بلمحِwith a glance of البصَرthe eye
إلّا بلمحِ البصَر
وصُحبةِand the company of الفقراthe poor
وصُحبةِ الفقرا
Except with the contemplative gaze
Except with a glance of the eye
And the companionship of the Sufi poor.
And the company of the poor.
إذاwhen جنَيتyou gather الثمرthe fruit
إذا جنَيت الثمر
منfrom علَّتكyour ailment تبراyou recover
من علَّتك تبرا
If you gather the fruit,
When you gather the fruit,
You will be cured of your affliction;
You recover from your ailment.
تجولyou roam بينamong الغروسthe planted trees عزّاًin glory وإجلالِand reverence
تجول بين الغروس عزّاً وإجلالِ
ولاand not تطيبfind delight النفوسthe souls إلّاexcept بأمثاليwith the likes of me
ولا تطيب النفوس إلّا بأمثالي
You will roam among the plantings in might and majesty.
You roam among the planted trees in glory and reverence.
And souls find no delight except among the likes of me.
And souls find no delight except with the likes of me.
Sol 6.1