إعلمknow ياO خلّيmy dear friend
إعلم يا خلّي
أنَّthat خصاليmy habits رشفَsipping المصاليal-maṣālī; meaning unclear
أنَّ خصالي رشفَ المصالي
Know, my dear friend,
that my habit is sipping al-maṣālī [an unclear term].
قدindeed جارgrew cruel حبيmy love وأسلوبand the manner of نصاليmy blades
قد جار حبي وأسلوب نصالي
واقطعand sever وصاليmy bond
واقطع وصالي
My love has grown cruel, as has the manner of my blades;
and sever my bond.
لاnot زالhas ceased عشقيmy passion علىin اتصالunion
لا زال عشقي على اتصال
بلاwithout انفصالseparation
بلا انفصال
My passion remains in union,
without separation.
الصبرpatience عندهwith him جعلتI made نائبa deputy علىagainst المصائبcalamities
الصبر عنده جعلت نائب على المصائب
فماso not سقونيthey gave me drink حتىuntil رجعتI returned للّهto God تائبrepentant
فما سقوني حتى رجعت للّه تائب
With him, I made patience a deputy against calamities.
So they gave me no drink until I returned to God repentant.
لقدindeed حلاليgrew sweet to me (joined spelling) خميرferment كاسيmy cup
لقد حلالي خمير كاسي
والغصنُand the bough آسيmy healer
والغصنُ آسي
Indeed, the ferment of my cup grew sweet to me,
and the bough is my healer.
وفيand in حفيرهits hollow بِشربٍthrough drinking كاسa cup
وفي حفيره بِشربٍ كاس
طابتgrew sweet أنفاسيmy breaths
طابت أنفاسي
And in its hollow, through drinking a cup,
my breaths grew sweet.
وذكّرتنيand you reminded me فصِرتُso I became ناسٍforgetful
وذكّرتني فصِرتُ ناسٍ
أهليmy family وناسيand my people
أهلي وناسي
And you reminded me, so I became forgetful of
my family and my people.
بتI spent the night أوطانيmy homelands واشتريتand I bought دارhome of الحبائبthe beloveds
بت أوطاني واشتريت دار الحبائب
فماso not سقونيthey gave me drink حتىuntil رجعتI returned للّهto God تائبrepentant
فما سقوني حتى رجعت للّه تائب
I spent the night in my homelands and bought the home of the beloveds.
So they gave me no drink until I returned to God repentant.
قدindeed زوّجونيthey married me to بنتdaughter of الدواليthe vines
قد زوّجوني بنت الدوالي
وهيَand she is الدواليthe vines
وهيَ الدوالي
They have married me to the daughter of the vines,
and she is the vines.
وقدand indeed تركتُI left أمّmother of الهواليterrors (uncertain form)
وقد تركتُ أمّ الهوالي
بلاwithout هوىdesire ليfor me
بلا هوى لي
And I have left the mother of terrors [an uncertain reading],
with no desire of my own.
وإنand if قلspeak (apparently intended) الناسthe people
وإن قل الناس
بهاليof my state (uncertain spelling) فلاthen not أُباليI care
بهالي فلا أُبالي
And if people speak
of my state, I do not care.
فإنso if أطَعتُI obeyed وإنand if عصيتُI disobeyed فاللَهُthen God رقبkept watch
فإن أطَعتُ وإن عصيتُ فاللَهُ رقب
فماso not سقونيthey gave me drink حتىuntil رجعتI returned للّهto God تائبrepentant
فما سقوني حتى رجعت للّه تائب
Whether I obey or disobey, God keeps watch.
So they gave me no drink until I returned to God repentant.
لقدindeed وقفتI stood علىat حدودboundaries
لقد وقفت على حدود
تلكَthose الحدودِthe boundaries
تلكَ الحدودِ
Indeed, I have stood at boundaries—
those boundaries.
وقدand indeed لزِمتُI kept to سهرnight vigil القعودsitting
وقد لزِمتُ سهر القعود
ونفرَand recoiled عوديmy frame
ونفرَ عودي
And I have kept vigil while seated,
and my frame recoiled.
فماso not انعِدامnonexistence ولاnor الوجودexistence
فما انعِدام ولا الوجود
بينamid الوجودexistence
بين الوجود
So there is neither nonexistence nor existence
amid existence.
وأينand where أثنيI offer praise وأينand where كنتُI was حاضرpresent وغائبand absent
وأين أثني وأين كنتُ حاضر وغائب
فماso not سقونيthey gave me drink حتىuntil رجعتI returned للّهto God تائبrepentant
فما سقوني حتى رجعت للّه تائب
And where do I offer praise, and where was I—present and absent?
So they gave me no drink until I returned to God repentant.
Sol 6.1